Chapter 273 The twelfth lunar month in Bianjing

Someone immediately said: "Mr. Xue, instead of going back and looking, it's better to listen to what you have to say. It's better to find out the context first, and then go back and think about it carefully, right?"

Xue Zhong said: "The thing is like this. The Meishan Type 2 ship transported a total of hundreds of materials this time. Because of the huge quantity, we rented the warehouse of the transshipment department."

"Who is in charge of the Transshipment Department now? Bachelor Bao is not close enough, and Zhao Zhizhou is cold and unfavorable. If you want to get an advantage from these two people, don't even think about it."

"That's why it took so long to come up with a regulation for the taxes that need to be paid to the imperial court for this shipment of goods."

"Xueshi Zhao said that we will use Yizhou's method, implement the agency system, and Sitong Bank will be the guarantee and be responsible for this transaction with each company."

"The agent opens an account at Stone Bank and deposits a certain amount as a deposit."

"The flow of funds between agents and firms can be reflected through the receipts and payments of bank accounts."

"Then the business will report taxes to the forwarding department based on the account income and expenditure report. The forwarding department will review the warehouse shipment and the report together. At the same time, the bank will transfer the tax payable to the forwarding department's account. This is very simple."

There was a sudden outpouring of emotion below, and someone immediately raised their hands: "Is it okay to use the imperial court's banknotes?"

Xue Zhong said: "The banknotes issued by the imperial court fluctuate greatly every year. It is actually quite risky for banks to absorb them."

"But in order to show the sincerity of Meishan Jiangqing's sincere cooperation with everyone, the owners have said that it is possible, but the amount should not be too large upfront. It must be absorbed in proportion to copper coins, gold and silver."

After speaking, he took out a stack of fancy paper and said, "You are all talented people in the business world, so you should be familiar with this stuff."

When everyone came to watch, an old man said: "This is the Xianjing Salt Banknote, the currency used in Sichuanxia 4th Road and Wuzhong, right?"

Xue Zhong nodded: "Yes, this is a private banknote jointly issued by Sitong Company and the Four-way Transportation Department. Now the imperial court has gradually withdrawn the shares, and Sitong Company has independently made capital by storing it in the Xueyian private warehouses in Fushun Supervisor and Lingjing Supervisor.

, very stiff, it has become popular in Silu and Wuzhong, and everyone thinks it is very convenient."

Everyone present here is an expert, and they can tell at a glance that the difficulty of counterfeiting this kind of banknote is even higher than the court's salt banknote, and they can't help but nod secretly.

Xue Zhong said: "The Fourth-Road Transfer Department has now changed from a partial issuer of Xianjing salt banknotes to a supervisor responsible for accounting. At least for now, the operation of salt banknotes is very good."

"So in order to avoid risks caused by currency fluctuations, it is recommended that everyone try to use Xianjing salt banknotes as a medium for trade exchanges. Of course, this is just a suggestion."

At the venue, the merchants asked various questions, and Xue Zhong answered them one by one.

After everyone had dispersed, Xue Zhong came over and said, "Oh my God, I'm so stunned that I'm sweating."

Su You smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Xue Zhong said: "The hard work is not enough, young master, do we really absorb the salt money from the court? The risk is a bit high..."

Su You smiled and said: "The risk is high, that is for merchants who use salt banknotes as currency. Big salt merchants hoard banknotes and manipulate the market, which will naturally cause fluctuations and cause risks."

"Don't forget that we are also predators, and at the same time we still have means. We will go to the Jiezhou Salt Farm to pull the salt over, and then refine it into snow salt and store it. Otherwise, we can turn the salt banknotes from the court into our own.

Have you bought your own Xianjing salt? Or do you think the popularity of salt salt will exceed that of our snow salt?"

Xue Zhong suddenly realized: "Yes, we are also salt merchants, and they are super..."

After saying that, he covered his mouth and when he saw that no one was around, he whispered to Su You: "Master, the water in Bianjing is deep. Let's just do business honestly and don't think about anything else..."

Su You nodded: "Yes, we are good people, good people who do business honestly."

After saying that, he looked up at the gorgeous palace lanterns above his head: "The most terrifying thing is that someone comes to ask for a beating, and then gets beaten and acts like a rogue and complains to the parents. They are used to being unreasonable... No, let's get the Cao family and

The Gao family is relatively safe..."

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Mushroom farming failed shamefully. Fortunately, bean sprouts, bean sprouts, leeks, and fungus were very successful.

Especially Lihuang. Every time the Shi family's four-wheeled cart enters the city, it brings joy.

