Chapter 147: Million-Dollar Family Property

In the art of war, if you have a thousand chariots, a thousand leather chariots, a hundred thousand soldiers, and a thousand miles of food, then the internal and external expenses, the expenses for guests, the materials for glue and paint, and the maintenance of chariots and armor will cost a thousand gold coins a day, and then a hundred thousand soldiers will be raised.

Qin Hao has made full preparations for this northern expedition to Fuso.

He started with the inspection of logistics. In those workshops, the so-called students who learn from each other, or apprentices, often did not cheer enthusiastically when they saw the general coming to inspect, but surrounded him and asked him about all kinds of questions they had recently encountered.

Of course, some apprentices also took out some of their own strange ideas and asked him whether they were valuable and whether there was a future for testing and promotion.

The Keelung Craftsmen Association has a rule that once any skills, tools, etc. are adopted, the minimum reward is one hundred silver dollars, the maximum is one hundred thousand, and the patent is retained for three to ten years.

This is how the young people in Keelung are willing to work in factories.

If you are really talented, this is a shortcut to getting rich.

"Sir, how about the multiple-launch rocket I designed?"

"General, do you think there is a certain law in the flow of molten steel? I have done an experiment. At 3000°C, molten steel flows in a colloid-like state."

"Sir, take a look at the hoe I invented. It is labor-saving and light, and it is absolutely great for agriculture!"

Among the many apprentices, some are reliable and worth studying, so they will be given funds for further research; as for those who talk nonsense and are irrelevant, their positions will be revoked.

After the inspection of each workshop, it is the army.

All the people who went out on this expedition were strictly selected. According to the standard of one in five, the 20,000 teams selected were the most elite, even the auxiliary soldiers and logistics.

They can go to the battlefield with swords and guns, and cook with big spoons.

After half a month of inspection, even though Qin Hao was young and energetic, he was a little overwhelmed.

However, he was tired, but he was in a good mood.

Factories at all levels, high-end shipbuilding, salt industry as a big taxpayer, and some small shops, all compete with each other, and there is no missing limbs.

Let him see the "Syndicate" seeds cultivated in his territory: industrial system, standardized production, assembly line operation, etc., have gradually grown into small trees, and began to have their own shade, and transport nutrients to all walks of life along the branches.

"It's better to go home!" Qin Hao stretched lazily on the bed, turned sideways, and looked at Bai Ling'er who was sleeping beside him, sleeping soundly in the brocade.

A different smile appeared on the rosy little face, and immediately felt that such hard work was worth it.

He couldn't help but look at her with a smile, which made her notice it. She looked at him with a bit of reproach, "You've been looking at this for a long time, but you never get tired of it!"

"Of course! My own woman, I never get tired of looking at her!"

"Humph! Who knows if what you said is true?" Bai Ling'er said shyly, but her hand was on Qin Hao's waist to help him relax his muscles.

The delicate and gentle technique made Qin Hao hum softly and completely immersed in it.

Comfortable, too comfortable!

The film and television dramas really didn't lie, the little concubine was a charmer!

"Master, Madam." A newly promoted maid named Hu reported to Qin Hao and Bai Ling'er with a humble look, "The kitchen said dinner is ready, can we eat now?"

"I am indeed a little hungry, tell them to serve dinner! By the way, tell Xiangjun and her sister to come here for dinner. Also, don't call me master in the future, am I that old?"

"Yes! Master!" Mrs. Hu turned and retreated, and asked the maid to go to Xiangjun and Yujing's room to pass on the message, asking them to come to Madam's room for dinner.

"Husband, this is not good, right? After all, you are the head of the family, calling you Master seems a bit frivolous, and the servants will think you are not so majestic."

"Okay! I'll listen to you!" Qin Hao decided to follow suit, and then pinched Bai Ling'er's little nose a few times.

A faint fragrance floated by, and a maid outside the door announced, "My Lord and Madam, Aunt Xiangjun and Aunt Yujing are here."

"Please come in!"

The curtain was raised, and the two sisters Xiangjun and Yujing, served by several maids, walked in slowly.

"Hello, my husband!"

Bian Yujing was older, in her twenties, with fair skin and elegant manners. Her lips were red without makeup, her eyebrows were green without painting, her face was like a silver basin, her eyes were like water apricots, and her every frown and smile was enchanting and charming.

