Zhu Jun held his head high, "What's wrong with doing business, what's wrong with running a chamber of commerce? As long as it can provide the victims with a livelihood and reduce the burden on the court, I'm willing to do it.

As long as you can catch the mouse, don't care about the black or white cat.

Besides, commercial tax is also one of the taxes levied by the court. Doesn’t this reduce the burden on the people and increase the court’s tax revenue?

Dad, I’m not telling you, I really don’t look down on you for being so arrogant at the same time!”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around him was dumbfounded.

Yang Xian swallowed his saliva. Is this something he can listen to?

Liu Ji was also stunned. This was too rebellious, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that it made sense.

"You said we are sanctimonious and different from what we appear?" Zhu Yuanzhang's hand was already on his belt.

Zhu Jun realized that he had spoken too quickly and swallowed, "Dad, if I said that I was complimenting you, would you believe it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered and removed his hand from his belt, "If you are convinced or not, I will give you a chance. If you can convince me, not only will we not beat you, but we will also grant you the right to take charge of everything in the Yingtian Chamber of Commerce.

Didn't you just say that the more people you recruit, the less their taxes will be? As long as you can convince us, I will agree!"

"Dad, this is what you said!"

"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly. We want to see what you have to say!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, and said to Liu Ji: "Sincerity, you should also listen!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liu Ji replied.

Zhu Jun took a deep breath. Now that Liu Ji and Yang Xian were here, he had to speak with caution. After thinking about it, he said: "Dad, in fact, I started this Yingtian Chamber of Commerce not only to provide a long-term solution for the victims."

Livelihood, there are actually deeper considerations here!

These days, I studied with Mr. Li, and often asked my elder brother, and finally came to a conclusion."

"What conclusion?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously.

"When we prosper, the people suffer; when we die, the people suffer!" Zhu Jun said.

Liu Ji's eyes widened at that time. Could Madman Zhu say such philosophical words?

Yang Xian also looked surprised.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned even more, "Did the boss teach you this?"

"Dad, you don't care who taught me, do you think this makes sense?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, "It makes some sense, but not much!"

He thought that these words were probably taught by Zhu Yu.

"It makes sense!" Zhu Jun said: "The people are suffering too much, especially the working people. They have no protection at all. They are bullied and squeezed by their employers and have no place to complain!

There are government offices, but how difficult is it for ordinary people to beat drums and complain about grievances?

If you really sue your employer to the Yamen and lose your job, I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a job in the future!

Therefore, I thought about establishing a platform that could meet the needs of employers in recruiting workers and make decisions for the people.

Binding the employer with rules can also protect the interests of workers.

If workers are being deducted from their wages for no reason or being bullied, they can go to Yingtian Chamber of Commerce or Prince Wu's Mansion. Someone must step forward and do something for the people.

This is something the imperial court has never done, and this is the imperial court’s negligence!”

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he heard this.

This... is indeed an oversight by the imperial court.

“In my opinion, keeping the people well fed and clothed is just the basic condition for survival, and it cannot be considered a prosperous age.

A Yingtian Chamber of Commerce can influence Yingtian, but it cannot influence the whole country.

But a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. If he doesn’t do it today and I don’t do it, then who will do it?

The most important thing is that these are all victims of the disaster and those without permanent property!

They have no family or land. They can neither pay taxes to the court nor become a burden to the court. This is a factor of instability.

Once they have a long-term livelihood, they can be stable, have food and clothing, and they will save money.

Go consume and promote this market.

The employer recruits workers and pays for these people, and at the same time, because these people's business grows bigger and bigger, the more they earn.

Then if the part of their expenses is deducted from commercial taxes, they will still earn more.

And because the imperial court spent less on relieving the victims, it also saved a lot of money, and it was also a guaranteed profit without losing money. This is a virtuous circle!

The most important thing is that these people without permanent property did not pay taxes, which caused the court to lose a large source of tax revenue.

Then when they have a stable salary, they can pay taxes, whether it is one tax for thirty or one tax for forty. In short, these taxes will naturally feed back to the court.

Of course, this is only for workers under the Yingtian Chamber of Commerce. While these workers are protected by the Yingtian Chamber of Commerce, they must pay a management fee every year. It is currently planned to be ten cents per person, and they can pay it back when they are paid.

These are the internal management of the Chamber of Commerce.

Dad, if you are interested, I can show you the management regulations of the Chamber of Commerce!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was fascinated by what he heard. Zhu Jun's move was indeed very high.

By turning unstable factors into stable taxes, the court, individuals, and employers are all beneficiaries.

When the people have money, they will naturally give back to the court.

The most important thing is that the people also have a backer, and those employers who want to exploit these workers have to think twice.

It is indeed an act of great kindness.

"Sincerity, what do you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked Liu Ji.

"I believe that King Wu's move is a great act of kindness to consider the people and share the worries of the court!" Liu Ji's words are not flattery. If the Yingtian Chamber of Commerce can continue to operate, it will definitely be able to absorb most of the victims.

The imperial court managed to solve the problem of numerous disaster victims without making any sacrifices. This method was truly unique.

But is this really what Madman Zhu can come up with?

It should be the prince.

However, this method is more business-like and may have something to do with the Shen family. After all, the Shen family is now all defecting to Zhu Jun, so the probability is not small.

"Humph, since we are considering the people, why do we need to charge management fees?" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.

"Dad, you are just trying to find fault with the eggs." Zhu Jun said helplessly: "The Yingtian Chamber of Commerce is not an institution of the imperial court, so it must maintain operations.

It costs money to give them the paper to draw up the contract and hire a lawyer to provide security.

Of course, I am willing to spend money, and I don’t care about money anyway.

But this thing is just like doing business. If you keep losing money and foolishly throw money into it, wouldn’t you be a fool?"

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, and it was the same.

This does require costs, and ten cents a year is indeed not much.

When people pick vegetables in the capital, the soldiers guarding the gate will reach out and ask for a penny or two.

The most important thing is that Zhu Jun tried to establish rules to regulate this gap that the court had neglected.

This is very good.

"Okay, since you are sincerely caring for the people, we won't argue with you, but if you want tax exemption, you can't just talk about it.

We have to think carefully about writing a charter!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Chapter completed!