The prince is back!

The news spread like a gust of wind from the Wenden Pier.

"Team Zheng, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is back, do you want to report back to Beijing immediately?"

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, hold on. I will report after seeing His Royal Highness the King of Chu personally get off the ship."

"Go and tell the owner that the fleet of the King of Chu is back."

"The clipper is back, go and inform the envoy to come to the docks."

"Girl, girl, the prince is back!"

……

All sorts of voices filled the docks, some full of anticipation, some full of frustration.

The noisy dock was soon taken over by Chu Suiliang with a hundred guards from the Chu Palace.

At this time, no matter what you are doing, stop for me and wait for the prince to come ashore.

Although the approach was a bit barbaric, it did not cause much backlash.

Wangshan broke his leg, and the sea was almost the same, seeing that the ship had already appeared at sea level, but it was half an hour later when he really waited for the landing.

Cheng Chumo stood on the deck excitedly, looking at the dock that was getting closer and closer.

"Lord Wang, I used to hear those scholars say that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read ten thousand books, but this time I went to the country of Wa, and I have a deep understanding."

"Brother Cheng, you are less here, when did you become crepe, and it gave me goosebumps."

Wei Chihuan didn't give Cheng Chu a face at all.

"Hehe, I guess he's secretly experiencing those widows in Nara City."

Fang Yiai smiled evilly on the side.

"Whew! Fang Yi loves you, this kid, you will learn badly after a trip to the sea, be careful that I go to Mrs. Fang to complain. ”

"Lord Wang, this matter of commercial tax, the founding of the Tang Dynasty has not been collected so far, and the largest merchant in Dengzhou Mansion is now our Chu Wangfu, should we think about it carefully?"

Wang Xuance didn't chat with Cheng Zhi, but stood aside with Li Kuan to discuss things.

"The current tax law of Datang is based on the implementation of the uniform land system, and the household department keeps its eyes on those ordinary people every year, but with the increase in population, it is difficult to maintain the uniform land system. On the contrary, in recent years, commerce has been booming, and the wealth of businessmen far exceeds that of ordinary people, but the household department does not levy business taxes, and it is really a group of people who are short-sighted. ”

This time he went to sea and brought back almost a million taels of silver, but these money did not have to pay a penny of taxes, Li Kuan felt that this was a very strange situation.

Therefore, he discussed with Wang Xuance about the collection of commercial taxes in Dengzhou Mansion.

"Lord Wang, behind the merchants, there are generally noble figures, and the collection of commercial taxes is to take money from their pockets. In today's plan, the prince really shouldn't have a hard time with the world's nobles. ”

Wang Xuance naturally understands what Li Kuan said, and it is precisely because he understands it that he has to oppose it.

There are so many bigwigs in the court, is there really no one who sees the problem?

Of course not.

It's just that everyone is basically the beneficiary of the system, and they don't dare to work against the nobles of the whole world.

Even Li Shimin inherited the Sui system and did not mention commercial taxes.

Historically, it was not until the first year of the founding of Tang Dezong, that is, in 780 A.D., that the Juntian system was completely destroyed and the government was unsustainable, and the commercial tax was implemented.

"This king is not so stupid, it is precisely because he doesn't want to have a hard time with Xungui that he only implements it in Dengzhou."

Li Kuan didn't expect that his idea of commercial taxation would be opposed so strongly by Wang Xuance.

Along the way, I have been constantly persuading myself, and I don't give up even when I am about to get off the boat.

"Lord Wang, this kind of thing, as long as Dengzhou starts, everyone will worry that other states and counties will also follow the promotion, and the rebound will not be smaller than the promotion of the whole country. Now the foundation of the prince is not particularly stable, and it is really not appropriate to make too many moves. ”

"Then what should I do, the interests of maritime trade are so big, and I don't charge a penny of taxes, it's really hard for this king to accept."

Although only Li Kuan himself is doing sea trade in Dengzhou now, he can think with his toes that this situation will be broken soon.

Li Kuan's layout in the Wa Kingdom could only ensure that the Wa people could not engage in maritime trade, but it was impossible to completely prevent the Tang Dynasty nobles from going to sea.

Moreover, preventing them from going to sea is not consistent with Li Kuan's original intention.

"Can we do this, we have a separate name, not called commercial tax, but only for goods that go to sea?"

Wang Xuance was relieved to see that Li Kuan finally had the intention of maneuvering.

"Tax only on goods that go to sea?" Li Kuan thought about it after listening to it, and felt that it was similar to tariffs.

It seems that the most economically developed Song Dynasty, there was a city shipping department, specializing in the management of foreign trade, this period, although there are people in Guangzhou and other places engaged in foreign trade, but the city shipping department has not yet been established.

Wang Xuance's proposal is good.

"Good! Then, as you said, once the ship is disembarked, the king will set up a city shipping department in Dengzhou Mansion to manage the ships, personnel, and goods that go to sea, and all the goods that go out and come back will be levied a city port tax of 10%. ”

"The prince is wise. At present, the city tax in Dengzhou only involves our East China Sea fishery, and others will definitely not have any opinions, and may even laugh at us for being stupid. ”

"This king will not be in Dengzhou all the time, and Dengzhou will not be the only one engaged in maritime trade in Datang. I am going to propose to Your Majesty that it be temporarily subordinate to the Ministry of Households, and that a separate agency be set up in Shangshu Province in the future, so that local prefectures and counties will not interfere. ”

Li Kuanbi knows how big the tax revenue will be from sea trade, and if Datang does not levy commercial tax, then within ten years, the city tax is expected to become the main source of tax revenue for Datang.

Such a large amount of money, if it is in the hands of local states and counties, then it is easy to have some big tails.

Therefore, it is simply referred to later generations and the customs are separated from the local government.

"The prince is wise!"

Li Kuan thought much more thoughtfully than himself, and Wang Xuance naturally would not have any objections.

After this incident, Wang Xuance had a deeper understanding of Li Kuan's vision and mind.

"Lord Wang, you're ready to get off the ship!"

Looking at those familiar figures on the dock, Li Kuan showed a knowing smile.

"Congratulations on the triumphant return of His Royal Highness King Chu!"

Chun Yu Nan is the highest status on the dock, although Li Kuan is not very kind to see him, but after getting off the boat, he can only say a few words to him first.

However, it was really a few words, and then I ignored him.

"Dengshan, you go to the Mutual Aid Primary School, call Dongfang Ping over, and then ask him to bring a few people who are proficient in arithmetic over, and then arrange a few officials from Wendeng County to come over."

Now that he has prepared to set up a city shipping department, Li Kuan is ready to lay a solid foundation and make the first city shipping tax clear and clear, so that some people in the province will take advantage of loopholes everywhere in the future.