Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 250 Wuzhaibao's business tax reaches 5 taels?
He Chaoxun said: "Huang Junmen, colleagues, since the 18th year of Wanli, the business of Wuzhai Fort has begun to rise. By the end of 22, there are more than a thousand shops inside and outside Wuzhai Fort, including grain stores, flour stores, and cooking oil stores. , Dried Fish Shop, Paper Thread Shop, Incense and Candle Shop, Camel Shop, Goods Stores, Tumble Shop, Wool Spinning Shop, Felt Carpet Shop, Rawhide Shop, Leather Hat Shop, Bank Money Shop, Needle Grate Shop, Roller Shop Shop, Wok Shop Shop, There are nearly a hundred industries such as steaming, soil alkali, bean flour, miscellaneous vegetables, pens, jingbaskets, coal burning, scales, clay pots, tailors..."

"The tax collection rules are as follows: for each collapsed house, the upper-class collapsed house is taxed with 25 taels of silver per year. The middle-class collapsed house is taxed with 15 taels of silver per year. The lower-class collapsed house is taxed with [-] taels of silver per year. Twelve taels...In the cargo of the collapsed house, each piece of high-grade yarn and brocade, each thousand pieces of blue and red paper, and each thousand pieces of grate, each sixty-two or seven hundred cash for tax. Each medium-grade yarn, silk brocade, and fine lamb For each collar of leather jacket, each piece of yellow ox leather, each thousand pieces of fan bones, five taels of tax and silver each. For each piece of Qingsanshuo cloth, each eight thousand pieces of red oiled paper, each four thousand pieces of Mingyi paper, and each set of four iron pots. For every catty of Garcinia cambogia, there are four taels of tax and silver..."

"Small silk, white middle cloth, green plaque thread, summer cloth, three handkerchiefs, ten towels, leather trousers, three pairs of boots, each door closing, copper rings per catty, five papers per thousand sheets , even seven papers for every 150 sheets, one or two tax silver each. Every 25 green bowls, 740 green middle bowls, [-] green big ladles, [-] tax silver each. Fifty green small ladles , Bai Zhongpan for every fifteen pieces, tax and silver each for six hundred cash..."

He Chaoxun was eloquent, Huang Laifu and the others were stunned. These professional things were confusing to everyone. It was so easy to hear He Chaoxun finish his talk, then talk about hunchback, and then he continued to eloquent for a while. There will be dozens of lines after the camel line...

Huang Laifu couldn't help coughing, and said, "Master He, just tell us how much the business tax of Wuzhaibao is for a year, and I'll take a closer look at the rest when I have time!"

He Chaoxun said: "Yes, Junmen!"

He flipped to the bottom of the document in his hand and said, "According to statistics, the total business tax of Wuzhaibao this year is 470, 750, [-], [-], [-], [-], [-], [-]. Shuiquanyingbao and Hongshanmen The total tax for the Fort merchants is [-], [-], [-], [-] cents, [-] cents, [-] cents, [-] cents, [-] cents!"

He Chaoxun said with a smile on his face: "Junmen, this is the total amount of business taxes in Wuzhai Fort, Shuiquanying Fort and Hongshanmen Fort! I have checked it, so much business tax, this is unprecedented in the country. .”

In the collection of commercial taxes in the Ming Dynasty, banknote gates were set up in each river channel, and tax bureaus were set up in each chief secretary, and taxation bureaus were set up in general government and above units.There are tax bureaus in the states and counties under the government.There are various ambassadors, messengers, inspectors, supervisors and other officials in the bureau.Its tax collection has its own characteristics, there are banknotes, and there are silver and so on.It is released, collected and stored, part of which is collected by the inner government, part of which is collected by the household department, and part of which is kept in various places.

In Shanxi Chief Secretary, there are Taiyuan Prefecture Tax Division, Pingyang Prefecture Tax Division, Datong Prefecture Tax Division, Lu'an Prefecture Tax Division, etc.The rest are the taxation bureaus of the military states and counties.

Among the commercial taxes collected by the Ming Dynasty, there are pawnshops, inn shops, tea, wine and vinegar, etc., as well as livestock oil and salt, cloth, rice and grain, etc., as well as gold, silver, lead, cinnabar, gall alum, and yellow dan. , blue, green, Maoying, Bitianzi, stalactite powder, brown hair, mercury, fish tea, alum, nitrate, lead powder, black tin, pink tin, gypsum, kiln and other color classes.

It seems that there are a lot of things that need to be taxed, but in the year of Hongwu, there was an order in the year of Hongwu. Tax bureaus in various places paid 40 cents to one tax. There are not many withdrawals, and those with an annual turnover of less than [-] taels can also be tax-free.The business tax in Ming Dynasty was low, coupled with the backward collection methods, the wealthy merchants from all over the country rushed to evade taxes. In fact, the tax bureaus in various places collected little business tax every year.

