Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1828 Intimidation and temptation, see the poor dagger
Hearing Changsun Wuji say "the remaining evils in the south of the Yangtze River", Xiao Yu's beard and eyebrows trembled together, but she remained silent.

These words are not pleasant, but his position is the same as Changsun Wuji's. Business taxes and the like must not be collected. A Huating town has already caused the Jiangnan family to complain to the sky, and a lot of profits are wasted every year. If all businesses pay taxes... ...then there is no way to live.

Cen Wenwen was at loggerheads with Changsun Wuji.

In fact, no one can do anything about this kind of dispute, and anyone can make a point.

The most fundamental truth is that the world's merchants and goods are all in the hands of the aristocratic family, and the aristocratic family is the foundation of the stability of the empire, so no matter how powerful the emperor is, he cannot ignore the stability of the country and forcefully seize benefits from the aristocratic family.

Even Emperor Sui Yang, who was arrogant and domineering and thought he was number one in the world, would not dare to do this. Even if he did not do it, his country would perish...

Looking at the two people arguing indifferently, His Majesty Li Er remained silent and slowly sipped his tea. When the two were arguing dry and no one could do anything about it, His Majesty Li Er knocked on the table and said slowly: " Fang Jun obtained the right to open a commercial port in the country of Wa, has everyone heard about this?"

Seeing that the emperor changed the topic, Changsun Wuji and Cen Wenwen stopped arguing, took a breath, and sat silently.

The prince showed his face and said: "Fang Jun is really capable in his work. He played beautifully with his hands. There was a lot of noise in Goguryeo, and he hid all his sailors. Fang Jun turned a corner and ran to Japan to occupy an island. The gold mine was discovered, and then troops were sent to quell the internal strife in Japan, and they obtained the right to open a treaty port. From now on, the goods of the Tang Dynasty are sold in the country of Japan, and only the taxes and taxes are paid according to the regulations of the country of Japan, and they can enjoy the same treatment as Japanese merchants. It is absolutely impossible to impose heavy taxes on Datang goods as in the past."

Ma Zhou also said: "Marquis Huating's meritorious service will last forever, His Majesty should reward it."

His Majesty Li Er nodded slowly.

Changsun Wuji, Xiao Yu, and Zhang Xingcheng also agreed. After all, they are the beneficiaries of opening up the Japanese business route. Of course, the biggest benefit is the imperial court, because all the goods entering the Japanese country must go through the Shibo Department, and they will be smashed to the bone. Fan, it is inevitable...

But even so, the huge market of the Wa country is enough for everyone to make a lot of money.

Then, Ma Zhou said slowly: "Your Majesty, although the opening of the Japanese trading route is a good thing for the country and the people, but the merchants are short-sighted and only know about profit. The competition among our own people will benefit the Japanese people in vain. In my opinion, why not let the Shibo Department set quotas, screen merchants, and distribute licenses, and only those who hold licenses can go to the Japanese country to do business? In this way, it will make everyone Under the control of all merchants and merchants, the pricing and sales of goods can be coordinated in a unified manner, and those who bully the market with random pricing will be severely punished by revoking their licenses!"

As soon as this remark came out, Changsun Wuji and the other three almost jumped up and cursed!

Although the country of Wa is not comparable to the Tang Dynasty with its vast territory and billions of people, it is still a giant compared to those small countries. Once it has the right to trade, it can still make money even if it pulls a boat of stones.Such a vast market means massive wealth, so whoever has the ability will naturally earn it.

But if you really screen the merchants to distribute licenses, it is tantamount to strangling the merchants' necks!
At that time, if the Secretary of Shibo tells you to go east, you will not dare to go west, and if you are asked to chase the dog, you will not dare to catch chickens... Are you not convinced?If you don't accept it, your license will be revoked, go home and play with your eggs!

This is not over yet, the prince added another sentence from the side: "The advice of Ma Fu Yin is indeed from a strategic position, which can make the merchants of the Tang Dynasty less competition and more cooperation. Everyone is united with each other instead of fighting openly and secretly. Naturally, the benefits can be maximized." .Father, my son thinks that the countries in Southeast Asia can also promulgate this law."

Xiao Yu's face turned green.

The world's merchants are all in the hands of the aristocratic family, but for Nanyang, it is obvious that the Jiangnan gentry has taken advantage of the geographical advantage. Since ancient times, the Jiangnan wealthy merchants have sailed on the sea and sold their goods in Nanyang. They are deeply rooted, so they are more profitable. For the nobles, it is dispensable.

He said something if he wanted to, but it seemed that his popularity was too ugly. Just when he was hesitating, he only heard His Majesty Li Er slowly said: "My dear friends, it is an urgent matter to collect business taxes, and merchants are also the same. The people of the Tang Dynasty, the common people need to pay taxes for farming, but the merchants do not pay taxes, how unfair? It is only natural to collect business taxes to make up for the shortage of the country."

This is regarded as Gan Gang's arbitrariness, no matter whether you agree or not, I will go my own way!
Where can this work?
Changsun Wuji, Xiao Yu and Zhang Xingcheng were all dumbfounded.

