According to Xier, Carpenter Li sells tables, sacrificial tables, sacrificial tables, sacrificial tables, sacrificial tables and other furniture in the market every day, and he can be found in the market.

Han Yan came early and the city had not opened yet, but there were already peasant women wearing coarse cloth clothes, waiting for the feet of their wool. Occasionally, there were ragged children interspersed in them, which was very lively.

It is simply too conspicuous to park here. The market manager, "Mayor", would sit at the door every day on duty. When he saw the carriage and Han Yan's clothes, he looked up at the sun and turned around and shouted inside: "Open the market."

Student Han took the lead in with curiosity, and did not forget to nod to the mayor, expressing that I appreciate your kindness.

The market is square, with vertical and horizontal lines and walls around it. The transaction procedures and time are strictly managed by the government. There are places to sell fish, and there are places to buy rice. Each has its own classification and each sets up its own stall.

The Gonggao Hou Kingdom is just a small place. If it is a large metropolis such as Chang'an and Luoyang, workshops and shops will be integrated, and the city center will be the residence of the competent officials.

The market firstly sells agricultural tools. The Han Dynasty emphasizes agriculture and suppresses commerce. Agricultural tools occupy the best position in the market, including plowshares, jués, turtles, veins, etc.

Next to them are those who sell grain. The grain merchants looked glossy, like a wealthy family, but unfortunately they still had to wear coarse linen clothes. The great man did not allow merchants to wear silk on horse-drawn carriages, and they could not buy status if they had money.

Later, there were cloth selling, as well as various miscellaneous items, such as chicken, duck, fish and meat.

All these items will be marked with wooden labels, which is the provision of the "Golden Bu Law".

As he walked and stopped, Xier looked around like a happy bird, and finally stopped in front of the jewelry stall and could no longer walk.

Hairboards, hairpins, necklaces, pendants, hollowed-out pendants, etc. Unfortunately, there are very few people in front of this stall, and some people even dare not leave here.

The stall owner seemed to be used to it. He sat on the ground boredly as soon as the market opened, leaning against the wooden railing, shaking the thin wooden boards as fans, and was less enthusiastic about the pedestrians. Until he saw Han Yan, he slapped and sat up straight, greeting him with a smile.

Xier squatted in front of the stall to pick and choose, picked up the water-drop-shaped jade pendant and looked at it, but when she saw the price on the wooden sign, she became weak, and carefully put it back in place, and then enthusiastically went to get the smooth water-drop-shaped bone pendant and gestured between her white and tender neck.

"Merchant, can this be cheaper?"

"Thirty dollars are the cheapest, and I only make some handicrafts and live."

"Ah, okay..." Xier pouted, obviously not used to bargaining with the merchants. She took out a handkerchief from the middle of her collar, wrapped half a tael of money in it, counted thirty pieces and handed them to the stall owner. She smiled and her eyes were crescent.

Since the Han emperors several times immigrated the world and exempted slaves from being common people, there were relatively few slaves in this era. The princes and palaces and governments had to hire servants to operate. Xier was a slave sold by her parents to the Gonggao Marquis' Mansion, but she also had a meager salary and had her own small treasury. After saving enough money, she could redeem herself as a commoner.

Han Yan watched quietly from the side. When Xier finished buying it, he turned around and dangled his bones between his neck to show him. His eyes were filled with expectations and hopes, and he showed off his treasures like a child, hoping to get praise from adults.

Han Yan said tactfully: "The shape is very good, the style is very good for you, but the color is not very good."

Before he finished speaking, Xier's eyes dimmed... Of course, there are some beautiful colors, but I can't afford them.

Han Yan smiled and came to the Han Dynasty to learn the same skills - to win people's hearts.

"Shangjia, I want your jade pendant worth a thousand dollars." Han Yan squatted down, picked up the jade pendant that Xier liked just now, took out a golden ball from the middle of his collar and handed it to the merchant, and told him, "No need to make change."

Following Liu Che, Han was not short of money. He had a safe in the room of the prince's uterus, with a mortise and tenon structure. There were 200 golden balls inside, each weighing one or two taels.

According to the "Han Shu·Food Records", a pound of gold is worth ten thousand yuan, and a golden ball is worth ten thousand yuan. These golden balls alone are worth 200,000 yuan, which is not considered other rewards.

When the merchant saw Han Yan's generous move, he was overjoyed and took the golden pill with a little trembling hands. The baby was so dear because he had made a big profit.

