Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

"I'm back! Come and try the food I just ordered. The food here at [Baichuan Restaurant] tastes better than the [Baichuan Restaurant] in Xianyang."

"Of course. After all, this is the headquarters of [Baichuan Restaurant], and the one in Xianyang is just a branch."

On the third floor of Baichuan Restaurant headquarters, businessman "Feng Huan" who was enjoying delicious food with the heater on was suddenly stunned when he heard the words from his friend "Qian Tongyu".

But then he saw a look of helplessness on his face, and he said in a confused voice: "I never expected that Lord Shengping of our Great Qin is actually a good businessman."

In fact, when we were in Xianyang before, some people had already guessed that [Baichuan Restaurant] might be related to Lord Shengping, but no one had any evidence at the time.

But now with the appearance of this [Baichuan Restaurant·Headquarters], all the previous speculations have been confirmed.

And the current booming business of this [Baichuan Restaurant·Headquarters] also proves this point.

After all, given the remote location of this [Baichuan Restaurant·Headquarters] and the high consumer prices, if it weren’t for the relationship between this place and Shengping Jun, it would be impossible for all businessmen to rest here, and the restaurants would be above the third floor. Room.

Even based on Feng Huan's current experience, the environment here is indeed worth the money.

But what Feng Huan can't understand is that Lord Shengping spent so much effort just to get them here and make a lot of money from them!

"Ha~~ He is not only a good player, our Lord Shengping of the Qin State is simply a genius in business."

Hearing Feng Huan's words, Qian Tongyu sneered, then walked up to him and said mysteriously: "Do you know what information I got when I went out this time?"

"what news?"

"Weren't you curious before about why ordinary people in Qunshan County can set up stalls and trade on the roadside at will? Now let me tell you, it's because Lord Shengping revised the commercial law of Hanzhong County. In Hanzhong today, anyone Merchants who come here only need to pay a quarter of the tax and can freely conduct business transactions here.”

"What?"

Wow~~

Feng Huan stood up suddenly and overturned the chair, but he didn't pay attention at all. Instead, his eyes widened and he looked at Qian Tongyu in shock and said, "Are you serious?"

Qian Tongyu grinned and said: "Hehe~~Of course it's true. Now the news has spread throughout Hanzhong, and even many businessmen outside have received the news. I'm afraid it won't be long before a large number of businessmen will come from Came here from out of town."

When Feng Huan heard this, his hands couldn't help but tremble, both out of fear and excitement.

He was horrified because Feng Huan never expected that Lord Shengping would be so bold. Although he was the real feudal lord of Hanzhong County, such an amendment to the Commercial Tax Law would almost directly veto the national policy enacted by Lord Shang. .

Even if this method could only be implemented in Hanzhong, it would be enough to bring turmoil to the entire Qin State.

I am excited because if this news is true, then the whole of Hanzhong will probably become a paradise for merchants. This is undoubtedly an unprecedented opportunity for Feng Huan, who comes from a merchant family.

What is the biggest restriction on merchants in Qin today?

tax?

transportation?

Or a cheap one?

No.

neither.

Today's Qin State's biggest restriction on merchants is the national policy implemented by Shang Jun at the time, which fundamentally cut off the possibility of the survival of its merchants.

Although there are many high-ranking officials and nobles in the Qin State doing business, in fact, even the shops opened by these high-ranking officials and nobles are basically against the law if we really look closely.

It's just that a country cannot be completely free of merchants, so even Ying Zheng in the entire Qin State turned a blind eye to these things.

In such an environment, the only way out for most merchants is to attach themselves to the wings of a certain big noble or high-ranking official, and then barely survive under the protection of the other party.

But for this, the price these merchants paid was extremely huge.

The commercial tax law implemented by Mo Jun in Hanzhong requires almost 25% of the profits of these merchants as tax. Even if some land rent and things included in customs duties are added, the tax may even reach 35% to 40%.

Are such taxes high?

Naturally high.

But not particularly high.

Because most merchants in Qin now have to pay 20% to 25% in taxes when doing business.

And then he has to hand over almost 50% of the profits to the high-ranking officials and nobles who protect him.

in other words.

Nowadays, many businessmen with no background in their own clans work hard for a year, and the profits that they can really own are only about 20 to 30%.

This is the living environment of Qin merchants today.

Originally, if there was no other choice, most merchants would have accepted the reality.

However, now, Mr. Mo has opened up another better living environment for merchants in Hanzhong County.

One can imagine.

Once this news spreads throughout Qin, what kind of shock will it cause.

I'm afraid that by then, all the merchants in the Qin State will take notice, and by then, Hanzhong will be completely transformed into a paradise for merchants.

A huge ‘free trading market’.

