100 tons of banknote paper is about just over 100 cubic meters. As for Li Ke's underground warehouse, 30,000 tons of currency paper for 1-yuan banknotes alone were stored. Leaving aside the special paper for 50- and 100-yuan banknotes that cannot be used, the remaining currency was enough for the Tang Dynasty to use for a hundred years. many.
What's more, it's impossible for Li Ke to print all 1-guan notes, although 1-guan banknotes are definitely the most.
There are certainly not many common people who have access to 1-guan banknotes, and ordinary people must use copper coins. When these companies pay taxes, Datang's copper coins will not be enough.
If we only count the copper coins circulating among ordinary people, it is estimated that several million coins will be enough by then.
After all, if people sell grain together, they may get banknotes such as 1 Guanqian in the future, and there will be no problem with using them.
The only problem is that banks will have to keep up with the popularity.
It will be implemented in Lingnan Road for the time being, and there will be no big problem. Banknotes will be introduced in a year.
After Li Ke informed these powerful families about the proportion of commercial taxes collected, they started discussing. Li Ke did not disturb these wealthy families, but allowed them to discuss. These people discussed in low voices with each other for a long time, and then someone said: "Your Highness, we don't have any problems. We can pay this business tax, but Your Highness , How do you plan to sell this Dandan Kingdom?"
Commercial tax Li Ke has made it very clear, they can understand it, and the proportion Li Ke charges is indeed not high. It is considered as one-tenth tax on profits and 3% business tax. The overall proportion is not high.
Another reason why they can accept it, of course, is because this business tax... I'm afraid they can't refuse it.
Since His Highness dares to bring it up here, he must have already thought about it. Although they have just started to implement it in Lingnan Road, in the future, Your Majesty will definitely promote it nationwide. Even the top families such as the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes of the Tang Dynasty have Unable to fight, what do they, the powerful local families in Lingnan, do?
Since you can't resist, of course you have to join in happily and leave a good impression on His Highness first.
What's more, although they started paying commercial taxes first, didn't they also enjoy the treatment of "buying the country" from His Highness? !
"Sell? No, no, no, I won't sell it, I'll give it to you for free." Li Ke said with a smile.
Free delivery? ! Now all the aristocratic families were in an uproar! Is there such a good thing in the world? !
"I only have one request!" Li Ke ignored the shock in their eyes and continued.
"Your Highness, please speak." All eyes turned over.
"The Tang Dynasty will definitely station its fleet here. This is to protect everyone's safety, so the fleet will be stationed here. The fleet will replenish fresh water, food and other resources at these ports. These things must be provided to the fleet at cost price." Li Ke said with a calm expression.
Cost price? What? Your Highness is actually prepared to pay? ! My God, is there anyone better than Your Highness in the world? no! This...hey! Why isn’t His Highness the prince? It would be great if Your Highness were a prince!
"This must be no problem!" These businessmen are not stupid at all. Nonsense, the fleet is to protect their safety, and they are willing to provide materials for free, not to mention the cost price? ! What the hell is there to say, I have to agree!
Li Ke smiled. The reason why it was the cost price was naturally because Li Ke wanted to make rules. There are some things that cannot be opened. Even if you buy all the merchants in the port to donate an amount every year that is enough to replenish the fleet with fresh water and food and even have a surplus of funds, this money must be paid.
Rules are rules, and rules cannot be broken.
"Then, apart from that, the entire Dandan Kingdom, oh, no, it will be called Lizhi Island in the future." Li Ke thought for a while, and simply named it after Changle. He, Li Ke, had the final say.
"In the future, in this Lizi Island and Lizi Port, your various wealthy families will allocate shares according to their respective investment amounts. After the port is completed and expanded in the future, I don't care how the hotels and restaurants on the port provide services to the ships passing by, but the port itself must be the same. You have to charge parking fees, management fees and other fees, these are your profits, but you can't charge them randomly."
"The entire port will be regarded as a large commercial bank, and it will also have to pay commercial taxes. You will allocate shares according to the joint-stock system."
"Think about it, this place will be the only way for trade in the future. That is to say, even if it is a thousand years later, it will be the only way for ships to pass through! So it must be profitable!"
"So in this port, Datang Royal Trust takes 49% of the shares. Is it reasonable?" Li Ke looked at them and said.
These businessmen didn't hesitate at all, only 49%? Very reasonable! Very reasonable! They were so excited that they couldn't stand it because His Highness didn't ask for any money at all! Although they spent money to build the port, they could only get 51% of the shares after it was completed.
But don’t forget, this port was conquered by the Tang Dynasty Navy and was given to them for free! It's not that there is nothing there. There are now relevant infrastructure and local people's lives there. These can be regarded as being given directly to them.
"Very reasonable, very reasonable!" These businessmen nodded quickly.
"Well, that's no problem. You can take out all the copper coins, gold and silver at home, and prepare to go to Shanghai to buy ships! If you don't know how to build a port, you can hire Yuelai Trading Company under my name. People, they will set up a construction team, they have professional talents! Oh, by the way, as for whether this seaport firm wants to increase its shares, you can discuss it yourself, I don’t care." Li Ke said with a smile.
"Yes!" These wealthy families and businessmen in Lingnan Road all took action.
Li Ke doesn't care how much money they have. In a word, their construction is considered investment by Li Ke. When the time comes, he can just take 49% of the port's shares. Give them sufficient autonomy and believe in the abilities of the powerful families in this era. As long as they have sufficient motivation, the abilities that these powerful families can unleash will probably make even future generations stunned.
Li Ke's meeting was a success. After the meeting, the relevant content will be published directly in the Guangzhou version of Datang Weekly and announced to the outside world, and the relevant news will definitely be passed on to other regions.
The Datang Weekly in Chang'an City will definitely announce the news by then.
As for whether other wealthy families would want to join in and get a share of the pie, Li Ke thought it would be difficult.
Although they are all better than these powerful families, when all the powerful families in Lingnan Road are monolithic and have common interests, it will be impossible for others to join in.
