According to Maximilian, this directly increased the trade tax to almost three times.

"What I want is to temporarily increase the commercial tax, not to kill the chicken to get the eggs."

Liu Yu said with some concern.

After all, the profits of the Western Regions trade route are getting more and more, which is a very good supplement for the Guanzhong region, which has been abandoned for more than ten years of commerce.

If Liu Yu desperately raises taxes and scares away all the Hu merchants in the Western Regions, who will come to collect taxes in the future?

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about this."

Maximilian said confidently.

"Do those merchants from the Western Regions take great risks to travel across the vast ocean and gobirds and bear the robbers and barbarians who may be killed at any time. Do they really care about the commercial tax that counts five hundred yuan?"

After hearing these words, Liu Yu was stunned.

According to Maximilian's tone, these Hu merchants from the Western Regions seem to have great profits!

Liu Yu decided to ask about this matter clearly.

"Maximilian, tell me how many times the profit can merchants from the Western Regions make when they travel back and forth from Chang'an?"

After hearing Liu Yu's question, Maximilian immediately became energetic, with a rare shimmer on both eyes.

"Your Majesty, Chang'an is nearly 6,000 miles away from the closest Western Regions Changshen Mansion."

"The bandits and barbarians along the way all need to have strong force to protect themselves, or they can have the power to be protected by the army along the way."

"In this way, the cost required is very high. Without very strong strength, it is not enough to complete a exchange from Chang'an to the Western Regions."

"So that's the case. If you calculate it like this, it would be absolutely impossible to support it without a tenfold profit." Liu Yu said in surprise.

Since the opening of the trade route to the Western Regions, Liu Yu has gained a detailed understanding of this so-called "Silk Road".

Although the Silk Road in history started from the Central Plains in the east and reached the Roman Empire to the west, most trade methods were not trade from the beginning to the end of later generations.

On the long trade road, every country and every city-state are a link in trade.

The most common way of trading is that merchants use a radius of five or six hundred miles as their main range of activities.

The behavior of coming directly from Kangju Kingdom to Chang'an for trade is actually a minority and cannot be done without sufficient strength.

Liu Yu felt that his estimate of trade profits was already very high, but Maximilian's words then shocked him even more.

Maximilian smiled softly and said mysteriously.

"Your Majesty, I dare not deceive or disobey any of it, so I have to say that your guess just now is completely wrong."

"Wrong, why are you wrong?" Liu Yu asked.

"Your Majesty, these merchants who came to Chang'an are all servants of the princes and princes in various places, and their profits can reach hundreds of times!"

"Hundreds of times?!"

As soon as these words came out, Liu Yu, Gongsun Sheng, Xun Sui and others in the hall almost shocked their chins.

They all know that the mutual trade makes money, but they never thought it could be so rich.

"How can it be hundreds of times? Wouldn't it be worth the hard work of a lifetime just by walking?" Gongsun Sheng immediately felt something was wrong.

According to Maximilian, this Silk Road is full of dangers and may die at any time. If you really have money, you will not be so risky.

"Those people in the Western Regions don't know what kind of sons who are rich and cannot sit in the hall. As long as it is profitable, they can do it even if they go to the tiger and wolf nest."

"What's more, if you really work hard, most of the people who are doing business will be slaves to the princes and princes. The real fortune will be taken away by the princes and princes, and they will not get too much."

Liu Yu was already a little unhappy at this time.

When these abominable Hu people in the Western Regions opened the trade route, they sent someone to discuss commercial taxes with Zhang Da. After fully considering the wishes of the Hu people, the tax rate was set.

Now it seems that these Hu people and vendors are big liars.

He obviously made a profit of dozens or hundreds of times, but he cried poor every day, which made himself set an overly low tax rate.

Think about it carefully, how much tax I have lost in the past two years.

"Maximilian, since you are so familiar with these things, I will order you to work for the power and do your job together with Xun Sui to take charge of Chang'an and re-collect taxes." Liu Yu said.

Mang Kang and his generals in the Southern Central have already responded to their surrenders one after another. Xun Sui is just behind the famous family and can go to Chang'an to accept the position, and then send additional commercial taxes.

