There were no surprises in the direction of things. Although Li Mu's methods are very scoundrels, it is undeniable that the effect is immediate. As the days of winter are getting closer and closer, the businessmen who are carrying orders have compromised one after another. It's not that they haven't thought of other means, but now that Li Mu, who has money and food, they have no way to say anything at all. Only they can use Li Mu's, and no Li Mu can use them.

And Li Mu has always been his own faction, except for the emperor, he doesn't care much about anyone's face. When you're in a good mood, give you a few thin noodles, and when you're in a bad mood, you will be rolled up with a few points of affection. On the court's side, the emperor's attitude is clear, although he does not explicitly support Li Mu, but a procrastination trick is also perfect. If you impeach, I will be held accountable, Li Mu explained, you can continue to impeach if you are dissatisfied, this is not a hurry for the two monarchs and ministers, but this order can't wait. Compared with the indemnity, thirty taxes and one is not a lot, pinch your nose and admit it, and when you finish dealing with this tricky batch of orders, you can go back and slowly settle accounts with him.

The businessmen all thought so in their hearts, but for some reason, most of them had a hunch in their hearts, and when they looked back, they were afraid that they were not Li Mu's opponents. For in the matter of doing business, so far, no one has taken advantage of him.

Ma Zhou, who was impressed, as the governor of the Hou Mansion, took over the affairs of tax collection as a matter of course. He still had a headache, how to do a good job of collecting commercial taxes, because it was really difficult to collect commercial taxes in terms of measurement. But after looking at the method designed by Li Mu, Ma Zhou only smiled bitterly, he now understood why Li Mu had not been in a hurry and was not busy, it was indeed not in the same rank.

The commercial tax collection method designed by Li Mu is like this. The goods involved in the order are levied according to the total price of the order, for example, the total price of this order is 90 yuan, 30 taxes are one, and the commercial tax is charged three times, which is the simplest. If there is no order, it is only the sale of goods. According to the price of goods in Luoyang, Luoyang is the transportation hub leading to Chang'an, extending in all directions, what Chang'an has, Luoyang must have, Luoyang has something, Chang'an does not necessarily have. According to the price of Luoyang, it is slightly cheaper than Chang'an, but the businessmen are not at a loss.

When you encounter special goods, things that are not easy to price, or things that are not easy to show for a while. The Hou Mansion also prepared a professional appraiser to evaluate the appraisal. Of course, this may lead to a higher amount of tax paid, and there are solutions. Operators of special goods may register. After the goods are sold, the tax shall be paid according to the transaction amount of the goods. Or pay an advance payment, mortgage the real estate, the title deed of the mansion, etc., and wait for the transaction to be completed, in the calculation of the specific amount, will not be overcharged, but it is definitely not cheap.

All in all, no matter what the situation, there is a way to deal with it. As long as the goods are from the boundary of Luoyang, it is impossible to evade taxes. At least after Ma Zhou read the detailed rules, he couldn't think of a way.

In order to prove that he was not trying to fill his own pockets, Li Mu also deliberately sent this set of tax collection methods to Chang'an with an expedited 800 li, indicating that all cities in the Tang Dynasty could follow suit. If you want to emulate the city, you can come to Luoyang to buy a unique color-changing ink, which can show colorful reflections when the sun shines. Tax payment vouchers can be made to ensure that there will be no repeated tax collection. Ink making is not easy, first come, first served.

It's time to do business......

It's not that no one has the idea of this color-changing ink, fools want to get it, since the tax payment certificate is written in color-changing ink, so isn't it good to buy some color-changing ink and forge the tax payment certificate yourself? The idea was good, but when they got the tax payment certificate, they found that it couldn't be implemented at all. The tax payment certificate of Luoyang City is not handwritten, but sealed. The seal has a unique pattern when engraving, and each notch cannot be exactly the same, and it can't be imitated at all.

After a battle of wits and courage, they finally had no choice but to give up, and the businessmen had no choice but to abide by the policy of thirty taxes and one tax, and pay taxes according to the regulations.

I don't know if I don't accept it, and I'm shocked when I collect it. Ma Zhou collected taxes for a few days according to the rules, and only then did he realize what a piece of fat this was. The goods in and out of Luoyang City, and the goods transported to Chang'an, Taiyuan, Shuzhou and other places, are not known every day. The amount of tax paid each day is not a small amount. Although it may be because it is about to enter winter and the orders are intensive, even if it is reduced by half, it will be hundreds of thousands on an annual basis, which is not a small amount of money.