In the Han Dynasty, the currency circulated was only half a tael of qian and cloth. The "Golden Cloth Law" stipulates that the specifications of cloth are eight feet long and two feet wide and five inches wide, and eleven coins are one cloth.

As for gold, it is more used for rewards. The value fluctuates greatly and the exchange rate is uncertain. Just like modern RMB and gold have appreciation and depreciation. According to the current exchange rate, one tael of gold can be exchanged for 1,300 yuan, and merchants earn one third of the extra money out of thin air.

Han Yan was about to help Xier, who was standing there with disbelief, put on a jade pendant, but when the merchant stood up and waved, he still shouted loudly, as if calling someone.

A small official in official uniform came over in the center of the market and glanced at the jade pendant in Han Yan's hand and the golden balls in the hand of the merchant. He took out the bamboo slips from the cloth bag on his waist, and asked while engraving the letters with a knife pen.

Little official: "Are you sure you collect one or two gold pills and sell the jade pendant to others?"

Merchant: "Of course it's certain."

After asking, he turned to Han Yan.

"Is it Prince Yan?"

"Yeah, I'm."

"Are you sure you use one or two gold balls to buy jade pendants?"

"Yeah, sure."

Han Yan was asked unclearly, so it was not until the minor official divided the bamboo slips into two, and he and the merchants held one each, and then he suddenly realized that this was a "sale contract".

The names, transaction volume, time, location and stalls in the market are stated on it, which are clear at a glance.

It’s not enough to buy things in the big man. There are “people” in the center of the market. He carries the “people” made by the government, commonly known as contract.

Quality is a longer coupon used for buying and selling slaves, cattle and horses; agent is a shorter coupon used for buying and selling weapons and rare things.

Han Yan’s name is called “Han Yan”. After prescribing this contract, according to the laws of the Han Dynasty, merchants have to pay taxes…

Han Yan can leave, but the merchants have to take the ingredient and ask the mayor to pay taxes when the market is over today.

The result of tax evasion in the Han Dynasty was very miserable. In addition to confiscating property, he also had to guard the border for a year and go to the northern border to fight against the Hun cavalry.

This quality agent is not just a contract, but also a certificate. If you think there is something wrong with the jade pendant and think that the merchant has deceived you, you can use the quality agent to reason with it in the future.

Moreover, if it is an item with an excessively valuable and without a substance, the buyer cannot leave the market and will be treated as a thief.

Even if there is a quarantine agent, someone will register when leaving the market gate. You will not be able to escape the amount of tax paid by merchants if the merchants omit taxes.

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Carpenter Kasai is probably born with his ancestral skills. He is not old and is in his thirties, but he looks rough and has a very developed biceps. He does not cling his edges and does not tie all his hair on the top of his head, but droops his forehead, which adds a heroic spirit to himself.

Prince Yan came to invite him in person, but Carpenter Li was frightened and followed him without saying a word.

Han Yan did not doubt his craftsmanship. In the feudal era, if you were not a carpenter, you could not even make furniture.

At the end of the market, there was a big room with some strong men, peasant women and young ladies standing in a mess. These were all people engaged in the service industry.

If the family’s land is not well harvested and cannot pay taxes, they can only find ways to do odd jobs and make money, otherwise the end of the matter will be Xier’s parents, selling their children to wealthy families and trying hard to pay taxes.

The consequences of not being able to pay taxes are that they become refugees, wander around in a foreign land, and try their best to escape.

Second, he was beaten as an official slave to pay off his debts. In recent years, he had worked hard by Emperor Jing of Han, and few people sold their own lives.

When Han Yan came here, the little official sitting at the door quickly stood up to greet him.

"Sir, do you want to hire a worker?"

"Are there anyone selling their bodies?" Han Yan looked at it and saw that there were six strong men. He wanted to buy them as a foundation and someone could use them.

Unfortunately, it was difficult to find slaves. The minor official picked up bamboo slips from the desk and registered various information about these miscellaneous workers. After reading them carefully, he replied: "They all want to be hired as long-term workers, and no one sells themselves."

"Oh." Han Yan was a little disappointed, took out three golden balls and put them on the table, and said, "Just want those six strong men, and that aunt, cook for them, and the commission period is half a year. Is the money enough?"

"Enough, this will give you the stencil."

The minor official also took out the "quality" produced by the government, asked both parties as usual, and confirmed that both parties were willing to do so. He engraved the commission, the employment time, the place of employment, and finally divided the quality into two, and it was considered as.
Chapter completed!