Chapter 150 Fiscal Revenue
Ma Yunhu looked at Tuoba Heng suspiciously, he was thinking about what the benefits of doing this would be. Pro, Baidu search eye & fast, a large number of free looks. According to Tuoba Heng's method, the treasury has a new source of finance, and it is indeed richer. However, what Fan said is also good, this is called competing with the people for profit, and it is difficult to say that this idea is high, not a poor family and a rich country. What's more, in case of a faint king, he set the purchase price of silk very low, but set the price very high, and he himself profited from it, which is a kind of harm to both farmers and merchants.
Even Ma Yun, the great emperor, was worried about the future generations, and the ministers of the court were even more worried, and jumped out one by one to refute Tuoba Heng, saying that his idea was a bad idea. This silk and other items are not salt politics, every household has to eat salt, all have to use salt, so no matter who is in power, he can only honestly do this thing well, and never dare to make a moth in the face, but silk, porcelain is not easy to say, especially the precious silk, its application is relatively narrow, the resistance to adjustment is not large, but for the people, especially for the weavers, the impact is too great!
Han Xizai immediately jumped out: "In the past, when Xiao He was the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, he would often promote those officials who didn't seem to do anything all day. The minister thought that there was no peace in front of him, and the burden on the people was quite large, so it was really not appropriate to implement changeable government affairs and put more burdens on the people. ”
At the moment, you come and go, and once again perform a play of N. There are many people who oppose the management of the state, and the one who supports it is probably Tuoba Heng. But Tuoba Heng's starting point is good, and now although Da Chu is getting on the right track, there are many places to spend money, and Ma Yun is also a little reluctant to spend this golden nest. He heard that Ma Xixu, the king of Xiang, transported these jewelry, gold and silver and other things from the south of the Yangtze River to Liaodong, which was several times the profit. It's easier to make money than it is to pick it up. Now I am afraid that the whole country knows that going to Liaodong is better than going to Nanyang to make money, and they are all envious of the King of Xiang, and I don't know how many businessmen want to be content and do a cross-border business.
Tuoba Heng does things, has always been serious, conscientious, and his vision is not bad, except for the upright accident, it is definitely a person, and he will never do anything to sensationalize. He is extremely conscientious, people are well thought out, definitely not to make up data, in order to complete the indicators, listen to the wind is the rain of others, he has always been after review and consultation. But how could such a strange suggestion come up today, is that really what he thinks in his heart? Do you really want to nationalize luxury goods? Ma Yun thought about Tuoba Heng's position, wouldn't this old boy have any other ideas? Ma Yun thought about it and suddenly his eyes lit up, Tuoba Heng really didn't have any good intentions in his heart, why did he say that? Don't forget, how did Ma Yun make his fortune, how was the State of Chu able to produce a wild land during the Five Dynasties period, Hunan was not yet developed and developed, and he relied on the monopoly of the specialties of the State of Chu. The brocade and tea that were famous in the Chu State were all run by the government. It's just that after arriving in Jinling, Chu State's attention focused on the prosperous market, and it gradually relaxed the right to operate brocade in Jingnan region, but, not to mention that tea and salt are still firmly controlled by the government, even the strength of the brocade loosening is very small, not to mention, with the expansion of the territory, some famous products such as lake silk in the south of the Yangtze River are also controlled by the government from time to time.
Tuoba Heng took advantage of Ma Xicao's going to the sea today, and when it comes to luxury goods, he is afraid that he does not want to nationalize things such as silk, but wants the imperial court to completely relax the control of precious items. Ma Yun finally guessed Tuoba Heng's intentions. Tuoba Heng was not only speaking for the wealthy merchants of Chu State, but more importantly, he was worried.
Seeing Tuoba Heng turn around unhurriedly, he bowed to Fan Qian, and said with a smile: "Then according to Fan Xiang's opinion, how should this matter be handled?" ”
Fan Zhen did not doubt it, and said a little indignantly at the moment: "The unified procurement by the imperial court is definitely due to choking." Of course, Lord Tuoba's consideration cannot be said to be wrong, according to the minister's opinion, it is better to impose heavy taxes on these gold and silver utensils and precious silks, which on the one hand increases the price of valuables, and on the other hand, it also squeezes the profits of merchants, which may be able to slow down the demand for luxury goods among the common people and suppress the trend of luxury. ”
Ma Yun asked Xu Zhongya: "Xu Aiqing, what is your opinion?" ”
Xu Zhongya hesitated. To be honest, he was certainly against what Tuoba Heng said, but he didn't agree with Fan Zhen's opinion. He was a little annoyed in his heart, this Fan quality is good for everything, but the son is too soft, purely a good old man, seeing that Tuoba Heng made concessions, Fan Zhen didn't want to deceive people too much. Why doesn't Xu Zhongya agree with Fan Zhen's opinion? The reason is very simple, because the scope of Tuoba Heng's "luxury" is too large, why can the Chu State be able to fight year after year, and why can it develop the Jingchu region and vigorously develop the water division while fighting year after year? Why was Da Chu able to quickly settle down after the defeat in Bianjing, and regained the Suzhou region without bloodshed?
