"Sir, the official has asked. The merchant ship who just collected taxes has collected 121 taels of silver according to the tariffs..." The man in front of him was reporting seriously.

Song Han stood at the top of the building, looking at the sea in the distance, listening to his subordinates' reply, but he was secretly sighing in his heart.

The first tax bill has a lot of taxes, which is a good start?

It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning. I really hope that everything will go smoothly in Chudi customs, although the current 50% tariff is really scary.

You should know that Dayan is 5% commercial tax.

It depends on the degree of the navy's attack. As long as those who dare to smuggle, the ship will sink and people will die. Naturally, this is nothing.

To put it bluntly, the key to customs lies in the force of the navy!

Song Han understood the reason why the king retained the three fleets.

"Continue to pay attention to the situation."

"promise."

After Song Han gave the order, he went down the high tower and came down.

"Master, have you returned home?" Next to the high tower, there was a carriage from the Song family. In the wooden shed beside the carriage, there were several attendants of the Song family resting. Seeing Song Han coming, these people immediately got up and trotted over to listen to the instructions.

"Go back." Song Han said in a deep voice.

There are people left to manage this side. If there is anything, someone will be sent to the mansion as fast as possible at any time. Song Han was a little tired at this time and wanted to go back and rest for a while.

Seeing that the main home of his family was back, the servants of the Song family immediately got busy. Those who opened the car door and those who led the horse were ready soon.

With the help of his servant, Song Han got on the carriage, the door closed, and the carriage started to move.

Along with the carriage, there were four or five guards riding horses to protect them.

The soldiers at several checkpoints outside recognized the Song family's carriage. When they saw that the Song family's carriage came, they hurriedly let it go.

"Master of the family, there is a caravan in front of him blocking it. Should they ask them to give way to the carriage?" Not long after the carriage stopped, and Song Han was about to ask what was wrong outside. At the car window next to him, a servant approached and whispered to him for advice.

Caravan?

Song Han picked up the curtain and looked forward, and saw several carriages pulling goods. Because someone was unloading the goods down, the customs officers conducted inspections, blocking half of the road.

The passing vehicles suddenly became crowded.

Song Han withdrew his gaze, sat in the car again, and ordered: "Let's take a detour."

"promise."

He dared not question the orders of his master. The carriage Song Han was riding and the attendants who were guarding the carriage all left on a not-so-spacious path.

Of course, there are also customs people who are in charge, but because the road is narrow, there are not many pedestrians on this road, so it is much quieter when walking.

When I thought of the scene I saw, if the guess was good, it should be a caravan going to sea to trade.

Thinking that since the establishment of the customs, there have been tax bills appearing one after another today, Song Han's mood has improved.

"Master, the mansion has arrived." After closing his eyes and resting for a while, he heard the voices of slaves outside, and Song Han opened his eyes again.

Someone had already opened the car door and placed a wooden bench below. He stepped on the wooden bench and walked down from the carriage very easily.

To the butler who came out, Song Han ordered: "Prepare meals, be lighter."

"No!" The young butler who followed him to the new house responded quickly, rushed to the stove and arranged lunch for the head of the family.

Walking on the small road in the mansion, the flowers and plants are lush. This house located near the port was purchased by Song Han half a year ago. After someone had a decorate it, although the place was not big, it was quite comfortable to live there for a while.

Those who followed him were all old people, so he didn't have to worry too much about many things, and someone would do it very well.

"I'll let someone move these stone sculptures elsewhere." As I walked past the garden, Song Han pointed to the stone sculptures in the garden and said.

I didn't have much to see when I first saw it, but when I looked closer, I found that it looked quite similar to the stone sculptures I had seen in the palace. How could I place them in my own courtyard?

"The head of the family..." He didn't quite understand the head of the family's intention, and followed the servant beside Song Han hesitated for a moment.

Song Han turned his head and looked at the confused servant in front of him, and said lightly: "Tell the butler later that he knows how to deal with it."

"promise."

After a stick of incense, the hall.

"Butler, have you ever had a letter from your family recently?" Song Han held a cup in his hand and slowly sipped it.

The butler standing in front of Song Han said hurriedly: "The head of the family has never had a letter, but some information has been transmitted from the house."

"Is that right?" Song Han looked at him. "Take it for me to see."

"Please wait for a moment, and I will take it here for you to see it." The butler responded.

Song Han nodded and the other party retreated.

After a while, I took a stack of information and came back.

"These are all." The other party respectfully delivered a stack of information.

Song Han took it and looked through it carefully.

"So, the eldest young master is still going well?" Song Han frowned, but quickly let go.

The housekeeper said with a smile: "The eldest young master is both talented in civil and military affairs, and he is good at doing business and socializing, so there will be no problems."

