Chapter eight hundred and seventieth IX commercial tax
"Haha, do you believe that the country's nobles treat each other?" Jiang Yuan smiled helplessly. He had promised something else when he joined the Hui Dynasty, but only one or two things were actually realized. Businessmen are just humble businessmen, so how can they be fair?
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"I don't believe it, but the prince's face is the face of the imperial court. What he said should not be ignored."
"Of course not. I heard that those who wear court uniforms and crowns will be rewarded. Those who have no position or rank are allowed to enter the palace every festival to enjoy royal banquets and music, and have fun with the king. The children in the family can be recommended to the Imperial Academy or the Beijing Camp Left Guard. This
It can be considered as treating each other as a scholar of the country."
The man pursed his lips. If he had heard about these rewards before going out to sea, he would have been extremely happy in his heart. But judging from the current benefits, after all, it is not as good as pocketing the benefits.
Jiang Yuan advised: "We are chasing profit, but we must save our lives first. Your youngest son has always been smart, and now he has reached his age. I have decided to assign the name of the Imperial Academy to your family. Don't be obsessed with profit.
Even a lot of money is not worth the troops and horses of the imperial court."
"As you say, I will go down to check the accounts and prepare the business tax for the court."
After the man left, the man who had been fiddling with the abacus beads whispered: "Our big shopkeeper is now very arrogant. He may have other ideas. As the boss, you must steer the ship steadily."
"Steering the helm, haha. At my age, I don't know if I will be awake tomorrow morning. How can I steer the ship?"
As he spoke, Jiang Yuan stood up with difficulty: "I can't be the master of this family anymore. It's all up to you to make the decision."
Without waiting for persuasion, Jiang Yuan asked a grandnephew to come forward, help the old man get into the donkey cart, and left quickly after the driver shouted.
At this time, the big shopkeeper who said he was going to settle the accounts came back at some point: "I can't catch the old fox. Well, fortunately, none of his sons are peaceful. In the end, he has to fight. Who calls him tall?"
It’s high.”
The short fat man who came out with the abacus to deliver it sighed worriedly: "Shopkeeper, forget it. Mr. Jiang has almost never missed a trip in his life. The court is watching closely now, so why bother with the limelight."
"You think I'm not afraid of death? But that's all for meat. There will be too many dogs to eat meat later. Now I can save more capital and build more merchant ships to collect more goods. One trip will make the stall bigger than others.
Zhan's reputation is so fast that we won't even be able to drink the soup if we wait for those men to come in."
"I don't believe Shanxi merchants don't have this idea. They rely on the salt industry and have a lot of capital. In the past few months, they bought many shops in the coastal states. Now all the businesses in the country are relying on this piece of fat on the sea.
If we still lose despite the good land, what kind of businessman can we do? Let’s divide the money as soon as possible to buy acres of land and cultivate it.”
After a while, almost all the well-known Hui merchant managers came, but they didn't see Jiang Yuan. They were obviously a little worried, and they only had a vague attitude when faced with the cakes drawn by the big shopkeeper.
Everyone wants to earn money, but no one wants to taste the court's guillotine.
But in the end, after hearing the names of those adults and thinking that there would be tall people holding on to the sky if it fell, I still made up my mind and agreed.
This is the case for Huizhou merchants, and the same is true for other companies. The imperial court's business tax is really harsh. Although it cannot be said that it is a waste of money or loss of money, compared with the past, it is really a pain in the heart and liver.
Already.
Jiang Yuan took the decoction after returning home, and then called his four sons. After talking for a long time, he said: "If you don't say anything else, it's okay to talk about filial piety. It's just that after my death, the public property will be real."
If there are too many, there will be disputes in the long run, which will cause discord between brothers and make me uneasy."
"As the saying goes, if a tree has big branches, it will divide the family. While I am still awake, it is appropriate to divide the family. I have already sent people to call your uncles and uncles."
The eldest brother knelt down and kowtowed: "It is the unfilial piety of my sons that makes my father so worried. Brothers and I must work together in the future..."
The second child also followed and said: "Dad, the family is prosperous and prosperous because the brothers work together. How can we separate the families? If there is anything wrong with us, you will teach us a lesson."
