Mingshi

Chapter 1165
"My lord, if you are short of money, we can donate."

Luo Xin shook his head and said: "I also know your family background. Now that those family backgrounds are all on the goods, I'm afraid you don't have much money left. It won't be of much help. I will think of other ways."

Speaking of this, Luo Xin's face showed a trace of anxiety: "And this is not about exterminating Japanese pirates, after exterminating this time, who will be sure that there will be no next time?
Not to mention anything else, everyone knows about the Franji attack on Guangdong ten years ago, right? "

Everyone's expressions tightened and they nodded.Luo Xin said in a deep voice: "Franji is much stronger than the Japanese pirates. Besides Franji, there are also Spain, business groups from various feudal states, and even Malacca pirates. They didn't come here before, that's because of here There are Japanese pirates. Once the Japanese pirates are wiped out by us, will they watch this big piece of fat come and take a bite?"

"My lord, what should we do?" Everyone panicked at once. They are all engaged in maritime trade and have their own news channels. They all know what Luo Xin said, and they also understand in their hearts that this is not Luo Xin. It's scaremongering.is very likely to happen.

"My lord, you have to be the master for us!"

These people are really panicking. If the matter of the pirates drags on for another two years, if the pirates are driven away, other pirates come again...

"My lord, you must help us!"

"If you need anything, just tell us."

"grown ups……"

Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "So, what I'm thinking about is not the extermination of Japanese pirates this time, but to ensure the safety of the waterway forever, and the Shibo Division will never stop again."

Everyone looked at Luo Xin eagerly, Luo Xin rubbed his eyebrows and said: "We need a long-term money channel to develop the navy, to protect the peace of the sea, and to protect everyone's interests. It is not like what you proposed today. In this way, let you donate. Once the war situation is deadlocked, will you still be allowed to donate continuously?
Your property is all on the goods, and you don't have much money.With a steady stream of donations, even if the Japanese pirates are eventually wiped out, do you still have money left for trade?I'm afraid that most of the people present here will fail and be eliminated in the end. "

Everyone was stunned, their faces paled.Lu Ding stood up again, cupped his hands towards Luo Xin and said:
"Master Luo, we all know your benevolence, and hope to show us a clear way."

"I really came up with a way that doesn't require you to donate money. So once I wiped out the Japanese pirates, you will have money to start trading immediately."

"My lord, please speak!" Everyone was refreshed.

Luo Xin also regained his composure, and said with a gentle smile: "This is what I just thought of. I received the news from the court that the northern mutual market has started to be established, and the mutual market tax is one out of ten. Therefore, I I also came up with this idea, separate the Shibo Division from the southeast tax system, and all the business in the Shibo Division, the tax is also one out of ten. In this way, you don't have to donate money, and keep the money to wait for the Shibo Division to reassess. Open. And I will not be short of money, not only to wipe out Japanese pirates, but even to wipe out any pirates in the future, I don’t need you to donate money, with this one-in-ten business tax, you can keep peace at sea and protect the interests of everyone.”

The second floor fell silent, and after a while they began to discuss quietly. Luo Xin didn't speak, and only ate slowly before drinking.

The south has also received news about the fact that the North's mutual market taxation is one out of ten.They didn't expect that the Shibo Secretary would also take one out of ten so soon.

In fact, they know very well in their hearts that even if they take one out of ten, they will make a lot of money.Not to mention paying [-] out of [-] business tax only in the Shibosi business, even if all businesses pay [-] out of [-], they will also make money, and they will make a lot of money.If you do sea trade in the Shibo Department, you can earn more. The profit of sea trade is too great.One out of ten is simply drizzle.

And the problem before them now is, if they don't agree with Luo Xin's policy of taking one business tax out of ten, Luo Xin won't go to exterminate the Japanese pirates, and they will just watch helplessly as they won't be able to earn a lot of money.In fact, profit drives people's hearts. At this time, they have already agreed to Luo Xin's ten-for-one business tax, but they are used to paying thirty-for-one. Now that the tax has been raised all of a sudden, they are really not used to it. But he couldn't make up his mind.

Luo Xin stood up and said: "Let's have a discussion. Those who agree tomorrow will go to the Shibo Department to sign a contract. From now on, the Shibo Department's business can only be handed over to merchants who have signed the contract. If you don't want to pay ten I won’t make it difficult for those who collect a commercial tax. Daming has other businesses besides maritime trade. .

Of course, if everyone disagrees, I will not make it difficult for you. I will continue to find a way to solve the Japanese pirates. If I find a way, the court will send someone else. "

After Luo Xin finished speaking, he stood up, cupped his hands in all directions, and said, "Hey, I still have some things to do. You should discuss it for a while. There is no rush. Maybe after a while, I will be able to find a solution. company’s approach without raising commercial taxes.”

After Luo Xin left the restaurant, the second floor immediately buzzed with discussion.With a smile on the corner of Luo Xin's mouth, he got on the sedan chair and returned to the magistrate's yamen.

That night, Zhang Juzheng looked for him, and after the two of them greeted each other, they seated themselves as guests and hosts.After serving tea, Zhang Juzheng looked at Luo Dao:
"No, do you really want to increase the business tax?"

Luo Xin shook his head and said, "I have no idea of ​​raising the commercial tax. I just want to make some changes in the Shibo Department. Brother Tai Yue, you know that the Shibo Department is different from other places. The business here is too profitable. Originally, the three It is not appropriate to take one out of ten. Secondly, the business of Shibosi is relatively special, requiring the Ming government to pay more energy to maintain it from other places and other businesses, such as Japanese pirates.

Even if the Japanese pirates are wiped out in the future, there will still be pirates.That is to say, in order to maintain the normal operation of the Shibo Division, Daming needs to send troops continuously.Even when there are no pirates, the Daming Navy will patrol the sea.

It all costs money, more money than other places and other businesses.Going out to patrol the sea once will cost a lot of money, not to mention the maintenance of the hull and the maintenance of soldiers. These are more consumption than other businesses and places, so it is normal to charge more business taxes.In the end, I did this to enable those businessmen to make money and live longer. "

"What... do you mean?" Zhang Juzheng was taken aback for a moment: "Why do you collect more taxes so that they can make money longer and live longer?"

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