"Ah! I've heard about these things too, but I didn't expect them all to be related to Touchi Naorou."
"Yes, otherwise how could he be called Su Baiwan? Hey, I really don't know how much money he has."
People seem to have a hobby of talking about others, especially rich people, who will become the focus of people's discussions.
And just when these people were lamenting how much money Su Shi had, another man in the corner of the tea shop spoke, "What do you know, Tong Naochiro doesn't have much money, he just looks rich."
"Well, what did you say? If you know this, why don't you tell me?" In the tea shop, these words attracted everyone's attention, and everyone's eyes fell on the man who spoke.
"Ha." The person who was watched by everyone did not answer immediately, but just smiled and said nothing.
The tea guest on the side saw something, and smiled and said: "Well, the waiter is serving this dear friend a pot of good tea and some snacks, and all the accounts will be charged to me."
This is the custom of the Song Dynasty. If you want to hear something that interests you, you must give something and have a good attitude.
The waiter on the side immediately shouted in agreement. Looking at the person who was speaking, he hugged his fists towards the man who paid the bill and said, "Thank you very much." After that, he continued to say: "I just made it clear.
Naoro doesn't have much money. You may not believe it, but my ancestors were in business before, but now my family is in decline. I still know a little about business. When it comes to business, you have to pay taxes, costs, and
The cost of the pledge must be included..."
"As far as I know, the Tongzhi Langren tea merchant pays 30% tax, and the knives, cigarettes and rouges all pay 20% tax..."
As soon as he said this, someone couldn't help but exclaimed: "So many? Our commercial tax in the Song Dynasty seems to be only 10% at most, and most of them are even less than 10%."
"So, this is the selflessness of Tong Naochiro. Since you have made money, why not pay more? If the money is given to the court, more elite soldiers can be trained and we can protect our safety. Even if
If used in other places, it will also be beneficial to the people. By the way, I haven't finished yet. In addition to paying taxes, all of Tongzhilang's businesses are not exclusive. They also need to be distributed to others. What percentage is that?
The benefits have been taken out, but if this happens, not even 20% of it will actually fall into his hands."
"Of course, some people will say that even 20% is already a lot. Well, it seems to be a lot, but Tongzhilang's expenses are also very high. He once went to the south of the city to give porridge in person for three whole days.
God, tens of thousands of dollars have been spent. Even now, there is still a legend among the refugees that the young man in white is a great benefactor..."
Hanzi stayed there for a while and told everything he knew until more and more people heard it, which also aroused more and more controversial voices.
That is, does Tongzhi Lang Su Shi have money and how much money does he have?
Money is a given, after all, he has access to such rare goods.
But the problem is that according to other people's calculations, it seems that the profit is not very much.
This kind of discussion is not limited to this teahouse. At the same time, the same scene was also playing out in more than ten teahouses with good business.
Can such a coincidence happen in the world?
The answer is of course no. The reason for this is all arranged by Su Shi.
In order to build momentum, to let others know his contribution, or to let everyone know that he is not as rich as people think, just last night, Su Shi found a loudspeaker that was good at spreading news and gave him enough
Fifty thousand dollars.
There was only one requirement, and that was that within ten consecutive days, he should spread what he wanted to say throughout Bianliang City.
If 50,000 guan is divided into ten days and used, that day will be 5,000 guan. I don’t know how many people can be hired.
Dahala happily accepted this task. This is also the field that he is good at and likes. And just last night, after taking the money, he started to get busy, especially those with hooks and tiles, which had many idle people.
For just a few words, they can get valuable copper coins. This is something they never dare to dream about.
Money can make the world go round.
Money can make the mill push the devil.
Under the powerful money offensive, there was this scene this morning. And this is not the end, it is just the beginning. At least in the next ten days, this kind of thing will happen frequently.
After the three brothers Zhao Shimai got the plan to kill him from their father, after discussion, they handed over the matter to the second brother Zhao Shirui.
After all, Zhao Shirui is also a businessman, and what he is best at is doing more things with the least money. To this end, the boss Zhao Shimai and the fifth child Zhao Shishe each took out 2,000 yuan and handed it over to Zhao Shirui.
After defeating Su Shi, it would be possible to get the best source of goods from him. Zhao Shirui knew better than the other brothers how big the benefits would be. Once he got the money, he spent the whole night together and waited until dawn
, he found the housekeeper and others and ordered them to do things.
The purpose is just one, to tell the outside world how much money Su Shi has earned, whether he calls him Su Wanwan, Su Wanwan, or even the word "wealthy". In short, it is just one sentence, that is, to let Su Shi make money.
