This warrior is so fierce

Chapter 456 Cooperation
Pingbei General Mansion.

It is located in the south-central part of Youzhou Prefecture.

The main building of the General’s Mansion faces south, with a straight screen wall, mansion gate, instrument gate, lobby, second hall, third hall, and fourth hall. There are five courtyards in total.

The study, living room, wing room and other facilities are all available, supplemented by exquisite home furnishings.

There is a large floor in the middle of the two entrances, and an incense burner is placed in the middle hall of the last entrance. There is a faint green smoke rising from the incense burner, and a calligraphy banner is hung above it.

After Cao Su made arrangements for his family, he received Liu Yiqi in the middle hall.

Liu Yiqi flicked her messy hair, and sat beside Cao Su.

When he was about to speak, he saw a beautiful woman walking over with tea.

Liu Yiqi was stunned.

It's fine if it's an ordinary maid, Li Nanyan's appearance and figure can't be ignored by her no matter what.

Li Nanyan smiled at Liu Yiqi and poured a cup of tea.

Then he turned around and came to Cao Su's side, and poured Cao Su a glass of water.

Cao Su said with a faint smile, "Thank you Madam."

This title made Liu Yiqi suddenly change color.

Thinking of the hardships and hardships along the way, I suddenly felt a little sour in my heart, and my expression darkened.

Cao Su stretched out his hand and asked from a distance: "Miss Liu, all businesses in Youzhou Prefecture are waiting to be flourished. I will replace wine with tea, and I propose a toast to you."

Cao Su expressed his gratitude to Liu Yiqi. This journey would not have been so smooth without the cover of the Liu family caravan.

Liu Yiqi calmed down the irritability in her heart, raised her teacup, and said flatly: "It's all trivial, General Pingbei, please be polite."

"This is not a trivial matter. I hear what you mean, but did you encounter any trouble on the way?"

"After crossing the Shenguan, all the way was safe and sound, but when we arrived in Linbei City, we encountered a sudden attack by a group of strong men."

The strongman attacked, Cao Su's face was stern, and he motioned for Liu Yiqi to continue talking.

"At that time, Linbei City of Yuzhou was holding a martial arts conference. Some martial arts practitioners from northern Yuzhou, Jizhou, and southern Gwangju all went to Linbei City of Yuzhou to participate in the martial arts conference."

"We passed through this city and saw many martial arts people."

"I heard that the martial arts conference was held to compete for the 'Lion King Token'. At that time, people from both black and white martial arts from the three states came."

"At that time, Linbei City was in chaos, and we also noticed that fish and dragons were mixed together, and there was some danger, so we took the initiative to speed up the pace of departure. We never thought that as soon as we walked out of Linbei City, we would be attacked by a group of strong men. They were clearly coming for uncles and aunts. , I do not know how to get our whereabouts."

"Afterwards, General Zhao Xi tried his best to protect each other, and the four of us took a detour, crossed the river from the lower reaches of Luoshui, and then kept hiding in the East, hiding our whereabouts until we entered the border of Youzhou, and hired a In a carriage, we arrived at Youzhou Prefecture."

Liu Yiqi briefly talked about the things on the road.

These days, it is quite normal to be attacked by strongmen while on the road, like their caravan of the Liu family, they are robbed countless times a year.

When you are lucky, you can buy passing money by giving up some goods.

When luck is unlucky, some hard-fought battles are inevitable.

Therefore, it is not easy to be a businessman these days, and it is not easy to maintain a stable business route.

The Liu family had a stable business route, but they had never come to Youzhou to do business, so they were not familiar with the situation, and were robbed by strongmen.

And the place where the strongman chooses to attack is also very particular. Linbei City is located at the junction of the three states, and it has always been chaotic. In addition, the holding of the martial arts conference has added many uncertain factors. It will not be so easy to investigate in the future.

Cao Su said in a deep voice, "Are you sure they are coming after my parents?"

"It's almost the same. I remember that the leader said at the time that they must not be allowed to cross the Luoshui. If they come to rob from the road, why would they care where we go? But after thinking about it, there is only one."

Liu Yiqi didn't continue, but the meaning was self-evident.

Cao Su was silent, and there was a dangerous light in his flickering eyes.

"We will discuss this matter later. Since Miss Liu is here, are you interested in setting up a business in our Youzhou?"

The reason why Cao Su kept Liu Yiqi and negotiated with her immediately was to attract investment.

