Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1552, Accompanying the Emperor on a private visit
Here in the industrial area of ​​the southern part of the capital, there are spacious concrete roads extending in all directions, and factories are neatly arranged. The cement roads are full of four-wheeled carriages coming and going, among which there are a few unremarkable four-wheeled carriages. Quietly parked on the side of the road.

"Liu Jin, when you reformed the tax system and established a tax office, how did you find a way to collect taxes?"

In the four-wheeled carriage, Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao, and Liu Jin sat together and looked at the large and busy factory in front of them through the curtains.

The golden signboard of Lijian Cement Factory in Beijing shone in the sun, and at the same time, a family crest could be seen printed on the side, but Liu Jin didn't recognize it at a glance, it should be the property of a not-so-famous family.

But the scale of this cement factory is still very large. It is a large cement factory. The entrance of the factory is very large. There is an endless stream of carriages transporting finished products and raw materials in and out, as if they never stop.

"Like the cement factory in front of you, how do you know how much tax to collect?"

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the cement factory in front of him and asked in detail.

In Shang's study room just now, Zhong Zhong said that Daming's monthly tax revenue exceeded [-] million, which is a good thing.

However, Emperor Hongzhi, who had always loved the people like a son and was deeply influenced by traditional Confucian education, was also worried that the tax would be too heavy, that the taxes collected would be too much, and that the tax office below might be imposing wanton levies.

So he also brought a few people to put on casual clothes and quietly left the palace for a private visit. He walked around and had a look, and it was best to listen to what the common people had to say with his own eyes.

"Your Majesty, the tax office has its own way of collecting taxes. First of all, all factories, workshops, commercial firms, etc. need to issue invoices when they sell or provide labor services. The invoices are in triplicate. It is an important basis for paying taxes when they file tax returns with the tax office.”

"The invoice is a triple copy, which is the seller, the buyer and the tax copy. The buyer and the seller each keep a copy, and the tax copy is handed over to the tax office when filing taxes."

"The tax office will calculate the tax to be paid based on the tax invoice provided."

Liu Jin replied with a smile, in fact, the method is very simple, that is to copy the tax system of later generations, and then make appropriate improvements.

"Then if both the buyer and the seller don't issue invoices, wouldn't they be able to evade taxes?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he thought for a while and asked.

"We have also thought about this point. When we collect taxes in the tax office, we don't collect tax on those loss-making enterprises, so there is a deduction. Buyers can use their own invoices to the tax office. side deductions."

"So buyers will naturally hope that the other party will issue an invoice to themselves, because this can reduce their own tax payments."

"Of course, some enterprises belong to the same owner, so we have related systems. For example, if tax evasion is found, the tax office will issue a huge fine to punish severely. At the same time, the fined factories, workshops, The company will notify you.”

"This will make its reputation bad, it will become difficult to get a loan from the bank, and it will become difficult to do business."

"In addition, there are a large number of tax agents in the tax office. These tax agents are not collecting taxes most of the time. Taxes are collected and paid by factories, workshops, and commercial firms themselves."

"The duty of the tax bureaucrats is to investigate and deal with tax evasion and tax evasion. They will use various methods to investigate suspected factories, workshops, and commercial firms, such as lurking in factories, keeping an eye on sales, calculating the raw materials entering the factory and the output of the factory. Sales and more."

"As long as they find out about tax evasion, they will be punished immediately. There is only one thing tax police do, and that is tax inspection."

"So even if you want to evade taxes, it is more difficult. One is that the buyer will use the invoice to deduct the tax, and the other is that the tax police are elusive. No one knows whether he has lurked in your factory and is counting you. Is there any tax evasion?"

"Combined with huge fines and horrendous penalties, it's much more economical to pay taxes honestly."

Liu Jin explained this system to Emperor Hongzhi in detail.

Although tax evasion has always been a thing, and there are always policies and countermeasures, but what Liu Jin copied is a relatively complete tax system in later generations, and there are few places to exploit loopholes. The key is that the punishment should be heavy, and the price When the ticket comes down, you will be fined directly to bankruptcy.

Businessmen are all profit-seeking, and we want them to compare the gains and losses of tax evasion and honest tax payment. If there is a comparison, they will naturally pay taxes honestly.

What's more, the tax system of the later generations of the United States was adopted, and the tax office and tax police were specially set up to do this.

"That's it~"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard it, he roughly understood it.

Then he looked at the factory, got up and got off the car and said, "Let's go, let's go to the factory~"

After speaking, he also took the lead and walked over to the Beijing Lijian Cement Factory.