Li Xiangjun was in her twenties, with two curved eyebrows that seemed to be frowned but not frowned, a pair of eyes that seemed to be happy but not happy, a petite figure, graceful and charming.

For a bloody commander like Qin Hao, the two women's lethality is absolutely first-class, enough to make him have fun every night, and the king will no longer attend court early from now on.

The land of gentleness is the tomb of heroes, and I am not lying!

At this time, the elder sister Yujing had a pair of ruby ​​earrings on her ears, while the younger sister Xiangjun had a pair of green jade earrings that seemed to drip water.

The same color as the jewelry, Yujing was wearing a red dark blue jacket, and a bra that was very popular in Keelung was put on the outside, outlining the lines of her figure very clearly;

Xiangjun was wearing a light blue long skirt, which made her youth more innocent and lovely.

The silk robe, worn on Bian Yujing with a soft waist and slender figure, only gave Qin Hao one impression, "sexy, charming, and elegant, but not coquettish!"

The long skirt made of Hsinchu cotton silk, on the cute little Li Xiangjun, is "sad in her face, sick in her body. Tears in her eyes, panting slightly. She is as quiet as a beautiful flower reflecting on the water, and as active as a weak willow in the wind." It makes people feel pity.

"Wearing these two pieces of clothing, the sisters' eyebrows are more and more like the mountains in spring. They are really like Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu in the world." Bai Ling'er praised sincerely.

"Meet my husband, meet my wife." Li Xiangjun and Bian Yujing bowed one by one.

The two bowed gracefully, and the sleeveless black jackets made their exposed arms look even more white. As they slid down, the gold bracelets on their wrists collided with each other, making a jingling sound.

Huamei, who was standing beside Bai Ling'er and serving, looked at the two concubines from Jinling and couldn't help but feel jealous, "Bah! Vixen! You only know how to use these things to seduce the master!"

But after carefully looking at the outfits of the two sisters in front of her, Huamei had to admit that this outfit was very attractive. Even Huamei, who was also a woman, couldn't help but feel jealous.

It was really beautiful!

"Humph! What's the big deal! If I wore this dress, I would definitely be much more beautiful than them!"

"Get up!" As the housekeeper who was in charge of the affairs of the inner house, Bai Ling'er was younger than the two, but her temperament was definitely overwhelming. "Two sisters, today my husband has almost dealt with everything, so come and have dinner with us."

He gestured to Hu Pozi and others to set up seats for Xiangjun and Yujing, and explained to them the purpose of calling them here again.

To be honest, the two of them have been in Qin Hao's inner house for a long time, but they have only eaten at the same table with Qin Hao a few times, let alone today, eating with Bai Ling'er.

Who told Qin Hao to have too much official duties? In the past few years, he has either fought with Zheng Zhilong or fought a decisive battle with Fusang. After today's meal, I don't know when there will be another chance.

"You must not go home until you are drunk today, and go to my room tonight!"

If Qin Hao doesn't seize this opportunity tonight, he may not be able to sleep. The three women are also ashamed. How can such a thing be said on the table?

Bai Ling'er wanted to pinch Qin Hao with her hands to make him pay attention, but Qin Hao directly pulled her into his arms and began to caress her.

Then it was Xiangjun and Yujing in turn, and none of them could escape.

While playing, the maids and women brought up cold dishes and hot stir-fries one after another.

Although Xiangjun and Yujing have been in Jinling for a long time and have eaten a lot of delicacies from mountains and seas, they have never seen such a grand banquet.

In the past few years, the Department of Agriculture has focused on production, making agricultural and sideline products reach an unprecedented level of abundance.

Chicken, duck, fish, pig, cattle and sheep have become normal varieties that Keelung people can eat in their daily lives. As long as you work hard, you can eat them every day, instead of being a luxury that only a few people can afford.

A large number of oil crops, peanuts, rapeseed, sesame, especially the large-scale planting of rapeseed in the Hsinchu Agricultural Demonstration Zone, have made edible oil extremely abundant.

Nowadays, ten cents of Keelung Tongbao can buy one pound, and there is no need to buy pig offal to make oil for a living.

Now, the dishes on the table are made with these as the main ingredients.

However, as a time traveler, it seems that you should not only make your own contributions in technology and system, but also leave your own mark in the way of eating.

