Chapter 127: You have too much money and you feel panic?
"Duke Su Guo is here. My Ji family is so radiant! Please come in quickly. We are ready. If you have any requirements, just give me your orders!" Ji Song stepped forward and said.
Cheng Yaojin saw Ji Song and said, "Okay, bring me all the delicious food and drinks quickly, don't give me these stupid things."
"Uncle Cheng, don't worry. You go in and have a rest first. We'll start soon! My nephew is also in a difficult situation. He was not fully prepared. I don't know what happened this time. There were a lot of people here and the reception was not good. Please forgive me!"
Ji Song quickly apologized.
"Dong Cai Guo is here!"
"Uncle Cheng, please go in first, and wait for Mr. Cheng to go in first. Please stay with me!"
"Yes, Lord Hou!"
"Prime Minister Du, please come in quickly."
Ji Song waited for a while, and finally saw no one coming, so he said to Lao Zheng: "You ask people to wait outside. I will go in first and tell the kitchen to start serving food immediately."
"Don't worry! Mr. Hou, I have already given the explanation."
"Ah That's good!"
Wei Zheng looked at the entire backyard of Ji's Mansion decorated with lights and colorful guests, and sighed with some regret: "This is how you know how rich you are!"
"I said, Old Wei, please don't be sour. The Ji family has been silent for too long. I didn't want to make such a big deal this time, but who knew more and more people would come."
"A few elderly people in their family wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to do something well. Besides, everyone knows that Hao Jiehou is rich.
It's not because of corruption, so don't be harsh. "Cheng Yaojin was not happy when he heard this and said in a hurry.
Fang Xuanling also happened to arrive, and when he saw Lao Wei's foul face, he knew what he was thinking.
"Jisong God of Wealth's reputation is real. Even His Majesty has to accept his favor. During this period, the treasury is empty, but money can always be come out. Where does the money come from? That's not a strong wind. Scraped."
Fang Xuanling's words made Wei Zheng look askance: "How is this possible? So much money."
"Of course it's not his alone." Du Ruhui is in charge of the household department, and he knows these things best.
"Everyone knows that An Xianglai belongs to his family. But the Ji family only accounts for [-]% of it. The rest is not in the hands of Princess Pingyang's mansion, but in the hands of the Queen and us."
"Some time ago, there was a severe drought in the country, but the national treasury was empty. It just so happened that in the past few years, most of the money earned by Anxiang Lai was turned over to the national treasury, which is regarded as paying taxes."
"You are just willing?" Wei Zheng said in disbelief.
"Ha! Are you willing?"
Changsun Wuji smiled bitterly and said: "There are too many, so many that we feel panicked. In just a few years? The family has expanded the warehouse for saving money three times. I have not even calculated how many."
"Anyway, cartloads of copper coins are brought home every month. Even if most of them are handed over now, there is still a lot left at home."
"Those of us who worked together back then have agreed to go to the palace in a few days and ask His Majesty to re-sign the contract. Otherwise, I won't dare to take the money. It will be too much for my hands."
Wei Zheng looked at the worried people in surprise. Are all the officials of Tang Dynasty so considerate of the country?
"Is it really that profitable?"
Wei Zheng still couldn't believe it. "Don't talk about them. I invested the least money at the beginning, but now I have made nearly tens of thousands of dollars. Do you think I am making money?" Yuchi said angrily.
Because of this matter, he often quarreled with Mrs. Black and White at home, and he got angry just thinking about it.
"That's not right! I've seen the taxes paid by Chang'an City's secret fragrance, but there aren't that many at all. Could it be that you..."
Seeing Wei Zheng's expression, you knew that he was thinking wrong again, and it would be better to explain some things clearly.
Lao Du said: "That is only a small part of the transaction, and most of it is no longer in the Tang Dynasty. Do you know any foreign merchants?"
Old Wei nodded numbly, indicating that he knew.
"In the Tang Dynasty, it only cost one hundred guan a bottle. But when it got into their hands, we immediately raised the price by [-]%. Even so, the supply still exceeded the demand, and the orders were postponed to the year after next."
"And we have been controlling the quantity of goods in Chang'an. It is [-] bottles per month, no more. Only some wealthy families can afford it, and it has no impact on ordinary people."
"But for those merchants, it has now been increased to [-] bottles per month, and the price has also been increased to [-] guan per bottle, but it has never been able to meet their needs."
Except for a limited number of people, this is the first time everyone has heard of these didn't expect that most of the money they made was from those foreign businessmen, which made them feel better.
"It's so expensive, can it be sold?"
Qin Qiong had never cared much about merchants, but when he heard such an outrageous price, he couldn't help but be surprised.
"Haha! Duke Yi is overly worried. We have also had this doubt before, so we sent people to those places in the Western Region to inquire about it. Although it is not comprehensive, do you know which merchants sell it for how much?"
Lao Du hesitated here, and when he saw everyone shaking their heads, he said: "One thousand guan, a whole thousand guan. When I heard the news, I almost fainted."
"Suck!"
Everyone took a breath of air-conditioning, the profit was five times, no wonder they didn't feel bad at all for spending three hundred guan to purchase goods, and they wouldn't feel bad if they let them go.
"Moreover, we also found out that every time the perfume arrives at the other party's territory, it will be sold out. Of course, those merchants also have to pay taxes."
"Even if this is the case, their profit will not be less than twice!"
Maybe he was thirsty, so he took a cup of juice that seemed to be squeezed from pears, took a sip and said, "Ji Song is such a clever guy. This juice is really delicious, sweet but not greasy. It must be for The women prepared it.”
"Then can we sell it ourselves? Wouldn't it be better?" Wei Zheng said.
This time, it was Yuchi Gong who answered his question: "It's impossible. The relationships behind those businessmen are complicated and they have a wide network of contacts. After many years of doing business, they know the routes along the way. If our people go, the most likely way is in the desert. Lost its way."
"Even if you get to the end of the field, if you are unfamiliar with the place, you are more likely to be gangstered. There are also horse bandits running rampant along the way. There is no one to guide you, and you will escape death."
Yuchi had fought in the Western Region and had a better understanding of the situation there. After hearing this, everyone fell silent.
There is a feeling of embarrassment that one's good things have been sold at a low price, and one has to break one's teeth and swallow them.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. According to His Majesty's wishes, he will not accept all of our members. And some of them will be reserved for some of the heroes who have made great contributions. It can be regarded as a kind of welfare, but after retiring with honor, After that, you have to hand it in," Fang Xuanling said.
Hearing this, everyone was conquered by the emperor's courage. Working with such an emperor not only gave them peace of mind, but also gained both fame and fortune. They also had a pension fund when they got older. They felt so happy!
There are a lot of unreasonable things, please don’t complain!
(End of this chapter)