"I know, brother."
"but,
There is no way to eradicate it, but there are many other ways. "
Zhu Xiongying looked at Zhu Yuanzhang,
"Grandpa~"
Zhu Xiongying's words "grandpa" directly made Zhu Yuanzhang's heart melt.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't sit still anymore and quickly stood up and said,
"Grandson! What's the matter?
explain!
Grandpa can do it! "
Zhu Xiongying smiled and said,
“Grandpa, can you release the profits from the Lianghuai Salt Factory?
Let salt merchants all over the world get the salt from the Lianghuai Salt Factory? "
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he heard this, then frowned and said,
"Let all the salt merchants in the world?"
originally,
Zhu Xiongying's Shangtun method, coupled with Zhu Fan's abundant salt supply to Kaizhong, have already improved the status of merchants.
but,
Lao Zhu still has a strong grasp on the qualification of salt introduction, and basically focuses on cooking salt.
Salt factories like drying salt are all large-scale operations, and merchants are absolutely not allowed to interfere. They are basically directly operated by the imperial court.
It can be said,
Zhu Xiongying's proposal directly ran counter to Zhu Yuanzhang's salt law.
but,
Lao Zhu just paused.
Before Zhu Xiongying became the state governor, Lao Zhu gave the entire Ming Dynasty's salt industry to his eldest grandson.
Such pampering is simply unheard of;
Lao Zhu is picky about others, but he is absolutely generous to his eldest grandson.
He was worried that these businessmen were only seeking profit, destabilizing the country and defrauding his eldest grandson.
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed,
"My eldest grandson, you praise businessmen too highly.
Then everyone will go into business, and who will still farm and study? "
Zhu Xiongying stood up and hugged Zhu Yuanzhang's arm.
smiled and said,
"Grandpa, don't worry about this!"
“Eldest grandson, if you can solve this problem.
Your method is definitely useful.
Anyway, no matter how the Lianghuai Salt Factory is divided, the imperial court will ultimately collect taxes.
Several companies share profits, and we also collect the money.
Hundreds of companies share profits, but we still collect the money.
If you can contain the businessmen, we will support you with both hands! "
Zhu Yuanzhang raised both hands. Although Lao Zhu's judgment on economic issues was mediocre,
But there is absolutely no problem with Lao Zhu’s agrarian strategy.
The purpose of suppressing businessmen is to prevent everyone from doing business.
Everyone is a businessman, so where does this social production come from?
Zhu Yunxi also sat aside with his brows furrowed, thinking of ways for his brother.
Using businessmen to distribute profits can indeed suppress corruption in the Lianghuai Salt Factory in the short term.
but,
In the long run, it will improve the status of businessmen.
Shangtun, Kaizhong, Zhu Xiongying's various industries,
All provided great soil for businessmen,
If the rapid expansion of businessmen is not restrained, more serious consequences will occur.
so,
Zhu Xiongying's method seems to be the same as drinking poison to quench thirst.
Zhu Xiongying said,
"Grandpa, my grandson has a way.
Just raise taxes on businessmen. "
As soon as Zhu Xiongying said these words,
The brows of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunxi did not relax at all.
"Grandson, let's get a whip and combine it into one eye.
If we add more taxes, we will open our mouth.
In the future, all kinds of miscellaneous taxes will come. Isn’t this just shooting yourself in the foot? "
Zhu Xiongying said,
"Grandpa, one of the whipping laws is the agricultural tax and the population tax.
Commercial tax is commercial tax, the two are different.
If overseas business prospers in the future, we will also have to levy import and export customs taxes, and these will all be included in the import business tax. "
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little dizzy being surrounded by Zhu Xiongying, and he signaled Zhu Yunxi to call Xia Yuanji with his eyes.
Zhu Yunxi stood up and agreed, and Xia Yuanji was brought in after a while.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness."
"Um,
Do you know about the Lianghuai Salt Factory? "
Xia Yuanji nodded and said,
"Tell your Majesty, I know.
We have already calculated the difference in silver. "
Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly shocked when he heard this.
"Have you figured this out?!"
Xia Yuanji nodded, his face not at all complacent, but instead full of sadness.
Obviously, Xia Yuanji was worried about the Lianghuai Salt Factory.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his eldest grandson and shrugged.
We don’t understand these things, so we can just listen.
Zhu Xiongying looked at Xia Yuanji,
Let’s get straight to the point.
"I want the Lianghuai Salt Factory to release salt."
Xia Yuanji nodded when he heard this. Apparently he had also thought about this method.
He opened his mouth and said,
"Your Highness, but the merchant is too heavy."
"Raise taxes."
"That's a tax that is separate from the whip law. It doesn't seem impossible."
Xia Yuanji fell into deep thought,
Taxation is extremely important,
The court could stabilize various classes by regulating taxes,
This is the heaviest weapon of the feudal dynasty and the source of life.
"Your Highness,
It’s not that business tax cannot be raised, but there is a problem.
Each businessman's profit is different, so it would be unfair to impose a unified business tax.
And compared to what they get, paying a little tax is nothing. If they want to suppress businessmen, they have to overcome heavy commercial taxes.
But with the heavy commercial tax, no one is willing to come to Lianghuai Salt Factory to get salt.
This is a dilemma. "
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded as he listened.
After all, you have to be a professional.
Although Lao Zhu felt that this was not good, he only relied on his keen political sense.
If you ask Lao Zhu to tell you something about taxation, Lao Zhu can't explain it at all.
Xia Yuanji has been the Minister of Household Affairs for five years, so he is very capable!
Zhu Xiongying took a breath,
Now that the Ming Dynasty has opened its seaport, international trade is the general trend.
If you don’t do a good job with this business tax matter,
The Ming Dynasty will flow out countless silver in vain, flowing overseas,
This is absolutely not allowed,
Just like during the Opium War, the Eagle Kingdom wanted to open up the Qing market, but instead of making any money, a large amount of money was leaked out.
When the Eagle Kingdom saw that this was not going to work, they came up with opium.
This directly laid the groundwork for the Qing Dynasty to be beaten.
The Qing Dynasty was punished with thirteen moves, including ceding territory and paying compensation.
None of this can hurt the roots,
What really hurts the fundamentals is that rights are ceded to foreign countries.
They hold your lifeline and you can play whatever you want.
simply put,
Rights and interests are much more harmful than ceding land and paying compensation.
Opening up for business is also a double-edged sword.
This business tax reform is particularly important.
"I want to get VAT."
Zhu Xiongying's eyes flashed and he said directly.
As soon as the four words "value-added business tax" came out,
Zhu Yuanzhang, Xia Yuanji and Zhu Yunxi looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes.
I have no previous experience with this thing, and I have no idea what it is.
Xia Yuanji asked curiously,
"Your Highness, could you be more detailed?"
Zhu Xiongying explained,
“Grade.
To put it simply,
The more you earn, the more you pay in taxes.
Earn less and pay less taxes. "
As soon as Zhu Xiongying finished speaking, there was silence in Fengtian Hall.
Xia Yuanji opened his mouth wide and froze on the spot.
The tax laws of the past dynasties have always been one-size-fits-all. Poll taxes, agricultural taxes, and commercial taxes are all collected at fixed amounts. If necessary, additional tax items will be set up.
but,
Flexible tax collection laws like those mentioned by Zhu Xiongying,
It’s truly unseen and unheard of!
