Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 108

This thing, in the Taiping era, can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year.

Children especially like New Year's Eve.

Because during the Chinese New Year, there are beautiful clothes to wear and delicious food.

For the people of Xuanfu Town, Gezha cakes and candied hemp leaves are the most delicious food, and their mouths water when they think about it.

This kind of delicacy is deeply rooted in the depths of memory, even if you grow up, you will still like it very much.

At this time, there was a sign on the wall of the teahouse, with the price written on it:

Gezha cake, 3 cents a small dish.

Candy hemp leaves, 5 fen and a small plate.

Tea, 1 Wen for a small bowl, 2 Wen for a sea bowl.

Bianguo, 2 pennies and a small dish...

Yes, things are quite complete.

Moreover, most people can afford it.

However, something seems wrong.

Zhao Cheng looked at it, but didn't react for a while.

He smiled and asked Wang Xiaobao:

"Xiaobao, I remember you are lazy.

Why are you so diligent now? "

"Hi!"

Wang Xiaobao blushed, scratched the back of his head, a little shy.

"I'm not...

I had fried food stamps for a few days before, and I made a lot of money, which felt quite honorable.

People greet me with different expressions when they see me.

I feel that it is better to have money!

It's much more comfortable than I was dawdling before.

Later adults said it was wrong to speculate on food stamps, so I didn’t dare to speculate on food stamps anymore.

It just so happened that the adults said that stronglanders can do some small businesses voluntarily.

I happened to make some money by frying food stamps, so I opened a small teahouse while I had a lot of money. Unexpectedly, the business was pretty good.

All this is thanks to the adults. "

Wang Xiaobao said cheerfully.

He didn't say anything else, mainly because Yang Erxian, who he used to look down on in the village and was even inferior to him, turned over by relying on his daughter.

It stepped on his head, which Wang Xiaobao couldn't bear no matter what.

Zhao Cheng was listening with a smile on his face, but when he heard about the fried food stamps, he immediately came to his senses and patted his forehead lightly.

No wonder there was something wrong just now...

He turned to look at the menu.

"Xiaobao, are the prices on your menu marked in copper coins?"

"My lord is saying, why don't you use food stamps?
Because no one is willing to use food stamps.

Moreover, one yuan of food stamps is now worth 200 Wen.

A dime of food stamps is 20 cash.

Even if there is one food stamp, it is still 2 Wen.

Someone came to drink a cup of tea, and it was only a penny, and there was no way to change it.

Besides, these food stamps are becoming more and more valuable every day, who is willing to spend food stamps now?
Everyone is holding it in their hands, waiting for the price to rise. "

Wang Xiaobao is very familiar with this aspect.

He used to speculate on food stamps, but now he runs a teahouse, so he knows a lot.

"That's it."

Zhao Cheng nodded.

In this case, he somewhat ignored it.

He just wanted to hype up the price of food stamps first.

On the one hand, it is a harvest.

Make a big game of chess and harvest the gentry of Ming Dynasty.

On the other hand, it also allows everyone to accept the existence of food stamps from the bottom of their hearts.

Over a period of time, everyone will develop a good habit of storing food stamps.

This is equivalent to making the wealthy class of the whole people a reservoir.

The food stamps printed by Zhao Cheng can be exchanged for social wealth... and will not cause inflation.

In the end, as long as food can be linked to food stamps, the reputation of food stamps will not be afraid of collapse.

Of course, in this process, Zhao Cheng had to grasp the direction of public opinion.

But unexpectedly, I used too much force.

Because the price of food stamps has risen so fast, people are reluctant to use food stamps.

It seems that all the transactions in the strong land now use copper coins and silver...

Copper coins in the late Ming Dynasty were of different quality.

It is the same penny, but the version is different, and the value is also different.

Silver is even more troublesome, you have to weigh it every time you use it...

This is not conducive to the development of mature markets.

Moreover, it is unacceptable to Zhao Cheng that the right to mint coins is not in the hands of others.

Zhao Cheng rubbed his forehead.

It's not that he's not smart enough, not smart enough.

Instead, as the head of state, the military and the government are integrated.

There are blue threads on the road, and everything is in the initial stage.

Not only does everything require Zhao Cheng to make up his mind, but everything needs Zhao Cheng to create...

Moreover, after the task is assigned, you have to keep an eye on it.

Otherwise, I don't know what will happen.

too busy.

I'm really too busy.

Disregarding the past and the future.

Don't look at the smallness of the strong land, under the rapid development, there are really many things.

Zhao Cheng had some experience of the hard work of being an emperor.

How busy is it to manage such a big Ming?

It's no wonder that the diligent emperor, who had to eat all day and night, deal with the papers from morning to night every day, still missed many things.

You have to form your own team!
Zhao Cheng pondered.

Of course, the currency issue must be resolved.

Zhao Cheng didn't think he was wrong about the food stamps before.

It's just that in the process of development, new problems have emerged, which require new methods to solve them.

This is unavoidable in the progress of civilization.

Print more food stamps?

I'm afraid not.

