Chapter 1827 Commercial Tax Implementation
Do you have any objections?
That's a domineering question!
I know that behind the world's wealthy businessmen are your family valves, and collecting business taxes is equivalent to stripping meat on you, and you will definitely not obey.
But so what?
Now that I have made it clear to tell you that if you agree to levy a commercial tax, then everyone will have a share in the huge market of the Japanese country, everyone will get rich, and the new market department in the land of Minyue will also be inclined to you, and even the person in charge can also be discussed. If you don't agree, not only will you not have your share in the country, but you won't even think about Nanyang!
Besides, as the emperor, he has used his internal funds to build a school club and subsidize students, how many schools are there at the county level? In 1,551 counties of Datang, except for some remote mountainous areas and frontiers, most of the counties have set up academies, and this amount of money is simply astronomical!
However, the emperor did not frown, and the money was taken out.
What kind of courage is it to provide for the students of the world with the royal family?
Let you pay a business tax and chirp, are you embarrassed?
This is with moral coercion.
And when it comes to power coercion, it's even easier. Once the emperor made up his mind and ordered the Huating Town City Department to re-determine the commercial tax, screen the merchants, and issue a license to be qualified to go to sea, it would be equivalent to choking the neck of the family's gate valve.
At that time, there were only two ways left for the family's gatekeepers, either to shrink up and become a turtle and watch the wealth like the sea flow into other people's homes, or to grit their teeth and rebel......
Who would dare to rebel?
If the Tang Dynasty was established at the beginning, there may really be someone who took risks, but now the Tang Dynasty is strong and prosperous, and after the turbulent times at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the people are determined......
When the turtle is not impossible, the most good thing about the family gate valve is when the wind is against the wind, when the grandson, when the wind is downwind, when the ancestor, I don't know how many emperors have to call the family door valve a father, the ups and downs of the tide and the ebb and flow, the family door valve has never been in the eyes.
But seeing the money go into other people's pockets is something that the family gate valve will never tolerate......
So, to put it mildly, there is really only one way.
Zhang Xingcheng sat up straight, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is wise and martial, he is a saint monarch who is hard to find through the ages, he has a broad mind and courage to cover the world, and it is really a supreme glory for his ministers to follow behind!" Weichen was born in a small clan in Shandong, but he also read classics and listened to the teachings of the saints at a young age, and he did not dare to say that he knew the righteousness, but he also understood the truth. Your Majesty has built up education with his own money, and he will pass on the praise of all the people, and the merchants of the world are also the people of the Tang Dynasty, how can he not be deeply inspired? Weichen dared to say that if His Majesty issued an edict to levy commercial taxes, the tax proceeds would be used to build roads, water conservancy, medical halls and other national economy and people's livelihood, and the world's businessmen would definitely look at the scenery! ”
There are no words, but these words have already indicated the attitude of the Shandong family.
It's just that this flattery is a bit too much, and even His Majesty Li Er himself has goosebumps when he hears it, and he doesn't see that this Zhang Xingcheng is honest and honest, but he also has the potential to be a courtier like Fang Jun...... However, since the attitude is very good, then His Majesty Li Er does not intend to pursue it.
Well, if you listen to such words when you have nothing to do, you will still be extremely happy, fortunately, Wei Zheng's old guy is dead, otherwise not only Zhang Xingcheng will not be able to fall well, but the emperor will also have to be sprayed......
His Majesty Li Er looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and Xiao Yu again, waiting for the reply of the two.
The eldest grandson Wuji sighed in his heart, seeing the emperor's determination to levy commercial taxes, the most powerful thing is the means of using a knife in one hand and sweet dates in the other. Gone are the days when the family gate valve made huge profits from merchants and merchants......
Besides, Zhang Xingcheng's shameless person is really excessive, haven't your Shandong family always been lonely in the world and flaunting their high status?
What about the face?
Taking a deep breath, the eldest grandson Wuji said helplessly: "Your Majesty Shengming, Weichen has no objections. ”
His Majesty Li Er's heart was suddenly relieved, his throne came from the support of the Guanlong nobles, so the only family in the world could not be too much, otherwise it would inevitably give people the suspicion of "unloading the mill and killing the donkey", and in the final analysis, the power of the Guanlong nobles in the court is still huge, far from the Jiangnan clan and the Shandong family can be compared, if it is too harsh, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not cause waves and shake the foundation of the empire.
