Lin Feng smiled slightly and explained: "Actually, it is not difficult to make money for the household department. It is actually very simple."
"What's the meaning?"
Wang Tang's thoughts became even more vivid.
He is serious about making money.
He was extremely excited about making money.
Wang Tang looked at Lin Feng eagerly and waited quietly, looking like a good student.
When Lin Feng saw Wang Tang's appearance, he smiled in his heart, but he also admired him. Although Wang Tang was in a high position, he could maintain his original intention. This was not easy.
For an ordinary person, it would be impossible for him to be able to lower his figure after occupying a high position.
Lin Feng's face was full of smiles, and he said with a smile: "Wang Shangshu's reform is very simple. Under the premise that the current policy of allotment of land is not changed, commercial taxes will be widely collected, which will naturally lead to widespread revenue generation. Jizhou and Yanzhou have been exhausted for many years. , it is impossible to increase agricultural taxes in the short term.”
"So the Qin State's overall agricultural tax after allotment of land has been pegged. Apart from thoroughly investigating the concealed land and continuing to thoroughly investigate hidden households, there is no more growth point."
"So, the increased taxes are mainly on business."
"Only by solving the problem of expanding business taxation can there be real development potential. Even the taxation of the Ministry of Household Affairs can be truly reformed and no longer top-heavy. The so-called top-heavy means that the government's finances rely heavily on agricultural taxes, and Business taxes are next to nothing.”
"This is undesirable."
Lin Feng talked eloquently and said seriously: "If Wang Shangshu is willing, this is the next direction. As long as this step is completed, I can tell you with certainty that Qin will be financially wealthy from now on. In a word, taxes will be It is open to all merchants in the Qin State, and the control over merchants must be further relaxed. Only when merchants can circulate around can drive local development."
Wang Tang frowned, looking helpless.
This matter is difficult to handle.
He is also proficient in everything in the Ministry of Household Affairs and knows the difficulty of reforming commercial taxes. He has not thought about how to solve it for a while.
Business tax?
How to determine?
After Wang Tang thought for a while, he further said: "Lin Shangshu, it is difficult to determine whether to fully rely on commercial taxes to improve finances. At present, we pay taxes in large quantities, that is, taxes at various checkpoints, and this is commercial tax."
"This kind of tax is not too much."
"It is because of the development of the Qin State in these years that there are more people."
"In addition, if you want to tax, for example, in a store, how do you collect it? How do you determine the amount and proportion of the tax?"
"All of these are difficult problems."
Wang Tang said: "To really do it, there are too many problems. In fact, it is not easy to implement at all."
Lin Feng shook his head and said: "In fact, levying taxes at various checkpoints is tantamount to exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes. For example, goods coming out of Shuzhou have to be levied at checkpoints along the way, which increases the cost and blocks the road. This also blocks the flow of goods. Taxation at various checkpoints can be directly cut off. Fundamentally speaking, if we want to promote taxation, we can only collect taxes at fixed points and determine them according to their shops."
"ah!"
Wang Tang was surprised when he heard this.
His face changed drastically, and he looked serious. He shook his head quickly and said: "My nephew, what you just said will cause great turmoil. If you cut off local taxation, it will affect the imperial taxation. "
"The main source of commercial taxes is here."
"Once the tax at this step is gone, the impact will be huge. And without this tax, how can I collect taxes locally? Even the circulation, the goods are circulated. On the one hand, it will make control difficult. .On the other hand, even taxes are not easy to collect.”
"It will even affect the stability of the court."
"What I want is open source, not what you mentioned. Your idea will cut off many people's financial resources. Because setting up checkpoints in various places to collect taxes is not only one of the sources of income for the court, but also for local officials. "
Wang Tang looked serious and said: "This matter is difficult to arrange. In addition, the money-making ideas I need are your Ministry of War's reform of the post station."
Lin Feng smiled, with a look of helplessness, and said: "If Wang Shangshu is not willing to implement it, then there is nothing to say. In this world, there is no such thing as taking advantage but not paying for it. If this is the case, then It’s pie in the sky.”
Wang Tang shook his head hurriedly and explained: "Isn't that what you are doing in the Ministry of War's reform? The changes in local post houses can increase the income of the Ministry of War, and it will not offend anyone. Even the people in the Ministry of War will support it. Such reforms, That’s great. We are united and everyone supports it.”
"Wang Shangshu is wrong."
Lin Feng shook his head, looking disapproving.
Wang Tang asked: "Isn't it?"
Lin Feng explained: "Of course not. Wang Shangshu only saw the benefits of the reform of the post station by the Ministry of War. In fact, it will also touch the interests of many people. The person in charge of the local post house and post station has so many resources in the post station, which will be wasted. Don’t you want to deal with it?”
"impossible."
"At least in my judgment, the post houses across the country will definitely be rented or used for other purposes."
"Most of the post houses are not used on weekdays, or are rarely used. During the idle time, anyone with a smart mind will have ideas. And people who can be officials can manage post houses and post stations. Don’t you understand this?”
"So it seems to Wang Shangshu that the reform of the Ministry of War is supported by everyone. In fact, this reform of the Ministry of War is bound to affect the interests of countless people. Wang Shangshu, you have to believe that any reform will definitely affect the interests of countless people." There are many interests, which will definitely affect the interests of some people.”
Lin Feng is very clear about his reforms.
It can't be smooth.
There can be no obstacles.
As long as you make reforms, you will definitely touch the interests of some people. But in Lin Feng's view, his reform was the general trend, and those who resisted would be completely crushed.
After Wang Tang heard this, he immediately fell silent.
How to do it?
Does he implement reforms?
As Lin Feng said, once the reform is implemented, it will inevitably lead to many conflicts of interest. This is inevitable, and the reform means that it will overturn the interests of some people.
Wang Tang actually felt a little moved in his heart, because the reform of sharing the land from one person to another was a great help to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Although the idea of spreading small households into acres also involves more interests, it will be thoroughly implemented with the full force of the court.
Even the imperial examination was the same, and it touched the interests of countless people.
In the end, it was implemented.
Wang Tang thought for a while, gritted his teeth and made up his mind, and said: "Lin Feng, you said you want to carry out reforms, so how exactly should you reform? There are no specific operations, only a general direction arrangement, which is difficult to operate. After all, just now You mentioned levying commercial tax, but it’s difficult to determine in many aspects.”
Lin Feng smiled and asked again: "Does Wang Shangshu really want to implement reforms? Are you not afraid of the interests involved in this?"
"certainly!"
Wang Tang answered firmly. He said forcefully: "Even if there are countless obstacles, I will not hesitate. Everything must be pushed forward."
As the Minister of Household Affairs, Wang Tang is very clear about his responsibility, which is to make money. If it does not make money, the Ministry of Accounts will have no new source of income and will be affected sooner or later.
The Ministry of Household Affairs must be the financial foundation of Da Qin.
The household department must be the foundation of Da Qin.
