"This tobacco business is a business no less powerful than salt and iron."
"If it's done well, it won't just benefit me."
"But the soldiers guarding the border are the common people of the world!"
Fang Jingzhi opened his mouth and instantly raised the tobacco business to a new level.
Lao Zhu looked unbelieving: "Just brag to us, a small business is related to the people of the world!"
Fang Jingzhi looked at him disdainfully and said, he was still doing business for the palace, and he didn't have the eloquence of an entrepreneur at all.
But doesn’t Lao Zhu hate businessmen? How can he still find white gloves?
Is this young master thinking of something wrong?
Forget it, forget it, thinking too much is killing your brain cells.
Fang Jingzhi smiled contemptuously: "Who lied to you!"
Queen Ma glanced at Lao Zhu angrily: "Shut up, Jingzhi, keep talking!"
Lao Zhu shut up.
In front of Queen Ma, he really didn't dare to say anything.
Fang Jingzhi said: "Tobacco has the effect of soothing the mind and refreshing the mind for people who need to concentrate and work hard."
"When dignitaries and dignitaries are tired, they can have a drink, listen to music, or watch a dance to relax their body and mind!"
"But those soldiers patrolling the border and the old farmers who have been working in the fields all day?"
"They look down on singing and dancing, but cheap cigarettes can solve this problem."
"But in our tobacco business, we don't intend to make money from them. How much money do they have? We use different grades of tobacco to make money from those wealthy businessmen and nobles!"
"At the same time, use the money to subsidize them, and there will be a lot of surplus left for other things."
A huge profit?
Harming colleagues?
Lao Zhu suddenly became interested.
This guy looks very promising!
Isn't it just greed for money? What's wrong with being greedy? How dare we use officials who are not greedy for money?
Lao Zhu couldn't wait to ask: "Boy, tell us how much money you can make every year, and how you plan to make money from the rich businessman!"
Fang Jingzhi rolled her eyes, Damn, you're just a wealthy businessman, why are you so excited?
"How much you earn depends on the enthusiasm of those noble and wealthy businessmen for tobacco."
"But according to my estimation, there must be a million dollars every year!"
Lao Zhu almost peed in excitement.
so much?
Queen Ma also widened her eyes.
Fuss.
Fang Jingzhi glanced at the two bumpkins with disdain.
Well, my aunt is still very good.
This old brother is a bumpkin.
"Let's talk about how to make this money!"
"Brother, do you want to try the cigarettes that the emperor smokes?"
Lao Zhu was a little confused, aren't we the emperor?
Should we think about this or should we not think about it?
Fang Jingzhi added: "Everyone has vanity, but whoever has a little money doesn't want to earn something respectable."
"So we named the tobacco according to different grades, just to let different people buy it."
"Common people, if they want something cheap, they can get a lot of leftovers for a penny, and it won't delay their lives."
"As for wealthy merchants, whether they have ten coins or a hundred coins, there is not much difference in their eyes, but they must not be allowed to smoke the same as the common people, which would cause them to lose face."
"Rich businessmen move closer to nobles, and nobles move closer to the royal family. There is always a style that suits them."
Fang Jingzhi talked eloquently, which made Queen Zhuma's heart flutter.
Queen Ma said: "This is a good idea, but what are you going to do about the sharing of tobacco profits?"
Fang Jingzhi said: "It's very simple. This matter needs to go through the imperial court, but it cannot be linked to the imperial court. That's why the empress and the emperor's grandson need to come forward. One person is responsible for one percent, and someone needs to be sent out to supervise the operation of the entire Tobacco Department, boy. Together with Marquis Yongchang, we will work hard and be responsible for managing and integrating all things, and each of us will get 10%."
"As for the remaining 60%, 20% will be used to build workshops, plan land, and hire veterans to work in the workshops. After all, our original purpose of doing this is to find a way to survive for those veterans who can work. "
"The remaining 10% is needed for the Empress to establish a care department for the old soldiers to help those old soldiers who cannot work and their families. It also tells these old soldiers that the court has not forgotten them, and the Empress and the Emperor's grandson have not forgotten them. Forget about them, and secondly, it is also for the officers and soldiers in the army. With the Tobacco Department and the Veteran Care Department here, you don’t have to worry about what happens after you."
"..."
When Fang Jingzhi said this, he coughed again and said he was tired.
Lao Zhu brought the tea in a hurry.