"Haha, it's not a shame to the Song family if I can really fight for a smooth battle in Jinling. A hundred years later, I will also have the honor to meet the ancestors underground."

Speaking of this, he put a stack of information in his hand on the desk. He looked at the butler in front of him and asked, "Who is there anyone here to visit today?"

"The head of the family, there are three groups of people who visited, and only five groups of people who came to send gifts. The young people who visited have responded as you told me. As for gifts, whenever they received them, they would send the same precious gifts back." The butler said.

Song Han nodded with satisfaction: "It's done well, and it doesn't matter if you exchange courtesy on weekdays, but now the Song family is at the forefront, so you have to be careful of the villain's mouth. You should not take these things lightly, and you must not have any accidents, do you understand?"

"The young one understands, please rest assured that the young one will not let such trouble happen." The butler responded.

Seeing this, Song Han didn't say much. After a while, the dishes were served up one by one.

Song Han likes to be lighter and not extravagant, so he only serves six dishes, one soup and one plate of snacks, which is lunch.

However, the Song family is a family passed down from generation to generation, and they pay great attention to both etiquette and attention.

Even if it was just a few light dishes, no matter the color, aroma, or taste, it could be considered very accurate. Song Han ate it for a while and ordered someone to remove the dishes.

Another servant served tea for rinsing his mouth. After rinsing his mouth, he served tea for rinsing his throat and soaking his throat.

After tasting this tea, Song Han's mood became more and more peaceful.

"Head of the family." At this time, the butler walked in from outside the hall and stood in front of Song Han: "There are guests outside asking for a visit."

"Can you ask who it is?"

"The head of the family, the person who came claimed to be Hu Zongyao of the Hu family." said the butler.

"Hu Zongyao?" Song Han couldn't help but frowned slightly: "Hu Family? This person's name sounds familiar. Could it be...I asked him to go to the living room?"

"promise."

Song Han looked at the butler out and felt a little confused.

It’s really the Hu family that came from Wu, and this Hu Zongyao is an important figure in the Hu family.

He was sent here to meet him, what is the purpose of the Hu family?

Could it be that even the Hu family wanted to install people to the customs?

If you really do this, it would be too unlucky.

Song Han pursed his lips lightly, thought about this for a while, and ordered his shirt to be taken out and dressed neatly, and headed towards the living room.

When we arrived at the reception room, the guest had been waiting in the hall for a while.

"Song Han is in trouble and welcomes you..."

When she walked into the living room, Song Han just looked at it and knew that the person was coming. He didn't look at his outfit and only looked at his experienced temperament. He was definitely not an ordinary person.

This man looks forty years old, and his two beards make this white-faced man more heroic.

"Haha, Hu is a bit pretentious to see Mr. Song this time. I hope Mr. Song will not be offended..." Hu Zongyao said politely.

While they were talking, the servants sat down, and after a few casual conversations, they got to the point.

Only then did Song Han know the other party’s purpose. The Hu family planned to marry a illegitimate daughter of Song Heng, who was worthy of Hu Zongyao’s third son.

Because Song Han is the head of the Song family, this matter is not big, but it has a lot to do with it, so Song Heng intends to refuse, but Hu Zongyao came here in person and came to ask Song Han for marriage.

Song Han couldn't help but fall into silence. Logically, he could not agree to this matter, but the necessary marriage was inevitable for a noble family. He just married a concubine's daughter instead of asking for a daughter-in-law. No matter how you look at this matter, the Hu family took a greater risk.

After talking for a while, Song Han finally let go: "I will discuss this with my second brother again and I will give you a reply."

Hu Zongyao laughed and said, "I hope that the Song and Hu families can become in-laws in the future. Hu is waiting for news about Song Gong!"

Then he said goodbye and left.

The calm mood was originally fluctuating due to Hu Zongyao's arrival.

Song Han sat on the chair, thinking about the whole story of this matter. Since the King of Chu stood firm in the south, many families that were originally waiting and watching and protecting themselves have been unable to sit still.

The Hu family intends to propose marriage to the Song family, which is probably a sign.

I sighed. I could only discuss this matter with my second brother.

Soon, Song Han's attention was noticed elsewhere, because someone sent letters to him one after another, saying that there was a merchant ship docking at the port.

At night, after settlement, I got a tax of 1,800 taels of silver.

"On the first day of the customs switch, there were 1,800 silver patterns. It seems that you can report to the king once at the end of the month." When Song Han received the report, he thought with relief.

The success of customs is the success of the Song family. Song Han knew that Wang Hongyi was preparing to build a trading port and establish a customs office in each coastal province to stimulate economic development and material allocation.
Chapter completed!