Chapter 474 Commercial Tax Reform! The True Purpose of King Han!

Business tax reform!

Merchants only had to pay taxes to the court!

No need to pay the rest of the money to anyone!

Is this... is this really possible?

Zhan Yuquan was shocked and looked at Zhu Gaoxu in disbelief.

You know, the commercial tax levied by the imperial court is nothing more than drizzle to merchants like them!

The big head was taken away by the dignitaries, and the small head was robbed by the lower-level officials. The merchants did not have much money left.

However, if the King of Han could really do it and only let merchants pay taxes once to the court, it would be a great blessing to merchants all over the world!

Just, is this possible?

It’s simply impossible!

"Your Majesty, if you don't talk about anything else, how can you guarantee that after paying this tax, the merchants will not have to pay any other money?"

"In the yamen in the new capital of Peking, no one who opens a shop or does business must contribute some money, otherwise the business will not be able to continue at all!"

"After handing over to this one, a servant from another government office came and asked for money. Do we merchants still dare not to give it?"

Zhan Yuquan's words are full of sadness and sorrow, but they are also the most realistic portrayal of the merchants of the Ming Dynasty.

The reason is that the status of merchants is too humble and they have no qualifications and power to resist!

Just a random servant can disrupt the business of merchants and make the chickens and dogs restless!

Faced with Zhan Yuquan's doubts, Zhu Gaoxu didn't take it seriously.

"Simple, after the commercial district is built, I will set up a department to re-formulate the commercial taxes of Beiping Prefecture and be responsible for collecting commercial taxes. It will be called the Taxation Bureau!"

"Except for the tax bureau, if any yamen dare to go to the shops in the commercial district to collect taxes, or if any dignitary dares to reach inside and ask for money, Tiance Wei will take charge of the matter and once verified, double compensation for the merchant's losses! "

"As for where this compensation came from, it was from the homes of those high-ranking officials. Do you understand now?"

Zhan Yuquan: "???"

What?

Tiancewei?

That's the Forbidden Army!

Let Tiance Guard protect the business district?

This is more or less outrageous!

"Ahem, if the prince acts like this, I'm afraid it will cause an uproar in the world!"

"Furthermore, this move will greatly damage your own reputation, Your Majesty, and is not conducive to Your Majesty..."

Zhan Yuquan spoke cautiously and swallowed the last four words.

Fight for the throne!

King Zhu Gaoxu of Han is a popular candidate for the throne!

If he really does this, I am afraid that King Han will become the target of public criticism in an instant!

According to the ancestral teachings of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Gao explicitly prohibited the vassal king from engaging in any industry related to scholars, farmers, industry, commerce, and the four people. It was strictly forbidden for the vassal king to compete for profits with the people, or to seize the benefits of the people!

The King of Han set up this tax bureau, seemingly to protect merchants, but those officials and gentry don't care what you think!

What those cruel and sinister writers are best at is deceiving people out of thin air!

When the time comes when the label of "competing with the people for profit" is pinned on the head of Han King Zhu Gaoxu, then this Han King will not only compete for the throne, but he will become notorious in an instant and become a street rat!

Furthermore, His Majesty the Emperor would not tolerate the King of Han changing the tax system at will. This is not a simple matter, but it will affect the whole body.

"Oh, you are overthinking." Zhu Gaoxu chuckled, "The reason why I came to Peking is to avoid alerting the enemy!"

"Yingtian is the imperial capital after all. All forces are intertwined. Behind the merchants are many dignitaries. It would be too difficult to operate."

"But Beiping is completely different. When I arrive in Beiping, I can do whatever I want. Once we achieve results and let His Majesty see the astonishing benefits of the commercial and tax reform, His Majesty will become our strongest backing!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhan Yuquan understood instantly.

I see!

This is the real purpose of the King of Han's sudden rush to Peking!

Any plans to supervise the construction of a new capital are just excuses.

What the King of Han really wants to do is to reform the commercial tax system, and then promote this new commercial tax to the great world!

What a shocking ambition is this?

The new commercial tax that protects merchants will definitely inject new vitality and vitality into Ming Dynasty's business and make Ming Dynasty's business more prosperous!

But, can His Highness the King of Han succeed?

"What my old man values ​​most is monetary profit!"

"After all, with money and food, he can work hard to develop the Ming Dynasty and achieve his civil and military skills!"

"But the commercial tax, which is a constant source of gold and silver, has been completely ignored by the court, so that the high-ranking officials and dignitaries have made a lot of money from it, and their mouths are full of oil."

"When the commercial and tax reform is completed and I place this endless mountain of gold and silver in front of His Majesty the Emperor, do you think he will be moved?"

Zhan Yuquan: "!!!"

hiss……

Do you even need to ask?

Just what the dignitaries ate from merchants was worth the agricultural tax for the next year!

His Majesty the Emperor, let alone whether he is moved or not, whether he will be so angry that he just rushes over, that is still a question!

Zhu Gaoxu also sighed. He was doing his best for the Ming Dynasty.

Because all dynasties have always implemented the basic national policy of "emphasis on agriculture and suppression of business", agricultural taxes are naturally regarded as the top priority, but commercial taxes are looked down upon, and even merchants are suppressed as much as possible.

Up to now, the main tax revenue of the imperial court comes from agricultural tax and salt tax, and other miscellaneous taxes such as commercial tax can only be said to be better than nothing.

Agricultural taxes and salt taxes became the main sources of income for the Ming Dynasty.

However, due to the limitations of the times, these people, including Xia Yuanji, the God of Wealth of the Ming Dynasty, have no idea how powerful industry and commerce will be once it rises!

Putting aside everything else, once the import and export trade matures, the court's establishment of a customs tariff alone will be enough to support the entire army of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention the national industrial and commercial taxes!

In the former Song Dynasty, half of the country's annual income was several times that of the Ming Dynasty. It relied on the profits earned from maritime trade to survive for hundreds of years!

It is said that history can serve as a guide. There were many elites in the Ming Dynasty. Why couldn’t they see the power of industry and commerce?

In other words, they have long seen it and are well aware of the power of industry and commerce, but they have never publicized it in public!

Because they want to monopolize this astonishing benefit instead of handing it over to the court!

Behind every wealthy businessman, there will be a big shot, a high-ranking official, and most of the profits earned by these businessmen will fall into their hands.

The same is true for Yingtian Imperial Capital, and the same is true for Beiping New Capital!

What about the state capitals?

Isn't that what it is?

The official Jin gentry angrily scolded the merchants for pursuing fame and fortune, while UU was reading www. uukanshu.netｔ He is a despicable person who smells like copper, but he also takes plunder from others, and his mouth is full of oil after eating!

In the end, it was Lao Zhu’s family and the emperor and prince who were kept in the dark!

This abnormal social form must be changed!

The development of industry and commerce requires a good environment.

Only when industry and commerce develops can Ming Dynasty truly embark on the road of industrialization and power!

Peiping is just a pilot, the pilot chosen by Zhu Gaoxu!

He wants to use this pilot to leverage the entire Ming Dynasty!