Most of the commercial transactions in the wilderness are barter, and the transaction can be concluded after the exchange items and quantities are discussed. The products purchased by the merchants in Bayuan are transported to Shanshui City, and the value of the products may be multiplied many times; in the same way,
The properties purchased from Shanshui City can be sold at Bayuan and the profit can be made many times over. This time, the profits are quite huge!
But the benefits in this world are not so easy to come by. The caravan has to walk for more than ten days in the desolate and steep mountains. Many places are still rugged and difficult to travel. Sometimes they have to encounter flash floods, heavy rains, poisonous insects and beasts, and may lose their horses, horses and men.
, it is often necessary to hire warrior guards. Every time you go into the wild wilderness, it is a very costly adventure, but the profit is also huge.
The elders of Shanshui City also saw the etiquette and suggested to Ruoshan that Shanshui City could also organize caravans to trade with Ba Yuan. This road was opened by Shan Shui City, and the benefits could not be given to Ba Yuan's original caravans.
Occupy. When it comes to walking with heavy loads through deep mountains, who can compare to the tribesmen who have lived in the wilderness since childhood?
Ruoshan also felt that it made sense, so he handed over the matter to Gu Xin. Gu Xin organized the products and manpower in various ministries, formed a caravan, and went to Bayuan for trade. The places for selling and exchanging items were of course mainly in Gaocheng.
Market. Gaocheng is the city border closest to the wilderness on the edge of Bayuan. People from Shanshui City cannot avoid Gaocheng when they leave the wilderness.
When Shanshui City's caravan entered Gaocheng, they encountered something they had never thought of, which was to pay taxes. Building city walls and markets to provide safe places for people to gather and buy and sell, and everyone to get what they need, is not without cost.
The tax levied by each city gate on Ba Yuan on the caravans entering the city for trading is basically one in thirty, which means that if you transport thirty animal skins, you have to turn in one.
Most of the time, caravans paid taxes in goods. After the city wall collected these things, they either distributed them to the people who worked for the city wall, or sold them in special shops in the market. Some caravans also paid taxes in the form of goods.
Currency is used to pay taxes. The so-called currency is the intermediary of transactions, and the money used by people. Gold, silver, and cloth can be used as currency. At that time, the most commonly used shell coins among the people were shell coins. There were no sea shells in Ba Yuan, so people used ceramic shell coins.
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Although the Shanshui City caravan was surprised, they paid the goods tax in accordance with the regulations and reported the matter to the Presbyterian Council when they came back. The Presbyterian Council of Shanshui City discussed for a long time, and most people agreed that Shanshui City should also provide services to outsiders.
The caravan levied goods tax. Since it was the decision of the Presbyterian Council, the Lord of Wakayama City agreed.
However, there are no city gates in Shanshui City, not even a city wall, so the tax collection place is located at Shanshui Pass, which is the gateway that must be passed in and out of this wilderness. As for the tax rate, it is the same as in Gaocheng, and it is also 1 in 30.
The customs does not collect taxes. You only pay taxes when entering the customs, and Shanshui City's own caravans are of course tax-free.
This practice of Shanshui City is normal, and almost all the city walls in Bayuan do this. However, when the news spread to Gaocheng, the Lord of Yuegeng City was very unhappy. Some time ago, the trade road was opened, and Yuegeng organized a caravan from Gaocheng to go
Of course he made money from the wild trade. He almost monopolized this source of income, and because of the geographical location, it was impossible for other city walls to compete with him.
But not long after, Shanshui City also organized its own caravan and came to Gaocheng. They learned very quickly! Moreover, these people have lived in the wilderness since childhood, which explains that after training and selection, strong warriors are better at traveling through such places.
Roads also make the round trip faster. It takes Bayuan's caravan two round trips, while Shanshui City's caravan has made more than three round trips. They transport wild products directly to Gaocheng to sell, and then buy them locally.
The most needed things produced in Ba Yuan are various utensils and cattle, horses and livestock, which of course reduces the profits earned by the Gaocheng caravan.
With more cattle, horses and livestock, the production level in the wilderness has not only been greatly improved, but the caravans can also transport more goods. That's it, Gaocheng can't stop the foreign caravans. Fortunately, there are still
There was more tax revenue. But then Shanshui City also started to collect taxes, and most of the tax payers were Gaocheng's caravans.
Gaocheng originally had a monopoly on this source of wealth, and the caravan organized by Yuegeng had high profits at first. Now his profits have dropped significantly. Of course, the lord of Yuegeng is very dissatisfied. In his eyes, the lord of Shanshui City is
It doesn't matter who he is, Ruoshan is just another big fish shell. He was still waiting for Ruoshan to flatter him and give him all kinds of benefits, but he didn't expect Ruoshan to ignore him so much.
So Yue Geng issued an order to triple the tax levied on caravans coming from Shanshui City to one-tenth, while caravans coming from other cities continued to pay one-thirty. The news was sent back
After Shanshui City, everyone in the Presbyterian Church was very angry and asked Ruoshan to increase the tax levied on the caravans in Gaocheng to 1/10. Ruoshan shook his head and said: "If someone does something stupid and shouldn't be done,
Should we follow suit?"
The goods tax at Shanshui Pass remained unchanged at 1/30, while Gaocheng separately levied high-priced goods taxes on the caravans in Shanshui City. This situation changed not long after.
