Kai Fu Han

Chapter 561
In the face of family and national interests, these gentry will most likely choose their own interests.

When facing family and self, everyone will act selfishly.

This time Gao Yuan sent people to arrest the main men of eight families. These families had no other choice.

This is not an unbearable loss for one or two people.

"The emperor will not compromise for these families." Li Gang had a headache.

Enemies like the Xinghan League are really invincible, and they can't win in a head-on confrontation. Faced with such crooked tactics, there is no way to deal with them.

"You are not alone." Zhao Nan reminded that the families whose men were arrested are naturally helpers of the Xinghan League: "I will distribute these letters to the eight families, and the officials they support will help you."

Li Gang was still a little hesitant. Seeing that the knowledge he brought back from the Xinghan League had already taken effect, maybe after some time, Nan Zhao would be able to deal with the Xinghan League head-on.

Perhaps by developing powerful firearms like those of the Xinghan League, those assassins who come and go can also block them.

"You don't think that the forbidden troops outside the door can protect you? Or do you think that our Xinghan Alliance will not pursue the things you and Mr. Xu did?" Zhao Nan saw Li Gang's hesitation and knew that he was there. Weigh the pros and cons.

"I'm already at this age, and half of my body has already been buried in the ground. Maybe one day, I'll be able to finish it on my own without your help." Li Gang laughed at himself.

The words were spoken lightly, but there was a firmness in them, indicating that Li Gang was not afraid of death.

"Haha, how can we as subordinates dare to change the book and knowledge given to you by the alliance leader himself? Besides, with your prestige among the people, if you let the people know that our Xinghan Alliance has harmed you, this dirty water You can splash it on yourself in a down-to-earth manner." Zhao Nan took back the threat he had just made. He shouldn't be so frivolous towards a scholar with integrity.

"But having said that, our Xinghan Alliance and Southern Zhao previously reached a peace agreement, which clearly stipulated that the governments of the two countries must not interfere with normal private trade without reason, and must not limit the content and quantity of transactions." As he spoke, Zhao Nan raised his head and stared into Li Gang's eyes: "On this point, our Xinghan League can be said to be frank and frank, but you Nan Zhao has indeed breached the contract."

Li Gang was embarrassed by being stared at by Zhao Nan, so he reluctantly found an excuse that was not an excuse: "What kind of country do you think the Xinghan Alliance is?"

"Hey, during the peace talks between the two countries, no one said that our Xinghan Alliance was not a country." Zhao Nan said sarcastically.

There was a moment of awkwardness in the room.

"Master, it will be too late if you don't leave." A servant asked outside the door.

Obviously he was urging Li Gang to go to court, but secretly he was trying to test Li Gang's condition because the room had been quiet for too long.

"Wait a moment." Li Gang replied.

"No need to wait." Zhao Nan stood up: "Since you don't want to be this 'evil' person, then I will do it. You go to court now, and I will go find those eight grain merchants who have lost their backbone and take a look. Between the two of us, who can get what he wants?"

In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a paper poster.

It depends on whether Li Gang has the courage to become a paper framer in Nan Zhao.

"Stay!" Li Gang called to stop Zhao Nan who was walking to the door.

Zhao Nan stood still and turned to look at Li Gang.

"Give me a day or two."

"can."

After saying that, Zhao Nan turned around and left the Li Mansion, then walked around the street a few times to make sure everyone was following him before returning to Titing's secret stronghold.

Zhao Nan didn't know how the game in the court would develop in the end, but the result was satisfactory.At noon on May [-]th, a palm-sized Chinese character "Han" was posted on the wall next to the gate of Li Mansion.

Zhao Nan, who received the signal, immediately came to the door.

"The officials have agreed to your purchase of grain in Jiangnan, but you must pay a tax of one hundred cents per stone of grain." Li Gang explained to Zhao Nan the results of the two days of discussions in court.

This result was faster than Li Gang expected.

Nan Zhao Chaotang, who was originally stiff and slow, and kept checks and balances, wanted to discuss something, but it would be impossible to achieve results within ten days and a half.

But this time it was different. Most of the officials in the court supported the continued implementation of the peace agreement with the Xinghan League.

Among the more than half, half of the officials were very active and kept saying all sorts of things, such as "The people in Hebei were affected by the disaster, but the housekeeper was kind and had to save them.", "Southern Zhao is such a big country, how can we break our trust?" "…etc

These literati gave full play to the advantage of the two words of the word "官" and changed the black one into the white one.

Without thinking at all, selling food to the Xinghan League now is feeding tigers, and it will be eaten back one day.

Li Gang knew this, and I believe all the officials in the court knew this, but no one could do anything about it.

Li Gang can be tough and not afraid of death!But other officials can't. They have families and a comfortable life. How can they put their lives in danger for a little thing about grain trading?

Xinghan League's "killing chickens to warn monkeys" this time has a remarkable effect.

"How is this possible? The price of food in Jiangnan is only one stone and a hundred cents from farmers. You just levy double the tax, which is obvious robbery." Of course, Zhao Nan could not agree to Li Gang's request all of a sudden.

Although for the Xinghan League, two or three cents per pound, or three or four cents, actually has little impact. The most important thing is to be able to buy food.

"It's impossible for you Xinghan League to receive a penny or a pound of grain." Li Gang exposed the basis of Zhao Nan's words.

Without a penny or a pound of food, there is naturally no argument for doubling taxes.

Zhao Nan knew clearly: Li Gang was right.

As long as the restrictions on grain trade between the two countries are lifted and the Xinghan Alliance wants to get grain in Jiangnan, grain prices will inevitably rise sharply.

"The tax you charge when purchasing grain in your Nan Zhao is very reasonable. According to the current commercial tax in your Nan Zhao, the general tax rate on daily consumables is about [-]%. I think it is appropriate to set the tax on grain purchase at [-]%." Zhao Nan started bargaining.

The industrial products sold by the Xinghan League to Nan Zhao have long been levied tariffs. Now that Nan Zhao exports grain, the tax is reasonable.

"What the officials give is a tax of one penny per catty. No matter whether the price of grain is one penny per catty or one cent per hundred catties, the tax rate is one penny per catty. In total, you Xinghan League will not necessarily suffer a loss." Li Gang told Zhao Nan He did the math: "If the price of grain exceeds ten kilograms per penny, the tax for one penny is already less than [-]%."

Zhao Nan is not a simple intelligence spy. In recent years, Zhao Nan has been basically responsible for the business in Jiangnan, so he knows that the price of food cannot exceed ten cents.

If it exceeds ten cents, it is cost-effective for the ship to go further south, all the way to Fujian Road, Guangnan Road, or even to the countries in the South China Sea to buy grain.

"This price is non-negotiable, it's about the official's face." Li Gang didn't want to continue to be like the merchants, asking Zhao Nan for penny, penny for the tax price, so he directly gave the final word.

Zhao Nan understood the routine as soon as he heard it.

The Emperor of Nan Zhao devoted all his attention to these routines, which destined Nan Zhao to linger on.

(End of this chapter)