The stone became the target of everyone's envy, and eventually everyone became jealous and hated it, and they all attacked it in groups.
The housekeeper took the 6,000 coins given by Zhao Shirui and went out happily, and found some people and asked them to go to the street to spread the news.
I thought this was an easy thing to accomplish. People, as long as someone says it, someone will believe it. And the more mysterious it is, the more people will believe it. They have experienced something like this before.
They did not know that this approach was called public opinion guidance in later generations, nor did they know that Su Shi valued this aspect more and took action one step earlier than them. So when these people arrived in the market, what they heard was just spread
Su Shi actually doesn’t have much money to say.
This is not what they want. In order to get more money and complete the task, those sent by Zhao Shirui naturally strongly deny it, saying that Su Shi is extremely rich, but it is not like everyone said that he uses all his money.
Come pay taxes and do good deeds.
It was their argument that attracted more people to jump over. Big Speaker has a full 50,000 guan activity fund, which is eight times more than the 6,000 guan given by Zhao Shirui. They invited
Naturally, there are more people.
In this way, the participation of the Zhao family not only did not play the role of praising Su Shi, but also helped them and played the role of debate, making many people who did not know Su Shi know that in Bianliang City,
There was a fourteen-year-old boy in white who was very resourceful and good at charity. He gave the money he earned to the court and used it to give porridge to the refugees.
Su Shi still didn't know about these things happening in the market. He took out the money and only needed one result. Now he had more important things to do, which was to pay business taxes to the court.
The commercial taxes of the Song Dynasty were usually collected by the Three Divisions, and they were the main department that managed the money of the Song Dynasty.
Normally, business tax collection is carried out at the end of the month. But this time, the Pretty Woman Rouge Shop sold out all the goods in just one day. Naturally, Su Shi would not wait until the end of the month, so he followed the carriage to the Third Division.
Come.
Before the carriage arrived, Long Xingyun came to the Third Division first, handed over Su Shi's official sticker, and made it clear that this was Empress Cao's wish. Since she had made money, she would naturally have to pay taxes, and heavy taxes.
Su Shi deliberately used the name of Empress Cao in order to attract more attention. As for whether Empress Cao would be angry when she found out afterwards, she was afraid it would be too late to be happy, so how could she blame herself.
As soon as Queen Cao's name came to light, she really attracted the attention of the Third Division. After learning about the incident, Song Chu, the deputy prime minister, also came out of the Yamen to see what was happening in the distance.
The money carriage arrived.
Su Shi's carriage was naturally at the front of the queue. When he saw that the entrance of the Third Division was already filled with a group of officials wearing purple and crimson official robes, he also asked Little White Pigeon to stop the carriage and sit in a wheelchair from the diagonal.
He quickly went down the board and headed straight for Song Ti, who was standing in position C.
As the deputy prime minister of the dynasty, Song Chi was not an ordinary person. He was one of the few people to win three consecutive titles in the Chinese imperial examination. His writing style was elegant and his poetry was beautiful. He is the author of "Xianji of Song and Yuan Dynasties" and "Guoyu Complementary Sounds"
wait.
He is also a recognized litterateur, as well as a politician and educator with his own ideas.
Song Chu greeted him in person, which was enough face. Of course, he should probably do it for Empress Cao's sake, but it was undeniable that he personally felt sorry for the woman who was given the sixth-rank official title by the government at the age of fourteen.
Su Shi should also be very curious.
Since Rencha, Shao Knife and Cigarettes became famous, Su Shi, the man behind them, has naturally come into everyone's eyes. If he hadn't had leg problems, and if he hadn't been only fourteen years old, he would have already become a celebrity by now.
One of the most popular figures in the court.
Song Chu greeted him in person, and beside him there was an official wearing a purple robe. His square face gave people a sense of righteousness. He was Han Qi, who had just been appointed as the Deputy Privy Envoy by the imperial court.
Han Qi, whose courtesy name was Zhigui and whose nickname was Gansou, was from Anyang, Xiangzhou (now Anyang City, Henan Province). He was a politician and poet in the Northern Song Dynasty.
After the defeat of Haoshuichuan, Han Qi began to trust Fan Zhongyan, and the two worked together to support each other. Because the two of them had been guarding the border for the longest time, they were also known as Zhongyi, and their hearts were convinced and they were deeply trusted by the court, so the world called them "Han
,Fan".
More importantly, Han Qi was only in his thirties at this time. He was qualified for the position of deputy privy envoy at such a young age. It can be imagined that Renzong Zhao Zhen admired and valued him.