"Dear distinguished guests from the Western Regions, there is no need to panic! I am the new captain of the Western Regions Observation Office, Zhang Liao! No, as the new official takes office, why do you come here to meet all the distinguished guests?" Zhang Liao had a smile on his face and pushed away a seat without politeness.

The businessman from the Western Regions who was standing there took his bench, stood on it, and spoke loudly and condescendingly.

"Zhang Liao? Could it be Zhang Wenyuan who is under the command of Lu Bu, the best general in the world?" Khalil is well-informed, and his caravan even has several strangers. He can read the history books of the Three Kingdoms era.

He looked more diligently than anyone else. As soon as Zhang Liao called his name, he stood up and asked, holding his hands in his hands.

"Haha, this brother has great eyesight!" Zhang Liao said with a smile, "That's right!"

Facing many armored men, Khalil remained calm and calmly raised his hands and said: "It turns out that Lord Wen Yuan is in front of me. You are a first-class hero! Your reputation is well-known even in our country, Dawan."

!I don’t know, why are you here this time?”

Khalil's calmness also inspired many businessmen, who were initially panicked but have now become much calmer.

A hint of appreciation flashed in Zhang Liao's eyes. He was worthy of being an old businessman traveling all over the country. The planned power of the show had lost its effect, but it didn't matter. He came here mainly to give a notice. He said loudly: "Dear distinguished guests from the Western Regions, because recently,

Many horse bandits are wreaking havoc and disturbing the people on the ground in Jiuquan County, especially the harm to caravans. Several caravans from the Western Regions have been brutally annihilated. At this time, we

Ambassador Su Zesu specially sent out troops to wipe out all kinds of horse bandits and provide a good business environment for all the distinguished guests entering the Central Plains! However, this military expenditure is very expensive, and this area is a bit unable to make ends meet. Therefore, the Western Region Observation Office was specially set up.

Although the name is quite grand, it is just a small organization that collects a small amount of money from your distinguished customers to supplement military expenses, and also helps you maintain a good business environment!"

"I am here this time to tell you this in advance! In the future, when entering or leaving Jiuquan County, you must come to the Western Region Observation Office to register and pay the toll tax! This is also for your safety!" After Zhang Liao finished speaking,

Big, bright eyes looked around the hall, waiting for the merchants to make doubtful sounds.

Hu Tianyi asked: "Sir, if the tax is not paid, can the caravan still leave the customs?"

Zhang Liao smiled and said: "Of course we can. We are also acting in accordance with the imperial court's will here and will not prevent any distinguished guests from the Western Regions from entering the Central Plains!"

"However, if we don't pay taxes, we can't guarantee everyone's safety!" Zhang Liao became more serious: "Most of Jiuquan County is a desert land, which is where horse bandits are most prevalent! Without the protection of the army! Everyone's safety

,hey-hey……"

The threat came to the surface, causing all the merchants to look at each other. It seems that this extra tax cannot be paid.

Khalil originally wanted to spend money to buy peace. The Dawan horses he trafficked could be sold at a very good price when shipped to the Central Plains. What was the small profit in front of him? He was the first to ask.

: "I wonder, Mr. Wenyuan, how do you collect taxes? Do you collect taxes based on the value of the goods?"

"No matter how valuable the goods are, or the quantity of the goods, we only collect taxes based on the carriages, horses, and camels used to transport the goods! A carriage costs 10 taels of gold, a camel costs 10 taels of gold, and a horse costs 10 taels of gold!" Zhang Liao saw everyone raising their heads.

They looked at each other, smiled, and told them the detailed tax collection rules.

Black heart! This doesn't matter to those who transport other goods. Some carriages are fully loaded and the profit is hundreds of times higher when transported to Han Dynasty. Not to mention ten taels of gold, even a hundred taels of gold will not be a loss! But

For a horse dealer like Khalil, this is bad news! Even if he can eventually sell a Dawan horse for a hundred taels of gold, if this takes away one-tenth of his profit, wouldn't it make him this

Is the horse dealer feeling distressed?

Khalil, who was originally the most supportive of tax collection, immediately became angry and said, "Master Wenyuan, isn't this extremely unfair to us horse traders?"

Zhang Liao shook his head and said: "This is not against your family! Our Xiliang war horses are also among the best in the world. Your Dawan horses have a lot of impact on our Xiliang war horses! Our Xiliang horses, which are rich in Jiuquan, are originally

When sold to the Central Plains, those with divine horses can even be sold for a thousand taels of gold! But when you Dawan horses rush in, we Xiliang horses lose a lot of profits. This is a policy adopted for all horse dealers!"

"If this brother feels that our price is not suitable, he can also sell the horses sold from the Western Regions directly to our Jiuquan County! We will buy them at the market price of Jiuquan County and save you the cost of traveling long distances. Isn't it a win-win situation?

