Chapter 27

And in addition to doing business, there is private land!

Yes!

The imperial court stipulates that all people pay taxes according to the land rented, and each person pays 50% tax!

Remember, this is tax on rented land!

And what if the nobles choose not to rent, but spend money to hire people to farm?

Hehe... no tax!

Not a single grain of tax!

Therefore, in the current world, all top nobles don't pay taxes; all their land is farmed by people they hire with their own money.

Only those average nobles who can't afford to hire people to farm will rent out their own land.

There are also some who are morally kidnapped, afraid of others saying they are not benevolent, and symbolically take out a part of the land for rent.

There are also some who are truly kind people!

Their own land, the imperial court takes 50%, the people take 40%, and they take 10%!

This is a truly great kind person!

Then... does no one care about this?

Of course no one cares!

Since the Xia Dynasty, Xia Qi usurped the throne and changed the public recommendation system to a hereditary system, making the public world a family world for nearly two thousand years, it has always been like this.

No one cares about the life and death of the people; the nobles are supreme; this is the rule of the two thousand years of Xia, Shang, and Zhou in China!

If it weren't for the saints like Kong, Meng, Lao, Zhuang, Mo, and Yang who came out during the Spring and Autumn period!

If it weren't for Guan Zhong who came out of the Qi State and forcibly arranged the scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, putting farmers in the second place!

If it weren't for Lord Lord Xinling Wei Wei Wuji who came out of the Wei State and fiercely suppressed the nobles, wanting to distribute the nobles' grain to the people, who would put the people in their eyes!

No!

No one puts ordinary people in their eyes!

And even if they have done so many things, after they die, the people are still pigs and dogs, still slaves!

Even now, it is still the same!

In a word, rich!

The nobles are very rich!

The nobles occupy 70% of the world's wealth!

The remaining 30% belongs to the country and the people!

Selling this high-priced paper to them is correct!

Only they can afford the high price!

And the process of selling paper is also very simple!

Li Si didn't need to introduce much, directly learning from Ying Su, spreading a sheet of paper, and writing a "paper" character on it!

Instantly, the whole scene went crazy!

Everyone realized a problem, that is... this thing can replace bamboo slips!

It is much larger than bamboo slips, and it is much lighter and more convenient.

More importantly, the amount of text it can carry is not comparable to bamboo slips at all!

Almost everyone saw its use!

But likewise, some people paid attention to its price.

Wanting to see which one has a higher price, paper or cloth!

If its value exceeds cloth, then its value is not high!

After all, cloth is cheaper!

And in terms of quoting, although Li Si had a number in his heart and felt that three coins were about right, after all, Ying Su said that 100 sheets of paper cost less than one coin!

But he understood Ying Su's intention, which was to sell paper at a high price!

And he, who had followed Lu Buwei, was also familiar with the merchant's set, so he didn't say the price directly, but said:

"This thing is a gift from an immortal, the total quantity is not much, currently I only have 50 sheets here, if you want it, make an offer, the highest bidder gets it! In addition, this thing is sold by the sheet!"

First, he gave this thing a gimmick of an immortal, then told them that the quantity was not much, and selling by the sheet further raised the scarcity of this thing!

Letting them be the highest bidder is an auction; no matter what, let them fight for it, maybe as they fight, the price will go up!

This is not in vain for the new emperor's intention, the higher the better!

And with Li Si's voice appearing, instantly, everyone was shocked!

What they were shocked by, of course, was not the immortal Li Si talked about.

Only stupid people who don't read books believe in ghosts and gods!

Nobles, merchants, they only believe in one thing!

Money!

And the benefits they get!

But they were still shocked!

Shocked by the total number Li Si mentioned, only 50 sheets, and sold by the sheet?

Even proposed an auction!

Highest bidder gets it!

At that moment, everyone couldn't help but start calculating!

First of all, this thing must be of extraordinary value!

But... no matter how extraordinary its value is, its function is the same as bamboo slips and cloth!

Its price must not be higher than cloth!

Therefore, someone made an offer!

"10 coins, one sheet!"

"10 coins?"

Once these words were spoken, Li Si exclaimed!

Fortunately!

Fortunately, he didn't quote the price immediately, but chose the method of competitive bidding, otherwise, he didn't know how much money he would have lost!

But likewise, he was also overjoyed!

Because, Ying Su told him, he knew the cost of this thing, 100 sheets cost less than one coin.

And now, one sheet sold for 10 coins, this is really...

He was excited, however, at this time, someone shouted the price again: "13 coins!"

"13 coins?"

Li Si was even more shocked.

And before he could be shocked for long, someone directly reported a high price: "30 coins!"

PS: Seeking flowers and evaluation tickets!

026. Annual tax revenue of over 10 million coins!

"How much?"

Once these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

Li Si was also numb!

10 coins, 13 coins, these prices are relatively reasonable for people who haven't seen paper and don't know the cost of paper.

But... 30 coins!

30 coins already exceeded the price of cloth; what is this for!

But after thinking about it, Li Si understood!

Flattery!

This is flattering him, the Chancellor.

If this paper were his own, and the other party dared to flatter him so blatantly, Li Si would have kicked him out long ago.

But... this is selling paper for Ying Su, now he raises the price, and when paper appears in large quantities in the future, it will be easier to price.