Take the Propaganda Division of Chongwenmen, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, as an example. In the Wanli year, the annual commercial tax collected was only 810 six taels.The commercial tax collected by Zhangjiawan Propaganda Department in Tongzhou is only three thousand and ninety-nine taels a year.Putting it in the local area, the commercial tax bank of Jiangxi Chief Secretary for one year is only 290 cents and nine cents.It is in Hangzhou Mansion, a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, that the annual tax for Zheshi ship material merchants is more than [-] taels.Huai'an Mansion is only more than [-] taels, and Yangzhou Mansion is only more than [-] taels.

In a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, a place of one mansion, the annual business tax collected is so little.As for Wuzhaibao, a bitterly cold place in the northwest of Shanxi Province, the annual business tax income of one fort can reach more than [-] taels, which is very astonishing.

After everyone present heard the amount of business tax reported by He Chaoxun, they all made surprise voices.There are so many commercial taxes, which are not available in other places in Ming Dynasty. This marks the prosperity of Wuzhaibao's business, and also proves the perfection of taxation regulations of Wuzhaibao Taxation Bureau.You must know that although so much business tax has been collected, the business in Wuzhai Fort is still getting more and more prosperous, and it has not affected the enthusiasm of the merchants in the slightest.No wonder everyone was shocked.

Huang Laifu was also very happy. He said, "Very good. This result is the result of the hard work of all the staff in the tax bureau. It is also inseparable from the cooperation of the Wuzhaibao Chamber of Commerce! You will all make a big contribution."

Qu Yuanrui stood up, clasped his hands with He Chaoxun, and said, "This is all thanks to the military sect. I don't dare to boast about my humble (subordinate) achievements!"

Wuzhaibao has a complete tax system and various regulations. If it is not for the cooperation of Wuzhaibao Chamber of Commerce, it will be more difficult to collect commercial taxes smoothly.Among the merchants in Wuzhai Fort, in addition to those who came to Wuzhai Fort in the early years, there are also many businessmen who have come to Wuzhai Fort in recent years. set.

However, the Wuzhaibao Taxation Bureau is strict on these people. The first time the fine is several times, the second time it is heavier, and the third time it is regarded as a tireless person. , It is forbidden to come to Wuzhaibao to do business in the future.

This will inevitably dissatisfy some officials, businessmen and wealthy businessmen with ulterior motives. They are already spreading rumors about "Wuzhaibao ten thousand taxes" and competing with the people for profits.And because the Chamber of Commerce led by Qu Yuanrui cooperates with Huang Laifu in everything, this also makes some merchants in the Chamber of Commerce dissatisfied, thinking that Qu Yuanrui cannot do his best to protect the interests of the Chamber of Commerce.

Huang Laifu naturally understands these situations, and he also understands the inferiority of Chinese and foreign businessmen in ancient and modern times, but he will never allow the wealth that should go into his pocket to slip away from him. , Let the Wuzhaibao Tax Bureau carry out a clean-up operation, and he doesn't mind physically eliminating some bad guys.

At the same time, Huang Laifu felt that there was an undercurrent surging around him from time to time, and he should set up an intelligence agency. Although the current Daming Jinyiwei system is the most powerful intelligence organization in the world, Huang Laifu is confident that if he secretly establishes an intelligence agency, he can still be in the country. Ming ruled the roost.

At this time, after hearing the humble words of Qu Yuanrui and He Chaoxun, Huang Laifu smiled and said: "It should be your credit and it is your credit. This is a fact that no one can deny. I, Huang Laifu, believe in the distinction between rewards and punishments. Great work, I will reward you!"

After Qu Yuan thanked him and sat down, he said with a smile, "Wuzhaibao collects so much business tax, I think some big people above will be ready to move again after seeing it!"

The local tax bureaus in the Ming Dynasty have always collected three books, one kept in the local area, one handed over to the inner government, and one handed over to the household department.Wuzhaibao cannot hide it.After seeing the business tax results of Wuzhaibao, many people must be stunned and salivate again.

Huang Laifu smiled and said: "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, some people want to take my wealth and achievements, it is not so easy!"

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Next came Jiang Dazhong's father, Jiang Yongsheng of Wuzhaibao Vegetable Bureau, and after he was done, Han Bing, director of Wuzhaibao Fruit Tree Bureau, reported to work.

At present, Wuzhaibao grows a lot of vegetables, and is studying the cultivation of vegetables in greenhouses.Greenhouse cultivation started from the Western Han Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. Various greenhouse cultivation techniques have been greatly developed, especially near the capital. It is very common for officials and wealthy businessmen to eat vegetables in winter.However, there are no relevant talents in Wuzhaibao. Right now, Wuzhaibao Vegetable Bureau is already studying related talent introduction matters.
In addition to vegetables, Wuzhai Fort also planted many kinds of fruit trees, especially apples, grapes, pears and cherries, and now the output is large, which provides Wuzhai Fort with abundant wine brewing raw materials and also for Wuzhai Fort. brought a lot of wealth.

Then there is Yang Xiaolu’s father, Yang Anzhang, the director of the Wuzhaibao Construction Bureau, reporting to work, saying how many official houses have been built in Wuzhaibao, Laoyingbao, and Ningwuguan in recent years, how many bridges have been built and how much has been repaired Road, wait.

