Damin is a trading country, full of capitalist sprouts, even in such a tense confrontation stage with Tibet, the trade between the two countries has not stopped, every day, through the Yadong Pass to Tibet, or take the ancient tea horse road, the caravan to transport goods to the land of abundance is endless. XsHuoTXt

Tang Laosan is also one of the many hard-working businessmen, belonging to a local small business house, Tang Laosan's biggest dream is to save enough money to open a shop in Beitianzhu's hometown of Beitianzhu County, and he can also become a businessman and make money from sitting on the ground.

It seems that this time his luck is good, a few months ago, Damin began to set up a port on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the future of the United Arab Emirates, recruiting a large number of businessmen to invest in construction, but the defeat of the last Arab war made many big businessmen feel uneasy, and the invitation to the Damin Chamber of Commerce dragged on.

Of course, there are still some businessmen with a surplus of adventurous spirit who embark on the journey with the ship, and Tang Laosan is one of them, and he is one of the luckier ones.

The long-term war blocked the trade routes within the Arab Empire, and many tribes* hoarded a lot, but they couldn't sell it, so that Tang Laosan rushed to the right, and a boatload of North Tianzhu Zhancheng rice, which the Arabs didn't like to eat, was replaced by two truckloads of *, myrrh, and Tang Laosan had just finished purchasing on the third day, and the price of the local spice market turned over and went up.

With the help of one or the other, Tang Laosan can earn thousands of more gold coins at once, which is tens of thousands! It is equal to several times of all his assets, Tang Shi Youyun, with 100,000 yuan wrapped around his waist, and rode a crane to Yangzhou. A trip to business can almost make Tang Laosan comparable to the first-class local tyrants in Damin, while driving the hired carriage, Tang Laosan couldn't stop smiling all the way, and took care of his hard-won windfall like a baby.

* Unique fragrance and medicinal value is especially sought after by Jiangnan and Guan Longshi people, today's Tang * market is still relatively blank, although the recent Tubo trade road is not very smooth, it is not easy to walk, in order to maximize the benefits, the poor Tang Laosan still chose to take the ancient tea horse road, rather than although it is farther, but now it has become very peaceful Western Silk Road.

In order to pass the customs as soon as possible, early in the morning, Tang Laosan handed over the hired Tubo people, Arab guards, and Tianzhu people, and in the early morning there were still two hours before the door was opened, and a large group of people yawned in the dead cold weather.

Early in the morning, there was not even a hawker, one by one the guys were so cold that they greeted the eighteenth generation of Donald Laosan's ancestors, and his hands were in his leather jackets, and the old miser should not be able to hear, and finally the first rays of dawn appeared in the east, and the government soldiers who were also complaining and rubbing their hands came out of the barracks, opened the city gate, and Tang Laosan hurriedly came over with a smile on his face.

"Official, hehe, this is my tax pill, please check it and finish the tax."

The agricultural tax in Damin is relatively small or almost none, and whoever keeps the largest grain business in the hands of the government, and the rest who can speak Tang can be exempted from taxes. In contrast, the commercial tax is much more, silk, tea and other products from the time of packing the first factory tax, and the valuation of the goods, the future business and export also have to be taxed according to this value.

When he got the goods from Abu Dhabi, Arabia, Tang Laosan had already paid the first tax, as long as he paid another one when he went out of customs with this tax stamp, he could unhindered marketing to foreign countries.

Glancing at it with a yawn, the tax collector who belonged to the household department couldn't wake up and handed back the tax stamp.

"Two cars and 200 boxes*, well, is it a big case, a total of 50,000 yuan in taxes, pay the tax at the window next to it, and you can get out of the customs." He took up the pen and wrote two words, and the bearded tax collector handed back the tax receipt.

"Okay." Le's fart took the tax ticket to the side of the tax collection window, but as soon as he took two steps, Donald Laosan's smiling face suddenly froze there, and he turned around and screamed in disbelief: "How much tax?" 5,000? ”

A shout seemed to have made the last bit of good dreams of the tax collectors, this Tianzhu man with a curly beard and a white face looked like a Fujian man when he was pretending, and he shouted loudly with a little Tianzhu flavor Tang language: "That's right, 50,000 guan, * now one or two or twenty guan, your tax stamp is valued at 50,000 guan, so the tax is 50,000 guan!" ”

"Who are you fooling! The export official tax is one layer, why did it become ten layers for you? A swarthy face was even darker, almost fainting, Tang Laosan blushed and shouted loudly: "You dare to raise taxes and embezzle taxes without authorization, believe it or not, I will go to the household yamen to sue you!" ”

Anti-corruption is a major event in all dynasties, and the taxes at various trade road crossings in Fujian are the same as rain, so they are naturally afraid that corrupt officials and tax officials will fill their pockets, so Li Jie used all the ruthless tricks of Ming Taizu.

The tax rate is written on the front of each tax stamp, and it is printed with the words "the person who fills his own pockets is beheaded, the person who makes up the compensation is rewarded with 200 pieces of silver and one-tenth of all the property of the embezzler".

