"Grandpa, let's go in first!" Zhu Xiongying said.
"Well, let's go!" Lao Zhu also wanted to see what was going on inside.
With that said, he passed directly past these people and walked into the store.
The people outside looked at the clothes they were wearing and the way they rushed in front. They didn't line up at all and just went in front of them.
None of them had any words to say, but looked like they were laughing.
It's not like no one has done this before.
They jumped in line directly, but the people inside didn't give them face.
This is where?
A store opened in the founding father's house!
Is it something ordinary people can offend?
Even if this person cannot say it openly, who is a well-informed person who doesn’t know where this is?
So you don’t have to give face to anyone.
And the people who need to give face are not the ones who can offend those who are waiting in line.
There were people who were short-sighted before, and they were taught a lesson directly.
This time, they wanted to see if these people would be taught a lesson?
If you can, they will enjoy it, but if you can't, you can't afford to offend yourself, so forget it.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Who are you, and why did you come in directly?" The waiters in the store started shouting when they saw Zhu Xiongying and the others coming in.
"What's going on?" A man who looked like a shopkeeper came out very proudly.
"Which family are you from?" the shopkeeper asked.
Zhu Xiongying frowned slightly, not very satisfied with this method of handling it.
He reached out and took out his token. Well, it wasn't Taisun's, it was just a token made for him by the shop.
Thinking of what was coming today, I naturally had to bring it with me.
"Oh, you are also the boss!" The shopkeeper immediately smiled.
"Hmph!" Lao Zhu looked at the shopkeeper with such a doggy look, and he changed his mind at will, and snorted very unhappily.
The shopkeeper's face changed slightly, thinking of their own boss's previous explanation,
If someone comes with this token, serve him carefully. If you fail to serve him well and make him angry, just deal with him directly.
Thinking of this, his figure became even more humble.
"Where's the account book? I want to take a look!" Zhu Xiongying said.
"Yes, please come this way!" The shopkeeper quickly led the way.
"Yes!" Zhu Xiongying nodded and came to the back hall with Lao Zhu.
"You two, please have tea first. The account book will be here soon!" the shopkeeper said carefully.
The most he can do is accept some gifts, but he doesn't have the guts to tamper with the account books. He was arranged here because Zhu Xiongying told Chang Sheng, so he couldn't help but the founding government didn't take it seriously.
So this shopkeeper can be considered one of those with relatively clean hands and feet.
"Well, tell me first! How is your recent business?" Zhu Xiongying asked.
"Master, business has dropped a lot recently. In the past, I could sell nearly one hundred thousand taels of silver!"
"But now, it is estimated that there will only be more than 50,000 taels this month!" the shopkeeper said carefully,
"It's true that the weather is not that hot now, and we have sent out a lot less goods!"
"In addition, there are not many people from out of town coming to buy goods!"
"I'm afraid that next month, it will be even less, and it may even be closed!" the shopkeeper said, feeling a little bitter.
It’s not easy to get such a job. Due to the weather, so many were sold, but now it has been reduced to its original form. How can you not feel disappointed?
It's like if you're used to eating meat, you won't be able to taste anything else again.
"Well, it's not bad. This thing can only be sold during certain seasons!" Zhu Xiongying nodded,
"But these are pretty good!"
"In the future, I will find a way to make other things!"
"Okay, sir, you are wise!" the shopkeeper said with a smile.
At this time, Lao Zhu, who was sitting on the side, was a little uneasy.
"You said, one hundred thousand taels of silver were sold in one month?" Lao Zhu asked, eyes wide and shabbily dressed.
"Yes, Master!" the shopkeeper said matter-of-factly. I wonder why this person didn't know?
Haven't we reported it before?
And the money is also divided.
"Just such a small shop?" Lao Zhu didn't understand. Is this a scam? Or are you robbing money?
"Grandpa, that's not the case, this is just a shop!"
"The ice cubes are in other places. After the agreement was agreed, they were delivered directly to their house from outside the city!" Zhu Xiongying explained.