He understood, which is a good thing!
Use the money earned from noble and wealthy businessmen to help promote my sister's kindness and to win over our good grandson's military morale.
And all we need to pay is to hand over the tobacco business to the Department of Tobacco to manage it.
The bulk is still in our hands.
According to this kid, he needs to manage the Tobacco Department.
When the time comes, our dear grandson will give him an official position.
Isn't this equivalent to being an official for us!
Perfect!
Where did the remaining 30% go?
Empress Ma was also very satisfied with this arrangement, but she was still a little worried that if the Tobacco Department grew stronger, things like seizing people's fields would happen.
After telling Fang Jingzhi about her worries, she received a very satisfactory answer.
Sign a planting contract, send someone to take charge, and secretly send secret guards to investigate.
Discover together and process together.
There is only one way to deal with it, which is to kill.
This is in line with Lao Zhu's tone.
But what made him itchy was...
The queen and the emperor's grandson each share one percent?
What about ours?
Let's eat 30% each?
But what about business tax?
He couldn't help but ask aloud.
"The imperial court still needs a commercial tax of thirty to one, don't you know?"
Fang Jingzhi glanced at him contemptuously: "I knew you, a dog businessman, would take advantage of the imperial court."
"Tobacco is a hugely profitable industry, how can a tax of 30 to 1 be achieved?"
"As long as the Queen is here, we will pay 30% of the tax. If you don't want to collect it, we will collect it."
"As the saying goes, take it from the people and use it for the people."
"Tobacco tax revenue is earmarked for a special purpose, which is used to buy food and cotton-padded clothes for the soldiers at the border, build roads and reservoirs for the people..."
Others don't know, and Fang Jingzhi doesn't know, how much tax revenue tobacco will create every year in future generations.
This money is more than enough for military expenses.
And you can also make a lot of money from it.
But in the later stages, it would be better for this 10% to be handed over to the court.
It's good to make enough money, but it would be too bad if you lose your life.
Lao Zhu is not a good person!
"Thirty percent?"
Lao Zhu jumped up in surprise.
Happiness came so suddenly that he was a little uncomfortable.
This is 30% of a million taels of silver, which is 300,000 taels of silver!
Regarding taxation in the Ming Dynasty, only the taxation during the Wanli period can be found with conclusive figures.
Although Wanli was not great, from a financial point of view, it could be said to be the peak of the Ming Dynasty. Adding up the seven, seven, eight, and eight, the annual silver income was about 20 million.
It was achieved through Zhang Juzheng’s reforms.
According to population estimates, the total population during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty was approximately 60 million.
According to the "Records of the Ming Dynasty", the population of Hongwu in the 14th year was 59.87 million. According to the economic level at that time, there was a lot of waste waiting for development, and it is estimated that the tax revenue would not be too much.
No wonder Lao Zhu was so surprised when he suddenly had an extra three hundred thousand taels of silver at his disposal.
After calming down, Lao Zhu wondered inexplicably whether he was too kind to the businessman. He wanted to ask Fang Jingzhi a few words, but the boy kept silent. Instead, he talked about skin care with Queen Ma, which made Lao Zhu Baring his teeth angrily.
Fang Jingzhi didn't intend to say anything more to Lao Zhu about the business tax.
Besides, he still doesn't know how capable he is. He is only half-full, and if he talks too much, he is afraid of revealing his secrets.
As for the issue of commercial tax, only Mr. and Mrs. Zhu can consider it themselves. This is not something that happens overnight and needs to be subtle.
Wait until the time is right.
Lao Zhu will naturally see clearly that his so-called love for the people and evil businessmen have actually taken advantage of those businessmen.
When the time comes, Lao Zhu himself will increase business taxes even without the need for others to say anything.
After confirming that she wanted to start a tobacco business, Empress Ma returned to the palace. In a few days, she would naturally send a decree to open a tobacco department.
As for the Veterans Care Department, it depends on the income from tobacco trading.
On this day, Lao Kouzi received too much information, and he couldn't wait to go back to the palace to digest it.
The only one who is a little dissatisfied may be Xiao Zhu.
He hasn't heard Monkey Sun's story yet.
However, children are easy to coax.
After Fang Jingzhi agreed to write Sun Monkey's picture book for him, the eldest brother became a good person again.
He took Lao Zhu and his wife and jumped back to the palace.
