flstandardbreds Chapter 117: The role of the new official newspaper: collecting business taxes with a list of wealth
Chapter 117: The role of the new official newspaper: collecting business taxes with a list of wealth
The Minister of Revenue nodded. As the Minister of Revenue, he certainly understood this.
Fan Jian continued, "But generally speaking, the court can only choose to cut back on spending."
"Because increasing revenue means increasing taxes."
"The emperors of our Great Zhou Dynasty have all promised that they will never raise taxes. If we raise the land tax or the head tax, it will definitely cause a civil uprising."
The Minister of Revenue remembered the policy of allocating land tax to each household that Lu Weibin had promoted in Yuhang.
It was to alleviate the problem of too much head tax and too little land tax for the gentry.
Fan Jian said: "However, Jia Cifu's border trade in Luzhou, Lord Tang Yan's Maritime Customs in Xiangjiang, and my tax collection on Jeju Island have all proved that levying commercial taxes is beneficial to the country and the people!"
The Minister of Revenue nodded again.
Commercial taxes will not affect ordinary people, nor will they cause resentment among the people.
Moreover, trade is profitable, so the levy is justified.
Fan Jian added: "So what your majesty wants to increase revenue is to levy commercial taxes."
The Minister of Revenue asked in confusion: "But what does this have to do with your Majesty abolishing the corvée system?"
Fan Jian chuckled and said, "This is the foresight of His Majesty!"
"In the past, the people suffered from the conscription and labor service, and in fact, the court suffered as well."
"If you conscript corvée labor, you can't collect poll taxes."
"The project is extremely costly and the imperial court is overwhelmed by the burden."
"The families who were conscripted lost their income and had to live frugally, which led to the decline of the market."
"But if we change conscription to employment, it will be different!"
“The employed people will also go to the market to spend money as they have income.”
"Although the court has to pay more for employment, the people are more motivated to work."
"The servants who work well get more, and the ones who work slowly get less."
"If the market is prosperous, the imperial court can collect business taxes and make up for the money!"
"So the abolition of the corvée system by His Majesty was also combined with the collection of commercial taxes."
"Only if we collect commercial taxes will the court have money to use!"
"In the future, everyone will hope that the court will build other projects."
Upon hearing this, the Minister of Revenue suddenly understood.
It is indeed Your Majesty!
This trick is really too clever!
Turn the corvée labor that the people hated into a project that everyone welcomed.
As long as they can make money, the people of Kyoto will not spare any effort.
When people have money in their hands, the market will be more prosperous.
clever!
The Minister of Revenue looked at Fan Jian with eyes full of admiration.
Or maybe it’s because she is a favorite in His Majesty’s eyes!
The Minister of Finance immediately said, "Then I will petition His Majesty to levy commercial taxes in Kyoto!"
"We still need the cooperation of Lord Jingzhao Yin!"
Fan Jian smiled and said, "Of course! But if we want to collect commercial taxes properly, we need the cooperation of an adult."
"Which lord?"
"Master Liu Wenzhuo!"
"how do I say this?"
The Minister of Revenue looked at Fan Jian in confusion.
Fan Jian smiled and said, "In terms of my familiarity with Kyoto, I, the Jingzhao Yin, am far inferior to Lord Liu!"
The Minister of Revenue was still confused.
Rumor has it that Liu Wenzhuo's new official newspaper was inspired by the emperor.
The Minister of Revenue also ordered a new palace gazette at home.
The women and children in the family love to watch it.
Especially the wife of the Minister of Revenue, who was almost obsessed with "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back".
The families of these officials often gathered together to discuss the plots of the novels.
He even talked to the Minister of Revenue and asked him to ask Liu Wenzhuo what the subsequent plot would be.
The Minister of Revenue was left in a state of confusion.
But what does the imposition of commercial taxes have to do with Liu Wenzhuo?
Fan Jian said, "Mr. Liu Wenzhuo, almost all the wealthy people in Kyoto have subscribed to the new official newspaper you made."
"I heard that Lord Liu has a directory where he remembers every important person in Kyoto and where they live."
"Master Liu comes to collect the fees for the new official newspaper every month, and he has never defaulted on payment."
"Sir Shangshu, think about this, if these people were to collect commercial taxes, would they be able to do so clearly?"
The Minister of Revenue was completely shocked!
Has His Majesty taken this into account?
This is too scary!
When the Minister of Revenue thought of Li Tian's skill, he felt a chill down his spine.
Is there anything in this world that Your Majesty cannot do?
After listening to Fan Jian's explanation, everyone present admired Li Tian's foresight.
The next day, the Minister of Revenue Du Hua submitted a memorial to the emperor.
Due to the construction needs of the Beijing-Luozhou Railway, a special commercial tax was levied on Kyoto merchants.
Only merchants who paid taxes were allowed to trade in the markets of Kyoto.
Merchants who pay taxes can also receive a tax payment certificate.
This certificate can be hung in your own shop to show the court's approval.
The Minister of Revenue finally got it!
Know how to rob and rob!
tax!
Conquer me harshly!
Li Tian waved his pen and immediately agreed to Du Hua's memorial!
"The relevant departments are requested to fully cooperate!"
After receiving the order, Du Shangshu immediately found Liu Wenzhuo.
Liu Wenzhuo naturally took out the basic records and ordered his subordinates who were in charge of collecting the tax returns to obey the arrangements of Jingzhao Yin and start collecting commercial taxes from house to house.
With the basic records provided by Liu Wenzhuo, there were almost no problems in this tax collection.
The court runners went to the door according to the register and rounded up all the merchants, big and small, in Kyoto.
The Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Lord Du, discovered that this money was more than enough to hire workers and build the Beijing-Luzhou Railway!
There was even some extra income.
Now Du Shangshu was completely convinced!
Your Majesty is truly amazing!
What a far-sighted vision!
When preparing the new official gazette, we took into consideration how to collect commercial taxes!
If I can't do my job well, how can I face the emperor's grace?
The Minister of Revenue here keeps stabbing people in the back.
The wealthy merchants in Kyoto were very active in paying business taxes.
The Great Zhou Dynasty has always suppressed merchants.
According to the laws of the Great Zhou, merchants can only trade in designated markets.
However, a mega city like Kyoto certainly has shops and restaurants.
These industries are actually gray.
Sometimes the imperial court would get serious and seal things off.
After paying the business tax, you will have a compliant tax payment certificate.
It was equivalent to the imperial court recognizing them as legal shops.
Many shop and restaurant owners are of course happy to pay this tax.
The shops opened by ministers and nobles were originally unwilling to pay commercial taxes.
However, the people from the Western Factory visited each shop one by one, which scared the owners of those shops.
They all paid their commercial taxes honestly.
Just like that, April finally came to the end peacefully.
Li Tian accomplished the feat of destroying more than 20,000 national fortunes in a single month!
This is the largest drop in a single month since Li Tian unlocked the system!
This also allowed Li Tian, who had been stabbed in the back repeatedly, to finally feel relieved.
As long as the country's fortune is ruined a little more, the last level of the Book of Destruction can be completed!
But Li Tian didn't know that a series of backstabs were coming towards him!
Li Tian, who was smiling and waiting for settlement, suddenly received a prompt from the system.