The reason is very simple, Da Chu is rich! But where did Da Chu get the money? The land tax of Dachu is very small, and the common people live a rich life, but the financial income of the imperial court is very rich, why is this? This root is in the official business of tea and brocade, whether it is overseas trade or internal sales, these two things have brought a steady stream of money to Da Chu. As Tuoba Heng's old friend, Xu Zhongya also understood what Tuoba Heng meant, this old thing is now smarter, he grasped the emperor's heart to give him face no matter what, tossing and turning, in the spirit of "asking for money on the spot", Tuoba Heng put forward two high standard conditions, but when everyone objected, he gradually guided everyone to bargain and meet his requirements.
Xu Zhongya figured it out, stood up and said directly: "Your Majesty, now the world is in turmoil, and the people of Li have been robbed. In order to be able to unify China as soon as possible and return the people to a bright future, I Da Chu first advocated the banner of righteousness, and fought in the south and the north, so that there was a land south of the Yangtze River. At present, the great cause has not yet been completed, and the imperial court pays meager taxes, and its support for the great cause of reunification is limited. The minister felt that Lord Tuoba was reasonable, the war was a competition for the treasury, and the most expensive thing was not the soldiers, but the silver. Therefore, the opinion of Lord Tuoba is feasible in the opinion of the minister. ”
Tuoba Heng was stunned, he didn't expect Xu Zhongya to say such a thing. His original intention was to advance and retreat, and now although Dachu is constantly fighting abroad, the internal stability is after all, the cultivators have their fields, and the dwellers have their houses, and the people's lives have not only gradually stabilized, but also lived well. In this way, the wind of extravagance gradually rose, and at the same time, due to the relationship between the "state-run" of these things in the brocade, if there were some incidents in the light and dark, although the harm to the people was relatively small, but do not forget, this is because the empire has just been established, the spirit of hard work and simplicity has not been lost, and the emperor attaches more importance to anti-corruption and clean government. However, if this continues for a long time, some big officials and businessmen will definitely be artificially created, which will be good for the people of the world and the stability of the imperial power, which will definitely be harmful. As the leader of the supervision department, Tuoba Heng has seen and listened to a lot of reports in this regard, and he has been thinking about it for a long time.
Tuoba Heng also knew that it was difficult to abolish the government's control over brocade and tea, after all, the Chu State benefited a lot from this aspect every year, but if it was not abolished, it would be even more harmful to the future development of Great Chu. Look at the Tang Dynasty, look at the Han Dynasty, how can there be such strict economic management measures. Unified pricing and unified acquisition may be beneficial to a village and a county, but for the whole country to do this, Tuoba Heng feels that this is definitely not a good idea in his heart. However, he understood that there was a lot of resistance to this matter, so he had been waiting, and he knew that he had heard that the king of Xiang was doing business, so he brought it up.
Tuoba Heng, as Ma Yun's teacher, also guessed the internal affairs of the royal family. Ma Yun doesn't want to see a few uncles, that's for sure, because these people were still enemies nine years ago. However, it would be a big mistake to say that Ma Yun hates them now, or is extremely wary of them. After all, none of these people have that ability. Moreover, because he was more strict with them in the past few years, Ma Yun may still have some guilt in his heart now, Ma Yun probably will not object to Ma Xicao's business.
Sure enough, Ma Yun knew about Ma Xixu's business, so he just smiled and gave him the green light. This made Tuoba Heng even more reassured. You must know that Ma Xicao's business is not to sell grain, not to sell linen, not to sell wine and meat, not to sell some businesses that the Great Chu court does not care about, he does a big business, selling gold and silver jewelry, celebrity calligraphy and painting, and precious knitwear, and the price of these things is upside down. Although these things are profitable, Da Chu doesn't care about it, because there is a problem of manual fees, and it is not easy to price. However, Tuoba Heng had a reason, and in a few words, he linked the gold, silver, and jewelry with silk and tea, and his purpose was to let the imperial court liberalize the management of silk and tea and reduce the opportunity for corruption.
Tuoba Heng first exaggerated the consequences, and then proposed to let the imperial court manage it in a unified manner, he knew very well in his heart that whether it was the emperor, or Zhao Pu and Fan Zhen, these people actually understood in their hearts that there was no benefit in unified management, and they put forward such an opinion, and it was also an expanded opinion, these people would definitely oppose it, and then slowly guide them to the road of imposing heavy taxes and controlling luxury goods through taxation. Unexpectedly, he didn't know what Xu Zhongya thought in his heart, but instead he got off the donkey and asked Ma Yun to agree to Tuoba Heng's suggestion.