Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 477 Finance
When Li Yanzong said the number of 1107 million taels, Chen Jinghe was stunned.

Ordinarily speaking of Chen Jinghe's identity, this number shouldn't scare him. After all, he is by Chen Yunfu's side, and he often meets Xia Yuanji who comes to report to Chen Yunfu. .

What's more, there is Yan Zhenzhi, the governor of the central bank.

For example, before leaving Beijing, Chen Yunfu planned to build a national carriage track. The first phase of the project planned to use the central bank to issue a construction bond of [-] million taels.

Compared with these astronomical figures, 1107 million taels is not worth mentioning at all.

But Chen Jinghe was still in a daze.

Because this figure is not a state expenditure, but a local county's self-retained finances.

"Master Li, tell me, 110 million, two?"

Chen Jinghe asked in disbelief: "Isn't it 17 taels?"

"Hui Xianzun, it is indeed 1107 million taels."

"impossible!"

Chen Jinghe stood up directly, and said loudly: "Li Zhangbo, do you know what this number is? Let me tell you, in the 20th year of Hongwu, the national fiscal revenue deducted the actual tax and did not include the cash of treasure notes." The tax revenue is only less than 200 million taels, which is the whole country, including Nanzhili, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Lianghuai Yanyin.

But now, you say that in a county in Dongguan, after deducting the tax money turned over to the treasury, the self-retained finances are as high as 1107 million taels. Does that mean that the tax money that your Dongguan has turned over to the state treasury in recent years has reached 4608 million taels? "

Li Yanzong shook his head: "What the county lord said is not entirely correct. According to the standard set by the Ministry of Finance in the first year of Kyushu to pay 4608% of the local tax bank and keep 530% of the tax bank, in the past five years, our Dongguan County has not paid 6000 tax bank to the national treasury. Ten thousand taels, but 130 taels, and 4000 taels were retained.

After deducting the public expenses of the county for the past five years, the remaining 1107 million taels have been quietly lying in the treasury of the Finance Office so far.

Oh yes, the 1107 million taels are not all cash. There are 70 taels in Guangzhou Bank, 20 taels are held in stocks on the Canton Stock Exchange, and only 27 taels of cash are sealed in the government treasury. Move to the treasury to personally check and accept. "

Chen Jinghe sat down, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The land of Dongguan County has paid more than 500 million taels of tax to the country in five years?

Doesn't that mean that Dongguan's annual tax payment is equivalent to half of the national tax payment in Hongwu's 20 years!
"Dongguan, where did you get so much money?"

Li Yanzong got up, called the officials outside the door to fetch a file from the office, put it in front of Chen Jinghe, and said.

"Please look at the county, the financial revenue and expenditure of our county have been in the above these years, the money, in addition to Dongguan's own taxes, is the income from the government-run businesses operated by our county itself.

Didn’t the imperial court set up a new State-owned Assets Bureau? We also established a state-owned assets office in Dongguan to manage these businesses in the early years, inject funds into them to expand production and sea trade operations, and [-]% of the income is also turned over to the state treasury. So, The taxes that we in Dongguan have paid in the past five years are not all local taxes, but part of it is the commercial revenue of our Dongguan State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. "

Chen Jinghe looked at the financial account books of Dongguan in front of him, which contained extremely detailed records of income and expenditure.

Yanyin, land tax, iron class, spinning class, sailing, economy and trade, and business operations are all clearly remembered, and Chen Jinghe has to believe it or not.

Dongguan is indeed that rich.

At this moment, Chen Jinghe Ke's fighting spirit was ignited again, the little setback he had suffered before disappeared without a trace in an instant, and he turned his head full of ambition.

The county is so rich that it can be called the richest county in Ming Dynasty. As the county magistrate of such a rich county, he can show his talents!

"Hurry up, this county needs to be a good student to understand the economy and trade of our Dongguan county."

Chen Jinghe was quite pragmatic, and he didn't give orders as soon as he came up, but decided to go to inspect it himself.

In this kind of matter, Li Yanzong, as the accountant of the Finance Office, naturally accompanied the whole process.

Along with Ge He.

After shopping around several big shops in the county, Chen Jinghe asked.

"The county has noticed before that most of the economic and trade income in our county comes from transactions with Arabs. If this is the case, the county should meet the Arab maritime merchants in the city."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Li Yanzong and Ge He who accompanied him changed.

"This……"

"What?" Chen Jinghe keenly sensed something was wrong, and said sternly, "This Arabian maritime merchant has also contributed a lot to the prosperity of our county. The county plans to meet and thank him in person."

Li Yanzong nodded frequently after taking the words: "Yes, yes, the county lord is right. You should really thank him. Since the county lord intends to personally meet with you, the next official will arrange it immediately."

"Very good." Chen Jinghe nodded in satisfaction, and patted Li Yanzong on the shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Li. You are new to this county, and it is fortunate that you have been in charge of many things so far."

"What an officer should do."

Li Yanzong said modestly, and then sent Chen Jinghe back to the county government, and then drove with Ge He to find the Arab businessman.

Inside the carriage, Ge He showed an anxious look, and said in a panic: "This is what to do, what to do."

"Why are you panicking?"

"Yanzong, if the county lord wants to see Arabs, if he asks, the whole story will be revealed. Don't let the county lord meet those Arabs."

Li Yanzong glanced at Ge He, and snorted: "If you say you won't see him, you will disappear? The county lord insists on seeing him. If we forcefully stop him, there will be no silver here. Let him see him."

"Oh, my brother Yanzong."

Ge He was in a hurry and persuaded: "Even if we want to see each other, we should postpone it for a few days until we have made all the arrangements.

A few days ago, didn't you say you should first touch our Chen Xianzun's bottom and then have a showdown with him, why today..."

"That's not what I meant."

"That is?"

Li Yanzong's carriage drove all the way to Wangyue Tower, and the former laughed.

"Come with me."

Although Ge He was confused, he still walked obediently. Following Li Yanzong all the way to the third floor of Wangyue Tower, he met an unexpected person in the deepest private room.

Li Shuhong, the current head of the Li family!

Even though Li Shuhong is just a businessman, Ge He is an official of the imperial court, but when they met here, Ge He was so humble, he walked a few steps forward and bowed to the end.

"My next official, Ge He, see Duke Ming."

"Ge Zhangbo's words are serious. This old man is just a merchant. I don't dare to be called Ming Gong."

Li Shuhong chuckled, but obviously he had no intention of supporting Ge He, and his posture was very arrogant.

"No, sit down."

After Li Yanzong and Li Yanzong thanked Li and sat down, Li Shuhong opened his mouth.

"I heard that our new county magistrate is going to wade into the water?"

"Yes, I just said today that I want to meet the Arabs."

"it is good."

Li Shuhong laughed very satisfied.

"The Chen family will soon cease to exist!"

"Yes."

When the two talked about a reconciliation, Ge He was very confused. What is this all about?
What does the new county magistrate have to do with the Chen family if he wants to see the Arabs? Why would Li Shuhong say that the Chen family is finished?

Although he was puzzled in his heart, Ge He obviously didn't dare to ask more questions, so he could only force himself to obey the rules.

And Li Shuhong didn't stay here too long, and after a few casual confessions, he got up and left, leaving only one sentence.

"Don't worry about anything, everything is under the old man's arrangement."

Li Ge and Li Ge got up and saw each other off.

"Respectfully send off Ming Gong."

In the bustling city of Dongguan under the night, an unknown undercurrent began to surge wildly.

(End of this chapter)