"Yes! Only after the registration is completed, the Ministry of Commerce can provide you with a guarantee, and then you can get a loan from the bank." Tian Dan spread his hands and replied clearly to everyone.

This matter is difficult to understand, but it is not difficult to understand either.

To put it simply, this is what Tian Dan had arranged a long time ago.

Regarding the officials of the Han Dynasty, if they don't know how to act, they would be embarrassed to call themselves high-ranking officials.

The same goes for Tian Dan. He had already discussed this matter with Zhang Cang when the mission was traveling.

So what they saw and heard today was the result of countless discussions between Tian Dan and Zhang Cang.

As for the purpose, it's even simpler.

If we directly give you a loan and you buy the goods, we will also receive a share of the tax.

But this tax only comes from the eastern industrial zone.

As for the goods you sell in the Western Region, we cannot collect taxes.

In order to keep this huge tax, the two of them designed a bureau to let them register in Luoyang first.

If you dare to evade taxes then, just wait and see.

Of course, it won't be so strict the first time.

Because both Tian Dan and Zhang Cang knew very well that a large part of this batch of goods would not be sold after they were shipped back.

You can't give it to the boss and still charge for it, right?

Therefore, these things sent out must also be included in the comprehensive cost, so basically no tax will be collected on this first batch.

But the tax will be much higher in the future. According to the imperial court's calculations, after the first batch of goods is shipped back, the Western Regions will basically belong to the Han Dynasty.

Why was this game designed?

He is really not just collecting taxes to make money, he also has a deeper calculation by the court.

Making money by collecting taxes can only be said to be a small business done incidentally.

"How to register?" someone asked.

"It's very simple. Just find a house in Luoyang, and then go to the Ministry of Commerce to register. After confirmation, the Ministry of Commerce will send you a voucher. Once you get the voucher, the registration is completed." Tian Dan said.

"Okay, let's complete the filing as soon as possible..."

"One thing I must make clear to you in advance is that once the registration is completed, it means that you are merchants of the Han Dynasty. You must also abide by the rules of the Han Dynasty!" Tian Dan reminded again.

"Okay..." The envoys from the Western Regions nodded in confusion.

Then they started looking for a house. There are no requirements for houses, so most people choose to rent a house, and they also rent it for a long time.

Then he hurriedly ran to register. Because these envoys from the Western Regions gathered together to register, the registration office had a constant flow of people and had to temporarily increase the number of staff, so the registration was completed before sunset.

Then five days later, after these days, the Ministry of Commerce visited the site to confirm the lease contract and location, and repeatedly explained and confirmed the operation and tax plan until it was confirmed that everyone understood it.

This group of missionary merchants from the Western Regions had finally obtained their registration certificates.

Although they are not Han people yet, they are merchants registered under the name of the Han Dynasty.

In fact, these people can understand the issue of paying taxes. Why don’t you pay taxes when doing business?

It's just that the forms of tax payment are different. In a real sense, protection fees and other expenses are all considered a type of tax, regardless of whether they are reasonable or not.

And now since the big man is willing to protect them, so be it.

Of course, what's more important is that after this trip to the Han Dynasty, they also realized it.

It wouldn't work if they didn't do this. They couldn't match the might of the big man, and there was no end to the confrontation.

After all the procedures were completed, the group found Tian Dan again.

Tian Dan called Zhang Cang again to confirm, and Zhang Cang also called the bank officials.

We handled loan procedures for everyone on the spot.

The amount of money is not a problem. Since there is a guarantee from the Ministry of Commerce, the bank will dare to lend even if the loan is large.

As for why the Ministry of Commerce had the courage to vouch for these merchants from the Western Regions Mission, this courage naturally came from the imperial court and the emperor.

In other words, the Ministry of Commerce was just an errand boy in this matter.

Even if the money cannot be recovered in the end, there is no need for the Ministry of Commerce to be the guarantor.

Although it is unreasonable, in the face of national events, what is unreasonable?

