What Shi Yongxin could think of, Yao Shan naturally thought of it too. That afternoon, Yao Shan left the government office, not forgetting to buy three kilograms of sesame water from a street pork stall, and leisurely carried it to Wang Bin's residence, carrying it in one hand. .
When Wang Bin saw that it was Yao Shan, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and ordered two waiters to take it and prepare dinner.
"By the way, invite the young master from the backyard over."
Wang Bin ordered.
Yao Shan was a little surprised and asked, "How did you know my intention?"
Wang Bin rolled his eyes at Yao Shan and said: "In the past, when you came to my place, eight times out of ten, you would hit the autumn wind, and twice you would only bring one pound into the water. Today, for the first time, you brought three pounds. Han Yi, Yu Zhenmu, Qian Qin The three of you are not here, who else can we invite instead of this young man from the backyard?"
Yao Shan sighed and said: "As expected of a miracle doctor, you have finally understood the meaning of 'wang'. But do you know the identity of the young master in the backyard?"
Wang Bin nodded and said: "You are talking about my little brother who is six hundred years old. He is a businessman who came to Suzhou from other places. Strange, how do you know him and invite him to dinner?"
"Six hundred years old?"
Yao Shan whispered his name and asked, "Is this his real name?"
Wang Bin looked at Yao Shan, thought for a moment, and said, "That's what he said."
Zhu Yunwen is calculating the relationship between profits and tax rates, and is preparing to break the fixed tax rate of fifteen to one, and instead adopt a floating tax rate of thirty to eight, with three levels in the middle.
Even so, there are still many issues involved. For example, for a special entertainment industry such as brothels, a tax of 10% and 10% is not excessive. After all, the profits of playing, singing, selling skin and flesh are a bit big...
In addition, there are some people who are good at acting but not selling themselves, and they often provoke a group of young guys to spend a lot of money. Without a little tax, this is a shame for the reputation of the gold-selling cave.
However, there are many girls in the Qinhuai River and the scale is very large. Maybe they can have a tax of one out of ten, but what about the small brothels in those places? There are only two or three girls in total, and they only have so little money a day. They also need to raise some thugs to move around. Isn't it a bit too much to pay 10% of the tax?
It is not appropriate to apply one-size-fits-all to the industry. Volume, scale and strength also need to be considered. In later generations, there will be a tax exemption policy for small and micro enterprises. In the Ming Dynasty, this did not mean helping others, nor could it put pressure on taxes.
After much deliberation, Zhu Yunwen finally chose an overlapping structure. He first listed the heavily taxed industries, such as brothels and antique shops, and then added the business quota. If the turnover exceeds the amount, a heavy tax rate will be adopted. If it is below a certain amount, a moderate tax rate will be adopted.
For industries related to people's livelihood, such as grain stores and cloth stores, Zhu Yunwen also designed a similar method. When a certain amount of business exceeds a certain limit, a higher tax rate will be adopted, and if it is below the limit, a lower tax rate will be adopted. .
The purpose of this design is to use high tax rates to curb and weaken the emergence of people's livelihood giants, so that in order to reduce business taxes, they have to break up their own grain stores and not hang them under one portal.
And after decomposition, no matter how big the giant merchant is, it will not appear so big.
Although this trick is not as ruthless as pushing a favor order, the basic principle is the same. Businessmen are profit-seeking and shrewd. They naturally know what is the lowest cost and would rather hold all the shops. When the court collects money, Just don't cry.
After Concubine Ning heard Zhu Yunwen's idea, she couldn't help but praise: "This is what the tax rate should be like. It can reduce the pressure on the people, support small businessmen, and curb
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Big businessmen appear. I heard that there are many wealthy businessmen among Huizhou and Shanxi merchants. If this continues, it will not be a good thing for the country or the family. Now that there is a floating tax rate, although it will reduce their profits, it will at least protect their lives. "
Zhu Yunwen nodded and said: "Rules, only appropriate rules can protect their fundamental interests. Barbaric growth and accumulation of wealth are just disasters for them. During the Hongwu Dynasty, the wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan also suffered because of this. If Taizu made good use of tax rates, Or maybe not..."
Somewhat regretful.
Lao Zhu doesn't understand economics or marketing. He has never read "The Wealth of Nations" and "Das Kapital". While developing business, he tramples on businessmen. When he is jealous of other people's money, he will also play a game of finding fault. The loser can choose one or two of three options: confiscation of home, exile or beheading.
What many people don't expect is that an outstanding representative of Lao Zhu's business development is the brothel industry. There are brothels built by Lao Zhu in Qinhuai River, Jiangdongmen and other places...
The purpose of Lao Zhu's doing this is not to cultivate relationships between businessmen and women, nor is it to lead the red line with the old man, nor is it to promote the empire's physical health courses, it is just to:
Collect taxes!
However, this grandfather didn't know much. He used the method of taxing thirty taels to one. People slept at one hundred taels a night. Zhu Yuanzhang calculated after the tax, ah, there are more than three taels, yes, there is money to be made...
But he forgot to calculate the cost and profit. He didn't know that even if he took away ten taels of silver or twenty taels of silver, these colorful industries would still prosper...
