Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 998, really fragrant (additional meal)

The news that Cornwall was ceded to the Ming Empire by the King of England also spread throughout Cornwall in the shortest possible time. All of a sudden, the whole Cornwall was panicked and anxious, and many people even went to bed overnight. Escape from Cornwall.

But for ordinary people, they can't escape here, because this is their home and everything they have here, they can only accept the rule of Ming Dynasty helplessly, and at the same time they are worried, the most concerned point is taxation question.

Cornwall was renamed Hong Kong by the Ming people. The original county seat was also moved from Truro to Falmouth Port. The Ming people announced that the name of Falmouth Port was changed to Hong Kong, which is the core of the entire county.

Along with the name change, the laws promulgated by Tian Erniu also began to be announced and posted in major towns throughout Cornwall.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, all people in Cornwall must be loyal to the Son of Heaven, become the fourth-class citizens of the Ming Dynasty, bear the taxes of the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time be able to enjoy the protection of the Son of Heaven.

Here at the pier of Falmouth Port, Tian Erniu set up a place similar to the posting of newspapers, and then asked people to translate the relevant laws of Ming Dynasty, and posted them in English and Chinese characters at the same time. It is read continuously here.

Well, in this era, there are more illiterates in England than in Ming Dynasty, and there are not many people who can read.

"Everyone in Hong Kong~"

Pablo, a Spaniard with long hair and a shaved beard, was wearing a Ming costume and was standing on a stone with a tin trumpet in his hand, explaining the laws of Ming to the people in Falmouth Port.

Well, he is a translator hired by Tian Erniu for money. He is a Spaniard who understands Daming, Spanish and English. It is said that his ancestors are still English, but now he is Tian Erniu's personal translator. He is also very satisfied with the salary of three taels of silver a month.

"According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, you are not allowed to engage in rebellion, rebellion, evil, disrespect, filial piety, unrighteousness, etc. This rebellion means that you must not resist the rule of the Ming court, rebellion means that you must not betray the Son of Heaven, and doing evil means that you Can't do bad things..."

Pablo patiently explained each law in detail to everyone present, but obviously, everyone below was absent-minded, and everyone didn't care much about these contents, and the most concerned thing was the issue of taxation.

"Can you tell us a little bit about taxes?"

Tom and Jack were also among the crowd. Their heads exploded when they heard the content of the law. After thinking about it, they dared to ask.

"Okay, okay, let me tell you about the taxes on Daming's side."

When Pablo heard this, he also nodded and said, took out a piece of paper about taxes and started talking.

"According to the laws promulgated by Daming, Hong Kong belongs to Daming's overseas territories, and applies to the tax laws of Daming's overseas territories, according to the tax laws."

"Every citizen in the overseas territories has the obligation to pay taxes to the Ming court."

"The main tax you need to pay is agricultural tax, which is 10%, followed by land tax, which is 5%. Except, there seems to be no tax."

"If you are doing business, there are more taxes to be collected, and there are detailed business taxes."

Pablo looked at it carefully, and said in disbelief.

Because there are only two kinds of taxes above, one is the agricultural tax and the other is the land tax. There are no other taxes other than the commercial tax.

"what?"

"There are only two taxes, one is the agricultural tax, which is only one-tenth, and the other is the land tax, which is only one-twentieth. In addition, if you don't do business, you don't need to pay other taxes."

"Is it really?"

"Don't you need to pay poll tax, currency tax, grassland tax, firewood tax, etc.?"

When the people below heard this, they couldn't help being dumbfounded.

They were worried at first, worried that Daming's taxes would be high, which would make life even more difficult for those who were already struggling.

But who would have known that the taxes in Daming are so low, there are only two kinds of agricultural tax and land tax, and the ratio is so low, one-tenth of the agricultural tax and one-twentieth of the land tax. Only 15%, very low tax rate.

"Sir, is this true?"

"Apart from these two taxes, don't we have to pay other taxes?"

Tom asked in disbelief.

Hearing Tom's question, everyone looked at Pablo in unison, looking very nervous.

"It seems that there is really no need to pay other taxes. The tax rate in Daming itself is low, especially His Majesty the Emperor of Ming. He is constantly reducing taxes and taxes. Currently, there are only these two types of taxes in this overseas territory. "

"Of course, if you are in business, you need to pay commercial tax. There are many types of commercial tax. According to different types of goods, there will be special tax offices and personnel to collect."