"Duzhi is engaged?" When Maximilian heard this, he immediately shivered with excitement.

After several months of experience, Maximilian knew the meaning of the ritual.

This is a newly established government office in the Shangshu Province, which specializes in evaluating and collecting taxes from various prefectures and counties for the emperor, and is considered a kind of official position of a new high.

"Ahem, you can do it first, that is, try it out. When the errand is done this time, then you will be formally engaged."

Liu Yu was very clear about what this Hu man thought.

"The villain thanked Your Majesty, and he will definitely squeeze out enough gold coins from those treacherous Hu people!"

After Maximilian and Xun Sui retreated together, Gongsun Sheng asked Liu Yu about his doubts.

"Your Majesty, isn't this Maximilian also a Hu person from Kangju Country. If a Hu person is asked to collect taxes from Hu merchants, aren't you afraid that they will protect each other and hide?" Gongsun Sheng said in confusion.

When Liu Yu heard this, he immediately smiled.

"Hehe, if you think so, you're a big mistake."

"These Hu people are not like us. They have the most value of family and country feelings."

"I admire the great Han Dynasty in the Central Plains even more deeply. The reputation of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years has not been cut off until now."

After hearing this, Gongsun Sheng nodded silently.

"This Maximilian, in the country of Kangju, was a retainer of the local king. He was a dangerous businessman, but he only made a small profit. How could he be a servant for our great man?"

"What's more, the responsibilities I have given him can be better than those of a small county. In Kangju Country, it is already considered a local king level, so how could it be without any effort?"

Liu Yu had no doubt about Maximilian's loyalty at this time.

Although the Hu people from the Western Regions only came to Yecheng for a few months, their admiration and admiration for the Han Dynasty were already so high that they were no longer able to do so. In addition, the award of a small official position was enough to make him a "traitor to the Western Regions".

What's more, the Western Regions are vast and there is not much recognition between them.

The people from Kangju Kingdom had no need to let go of other people in Wusun, Cheshi and other Chinese.

"Although the Hu people are not of my race, they are all people like Maximilian, so they may not be kept for themselves."

Gongsun Sheng nodded and said.

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Piao Kingdom, Wanjin City.

As the most important city in the eastern part of the Piao Kingdom, it is also the essence of the Piao Kingdom.

Dozens of horses galloped from the east and reached outside the city wall. The defenders at the top of the city sent people out to check.

"Who is coming!"

The cavalry of the Piao Kingdom Army blocked the road with great momentum.

The eastern part of the Piao Kingdom has always been very peaceful, and all kinds of robbers from various tribes dare not approach the city with strong city defenses.

What's more, it's too late for these miscellaneous tribes to curry favor with the Piao Kingdom, so how dare you offend Wanjincheng?

After seeing the cavalry from Wanjin City, the dozens of cavalry stopped their horses' hooves.

"We are from Nanzhong, this is the king!"

A general in charge shouted loudly.

"Nanzhong, king?"

The soldiers of the Chow Kingdom were surprised when they asked.

How could the king of Mang Kanghe, who was stationed in Tianshui County in the east suddenly appear outside Wanjin City?

What's more, looking at their appearance, it seems to be very embarrassed.

"Yes, I am the king. Go and inform Zhang Jun quickly and say that the king is here in person, there is something important!"

A big fat man with a rosy complexion and fair skin said on the horse.

Since he flashed out of the crowd and started talking, the Cavalry of the Cavalry of the Husband who was asking questions had already looked at him.

"It turns out to be a king!" The cavalry of the Puppet Kingdom said in his heart.

At the beginning, he suspected that these origins were unknown, or that their self-reported origins were false.

But after seeing this super weight of three or four hundred pounds, he no longer doubted the origin of these people.

After all, the rumor that the Great King Mangkang and weighed 300 to 400 kilograms, just like the human-shaped meat mountain, is well known in the entire Piao Kingdom.

Judging from the physique of this "king", you will know that it was not something that others pretended to be.

"Master, wait a moment!"

The cavalry of the Pussy Kingdom immediately turned around and reported.

"General Yiku, why should we inform us instead of going directly?"
To be continued...