"Are you going to make a separate trip? Or are you going to place an order directly in Luoyang?" After the loan was processed, this group of poor merchants from the Western Regions instantly became wealthy tycoons.

The money was still in the bank's account, but Tian Dan did not intend to let them hold the money for too long.

"Would it be cheaper to go there in person?" someone asked.

They know Dahan's model. If they operate it in person, they will save the cost of a middleman making the difference.

This money may not be too much, but it may not be too little.

For those of them who appear to be rich, but are actually paupers, this is really a lot.

"It will definitely be cheaper, but you have also been to the Eastern Industrial Zone and seen how busy it is, so even if you go there in person, you may have to wait a month or two, or even longer, to get the goods." Tian

Dan said with a serious face.

"Ah??? It will take so long..."

"Tian Shangshu, is there any other way?"

Because they had seen it with their own eyes, no one thought Tian Dan was deceiving them.

But it takes almost twenty days to go there, and it takes about a month to get back because we need to transport the goods. We have to wait for a month or two. No matter how fast it is, three months have passed.

It takes such a long time to prepare a batch of goods, and it may take a year to bring them back to the Western Regions.

And they obviously couldn't wait here for so long, because the Han Dynasty said that the Han army would enter the Western Regions as early as autumn and as late as spring.

So after all the calculations, the time left for them was only about a month or less than two months.

"Go to the trading market. There are a lot of goods there. You first select some of the goods you want, and then list the quantity and price. Then I will send someone to help you lower the price, although it will be better than going alone.

A trip costs a little more money, but it can save several months of time." Tian Dan thought for a while and pointed out a clear path for everyone.

Everyone had no other choice but to follow Tian Dan's words and plunge into the trading market.

They had already visited here, and there were indeed many types of goods.

But the price is also very beautiful.

When I didn't know it before, I didn't have so many doubts.

But after a trip to the Eastern Industrial Zone and knowing that the ex-factory price of silk was 40 yen, and then looking at the price listed here at 70 yen a piece, they instantly felt that it was too expensive.

And if you run it yourself, the shipping fee and insurance premium are calculated as ten yuan per horse, and the cost price is only fifty yuan.

Even excluding the costs of warehouses, shops, labor, etc., the profit from one horse is at least fifteen yuan.

This is all money...

But there is no other way. They have no other channels and channels, so they can only silently accept the offer here.

Then he pinned his hopes on Tian Dan.

As for the real price, they didn't expect much.

You can’t let people not make money after removing costs, right?

So most people already have a reserve price in mind, and their purchase price is probably the market selling price minus five to ten yuan.

Ever since, everyone began to record the types and quantities of goods they needed in small notebooks.

However, everyone needs the same goods, mostly cloths of various grades and a small amount of porcelain.

Although this thing is exquisite, it is porcelain and fragile, which is not conducive to long-distance transportation, so I can only buy less to avoid it getting broken on the road and directly costing myself.

Secondly, there are all kinds of new things that big men have that they don’t have.

Anyway, it was their first time doing business, so they also followed the advice given by the Ministry of Commerce. If they were unsure, they could buy a small amount and then buy more varieties.

The first time you do this kind of thing, just think of it as exploring the way. First find out the popular products in each country, and then make targeted purchases in the next business trip.

Ten days later, merchants from the Western Region Mission found Tiandan again.

This time I came to submit an order, which listed various product names and market prices as well as the quantities I needed.

Tian Dan just glanced at it briefly and handed the order to his subordinates, "Go and talk to these merchants. The price must be the most favorable and the quality must be the best. Our new brothers cannot suffer a loss."

Take a look at what Tian Dan said. How down-to-earth and joyful it is?

However, they did not realize what the so-called new brothers meant!

But soon they understood what it meant.

"Everyone, I have good news for you!" Tian Dan continued.

"???"

"Your Majesty was very happy when he heard about this, so he ordered the Ministry of War to form a team to help you transport the goods. Compared with long-distance transportation within the Han Kingdom, the cost is still a lot cheaper, but there are many obstacles along the way.
To be continued...