After the court was dispersed today, Hu Guang ridiculed Fang Xing for a few words, and those words instantly spread throughout Jinling City.???

Civil officials above the fourth rank are not allowed to do business, but there is no such taboo for military honors.

The key is that Hu Guang pointed out Fang Xing’s essence incisively: your child likes to raise the banner of the interests of the Ming Dynasty in everything, but you make money every day when doing business, and money goes into your own pocket. What is the interests of the Ming Dynasty?

"Xing He Bo is in a cocoon this time. Lord Hu is so awesome!"

"He kept saying that literati are shameless, but where can he get it himself? He is still competing for profit with the people!"

"Do you really think he is a saint? They are all birds of a feather!"

"That's, hypocrite!"

“…”

Xia Yuanji of course knew about the material discussion outside, so when he heard Fang Xing’s question, he said: “That was set by Emperor Taizu Gao. It was not allowed to operate the business, and it was all concentrated on collapsed houses. To this day, these bans have long been abandoned, otherwise your restaurant would not be able to open."

Fang Xing smiled: "Emperor Taizu Gao was not suppressing business, but wanted to control the merchants. The way to centralize transactions was not advisable."

Zhu Yuanzhang was not allowed to open a business in Nanjing, and the merchants had no choice but to pile up goods on ships and outside the city, which resulted in cheaper people.

In the end, the boss felt that it was not common, so he built more than ten buildings to allow merchants to trade here.

"Thirty-tax one tax is very appropriate for daily necessities transactions, but for some industries, Lord Xia, I think it's low."

Fang Xing said seriously: "The low tax rate of Emperor Taizu was to revitalize business, but it is still so low now that it can only be cheaper in many industries."

Xia Yuanji smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think I don't know? But who is operating those industries? Who is behind it? Wuxun does not collect taxes, and civil servants rarely pay taxes on their backs. The commercial tax for the Ming Dynasty was sent to the Ministry of Revenue for one year, but I didn't want to collect it!"

Seeing Fang Xing still wanting to speak, Xia Yuanji stood up and said, "Your question is too big and I can't handle it. Otherwise, you can go and talk to Hu Guang or submit memorials directly."

Fang Xing stood up and said, "Now the commercial tax is equivalent to nothing. The whole burden is on the farmers. Lord Xia, in some places, there are eight dou of taxes for a stone of rice, and refugees have already appeared!"

Xia Yuanji shook his head, "You have to go to His Majesty for this matter, no one dares to touch him."

Fang Xing called out and said, "There is one thing you can do, for example, let's take my family's taxes first."

"You are seeking death!"

Xia Yuanji said angrily: "I've just got the salt merchants, are you going to make those honorary civil officials hate you to death? Huh!"

Xia Yuanji looked at Fang Xing suspiciously and said after a long time, "You, you are not using salt merchants as the introduction. In fact, you want to use the commercial tax, right?"

Fang Xing took the account book and said, "It's nonsense, Lord Xia, as the Minister of Revenue, collect taxes!"

"I will not accept it."

Xia Yuanji didn't want to take over this hot potato, so he hurriedly prepared to flash his head.

Fang Xing didn't stop him, but just sat on his chair and smiled, "If you don't accept it today, then I'll settle down here!"

Xia Yuanji had already walked to the door, turned around and saw Fang Xing's determined appearance, and stamped his feet and said, "Get up and go to the saint with me."

“No need.”

Fang Xing opened the wooden box he brought, pointed to the treasure money inside and said, "Fang believes that the first-class tax rate should be set at 20 tax one, which is the account book. As for the land tax, it is also inside, Fang is done."

Fang Xing squeezed out of Xia Yuanji and left the door.

But Xia Yuanji was stunned when he held these treasure money and account books.

Accept it? Under what name?

It was a bit unreasonable if he didn't accept it, so Xia Yuanji felt that he was sitting on wax.

After thinking about it, Xia Yuanji picked up the wooden box and took the account book to find Zhu Di.

If you have difficulties, find a boss. This is the unspoken rule of the Ming Dynasty officialdom.

Zhu Di was dealing with political affairs with several bachelors. When he heard Xia Yuanji come, he smiled and said, "This Xia Laosaka, isn't he here to complain to me? Let him come in."

After the Ministry of Revenue became rich, all the yamen began to ask for money. In the end, Xia Yuanji had no choice but to ask them to come to Zhu Di.

Xia Yuanji saluted, stood up and looked at Hu Guang, and then told the whole story...

"Your Majesty, Xing Hebo voluntarily pays taxes according to the standard of twenty-one taxes, and there is no one in front, it's all here."

I said!

Yang Rong was shocked and immediately looked at Hu Guang, thinking that you would wake up after you run, but they would immediately hit you back.

Zhu Di's expression was a little complicated. He looked at the account book placed on the imperial case and said quietly: "What's wrong with this? Please wait and say it."

Everyone looked at each other, Yang Shiqi lowered his eyes, Jin Youzi wanted to speak but stopped, Yang Rong was eager to try, but Hu Guang had to speak.

The water you poured out by yourself must be taken back no matter what.

Looking at the account book and treasure banknotes on the imperial case, Hu Guang said bitterly in his heart: "Your Majesty, I think this matter should not be too hasty, so I should take it slowly."

This is being ridiculed in the morning and slapped in the face in the afternoon!

It is indeed the magnanimous Fang Dehua's way of doing things.

"Are you hesitating?"

Zhu Di sneered: "Business tax is useless. Have you done nothing when you wait?"

Salt merchant!

This word appeared in Yang Rong's head. He felt cold as he looked up and saw that Yang Rong was also surprised.

Hu Guang lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, it is difficult to collect commercial taxes. As long as you open a gap, the minor officials below will be like wolves and tigers. At that time..."

"Your Majesty, Xing and Bo have a memorial."

Hu Guang was shocked and then saw that the memorial was delivered to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di looked at it and handed it over to the eunuch: "Niannian."

After the eunuch coughed dryly, he recited: "...... Now my daily use in Daming is enough, but the tenth of them come from the land tax. Your Majesty, the military farming has become corrupt. Civil and military colluded with each other, and they were fled to empty wages, and they even embezzled the land..."

Hu Guang was a little stunned. He felt that the Ming Dynasty could already be compared with Zhenguan and Kaiyuan at this time, and the prosperity of Yongle would leave a lot of marks in history.

But... Fang Xing's memorial was like a slap, making his face hurt.

“…The tax burden in the southeast is the best in the world, but cultural education is the same as the best in the world…”

Yang Rong was shocked and looked at Hu Guang hanging in front of him, and felt a little sympathy in his heart.

This is a vivid way to reveal the so-called prosperous era in Hu Guang’s mouth!

"... Our court preferential treatment of literati. Anyone who passes the imperial examination, Jinshi, and officials... can not pay taxes, which will cause a strong trend of offerings and the taxes will decrease. However, the tax collection from the court will not decrease every year, resulting in the poor becoming more and more poor. Whenever the tax is paid, they will borrow money and pay it with land at maturity, and the whole family will flee..."

This is a battle manifesto accusing the literati of shamelessness!

Zhu Yuanzhang treated gentry preferentially, but that was conditional: those who had a poor family and were unable to get enough food, the local officials could submit a memorial to exempt them.

But now this policy of helping literati and needy families has long become a tool for gentry to make money crazy, and land annexation comes from this.

Zhu Di waved his hand, temporarily stopped the eunuch, and then asked: "When will the Ming Dynasty exempt the taxes of Jinshi from all the people in the world?"

The hall is silent...8
Chapter completed!