sbdcsierra Chapter 230 Confusion
Chapter 230 Confusion
In the study of the county government, Xie Shuting drafted the Chamber of Commerce's business documents with a single stroke of her pen. She then took the seal handed to her by Lian Xi and stamped it on the signature.
"Okay! Manager Shen should be here soon."
As soon as Xie Shuting finished speaking, a message came from the yamen runner outside the door: "Miss! Officer Shen is in the living room now. He said he wants to see you for something."
"Okay! Miss got it." Lian Xi responded softly in the room.
Xie Shuting smiled sweetly, sorted out the documents, and then led Lian Xi to the living room of the front yamen.
Shen Yancheng was a little embarrassed at first, but after looking at Xie Shuting, he quickly stood up, bowed and said, "My humble servant greets you, Miss."
"Yeah!~"
Xie Tingwen nodded slightly, took out the document from his sleeve and handed it over, saying softly: "I have already drafted the documents for the merchants, you can start now."
"this......"
Shen Yancheng opened the document with trembling hands, glanced at the contents, and suddenly said in surprise: "Miss! Are you handing over all the markets outside the city to the Chamber of Commerce?"
"good."
Xie Shuting nodded calmly and said, "Taxes will no longer be collected in the market outside the city, but the Chamber of Commerce must pay 20,000 guan to the government office every month as business taxes. This is the government's requirement."
Xie Shuting's words lingered in Shen Yancheng's mind for a long time. He was the head of the Household Affairs Office. The monthly tax revenue from the market outside the city was only 7,000 guan. Now it was equivalent to raising the tax in disguise.
Seeing Shen Yancheng's hesitant expression, Xie Shuting asked in confusion, "Master Shen! Is there any difficulty?"
"This... Hey!~"
Shen Yancheng sighed helplessly, stroked his hand and said, "Miss! You know the monthly tax revenue of the market outside the city. Now that it has been raised to 20,000 guan, I'm afraid this Chamber of Commerce will have no profit."
"I see."
Xie Shuting nodded with a smile, thought for a moment, and asked in a deep voice: "Master Shen! What do you mean by business?"
"Isn't business a buying and selling?" Shen Yancheng asked with a suspicious look on his face.
He didn't quite understand the meaning of Xie Shuting's sudden question. Could it be that there was another deeper meaning to this transaction?
Seeing Shen Yancheng's suspicious look, Xie Shuting smiled calmly and said, "Buy and sell, sell and sell. Jade from Dali, rice from Jiangnan, silk from Suzhou, cattle and sheep from the Northern Territory, if the market has all of them, do you think the business will be bad?"
"this......"
Shen Yancheng was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a moment, and there was a hint of confusion in his eyes when he looked at Xie Shuting.
"Miss, what you mean is..."
"Although this Chamber of Commerce can only do business within Laigu County, merchants from other places come here from afar just to cash in their goods and exchange them for other items to take to another place. If your Chamber of Commerce acts as a middleman, coupled with the official identity, it may be much better than others, isn't it?" Xie Shuting said with a bright smile.
Laigu County has now developed to this scale and it really needs the Chamber of Commerce to step in to stabilize the market price. If the county government takes the lead and the price is too high, there will be no room for maneuver.
The first reason why Xie Shuting couldn't wait to let Shen Yancheng establish the Chamber of Commerce was that her identity had been discovered. Looking at the current situation in Laigu County, she didn't need to think too much to know who was behind it.
She had to push the Chamber of Commerce to the front. Even if she didn't try to block it for herself or confuse the public, it would still be okay.
After hearing what Xie Shuting said, Shen Yancheng pondered for a moment, and suddenly a look of sudden enlightenment flashed in his eyes.
"Thank you for your guidance, Miss. I understand." Shen Yancheng said with a smile and stroked his hand.
Xie Shuting nodded slightly, looked at Shen Yancheng with satisfaction, and said in a deep voice: "In addition, after the Chamber of Commerce is established, it will not only make you profitable, but also drive the development of Laigu County. This is a win-win situation."
"Miss, you are right." Shen Yancheng stroked his hands repeatedly.
"but......"
Xie Shuting suddenly paused when she spoke here. Shen Yancheng felt a sinking feeling in his heart and had a bad premonition. He raised his head slightly and glanced at Xie Shuting, feeling a little worried for a moment.
"Miss, please feel free to speak up. I will definitely do what I can do."
"Mr. Shen, don't worry, it's just a small matter." Xie Shuting said with a bright smile.
Suddenly! Before Shen Yancheng could react, Xie Shuting changed the subject and said, "Now that the Chamber of Commerce has been established, Laigu County must develop more prosperously than it is now within two months. If anyone asks about it in the future, this is also your credit. Remember."
"This..." Shen Yancheng looked at Xie Shuting in surprise, but the words were hard to say.
Laigu County can achieve what it has today, all thanks to the young lady. But from the tone of the young lady, it seems that the credit should be attributed to their Chamber of Commerce.
Shen Yancheng had an inexplicable sense of crisis, but when he looked at Xie Shuting's indifferent expression, this sense of crisis disappeared in an instant.
Shen Yancheng pondered for a moment and could only pat his hands in agreement. The only thing he could think of was that the young lady didn't want the news that she, as a girl, was doing business to be spread out.
"Yes! ~ I understand that this matter will definitely not involve the young lady."
"That's good."
Xie Shuting nodded slightly and said, "As for the matter of not transferring to the household registration office, I'm afraid that Master Shen will have to worry about it."
"It's my duty. If there's nothing else, I'll leave first." Shen Yancheng stroked his hand and said.
"Okay!~"
As Xie Shuting spoke, she stood up and returned the greeting, then looked at Lian Xi who was standing beside her and said, "Xi'er! Please see Mr. Shen off for me."
"I dare not, I dare not. Miss Lian Xi, please stay, Miss, please stay." Shen Yancheng raised his hand slightly and left the county government office.
After Shen Yancheng left, Lian Xi came up quickly with an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, which made Xie Shuting frown slightly.
"If you have any questions, just ask them. It won't be uncomfortable if you keep them in your heart!" Xie Shuting said calmly, stroking the teacup.
"Miss! You asked me to ask this."
Lian Xi muttered something in reply, and after thinking for a moment, she asked softly, "Miss! Why did you ask Master Shen to join the Chamber of Commerce? Wouldn't it be better to ask Sister Lian Yue to arrange for someone to come?"
"You!~"
Xie Shuting shook her head and responded somewhat helplessly: "Some people in the capital have already guessed my identity. Now the development of Laigu County will inevitably attract a lot of attention. We can only find someone to take the lead. Lotus Tower cannot intervene."
"Okay!" Lian Xi replied softly, and then refilled Xie Shuting's teacup with water.
"By the way, please give this letter to the yamen runners and ask them to deliver it to Shanghe Township and give it to my father." While speaking, Xie Shuting took out another letter from her sleeve.
After Lian Xi took it, he walked out of the living room without hesitation, whispered a few words to a yamen runner in the yard, and then arranged the matter.
Half an hour later, the bailiff of the Household Affairs Office also received a letter from Shen Yancheng. It was also sent to Shanghe Township, but was given to Zhu Gui.
After all, he had taken on a ten-point profit for Zhu Gui, so he still had to inform him of this matter. If Zhu Gui didn't want it, he could just make another distribution.
After reading the letter, Zhu Gui wrote a letter without hesitation and handed it to the yamen runner, asking him to go to his home to get 5,000 strings of silver to give to Shen Yancheng.
As they are all businessmen, he saw the potential of this chamber of commerce at a glance, so how could he be unwilling?