Not long after, Gao Mingheng came to find Li Yan. He was reminded by Sun Chuanting that he felt that Kaifeng was indeed a bit dangerous.

After the two of them met, Gao Mingheng said bluntly: "General Li, the grain harvest this year is good, but the grain warehouses in yamen at all levels are still empty. Isn't this appropriate?"

Li Yan said calmly: "Don't worry about Gao Futai, it's the same in my curry. If I encounter a famine, I will naturally open a warehouse for relief. I will definitely not let the people say that they are not."

"Then you can't have no food in the official warehouse. In some cases, you will have to pay rice to the royal palaces." Gao Mingheng continued to work hard.

Li Yan approached Gao Mingheng and whispered: "Gao Futai, although the grain is good, there are only Guide Prefecture and Kaifeng counties. Where can the Lumi of the royal family be? And they are about to go south to suppress the thieves. The military rations of the troops must be prepared to be the Lumi of the royal family first. Futai is not aware of it. The royal family has to come to Futai to find trouble. They always have to give the people a way out, right?"

Gao Mingheng was very surprised that Li Yan, the Yibin of the royal family, didn't want to give rice to the various royal family. However, he thought Li Yan's words made sense. How did the thief come? Didn't he take the risk when he was about to starve to death? Now he has finally settled a little, so he can no longer make the people mess up. Moreover, Li Yan's tax on food management, even if the royal family starts to make trouble, it is still a matter within their royal family. He has nothing to do with them, but it is pure.

So Gao Mingheng nodded and said, "It is rare for General Li to have a kind heart. Then let this matter be left to General Li. But General Li must also think of a strategy and not hurt the harmony."

"Thank you too much to remind Gao Futai, Li will pay attention." Li Yan thanked politely.

In the afternoon, Li Yan met a merchant from Shanxi again, who was selling horses for him, and at the same time, some private salt, grain, and Lu silk. The price of horses was fifty-five taels, so he bet on the price of Zuo Yi and others.

"Which family from Shanxi are you from? You have enough wealth." Li Yan asked Manager Wang. The caravan not only brought more than 500 horses, more than 500 stone grain, two trucks of silk, but also brought 50,000 taels of silver. Of course, except for horses, everything else has to be paid tax.

Manager Wang didn't expect that the soldiers in Kaifeng were so careful that there were servants next to him, and different tax rates were levied according to different items. They were all levied in physical items, and the corresponding items were deducted directly. Moreover, the collection was very careful, and there was no more, and no less, and no one took the money in it.

Manager Wang bowed and said, "Go back to General Li, we are from Qi County and Qu family."

"Why are you still selling private salt?" Li Yan asked lightly.

Manager Wang bowed and said, "General, these horses are also traded in private. When you pass by the salt pond, you will bring some here. Anyway, you have to come here, and these horses are empty, which is a pity."

When Li Yan heard this, he smiled and said, "You have nothing to say."

"General forgive me, but the villain is reckless." Manager Wang quickly apologized.

Li Yan waved his hand and said, "It's okay, it's the truth, there's nothing to blame. What are you doing with the money? Could it be for me?"

Manager Wang was stunned. When Li Yan asked this, he was not right. They knew that Li Yan had the final say in Kaifeng now, but he had already collected taxes and deducted their money again, which would be too unauthoritable. So he didn't say anything, and planned to tell his boss about this trip to Kaifeng to his boss. The road in Henan was considered to be broken.

"Don't be nervous, this is not asking for bribes from you. Since you have already collected taxes, you will not collect more of your property. I am just curious, so you don't need to answer." Li Yan saw Manager Wang's concerns and added.

With Li Yan's words, whether it is true or false, Manager Wang felt relieved. He replied: "Our family mainly does tea, grain and oil business, but Hankou was occupied by thieves and the business road is blocked. I heard that there are no thieves in Henan, so our boss can see if we can set some tea items from Kaifeng and maintain the business first, and wait until the situation stabilizes."

Li Yan asked, "How are you talking to Li Zicheng?"

Manager Wang said helplessly: "There is nothing in Marshal Li's place, but Wuchang Mansion was occupied by the Eight Kings, and there was a general who pacified the thief in Jiujiang and Chizhou. The road was not smooth all the way, so they might be snatched by one. If one talks one by one, then the business can't be done, so they want to go this way in Henan."

Li Yan nodded and said with a smile: "You are right here. Zhuxian Town has just started to do it again. Although the merchants are not as good as the past, they can also buy common things."

"But the general's tax is too heavy." Manager Wang took the opportunity to say.

Li Yan smiled and said, "It's just a tax of 50% to 10%. If you do border trade, your profit will be more than two or three times? Is this tax heavy?"

Manager Wang replied: "I almost never collected it before, but it was only a few dozen or hundreds of coins. This commercial tax was a competition for profit with the people and was despised by all officials. The general is strange here. He does not charge cash, but directly takes the goods to pay."

"I can't do anything about it," Li Yan said helplessly: "Zhongzhou is broken and there are few items. If you check in, you will suffer." Then he suddenly asked: "Does the Qing Dynasty collect your taxes?"

Manager Wang looked at Li Yan and thought for a while. He felt that although Li Yan was a ritual guest in the royal family, what he did was no different from rebellion. So he said, "The Qing Dynasty naturally also collected taxes, but it was very rare, worth one hundred dollars. Just give the banner prince one or two good things. However, most of our bosses still trade with the Mongolians, and there is only a small part in Liaodong."

"You are so honest. You sold your boss completely. Are you not afraid that I will correct you?" Li Yan said casually.

Manager Wang bowed and said, "Before coming, we have found out clearly. Although the general married the princess of the royal family, he was not in the same position as the official family. Seeing that Li Chuang was in the Huguang military farming and restoring the people, he was about to gain a foothold. I don't know how long the Yangtze River channel will be broken, so our boss wants to travel the Henan route for a long time."

Li Yan nodded and said, "When you leave in a while, you will be given a relevant tax clause. In Henan, you will only be charged once. As long as you hold the tax bill, you will be able to move smoothly. But don't think about bribery, otherwise you will not only fail, but you will also be whipped. This time it was your first time, so you will be exempted. If you commit it again in the future, you will have to follow the rules."

Manager Wang bowed and said, "The villain thanked the general for his kindness from law. The villain said goodbye."
Chapter completed!