After the initial desertion, the Zhaoxian Pavilion became lively, but everyone in the city who has a skill, all want to try their luck here, without him, the people look at the craftsmen who were very lowly in the past can be hired, and their hearts are also itchy, no matter what, they are all villagers, no one wants to admit that they are worse than others, and they can be seen by the Zhaoxian Hall, even if they are people from the official family, and the status of the official family is transcendent.

Jinyang needs more businessmen to drive the development of the economy, and it is far from enough to rely on the most primitive taxes.

Although the Xianbei people live in a vast terrain, they cannot get some technical products, such as porcelain and tea, which are the most needed by the nomads on the grassland.

Receiving the invitation of the state governor's office, the businessmen of Jinyang were very surprised and surprised, since ancient times, the status of businessmen is the lowest, and the most important thing for politicians is the people's livelihood.

The businessmen of this era, even if they have a lot of money, are low-key, even if they want to be high-profile, they must come according to the requirements, and the brocade and silk can only be secretly enjoyed at home.

Looking at the businessmen in simple clothes, Lu Bu sighed without knowing what was going on, could it be that the merchants in Jinyang were so poor.

"It is the intention of the official to invite you here." Lu Bu glanced around at everyone and said with a smile.

The merchants' eyes were blazing, and when they learned that the one above was Mu Lu Bu, their mood was even more difficult to calm down.

"There are not a few merchants in Jinyang, the Xianbei people outside the customs need our supplies, and we also need their horses, before that, the merchants were doing business in secret, and the official also knew about it."

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

"From now on, all merchants in Jinyang must be registered, and every time they trade with foreign people, they must also be registered, and they are not allowed to sell blades and iron weapons, and if they are found, they will immediately confiscate their family assets." Lu Bu's voice was a little cold, Xianbei people are wolf ambitions, if they have enough weapons, who knows if they will come up with more ideas.

"That's what adults say." The merchants in the field echoed one after another, it was not easy for the transaction with the Xianbei people to come to the fore, and no one would be stupid enough to sell blades to challenge the state governor's government.

"But every transaction with a foreigner shall be taxed at 20 percent." Lu Bu said the most important purpose.

Twenty percent is already very heavy for businessmen, and before trading with foreign peoples, they were all sneaky, so naturally they didn't need to pay taxes, and many people even thought carefully.

Coughing lightly, Lu Bu said: "Anyone who finds that he has traded with a foreign tribe without permission will be regarded as a collaborator and traitor, and the horses traded with foreigners can be sold to the state pastoral government, which will handle it, and cannot trade privately." ”

In the face of the coercion and benefits of the state pastoral government, the businessman chose to compromise and established the Jinyang Chamber of Commerce, referred to as the Jin Shang, but all the registered businessmen will be protected by the state pastoral government, but they need to pay taxes according to the amount, and the members of the Jin merchants must help each other.

Merchants are a vulnerable group, many of them rely on the family to live, just like Jinyang merchants, once they go to other counties, they are often oppressed, and this provision of the state pastoral government is very popular with businessmen.

Later, everyone elected the 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 the merchants of the state will operate on a predetermined track, and their taxes can greatly stimulate the development of the state.

For example, trading with foreign people requires a large amount of porcelain, tea, and cloth, so that more people can find things to do and find economic resources for them.

After everyone left, Lu Bu left Li Fan behind, the Li family is also a big family in Jinyang, and the family has rich resources, but the head of the family, Li Fan, has better eyesight, and is very cooperative with a series of actions such as the planning of the city by the state pastor, and learned that there is a shortage of grain and grass in the city, and took the initiative to donate ten thousand stone of grain, and Li Su also mentioned this matter in front of him.

There are families in the city, Lu Bu does not exclude them, as long as these families can follow the rules of the state pastor to ensure that they live a very nourishing life, just like this transaction with foreigners, the merchants of the world know that the oil and water in it are abundant, and they are secretly sold, but Lu Bu has brought it to the fore, and is protected by the state pastor's house, this alone will make the merchants of Jinyang secretly laugh.

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

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

"Exactly, this is the paper produced by Jinyang, called Jin paper, you take a closer look." Lu Bu was very satisfied with Li Fan's reaction.

When Li Fan heard this, after looking at it carefully, he rubbed the surface of the paper with his hand, but his expression revealed that he was very satisfied.

After a long time, Li Fan reluctantly put down the paper and said: "This paper is comparable to the villain's previous paper in Luoyang, and the surface is even smoother." Although Li Fan wanted to know how much of this Jin paper there was, he couldn't help it.

"Oh, President Li still has this insight, so President Li said, how much does this paper cost?"

Li Fan looked at Lu Bu in disbelief, paper is a thing that literati need, and in the eyes of literati, it is an elegant thing, if the people of the world know Lu Bu's words, it will definitely be a criticism.

Seeing that Lu Bu's expression did not seem to be fake, Li Fan said: "The villain is dull, and he doesn't know what to do." ”

Lu Budao: "In your opinion, what is the appropriate price?" ”

After pondering for a moment, Li Fan said: "My lord, paper is a sought-after thing, I'm afraid it's hard to measure, if you have five hundred yuan a piece, I'm afraid it will be sold out in an instant." ”

"Five hundred dollars a piece?" Lu Bu was surprised, you must know that 500 yuan is to buy five stone 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.

"My lord, since Luoyang was burned by Dong thieves, the technology of papermaking has not been known to outsiders, and it must be extremely easy to sell even if it is a thousand dollars." Li Fan knows more about this.

"Okay, the official will give you 10,000 pieces first, and you only need to buy them at the price of 800 yuan each." Lu Budao.

"Ten thousand? Each piece of 800 coins is 8 million coins, and when it is exchanged for grain, it is 80,000 stones. Li Fan quickly calculated in his heart, he naturally saw the profit of the paper, even if it was sold separately, it was easy to sell a thousand dollars.

But after all, eight million yuan is not a small amount, Li Fan pondered for a long time, but still decided to buy it, if this is done properly, it can be much more profitable than risking his life to trade with foreigners.