Rebirth of the God of War Lu Bu

After the initial desolation, the Talent Recruitment Center became lively. Anyone with skills in the city wanted to try their luck here. The common people felt itchy in their hearts when they saw that even lowly craftsmen in the past could be hired.

, they are all from the countryside, and no one wants to admit that they are inferior to others. Besides, if they can be favored by the talent recruitment office, they are considered to be members of the official family, and the status of people from the official family is transcendent.

Jinyang needs more businessmen to drive economic development. The most primitive taxation alone is far from enough.

Bingzhou is close to the grassland, and there are many people who risk their lives to trade with the Xianbei people. Although the place where the Xianbei people live is vast, they cannot produce some technical products, such as porcelain and tea, which are most needed by the nomads on the grassland.

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The businessmen in Jinyang were very surprised and surprised when they received the invitation from the Prefectural Mufu. Since ancient times, businessmen have had the lowest status, and the most important thing for politicians is people's livelihood.

Businessmen in this era, even if they are rich, are low-key. Even if they want to be high-profile, they must follow the requirements. Jinluo Silk and Satin can only have fun secretly at home.

Looking at the merchants in simple clothes, Lu Bu, who didn't know what was going on, sighed, are all the merchants in Jinyang so poor?

"It's my intention to invite you all here." Lu Bu looked around at everyone and said with a smile.

The merchants' eyes were blazing, and when they learned that the man above was Lu Bu, the shepherd of Bingzhou, their mood became even more difficult to calm down.

"There are many merchants in Jinyang. The Xianbei people outside the customs need our supplies, and we also need their horses. Before this, the merchants were doing business secretly, and I knew it."

There was a lot of discussion below, and they thought that Lu Bu was preparing to settle accounts after the fall, and trade with foreigners. If this crime was investigated in detail, it would be enough to make them drink a pot.

"From now on, all merchants in Jinyang must be registered. Every item traded with foreigners must also be registered. Weapons and iron tools are not allowed to be sold. If they are discovered, their property will be immediately searched." Lu Bu's voice was somewhat agitated.

Chilling, the Xianbei people are extremely ambitious. If they had enough weapons, who knows if they would come up with more ideas.

"Your Majesty's words are true." The merchants in the field agreed. It is not easy to make the transaction with the Xianbei people public. No one would be stupid enough to sell weapons to challenge the Prefectural Mufu.

"Any transaction with foreigners requires a 20% tax." Lu Bu said the most important purpose.

Twenty percent is already very heavy for a businessman. In the past, transactions with foreigners were all done secretly, so there was no need to pay taxes. Many people even started to be cautious.

With a slight cough, Lu Bu said: "Anyone found to be trading with foreigners privately will be regarded as a traitor to the country. Horses traded with foreigners can be sold to the state pastoral office and handled by the state pastoral office. They cannot be traded privately."

Faced with the pressure and benefits of the state pastoral office, the businessmen chose to compromise and established the Jinyang Chamber of Commerce, referred to as Shanxi merchants. All registered businessmen would be protected by the state pastoral office, but they had to pay taxes according to the amount.

Business members should help each other.

Businessmen are a vulnerable group, and many of them rely on aristocratic families for their livelihood. Just like Jinyang businessmen, they are often bullied once they go to other counties. This rule of the Prefectural Mufu is very popular with businessmen.

Then everyone elected the highly respected Li Fan as the president of the Chamber of Commerce, responsible for the registration of merchants.

The establishment of the Chamber of Commerce means that businessmen in Bingzhou will operate within a predetermined track, and their taxes can greatly stimulate the development of Bingzhou.

For example, trading with foreigners requires a large amount of porcelain, tea, and cloth, which will allow more people to find something to do and provide them with a source of income.

After everyone left, Lu Bu kept Li Fan behind. The Li family was not a small family in Jinyang and had rich assets. However, the head of the family, Li Fan, had better eyesight and was very knowledgeable about the city planning and other actions of the Prefectural Mufu.

He cooperated and learned that there was a shortage of food and grass in the city, so he took the initiative to donate ten thousand shi of food. Li Su also mentioned this matter in front of him.

There are aristocratic families in the city, and Lu Bu does not reject them. As long as these aristocratic families can follow the rules of the Prefectural Mufu to ensure that they live a prosperous life, just like this time when they trade with foreigners, all the merchants in the world know that there is rich oil and water in it, and they can do it secretly

Selling, but Lu Bu brought it to the surface and was protected by the Prefectural Mufu. This alone would make Jinyang's businessmen secretly laugh.

"Does President Li know this thing?" Lu Bu handed the prepared paper to Li Fan.

"Paper?" Li Fan's eyes lit up, paper is a good thing.

"Exactly, this is paper produced in Jinyang. It's called Jin paper. Take a closer look." Lu Bu was very satisfied with Li Fan's reaction.

After Li Fan heard this, he looked at it carefully and rubbed the surface of the paper carefully with his hand, but his expression showed that he was very satisfied.

After a long time, Li Fan reluctantly put the paper down and said: "This paper is comparable to the paper I made in Luoyang before, and even has a smoother surface." Although Li Fan really wanted to know what the Jin paper was like.

How much, but I endured it.

"Oh, President Li still has this knowledge, so President Li, tell me, how much does this piece of paper cost?"

Li Fan looked at Lu Bu with some disbelief. Paper is something that literati need. In the eyes of literati, it is an elegant thing. If the literati in the world knew Lu Bu's words, they would definitely criticize him.

Seeing that Lu Bu's expression didn't look like he was being hypocritical, Li Fan said: "This villain is stupid and doesn't know how much he should pay."

Lu Bu said: "In your opinion, what is the appropriate selling price?"

After pondering for a moment, Li Fan said: "Sir, paper is in short supply. I'm afraid it's difficult to measure. If there are 500 yuan a piece, I'm afraid it will be sold out in an instant."

"Five hundred yuan a piece?" Lu Bu was surprised. It should be noted that five hundred yuan can be used to purchase five shi of grain. With the current production speed of Jinyang Paper Mill, 10,000 pieces a month is not a problem, and the cost of papermaking is indeed extremely low.

"Sir, since Luoyang was burned by Dong's thieves, the technology of papermaking has not been known to outsiders. It must be extremely easy to sell even a thousand coins." Li Fan knew more about this aspect.

"Okay, I will hand you 10,000 pieces first. You only need to buy them for 800 yuan each." Lu Bu said.

"Ten thousand pieces? Eight hundred yuan for each piece is eight million yuan. If converted into food, it would be eighty thousand shi." Li Fan quickly calculated in his mind. As an old man, he naturally saw the profit of the paper, even if it was resold.

Go ahead, it's easy to sell a thousand dollars.

But eight million dollars was not a small amount after all. After thinking for a long time, Li Fan decided to buy it. If this was done properly, it would be much more profitable than risking his life by trading with foreigners.