Li Zheng knelt down and took out a mirror wrapped in satin from the wooden box and looked through it. He took a breath when he saw his clear face in the mirror. If he hadn't known in advance that this was a mirror, he would have been prepared.
You will be shocked and say: "It is indeed a rare treasure. I thought I had seen all the treasures in the world. Only today did I know that there is a heaven beyond the sky."
"Master Huang controls the world and overlooks thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. How can a few mirrors get into your eyes, Master Huang." Li Zheng squatted down, and Liu Mingzhi naturally did not dare to stand, so he squatted aside and complimented this king of the world.
host.
Before you know your identity, you can still pretend to be confused, but if this layer of window paper is pierced, you will sooner or later kill yourself if you dare to continue pretending.
Li Zheng placed the thin mirror in his hand on the wooden box: "Dalong has never seen such a treasure before, where did it come from?"
"Well, back to Mr. Huang, the Hu merchants in the Western Regions bought them from overseas foreign lands. I was lucky enough to buy some. Although the land in the south of the Yangtze River is rich, it is still not as good as the dragon land in the capital, so I brought it here.
, I didn’t expect that they are all very knowledgeable, and the supply almost exceeded the demand.”
Li Zheng glanced at the wooden boxes around him calmly: "Hundreds of mirrors and five hundred taels of glazed mirrors should be sold within half an hour. You can earn fifty thousand taels of silver in half an hour. You kid?"
Yes, the tax on salt and iron is not that high."
Liu Mingzhi smiled bitterly: "Mr. Huang, you don't know something. This glazed mirror still requires a lot of capital. In addition, it is extremely fragile. If it gets damaged along the way, you won't be able to make much money."
Li Zheng glanced at the crowded buying crowd and narrowed his eyes: "Oh? I wonder how much the capital is?"
"Well, it's four hundred and eighty taels each, and a lot of it was broken due to the ups and downs of the carriage on the road. A small mirror only earns four or five taels of silver. It's just hard-earned money."
Li Zheng looked solemn, and an invisible pressure pressed on Liu Mingzhi: "Hmm? How much?"
Liu Mingzhi's body trembled and sweat broke out on his forehead: "Four hundred and fifty taels."
"How much?" Li Zheng asked coldly.
Liu Mingzhi wiped the sweat from his forehead: "Three to three hundred taels."
Li Zheng nodded with satisfaction. He clearly understood the character of a businessman who could not afford to make early gains. It was not in line with the character of a businessman to earn more than ten taels of silver from such a treasure.
But he didn't know that three hundred taels of silver was an extremely expensive amount. If he knew that the cost of these mirrors was only a few tens of pennies, he would probably be willing to kill Liu Mingzhi and nationalize the mirrors.
But even so, it was enough for Li Zheng to be jealous. Even with a capital of three hundred taels of silver, after excluding various costs, he had earned tens of thousands of taels of silver in half an hour. How many people in the world could have such ability.
Li Zheng felt more and more that Liu Mingzhi should be assigned to the Ministry of Household Affairs. With his ability, the national treasury would gradually be filled.
Li Zheng glanced at Zhou Fei, the general manager at the side: "Old Zhou, it's time for the ladies at home to change their makeup mirrors. Now that I'm here with Mr. Liu, I won't bother the two masters. Let's buy some mirrors.
It can be regarded as taking care of Young Master Liu’s business, after all, we still have some friendship.”
"Master, I don't know how many mirrors I should buy?"
"Ten or thirty meetings, I have a lot of family members, so I can't favor one over the other."
"yes."
Zhou Fei looked at Liu Mingzhi calmly: "Young Master Liu is busy. Please prepare thirty mirrors."
"Yes, yes, yes, I will prepare immediately, Zhutou, and prepare thirty mirrors for Mr. Huang."
Zhu Tou was running around, but Li Zheng was stunned and didn't realize that this person was the famous Guannei Marquis in the capital. He never dared to think that the dignified Marquis would be beaten like this.
Looking at the neatly stacked mirrors, Li Zheng squinted his eyes and touched his waist: "Ah, I was in such a hurry to go out that I forgot to bring my wallet. Lao Zhou, please put it on my back first, and I will give it back to you when I get back."
Zhou Fei also touched his waist: "Master, I forgot to bring my wallet. Maybe I can buy this mirror later."
Seeing the glances from Li Zheng and Liu Mingzhi at him from time to time, and the black lines on Liu Mingzhi's forehead, he could not understand that this man had no intention of paying at all, he just wanted to buy the Overlord Mirror.
You said you are the master of the world, but do you feel sorry for this little money?
Liu Mingzhi thought this in his heart but didn't dare to say it. He looked at Li Zheng with a smile: "It's my blessing that Mr. Huang can like the mirror of me. He dares to accept money. In order to celebrate today's reunion,
As a token of my gratitude, I would like to send thirty mirrors to the ladies and ladies of Mr. Huang’s house.”
Li Zheng's face paled: "How is this appropriate? As the saying goes, no reward will be given without merit. How could I accept so many mirrors from you for no reason? It's unreasonable."
Liu Mingzhi felt bitter in his heart. He wanted to build a chastity memorial arch even after becoming a virgin. His heart was so dark: "Master Huang has seen someone else. This is just some of the wishes of this junior. Master Huang must not refuse, otherwise this junior will feel uneasy."
Li Zheng pretended to think deeply for a long time before making up his mind: "Well, if you really don't accept it, it will seem like I'm being unkind, so I won't be polite. Thank you very much, Mr. Liu."
"This is a small blessing." Liu Mingzhi's heart ached as if he were being cut off. The thirty mirrors together were equivalent to fifteen thousand taels of snowflakes and silver. Alas, it was like feeding the dogs.
If Li Zheng knew what Liu Mingzhi was thinking, he would probably fall out on the spot and treat him like a dog. This sentence alone would be enough to kill Mr. Liu.
Li Zheng deliberately did not look at Liu Mingzhi, who had a pained look on his face: "Boy Liu, I don't know how much commercial tax the Shipping Department has collected from you. Since you gave me a small gift, I asked someone to give you a small gift."
Do you reduce some taxes?”
Liu Mingzhi opened his mouth and looked at Li Zheng who was scanning the crowd: "Ah? And there are taxes?"
Li Zhengyi looked at Liu Mingzhi sternly: "Of course, how can the imperial court support so many soldiers to guard the land and protect the territory without collecting taxes? Of course, you have to pay taxes when doing business in the capital."
Li Zheng was right. Doing business in the capital has to pay taxes, but only large shops, restaurants and inns pay taxes. Small stall hawkers like Liu Mingzhi do not have to pay taxes.
After all, the average traveling businessman only earns a living, and if he pays taxes, he really can't afford to support his family, but Liu Mingzhi's stall is different.
Although it is a small stall, half a day's income is equivalent to half a year's income of a large restaurant. Of course, Li Zheng will not let Liu Mingzhi go.
Liu Mingzhi sighed bitterly in his heart. The emperor was clearly here to fight the landlords, and he wanted to give himself a hard blow.
"Mr. Huang, I don't know how much tax I should pay. I'll go and pay it up."
Li Zheng pondered for a while: "The tax for large shops is 40%. Since you gave me a small gift, I will charge you 30%."
"Ah? The tax is only five thousand taels."
Li Zheng looked a little unnatural. The tax amount of a large store was only 25%. He said that 40% was already a big pitfall.
"Hmm, it's all for the sake of the country, Liu Xiaozi, you understand, right?"