The third and fourth elders also said the same thing. What's the benefit of dividing the family? Nowadays, all the expenses for food, drink and entertainment are shared by the public, and private property can be saved secretly. If the family is divided, every fish will have to be spent on one's own money. How can one be willing to do so?
, not to mention it’s not just a matter of money.
Jiang Yuan wanted to have his own way, but unfortunately he was getting old. He thought he was still in control of the family, but he didn't expect that the old housekeeper who had been with him for most of his life would listen to his boss and send his uncles and uncles back.
"Sir, this slave's children and grandchildren will have to live in the Jiang family from now on."
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"No, not even a penny should be missing. If you dare to be young and old, I will ask Youzong to submit a memorial to His Highness. No one will think about it."
The heads of several Jiangnan aristocratic families gathered in the Chen Mansion. If the imperial court was the leader in this ocean voyage, they would be second, and the various businesses would have to follow.
"Old madam, we don't want to have sex with you, but we want to dedicate it to His Highness."
"If this is unnecessary, the imperial court will not belong to His Highness in the future."
"Of course it is, but the imperial court has too many places to use money and food. The amount of silver handed over to the Ministry of Household Treasury will be used up within a few days, and it is not the turn of His Highness the Crown Prince to enjoy it. It is better for us to donate it directly to the East Palace, and His Highness can use it as he wants.
How to use it, wouldn’t it be more appropriate?”
Mrs. Chen frowned slightly, but still insisted: "If His Highness has this intention to pass it down, it's fine, but since it hasn't happened yet, it can't be like this."
"What's more, money attracts people's hearts, and if you don't pay business taxes, who knows how much money you will covet and waste. This is a crime of great disrespect."
There were frequent fallacies, but the old lady closed her eyes and refused to listen, and refused to open her eyes no matter what anyone said. Everyone had no choice but to leave various exquisite gifts and say goodbye.
Some of the gifts are for the old lady, and more are prepared by each family for Liang Yuan and His Highness in the East Palace. No matter what festival it is, each family will prepare a batch and send it to the palace from the Chen family.
If we only talk about private property, Chen Yunqing is probably much richer than the Crown Princess.
Chen Youzong came back to power and was promoted every other month. Now he can be said to be a feudal official in Liaodong. In terms of real power, he is still more powerful than the former General Secretary. His daughter successfully gave birth to a grandson for the East Palace. The Chen family naturally
He is also the undisputed leader of the Jiangnan family.
After everyone left, Mrs. Chen ordered: "Pack everything up and arrange for people to send it to Liangyuan during the Dragon Boat Festival. In addition, ask people to keep an eye on the accounts of each shop. Report any movement and don't neglect it.
Our own is even more so, we would rather make up for it than be short of a penny!"
After giving all the instructions, Mrs. Chen personally wrote a letter to her son, asking whether this arrangement was appropriate and asking him to reply as soon as possible."
After thinking about it again and again, I wrote another letter to my granddaughter, explaining the matter clearly and asking her to find an opportunity to ask His Highness what he meant. If necessary, it would not be too late to make other arrangements.
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Zhu Biao put down his son, took the letter, read it and sneered, "I am still missing them because I am cheating and cheating. I am just trying to find an honest excuse."
The tax collectors of the Ministry of Household Affairs never dared to forcefully collect the money that was owed to the East Palace. The so-called embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant nest, not to mention that the Jiangnan family's tax money was not an ant nest, but a section of the river embankment that collapsed.
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With this example, the commercial tax has become a joke, and those in the East Palace dare not collect it. What about those who pay filial piety to the Holy One? What about those who pay filial piety to the Prince of Jin, Prince Chu? What about those who pay filial piety to King Wei of Kaiping and Duke of Song?
And this time they may hand it over truthfully, but that may not happen in the future. With such a large amount of money passing through, and no one supervising it, and 60% of it slowly going into Zhu Biao's hands, they can be considered conscientious.
"The old lady is mature and prudent, and she has done an excellent job. If anyone refuses to listen, there is no need to stop them, just let them go."
When it comes to business taxes, he will use the determination and methods his father used to fight corruption, and govern the world with strict rules. He will not kill chickens to scare monkeys, but kill chickens as well as monkeys, to the point where they would rather rebel than dare to evade taxes.
