Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1754 Confrontation
What is "People on the side of the road can also form alliances and get married"?
I clearly rejected Xiao Shi's proposed marriage in front of Xiao Rui, so it's possible that Xiao Shi didn't give up, and was still coveting his own beauty...

But now is obviously not the time to talk about this issue.

The two chatted casually, the carriage stopped, and they had already arrived at the largest restaurant in the town. This restaurant was obviously owned by some aristocratic family, and it was closed for business all day. In order to clean up Fang Jun.

As far as the pomp and heart are concerned, there is indeed nothing that cannot satisfy Fang Jun.

It’s just that Fang Jun is well aware of the faces of these aristocratic families. The articles on the surface are colorful, and everyone’s smiles are perfect and harmonious. However, they are dirty and dirty in private. He can give up everything for the benefit. Immediately stabbing you with a knife.

Aristocratic families pay the most attention to etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame, because this is the method they rely on to look down on all living beings from above, but in fact, they are the most shameless in secret...

A large group of people in power surrounded Xiao Jing and Fang Jun and walked into the building.

The chef in the store probably started preparing the ingredients early in the morning. Fang Jun probably had already started preparing the food when he landed. Now that he just arrived, all kinds of delicacies were served like running water.

The crowd crowded around to let Fang Jun take the main seat, but Fang Jun insisted on refusing to let Xiao Jing take the main seat, and he accompanied him by the side.

Fang Jun didn't put on airs, so everyone naturally relaxed a little. They were all afraid that Fang Jun's domineering manner would make everyone lose face. Now they naturally laughed and laughed, and the atmosphere was harmonious.They are all well-known figures in the family, and they each have their own way of dealing with people and things. This kind of occasion is just suitable for display. You talk to each other, and the scene is very harmonious.

Because in the final analysis, what everyone said was nonsense and never involved their own interests. Naturally, hello, me, everyone...

It's just that such a group of big shots from the Jiangnan area gathered here, not only because of Fang Jun's face, but everyone was more concerned about their own interests.

It is inevitable to try some...

In the first place, a handsome middle-aged scribe raised his glass and said with a smile: "It is really a blessing for us people in Jiangnan to come to the south of the Yangtze River. If Lord Hou did not create Huating Town by himself, how could our family's industry be able to set foot in it?" Overseas, how can it bring you such huge profits? I will borrow flowers to present Buddha, toast Lord Hou, and talk about respect!"

Fang Jun narrowed his eyes and looked at this person, remembering that he was introduced just now as Bao Xi, who was born in the Yanling Bao family...

Then he raised his wine glass and responded with a smile: "Brother Bao's words are wrong. I followed His Majesty's will to create the Huating Town Shipping Department. How dare you take credit for it? And you must not be grateful to me. I am the official." Officials of the imperial court, eat the king's salary, and be loyal to the king, all you need to do is operate according to the law and pay taxes according to the regulations, I am willing enough! Come, come, I will accompany Brother Bao to have a drink!"

As he spoke, he raised his head and drank a glass in one gulp.

Bao Xi smiled a little far-fetched, and drank the wine in his glass.

Between words, although the two sides may not really confront each other, they have already touched each other's bottom line...

If this Bao Xi is really a pioneer elected by the Jiangnan gentry, then the meaning in his words represents the meaning of all the Jiangnan gentry: the benefits that should be given to you are indispensable, but when it comes to laws and regulations, you have to turn a blind eye and close your eyes. Be forgiving and forgiving.

And Fang Jun's attitude is even more resolute: operate according to the law and pay taxes according to the regulations!
Do you really think that the opening of Shibo Division is only for your service?It is a state organ and must operate in accordance with the law. Whoever dares to disobey the law, don't blame me for being rude!
Of course Fang Jun didn't say these words, but everyone could hear the unfinished meaning in it.

This mallet is really hard to talk about...

Xiao Jing stroked his beard with one hand, with a smile on his face, there seemed to be no sign of disappointment.