Although the emperor was a bit conceited and headstrong, he was still able to listen to his advice. Could it be that Wei Zheng died, this one has no natural enemies and no scruples anymore?
The three of them organized their speech silently in their hearts, and then heard the emperor say quietly: "The goods from Fujian and Guangdong are transported to Huating Town, and they have to pass through the Wuyue mountains. Among them, Yandang is steep. Although a company has been ordered to dig the mountain road, it is still difficult to travel. I can't bear the disasters that happen during the trip. If I want to go to sea, I have to go north along the coast. When I arrive at Huating Town, I have to unload the tea and check whether there are any prohibited items. It is time-consuming and laborious. Therefore, I plan to go to Fujian and Guangdong Choose a place along the coast and set up a city ship department, and all regulations are modeled after the city ship department in Huating Town, what do you think?"

Xiao Yu immediately swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

Who is the fattest official in Datang?

Not Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, not a general supervisor, not even the head of the Ministry of Industry, not even the official responsible for making coins, but the head of the Shibo Department!
How much does the Huating Town Shipbuilding Department import and export every day?

Without internal account books, it is difficult for outsiders to know the details, but according to estimates by interested people, at least the goods that appear on the books of the Shibo Division every day will never be less than 30!

It's just one day!
How much is a year?
One billion...

Although it is only the valuation of the goods on the book, not even the turnover, but you must know that the commercial tax is charged according to the cost!No matter how much money you sell and how much money you earn, the company's market department will pay a tax rate of one every ten taxes.

A shipping department in Huating Town collects as much as 1000 million yuan in commercial taxes a year, which must be more than the sum of the national taxes last year, and three times the national taxes in the early years of Wude...

It's no wonder that the emperor wanted to collect business taxes from all over the country. It's really enjoyable to collect this money!

This means that Fang Jun is worth billions of dollars, so there is no need to use greedy methods to collect money, otherwise the entire Huating Township Bureau is his people, inside and out, how much money he wants to be greedy?

Of course, it was precisely because of this that the emperor handed over this fat and oily job to Fang Jun...

Now comes the question, who is in charge of the addition of a city ship department in Fujian and Guangdong?
Naturally, it is impossible for Fang Jun to be the head of both the northern and southern city bureaus, so the newly added one must be chosen from the court.

If anyone can hold this position in their hands, it will be difficult for them not to develop!
You don't even need to be greedy for Mo's public money, you just need to loosen your hands a little, and the wealth that flows out in a year is enough to equal the income of a top family...

Xiao Yu suppressed her heartbeat, her mind spinning rapidly.

Of course he knew that the emperor would never easily hand over the head of the Shibosi to any high-ranking person, but he knew better that today the emperor and the prince sang together, and there were two people, Ma Zhou and Cen Wenwen. It is by no means a simple request to build social schools and add new municipal bureaus in various places.

Changsun Wuji and Zhang Xingcheng were equally suspicious in their hearts, they were both considering the emperor's true intentions.

His Majesty Li Er is not a person with a deep city background, he has been a little impatient after making a detour, and wondered when Fang Jun, a stick, learned to be so hypocritical and cunning?Thinking of the framed advice in the newspaper, I felt a little uncomfortable in my heart.

Compared with these devious calculations of laying the groundwork first, then throwing the bait, and finally holding a big stick and a sweet date, he actually felt that the guy's straight-forward and unconvinced style of doing things made people more refreshing...

Of course, he also knows that commercial taxation is a major issue, and he must be cautious, no amount of devious planning is too much.Once the trip is made, the imperial court will benefit forever, and will take money out of the pockets of the aristocratic families to subsidize the country's use. As one goes up and down, the power of the aristocrats will naturally weaken.

It can even be said that the importance of business tax is only a little lower than the imperial examination...

His Majesty Li Er felt that the bait and the sweet dates were almost given, and that the coercion and lure had been used. It was time to take out the big stick and beat these aristocratic families.

So, he coughed lightly, and said in a deep voice: "There are tens of thousands of social studies in the world, and they are the foundation of promoting talents for the country. Therefore, I decided to use money from internal funds to build schools, subsidize students, and extend invitations." Teacher! At the same time, merchants all over the world pay business tax at a rate of ten taxes and one tax, which will be permanent! The tax income will be used for city repairs, road repairs, and subsidies for medical centers in various prefectures and counties!"

Then, he straightened his waist, looked around, and asked word by word: "Who...do you have any objections?"

Seemingly dignified and dignified, but in fact he was muttering in his heart: Fortunately, Fang Er didn't say what Fang Er taught him, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.

What "Your Majesty sat on the throne at that time, looked around with angry eyes, and said sharply: Who is in favor and who is against? Then the ministers and workers in the hall must be trembling, sincere and fearful, and bow their heads and ears"...

motherfucker!

Is that what the emperor can do?
It's like Xiaoju, a city ranger, who divides the spoils, and loses his status as an emperor.

(End of this chapter)