If the number of food stamps is too large, the Ming Dynasty version of the "Tulip Bubble" plan will be ruined!
The Ming gentry is definitely the enemy that Zhao Cheng will face in the future.

It must be crushed by IQ, so harvest them first.

Weaken the enemy, strengthen yourself...

This basic policy cannot be shaken.

Therefore, food stamps must become more and more valuable.

But in this way, the nature of food stamps as currency will not be worthy of the name, and it will not be able to play the role of currency.

Headache……

"Is there something bothering you, sir?"

Li Liangcai asked cautiously.

"Oh, nothing."

An idea popped up in Zhao Cheng's mind, he had a rough idea, and he was going to go back and improve it, and try it out.

"You said just now that you want to come to Qiangdi to open a grain store?"

Zhao Cheng brought the topic back.

"Yes!"

Li Liangcai nodded.

"Our Liji grain store is the largest grain store in Shunshengchuan.

Now in Shunshengchuan towns with a small scale, there are our Liji grain shop.

Under the governance of the adults, the strong land has become more and more prosperous.

Even compared to Dongcheng, it's not as good..."

Li Liangcai sighed from the bottom of his heart.

"However, we, Li Jiliang, don't have a semicolon here.

So, I want to come here and open one.

I don't know if adults will allow it? "

Li Liangcai looked at Zhao Cheng expectantly.

Although Qiangdi is small, it is too prosperous.

There are so many good things.

This scene was completely unimaginable to him before.

Moreover, he also saw the strength of the strong army.

These days, everything is imaginary, only having soldiers in hand is the most important thing.

The Tartars, who made the court fearful, were all defeated by the powerful army.

What an amazing team!
One battle, and it was defeated!
The strong army is too strong!

Li Liangcai is very optimistic about Qiangdi's future and Zhao Cheng's future.

Being a businessman by nature, he naturally wants to invest in Zhao Cheng as soon as possible.

"of course can."

Zhao Cheng readily agreed.

Just when Li Liangcai was overjoyed, he heard Zhao Cheng continue:
"We strongly welcome everyone to do business.

However, when it comes to our strong land, we must abide by the rules of our strong land. "

"of course.

We, Li Ji Liang, are the most honest in doing business, and we will definitely abide by the rules. "

Li Liangcai quickly agreed.

"Li Gongzi still doesn't understand what I mean.

You listen to me first. "

Zhao Cheng raised his hand to interrupt him.

"We strongly have a unique rule that everyone who does business must pay taxes.

If you come to Kailiang, you also need to pay taxes.

Our general tax rate is about one every five.

The details are a little tricky.

The Qiangdi Tax Office will be established soon, and when the time comes, I will give you specific guidance. "

"Every... every five draws one?"

Now, it was Li Liang's turn to be shocked.

It was unbelievable at first, and then, his face flushed a little.

"My lord, it's too heavy to draw one every five!
According to the regulations of the imperial court, it is no more than one out of fifty.

Moreover, we, Li Jiliang, and the household department of the capital..."

If Zhao Cheng was only given some benefits, his reaction would not be so violent.

To do business, it is natural to have a good relationship with local officials.

Their Li Jiliang line is flourishing in Shunshengchuan.

However, it also costs a lot of money every year to build a good relationship with local officials.

Every year and festival, as well as the birthday parties of the adults, even marrying wives and taking concubines, children and grandchildren marrying wives and taking concubines...

They will all be there on time.

This is the job of a businessman.

They have long been accustomed to this.

This amount of money is not small.

Can pay taxes on...

They can't just accept it!
Every five draws one, which is a constant expense.

Also a bit too heavy.

However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhao Cheng raising his hand.

"I don't care which department's lord you're related to.

If you come to us to do business, you have to pay taxes, which is non-negotiable. "

Zhao Cheng's tone was beyond doubt.

In the Ariake generation, it was not that business taxes were not collected.

But business tax is too low.

In a large country with a population of more than 1 million, at its peak, the annual business tax was only 400 million taels.

More than half of it was the salt tax.

Later, it was resisted by the Donglin Party and the gentry group of relevant interest groups, and the income became less and less.

And the object of taxation is not right.

Gentlemen pay no taxes.

The real profitable business is in the hands of the gentry, which is not taxed.

The objects of taxation are all small businesses...

Anyone who dares to increase the commercial tax is competing with the people for profit.

Will be shamed by the nail case.

Taxes cannot be collected, and the treasury is empty.

The Chongzhen Dynasty, to a certain extent, was poor.

Of course, Zhao Cheng couldn't let his subordinates follow in Daming's footsteps.

He can't wait until his subordinates have a large sphere of influence and form an interest group before promoting this plan.

He knew that if he blatantly increased the commercial tax now, he would face great resistance and risks.

However, this risk comes from the outside.

And if it is launched later, the risk comes from the inside.

How to choose, of course, is not difficult to make a decision.

"Young Master Li is a smart man.

You should know that we raise soldiers, build roads, build water towers...

Which one doesn't need money?

This money will not just fall from the sky.

You have paid the money and can live in peace and stability. This is the best time for you. "

(End of this chapter)