Soon, many luxury merchants ran to other counties, only to find that other counties were also taxed so highly, and they were speechless for a while. Originally, these high-end luxury goods of theirs, because they were sold to those local tyrants, were very profitable. But the tax is only 3 percent, which is extremely low. And it is precisely because of this that these luxury industries have backstage, and many of them have official backstage. And this kind of luxury is simply a lot of money. But now the tax has suddenly increased tenfold, which makes them feel like they are cutting meat. Although there is still money to be made in doing this, it is not as much as it used to be. Of course, they can also increase the price, but once the price increases, the market for luxury goods will also decrease. This made them sad, so they were helpless.

And when they returned to Mengjin County again, they saw that many tax collectors were guiding the people in a friendly manner, and explaining the knowledge of taxation to those merchants. And for them luxury merchants, there is no compulsory tax, as long as they do not trade, they can be exempt from tax. But once they make a deal, they have to pay taxes, and that's ironclad. But they saw that some people had paid their taxes, and those tax collectors were not the fierce and vicious people of the past, but they served them very kindly. There was a person who paid a lot of taxes, and even received personal service from the county bookkeeper, which suddenly made their hearts feel comfortable.

In the past, no matter how good they were, they were also businessmen, and it was impossible for them to get the personal service of an incoming official. But now the officials themselves have come to explain the meaning of taxation to them, which has made them understand the use of taxation, and not to squander it on officials. They feel a lot better in their hearts, at least in Mengjin County, although the tax is much higher, but at least the service attitude is very good, not like other counties, not only the tax rate has increased, but the service attitude has not gone up.

Comparisons are odious. The tax standards of both sides are the same, so it is better to trade and pay taxes in a place with a good service attitude, so that they are also comfortable in their hearts! After all, people treat you as a parent of food and clothing, while the other party treats you as a fat pig that can be slaughtered at any time, these two feelings are completely different. So, some of them are already wondering whether to pay taxes here. However, there are still some people who hesitate because they want to watch others lead by example and then follow in their own footsteps. After all, many people have a herd mentality.

"Lord Jingwen. This is the perfume I got from your perfume workshop in Chang'an, you don't want to charge me such a heavy tax! A businessman said.

And Jingwen saw this guy, only to find out that this guy was transporting the perfume produced by his workshop in Chang'an. These merchants brought perfume from Chang'an and shipped it to Luoyang to sell it. They were able to make a lot of money with a low tax rate. But now Mengjin County actually lists perfume as a luxury product, and it is also the most high-end kind of luxury, and the tax rate has reached three taxes and one, that is, a tax of 33 percent, which makes many people feel pain.

But this guy actually recognized Jingwen. Knowing that Jingwen was the big boss of the perfume workshop, he immediately came over and asked.

"Lord Jingwen, this is a strong liquor for me, and it is also an industry that you cooperate with Guanglu Temple! You can't afford to collect such a heavy tax! Another businessman also said.

These merchants who buy goods from Jingwen Industry. actually came over one by one to plead, hoping to let Jingwen come forward and reduce the tax rate. But Jingwen was speechless for a while, and he begged for himself. Aren't these grandsons bad for Jingwen's reputation?

If Jingwen agrees to reduce the tax rate today, it won't be a few days, and I'm afraid many people will come to intercede. Even. Will Jingwen's reputation be gone by then? When the time comes, if you are so unfair, what will the people think of you? So, Jingwen was very speechless.

"Okay, this is the tax rate set by the imperial court, don't say anything. You sell these luxury goods, which is not beneficial to the national economy and people's livelihood, but only for extravagant enjoyment. Shouldn't you think more about the people? There are frozen bones on the stinky road of Zhumen's wine and meat, is this your hope? I sue you, if you want to evade taxes and do not care about the livelihood of the people, then I will also cancel your procurement qualifications and never cooperate with you. Are you clear? Now it's just to let you earn less, not to make you unable to make money! It's just that the past windfall profits have been turned into normal profits, what's so bad about this? Do you still want to maintain this kind of huge profits forever? Don't even think about it! ”

For this kind of thing, Jingwen can only choose to lead by example, not favoritism. Because this is related to Jingwen's own plan to improve the status of the majority of businessmen, it must not be destroyed by a group of short-sighted businessmen. Although in the short term, many merchants need to pay taxes that sell luxury goods will be greatly increased, but in the long run, the proportion of commercial tax in the country's income will be increased, which is very beneficial to the status of merchants.

Of course, in this process, some very short-sighted businessmen may choose to evade taxes for the sake of temporary profits. However, this is what Jingwen wants to crack down on, if these businessmen who evade taxes cannot be severely cracked down, then I am afraid that the state will be more discriminatory against businessmen, after all, no one likes people who evade taxes. Therefore, although Jingwen himself will also suffer a certain amount of tax loss, this tax must be paid, otherwise the status of all businessmen cannot be guaranteed.

"Alright, you go and pay your taxes. I can promise that if you can pay your taxes on time for a year in a row, you can use your tax stamps to buy at a discount on my property. We can buy for you with the treatment of a senior partner, and you can also save some of the purchase money! Jingwen said.

And the two perfume sellers and wine sellers finally accepted this practice helplessly.

"Good!" "Lord Jingwen is righteous, and he really leads by example!" "Since Lord Jingwen's people have to pay taxes, what can we not pay?" ……

Those merchants saw Jingwen leading by example, so what else could they say, they could only pay taxes. After all, Jingwen, a member of the imperial court, has taken the lead, what else can they say? (To be continued......)