Anyway, after working for about 30 years, there is a large amount of pension benefits after retirement, just resist the temptation in front of you, you can't risk killing your head and stealing your family for dozens of dollars that you can't spend, corruption is also a taboo among tax officials, and the last bit of sleepiness is completely gone in an instant, and the tax official from Tianzhu is also blushing and has a thick neck, jumping to his feet and shouting: "Don't talk nonsense!" Da Min's framing is a reversal! Open your dog's eyes and look back, today's new tax rate order issued by the Ministry of Household Affairs to the exit of Yadongguan, and then dare to make trouble Lao Tzu to send you to the official! ”

The tax official's appearance didn't look like a fraud, and in full of consternation, Tang Laosan really went to the notice outside the tax window to take a look, and immediately became like a defeated rooster drooping his head.

In order to prevent counterfeiting, the notice of the household department was changed to the Jingshi household servant, the household department gave the matter, the household department chief, the household department general, and the red seal in the Luantai service, a total of ten fuses, absolutely can not be fake, it is written in black and white that the tax rate of luxury goods such as him is increased to 100%.

It's okay like him, the tax rate on grain is 200 percent, cloth is 15 percent, medicinal herbs are 125 percent, and the tax on a lot of things has risen terribly.

In fact, if they are shipped out, these goods will still make a profit, and it is a big deal to add taxes to the head, who will let us monopolize it? But the problem is, Tang Laosan can't come up with so much money!

"Hey, whether to pay taxes or not, if you don't pay them, get out of here."

was also angry that he had just dared to frame himself, and he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and the curly-bearded tax collector shouted unceremoniously.

The merchants in front of the queue basically waited early, and they were also impatient, and they were also shouting and shouting in a mess in the back, seeing that they were annoyed by the anger of the public, Tang Laosan had to pull the cart and leave the team in despair.

Looking at his back, the curly-bearded tax collector muttered disdainfully: "Tianzhu's hillbilly." Immediately, he was very proud to puff up his chest, because he had passed the Tang language level 4 exam, and waved his hand to the team again.

"Next!"

There are a lot of breakfast sellers near the tax customs, and while eating hot buns, a group of guys finally smiled. There was his favorite sweet soy milk with cane sugar in front of him, but Tang Laosan had no appetite at all, and sat on the bench with a sad face.

has gone to Yadong Pass, if you go back, the tariffs that come all the way are not in vain, not to mention, their entanglement is not enough to support the Silk Road, transported to Beijing for sale, it is estimated that now the * should also seize the Beijing market, deduct the loss, then he will make a hard money, obviously can be sent away and the opportunity has become a bubble, and everyone will be hit.

Originally, he wanted to return to his hometown to be rich and wealthy to give his first love, Aunt Feng, and Luo Erhei, who robbed his first love and passed the imperial examination and sat on the Fujian Township Order. Salad look at it, let them regret it, this is a bubble, thinking that the kid is wearing a Jiupin official Qinggon uniform, wearing the Jinxian crown to laugh at himself, Tang Laosan can't stand it, and he is more and more depressed.

Every day in the morning, when I rushed out of the customs, I was busy until about ten o'clock, there was no convoy, and a group of tax collectors were also dragging their stomachs to the food stall to ask for a piece of food.

"Official, this way, this way, I'm invited."

"Even if you invite me to dinner, I won't be able to give you a tax break!" The curly beard immediately shouted loudly, and Tang Laosan, who listened, nodded even more: "Of course, of course, even if the official wants to reduce, I don't dare to ask for the small one!" ”

Bribing tax officials is also heavily punished, but just inviting guests to the pole does not want anything, and the Fujian law cannot control it.

It's not too hearty, crab roe buns, small salted fish, and soy milk fritters, but it's delicious for ordinary people, no scruples, and the beard is also unceremoniously eaten and drunk.

Of course, if there was no intention, Tang Laosan would not be so diligent, seeing that he was happy to eat with a curly beard, Tang Laosan also smiled and asked carefully: "That, official, why did you suddenly raise taxes?" ”

"It's not that those Tibetan barbarians outside are making trouble, taking advantage of my King Min to conquer the Arab barbarians and come to the border to stir up trouble, and the household department will raise taxes punitively."

"So, when will that be added?"

"Who knows?" Touching a handful of soy milk on his beard, he curled his beard and shouted loudly and proudly: "I heard that the prince is coming, if it were not for the Chinese official to stop him, the prince would have rushed out of the pass and killed those barbarians to pieces, let me say, sooner or later, my Da Min army can kill him ten, kill it early, there will be no so much cumbersome." ”

is full of high spirits, and the curly beard is still very proud of Damin, and Tang Laosan, who listened to it, almost didn't cry, and now he must be lost here.

looked at Donald San's sad appearance, curled his beard and lowered his voice again, and leaned over in a low voice.

"Boss, look at you, tell you an inside message, you can reduce taxes!"

In an instant, Donald's eyes immediately lit up like a light bulb......