An old man sitting under him put down the wine glass in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and said: "As the saying goes, 'family country is the world', if the family is in trouble, how can we talk about strengthening the country and rejuvenating the world? Now your majesty wants to achieve eternal success in the Eastern Expedition. Baye has already collected a large amount of money, food and materials in Jiangnan, and all the scholars in Jiangnan have not shirked and complained. We will hand in as much as the court needs. Who would not want to be a loyal and patriotic person? The great cause is great, but there are many mouths to eat in the family. The burden is getting heavier and the life is getting harder and harder. It also needs a lot of consideration from the court. At present, overseas business is not easy to do, the cost is too high, and the competition is too much. If it is too intense, there is really not much profit, and it is a pity to discard it if it is tasteless to eat. According to the old man, can this business tax be reduced by [-] to [-]%, so that everyone can profit?"

After he finished speaking slowly, someone echoed him, sighing and complaining, saying that business is difficult to do, the competition is fierce, and the risk is too great...

As you can see from the picture, this is the real intention of the Jiangnan wealthy family!
Fang Jun still had a smile on his face, looked at the old man, but said unceremoniously in his words: "Old man, what do you mean is that if the Shibosi cannot lower the commercial tax, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River will have no spare power to support the empire's Eastern Expedition?" Daye, can I understand it this way?"

The old man was taken aback, his face turned pale, and he waved his hands again and again: "Master Hou, don't want to harm me. Where did this old man say such a thing? I just hope that your majesty can understand us a lot. No matter how difficult the business is, no matter how difficult the life It's hard to bear, we, as citizens of the Tang Dynasty, will definitely support the Eastern Expedition with all our strength, no matter what!"

Not only him, but half of the people at the table were scared into sweat by Fang Jun...

There are some things that everyone knows well. If you say it so plainly, are you going to make us bear the crime of treason?
No one can afford it!

These people have never dealt with Fang Jun before, and this time they finally know why the family didn't send those who have been with Fang Jun in the past. This guy is too domineering, and he doesn't play cards according to common sense. A little bit, I'm afraid those who have dealt with him will naturally be weaker in momentum, which is not conducive to fighting for interests...

Fang Jun still had a smile on his face, held the wine glass in his hand, looked at the old man and asked: "I was a little negligent just now, didn't I remember the old man's name?"

The old man said: "Old man He Pingchuan is from Kuaiji."

The He family in Kuaiji is also a well-known family, the representative of the Wu surname in Jiangdong. It is not very popular now, but not long after, a talent who called himself "Siming Kuangke" appeared, called He Zhizhang...

Fang Jun nodded slowly, thought for a while, and said: "Since Mr. He said that the profits of the sea trade are meager, the competition is cruel, and the risks are still high, then starting from the first month of next year, I will notify the Shipping Department of Huiji to cancel the It’s meaningless to do or not to do maritime trade anyway, the business tax is too heavy, the profit is too thin, and it’s a waste of energy, right?”

After saying that, he looked around indifferently, and asked earnestly: "If you have any difficulties, please tell me, you can't let you donate money and grain to pay taxes according to the regulations, but also run businesses that don't make money, right? Come and come, there are people who think that sea trade is not profitable, and it doesn’t matter whether they do it or not. Now tell me that I will disqualify him from sea trade. But don’t worry, isn’t life difficult? Correspondingly, Families that cancel sea trade will be exempted from half of the tax. Who is there? Come, sign up."

There was an instant silence at the banquet, and everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

They are all the heads of various families, and they have deep experience in dealing with affairs. However, facing Fang Jun's practice of depriving the sea trade qualification for a single disagreement, I feel a headache and don't know how to deal with it.

Aren't they all crying and complaining?

Didn't everyone say that Haimao has no profit?
That's okay, just deprive you of the qualification for maritime trade and cut your taxes by half, that's okay, right?
……

What a fart!

What kind of profiteering is that for Haimao?A piece of high-quality porcelain, in Tang Dynasty, was worth Baiwen. If it was shipped to Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje and other countries, it would be sold at a price of [-] Wen. , a profit of thirty times is not a problem...

Now, the tax levied by the imperial court has long been divided into two parts: agricultural tax and commercial tax. After several reforms in the past two years, the commercial tax of sea trade has stabilized to one tenth tax. The agricultural tax for the farmland in the middle of the country is [-] taxes and [-], which is much lower than before.

The tax collected by the imperial court is based on the agricultural tax, which greatly increases the proportion of commercial tax.

But the problem is that Haimao's profits are high!
The annual income of ten thousand mu of fertile land in the family is not as good as the profit of a trip to the sea. Once the right to sea trade is deprived, although the tax payment will be greatly reduced, the income will drop like a cliff...

This is absolutely not possible!
(End of this chapter)