Zhu Yunwen lamented that fortunately he left the capital and saw these life-threatening "flaws" of the system. If he had stayed in the palace all day, he would have been like the emperors of all dynasties and adopted a tax rate until his death. I don't know if it would have happened. question.
It's right to go out of the capital and take a look. Officials won't tell you these things, and businessmen can't advocate raising taxes on their own. If the people want to lower taxes, their voices won't reach the palace.
Standing in a closed world, but ruling a huge empire, if you don't even have the courage and opportunity to go out and take a look, the empire will have problems sooner or later.
I may have experience, historical knowledge and insights that transcend my time, but these are all theoretical. Once the things that are built from the top are implemented at the bottom, will they be able to bloom, what color flowers will bloom, and what good fruits will they bear? Either way, you need to see it for yourself.
There was a knock on the door.
Cong Pei'er shouted outside the door: "Mr. Wang, please come over."
Zhu Yunwen put the brush on the inkstone and said to Concubine Ning: "Put these documents away for now. Let me think about them for a few more days. If there are no mistakes, I will send them to the cabinet for discussion."
Concubine Ning agreed and watched Zhu Yunwen leave.
Sun Dong jumped down from a tree. He was more than one foot tall and was able to remain calm and silent. Zhu Yunwen once wondered whether the lid of Newton's coffin had been pried open.
"Master, Yao Shan is here."
Sun Dong closed the monocular telescope and put it in his arms.
Zhu Yunwen was not surprised. He left the address and asked him to find it. The problem was that he didn't come.
"How's it going with Xue Xia? Is there any news?"
"Zheng Zhi went to the government office, but no news has been sent back yet. It won't be applied for long."
"Okay, let's have someone wait outside. Don't let him be encountered by Yao Shan, otherwise it won't be clear."
After Zhu Yunwen finished speaking, he walked towards the room where Wang Bin was. Yao Shanjian
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Zhu Yunwen came, stood up and said first, "It's time to say goodbye and meet again. I hope Mr. Nian can clarify some of my doubts."
"Do you know each other?"
Wang Bin was a little surprised.
Zhu Yunwen sat down first without ceremony, waved his hand and said, "I know him, he captured my man."
"Well."
Wang Bin looked at Zhu Yunwen, then looked at Yao Shan, started to move his feet outward, and said something like: "You guys chat first, I'll go take a look at the pot..."
It's better not to get involved in this situation. It's wrong to help anyone, whether it's a new friend or an old friend. You can each take care of it. Whoever hurts whom should be diagnosed and treated on the spot. The head office will waive your medical expenses... …
"Old fox."
Yao Shan and Zhu Yunwen said at the same time.
The room became quiet, neither of them spoke. Zhu Yunwen looked at Yao Shan, calm and relaxed, his fingers beating lightly on his thigh. Yao Shan looked at Zhu Yunwen, with a faint smile on his face, and his eyes were somewhat Sharp and imposing.
Time passed little by little, and neither of them had the intention to speak.
Finally, Yao Shan couldn't bear it anymore. He clapped his hands and said, "Young master Nian's people are on official duty. I'm afraid it's because of your instigation."
Zhu Yunwen interrupted Yao Shan: "If there is no evidence, don't talk nonsense. You are a prefect, not an unscrupulous lawyer."
"What is a lawyer?"
Yao Shan was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but ask.
Zhu Yunwen did not explain, but stood up and said: "If you are here to plead guilty, it is best to go back as soon as possible. If you are here to apologize, I will stand here and wait."
Yao Shan looked a little ugly. Apologize?
Why should I apologize?
There is a problem with Hu's grain store, but it is a trivial matter after all. According to Ming Dynasty law, the most you can get is a fine, which is not even worthy of being beaten with a stick. But what your people are beating is an official, which is a capital crime for treason against the imperial court!
"Assaulting an officer is a capital offense!"
Yao Shan said sharply.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Yao Shan calmly and said: "Then you try to convict him of death and see if he can die. Also, as the prefect, you are trying your best to promote the new business strategy, but under your own rule, there are When you use substandard goods to bully the people and dominate the market, you didn't arrest the businessmen or hold the officials accountable. What on earth do you do as a prefect?"
"So what if I kill a few official servants? I have become someone else's slave, indiscriminately, ignorant of right and wrong, pandering to superiors, and bullying the people. I think it would be very satisfying to kill a few official servants like this! If you can't handle this matter well, , Suzhou will not participate in this year’s Hajj.”
Yao Shan looked at Zhu Yunwen in shock, stepped back, and shouted with a pale face: "Who are you?"
Such a loud tone and such a strong and compelling momentum are definitely not owned by a businessman!
This is the breath of power, the breath of a superior!
Zhu Yunwen looked at Yao Shan and warned: "It doesn't matter who I am. What's important is that you know what you should do and what you shouldn't do now. If you can't even distinguish the priorities, it only shows your ability. He is not qualified enough to sit in the position of chief officer."
Yao Shan broke out in a cold sweat. The person in front of him was very young and very knowledgeable about the affairs of the court. He also knew about this year's great pilgrimage. Could it be which vassal king this was?
King Dai, King Liao, and King Min were all engaged in business, and this man claimed to be a businessman, his accent was Mandarin (Putonghua), and his age was consistent.
Oh my God, it can't be such a coincidence...
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