Chapter 248 Trade Transit
Lu Yu left the villa and returned to the Zhao family.
He returned just in time for dinner. The maid said that the young master had returned, so Old Madam Zhao asked the maid to call Lu Yu to come and have dinner together.
"Why are you so busy that you only come back now?"
"How is Wanxin feeling? I'm thinking about letting her move into my yard after three months."
Lu Yu asked, "Didn't your uncle tell you that he was coming back?"
The old lady curled her lips and said, "He is back. I don't know who he went out drinking with this afternoon. He got drunk and passed out. I guess he is lying down now."
The person who accompanied the old lady for dinner was Zhao Chengliang.
Zhao Lingxi didn't come. She didn't like to eat dinner, or if she did, she would eat very early.
Lu Yu sat down and told the old lady some information about Gao Wanxin.
"When I came, she was burning her mother's relics. Her eyes were very red. She must have cried a lot."
"Grandma, my cousin is so pitiful. When we live at home in the future, I will love her more." Zhao Chengliang couldn't help feeling distressed just thinking about Gao Wanxin crying.
In fact, before this, Zhao Chengliang didn't care much about this unrelated cousin.
Gao Wanxin's appearance is not outstanding, at most she is a pretty girl with delicate features.
It was when he saw Gao Wanxin crying in mourning clothes that she looked more gentle and pitiful, which touched Zhao Chengliang's heart.
Old Madam Zhao didn't know what her grandson was thinking. She just thought he was a kind-hearted person.
"Good, good, you're a good kid for caring for your cousin."
Old Madam Zhao started talking again, asking about Lu Yu’s marriage and whether he had a girl he liked.
Lu Yu didn't want to say much, he still had Maidong in his heart.
"Grandma, let's talk about my marriage later."
"What are you talking about? You're not a kid anymore. So, Yu'er, what do you think of your sister Lingxi? If you like her, she's pretty good too."
When Lu Yu thought of Zhao Lingxi's arrogant look, he felt a little reluctant.
"Sister Lingxi is still young. Besides, I only treat her as my younger sister."
The implication is that I don't like it anymore.
Zhao Chengliang said, "Cousin, your standards are too high. You don't even like my sister's beauty? But my sister does have a bad temper. I wouldn't dare marry her."
The old lady glared at her grandson.
"What kind of brother would make fun of his own sister?"
"My fault, ancestor. I apologize and I'll drink a glass of wine as punishment."
Zhao Chengliang picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp, which made the old lady laugh happily again.
But for some reason, this news was spread to Zhao Lingxi's courtyard. It was originally a question asked unintentionally by the old lady, but when it came to Zhao Lingxi, it was interpreted as Lu Yu disliking her cousin and not being suitable for marriage...
"Who the hell is Lu Yu? How dare he look down on me now?"
"He's still living in the Zhao family. If he has the guts, he can move out. I wonder if the Lu family will like him if he returns."
Zhao Lingxi shouted a few words angrily, feeling very irritated.
Later, for a period of time, Zhao Lingxi always made trouble for Lu Yu. Lu Yu didn't know how he had offended his cousin. He didn't want to stay in the Zhao family, so he walked out.
He lived in the Zhao family, but no job was assigned to him. The Zhao family was said to be in charge of his daily food and drink expenses, but he himself had no money.
Lu Yu was thinking about doing something himself.
Of course, he would not go to find Mai Dong, but he went to the Marquis' Mansion to inquire about Gu Heng's news.
The news is that Gu Heng went to the area outside the Great Wall and in the northern desert, and he really can't come back for a while.
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Let’s talk about Gu Heng in Mobei. After arriving in Mobei, he found that he had the same idea as Yun Qiao in business.
He also wanted to transport these things from Persia to Kyoto for sale.
However, there are clear regulations in the capital that if something comes from abroad, it must be fully inspected before entering the capital, and the taxes paid will be higher than those sold to other regions.
"At present, some taxes have been exempted in Mobei. Perhaps we can use these taxes to offset the cost of shipping goods to Kyoto..."
Yun Qiao listened to Gu Heng's words and understood what he meant.
"In other words, these goods from Persia still need to be taxed, but the tax is only paid on goods sold to Kyoto. Can the tax be reduced for the first year's goods?"
Gu Heng looked at Yun Qiao and said with a smile, "I'm not sure about this matter. It has to be decided by His Majesty."
Chen Jingyan: "It's a bit risky. He won't agree. Once the money is in his hands, no one will want to take it out of his hands."
The Emperor Chen Jingyan was referring to was Emperor Zhaohe.
"Second brother, you can handle this matter first. I've done the math with Qiao Niang. If this batch of goods is sent to Kyoto, we'll certainly make money, but it won't be much. But we should test the waters first in the first year of business. As long as we can make some money, even a small profit without losing money, that's fine."
During the time she spent with Gu Heng, Yun Qiao focused on asking him about some business matters.
In fact, the taxation in each place is not uniform.
In other places, such as Hainan, Mobei, or remote places like Nancheng, the annual tax revenue will be less.
Places like Kyoto, Jiangcheng, and some cities close to Kyoto are prosperous and have higher taxes.
After some thought, Yun Qiao suggested, "How about this? The goods from Persia this time contain more spices, which are used for living expenses and have lower taxes, and we can send other items to other places, such as Nancheng. After processing them in Nancheng, they can be sold in Kyoto as Nancheng products. The taxes will be different from those from foreign countries that are sold directly to Kyoto..."
Gu Heng had never seen anyone exploit this business loophole before.
But this is indeed a method.
However, their business is huge, if His Majesty finds out...
Yun Qiao understood what Gu Heng was thinking.
"Some things do need to be processed, but these, such as Persian essential oils, can all be sold to Kyoto, but the price needs to be raised."
Gu Heng nodded.
"Then do as Your Highness wishes."
"I'm going to Nancheng to help?" Gu Heng asked.
Yun Qiao shook her head. "No need. You were originally going back to Kyoto. If you went to South City, you would have gone in a circle. Now that the Second Master has delivered the goods from Kyoto, we will immediately load the Persian goods onto the truck and return to Kyoto. As for how to sell them, it will be entirely up to the Second Master."
"Okay." Gu Heng responded.
"Then go to South City..."
Yun Qiao chuckled and said, "I'll go."
"Since I've come to Mobei to help the Marquis, I can't just sit there doing nothing. I'll go to Nancheng and see what's going on there."
If possible, she wanted to use Nancheng as a transit port for trade.
For goods sent by foreigners, she would first arrange for them to be delivered to Nancheng, and then sent from Nancheng to various cities in the country. She could also collect goods from all over the country, transport them to Nancheng, and then send them from Nancheng to foreign national caravans that trade with them.
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