?”

...The war horses in Jiuquan County can only be sold for thirty taels of gold, even the Divine Horse's Dawan horse. This price is even more unacceptable to Khalil...

After Zhang Liao finished explaining the general policy, he ordered someone to post a notice at the door of the inn. He left without staying long, and the sound of the rustling leaves gradually faded away!

The merchants' fear dissipated, but the heavy taxes dissipated their initial interest. Especially Khalil, who was extremely active at the beginning, was speechless. He sat back down, his eyes rolling,

I don't know what I'm thinking about.

"Look at these active merchants. They were so complacent just now that they thought we Han people were all big fat pigs, and they all wanted to kill them! Now it's better. They are all as listless as castrated cabbages!" said Sitting on the second floor.

In the upstairs room, Makino looked down through the patio and took in the activities downstairs, revealing a cold smile.

In the other corner of the room, Nao Shaotian was lying lazily on the bed, squinting his eyes and said: "We are bored, why are we discussing this? We are two lonely ghosts with no one to care about and no one loves us. Our situation is not the same."

The wealthy and powerful people who have these back-and-forth transactions! Now even the shopkeeper of the Man's Bank has a much higher status than us! Tsk tsk, you must know that the lord has been promoted.

Zhou Mu, the chickens and dogs in Huce Mansion have ascended to heaven! But we two unlucky kids who took the mission and traveled a long way to Jiuquan are in dire straits! It’s not our share to get promoted and make money, but it is our share to keep an eye on these barbarians! This shit is barbaric

I really don’t want to live anymore if my bank dares to issue orders to the people of our pro-military captain’s mansion! When I return to Chengji in the future, I will definitely make these people look good!"

Makino shook his head, his face turned bitter. He originally thought that following Ershaitian, a new upstart in the pro-military governor's mansion, to Jiuquan County to investigate the battle between the Liangzhou coalition organized by Ma Ai and the local forces in Jiuquan County would be a rare opportunity.

!Unexpectedly, due to the rugged mountain road, by the time they arrived at Fulu County, the battle in Jiuquan County had already ended.

However, no new instructions were given from above. They could only hang out in Fulu County all day long, keeping an eye on the activities of Bingzhou people in Jiuquan County, intending to discover new information and obtain support from above.

No, when Zeng Yu was promoted to Prefecture Shepherd and they were still hanging out in Jiuquan County, just when their patience ran out, Man's Bank in Jiuquan County reopened its business and sent someone to contact them and explain.

They were given a new task and tasked with keeping an eye on the merchants coming from the Western Regions.

Having a mission is better than having no mission, but after watching for two or three days, apart from listening to these businessmen boasting about how easy it is to make money from the Han people, I found nothing new...

Oshaitian has long since lost his patience. His relatives are all in Chengji, and he still wants to be transferred back to Chengji as soon as possible to reunite with his family.

Makino didn’t think so. Instead, he felt that this task was a big one! Now that Huce Mansion had the authority to govern a state, it was like the sun was rising! However, Makino discovered that the newly opened barbarian in Fulu County was

The bank has changed from the past years of aggressively accepting deposits, and has become extremely low-key. Even the annual interest rate has been reduced to only 1 cent...

This shows that the fiscal thinking of Hu Ce Mansion has changed from the past vigorously attracting deposits to a prudent style.

It is not difficult to guess this change. Now Huce Mansion has emerged from Beidi County and has nominally controlled a state.

If you continue to collect deposits aggressively, you will definitely get a full profit, but the risk will also come. If it is a period when large amounts of funds are misappropriated, and there is a run on by the people, if it cannot be cashed out, it will be a serious problem for Zhou Mu's reputation.

Strike! In this era where credibility and reputation are more important than anything else, guarding against risks is inevitable!

Therefore, even this Man's Bank, which was approved to open by Su Ze, would rather do less business than make a big publicity and encourage people to put in deposits! To a certain extent, this Man's Bank is more like an intelligence office...

However, Huce Mansion always needs to eat, and there must always be new capital injections! This trade route controlled by people from the Western Regions may be a new money channel that Huce Mansion pays attention to.

It can be seen from just now that not only the Hu Ce Mansion pays attention to these people from the Western Regions, but even Zhang Liao treats these people from the Western Regions as fat sheep! Makino ignored the lazy Oshaotian nagging and angry words. He was serious

After thinking about it for a while, the people from the Western Regions traded the treasures of the Western Regions for silks and porcelain from the Central Plains. This was a hugely profitable business!