As long as the eldest grandson Wuji nods, the biggest resistance to the collection of commercial taxes can be regarded as the removal of the largest piece......
He looked at Xiao Yu, this is a smart person, and he doesn't have much ambition, and the one who is most restricted by the City Department is the Jiangnan Shi clan who are proficient in the way of goods farming.
Sure enough, Xiao Yu's face was expressionless, and he said indifferently: "Your Majesty's holy judgment, Weichen fully supports." ”
He saw not only that the commercial tax was unstoppable, but also that there was a deep shadow of Fang Jun behind the emperor's words and deeds.
What kind of influence can influence the emperor and the crown prince to such an extent, and it can even be described as "obeying words"?
His Majesty Li Er's personality is still like this, and when the future prince comes, with the gentle and soft temperament of His Royal Highness, it is almost certain that Fang Jun will call the wind and rain and cover the sky with one hand......
The clouds on his face were light and light, but in fact, Xiao Yu wondered in his heart whether to wait for Fang Jun to come back from the Wa Kingdom, and simply send Shu'er to the Fang Mansion tonight, causing the established facts......
"Hahaha!"
His Majesty Li Er raised his head and laughed loudly, looking extremely happy.
Since ancient times, although commercial taxes have long existed, they have always been just a general concept, mostly referring to tariffs, but there has never been a nationwide measure to determine taxes according to the selling price, not that the rulers do not want to collect, it is really a lot of obstacles, and there is no power.
The implementation of commercial taxes not only means that the treasury will become more and more abundant, but more importantly, it also represents the control of the imperial court over the world.
Without a high degree of centralization, how can we collect commercial taxes?
When the emperor is the emperor, who doesn't want to say anything, and farts himself, no one in the world dares to say that it stinks......
"The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister", the ancient emperors don't know how many, but who really does this?
Therefore, it is not so much that His Majesty Li Er's happiness comes from the sufficiency of the future treasury, but rather because of the affirmation brought by the four seas.
"You Aiqing are well aware of the righteousness and I am very relieved. In the near future, the central government will issue a decree and promulgate it to the world, and you need to remind all prefectures and counties to guard against rumors, and to do a good job of explaining and enlightening the merchants, so that they can understand that it is the responsibility of every merchant to take the commercial tax from the merchant and use it for the people. If a businessman is dissatisfied with the collection of commercial tax and makes trouble, he will be severely punished! ”
The murderous spirit of the last four words suddenly sank in everyone's hearts.
The emperor is warning a few people, don't go against the yin, say it well in front of me, and when you turn around, you will encourage your own businessmen to do things......
"Wechen obeys!"
Several people hurriedly got up and bowed down to receive the order.
But he was secretly bitter in his heart, thinking about how to explain and persuade the elders of the family after he went back, so that they could see the situation clearly, instead of still holding on to the obsession of the past, and pulling out a copper plate was the same as cutting the flesh to death......
However, it is certain that once the commercial tax is implemented, such a rare change through the ages will shake the world.
When he walked out of the Shenlong Palace, the eldest grandson Wuji, Xiao Yu, and Zhang Xingcheng stopped at the bottom of the steps with a tacit understanding, and turned their heads to look at the majestic roof of the Taiji Hall in the distance.
The current situation is unpredictable.
In the past, even if there was a change of dynasty, after the change of an emperor, everyone did the same, and the days were as follows, and everything was conformist, and there was no change for decades. Whenever the imperial court introduces a new policy, whether it is good or bad, it will definitely make the world panic and everyone is looking forward to it.
However, in the current Tang Dynasty, the implementation of government decrees is simply commonplace, and everything is changing too fast......
For example, the way of goods breeding, in the past, everyone did business, hundreds of years of bulk trade is to sell ceramics, silk, domestic is good to say, if it is sold abroad, once a year voyage, earn back money to smile, and then wait for next year to go to sea again.
What now?
There are countless merchant ships parked on the seashore, and goods from all over the country converge by water and land, and they are constantly loaded day and night. In the past, due to the monsoon restrictions, once a year to go to sea, each time at a huge risk, ten times there are always two or three people and goods empty, now as long as you have goods and ships, you can go to sea every day, and the new style of sailing ships are stable and fast, so that the pirates who have changed the color of the merchants have long been driven to the country of Java......
The annual profit is dozens of times higher than before.