Back at the mansion, Li Si became more and more angry as he thought about it. He thought that because of Ran Fang's appearance, Ying Zheng could not even listen to his opinions, and was trying to swallow up the power of the Qin nobles step by step. A sense of crisis arose in his heart. .
There was an imperial examination system before, and now there is tax collection. Aren't these changes to the original structure of Da Qin? !
If Ran Fang is allowed to continue like this, will Da Qin still be Da Qin in the future?
"no!"
"We can't just let this matter go!"
"Since His Majesty asked me to ask him about business law, I would like to see what Ran Fang wants to do?!"
Thinking about it, Li Si came to Ran Fang's mansion in a carriage.
Perhaps anticipating Li Si's arrival, the guard at the door took Li Si directly to the "tea room".
As soon as you enter the door, you can smell the refreshing fragrance of tea in the room, and the sound of the piano comes from behind the screen, which makes people feel much more relaxed.
There are no chairs in this room, it is still furnished like the couch before.
Seeing Li Si come in, Ran Fang raised his head and looked at Li Si with a smile, and said softly: "The Prime Minister is here, sit down."
Li Si couldn't help but wonder what kind of medicine Ran Fang was selling in this gourd.
Although he was confused, he still sat opposite Ran Fang calmly.
He wasn't worried that Ran Fang would harm him, but he was afraid that doing this now was also a sign of kindness to himself, right?
Thinking about it, Li Si felt a lot more confident.
He glanced around the room, with some unexplainable meaning in his tone: "You will enjoy it."
Ran Fang chuckled lightly, poured a cup of tea and handed it over. He glanced at the decorations in the room and said casually, "I'm just looking for a place to stay."
"I'm afraid the decorations in this house are not as good as those at Xichuan Tea House."
Li Siben said it casually, but he didn't expect that Ran Fang actually followed it and started praising him.
Although he has never been to the Xichuan Tea House, he has heard about it. He heard that there is not only a place in the lobby for people to drink tea and chat, but also separate rooms for those rich people to enjoy alone.
Although not many people went in, everyone was full of praise for the interior, saying it was very elegant and allowed people to have a brief moment of peace in their irritable mood.
He didn't believe it at first, but now that he saw Ran Fang's waiter, he believed it a lot.
"Haha, I never go to those dirty places."
Without giving Ran Fang a chance to explain, he continued: "I came here today. I believe you also know why."
"This tax collection is to replenish the national treasury. This is a good thing. If this provokes a dispute between the nobles and the Qin Dynasty, how should we deal with it?"
"If it is not handled properly, then I will be the sinner of Great Qin!"
This was actually a bit serious, but Li Si wanted to let Ran Fang know how harmful this matter was, and then asked him to go to Ying Zheng and cancel the matter.
But Ran Fang didn't seem to have this awareness, and even took a sip of tea calmly.
"As a minister of the DPRK, the Prime Minister is only interested in the better development of Great Qin. He must naturally also want to see a better development in Great Qin."
"The Prime Minister must also know that the national treasury is empty now. Although I have paid a lot of money into the national treasury, it is still a drop in the bucket for this huge country."
"You also know that if there is no taxation, Daqin will not have so much money to maintain the development of the entire Daqin. How can we protect our rights as ministers?"
"You know, the road in front of the door, the bridge by the river, the guards at the border, and the sentry at the city gate all require countless taxes to be piled up. It is not something you and I can do with just a word."
"I wonder if you have ever seen the lives of the people. They have no clothes and no food to eat. Most of the food grown in the thin fields is given to Da Qin. How did they survive the cold winter? Does the Prime Minister know?"
"Although merchants have a low status in Great Qin, their lives are so prosperous. If there is no peace in Great Qin, their comfortable life will not be able to continue, right?"
"The same goes for those nobles. Da Qin came first, and then they had the life to become nobles. This order cannot be wrong."
"Since you are a citizen of Da Qin, shouldn't you contribute part of your money to build and maintain the development of Da Qin?"
"If they only want to enjoy the convenience brought by Great Qin but are unwilling to pay a single cent, then these people are not worthy of being a noble of Great Qin!"
Li Si looked at Ran Fang and was speechless for a moment, because he knew what Ran Fang said was right.
Maybe it was because no one had ever thought about this issue before, so it was so shocking when Ran Fang raised it.
Now after listening to Ran Fang's explanation, his heart couldn't help but turn towards tax collection. After all, he had always known about the empty treasury after becoming prime minister for so many years.
"Sir's words are very reasonable, and I admire you deeply."
"But how can those nobles be so willing?"
"Have you ever thought about this, sir?"
Ran Fang looked at him and knew that Li Si had also approved the tax collection.
Similarly, he also knew that using violence as mentioned by Fusu was just a method, especially if it was not used well, it would even cause a greater crisis.
Moreover, the relationship between the nobles and the officials in the DPRK is very complicated, and naturally it cannot be handled so easily.
"Of course, just like businessmen, we must first give them some sweetness so that they can willingly take out their money."
"These nobles have more or less business in their hands, but they don't dare to do it openly."
"If that's the case, then allow them to run businesses. Then they will become businessmen and there will be no problem in collecting taxes."
"With the blessing of status, their business must be easier to run, so there must be no problem in charging them 40 to 50% tax."
"As for those businessmen, depending on their business operations and their daily profits, the tax rate can range from 5% to 50%."
Li Si couldn't help but nodded, this idea was indeed a good one.
Those nobles can do business and have a source of making money, so naturally they no longer care about tax collection.
"This method is feasible, but...many of the businesses in the city are owned by the Gu family, and the rest are also small businesses. If the nobles do these, they won't be able to make any money, right?"
What he meant by this was that he wanted Ran Fang to go to the Gu family and ask the Gu family to give up part of their business.
Then why would the Gu family agree?
Naturally, Ran Fang would not be stupid enough to do such a thing.
He looked at Li Si with a half-smile, his lips parted lightly: "Why don't you... Prime Minister go find the Gu family?"
"With the Prime Minister's majesty in the court for many years, I think the Gu family will give the Prime Minister this face."
"This is also for Great Qin. The Prime Minister won't refuse, right?"
Unexpectedly, Ran Fang stopped talking and turned the blame on himself. Li Si's face suddenly became darker.
Then he smiled softly and said, "What are you talking about, sir?"
