Chapter 197 Business is Booming
【Lecoche laver:】
Net weight: 100g
Radiation level: F
Price: 5000 Star Coins
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Purslane (Portulaca oleracea):
Net weight: 100g
Radiation level: F
Price: 5000 Star Coins
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Xi Yue filled in the name, price, radiation level, and other details, and then clicked "list".
The mutated wild vegetables in Han Dongling's area are actually quite large, with each plant weighing 3-5 jin (1.5-2.5 catties). However, in the Interstellar Federation, ingredients below radiation level E are not sold as whole plants; they are sold one leaf at a time.
Xi Yue followed the trend and did the same, but she sold them by rounding up the weight to whole grams. Many shops in the interstellar area also did this.
Since it's not G-grade ingredient, and the leaves vary in size, some customers might pay money only to complain that they weren't given large enough leaves. Therefore, non-G-grade ingredients are mostly sold by weight.
The price set by Xiyue is also the market price.
She didn't have many star coins, so the wild vegetables she listed didn't include shipping; all orders were cash on delivery.
To her surprise, low-level radiation foods were even more popular than she had known.
She had just put the wild vegetables on the shelf when, in less than 10 minutes, all six plants, weighing a total of about 30 kilograms, were snatched up.
Fortunately, it wasn't too late. Although Star 736 is an outer ring star, it is still a star with interstellar express delivery.
Making money couldn't be delayed, so Xi Yue quickly placed an order on her personal computer to contact Interstellar Express. Ten minutes later, the hotel's AI machine notified her that a delivery robot was coming to her door, and Xi Yue clicked to accept.
A minute later, a half-meter-tall white robot knocked on Xi Yue's door. She checked the monitor again to confirm that it was a delivery robot before letting it into the room.
[Dear customer, this is delivery robot number 736009. Please confirm your bulk order number 7367901256. Once confirmed, you can begin packing.]
"Confirmed."
After Xi Yue finished speaking, the robot, which was originally humanoid, immediately transformed into a delivery packing robot with a weighing platform and Bluetooth connection for orders.
The packing robot connects to the order via Bluetooth and can make a one-time Bluetooth connection with Xiyue's online store. It then automatically identifies the orders in the online store's backend and recognizes the orders that Xiyue has selected and confirmed are about to be shipped.
Then Xi Yue puts the wild vegetables on the weighing platform, and the robot automatically cuts them to the appropriate weight, then packages them and uses a laser to print the order information.
An order is packed in less than 10 seconds, and more than 100 orders are packed accurately in less than half an hour.
And because it's cash on delivery, Xiyue hasn't had to pay any shipping fees so far, which is fantastic.
Xi Yue calculated that with 155 orders and each order costing 5,000 Star Coins, that would amount to 775,000 Star Coins, but taxes would still need to be deducted.
The tax system in the Federation's interstellar region is quite complex, and she can't calculate it clearly in a short time. However, she is certain that she will receive at least 600,000 star coins.
Good heavens, is this what it's like to become rich overnight? Although she hasn't received the money yet, Xi Yue already feels dizzy.
According to the speed of Interstellar Express, these orders can usually be signed for within 3 days. After signing, the Interstellar online store can settle the account in the backend within 24 hours, and the cash can be withdrawn at any time after 24 hours.
However, at the beginning of each month, the Interstellar Tax Bureau will calculate taxes based on each citizen's monthly income from the previous month and then send out the corresponding tax payment slip. Citizens need to complete the tax deduction within 7 days. If they do not complete it on their own, the Interstellar Bank will freeze the citizen's assets after 7 days. At this time, the tax payment cannot be completed on the computer and the citizen needs to go to the Interstellar Bank offline to pay the tax before applying for unfreezing.
Although the unfreezing process is not complicated, it is still much more troublesome than something that can be done with a few clicks on a computer. So unless absolutely necessary, most people will pay their taxes on time.
Fortunately, although calculating interstellar taxes is troublesome, you don't have to do it yourself. Every time you generate income, the interstellar bank will send a corresponding message to remind the citizen that their monthly income is XXX and the estimated tax payable is XXX. This way, you can know in advance how much tax you need to pay and keep enough star coins to pay it.
If you're worried about losing control, you can activate the pre-freeze function, and the Interstellar Bank will freeze the taxable portion of Starcoins for you in advance.
In short, relying on the powerful interstellar network system and laws, citizens don't actually need to use their brains too much; they just need to follow the reminders from the quantum computer and complete their corresponding obligations on time.
After sending the robot out of the room, Xi Yue checked the pending income in the online store's backend, then went to the computer to check the tax payment system. She calculated the star coins she was about to receive, feeling excited for a while. When she came to her senses, she realized it was quite late and felt very tired. She quickly calmed herself down and started to fall asleep.
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In the Da Jin Dynasty, Wang Shulan's business was just as booming as Xi Yue's.
The noble families are the most well-informed, and they all know that the Empress has recently gained the Emperor's favor. As the head of the harem, she is now the sole recipient of the Emperor's affections, and the concubines in the harem have long been secretly inquiring about her whereabouts.
The concubines in the palace found out, as did their families outside the palace, and also the nobles and officials in another circle.
When news of Wang Shulan and the Duke of Dingguo's collaboration to open a shop spread, everyone in the capital was already eagerly anticipating it.
However, the beauty salon that Wang Shulan opened this time was specially designed for the upper class in Beijing. At first, Wang Shulan wanted to choose an invitation system, but there are too many powerful people in Beijing, and doing so would easily offend those who did not invite her in time.
So she switched to a membership system, meaning that if you want to come to the store and enjoy beauty services, you need to become a member in advance. Becoming a member is very simple; you just need to top up your account.
Furthermore, to give all members a sense of superiority, the membership is divided into several levels: Bronze Member, Silver Member, Gold Member, and Diamond Member.
The recharge thresholds are 10,000 taels, 100,000 taels, 500,000 taels, and 1,000,000 taels of silver, respectively.
Then, the services enjoyed by the corresponding membership levels are also different. For example, bronze members only enjoy the right to purchase goods, silver members have one beauty service per month, gold members have three per month, and diamond members can enjoy private rooms and 10 reservation opportunities per month.
In short, by differentiating services, the powerful and wealthy will inevitably choose the higher-tier option based on their ability in order to demonstrate their prestige and dignity.
At first, Wang Shulan thought that the threshold price of 1 million taels was too high, and 50,000 taels seemed too low-class. Most people would probably choose 100,000 taels and 500,000 taels.
Her guess was pretty much right, but what she didn't expect was that there were quite a few noblewomen who were willing to spend 500,000 or 1 million taels of silver. In fact, because Wang Shulan reminded them that there were limited spots for the diamond card, the noblewomen almost got into a fight over the number of spots.
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