With the help of Spaniards such as Amorim, a large number of American plants were successfully introduced, and a large number of seeds imported improved the possible degradation of local seeds.

Under the above hardware conditions, Qin Hao was very proud to make several famous dishes in the mansion: mainly peppers, such as twice-cooked pork, Gongbao chicken, mapo tofu, etc.; mainly sweets, such as lotus root and fruit sweetheart, have become the signature dishes of many restaurants in Keelung Prefecture.

"Duck intestines, beef tripe, eel, shrimp, scallops, oysters" a kitchen chef placed small plates on the table while muttering.

Seeing these, Xiangjun couldn't help but salivate. She had only heard of such a scene of dozens of dishes being served together, but she had never seen it.

The maids and women serving the meal picked up all kinds of food for the masters. If they wanted to eat something, they just needed to look at it.

The emperor's rule of no more than three mouths for one dish does not exist here. If you meet something you like, you can eat as much as you want, without any restraint.

"Ling'er, with such expenses, is the mansion's expenses enough?"

"Husband, do you still know how to care about the family's expenses?" Qin Hao asked this, Bai Ling'er was a little unhappy.

She put down the lily porcelain fruit cup in her hand, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and wiped off the fruit juice on the corner of her mouth.

"Now there are less than 30,000 taels of silver in the mansion!"

No way!

Why is it so little? !

Qin Hao was a little confused. He had just looked at the dividend accounts of several "large joint asset enterprises" such as Qinhan Trading Company not long ago.

Such as the shipbuilding workshop, dyeing workshop, salt field, glass workshop, iron factory and cotton spinning industries under Qinhan Trading Company, which one did not share dividends and made the shareholders smile and tremble?

Old shareholders like Li Yi and Chen Hu have married seven or eight wives and concubines, so why are they so pitiful when it comes to themselves.

30,000 taels?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

"Isn't it that the Qinhan firm can get more than 13,100 taels of silver per share? We have the largest shareholding in Qinhan! We still have 3,000 shares, which theoretically means more than 300 taels of silver. Could it be that someone is greedy? When he said this, Qin Hao's face gradually became gloomy, and he unconsciously put the chopsticks in his hands until the evening.

If this is really the case, it seems that before heading north, I will have to carry out a major purge!

"Do you know what scholars in Ming Dynasty say about us in Keelung?" Bai Ling'er pursed her lips.

"Why is it related to the Ming Dynasty or the literati?" Qin Hao was a little confused and confused, "How did you say that?"

"The people of Ming Dynasty will pay 10,000 taxes to Keelung!"

This was what Gu Gongming, the director of the taxation department in charge of Keelung Port's tax affairs, came to the house with a sad face and told Bai Ling'er that day.

The initiator of these words was a fellow villager of his same age.

It's also a good thing for Gu Gongming. He always feels that wealth and honor are not returned to his hometown, just like walking in brocade at night. Many people had returned to their hometowns before, and he was also thinking about it.

I am quite successful in Keelung, not to mention prosperous, but I am also very proud of myself. Although I cannot go home to show off because of my official duties, it would be good to invite my old friends to visit Keelung. Well!

Having money to pretend to be sexy is the happiest moment in everyone’s heart!

Under his warm invitation, these "good friends" literati Shi Shiran came to this "land of barbarians, a land that does not respect kings".

After eating and drinking, and taking and stealing things, Gu Gongming was tormented for a while. When he left, he did not forget to leave a famous aphorism, leaving behind the words "Keelung's tens of thousands of taxes, the people cannot make a living". Eight-character comments.

A mute eats Coptis chinensis and cannot tell of the pain!

He was embarrassed in front of many colleagues!

"Poor scholar, ignorant of good and evil!"

Hearing this, Qin Haorao, who usually prides himself on being well-educated, couldn't help but slam the table. With such force, the bowls, plates, etc. on the table clinked against one another, shocking him. The maids and women who had to wait on the side had pale faces.

"This is still a small matter. I comforted Gu Gongming a few words and asked him to see how much tax he should pay on the properties and income under the name of the General's Mansion according to the tax types and tax rates promulgated by the Taxation Department.

After all, it doesn’t matter!

The income of more than 10,000 silver per share, according to the unified progressive tax rate of the Department of Taxation, suddenly disappears to 5,000! "

Qin Hao thought about it in his mind, it was wrong!

