Pang Li was stunned when he heard this, then nodded and said, "That's exactly what it is."

Jiang Yu said with a smile: "But if the merchant does not want to travel from Zhao to Qi for a long distance, he will have to trade in Rao'an and sell the tea to the merchants of Qi in Rao'an. But the merchants of Qi also want to make money, then the tea will be set in four golds, and both sides will make one gold."

"In this way, the two of them saved the time to travel, could do a few more transactions, and avoided the risk of robbery. Moreover, they were unfamiliar with other countries, and it was difficult to make transactions, and they were bullied by local merchants. This is why Rao An could prosper."

Pang Lifu Xu said: "Pang already knows this."

Jiang Yu smiled and continued, "But once you do a transaction in Raoan, you will have a transaction tax. The tax on trading four golds is completely different from the tax on trading three golds. If I sell the tea to you at the price of three golds, and you sell your goods to me at the same cost..."

"The two businessmen earn the same money, but the tax they pay is much less."

Pang Li calculated carefully and found that as Jiang Yu said, there was a lot of difference between the tax on trading four golds and the tax on trading three golds.

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "It's more than that. If I sell the tea to you at a loss and you sell the goods to me at a loss, the taxes in the middle will be much less."

Looking at Pang Li with a confused look on his face, Jiang Yan smiled and said, "So, Brother Pang! Understanding prices in various places is the first thing you need to learn. These people come from various countries and have a good understanding of their own prices. It is okay to ship at a cost price, but Rao An's rule is that they must not ship at a price lower than the cost price."

Pang Li nodded and said seriously: "Pang understands that prices can still be used like this."

Jiang Yu chuckled and said, "This is just a trivial matter. In the past few days, Yu has introduced the passages here to Brother Pang one by one."

Jiang Yu had long been aware of how clever the businessman was. If he didn't check it, the tax on a commodity might be reduced by several thousand gold, or even tens of thousands of gold.

What's more, many merchants only transported part of the goods to Raoan, and after finding a suitable buyer, they traded goods outside the city privately.

The reason why merchants form alliances is not only conducive to controlling prices, but also private transactions with the people in the alliance.

So what benefits are given to these merchants, how much tax is collected, how to differentiate the business group, what things can be made public and what cannot be made public, are all knowledge, and Pang Li needs to master too much.

After the Han Dynasty, the reason why the ancients discriminated against merchants was that Confucianism was prevalent in the Han Dynasty, and Confucianism paid attention to the way of gentlemen. Even if it involved interests, it had to beautify and use the people of the world as a means of making a fuss.

Businessmen, on the other hand, talk about their interests openly, and some merchants do raise prices at will, which over time will ruin the business atmosphere.

Take the merchants present as examples. In addition to being the big merchants from various countries, Jiang Xu also asked them to trade some goods in private without charging their taxes.

This is allies of interest, and as long as the interests are still there, the relationship will be very strong.

Everyone had enough food and drink, and everything they should say was explained. Jiang Yu sent these people out of the Marquis' Mansion one by one, and then discussed commercial matters with Pang Li.

Two days later, Pang Li's army arrived in Rao'an and after relocating the army, Jiang Xi and Pang Li once again hosted Rao'an's businessmen.

This time, Jiang Xi and Pang Li did not show too friendly, and they were a little indifferent to each other. It was impossible to tell that just two days ago, Pang Li had lived in Jiang Xi's mansion, and even got drunk with Jiang Xi and had a long conversation until late at night.

Business matters have been busy for seven or eight days, and then military defense matters.

The two things Pang Li came to Rao An were the most worried about, one was business, and the other was how to resist Qi and Yan.

Rao An was once a major border guard of Qi, but was later stolen by Jiang Yu and developed into the commercial center of the Three Kingdoms. Will Qi be willing to do so?

In the past, Jiang Yu was in charge of Rao'an. Qi State was afraid of Jiang Yu and might not easily launch an army to invade.

Because Jiang Yu fought against Yan State and Qi State.

But Pang Li was self-aware. Although he was a general of Zhao and had 70,000 troops under his command, his status and power were shaded by his grandfather Pang Nuan. Pang Li himself had no military achievements.

After meeting with Raoan's government office, Jiang Yu and Pang Li, they came to the quiet room in the backyard of the government office, brewed a pot of tea, and sat opposite each other on both sides of the desk.

Pang Li sighed with concern, and said bitterly: "Before coming to Raoan, Pang thought that it was difficult to manage Raoan, but he was a little sure. But when he really arrived at Raoan, he realized that there was so much knowledge here. I don't know if Raoan would cause any trouble after Jiang Hou left."

It is certain that something goes wrong, and businessmen dare not do anything for the sake of profit.

Those businessmen bullied Pang Lixin and knew nothing about business. Even if they didn't do it themselves, they would definitely let others touch some taboos and observe how Pang Li reacted.

In terms of military affairs, Yan may not easily raise troops with Zhao, but Qi may not.

Qi and Qin have a good relationship. Now whether Qin has war or not, and has the first vassal state of the Warring States Period as its backer, Qi itself is not weak. A mere Pang Li may not take it seriously.

Jiang Yu poured tea for himself and Pang Li and said seriously: "Brother Pang, the officials you meet today are not the same as you. If you hand over everything to them, they will inevitably weaken your interests. You must grasp the standards of this yourself."

"Secondly, Brother Pang, on the Yan State, doesn't need to pay attention to it for the time being. Qin State will not go to war with Zhao within two years. The only thing Brother Pang needs to worry about is Qi State."

"Qi State is located on the sea, with rich people's livelihood and strong national strength. Three years ago, Zhao State and Chu State jointly attacked Qi, and that battle was enough to awaken Qi State. Now three years have passed, and the combat power of Qi State's soldiers is definitely not comparable to that of three years ago."

Pang Li nodded and agreed: "Pang also considered this way. I wonder if Mr. Jiang has a way to resist Qi?"

Jiang Xi glanced at Pang Li, feeling a little disdainful.

What kind of method do I need to resist? As long as the big banner of the word "Jiang" stands on the top of the city, Qi State will not dare to invade it.

However, Pang Li is always an ally of Jiang Yan, and Jiang Yan has to make any decisions for him.

After thinking about it, Jiang Xi said, "If Qi comes to attack, he must attack Wucheng. Then use Wucheng as the gateway to enter Zhao State to force Zhao State to cede Raoan. Brother Pang has a large army of 70,000, 30,000 to guard Raoan, 30,000 to guard Wucheng, and the remaining 10,000 to set up checkpoints at various intersections to check the goods of passing merchants."

"If Qi attacks, Brother Pang only needs to remember one sentence: defend the city and never face the enemy. At the same time, he will increase 10,000 troops from Rao An as foreign aid in Wucheng."
Chapter completed!