Thinking this, Shana couldn't help but raise her head and look at Asmin with shocked eyes.
Could it be that His Highness has some secret plan... Is there any explanation in this strange treaty??
But……
I have also seen the contents of this treaty, and there is clearly nothing stated in it.
Apart from a set of "no boycott of Tang Dynasty banknotes", there was nothing mandatory for the people on the southeast side to do - which was almost equivalent to saying that they did not need to do anything.
After much thought, Shanak still felt strange and expressed this idea.
As soon as Asmin heard this, she smiled again.
"Although this matter is a bit complicated, you don't have to worry. The benefits of the transfer, the tax revenue from the sea... the proportion we give to the Southeast Asian countries is two out of ten, and we, the Tang Dynasty, and the Southeast Asian countries will each share half and half."
"ah?!"
As soon as Asmin said it, Shana was shocked and stunned.
Two out of ten are drawn, and the empire takes one out... isn't this a half-and-half split?
But... this is an empire. It's so good that you have to share taxes half and half with others? Oh my god...
Shana was completely shocked.
"If this is the case...if this is the case...then..."
"Don't be anxious. Hehe... This sea trade tax is indeed agreed upon, but do you know how much the Tang Dynasty usually collects?"
"Collect taxes on weekdays? This..."
Asmin couldn't help showing doubts, "I don't know about this..."
"The empire usually collects three out of ten taxes on sea trade."
"Ah?!" Shana was even more surprised when she heard this. Although she didn't know whether this ratio should be more or less, but... think about it carefully, 10% of the profit was taken as one third, and now it has become one. This is probably
Just some...
In an empire, the taxation and financial system is quite stable and sophisticated.
Now the tax calculation will definitely be a lot less. Is this still okay?
Shanak was immediately shocked.
However, Asmin suddenly smiled slyly and said, "But this tax is collected in Hangzhou. And... Datang's export tax was not collected at all in the past, and it was only taxed in this way on imports."
"this……"
Shana couldn't help but be shocked when His Highness suddenly revealed such a detail.
Is there any other explanation for this matter? This is such a joke... I can't understand it. But at this time, Asmin stopped teasing the maid and directly talked about the mystery.
"...To put it bluntly, in the past, the Tang Dynasty did not collect taxes on sea trade at all, because His Majesty wanted to encourage sea trade. In fact, in the first two years, not only did no taxes be collected, but the court also issued rewards."
"But now, the sea trade industry is becoming more and more developed... In order to avoid the emptiness in the heart of the Tang Dynasty, His Majesty will naturally start to restrain sea trade to a certain extent, and at the same time open up other areas to manage people's livelihood."
"So now, not only will Datang's taxes not decrease, but there will also be an extra amount."
"this……"
When Shana heard this, she was stunned for a long time...
Finally, he suddenly remembered, and his watery eyes suddenly widened.
Yes, the Tang Dynasty did have a special policy to encourage the export of goods in the maritime trade industry... However, no one has mentioned it recently, and it has obviously been quietly withdrawn.
In other words...the previous tax burden was indeed collected from import trade! Export trade had no tax revenue to begin with.
Now that there is a tax burden, the fiscal revenue has indeed increased...
But Shana was still a little puzzled, "But Your Highness, I said that, but those thieves still made a lot of money, which is not good for the empire..."
Although too much economics is difficult for Shanak to understand, but...
At the very least, Shana still understands that money will not fall from the sky out of thin air. But before she asked this time, Asmin had obviously noticed that Shana was confused and continued calmly, "This way the empire will make more money."
With taxes, the people in Southeast Bay can sleep peacefully overnight... The only victims are mainly maritime merchants. But..."
"This matter is also in line with the empire's current plan. As for this plan, its basic principle is... Maritime merchants cannot blindly rely on maritime trade itself to make profits. If you want to make profits in the future, you must become the top among maritime merchants...
"
"Ah? This..."
Asmin's direct words made Shana look in disbelief, because...becoming the top among maritime merchants, how could such a thing be said to be possible?
But this time, even though Shana was full of surprise.
But Asmin just shook her head, her eyes deep...
"This is something I don't know about. In short, what the imperial cabinet means is that maritime merchants will either manage warehouses and commercial ports overseas in the future, or upgrade their industries domestically..."
"Industrial upgrading? What is this?"
Shana asked curiously, but Asmin shook her head, her eyes looked into the depths of the sea, and her eyes were flowing, but she only said, "This is what I don't know, I only know...this is an important minister of the empire,
What Holy Township King Li Sheng recently created. First he wrote a memorial to His Majesty the Emperor, and then published articles in all newspapers and periodicals in the Tang Dynasty..."
Even His Highness doesn’t know...
But Shana could hear something here. Even if she didn't know what it was, it must be related to something huge. She couldn't help but feel frightened, and she felt calm in her heart.
...In short, we no longer have to worry about whether the empire suffers losses for no reason, and why it suffers losses for no reason - for such a powerful empire, if you think about it, you know how it is possible for it to suffer losses for no reason!
But Shana stopped asking questions. Instead, Asmin looked at the maid and smiled again.
"In short, please remember that Datang's 'concession' this time must be in line with the long-term strategy, and it must have more benefits than disadvantages."
Shana was stunned for a moment when she saw this smile, then a blush appeared on her face involuntarily, and she quickly lowered her head.
But Asmin suddenly didn't realize it and continued to talk to herself, "As for the conditions offered to Dongnanya, this does not mean that there are no conditions... The implementation of banknotes is extremely difficult, and it is difficult to make them submit. This is Mai.
A big step has been taken. Now that they have agreed to the clause in the treaty that prohibits the blocking of banknotes, the natural next step is... to mobilize various maritime merchants and let them use banknotes to trade with people in Southeast Bay."
"oh oh……"
Shanako nodded stupidly, but this time he had no intention of listening any more.
Asmin continued by herself, "As long as the Tang Dynasty exports enough rare goods, the nobles of these Southeast Asian countries will definitely embrace paper money..."
Asmin's next plan is to mobilize the imperial army stationed in the southeast corner.
That's right, it's the one that guards more than 100,000 Xianbei people!