Man Bao looked at Magistrate Tang's face for a while and knew that she couldn't be kind today, so she pulled her fourth brother and the smartest Bai Shan aside to discuss in a low voice, "What should we do?"

Bai Shan looked at Zhou Lang and said, "Could it be cheaper?"

Zhou Lang whispered: "It's okay, but if it's less, I have to make some profit, right?"

This is not his business alone, but the whole family's business. Now it is basically Zhou Dalang and the others who select good wheat seeds from all over the house and take them back at 20% to 30% higher than the market price of the wheat. Then he will sell them after he returns.

Come here, sell it, send the money back, and get new wheat seeds.

Because it is a small business and he only sells around Yizhou City, he does not dare to buy too many wheat seeds every time. Like this time, he only brought two sacks. Previously, he had to catch up with the opportunity to plant winter wheat, so he bought several wheat seeds.

Every time he transported it here one by one.

Now that the winter wheat has almost been planted, he doesn't dare to sell too much for fear that the wheat will fall into his own hands. After all, his family has no need for this kind of wheat, and it is too expensive to eat as wheat.

I'm afraid his father is fine if he doesn't eat, but will get sick if he eats.

Heartbroken and sick.

Therefore, Zhou Lang paid great attention to controlling costs. He whispered: "You can't lose money, or my father will beat me to death."

"Of course we can't lose money," Man Bao looked at her fourth brother speechlessly, "I'm not stupid."

Bai Shan made the decision: "Then let's reduce it to one hundred and ten cents per dou."

Zhou Lang was heartbroken, "That fight cost thirty coins."

Man Bao ignored him and asked Bai Shan: "What are the conditions?"

Bai Shan lowered his voice and said: "Ask him for an official document approving the sale, and waive the fees for entering and exiting the city..."

Man Bao's eyes lit up and he added: "Yes, since the price is cheap, let's focus on sales and simply buy all the wheat seeds for next two seasons. We can make a lot of money with small profits but quick turnover. By the way, why are wheat seeds sold?

Does it need to be approved by the Yamen?"

How come she doesn't know this?

Bai Shan happened to see such a rule, but he didn't expect Zhou Lang at the time.

He whispered: "Things that are related to people's livelihood and national destiny, such as salt, iron, grain seeds, etc., must be sold through the local county government, and approval can only be given after confirming that the shop owner is able to bear the relevant risks. Not only seeds, but actually the sale of grain

There is also this rule, but your fourth brother doesn’t open a shop, he drives his cart and sells it everywhere, and the people don’t sue the officials.”

Bai Shan lowered his voice and said: "When you open a shop, you have to pay part of the income as tax to the Yamen every quarter. When the tax reaches a certain amount, you will be a merchant, and your household registration will be further reduced."

Manbao knew this. When she bought a shop for her sister-in-law in the county town, she asked Magistrate Yang about this matter. Magistrate Yang said that based on the profit of her sister-in-law's shop, unless she could own three shops at the same time,

Otherwise, there is no need to change her household registration because the amount of tax she pays each quarter is not large.

Still can't reach the business limit.

"With the official document approving the sale, and your fourth brother has no shop, even if he is exempted from commercial tax, it's not much different from the two and one neutralization."

Before Man Bao agreed, Zhou Lang already clapped his hands and said happily: "This is good, this is good. After calculation, it seems that we won't lose money."

Man Bao looked at him silently for a while, but said nothing. He nodded and said, "Fourth brother, go talk to Magistrate Tang."

Zhou Lang looked at her suspiciously, "Is there no problem?"

Man Bao shook his head, "No more, go ahead."

Zhou Lang hesitated and took two steps. Seeing that Yaomei didn't stop him, he quickly walked towards Magistrate Tang.

Bai Shan waited until he was far away and asked, "What's wrong?"

Man Bao sighed sadly and said, "If there was a shop, our new wheat seeds wouldn't be so much lower than the market price. Calculate the difference between the current market price of new wheat seeds and ours."

Bai Shan did the math, opened his mouth wide, and said in annoyance: "I forgot this, then why didn't you remind Brother Zhou just now?"

"Because I suddenly thought that this is wrong for us," Man Bao said: "The price of grain in Yizhou City is wrong now, and the price of seeds is also wrong. Our wheat has the same price from harvest to grain merchants.

, and then it’s another price when it comes out of the grain store. Calculate it carefully, no matter how many times it changes hands in the middle, it’s a fact that it more than doubles when you go in and come out again.”

"It takes four to five months for us to plow, sow, work, and then harvest. We have put in so much effort and sweat, but they may not be able to do it for a month, but they get more than us.

There will be more." Man Bao said: "No matter how much the Tang County Magistrate lowers the price, this batch of grain seeds will eventually go into the hands of the refugees free of charge. The ones sold by my fourth brother will also go directly into the hands of farmers who want to cultivate, so why should we?

According to the market price?"

"We just calculate the selling price based on our own costs. As long as we make some profit and the money we make is enough for us to put in so much energy and physical strength." Man Bao said with a smile: "So I thought, the price is low.

It’s cheap.”

The magistrate of Tang County, who wanted to see the quality of their wheat seeds, asked Zhou Lang to dig out the grain seeds in the car. He turned around and saw two children talking together in whispers. When he walked up, he heard these words.

.

He couldn't help but pause for a moment, then stepped forward with a smile, "What did you say?"

Manbao turned around and replied: "I won't tell you."

I knew it even without telling me. Magistrate Tang smiled slightly and changed the subject, "Have you been secretly reading books in the government school recently?"

Being caught as a thief, Man Bao stuck out his tongue with a guilty conscience.

Seeing that she was honest, County Magistrate Tang was satisfied and mentioned another matter with a smile, "By the way, I have been discussing with several drugstore shopkeepers recently. I want to ask the doctors in the city to do some medicine before the weather gets cold.

Refugees, please take a look at your health. If you are sick, treat it as soon as possible. Otherwise, the weather is cold and some people may not be able to survive the winter. Aren't you learning to prescribe medicine? Do you want to have a table by yourself?"

Manbao's eyes lit up and he asked, "Can I?"

After asking, he frowned again, "Although I wrote the prescription alone in the pharmacy, Dr. Ji always sat behind me to help me check."

Magistrate Tang smiled and said: "Of course, I will build a shed for you, and you will receive female guests exclusively. Some women are sick and it is difficult to go to the doctor. And you happen to be a female doctor. I believe there will be some problems."

Few people seek medical treatment from you."

Man Bao asked: "What about the prescription? Can they afford it if I prescribe it?"

Magistrate Tang sighed, "That's why I said I'm poor. These medicines have to be provided by our county government in the end. I will give you a medicine list later. As long as the medicine you prescribe is on the medicine list, they can take it."

Get the medicine, but if you don’t have it, you have to go to the drug store to get it refilled yourself.”

At this moment, Man Bao and Bai Shan looked at Magistrate Tang with great admiration, "Magistrate Tang, you are such a good person, no, a good official."

Magistrate Tang proudly touched his chin, not his beard, but smiled happily at the two of them.
Chapter completed!