If the whole country collects commercial tax......

Ma Zhou didn't dare to think about it, and at the same time, a question came to his mind, these people who do business did not pay business taxes before, so in whose hands is this money, and where is it used in the end?

Ma Zhou firmly believes that everything Li Mu does has a purpose, although he seems to be Meng Lang, it is impossible for him to do this kind of thing that causes public anger for no reason, there must be a follow-up. It's just that Li Mu never consults with anyone, and no one can guess his thoughts.

Of course, Ma Zhou couldn't guess Li Mu's thoughts, because he didn't have any thoughts at all. His idea is very simple, just to make money. Robbing while it's hot, it's that simple. Fundamentally, he encourages business, because business can create jobs, jobs, so that the labor force can be mobilized, more value can be generated, and more people can be fed. If the commercial tax is taken too heavily, the blow to business will be great.

Therefore, the business tax is not destined to be collected a lot, and his goal is not all businessmen. He didn't plan to really collect taxes. That's why he said that he took the initiative to pay taxes, and there were preferential policies such as exemption and tax refund. In the end, the small traders can't pay much.

What Li Mu really wants to collect taxes on is a large transaction. For example, the grain merchants in Luoyang, tea, wine, cloth, etc., in the southeast, and the trade of bulk commodities must be taxed. The purpose of collecting these taxes is also to control the number, total price, and whereabouts of these basic materials, which is not only for economic purposes, but also for a certain degree of political purposes.

But that's all for later, and at present, it seems that he is mainly trying to make money.

The taxes collected every day are spent on the books. Outside Luoyang City, not far from Chidao, a vacant lot was cleared, and stacks of wood were piled up in the clearing, where hundreds of carpenters were busy in full swing.

They were making horse-drawn carriages for galloping on the road, similar to the style of later trains, except that they were powered by horses. Not far from the vicinity, there is a temporary horse farm, every day there are horses from all over the world to Luoyang, there are special people responsible for breeding.

It's busy, but it's not messy. Everything is being implemented according to the plan formulated by Li Mu, such a complex system, it is impossible without huge financial support, in order to pursue efficiency, many links are doubling the money. There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and if the money is enough, the efficiency will naturally not be bad.

Without the support of commercial taxes, it will not be possible to carry out at all.

There are many problems that need to be faced when multiple projects are started at the same time. Originally, Li Mu didn't expect it to go so fast, after all, many things are not something that can be done when the money is in place. But Luoyang has a huge potential, take craftsmen as an example. Chang'an City can not get together so many successful carpenters, only Luoyang City, when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty requisitioned craftsmen to build Luoyang City, the craftsmen from all over the world were gathered here, and stayed here, Li Mu can now have so many craftsmen.

From this point of view, Emperor Yang of Sui can be regarded as making some contributions to today's Luoyang City.

……

The lobby of the front yard of the Hou Mansion.

The ground was covered with drawings, which were basically drawn by Li Mu himself. These floor plans are all construction site infrastructure drawings that are being started at the same time in Luoyang City, because there are too many of them, the table can't be opened, and they can only be spread on the ground.

“…… The general design of the stations on the gallop is the same. Only here in Sanmenxia, hesitant to take care of the dock, so-" Li Mu was explaining his design ideas to Gongsun Kang, when suddenly Wei Yingluo broke in, and everyone looked over and thought it was very strange. Wei Yingluo is a beautiful lady, and her manners have always been very polite, and it is the first time she has seen such a flustered appearance.

Li Muxin felt something, put down the charcoal in his hand, and asked in a trembling voice, "What's wrong?" ”

"Madam, Madame, she ......" Wei Yingluo stammered and pointed in the direction of the backyard: "The midwife said that Madame seems to be giving birth to ......"

