The local official and the winter official hurried to see each other with a confused face, and their hearts were pounding even more.

Mrs. Wu is too ruthless, and the two of them are afraid, I am afraid that this old lady will be in a hurry, and before she ascends the throne, she will take the two of them.

But when they saw it, both of them were stunned.

Mrs. Wu's current image is not very good, the phoenix crown is crooked, and the whole person is sitting on a pile of messy paper, and there is a big box on the side.

"Participation...... See Holy Queen. ”

Wu Zetian didn't raise his head: "Are you here?" Flatten! ”

When the two of them looked at it, their hearts were slightly relaxed. It doesn't seem to be finding fault, it seems that something is really wrong.

"I don't know what the Holy Queen is sending when she is in a hurry?"

"Hmm." The old lady reluctantly raised her head.

"Regarding the matter of the warehouse kiln, I will discuss it with the two of you."

Next, Wu Zetian told the two of them about the chart from Wu Ning's view, as well as the tens of millions of times the profits of Fanbang maritime merchants.

Well, the two of these two hanging hearts finally let go.

But this thing ...... Both were a little embarrassed.

One is the Ministry of Industry in charge of the official kiln, and the other is the Ministry of Household Affairs in charge of financial household registration, some things have been known for a long time, and it is not a secret that this porcelain goes to sea and is profitable.

However, there is no way!

"It's not that simple."

"Oh?" Wu Zetian frowned, "What do you say?" ”

The subordinate of the Ministry of Industry said: "The profit of the porcelain shipped overseas by the foreign maritime merchants is high, but our Datang has nothing to do about this huge profit." ”

"After all...... After all, the maritime voyage itself has a high cost, and if we increase the price arbitrarily, it will be unprofitable, so we will not do this business. ”

"And ......," the household servant also said, "and my Tang official kiln is aimed at the people of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no direct transaction between the feudal merchants and the official subordinates." The imperial court can't always ...... Compete with the people, right? ”

When Wu Zetian heard this, he playfully showed a sly smile.

"Then there's no other way?"

"Nope." The two shook their heads in unison.

Who doesn't want to increase the income of the imperial court, it is better to make a contribution. Unfortunately, I can't help it.

"Alas!"

Wu Zetian shook his head when he heard this, extremely disappointed.

Looking down at Wu Ning's recital, a whisper suddenly popped out:

"You're not as good as a sixteen-year-old!"

"Ahh The two of them came down in sweat.

My Holy Queen, this is not just a casual statement, is it?!

"Saint, what did the Holy Queen say?"

"Nothing."

Wu Zetian didn't raise his head, "Go back and draw up a charter." ”

"Where a merchant enters the Tang Dynasty, a sea tax shall be levied according to the value of the goods therein. Spices, glaze and other rich uses, several times taken, called luxury tax. ”

"When leaving the port, if you carry Datang goods, you will still be taxed according to the value. One tax, the third, fifth, and ten are called offshore taxes. ”

"Go ahead!"

"You have discussed the details in detail, and handed over a fold."

"......" both of them were stunned.

Hurriedly asked, "Then, then my Tang businessman will go to sea?" ”

The first thought of the two was that if such a high tax was really charged, how could the merchants in Quan, Fu, Guangzhou and other coastal states still have a way to live?

After all, although it is rare for Tang people to go to sea to do business, it is not uncommon.

It's just that before the two of them finished speaking, Wu Zetian had already interrupted impatiently, "Tang merchants go to sea, not in this list, and the tax amount will be raised!" ”

Speaking of this, Wu Zetian raised his head slightly and smiled.

"Perhaps, Tang merchants will go to sea...... There will be additional supplements. ”

“......”

"Compliance.... Obey! ”

This time it's not dumbfounded, this time it's completely dumbfounded.

Who came up with such a desperate plan?

Neither of them is stupid, and they figured out the key at once.

Foreigners are heavily taxed! Chinese people are lightly taxed, maybe there is a subsidy?

