When the five-masted ship Jingwei arrived at Marbury Harbor in the southwest of the Tianzhu Continent, it was already late autumn.

At this time, Port Marbury was far more prosperous than in the past------ many merchants of the Great Song Dynasty and Liuqiu Island opened trading stations here, and like the Cairo area, a commercial street belonging to the merchants of both the Great Song Dynasty and Liuqiu Island had already been built here.

There are also some small shops set up by Goryeo, Japanese and Hui merchants.

The port conditions of Marbury Port are very good, and dozens of ships of more than 3,000 tons can be docked directly, in fact, this is the local king of Marbury Port with the help of New Oriental Group Company after several years of construction.

King Marbury didn't know how big his territory was, he didn't know how many subjects he had, and he didn't even know how many troops he had, but he knew that he couldn't do without those merchants of the Great Song Dynasty and Liuqiu Island.

Port Marbury has the inherent advantage of being a spice distribution center, but without those merchants, it would only be a spice dealer, not an ever-expanding city.

King Marbury thanked the New Oriental Group for generously buying the land in the Marbury area, and also built rows of two- and three-story houses, bringing light to the night.

Thanks to them, they also paid a lot of money to hire farmers here to work in other places------ those farmers returned home once a year, and they brought back more wealth than expected.

King Marbury is completely inseparable from the generous commercial taxes brought to him by Port Marbury!

Here the Jingwei unloaded a third of the goods such as pewter, coats, shoes, and silk umbrellas, which were ordered by the shops here, and then loaded them with some other spices to replenish some household supplies.

During this period, Jingwei also undertook the business of several shops to deliver goods to the Happiness Island or Cairo area, and also accepted the boarding requests of several merchants.

Due to the time constraints, the crew of the Jingwei did not visit Marbury City, they have seen the best and bigger cities, but they are keen to exchange some gold and silver ornaments with some small traders and vendors in the harbor.

It was customary for the captain of a long-distance voyage to allow sailors to carry personal belongings no more than their body weight, so that the sailors could earn some extra money by turning a blind eye to the other.

The choice of what small cargo is suitable for sailors to bring, and how to achieve the maximum benefit of exchange with others, can only depend on personal ability.

By the time he left Port Marbury, Wallace had become a more skilled sailor.

The boatswain was glad that the white boy was indeed a clever and hard-working fellow, and taught him how to use the sextant.

There were five merchants boarding in Port Marbury, and four of them seemed to know each other, and they always acted together.

Eat together and walk on the deck together.

The fifth man seemed to be a maverick, who always acted in silence alone, not talking to anyone else, and not being with anyone else.

He often leaned against the deck, smoking alone at the sea, and there was perhaps endless sorrow in the smoke he spewed.

This person is Pan Xuezhong, the former chairman and general manager of Golden Kirin Company.

For other merchants, this ride was a business trip, and for him it was an escape trip.

The matter was caused by the tax police------ who completely targeted him.

Earlier, the tax policeman had brought an assistant to visit him at his mansion and was immediately struck by the luxury of his home.

Gold, ivory, rhinoceros horn and pearls, and coral filled the hall, and everywhere they looked------ the Persian carpet under their feet would sink into the vamps of their shoes!

The two of them couldn't help but feel a little less restrained.

Pan Xuezhong was smiling at the time, but he was sneering in his heart, what's the matter, two poor bastards, now you see someone with money, right?!

He politely let the two of them into the small whale skin soft couch and began to get to the point.

mentioned the issue of taxation, Pan Xuezhong saw that the restraint in the eyes of the tax policeman disappeared, and a kind of ------- righteousness followed? Or rather, it's a murderous ------- makes him uncomfortable anyway.

Pan Xuezhong interrupted the tax policeman's questioning and said:

"The previous business of the Golden Kirin Company has account books, your leisure can be checked a few more times, we have never sold the shares of the shell company at all, and there is no tax evasion------ you see, I have so much gold and silver treasures, how can I miss your taxes?!"

This mansion cost nearly 12,000 yuan to build and decorate, and I heard that it is more luxurious than the house of the owner of Zhang!

How can you not make him proud!!

Pan Xuezhong asked proudly: "How much money can you earn in a year?" ”

The tax policeman said uncomfortably: "More than three hundred ------"

"Hahaha, it's not as much as I earn in a day------- when you come to my company to look for me, every employee you meet is several times your income!

Listen to me carefully, how about I sell you a few shares of New Oriental? Let people taste the taste of money------- you can't think of it, right? ”

The tax officer's face turned red and he said, "Are you bribing me?" ”

On the island of Liuqiu, it is a felony for officials and public officials to accept bribes, and instead of hard labor, they are serving their sentences in a prison on an isolated island.

Pan Xuezhong said indifferently: "It's not a bribe, I'm just selling stocks to the two of you------ it's not illegal." ”

The tax policeman said: "We don't have money without you, but we are law-abiding and at ease------ when we were still soldiers in the army, I understood a truth, those who do not abide by the regulations will not die well!" ”

"Nonsense!"

Pan Xuezhong jumped up suddenly, he took out his wallet casually, and it was full of 100 bills!

"Look at it, it's all gold and silver! How much can you earn in your lifetime? Well?! Three of them will make you work hard for a year! ”

He shook it casually, and the money rained down in the air.

The tax policeman also stood up, and he said quietly: "We will continue to investigate until we find a direct relative------ if the accounts cannot be found, I will check the person, I believe that someone will know."

If you don't want people to know, you can't do it yourself! ”

"Get out! Get out of my house! -------Who told you to break into my house at will? I'm a man who knows how to beg for the law!! ”

The tax policeman smiled, and left with his assistant in a hundred bills.

When they went out, they got into a four-wheeled carriage in a hidden place.

The tax collector laughed and said, "We him off------"

His assistant said, "Yes, I see that his muscles are exposed." ”

"Hmmm! Let's see who he's going to go to first------"

Pan Xuezhong sat with his head in his luxurious hall, damn it, he was actually entangled!

No one could check the accounts, but ------ he suddenly thought of Liang Xiaobai who had left him, that guy knew some things about himself, don't let him betray him when the time comes.

So he called a servant and told him to prepare his horse, and he was ready to talk to him.