The old lady of the Shi family asked someone to tell her that half of the large cabbage and leeks had been conquered by the royal family. This was the face of the Shi family and the credit of Mingrun.

Taking advantage of the frozen ground, the Shi family began a frenzied operation to pull coal. The government's internal treasury paid a penny per kilogram to stockpile useless pulverized coal. In a blink of an eye, the Shi family took over and turned it into honeycomb briquettes.

The kiln entrance in Su You's small courtyard has been demolished again. Now Su You is not short of money at all. The glass mirror has been temporarily suspended to whet everyone's appetite and satisfy the queen's vanity.

Su Xiaomei, Zhang Qi and Zhang Zao were building snow lions at the door, Qidilongshan was setting off firecrackers, and Su You was holding a book in one hand and cooking a pot of sour cabbage in the other.

Stir the meat slices into the sesame sauce, put it into your mouth and chew it, muttering: "Jiayou's fifth year has arrived..."

This month has been chaotic and lively.

I haven’t even finished reading a single article, but the voices in the alley shouting about selling Buddha flowers... selling chive lettuce and orchid sprouts... selling mint, walnuts and Zezhou rice... have been heard several times.

Just as the hawkers passed, monks and nuns came again in pairs of three or five.

They walked through the streets and chanted Buddha's name in a team. In the middle of the team, someone was carrying a silver sara or a copper basin, with a Buddha statue in the middle. They soaked it in perfume and bathed it with poplar branches. They went from house to house to bless them and promote Buddhism.

All the major temples hold Buddha bathing ceremonies and send the seven treasures and five flavors porridge to the disciples, which is called "Laba porridge".

Every family in Bianjing City also cooks porridge with fruit and other ingredients.

Naturally, Su You would not miss this opportunity. His eight-treasure porridge was made with longan, lotus seeds, raisins, sugar, adzuki beans, honey and other ingredients. In addition to Shijia and Yiqiumen, he also wanted to give it to the neighbors in the alley. This is a good gift and a good favor.

On the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, Daxiangguo Temple sent someone to deliver facial oil.

There was no such rule in later generations. Su You was very happy and gave the monks twenty kilograms of lamp oil. Playfully, he asked them to bring a green Meishan folding fan and a string of baby pink Buddhist beads to the great monk Daolong.

Also accompanied by a poem.

Bring cool breezes in winter and fur coats in summer,

It's worth keeping if you need it next year.

Zen mind understands the brokenness of human feelings,

Pink pearls match bald head.

On the twenty-fourth day of the new year, the monks from Daxiangguo Temple came again. They said that it was a custom in Bianjing to invite monks and Taoists to read scriptures that night. In order to thank Su You for sending folding fans in the winter, the presiding monk specially ordered them to do so.

Come to chant sutras and eat a vegetarian meal.

The price Su You paid for his naughty was the boss's pot of bean curd rice, and he also had a whole cart of cabbage taken away.

The monks were not polite.

The great monk also left a poem.

The snow was deep when the folding fan came,

The nonsense written on the paper is true.

Compassion is not superficial.

It only costs 9 points to change dishes with the car.

Su You shook his poem paper and laughed loudly: "Daxiangguo Temple, the great monk Daolong, it is really wonderful!"

There are many customs in the festival, which are somewhat different from those in Meishan. Wine and fruits are prepared to send gifts to the gods, family money paper is burned, and the stove horse is affixed to the stove. The stove door is also smeared with wine dregs, which is called "drunken ministering".

The strangest custom is to light a lamp under the bed, which is called "illuminating waste".

Rich families would hold a banquet when it snows heavily, and they would also mold snow lions, install snow lanterns, and invite relatives and friends to come to eat and drink.

There is no need to worry about this. As soon as it snows, Su Shi's friends will automatically come to the door without saying hello.

As soon as the two snows passed, Su You developed the habit of getting up and looking at the sky: "Little sister, there are thick clouds today. Master, let me count on my fingers. I will lose money again and prepare wine and food!"

It was approaching the Chinese New Year, and the market was selling door gods, Zhong Kui, peach boards, peach charms, as well as Cai Men blunt donkeys, Huitou Deer Ma, and Tian Xing posts.

Many children from poor families also knocked on the door, selling dried tomato gourds, horse teeth vegetables, glue teeth cakes and the like.

Many of the children are known to Zhang Zao and Zhang Qi, or they recruited them. These two children are now the head of the children. Many of the children's brothers and sisters are servants of wealthy families, and they have gathered a lot of information.

There is no salt in the dried tomato gourd, so Suyou has to be soaked in water again to make a flavorful side dish. If you can’t eat it at home, you send it to Fangzhiwei.
Chapter completed!