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For Ai Zhixin, tax-packaging is a reasonable option to consider. After all, in the short term, the tax-packaging system is highly efficient, low-cost, and does not require the investment of valuable naturalized taxation personnel.
Of course he has another backup policy. That is, if the Government Council does not approve his tax package plan, he will 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 dominance. 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 descending from the mountain to extort villages and towns. However, this method is simple and easy to implement, and it is easier to implement in areas like Guangdong where local clan power is 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" is actually a mixed package of taxes collected except agricultural taxes, levied on a village basis. Of course, he was dissatisfied with such a crude collection method, which could neither promote the tax system nor regulate social wealth. The only advantage is that it can meet part of the financial needs without investing too much in collection costs.
"If not, let's just make do with it for the time being."
He sealed the plan into 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, I fell asleep this time. When I woke up, the room was filled with sunshine. When I looked out the window, I saw that the sun was almost at the zenith.
"Damn!" Ai Zhixin hurriedly picked up the watch on the table. It was almost 11 o'clock, and his dream was not short. He quickly sat up and rubbed his face, then took out the comb in the drawer and quickly combed his 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 I need to wake him up if I see him dozing off for too long during the day.
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 was an unseemly thing.
The veteran who came to visit was Zhang Yikun, the general manager of Great World.
After the recovery of Guangzhou, many of the original veterans of the Guangzhou Station were either transferred or changed 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 every day organizing business activities in Guangzhou.
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 alert to 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 have read all the various taxes to be levied and the feasibility report - it is very professional. Some things need to be handled by professionals." Zhang Yikun first Praise him a few words.
"You're honored." Ai Zhixin nodded politely, pretending to be attentive.
"I saw in the draft that a slaughter tax will be levied, right?"
"That's right." Ai Zhixin replied briefly. On the one hand, 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. Your time in Guangzhou is very short. I don'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 quality inspection and wholesale agencies. You are so I think it might be difficult if I am suspected of stealing their jobs."
Ai Zhixin looked at Zhang Yikun with disbelief, wondering if he had gone crazy or something? On second thought 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 households. Moreover, the financial pressure is too great now. 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, we can set up a trading market for fresh livestock managed by a meat association as a wholesale market. We should monopolize the sales channels of the wholesale market and open up the retail market. We can bring those forces together to do it. We provide transportation and regulation. , salt, and spices, live livestock are inspected and quarantined in our designated markets, taxes are paid, and then enter the city and transported to various butcher shops, restaurants or mansions. If the livestock cannot be completely consumed after killing, 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 salt and spices being given priority.”
Ai Zhixin thinks 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 wants to get himself white gloves - the bayonet of the Senate is still there. Are you afraid of any "resistance"? He asked again calmly: "What is the name of this meat association? Who should we find to cooperate with?"
Zhang Yikun thought, this Ai Zhixin is pretending to be stupid. When I proposed this to him, of course he was cooperating with me! So, he said: "The meat products in the Big World mainly come from two companies. One is Xuji, which specializes in seafood and river fresh food. They also have a Xuji Seafood Store. You can try the one in the Big World next time 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 Zhuji, which sells mainly mutton and pork meat as a supplement. Zhuji’s sausages are good - I will send one another day I’ll give you a few kilograms to try.”
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 were also taxed by various kilograms when selling livestock. Now they collect it in the market instead. 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. For Dajie’s stocks, we have long-term cooperation.”
Ai Zhixin thinks you are lying! He had read the "Guangzhou Business Situation Compilation" provided by the Foreign Intelligence Service. The purchasing, slaughtering and wholesale of pigs in Guangzhou were undertaken by several large pig banks - there was no Xu Ji or Zhu Ji in it. According to Zhang Yikun's description, these two companies are downstream enterprises of the pig farm. According to old Beijing, these two companies are just larger pork bars. They harvest the pork from the pig farm and sell it for retail, and then make some cooked meat and bacon. products.
Not to mention "power" and "monopoly", these two companies are simply two small fish trying to swallow the elephant. Ai Zhixin is a bit disdainful. After all, you are also a veteran, and you actually come forward to act as a lobbyist for two pork gangs - even if you choose white gloves, you should choose something a little more decent at least!
But he was in no rush to expose or deny it. After all, this plan was quite reasonable. Collecting circulation tax through the wholesale market is the original established plan. Zhang Yuanlao wanted to get some side business for himself, but he was not so unkind. However, this trick can't be hidden from anyone. He, Zhang Yikun, wants to swallow up Guangzhou's livestock and meat supply in one go. His ambition is too great and he may suffer from indigestion. I definitely can't get involved.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with that." Ai Zhixin played Tai Chi, "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 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 just nodded without saying anything and smiled.
Ai Zhixin's guess was correct. Zhang Yikun was so enthusiastic in recommending two companies to form joint ventures that he was precisely supporting his own agents to rise to the top.
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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