Wang Qing also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Fortunately, at least everyone is fine.
He pays for it!
Seeing that things were almost done, Hu Changan strode out of Wang's house.
Hu Changan still has several large merchants to investigate later!
After Wang Qing got up from the ground with a tremble, he also carried the account book and rushed towards the household department.
After clarifying the purpose of the visit to the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the staff of the Ministry of Household Affairs flipped through the registration book and said to Wang Qing: "This time you were found to have underpaid taxes of three hundred taels."
"According to the rules, you will be fined three thousand taels of silver!"
What?
Upon hearing this, Wang Qing was stunned on the spot.
Three thousand taels of silver?
This is his profit for half a year!
Paying these three thousand taels of silver means that Wang Qing will have worked in vain for the past six months.
Wang Qing was naturally unhappy about this.
Now that Hu Changan is gone, Wang Qing's desire for money has once again outweighed his fear of Jin Yiwei.
Wang Qing rolled his eyes and hurriedly walked out of the household department on the pretext of going back to get money.
Wang Qing’s idea is very good.
Anyway, when you didn’t have a business license before, didn’t you still do business the same way?
Without a business license, Wang Qing did not believe that he could not do business!
But Wang Qing never expected that without a business license, he would really be unable to do business.
On this day, as soon as Wang Qing got up, he received a report from his subordinates, saying that he could not transport the cloth into Yingtian City next month!
Wang Qing hurriedly rushed outside the city gate.
At this time, Wang's servants were in a stalemate with the guards guarding the city.
When Wang Qing saw this, he quickly squeezed in between the guards and the servants.
Facing the guard, Wang Qing opened his mouth and said: "Brother guard, why don't you be accommodating and let us in?"
While saying this, Wang Qing secretly gave the guard a few taels of silver.
However, the guard did not accept the money from Wang Qing, but said to Wang Qing sternly: "Here, I can't accept your money!"
"If you don't have a business license, you don't have a business license. You can't enter the city gate!"
If it were a trivial matter, the guards would just turn a blind eye and pass by.
But the guards cannot be careless about this matter.
The issue of business license is a hot topic recently.
The higher-ups issued repeated orders in order to have them, the guards, investigate strictly.
If the superiors discover that he secretly gave these merchants a pass, he may not only lose his job, but even his head!
The guard doesn't want to lose his head for just a few taels of silver!
At this time, Wang Qing was also confused.
He never expected that the current business license would be checked so strictly.
It seems that the government is serious this time!
However, Wang Qing rolled his eyes and thought of a countermeasure.
Wang Qing faced the guard and said sternly: "How can you say that I don't have a business license?"
"I just gave this business license to another caravan that went out."
Since bribery failed, Wang Qing wanted to muddle through.
However, the guards did not believe Wang Qing's words.
The guard said seriously to Wang Qing: "Is your family called Wang's Bufang?"
"Yes." Wang Qing replied quickly.
The guard flipped through the book in his hand and glanced at Wang Qing: "How come you lie without making a draft?"
"Wang's Cloth Shop is not included in the list of merchants we issued this month!"
This is also one of Hu Changan's strategies.
Of course, Hu Changan cannot keep track of those small merchants one by one.
But for those big merchants, Hu Changan has a solution.
In Yingtian City, there are not many big merchants.
Whether these big businessmen have paid their taxes in full can be known with a little research.
For those businessmen who paid business taxes in full, Hu Changan naturally gave the green light.
But Hu Changan was much more serious about those businessmen who did not pay commercial taxes.
Want to muddle through?
Sorry, it's simply impossible!
Only merchants that have paid taxes in full can be listed on the list of honest businesses.
What if no tax was paid?
Sorry, you can't even enter the city gate!
Now, Wang Qing panicked.
If goods can't even enter the city gate, then how can his Wang's cloth workshop be able to open it?
At this time, Wang Qing was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Finally, Wang Qing made up his mind and embarked on the road to find his relatives.
At present, the Ministry of Household Affairs is still responsible for collecting business tax.
Wang Qing believes that his relatives in the Ministry of Household Affairs must have a solution!
But Wang Qing never expected that after hearing Wang Qing's words, his relative in the Ministry of Household Affairs was so angry that he smashed the tea cup.
Pointing at Wang Qing, the relative was furious: "Wang Qing, seeing that we grew up together when we were young, please don't hurt me!"
"It's not like you don't know what's going on in the DPRK right now!"
"Although His Majesty has given us a salary increase, His Majesty is investigating corruption more and more closely."
"If you are found guilty of corruption, your head will definitely be chopped off!"
"I managed to survive the last big purge of the Ministry of Household Affairs, so I don't want to accompany you in this muddy water!"
Seeing that his relatives were already angry, Wang Qing had no choice but to run away in despair with his tail between his legs.
At the moment, Wang Qing really can't think of any other solution.
All roads are blocked by the imperial court!
Wang Qing really had no choice but to go to the household department again and hand over the three thousand taels of silver honestly.
When the money was handed over, Wang Qing's heart was bleeding.
Half a year's profit was wiped out like this!
At this time, Wang Qing hated his previous idea of taking advantage.
If he hadn't taken advantage, he wouldn't have ended up like this!
However, there is no regret medicine in the world.
No matter how sad Wang Qing was, she could only hand over the money obediently.
After paying the money, Wang Qing finally got his business license again.
Looking at this hard-won business license, Wang Qing was almost moved to tears.
In the future, he must cherish this business license and pay the business tax honestly!
...
The commercial tax was implemented with thunderous means.
Soon, all the merchants in Yingtian City had a business license.
All merchants will hold their business licenses every month and pay taxes honestly.
After all, if you don't pay the business tax, you won't even be able to enter Yingtian City, let alone do business.
Finally, one month has passed and it’s time to verify the business tax results!
On this day, Zhu Yuanzhang specifically asked about the commercial tax in the morning: "Everyone, I wonder how your commercial tax is going?"
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was looking forward to it.
The treasury has been empty for a long time, and Zhu Yuanzhang dreamed of seeing a full treasury!
Only when the treasury is full can Zhu Yuanzhang do some of the things he wanted to do before.
Whether it is building dams or providing relief to the people, food and money from the treasury must be used.