In the halls of the royal palace of Shiraz, King Shiraz watched with interest as one of his ministers and a young captain from the distant island of Liuqiu bargained over barbecue. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The vizier at first demanded through an interpreter the same number and size of ships in their fleet, on the condition that they offered to exchange whatever they wanted, land and slaves, and that there would be no shortage of them.

Xiao Er rejected the other party with a smile, Liuqiu Island is not without so many sea ships, in fact, you can have as many as you want, the key is who can steer it for you...... There has always been a shortage of sailors on the island, and all of them are paid a lot of money!

As soon as his words fell, the ministers in the hall talked for a while...... Wang Zheng whispered to the Great Song merchant who helped translate, what were those people talking about.

The translator smiled wryly and said that they didn't even know that they had to pay for hiring sailors!

Xiao Er added at this time that the operation of the Liuqiu sea ship is different, and it must be trained!

The ministers of the king of Shiraz nodded their heads repeatedly, and although it was impossible for him to know how to steer the ship of the Stream, he could also see that the ship of the Streamer had many ropes and tall masts, and was in no way different from their long-sailed boats...... The most amazing thing is that their tail rudder is actually attached to the stern of the boat, which is very different from the long rod rudder.

So Xiao Er's statement was agreed by the minister.

Wang Zheng observed the words and expressions on the side, and he was really not afraid that the other party would follow the Tatar robbers' example of confiscating it as "state-owned", that is, "they have".

Both were prepared before they set off...... Those sailors, or those who appear to be retinues, can be turned into valiant warriors at any time!

In fact, they all believe that they can eat the island...... But how to digest it is another problem that cannot be solved yet.

The king of Shiraz may have been imbued with a commercial spirit for a long time, and he was not willing to rob the people who came to do business...... However, when they found out that the other party was far lower than their own level, they also bullied and discriminated against, so the two of them never regarded the people up and down the country of Shiraz as real businessmen.

Otherwise, they would not have robbed and sold black slaves, nor would they have implemented such a biased economic policy against the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty.

Wang Zheng saw that they were discussing, and he whispered to Xiao Er, "You mention the matter of trade with them again...... Look at how much tax they set for us, and pay attention to the difference between them and Da Song......"

Xiao Er snorted at the Great Song merchant and whispered, "They have accepted their fate...... You don't want us to mention it yet. ”

Wang Zheng said impatiently: "Which one took care of them? What about the same kind of text? When they are timid, they ignore them...... We don't owe them anything! ”

That makes sense...... Those people can choose to ask for a side, but you are naturally timid and always resign yourself to fate, and you can't blame anyone else!

Xiao Er nodded, agreeing with Wang Zheng's opinion.

The ministers finally figured it out, and they reported to their Shiraz king first.

The Great Song merchant was next to him and whispered a translation.

In the end, they and Xiao Er decided on a solution, exchanging some of the island's land and a few slaves for two sea ships, and then training other sailors.

It was a reasonable approach, and in exchange for ten at once, they had no sailors at all, and they stopped there in vain.

Regarding the question of sailors' training, Xiao Er gave them a suggestion that some black sailors could be sent to follow them, and then they could return in the sea boats.

It's a good idea!

The king of Shiraz didn't have to worry about manpower at all, and there were quite a few places to provide the land on the island.

Doing business with them, they can receive tax on buying and selling anyway, so it's a great fit!

At this point, Wang Zheng spoke, and he politely asked about the number of taxes paid by the Layer of Rising Countries.

Pointing to the gifts brought to him, the king of Shiraz said, "If you always bring such miraculous goods from such a distant land, I can collect only twenty percent of your taxes!" ”

Wang Zheng is actually not used to sitting and talking, but he can't stand up------ sitting and talking is polite here, everyone in the hall is sitting, and he stands up too prominently.

He took a breath and said slowly, "Your Majesty, we can't accept this amount!" ”

The voice was calm and powerful.

The translator whispered: "Wang Gangshou, you have to think about it------ this is already an unexpected joy!" ”

Xiao Er interjected and said: "Unfair transactions, even if they are formally unfair, we can't accept them, because they are not destined to last long------ you can convey them truthfully, we would rather not negotiate!" ”

Well, the Great Song merchant relayed it truthfully.

King Shiraz smiled slightly, and said something more, and the ministers echoed him.

It turned out that what he meant was that the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty had to pay 30% of the tax, and it was enough to take care of the merchants of Liuqiu Island by calculating 20%.

They guessed that the local goods must be sold at a good price in the Great Song Dynasty or Liuqiu Island------ otherwise you wouldn't have come here from thousands of miles away!

Wang Zheng and Xiao Er immediately understood why they had to levy more taxes on the purchase and sale of merchants in the Great Song Dynasty------ but their logic didn't make sense at all!

Wang Zheng immediately imitated their logic and said: "Lilacs, ivory, rhinoceros horns and other objects are all produced in the wild, you don't need to bother at all, just organize people to get them------- and our goods have to go through stormy waves, tens of thousands of miles away, and even people will die on the way because the journey is too long, for the sake of the faces of those who died, you should not charge us sales tax!" ”

The Great Song merchant relayed Wang Zheng's narrative with emotion, and of course he hoped that people like himself could also reduce taxes!

To be honest, he also knew that the goods he brought in the Great Song Dynasty were not worth much money at all, but due to the limitation of distance, they couldn't bring more, and they were also a little unwilling to charge them thirty percent of the sales tax------

By this time, it was completely dark, and the hall was lit with a dozen torches as thick as a child's arm, and the whole hall was bright.

After hearing the relays of the Great Song merchant, the king of Shiraz was silent for a moment, and then said, "I'll talk about this later, young captain from afar, and we'll give you a reply tomorrow."

You must know that the Creator created all things, and it is not so easy to get them out of thin air.

Every tusk and rhino horn is stained with the blood of hunters------"

Wang Zheng and Xiao Er laughed after listening to King Shiraz's words, believing that his words were true.

The hunting techniques of this plane are very low-level, not to mention hunting beasts such as elephants and rhinoceros on the ------continent west of the Layer Pull Country, and it is normal for some hunters to die.

Xiao Er said happily at this time: "We don't think it's that difficult!" In a few days we will go to the western continent to hunt, and we may be very fruitful. ”

Hehe, the king of Shiraz laughed in his heart, young people are young people after all, and they don't know how powerful the beast is!

He waved his hand, and dozens of Huihui slave girls appeared in the hall, and they sent all kinds of fresh fruits.

The slave girls didn't wear veils, and they all had good faces.

Xiao Er's interest was only in those delicious fresh fruits, but Wang Zheng seemed to be irritable for no reason. (To be continued.) )