"There are mainly two types of taxes in Ming Dynasty. One is the agricultural tax and land tax that everyone needs to pay, which is collected by the local government, and the other is the commercial tax that is collected by the tax agency directly under the imperial court."

"If you don't do business, you only need to pay agricultural tax and land tax."

Pablo looked again and said after confirming.

"Haha~"

"That's great~"

"Great~"

After Tom, Jack and the others were confirmed, the entire Falmouth Port was thrown into jubilation. People took off their hats and began to cheer continuously.

They have never encountered such a low tax before. They are used to paying more than half of the tax, but now they only need to pay one-third of the original tax. This makes them all cheer happily.

For the first time, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with being under the jurisdiction of the Ming Empire.

Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang watched the cheering scene in Falmouth Harbor.

Regarding Daming's first colony in Western Europe, to be honest, the two of them had already figured out how to manage it, and Liu Jin had already given the direction.

That is to build this Hong Kong into an important stronghold of Ming Dynasty in Western Europe. Whether or not how much tax can be collected is not the key. Daming doesn't care how much tax this fart big place can receive.

The total population of Cornwall is only tens of thousands. Even if each person pays one tael a year, the tax is only tens of thousands of taels. Daming really doesn't like it.

But this colony is still of great significance to Ming. Cornwall is located in the southwest of the British Isle, with the English Channel to the south and St. George's Strait to the north. Occupying this place is equivalent to driving a nail in Western Europe. , if a fleet is stationed here in the future, the whole of Western Europe will be under control.

However, this place is far away from the mainland of Daming, and the nearest is the Golden Continent. It is not easy for Daming to rule here, and people here can rebel against Daming at any time.

Therefore, Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang started from the taxation first, and the taxation was lower, so that the people here felt that they could live a good life under the rule of Ming Dynasty.

The second is to take advantage of the fact that this is the overseas territory of Daming, and develop trade here. At that time, the goods of Daming will be directly transported here for sale, attracting businessmen from Western European countries to come here to buy, and abandoning the exclusive trading rights originally granted to Spain. Naturally, you can Drive the development of this place.

"You're still right, let's start with taxes first~"

Tian Erniu smiled and said to Jiang Liang beside him.

"The taxation in Europe is too heavy. Properly lowering the taxation is also the most effective way. However, it is not easy to rule here for a long time."

Jiang Liang smiled and said, "Now we don't even have a decent place to live."

"Haha, there will be soon."

Tian Erniu laughed loudly.

This time Britain and Portugal both compensated Daming with a large amount of money, and all of this money is now in Tian Erniu's hands, so he can naturally use part of it to build the port.

"Clang~clang~"

"We're hiring~ we're hiring~"

"The Governor of Hong Kong wants to build the Governor's Mansion, and recruit a large number of workers to build the Governor's Mansion. Each person can get fifty copper coins and two catties of flour every day!"

Soon, Tian Erniu issued another recruitment order.

The Governor's Mansion needs to be built, and there is also a fort to be built at the port. At the same time, an exclusive wharf for the garrison and a barracks for the garrison must be built. In short, there are many things to be built.

Pablo led people to beat gongs and drums in the fishing port, and kept shouting.

"I~ I!"

Tom, who was unable to go fishing because of the strong wind and waves, immediately walked out of the house in a hurry, raised his hand and shouted.

He needs such a job so much. He doesn't know how much fifty coppers a day is worth, but two catties of flour is important. Two catties of flour are enough for his family to eat several meals of bread.

"I, I~"

Of course, not only Tom needed such a job, but the whole fishing port needed such a job very much. All of a sudden, the whole fishing port was boiling.

Everyone walked out of their homes one after another, scrambling to get such a job, to build a mansion for the governor, to build piers, ports, military camps and forts, etc.

"Everyone, don't worry, there are a lot of people needed, everyone has a share, line up, and come to me to sign up."

"The governor said that as long as everyone works hard, life will definitely get better and better in the future. Hong Kong will definitely become the wealthiest place in the entire British Isle in the future, and everyone's life will get better and better."

"There will be bread and everything. The Ming Empire is the richest country, and the people of the Ming Empire can live a prosperous life."

Pablo looked at the excited crowd in front of him, and hurriedly said loudly.

(End of this chapter)