Miss Yang Ziyun, the sister of Yang Xiuqing (that is, Yang Qilong), the chief military officer of Zuofu in the Ming Dynasty, would never have thought that the person who greeted her eldest brother at the dock of Longjiangkou, the water gateway of Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, was not a dignitary of the Nanjing court, but

It was... dressed in black, the director of Longjiang Customs House under the Customs Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty and several tax collectors holding account books, tax receipts and abacus.

"Customs? Do you have eyes? Do you know whose ship this is? Do you know who my brother Yang Xiuqing is?"

When the group of tax collectors boarded the ship, Yang Qilong was preparing the question book and memorial in his cabin - he originally had a master, so he didn't have to write the essay himself. But this time he went north to perform a secret mission, and it was not convenient to take a master with him. So he

You have to prepare the inscriptions for the Military Advisor's Office, the Prime Minister's Office, and the memorial for Zhu Heji himself.

Because the process of going north to make trouble this time was too tortuous, and the story was too exciting - the Empress Dowager and the Empress of the Qing Dynasty were living in the Bada Hutongs. How could this story not be exciting? And Yang Qilong was a good writer. He couldn't put it down when he picked up the brush.

So much so that I didn't even know that the sand boat had docked at the dock.

Of course, Military Advisor Yang, who is immersed in creation, is not worried about what kind of trouble the sand boat he is riding on will encounter. This is a naval warship!

Moreover, when Yang Qilong and his party passed by Zhenjiang, they knew that the Yangzhou camp of the Qing army in Guazhoubu on the other side had been occupied by the Ming army. Now the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were ruled by the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, according to the flag management regulations of Ming Navy ships, when the sand ship Yang Qilong is riding enters the waters controlled by the Ming Navy, the "strategist flag" will be hoisted!

Only the current military advisors on the right and left are eligible to own the "Military Advisor Flag"!

The Military Advisor Office of the Ming Dynasty was equivalent to the Army General Staff in later generations. The military advisors on the left and right had high positions, and logically no one dared to provoke them.

But when the sand boat that Military Advisor Yang was riding on docked at the Longjiangkou pier, the tax collector from Longjiang Pass came on board with a smile and came to touch the tiger's butt.

The Longjiang Pass chief who dared to touch the tiger’s butt was named Chen Yidao. He was from Hengzhou Prefecture in Hunan Province. His name looked like a pig butcher, but he was actually a scholar. He also participated in the Guangzhou imperial examination three years ago. However, he was

I have no reputation and failed to pass the imperial examination.

Although he didn't pass the Jinshi examination, he still found a job in the Household Department of the Guangzhou imperial court - to be a customs collector!

Probably the name given by his parents is too suitable for a tax collector - anyone who comes will have to be killed! This Chen Yidao's official career in the Customs Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs of the Ming Dynasty is really smooth sailing. A few months ago he was transferred to Nanjing to participate in the "new tax system training"

"Class", His Highness Prince Ming personally taught them the most advanced tax collection methods in the world.

Chen Yidao's family is a businessman - the largest butcher shop in Hengyang County is owned by his father, so he has been good at doing business and accounting since he was a child. He naturally performed well in the "new tax system training class" that mainly focused on commercial taxes, and won the first place in the "New Tax System Training Class".

He graduated with the first grade. Then he was appointed as the director of Nanjing Longjiang Customs, the "No. 1 customs in the world".

Unexpectedly, just a few days after he took office, he would meet an aunt he "cannot afford to offend".

Chen Yidao is not a stern tax collector, he is a smiling tax collector who is friendly and makes money. He is also kind-hearted, fair and fat, has a very lovable smile, and is very patient...

After taking a good look at "Aunt Yang", his patience became a little overflowing.

"Miss Yang," Chen Yidao said with a smile as he took out a small book called "New Tariff Manual" and handed it to Yang Ziyun with both hands, "This is the "New Tariff Manual" written by the sage Ming Wang himself...

.In today's Yingtian Mansion, not only the merchants of some worth, but also the officials all have a copy. Military Advisor Yang's business trip must have been a long time ago. I'm afraid he didn't receive this "New Tariff Manual".

Why don't you take a look at it for him first?"