To enter the territory under the jurisdiction of Shanshui City, you must pass through Shanshui Pass. No caravan can avoid this pass. But Gaocheng is different. Bayuan's caravan does not need to enter the city at all, and only trades in nearby villages. Although it is necessary to start buying."
"Maibi" is more troublesome, but it is more advantageous than going into the city.
Moreover, the tribesmen in the wilderness were originally very honest. When the sergeant guarding the gate asked them where they came from when they entered the city, they would answer truthfully. Their clothes were also different from the people in other parts of Ba Yuan, making them easy to identify. But it took a long time.
Well, because of the choice of interests, people have naturally learned to be cunning and disguised. Some caravans from Shanshui City dressed up as original residents of Ba, and when entering the city, they lied about coming from elsewhere, and the goods tax they paid was still the same.
Take one out of thirty.
Therefore, Gaocheng's approach did not bring any benefits, but made the caravan more willing to trade in Shanshui City. Lord Yue Geng also noticed what the Shanshui City caravan did, so he ordered people to investigate and deal with it, which resulted in two serious conflicts.
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A caravan from Shanshui City pretended to be from another city, and the sergeant who was guarding the city followed the order. When he checked the goods, he found that they were all wild specialties. So according to the order of the Lord of Yuegeng City, he not only had to confiscate the goods
, and even took the person to the gate of the city lord's palace to be beaten with a board to show the public. The group blew up the nest on the spot and started fighting with the soldiers guarding the city.
Shanshui City sent out caravan members. There were no old, weak, sick or disabled among them. They were all brave and skilled fighters. The folk customs in the wilderness were ancient and simple, but they were also extremely tough. There were not many soldiers guarding the city gate on weekdays, so a fight broke out.
Lai Ya was no match at all, and everyone was beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen.
These barbaric people also knew that they were in trouble, so they even abandoned the goods they were carrying. They led the horses and abandoned the cattle, and ran away before the large group of people from the city arrived. Such an incident made the Lord of Yuegeng City deeply angry.
, happened to receive a report that Shanshui City still had a caravan trading with people in the villages outside the city walls, so a team of patrolling troops were sent to punish them.
There were more than thirty people in this military formation, lined up with swords, guns and weapons. The leader was a second-level monk, and there were two team captains who had developed extraordinary skills. Of course, they could easily deal with ordinary people. As a result, they were in bad luck.
Yes, because the leaders of this caravan from Shanshui City are Bo Zhuang and Yue Niu'er.
Bo Zhuang is a monk who has perfected the second level and is the military master of Shanshui City. He has also practiced Wuding Kung Fu in Kaishan Jin; while Yue Niu'er is the leader of the Shuzheng tribe in Shanshui City and a monk of the third level.
They led about twenty men, all of whom came from the elite military formations trained by Shan Ye, and all of them had achieved Kaishan strength.
It is impossible for ordinary caravans to have such exaggerated military equipment, and they can only hire a few such warriors to protect them. But the caravans in Shanshui City are different. Ruoshan has trained a completely independent elite army, but in today's barbaric wilderness,
However, there is no place for them to perform, and there are not so many people needed to protect Shanshui Pass. It would be a pity if they were disbanded. It is better to let them form a caravan, which can not only ensure the safety of the road, but also be regarded as a marching exercise.
There is a relatively large village about twenty miles away from Gaocheng. After Gaocheng imposed heavy taxes on the caravans from Shanshui City, many people chose to trade here, and gradually a large-scale market was formed. Today Yuegeng
Your Majesty sent a patrol army to raid the market.
When Gaocheng's army rushed over, Bo Zhuang gave the order to take action without hesitation. These elite warriors under his command had fought with all kinds of ferocious beasts for many years in the dangerous wilderness, and had become the masters of Kaishan. After training in battle formations,
They won a complete victory as soon as they started. The team sent by Master Yuegeng left behind more than a dozen corpses. Most of the few who survived were injured and fled in a hurry, abandoning their swords, guns and weapons.
Bo Zhuang and Yue Niu'er did not escape after the incident. They then completed the deal, organized their team and left, returning to Shanshui City as usual. Everyone took the captured armor and weapons and formed a military formation on the road.
After Master Yue Geng heard the news, he sent another army with a larger number to chase and kill them, but they were still defeated and left behind more than a dozen corpses.
Why did Bo Zhuang want to kill? The reason is very simple, because the opponent has already used weapons, and these barbaric people will naturally not show mercy. Since they are fighting against each other, there is nothing to be polite about!
It was not without reason for Bozhuang to take action, because Xiangshi Junior High School did not stipulate that caravans must trade in the city walls. It is just that it is more convenient and less troublesome to trade in the city walls market. Even if you pay the goods tax, it is worth it.
The more people went there, the more prosperous the market and the city became. However, Gaocheng levied such a high tax on the caravans from Shanshui City, so there was no need to enter the city to trade.
Moreover, Bo Zhuang also has an identity. He is the military advisor of Shanshui City. He was officially reported to the monarch by Shanshui City and was canonized by the monarch. The patrol sergeant in Gaocheng did something that was not in accordance with the etiquette and law, and even attacked the subordinates with swords in an attempt to assassinate.
Master Soldier, then of course his guards must use all their strength to kill the assassin.