Listening to his report, Huang Laifu remembered something. The road between Wuzhai Fort, Shenchi Fort, and Ningwuguan should be repaired. According to the grade of rural cement roads in later generations, the average construction cost per kilometer will need about 25 yuan, which is equivalent to the Ming Dynasty. About 400 taels of silver.If you save money, the average construction fund per kilometer is about 300 taels.

From Wuzhai Fort to Shenchi Fort, it is about forty miles away.From Shenchibao to Ningwuguan, it is about twenty miles away.However, this is the railway distance of later generations. If it is replaced by cement roads, the distance will be longer, and most of them will be winding mountain roads.But even with the distance of sixty miles (9000 kilometers) from these three places, if you want to build a concrete road, the most basic funds will cost 1 taels of silver, plus there may be more distance and labor, as well as future maintenance. Wait, I'm afraid it will take more than [-] taels of silver.

After the calculation, after the road from Wuzhaibao to Ningwuguan has been built, should the road from Kelanzhou to Wuzhaibao also be built?Should the roads from Wuzhaibao to Pianguan and Laoyingbao be repaired?

The distance from Wuzhaibao to Kelanzhou is about 6000 miles, and the most basic capital is [-] taels of silver. In addition to labor and subsequent maintenance, it may cost nearly [-] taels of silver.And the distance from Wuzhaibao to Pianguan, Laoyingbao and other places is not close, and the terrain is more complicated, and the road surface is more difficult to repair. Here again, a lot of money will be spent.

Of course, Huang Laifu couldn't pay all the money by himself. Road construction is a good thing, and good things need everyone to do it together.At that time, he will mobilize the merchants in the several castles to contribute to the construction of roads. If Huang Laifu is to get the big bucks, he will consider setting up toll stations on the concrete roads in these places to collect taxes.

After the calculation, Huang Laifu ordered Director Yang Anzhang to come up with a charter on this matter, such as how difficult it is to build the road, how much it will cost, and how to raise funds when the time comes.Yang Anzhang happily agreed.

Next, Su Rui, director of Wuzhaibao Agricultural Technology Bureau, reported his speech.The main duties of the Wuzhaibao Agricultural Technology Bureau are to purchase and cultivate some excellent field seeds, aquatic seeds, fruit tree seedling seeds, and purchase some excellent farmland and water conservancy books in various places in Ming Dynasty.In addition, their bureau is still researching the production of various pesticides and fertilizers, and providing technical guidance to some farms.If there is a disaster in the field, they are also responsible for technical clearance.

In the past few years, the Wuzhaibao Agricultural Technology Bureau has also developed very rapidly. The high yields of the Wuzhaibao farms are inseparable from the high-quality seeds they purchased and cultivated, and the various human and animal manures and fertilizers they produce, stinky mud, fallen leaves and rotted grass fertilizers. Cake residue, hemp residue, earth-made nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers, and pesticides and insecticides made of lime and sulfur are not only popular with the farms in Wuzhaibao, but also exported to Taiyuan and other places, and even further afield. place to go.

Seeds, fertilizers and pesticides have become the cash cows of the Wuzhaibao Agricultural Technology Bureau. They can support themselves without Huang Laifu's funding, and pay a large amount of taxes every year.

After Huang Laifu encouraged Su Rui, Sun Tianzheng, director of the Wuzhaibao Bureau of Civil Instruments, spoke again. In addition to making various agricultural tools, they also produced a large number of waterwheels. Ministry, is full of praise for it, and strive to promote it everywhere.Many people in the prefectural capital from other places even designated the Wuzhai Fort brand.The various waterwheels in Wuzhaibao have made great contributions to increasing the grain output of Daming and reducing the scale of exiles from various places.

Next came Sun Gui, director of the Culture and Health Bureau of Wuzhaibao, Ma Wencai, director of the Propaganda Bureau, and Xu Shou, director of the Human Resources Bureau.

The Wuzhai Fort Culture and Health Bureau is Qingshui Yamen, which specializes in the management of Wuzhai Fort's culture, education, sanitation and epidemic prevention. Now Wuzhai Fort has a large medical center. In addition to treating diseases for the people, it is also responsible for plagues inside and outside the fort. Waiting for preventive work.In addition, Wuzhaibao also established a large academy.Due to the low cost of seeing a doctor and studying in Wuzhaibao, it is not self-sufficient at all. These two things cost Huang Laifu a lot of money every year.There are also widows, widows, lonely and sick people in the nursing home in the castle, who also need Huang Laifu's annual allocation.

The Propaganda Bureau is also a department that spends money, but the current fame of Wuzhai Fort is also inseparable from the efforts of the Propaganda Bureau, especially some military songs of Wuzhai Fort, which are even famous outside the fort.Inadvertently started the popularity of Wuzhai Fort.

There is also the Human Resources Bureau of Wuzhaibao, which is responsible for recruiting and introducing some outstanding foreign talents every year. For example, many down-and-out literati in Wuzhaibao who are clerks and masters are brought in by them, and there are also some gentlemen from academies, etc. of.This department is spending a lot of money, and it cannot survive without Huang Laifu's appropriation.

(End of this chapter)