Before the words fell, Li Mu had already jumped out. Gongsun Kang and the others looked at each other, but Li Mu couldn't care so much. My wife is going to give birth, how can I still be in the mood to care about any drawings? Wei Yingluo watched Li Mu run to the backyard, and was stunned for a moment before she reacted, and shouted: "Master Hou, you haven't given birth yet, don't be in such a hurry, the midwife said, it will take a while——"

Li Mutou didn't reply, and he didn't know if he heard it or not. Wei Yingluo was helpless, turned back to look at the craftsmen in the lobby, and said, "The Hou Mansion has something to do today, so let's go back first." ”

Gongsun Kang and the others hurriedly said: "The Hou Mansion is about to add Ding, I will wait for the Hou Ye to congratulate." ”

Wei Yingluo thanked Li Mu on behalf of Li Mu and began to arrange it. On the one hand, people have to be notified everywhere, such as Li Tai, Li Siwen, etc., and they have to be informed. If you are born today, you will have to celebrate tomorrow. According to Li Mu's style, he may not have to set up a flowing water seat. What you need, you have to buy today. Chang'an's side also needs to be prepared to be notified. Before, a message came from the palace, and he ordered that there was news to be told immediately.

All kinds of miscellaneous and trivial things came to Wei Yingluo's mind at the same time. If you change to someone who doesn't know what to do first, you don't know what to do first, and what to do later. But Wei Yingluo was able to arrange it in an orderly manner, in addition to her ability, she could also see that she had already prepared for this, so that she would not panic in front of her. There are many problems that need to be faced when multiple projects are started at the same time. Originally, Li Mu didn't expect it to go so fast, after all, many things are not something that can be done when the money is in place. But Luoyang has a huge potential, take craftsmen as an example. Chang'an City can not get together so many successful carpenters, only Luoyang City, when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty requisitioned craftsmen to build Luoyang City, the craftsmen from all over the world were gathered here, and stayed here, Li Mu can now have so many craftsmen.

From this point of view, Emperor Yang of Sui can be regarded as making some contributions to today's Luoyang City.

……

The lobby of the front yard of the Hou Mansion.

The ground was covered with drawings, which were basically drawn by Li Mu himself. These floor plans are all construction site infrastructure drawings that are being started at the same time in Luoyang City, because there are too many of them, the table can't be opened, and they can only be spread on the ground.

“…… The general design of the stations on the gallop is the same. Only here in Sanmenxia, hesitant to take care of the dock, so-" Li Mu was explaining his design ideas to Gongsun Kang, when suddenly Wei Yingluo broke in, and everyone looked over and thought it was very strange. Wei Yingluo is a beautiful lady, and her manners have always been very polite, and it is the first time she has seen such a flustered appearance.

Li Muxin felt something, put down the charcoal in his hand, and asked in a trembling voice, "What's wrong?" ”

"Madam, Madame, she ......" Wei Yingluo stammered and pointed in the direction of the backyard: "The midwife said that Madame seems to be giving birth to ......"

Before the words fell, Li Mu had already jumped out. Gongsun Kang and the others looked at each other, but Li Mu couldn't care so much. My wife is going to give birth, how can I still be in the mood to care about any drawings? Wei Yingluo watched Li Mu run to the backyard, and was stunned for a moment before she reacted, and shouted: "Master Hou, you haven't given birth yet, don't be in such a hurry, the midwife said, it will take a while——"

Li Mutou didn't reply, and he didn't know if he heard it or not. Wei Yingluo was helpless, turned back to look at the craftsmen in the lobby, and said, "The Hou Mansion has something to do today, so let's go back first." ”

Gongsun Kang and the others hurriedly said: "The Hou Mansion is about to add Ding, I will wait for the Hou Ye to congratulate." ”

Wei Yingluo thanked Li Mu on behalf of Li Mu and began to arrange it. On the one hand, people have to be notified everywhere, such as Li Tai, Li Siwen, etc., and they have to be informed. If you are born today, you will have to celebrate tomorrow. According to Li Mu's style, he may not have to set up a flowing water seat. What you need, you have to buy today. Chang'an's side also needs to be prepared to be notified. Before, a message came from the palace, and he ordered that there was news to be told immediately.

All kinds of miscellaneous and trivial things came to Wei Yingluo's mind at the same time. If you change to someone who doesn't know what to do first, you don't know what to do first, and what to do later. But Wei Yingluo was able to arrange it in an orderly manner, in addition to her ability, she could also see that she had already prepared for this, so that she would not panic in front of her. All kinds of miscellaneous and trivial things came to Wei Yingluo's mind at the same time. If you change to someone who doesn't know what to do first, you don't know what to do first, and what to do later. But Wei Yingluo was able to arrange it in an orderly manner, in addition to her ability, she could also see that she had already prepared for this, so that she would not panic in front of her.