Because most of those industries with real low profits have a strong relationship with people's livelihood, if they can be systematically adjusted.

Let more people be willing to engage in basic commercial transactions that protect people's livelihood, such as affordable grain trading, agri-grain purchase, fishery fishing and processing, cotton and linen textiles, and so on.

These Zhu Youzhen have clearly stated in the tax regulations, although such taxes are still paid at one-third of the Southern Unified Commercial Tax.

However, the tax deduction for the relevant items can be made on the spot of payment.

The last type of basic industry, after payment, will find that it is actually not high, and even not as high as the northern commercial tax.

Generally speaking, only one-tenth of the level.

But Zhu Youzhen also had another thought, either you think that the basic business can still be done, according to the market regulation and the control of the imperial court.

Controlling the prices of various commodities within a reasonable range is basically the price that the imperial court calculates that you must have money to make.

If you think that such a profit is not in your interest, then congratulations.

Want to raise the price?

If you exceed the maximum price set by the imperial court, you will either face a fine, or you will honestly continue to sell.

You say this doesn't work, that doesn't work, it's a big deal that I boycott the market, I won't sell it!?

Isn't that okay?

No way!

It is still illegal to strike without permission, and it is only possible to close the market when it is closed.

That is, you go to the industrial and commercial bureau to submit an application for closing the store, return the business license, and find out after a field trip...

You really don't want to do it, so it's over, but there's another premise for closing the store.

You have to go to the tax office to check all the taxes you should pay, and you have paid all of them, then that's it.

......

Jingshi, Bi Ziyan looked at the fold presented in his hand, and his eyelids jumped vigorously.

At this time, in his house at the Royal Tax Office, if anyone comes at this moment, they can see Bi Ziyan's face full of entanglement and melancholy.

"It's... How complex is the salt tax: Alas.. Let it be left to His Majesty to decide."

..

Originally, Bi Ziyan asked to see him, but Zhu Youzhen thought that the matter in Fujian had been resolved.

But he didn't promise the news he brought, which made Zhu Youzhen instantly angry, and he almost fell down.

This frightened Wang Chengen and Bi Ziyan on the side.

"The Emperor.. The Emperor.. The dragon's body is important."

"Your Majesty . . . The minister has the crime of ten thousand deaths, and he also asks the emperor to punish him. ”

The two of them quickly stepped forward to support Zhu Youzhen, but Zhu Youzhen looked at the fold in his hand with a bruised face.

After looking at it twice, I found that it was really unsightly, so I had to put it down, and said to Bi Ziyan: "I'm fine.. Tell me what you know. ”

"Back to Your Majesty, since ancient times, this salt and iron tea has contributed huge taxes to all dynasties since ancient times, in the early days of our dynasty, the salt tax can occupy more than sixty percent of the annual income, even after the reduction of successive years, there are two million taels of salt tax silver later, and last year, the salt tax collected by the household was less than one million taels, if so, forget it.. Now, after an investigation of the salt tax officials... I'm afraid it's more than that. ”

"Among them, there are two parts of the salt tax, the salt money tax is also the poll tax, and everyone in my Ming Dynasty has about one cent and six cents of silver, and there is not much difference in this item."

"And the second part is the most serious missing place, that is, the number of merchants buying salt has decreased sharply year after year, it stands to reason that the price of salt has remained unchanged, and the total population of the people has not changed much, but why has the income of this part fallen to only three or four hundred thousand taels of silver... This..."

Zhu Youzhen said angrily: "What else is there to say, someone has done something to it!" I really don't know how to write dead words! ”

"What's more, it stands to reason that it is strange that a merchant buys salt leads, takes them to buy salt, and then sends them to the whole country for sale.

The income caused by this salt has dropped, but there is no sign of shortage of this full of salt..."

Squinting his eyes, Zhu Youzhen said coldly: "Hmm.. Go on.."

"The minister suspected that someone was carrying out large-scale drying and concoction of private salt, so the minister sent people to the coastal areas, and rode down the coastal line, and found that there were a large number of salt drying fields in Fujian, and in Sichuan and other places in the interior, there were a large number of salt cooking workshops, and these were all controlled by the local gentry families without exception..."

Zhu Youzhen pinched the bridge of his nose with the tips of his fingers.

The disadvantages of the salt system in the Ming Dynasty have long been recorded in the annals of history, so not long after Zhu Youzhen took the throne, he sent people to various places to investigate.

Unexpectedly, the results of this back and forth came out, but it was not surprising.

Neither the salt merchants nor the local gentry who made or sold their own salt independently did not have the ability to independently produce salt in the local area.

Then there is only one possibility, and that is the local salt merchants.

Hook up with local local officials, collude with local gentry and landlords, and form a huge community of interests.

And in it, he continued to attack the few salt taxes in the court every year.

In the end, there was only one result, the court was getting poorer and poorer, and their pockets were getting bigger and bigger.

"Let's talk about it... What do you think, what should I do about this? Zhu Youzhen asked lightly.

"Your Majesty, the minister thought that this matter might be difficult to solve for a while, but it was just a simple visit, and we didn't know how much tax we had folded off along the way..."

"You mean I, too, have to turn a blind eye? If that's the case, you won't be here, let's talk about it! Your thoughts. ”

As soon as this remark came out.

Bi Ziyan's expression instantly turned cold.

"I think! The only way to do this is to kill people's heads! so that people will not dare to commit it again! ”

"Then kill!"

"Minister. Obey! ”

Unconsciously, almost all officials who were influenced by Zhu Youzhen have gradually begun to accept such a straightforward style of doing things.

"Is there still a tea tax?"

"Back to Your Majesty, exactly! The minister has conducted an investigation, the tea tax almost coincides with the salt tax, mainly in the Jiangnan region, the minister found that the total value of tea exported overseas by the Ming Dynasty every year has already exceeded 10 million taels of silver, but the tea tax collected is only less than 100,000 taels, whether it has reached one-third of the commercial tax standard, but this tax is less than one percent."

"And the investigation also found that the current officials in the southern region of the Ming Dynasty are generally very resistant to paying taxes, originally the household department said that from now on they only collect agricultural taxes, which is understood by them to be from now on commercial taxes can not be given a penny."

"And some states and counties are also comparing with each other who is making more this year, but who is paying less taxes."

Zhu Youzhen's face was already flushed with anger, but he had to wave his hand again.