"Your prince has been killed for obstructing commercial taxes! So, don't think that because you are from the royal family, you don't have to pay commercial taxes!"
West Factory Supervisor Zeng Yu and others came to Chongwenmen Street again to collect commercial taxes.
At this time, in front of the gambling house opened by the Jin Palace, Zeng Yu was still preventing the people in Xichang from collecting the new business tax because the people in these gambling houses relied on his background in the palace.
Therefore, Zeng Yu shouted a few words first, and then shouted: "Shoot! Kill these people who obstruct the tax resistance!"
"The prince was beheaded?"
After the people in this gambling house heard Zeng Yu's words, they were just half convinced when the flag school here in Xichang opened fire.
Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
A row of firecrackers fired dense lead bullets directly into the bodies of these casino thugs.
The people in these casinos fell in the room like stubble, unable to move.
Gui Qizhi, the shopkeeper of the casino, saw this scene and immediately shouted: "Quick, call the accountant and hand over the account books!"
Then, without saying a word, the shopkeeper lifted up his robe and knelt down in the center of the lobby of the casino. He shouted to the tax collector who was shrouded in white smoke outside the house: "Young man is also the official of the Jin Prince's Palace." The shopkeeper of this gambling house, Gui Qizhi, is waiting here to pay business taxes to all the officials. I also ask you to wait a moment. The younger one has sent someone to call the accounting office and get the account books!"
"If I had known that you would be so cooperative, why would you let these thugs from your gambling den come to kill you! It will affect your gambling den's business for nothing. We only wait for you for half a quarter of an hour. If you don't wait for half a quarter of an hour, we will raid the store!"
Zeng Yu replied at this time.
And not long after, the accountant came with the account books.
The cultural supervisor of Xichang began to determine the business tax that the gambling house needed to pay based on the profit records on the account books.
In the end, Xichang successfully collected the business tax from this gambling house.
The merchants who gathered outside to see the situation saw that the prince's property had to pay taxes, and they all paid the business taxes honestly.
…
And in the cabinet for a few days.
Wang Sanshan therefore said to Yuan Keli: "Yuan Fu, the shops on Chongwenmenwai Street have all paid commercial tax according to the new commercial tax rate. Except for industries with profits below one hundred taels, which are tax-free, they are not taxed. The total input of the commercial tax collected on Chongwenmenwai Street is now three times that of the past. According to this estimate, if the new commercial tax can be successfully implemented across the country, the annual revenue generated will really far exceed the previous land tax, even if it is exempted from the tax in the future. In terms of corvee labor, the court needs to spend more money and food to hire people to build various projects, and the annual income can be doubled or twice as high as now."
Yuan Keli smiled and said: "This is just the beginning. The number of shops is constantly increasing. There are commercial towns everywhere in the Jiangnan area, and new towns are added every year. Many small rural markets have become commercial towns in the blink of an eye in a few years." It’s a big town, so the revenue from commercial taxes for the imperial court will be immeasurable in the future!”
"Having said that, Yuan Fu has ever thought that as the number of shops continues to increase, will the number of people who are disgusted with Yuan Fu also increase?"
Wei Guangwei asked with a smile at this time.
"Then let them feel disgusted! Yuan Fu is an auxiliary minister of His Majesty, not an auxiliary minister of the world's merchants! Why bother with the world's merchants!"
Bi Ziyan directly criticized Wei Guangwei at this time.
Ever since Yuan Keli told him that Fang Congzhe left Yuan Keli's famous quote from Wang Yangming: "What can I say if my heart is so bright?", his will to reform became much firmer.
Then, Bi Ziyan questioned Wei Guangwei again: "Does Mr. Wei mean that the commercial tax should not be changed?!"
Wei Guangwei put the pen in his hand heavily on the table and hurriedly denied it: "I didn't mean this. Mr. Bi must have misunderstood."
"No, Mr. Wei, you have this intention!"
"If Duke Wei really felt that commercial tax should not be implemented, he should have brought it up when the matter was discussed in front of the emperor, instead of being sarcastic here!"
Bi Ziyan responded directly.
"I don't understand what Mr. Bi said. What are you talking about in a sarcastic way?"
Wei Guangwei asked with an embarrassed smile.
"Okay! Stop arguing, you two!"