Emperor Hongzhi pretended that he was the owner of a large commercial firm, and he came to the cement factory to discuss the purchase of cement in large quantities.

When the people at the cement factory saw their clothes and demeanor, they immediately believed them. They hurriedly welcomed the group of people in, served them with good tea and water, and then notified the owner of the factory.

"My lord, Li Mao, I have lost my way, and I hope you will forgive me~"

Li Mao, the owner of Lijian Cement Factory, walked in with a smile all over his face. When he saw Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Liu Jin and others, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile.

After saying hello, he listened to Emperor Hongzhi's self-introduction. After sitting down as host and guest, he carefully looked at the group of people in front of him again.

The headed one surnamed Zhu was naturally Emperor Hongzhi, the old men looked like they were in charge, as for Liu Jin, he was more like a son at home, he came out to see the world, and he was accompanied by Xiao Jing, a servant, and some guards pretending to be servants.

This can be regarded as the configuration of a large family of signs.

And if you look at them carefully, they are very extraordinary, more like an official than a businessman.

"I don't know what kind of business Mr. Zhu is in?"

After some thought, Li Mao also smiled and asked about the details of Emperor Hongzhi.

"The family does a lot of business. There are several textile factories. In addition, there are some plantations in Nanyang. They are mainly engaged in the business of building bridges and paving roads, building houses, and ports."

"You also know the current situation. Daming is building bridges, paving roads and building houses everywhere. The business is not bad, but the demand for cement is too high. I have also gone to many cement factories, but the demand is still not enough. .”

Emperor Hongzhi thought about it for a while, and Zhang Kai made it up.

"That's it~"

"Then Mr. Zhu's family is all engaged in big business."

When Li Mao heard it, he suddenly realized what he said.

This is a textile factory and a plantation in Nanyang. They also specialize in building bridges and roads, building houses and so on. This shows that the other party has strength, and there must be someone in the government. Otherwise, the business of building bridges and paving roads is not easy to do. .

"Small business, small business, for a living."

Emperor Hongzhi replied with a smile.

"I don't know how much cement you want?"

Li Mao pondered for a while, thought for a while and asked.

As Emperor Hongzhi said, cement is in short supply now and it is very easy to sell. No amount of cement is enough to sell. The scale of his cement factory has been expanded again and again, but the cement produced is still not enough to sell.

When he sells cement, it also depends on the person. Not everyone sells it. If you have a good relationship, you can sell more. Sometimes you can sell it to some powerful people. It will be convenient for you to make friends and do business in the future.

"I may want more, how much can you give me every month?"

Emperor Hongzhi was naturally very grand.

"Right now, I can only give you [-] bags of cement per month, but when my family's cement factory in Shandong starts production next month, I can give you [-] bags of cement per month."

Li Mao thought for a while and then said; "You are also an expert, and you know that cement is in short supply now, and even if you have money, you may not be able to buy cement. This amount is a bit small, but by the end of the year, my cement in Henan and Cangzhou If the factory is put into operation, I can give you more than [-] bags per month."

"Ouch~"

"The cement business of Mr.'s family is doing well. There are several branches in this branch."

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately became interested and asked with a smile.

"Small business, small business~"

"Compared to those large cement factories, it is insignificant. Now that the world is good, and the imperial court is doing a lot of infrastructure construction, we are also doing some business along with it."

Li Mao said very modestly.

"Is there any problem with invoicing?"

Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, thought for a while and asked again.

"Of course there is no problem. We northerners are most concerned about credibility when doing business. If you don't tell me, we will also issue an invoice to you."

Li Mao agreed immediately.

"It's cool, when I was doing business in the south, they didn't like to issue invoices."

Emperor Hongzhi thought of the things in the south of the Yangtze River, and said it casually.

"I also know a thing or two about the situation in the south. They always think about tax evasion and don't like paying taxes. It's an old tradition."

"In my opinion, if you have the time to think about tax evasion, you might as well think of ways to do your own business well. If the business grows bigger, you will naturally earn more money, and you should pay taxes."

"As far as we do this cement business, we pay taxes, and the government collects taxes and builds bridges and paves a lot of roads, and needs a lot of cement. Our business is getting better and better. Paying taxes is beneficial to the country and the people. "

"It's become an old habit in the south not to pay taxes. The annual tax we pay in North Zhili is more than twice that of South Zhili. We are different from them. We pay taxes according to regulations, and we don't bother to play with those illegal things. For things, if you have that kind of thought, you might as well put it on good management.”

Li Mao replied with a smile, in his words he looked down on the South side.

(End of this chapter)