Mingshi

Chapter 1166
Luo Xin smiled lightly and said, "Brother Tai Yue, you have also been an official in Hangzhou for some time, you should know that doing business with feudal states is a huge profit, right?"

"Yes!" Zhang Juzheng nodded.

Luo Xin said seriously: "How does this business compare to Daming's other businesses?"

"It's not comparable at all." Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said, "Sea trade can allow people to accumulate a lot of money in a very short period of time. As long as they can persist in doing it for five years, they can become rich like an enemy."

"That's right! Wealth can rival a country!" Luo Xin sighed and said, "For example, Shen Wansan."

Zhang Juzheng's expression was terrified, and a dazed expression appeared on his face.Luo Xin said in a low voice: "Brother Tai Yue, no matter the emperor, no matter how wise he is, he would not allow a courtier to be so rich as an enemy, let alone ordinary people?

You are not the emperor, what do you want so much money for?
I just take their money back to the national treasury through taxation. In fact, even if it is ten or twenty years, they will be rich enough to rival the country. I just delay the time a little longer, and hope they can think Understand, do more good deeds, get more wealth, don't let your wealth accumulate more. "

Zhang Juzheng was silent, he had come to question Luo Xin originally, he had an instinctive reaction, Luo Xin was definitely not just staring at Shibosi.Why is it that after the taxation of the northern mutual market became one out of ten, the southern shipping department immediately became one out of ten?

Zhang Juzheng didn't believe that there was no conspiracy here.He suspected very much that this was a collusion between Luo Xin and Emperor Jiajing, and the purpose was to eventually increase the commercial tax rate of the entire Ming Dynasty to one out of ten.He was going to criticize Luo Xin, he came to reprimand Luo Xin, this is to compete with the people.

but……

Before he had a chance to reprimand him, Luo Xin's words were blocked by him.

And he knew that what Luo Xin said was not wrong at all, whether it was an official or an ordinary person.You can be rich, but you can't be too rich, and some people can be as rich as a country.

That is the way of death.

An individual who is too strong, no matter how strong it is in that aspect, will become the emperor's fear and thorn in the emperor's side.

Just like Luo Xin!
He was too powerful in terms of meritorious deeds, and the so-called superior deeds made Emperor Jiajing fearful.Otherwise, with Luo Xin's literary and martial arts, why is he still a fourth rank?
In the eyes of an emperor, there is no difference between a master with great achievements and a country that is as rich as an enemy. They are both figures that make him jealous.Once one is feared by an emperor, the result is needless to say.

Luo Xin has made such a great contribution, yet he has to live cautiously, like walking on thin ice.An ordinary businessman, even if he is an official, aristocratic family, rich as an enemy, does he want to die?

Therefore, he could not reprimand Luo Xin on this point.Luo Xin chose one out of ten, not only not to compete with the people for profit, but to protect those businessmen.

However, Zhang Juzheng finally felt panicked in his heart, so he asked Luo Xin: "No, can you guarantee that one out of ten will only be implemented in the Shibo Department, not in the entire Ming Dynasty?

If it's just the Shibo Department, there is still an excuse. As you said, the three points will win everyone's understanding and support.However, if the entire Ming Dynasty is one out of ten, then it is fighting for the interests of the people, not a gentleman. "

Luo Xin shook his head and said, "Taiyue, I have always respected your knowledge and character. Without Xu Jie, the two of us would definitely become best friends."

A trace of sadness flashed in Zhang Juzheng's eyes, in fact, he also thought like Luo Xin in his heart, but the teacher was not something he could choose, he couldn't help himself.

"So, I won't deceive you." Luo Xin looked at Zhang Juzheng seriously and said, "I can't guarantee that the business tax of the entire Ming Dynasty will always be [-] out of [-] in the future, and it won't be raised to [-] out of [-]."

"I don't care about you..."

Luo Xin waved his hand to stop Zhang Juzheng, bitterness appeared on his face and said:

"Brother Tai Yue, what do you think of my current situation?"

Zhang Juzheng was silent, although he took a different position from Luo Xin, but he really admired Luo Xin from the bottom of his heart.Luo Xin's situation is not only clear to him, but almost all officials in the court are clear.He sighed lightly:

"Tread on thin ice!"

"Thank you!"

Luo Xin said seriously, Zhang Juzheng blushed, he knew that Luo Xin's thank you was to thank him and Luo Xin for treating each other sincerely.At the very least, treat each other with sincerity at this time.

"Brother Tai Yue, you also know that I am walking on thin ice. And why would I think of restricting businessmen from being as rich as an enemy? It is because of my high achievements. In some respects, there is no difference between high achievements and an incomparable wealth.

If I have the ability in the future, I will naturally keep Daming’s other business taxes of [-] out of [-]. If I don’t have that ability, that is to say, I am in the self-preservation stage. You learn from Xu Jie, and you think I will risk my life Do you maintain the one-in-thirty one? "

Zhang Juzheng's face turned even redder. Luo Xin said that he studied under Xu Jie, which meant to remind him how Xu Jie came here.Xu Jie can wag his tail in front of Yan Song for his official career, even when his life is not in danger like Luo Xin.You can build the Yuxi Palace for Emperor Jiajing regardless of the people in the world. Do I, Luo Xin, risk my life to protect the one-in-thirty business tax when my life is in danger?
Zhang Juzheng held back for a long time and said: "However, once the Ming Dynasty implements a ten-for-one business tax in the future, people all over the world will think that you contributed to it, because it started with your Shibo Department, and you are the one who reformed it. You are a sinner who competes with the people for profit."

"No!" Luo Xin shook his head, his eyes became sharper and he said: "I don't take the blame for this, the reason why I thought of this and raised the trade tax rate of the Shibo Department to one out of ten was all inspired by Xu Ge. "

"Why is it Elder Xu Ge?" Zhang Juzheng was in a hurry, if Xu Jie took the blame for this, it would be a big trouble in the future.

"Why not?" Luo Xin said in a solemn voice: "I saw that the North Exchange raised the tax rate to one out of ten, and now Xu Jie is the chief minister of the cabinet. If it is said that this matter was not promoted by him, would anyone believe it? I just Drawing on his experience, even if all business taxes in Daming are raised to one out of ten in the future, we will also learn from Xu Ge’s experience.”

"you……"

At this time, on the second floor of Wangjiang Tower, there was silence.Lu Ding said in a solemn voice: "The center of what I just said can be summed up in five points. First, everyone knows that maritime trade is too profitable, and it is completely different from other businesses in other regions. Even if we take out one-tenth of the tax , we also earn much more than other regions and other businesses. From this point of view, the Shibo Division should be spun off separately and always charge a tax of one-thirty. Other businessmen and powers are jealous, they can't eat such a big piece of fat, and they will definitely do everything possible to plan. And once we pay the business tax to ten out of ten, we can get further support from the government, which is also an extra amulet. "

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