The entire southern part of Youzhou is under his temporary control, and the trade routes can lead to various places in Qianyuan.

To prosper business and trade, one relies on gathering population, and the other relies on external drive.

Cao Su moved the people from Tuxian Mountain here, which was the first step of strategy, and the second step was to contact familiar friends such as the Liu family and the Ma family to set up a business in Youzhou Prefecture.

Liu Yiqi had been thinking about this matter before she came, and now that Cao Su had brought it up, she smiled and returned to her previous capable look: "Invited by the adults, the girls are naturally willing to come to set up a business, but this business , can the adults talk about it carefully?"

Qianyuan also had business names before, but the policies for business names are different in different places.

Cao Su also thought about some policies, and after Liu Yiqi asked questions, he answered them one by one.

"One is to reduce taxes and fees. According to the tribute, Xu Jin will pay one-tenth of it, and the rest will buy it according to the regulations."

Cao Su wanted to develop commerce, so he naturally opened the door to convenience. The first policy was to directly transfer profits to firms, reducing taxes and fees to an unprecedented low.

When Liu Yiqi heard this, she stood up immediately in shock.

Looking at Cao Su in disbelief: "The general is serious?"

A tax of [-]% was unheard of by Liu Yiqi.

In recent years, the society has been in turmoil and the national treasury has been empty, so the imperial court has been increasing various taxes, among which the commercial tax is particularly heavy, and it is different from place to place, with layers of exploitation. many benefits.

Businessmen seek profit, and it has always been like this.

Now that Cao Su has lowered the tax, it means that the Liu family can sell goods at a lower market price, and it will be able to quickly occupy the market that did not belong to them.

In this way, other merchants will inevitably do the same, and the overall price of commodities in the city will decrease.

The living pressure of the residents is reduced, and more people will come to live in the city in the future. When there are more people, there will be more people buying goods. The goods sell well, and the commercial tax revenue does not drop at all, forming a virtuous circle.

Of course, the premise of all this is a stable business environment.

Cao Su looked at Liu Yiqi solemnly: "I guarantee with my personality that this statement is true. Liu's family is in the prefecture of Youzhou, so they can operate business with confidence and boldness. I have an army of [-] square feet to protect you."

Liu Yiqi looked at Cao Su and was keenly aware of the business opportunities in Youzhou Prefecture.

Cao Su said indifferently: "Of course, I still have some additional requirements for your Liu family business."

"any request?"

"It's very simple, I need you to provide me with enough food every year."

Cao Su will not take the risk of letting caravans transport controlled items such as weapons and armor, but food is available, and the maturity time of food varies from place to place. If Cao Su launches a war in autumn or next winter, the rate of food consumption will be It will be amazing.

The food in the city of Youzhou is empty, so Cao Su must make an early plan to stock up enough food to deal with unknown risks and challenges.

The Liu family has done things like selling food before, but when they were in the capital, the market had already been divided up, so the Liu family never got involved.

Now that Cao Su took the initiative to ask them to expand their business territory, there was no reason for Liu Yiqi to refuse.

"As long as you enter the boundary of Youzhou Prefecture, I can protect your safety, but the road ahead is not easy." Cao Su couldn't cross the boundary to help, and had to rely on the Liu family's own strength in the early stage.

Liu Yiqi nodded: "The general can protect the safety of Youzhou Mansion, that's already great."

She felt a little uneasy. Cao Su gave him too many benefits, and the policies in all aspects were very good, but the return he asked for was very low, which was not in line with common sense.

Cao Su said in a deep voice: "Don't be burdened, you are not the first and will not be the last company in Youzhou Prefecture."

"Of course, I hope you can be number one and make your due contributions to the prosperity of Youzhou Prefecture."

Cao Pingbei's speech was impeccable, and Liu Yiqi gradually relaxed after listening to it.

The two discussed the details of the firm's settlement. Cao Su generously divided the area in the city and rented it to the Liu family.

The Liu family intended to buy directly, but Cao Su was not allowed to buy the shop, only allowed to lease, and finally signed a three-year cooperation and lease contract with the Liu family.

"Yiqi has worked hard, don't leave tonight, and have a banquet in my mansion!"

After discussing for a day, the relationship between the two became much closer.

Cao Su opened his mouth to invite, and Liu Yiqi naturally had no reason to refuse.

　Happy full moon night, I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)