The comparison between here and the outside is far from the same.

Isn't it just forcing coastal merchants to go to the sea for profit?

At that time, Tang Shang's things will be more competitive than Fan Shang in terms of cost, so who can occupy the sea route? Whose pocket did the so-called thousand-fold profits go into?

This trick was really amazing, not only increased the tax revenue for the imperial court, but also completely controlled the sea route in the hands of the Tang people.

......

Hehe, don't say that these two Datang officials are a little dumbfounded, if the Tang madman is here, he will probably be confused.

I have to scold: "MMP!! ”

He used so many years of strength, spent countless money, lost his best brother, and personally led the fleet on an expedition to the Mediterranean Sea before the Great Song Dynasty went to the ocean.

But Wu Laojiu is good, just a few pieces of paper to do this?

The madman is probably unbalanced, and he should also study finance and accounting.

......

After the two courtiers retreated, the hall fell silent, and after a while, there was an abrupt chuckle from the old lady Wu.

"Jiulang, Jiulang, this is the only plan, what you sent is not just the collection of finance and taxes!"

After speaking, Wu Zetian continued to look down.

At this time, in Wu Zetian's eyes, this is no longer a simple box of notebooks, but a treasure.

When I looked at it, I saw another word on the paper: "In the way of the feudal merchants, it should be put ......in the east and the west."

......

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Meanwhile.

"You let the queen mother tax overseas merchants?"

Princess Taiping asked Wu Ning with a puzzled expression, "Do you know that the queen mother actually dislikes merchants the most, and she will definitely not give Datang maritime merchants this convenience." ”

I saw Wu Ning smile, "Not necessarily, I bet that I will definitely agree to this holy queen." ”

"Why?"

"Because for the Holy Queen, carrying out sea trade will be beneficial to her and will not do any harm."

Taiping didn't understand, "In addition to the possibility of increasing some taxes and taxes, this palace really doesn't see any benefits." ”

"Isn't raising taxes enough?"

Wu Ning asked rhetorically, "Which emperor doesn't want to be rich in finance and taxes?" ”

"Besides, this matter is not only a financial and tax benefit."

......

In fact, another major reason why Wu Ning expected Wu Zetian to agree was that opening up the coastal areas would be extremely beneficial to the stability of the political situation.

Let's go back to that question, which is the battle in the court.

The fundamental purpose of supporting the Wu clan to open a department and select talents is to fight against the family and the Guanlong clan.

The Wei and Jin gates and those founding fathers were still too powerful, and Wu Zetian needed more strength to balance the court.

Then, the maritime merchant gave her a good opportunity.

Wu Ning knows very well that once the maritime merchants of the Tang Dynasty can break out, judging from the current marine dividends, it will inevitably create a large number of new nobles in wealth.

The profits earned by the first batch of businessmen who dared to go to sea from overseas were not comparable to those rich people in the Central Plains! They were blessed with the old lady Wu, who made a fortune by encouraging them to go to sea, which side should they stand on, so do you need to say?

Would Mrs. Wu give up such a good boost because she doesn't like businessmen?

Impossible. She will definitely agree, and she will definitely support the maritime business.

This is the policy lever, and it is very hidden.

By the time those family gate valves found out that something was wrong and wanted to suppress it, it was already too late. Datang's maritime merchants have already taken a lot of blood, and they may all have gone on a rampage overseas.

......

"Why?"

Taiping listened to Wu Ning's explanation, and was deeply shocked, but also deeply worried about Wu Ning.

"The more you show your talents, the more uneasy the queen mother will be about you, and the more dangerous you will be!"

"Why? Why the idea? ”

“......”

Wu Ning was silent for a while, he was indeed afraid of death, but he was even more afraid of having a guilty conscience.

After a long time, he showed a reluctant smile, "Don't worry, there is a back hand...."

"Holy Queen.... The Holy Queen will not kill me. ”

......

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