Miss Yang's eyes widened, "Why am I looking at this? I don't do business!"

Chen Yidao was not angry at all and continued to explain with a smile: "This dynasty has many restrictions on officials and their family members doing business... But no matter how restrictive it is, buying and selling is inevitable. If nothing else,

The grain harvested from the fields granted by military advisors must be sold, right? If you want to sell grain, you have to pay taxes!"

Absolute prohibition of officials from doing business is impossible to achieve in today's New Ming Dynasty, because the officials of the New Ming Dynasty all own the most important means of production in the agricultural era - land!

They themselves are the "owning class", and after owning the means of production, they inevitably have to participate in business operations.

Running a farm can also be regarded as a business activity.

In addition, the Nanyang Franchise Trading Company, the Dongchang Guanyinhao, the West Saltworks Factory, the South Equipment Factory, the Nei Gunpowder Factory and other joint ventures that Zhu Heji strongly supported also all have officials' shares or have officials serving in them.

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Therefore, Zhu Heji's Ming Dynasty adopted restrictions rather than a blanket ban on officials' business dealings.

Chen Yidao then added: "In addition, it is also allowed for officials to use their official ships to bring some goods when they go out or perform official duties...but this tax must be paid!"

Miss Yang's eyes widened: "What's wrong? My aunt just won't pay, what can you do to me?"

Chen Yidao smiled and said: "Miss Yang doesn't know... Although the Ming Dynasty's customs tariff has not been fully implemented, there is no way to do it in Yingtian Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, Guangzhou Mansion and various customs clearance fields.

I won’t hand it over.”

"What will happen if we don't make friends?" Miss Yang's eyes widened, "My aunt just doesn't want to make friends!"

Chen Yidao was not in a hurry, and still wanted to explain to her slowly: "Miss Yang, you don't know something...this tariff is very difficult to escape and resist! Because Yingtian Mansion,

The main commercial ports and maritime trade markets in Suzhou and Guangzhou are guarded by tax collectors, and goods entering and leaving must present special tax books and tax stamps.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The tentative tax rate for this customs clearance tax is one percent of the estimated value of the goods that have passed through the customs, with a tax of 20 per capita...and these goods have reached the final

When the buyer hands it, all the tax stamps must be attached. If the total tax paid by these tax stamps has reached 10% tax, then the final buyer will not need to pay the tax, otherwise

We have to make up for the missing points... No one is doing this loss-making business, so goods without tax stamps have to be sold cheaply."

He paused and then said: "At the end of each year, the customs duties of the Customs Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs will be carried out corresponding to Tianfu, Suzhou, Guangzhou, as well as large merchants and handicraft workshops in various customs clearance yards.

Calculation of taxes... Businessmen who produce more customs tax stamps will be able to reduce their commercial taxes in the coming year, get extra points for school entrance exams, have priority in government procurement, and be selected for the advisory council, among many other benefits. If they pay

If the tax stamp issued is too few, the business tax for the coming year will be increased a little!"

After hearing Chen Yidao's explanation, Yang Ziyun frowned slightly and murmured in a low voice: "Who is so wicked as to come up with such a tax law?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard someone cough, "What? Is this new tariff law very immoral?"

Yang Ziyun looked up and saw a tall, bearded and fierce-looking man in black robe swaggering onto the boat, waving a fan.

When Chen Yidao saw this man, he was about to salute, but he gently waved his hand to stop him.

Yang Ziyun thought that the man in black robe was also a big tax collector, so he was not afraid at all. He straightened his chest and raised his eyebrows, "My brother doesn't do business and doesn't help others carry goods, so there is no goods on the ship, just some luggage.

Do we need to increase taxes too?”

The man in black robe said: "There is also a quota for duty-free and inspection-free luggage. Any excess luggage will be subject to tax!

In addition, if the gold and silver your brother carries is included in the luggage, he will also have to pay tax!"

"My brother's gold and silver?" When Miss Yang heard this, her face suddenly changed. She looked at the man in black robe and asked, "You, who are you?"

It is true that Yang Qilong did not bring goods for others, but he brought one hundred thousand taels of gold... Yang Ziyun said in her heart: "This fierce man seems to know something. He can't be the censor, right?"
Chapter completed!