But in this way, the pressure on Mr. Mo will become even greater.

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Three days later.

Many residents in Xianyang City suddenly discovered that many new restaurants and shops have been opened in the city recently, and the newly opened restaurants and shops not only have a wide variety of dishes, but also many vegetables that Qin people have never heard of or seen.

More importantly, the cooking methods of these new dishes are also extremely rare. They don't look like they are steamed, boiled, or baked.

But after a little taste.

Many people were surprised to find that these dishes tasted good.

But in comparison, the dishes at [Baichuan Restaurant] are the best, and the taste, style, and service here are all top-notch.

The only drawback is probably that it's a bit expensive.

in addition.

There have been rumors that the third floor of this [Baichuan Restaurant] is like spring all year round, while the fourth floor is full of intoxication.

But most people have no chance to see this.

After all, the starting price for the third floor is one gold coin, and the starting price for the fourth floor is five gold coins. Except for a few high-ranking officials and nobles, ordinary people can't even think of such a price.

With the gradual rise of the 'stir-frying' method in Xianyang, this cooking method finally spread to Xianyang Palace.

The back hall of Zhangtai Palace.

Ying Zheng is not a very picky person about food.

Perhaps due to his childhood experiences, most of the time, Ying Zheng's requirement for food is just to fill his stomach.

However, today's dish surprised Ying Zheng, not because of the taste, but because the ingredients themselves were quite special, and even Ying Zheng couldn't recognize it for a while.

"Today's dishes seem different from usual?"

"Returning to the king, a cooking technique called 'stir-frying' has been spread among the people recently. At the same time, many vegetables that are said to be from exotic lands have appeared on the market, so I was bold and asked Guanglu Temple to study some new dishes. Let the king and the people enjoy themselves together.”

A pale-faced chamberlain with reddish hair lowered his head and bowed in response.

Ying Zheng looked majestic and did not pay attention to the flattery of the servant. He was slightly surprised and said: "Stir-fried vegetables? Exotic vegetables? Where do these vegetables come from? And who invented them?"

The chamberlain lowered his head and said, "I don't know, but it is said that these vegetables, as well as this 'stir-frying' technique, all come from Hanzhong County."

When Ying Zheng heard this, his eyes suddenly became strange: "Hanzhong? Could it be that these are Mo Qing's handwriting again?"

This time Ying Zheng spoke in a low voice, and the chamberlain on the side did not hear clearly, so he did not dare to answer casually and could only respond in silence.

And Ying Zheng obviously didn't care, he just thought of another thing.

Recently.

It seems that the number of memorials to impeach Mr. Mo has increased a lot.

In fact, ever since the "Great Harvest of the World", when Lord Mo openly tore up the fig leaf covering the grain tax in various counties and counties, the entire Qin court has been impeaching Lord Mo without interruption.

The reasons for impeachment are basically the same.

Why are you covering the sky with one hand in Hanzhong County, robbing people's fields and tampering with the grain tax law?

Sounds like a lot of crimes.

However, Ying Zheng opened the memorials and read them for a long time. After thinking about them, he could not find any evidence for these charges.

Until later.

He finally saw three words between the words:

——No need to exist.

So later on, Ying Zheng simply threw aside all the memorials to impeach Lord Mo without even looking at them.

However, in the past few days, the amount of "garbage" in the pile suddenly increased a lot. Originally, Ying Zheng thought it was because of the previous food tax incident, so he didn't pay attention.

However, today I heard about ‘stir-fried vegetables’ and ‘exotic vegetables’.

Inexplicable.

Ying Zheng suddenly had a hunch. Did Mr. Mo come up with something new during this period?

This is the thought.

Ying Zheng suddenly became curious.

"How about we go on a tour to Hanzhong?"

Speaking of which, since becoming the King of Qin, it seems that I have not relaxed for a long time. In addition to dealing with political affairs every day, I also deal with political affairs.

In contrast.

Ying Zheng suddenly felt that Mo Jun's life seemed much more exciting than his own.

Moreover, during the recent period, Ying Zheng has often obtained some news about Hanzhong through intelligence agencies. It seems that since Mo Jun went to Hanzhong, the entire Hanzhong has changed quite a lot.

After the construction of the other [Qinping Avenue] was completed, Ying Zheng himself had not seen it with his own eyes until now.

Thoughts arose in his mind, and Ying Zheng's desire to go out on a tour became stronger.

However, this matter cannot be made public and can only be carried out quietly by him and Ge Nie.

"You should step back first!"

Ying Zheng said something and drove away the servant, but before leaving, Ying Zheng suddenly asked on a whim: "By the way, what is your name?"

The chamberlain quickly turned around and said respectfully: "My name is Zhao Gao."

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