At this time, Han Xu stopped the dispute between the two, and then said to Yuan Keli: "Mr. Li, because of the commercial tax reform, many imperial officials have impeached you for harming the clan, monopolizing power and disrupting the government. You are Yuan Fu, in your opinion, how should we draft the decision? As usual, you will have to file a petition to defend yourself."
"Of course you have to defend yourself. You still need to give a slight warning when drafting the vote. The maximum penalty is half a year or a year's salary. If you show it to the world, I believe your majesty will get it right."
Xu Guangqi returned to the cabinet from Daming Garden at this time, walked in, and suggested.
Han Xu then stood up and asked: "I'm here first! How is your majesty's dragon body now? When will you summon us?"
Xu Guangqi replied: "Your Majesty's dragon body is still in good health. However, he has not yet mentioned the matter of summoning the princes. The servant also asked. His Majesty said that at present, the Ming Dynasty is in full swing and there are many ministers assisting the government. He should do nothing. Spend some time studying and cultivating your character, and as for summons, I will only summon you when you need to see me."
Han Xu didn't say anything after hearing this, but he was surprised. His Majesty has always been involved in everything and summoned ministers to discuss matters every day. Why did he suddenly say that he would do nothing?
After thinking for a while, Han Xu felt that he could not be deceived by His Majesty's superficial words. If the king's words were truly believed, he would lose, so he thought to himself: "Your Majesty is not a person who is willing to delegate power. If he does this now, I'm afraid that It's an illusion, it's a deliberate attempt to confuse ministers like myself and plan something secretly. I can't be as reckless as His Majesty when he came to the throne, it's better to be cautious."
So Han Xu just smiled and replied: "Yes!"
Wei Guangwei therefore secretly thought in his mind: "It is your Majesty, and I don't know if it was Fang Congzhe who taught him when he was alive, to be so cunning! On the surface, it seems that he suddenly wants to rule from the top, but he is obviously waiting for crazy people like Yuan Keli The same guy collects the wealth of merchants all over the world and then comes forward, and then uses Yuan Keli's head to thank the people of the world. In this way, he can benefit from the business tax and does not have to bear the reputation himself. All the scheming kings in the world are all the same, and they want He has plundered the money of the powerful people in the world, but he doesn’t want the powerful people in the world to hate him! Naturally, he likes people who work for him and are willing to get scolded for him! If he wants to go further in the future, he has to do the same, but for what benefit? They all belong to the king, I, Wei Xianbo, don’t believe it, all the chief ministers must behave this way!”
"Then please ask Mr. Han to do this in the draft. It doesn't matter whether it's a requisition or a fine, but the new business tax cannot be stopped."
Yuan Keli replied.
"From my perspective, we must pay attention to the world's opinions now. Although Yuan Fu's previous actions were iron-fisted and had very good results, they will indeed make the people of the world more angry. After all, many clan members were killed this time. Even if His Majesty can understand Mr. Yuan's actions, After all the hard work, no one will be held accountable, but other royal nobles may not be able to understand. Impeachment is nothing, but I am afraid that these people will instigate privately, confuse right and wrong, and fabricate lies, so that more and more people who are already dissatisfied over business taxes will cause trouble. If there are so many, the civil strife will inevitably intensify!"
Xu Guangqi said.
"My servant means the same thing, but Yuan Fu seems to have already made up his mind, and Bi Gong even said that Wei is being sarcastic!"
Wei Guangwei replied.
When Bi Ziyan saw this, he said: "What Duke Wei is saying is that the annual income from business taxes is increasing, and more and more people are disgusted with Yuan Fu. This is not what Duke Xu is saying now. What Duke Xu is talking about is the world's discussion of things." If we don't pay attention to it, more and more troublemakers may be caused. Wei Gong's words express dissatisfaction with the new commercial tax, while Xu Gong's words are planning for the smooth implementation of the new commercial tax. Wei Gong's face is clear. I'm thinking about Yuan Fu, but I'm actually trying to show off. It's not cynicism. If Wei Gong really feels that the new business tax cannot be implemented! He should go directly to His Majesty and talk about its shortcomings. Why bother to show off here! Be a hypocrite!"
"servant!"
Wei Guangwei opened his mouth to argue, but for a moment he didn't know how to argue.
Bi Ziyan looked at Wei Guangwei with a sneer on his face, as if he was ready to rebuke his next words.
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