For Ai Zhixin, tax farming is a reasonable option to consider. After all, in the short term, the tax farming system is highly efficient, low cost, and does not require the investment of precious naturalized taxation personnel.
Of course, he has another backup policy. That is, if the Government Council does not approve his tax package plan, then he is prepared to continue to implement "reasonable burdens" in areas where grassroots political power is weak and difficult to effectively control.
This reasonable burden does not include agricultural taxes - firstly, "clearing the land and clarifying land taxes" is the Senate's basic national policy in agriculture and cannot be shaken; secondly, agricultural taxes have a high status in traditional Chinese society. The so-called "imperial grain national tax" is
A symbol of ruling power. The instructions given by the Government Affairs Council to the Finance and Taxation Bureau clearly stated that those newly Guangfu areas that currently do not have the conditions to carry out the land clearing work can continue to use the old taxation system to collect agricultural taxes.
"Reasonable burden" can also be regarded as a kind of tax package, but it is handed over to the local "village wise" to share the collection and then hand it over. In a sense, this is more similar to the mountain king going down the mountain to extort the villages and towns. However, this
The method is simple and easy to implement, and it is even easier to implement in areas like Guangdong where clan forces are strong. After all, although clan forces compete for grassroots dominance, they generally do not directly confront the government.
Ai Zhixin's so-called "reasonable burden" actually means that taxes other than agricultural taxes are mixed and levied on a village-by-village basis. Of course, he is not satisfied with such a rough collection method, which cannot promote the tax system and cannot promote the tax system.
It does not play a role in regulating social wealth. The only advantage is that it can meet part of the financial needs without investing too much collection costs.
"If not, let's make do with it for the time being."
He sealed the plan in his official document pocket and called his correspondent to send it to Lingao immediately.
Ai Zhixin then took a nap on the chair for a while to make up for the lack of sleep he had gotten up before dawn today. Unexpectedly, he fell asleep after this sleep. When he woke up, the room was full of sunshine. When he looked out the window, he saw that the sun had already
It's almost midday.
"Damn!" Ai Zhixin hurriedly picked up the watch on the table. It was almost 11 o'clock, and he had a long dream. He quickly sat up straight and rubbed his face, and then took out the comb in the drawer and quickly
I combed my hair, which was a little messy from sleeping.
He fell asleep, and the naturalized immigration staff would not wake him up unless there was something urgent.
I need to tell Ai Yixin in the future that if I see myself napping for too long during the day, I need to wake her up.
At this time, Ai Yixin walked in, gesturing that an elder wanted to visit.
"Invite him in quickly." Ai Zhixin quickly pulled his collar and looked at his face. No matter what, sleeping in broad daylight is an unseemly thing.
The veteran who came to visit was Zhang Yikun, the general manager of Great World.
After the liberation of Guangzhou, many of the original veterans of the Guangzhou Station were either transferred or changed their official positions. For example, Zheng Shangjie became the director of the Guangzhou Bureau of Commerce and Trade. Zhang Yikun was no exception. In addition to continuing to be the general manager of Big World, he also became a
Title of Deputy Director of the Bureau of Commerce and Trade. Busy organizing business activities in Guangzhou every day.
Commercial activities in Guangzhou are very frequent. In this big city with a population of hundreds of thousands, the daily output and consumption are considerable even by the standards of old time and space.
The Commercial Administration Bureau not only has to ensure the normal and orderly operation of Guangzhou's shop circulation, but also needs to cooperate with the work of the finance and taxation departments: whether it is taxation or currency reform, it actually involves the cooperation of the Commercial Administration Bureau - especially those under the management of the Commercial Administration Bureau.
The operation of various state-owned and state-owned enterprises.
Zhang Yikun has been looking very good recently, and Ai Zhixin vaguely heard that he had found a new woman - said to be the daughter of a wealthy local family. This made Ai Zhixin somewhat wary of his sudden visit.
Sure enough, Zhang Yikun said a few polite words and then immediately got to the point:
"I read your draft of Guangzhou's fiscal and taxation system a few days ago. I read all the various taxes to be levied and the feasibility report - it's very professional. Some things need to be handled by professionals." Zhang Yikun said.
Praise him a few words.
"You're honored." Ai Zhixin nodded politely, pretending to be listening attentively.
“I saw in the draft that a slaughter tax will be levied, right?”
"That's right." Ai Zhixin replied briefly. On the one hand, collecting the slaughter tax is to expand the tax base, and on the other hand, it ensures the safety of meat products entering the Guangzhou market to a certain extent.
He originally planned to hand over the quarantine and collection business to the health police of the police station. In addition to paying the relevant budget, part of the tax revenue will be handed over to the finance department, and the rest will be allocated to the national police.
"That's right. You've only been in Guangzhou for a short time. I didn't know that the meat products and slaughtering industry in Guangzhou are controlled by powerful people. There are some interest groups involved, and they act as the market sway of the quality inspection and wholesale agencies. You are so
I think it might be difficult if you are suspected of taking away their jobs."