"Yeah!" Lao Zhu nodded, but still couldn't accept it.
"So, you can earn hundreds of thousands of taels in one summer?" Lao Zhu asked with some jealousy.
I think back then, he, Old Zhu, worked so hard just to save a little money and save it bit by bit so that he could have money to fight the war.
Of course, not all of it was saved by myself, but also the treasure notes issued.
But even so, Daming didn't have a lot of money, but he needed a lot.
Lao Zhu needs to be careful about every expenditure.
But now, my dear, a small shop has so much money?
Could it be that if the summer lasts longer, or if he opens more, he can save enough money for a war in one summer?
It doesn't take much, not twenty, to provide enough money and food for a war.
It makes people jealous!
"By the way, do you pay taxes?" Lao Zhu suddenly asked.
"I paid it, thirty taxes per cent!" the shopkeeper said,
"My boss gave me the order, saying that since we made money, we can't let the court suffer, so we handed it all over!"
"Thirty taxes per tael, so you earn 100,000 taels of silver a month, and only give over 3,000 taels to the court?" Lao Zhu asked in a faint voice.
"You have more than 90,000 left, and the imperial court gets this much, right?" Lao Zhu's eyes seemed to gradually become a little strange.
"Ah? This...is it?" The shopkeeper also saw at this time that something seemed wrong.
Subconsciously, he also looked at Zhu Xiongying.
But Zhu Xiongying did not make any remarks.
This was the purpose of bringing Lao Zhu here.
Throughout the Ming Dynasty, commercial taxes were completely deformed.
Lao Zhu himself despised businessmen, suppressed them, and constantly lowered their social status.
Even in terms of taxes, they looked down upon them and directly imposed a tax of thirty to one.
Zhu Xiongying could not imagine what Lao Zhu was thinking.
You suppressed it, so why do you still charge so little tax?
But Zhu Xiongying also knew that when the People's Republic of China was first founded, the entire Ming Dynasty was in a state of corruption.
Even Yangzhou, which used to be the most prosperous, had no population at that time, let alone commerce.
In particular, all commerce, population, etc. in the north have been extremely degraded.
Therefore, during the Hongwu period, a centralized financial system based on self-sufficiency, an agricultural economy, and mainly in kind was established.
In many places, when taxes are paid, they are paid directly in the form of items, all kinds of things, not property.
At this time, no one can say anything about your tax levy. However, this guy Lao Zhu has just given you a big decree, so that your descendants cannot change what he made.
This is more or less unreasonable.
And not to mention the prosperity of business in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, but now, after more than 20 years of governance by Lao Zhu,
Nowadays, business has gradually risen. Even if it is not as good as the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it is still prosperous.
But now, it is still the previous tax system. They make so much money, but only give one-thirtieth to the court.
Even if there are some miscellaneous donations, tariffs, etc., they are still a drop in the bucket.
Just like this one by Zhu Xiongying, where do the miscellaneous taxes and tariffs come from?
There are already some signs of the current situation. I make a lot of money but pay very little.
Even though land annexation is not serious now, Ming Dynasty's economy and taxation are still good, but many of them are cheaper for those merchants.
When merchants develop, they must also gradually begin to purchase land, prosper commerce, promote the education of children, and win over officials from the DPRK and China.
As time goes by, the mistakes of the previous dynasty will eventually be repeated.
"Grandpa, what do you think?" Zhu Xiongying said with a smile.
"Hmph!" After saying that, Lao Zhu directly picked up the tea cup and started drinking tea.
Zhu Xiongying didn't continue. He looked at the delivered account book, flipped through some casually, and said,
"Make a copy and send it to your boss and ask him to bring it to me!"
"Yes, Master!" the shopkeeper quickly agreed.
"Grandpa, I still have a few shops, but they have just started and are not as big as this one. Let's go and have a look!" Zhu Xiongying said with a smile.
"What are you looking at? Stop looking and go back!"