Even with such a tax, there is still more than one million taels of income?

“Also, the urban maintenance and construction tax and flood control tax are levied in the same scope as the value-added tax. Except for those who farm in the countryside, they do not have to pay it. Anyone who works in or around the town must pay it!

The tax rate also differs according to the taxpayer's location: 7% in big cities like Keelung and Hsinchu, 6% in other counties and towns, and 2% in rural areas, but it is not charged at this stage.

In addition, the scope of taxation of labor surcharge is also the same as that of value-added tax. If the annual taxable sales are more than three hundred taels of silver dollars (inclusive), the tax rate is 5%, and the labor surcharge payable = (actual value-added tax paid, Consumption tax and business tax (tax amount) × 5%. "

Bai Ling'er has a good memory and speaks very fluently. In the blink of an eye, he can clearly explain several major tax categories.

"Do the math. In this way, more than half of the money will be taxed! Add 7% to 5%, add 45% to it, and nearly 60% of the income will go to the tax department. ?”

When Qin Hao heard this series of figures, his heart really ached, and he felt heartbroken. Naturally, he couldn't afford to pay a penny, so he couldn't help but blurt out, "Then have you paid the taxes?"

"Of course I handed it in! Not only did I hand it over, I also asked Gu Gongming to bring over the tax receipt. After I checked it, I made a copy and sent it to Qinhan Commercial Company and asked them to publish it in "Keelung Business News".

As for the original bill, I asked Huamei to paste the tax receipt on a board and hang it on the bulletin board outside the gate of the camp. I wanted all the farmers, industrialists and merchants in Keelung passing by to see it. Don’t say anything about Keelung’s 10,000 taxes. People in Keelung, even if The same goes for the general's family.

All have to pay taxes! Moreover, my family pays the most taxes! "

"By the way, there's also the surcharge on education fees, and I'm so angry!"

When Gu Gongming left that day in the same year, he said a few words lukewarmly, "Under the banner of a saint, he carried out the work of plundering the people's fat and anointing, but he did not teach the saint's way to the people, and spread education in this barbaric land. Instead, he taught A little bit of bad behavior, alas!

This additional tax on education fees is the only share of the General's Mansion. It is Qin Hao's additional expense to support the school. Who calls him the honorary principal of schools all over the country?

Your portrait hangs in the school, and your students will be trained. If you don’t pay, who will.

For such a good thing, the general is naturally bound to move forward.

"That day, my sister asked people to open the warehouse in the mansion, count the boxes of silver coins, and let the people from the tax department take them away. The whole Keelung mansion was in a sensation. Countless people watched the excitement at the gate of the camp, treating each car as a cart. The money was pulled out of the door by people from the tax department, and everyone on the street was silent.

Looking at the tax receipts hanging at the gate, those who don't want to pay taxes dare not say anything. Later, Mr. Gu from the Taxation Department personally came to thank my sister, saying that this move made many thoughtful people pay their taxes immediately. "My sister Xiangjun applauded Bai Ling'er's heroic feat at the side.

"After calculating this, we only have more than 30,000 taels of silver left in our family, so we can only invite you, young master, and two girls like flowers to live frugally. If my husband hadn't come back today, I can't bear to spend thirty taels on a banquet." Bai Ling'er knew how difficult it was to be a housekeeper, so she felt a little distressed by the thirty taels.

Thirty taels?

Not much, just enough for Guangxu to eat fifteen eggs!

Guangxu's egg-eating joke can be thought of in his mind, but he cannot say it out loud, otherwise he will be scolded.

"Ling'er, thank you for your hard work." Qin Hao couldn't help but have a headache when he thought about the trivial housework.

"It's not hard work, we are husband and wife." Taking this opportunity, Bai Ling'er quietly clarified her status in front of sisters Xiangjun.

"Yu Jing and Xiang Jun, you two have been in the government for some time. You should share some of your work with your wife for some things." Qin Hao pointed at Xiang Jun sisters.

"When I go out this time, you and my wife will take care of the house together, and take good care of my wife. Don't make her work too hard."

Qin Hao followed the steps, and Bai Ling'er could naturally see that, so there was nothing more to say, and the family began to have dinner in harmony again.

There will be a big fight in the evening, so it won’t be fun if you don’t have enough to eat!

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