Ai Zhixin looked at Zhang Yikun with disbelief, wondering if he had gone crazy or something? After thinking about it again, he understood completely.
Ai Zhixin said calmly: "What should we do? Fishing products are subject to fishery tax. If land-based meat products are not subject to slaughter tax, the tax will be distorted and unfair to farmers. Moreover, the current financial pressure is too great, Guangzhou
Counting all the counties in the prefecture, tens of thousands of pigs and sheep are consumed every year. The slaughter tax alone can bring in 10,000 to 20,000 taels of silver a year - this is not a small number. We have to sell 20,000 glasses to get this income.
――It’s not pure profit.”
Zhang Yikun said: "I have a suggestion: outside the city, a trading market for fresh livestock managed by a meat association can be established as a wholesale market. The sales channels of the wholesale market can be monopolized and the retail market can be opened up. We can bring those forces together to do it. We provide transportation and regulation.
, salt, spices, and live livestock are inspected and quarantined in our designated markets, taxes are paid, and then they enter the city and are transported to various butcher shops, restaurants, or mansions. If the livestock cannot be completely consumed after being killed, in the current climate
Without salt and spices to pickle it, it would go rancid, and they had to get involved in the temptation of the priority supply of salt and spices.”
Ai Zhixin thinks that this is similar to the current fishery tax collection. As a method, it is quite feasible. As for "I'm afraid there will be resistance" and "pulling those forces together to do it", to put it bluntly, Zhang Yikun thinks
Get yourself white gloves - what kind of "resistance" are you afraid of from the bayonet of the Senate? He asked again calmly: "What is the name of this meat association? Who should we find to cooperate with it?"
Zhang Yikun thought that Ai Zhixin was pretending to be stupid. Of course he was cooperating with me when he proposed this! So, he said: "The meat products in the Great World mainly come from two companies. One is Xuji, which specializes in seafood and river fresh food. They
I also have Xu Ji Seafood Restaurant. Next time you can go to the big world and try it to ensure safety. But in addition to seafood, they also sell a variety of cured meats and salted fish, mainly salted fish. There is also a restaurant that sells salted fish.
Zhuji’s sausages are mainly mutton and supplemented by pork meat. Zhuji’s sausages are pretty good—I’ll give you a few kilograms to try someday.”
Zhang Yikun continued naturally: "These two companies account for about one-third of the meat product supply in Guangzhou. Because their consumption is particularly large, they cooperate with pig farmers in villages near Guangzhou. They have a good reputation and can raise pigs."
Every household sells pigs to them. So it is better for a few of us to set up a meat cooperative and plan to include other meat merchants. Originally, they had to be taxed by various kilograms when selling livestock, but now they collect it in the market.
The butcher shops were used as capital to invest in shares based on their market share to form the Meat Association. The name of the Meat Association should be called Sanlian Meats! It symbolizes the tripartite alliance between our big world and Xu Ji and Zhu Ji, both of which were originally purchased.
The stocks of Dajiejie have long-term cooperation.”
Ai Zhixin thought you were lying! He had read the "Guangzhou Business Situation Compilation" provided by the Foreign Intelligence Service. The purchase, slaughter and wholesale of pigs in Guangzhou were undertaken by several large pig banks -
―There is no Xu Ji or Zhu Ji in it. According to Zhang Yikun's description, these two are downstream enterprises of the pig farm. According to old Beijing, these two are just larger pork gangsters, stealing pork from the pig farm.
Come back to retail and make some cooked meat and bacon products.
Not to mention "power" and "monopoly", these two families are just two small fishes, and they actually want to swallow the elephant. Ai Zhixin is a little disdainful. After all, you are also a veteran, and you actually come forward to defend the two companies.
When you are a lobbyist - even if you choose white gloves, you should choose something a little more presentable!
But he is not in a hurry to expose or deny it. After all, this plan is quite reasonable. Collecting circulation tax through the wholesale market is the original established plan. Zhang Yuanlao wants to get some side business for himself, and he is not so unkind. However, this
No one can hide it with some tricks. He, Zhang Yikun, wants to swallow up Guangzhou's livestock and meat supply. His ambition is too great, and he is afraid that he will suffer from indigestion. He definitely can't get involved.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with that." Ai Zhixin said, "However, the establishment of commercial enterprises is not under my control. However, the establishment of a centralized meat wholesale market is completely fine.
Do it. I originally wanted to discuss this matter with Mayor Liu and the others."
Zhang Yikun immediately said that he would take the lead in handling this matter in the name of the Commerce and Trade Bureau, and then he hinted that all the elders could participate in the matter. Ai Zhixin only nodded without saying anything, smiling.
Ai Zhixin's guess was correct. Zhang Yikun's enthusiastic recommendation of two companies to form a joint venture was precisely to support his own agents' promotion.
The relationship between Xu Ji and him was closer than Ai Zhixin thought - it was actually the property of Zhang Yikun's concubine's family.
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