The king of Baohan who once defeated the Han Dynasty took advantage of the trade routes in the Western Regions and established himself as a country. Even Dong Zhuo, Ma Teng, and Han Sui were unable to do anything about it. He was also prosperous in Liangzhou, but there were many successors.

too cruel, let

People from the Western Regions turned their attention to Jiuquan. Although the journey was a bit far, Renhe, who was better than the Su family in Jiuquan County, could still receive warm hospitality from the Han people after entering Yumen Pass, making this place quickly become a prosperous place for business in the Western Regions!

Makino could tell that even if Zhang Liao opened his mouth to collect taxes, these people from the Western Regions would still reluctantly accept it. After all, the greater the risk, the greater the profit. Jiuquan County could keep the security of a county after collecting the money, which was considered kind.

The biggest sellers of people from the Western Regions should be the great nobles in Guanzhong in the Sanfu Land. Liangzhou, the western frontier land, is their only way. People from the Western Regions can rely on Zhang Liao in Jiuquan County. After leaving Jiuquan County, these Western Regions people should go

Who should they rely on? Huce Mansion should be their only choice! Lin Li's eyes slowly glowed, and he could win these people from the Western Regions to join the now prosperous city.

Liangzhou Prefect, isn't this a great achievement? "Dear distinguished guests from the Western Regions, there is no need to panic! I am the new captain of the Western Regions Observation Office, Zhang Liao! No, as the new official takes office, why do you come here to meet all the distinguished guests?"

With a smile on his face, Zhang Liao unceremoniously pushed away a sitting businessman from the Western Regions, took his bench, stood on it, and spoke condescendingly.

"Zhang Liao? Could it be Zhang Wenyuan who is under the command of Lu Bu, the best general in the world?" Khalil is well-informed, and his caravan even has several strangers. He can read the history books of the Three Kingdoms era.

He looked more diligently than anyone else. As soon as Zhang Liao called his name, he stood up and asked, holding his hands in his hands.

"Haha, this brother has great eyesight!" Zhang Liao said with a smile, "That's right!"

Facing many armored men, Khalil remained calm and calmly raised his hands and said: "It turns out that Lord Wen Yuan is in front of me. You are a first-class hero! Your reputation is well-known even in our country, Dawan."

!I don’t know, why are you here this time?”

Khalil's calmness also inspired many businessmen, who were initially panicked but have now become much calmer.

A hint of appreciation flashed in Zhang Liao's eyes. He was worthy of being an old businessman traveling all over the country. The planned power of the show had lost its effect, but it didn't matter. He came here mainly to give a notice. He said loudly: "Dear distinguished guests from the Western Regions, because recently,

Many horse bandits are wreaking havoc and disturbing the people on the ground in Jiuquan County, especially the harm to caravans. Several caravans from the Western Regions have been brutally annihilated. At this time, we

Ambassador Su Zesu specially sent out troops to wipe out all kinds of horse bandits and provide a good business environment for all the distinguished guests entering the Central Plains! However, this military expenditure is very expensive, and this area is a bit unable to make ends meet. Therefore, the Western Region Observation Office was specially set up.

Although the name is quite grand, it is just a small organization that collects a small amount of money from your distinguished customers to supplement military expenses, and also helps you maintain a good business environment!"

"I am here this time to tell you this in advance! In the future, when entering or leaving Jiuquan County, you must come to the Western Region Observation Office to register and pay the toll tax! This is also for your safety!" After Zhang Liao finished speaking,

Big, bright eyes looked around the hall, waiting for the merchants to make doubtful sounds.

Hu Tianyi asked: "Sir, if the tax is not paid, can the caravan still leave the customs?"

Zhang Liao smiled and said: "Of course we can. We are also acting in accordance with the imperial court's will here and will not prevent any distinguished guests from the Western Regions from entering the Central Plains!"

"However, if we don't pay taxes, we can't guarantee everyone's safety!" Zhang Liao became more serious: "Most of Jiuquan County is a desert land, which is where horse bandits are most prevalent! Without the protection of the army! Everyone's safety

,hey-hey……"

The threat came to the surface, causing all the merchants to look at each other. It seems that this extra tax cannot be paid.

Khalil originally wanted to spend money to buy peace. The Dawan horses he trafficked could be sold at a very good price when shipped to the Central Plains. What was the small profit in front of him? He was the first to ask.

: "I wonder, Mr. Wenyuan, how do you collect taxes? Do you collect taxes based on the value of the goods?"

"No matter how valuable the goods are, or the quantity of the goods, we only collect taxes based on the carriages, horses, and camels used to transport the goods! A carriage costs 10 taels of gold, a camel costs 10 taels of gold, and a horse costs 10 taels of gold!" Zhang Liao saw everyone raising their heads.

They looked at each other, smiled, and told them the detailed tax collection rules.

Black heart! This doesn't matter to those who transport other goods. Some carriages are fully loaded and the profit is hundreds of times higher when transported to Han Dynasty. Not to mention ten taels of gold, even a hundred taels of gold will not be a loss! But
To be continued...