Zhu Yuanzhang got up angrily, walked in front of Liu Bowen, crossed his hands on his waist, pointed at Liu Bowen and asked loudly.

"Now the main source of tax revenue in the Ming Dynasty is agricultural tax, and the proportion of commercial tax is very low, even negligible, you tell me, what is the point of raising commercial tax?"

Liu Bowen could hear that Zhu Yuanzhang's words were full of anger.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang did not continue, Liu Bowen began to state.

"Your Majesty is angry, and listen to the details of the minister."

"At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to recuperate, His Majesty encouraged the people to reclaim wasteland and vigorously develop agriculture, which was naturally dominated by agricultural taxes."

"And the policy of restricting commerce is also for His Majesty to control merchants."

"After all, businessmen are too mobile and a very volatile factor."

"The reason why Wechen proposed this strategy is because according to Mr. Yang's view, the result of the clan system is financial pressure."

"So, Wechen thought of raising taxes to increase revenue."

"And the agricultural tax cannot be raised again, otherwise, the people will inevitably be under great pressure, and the result will be the same."

"In addition, Weichen takes into account that businessmen have always been small and broad, or even self-made."

"If trade restrictions can be relaxed, merchants will be willing to pay more taxes for the sake of huge benefits."

Liu Bowen paused slightly when he said this.

He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was born as a peasant, and the idea of valuing agriculture over business was deeply rooted in his bones.

If you want to convince him, you need to cooperate with the appropriate methods and methods.

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face was slightly relieved, and he found that Liu Bowen was not fooling himself, and there was some truth.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang did not blame himself, Liu Bowen continued.

"Of course, Weichen understands that the foundation of the country is agriculture, and I also advocate vigorously developing agriculture to ensure the livelihood of the people."

"When Your Majesty pacified the world, one of the three major policies he relied on was also the accumulation of grain, so I did not intend to trespass."

Liu Bowen knew that he first had to dispel Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicions about himself.

Then, he moved out of Yang Yun, "After learning from Mr. Yang, I found that now I can start to develop business." ”

"According to the content of Mr. Yang's lecture, the key to the problem of the clan is that the clan does not pay taxes."

"Therefore, this part of the tax can be made up by the commercial tax through the development of business."

"Even if the desired goal is not reached, the difference will be smaller than it should be."

"And the difference can also determine the ratio of commercial taxes and the scale of business development."

Liu Bowen said here, glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said worriedly.

"Otherwise, after the businessman makes a profit, he will have too much money to bribe officials, and the wind of corruption will be exacerbated."

"Merchants do not work as hard as peasants to make profits, they have money in their hands, they naturally want to buy land, and after buying land, the treacherous nature of merchants causes them not to want to pay taxes."

"So, they will choose to participate in the scientific examination, but many of them do not have real talent and learning, so they will spend a lot of money to bribe officials."

"Raising commercial taxes can not only increase the revenue of the imperial court, but also effectively avoid corruption."

"Once the commercial tax is raised, the money that merchants originally got will be reduced, and they can only continue to do business in order to achieve their previous income."

Liu Bowen knew that punishing corrupt officials and corrupt officials had always been the most important issue for Zhu Yuanzhang, so he combined business taxes with corrupt officials.

Zhu Yuanzhang was really shocked, but he didn't expect that commercial tax could solve the corruption problem he hated the most.

Without waiting for him to think about it, Liu Bowen continued, "In this way, the pressure on the people to pay taxes can also be relieved." ”

"And the commercial tax does not have to be achieved overnight, it can be gradually increased, like boiling a frog in warm water, so that the businessman can accept it unconsciously."

After speaking, Liu Bowen bowed again and signaled to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked calm, but in fact, his heart was surging.

To be honest, he was surprised.

Liu Bowen's talent is very clear to him, the first adviser of the Ming Dynasty is not in vain!

However, what Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect was that he didn't have much time to study with Yang Yun, so he could apply what he had learned.

And, do what you like, this strategy can indeed be called the best of both worlds!

But this also shows that his worries are not unreasonable.

How can Zhu Biao control such a strategist?

In the future, can the big tomorrow still be the world of the Zhu family?

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't express his position for a long time, Liu Bowen asked weakly, "Your Majesty, are you satisfied with this plan?" ”

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang realize that he was distracted for a while and was a little embarrassed.

He thought quickly in his mind, what is wrong with Liu Bowen's strategy just now?

He pondered for a while, and his whole body exploded.

"You just said why restrict commerce."

"You are transferring the pressure on the peasants to the merchants, but the merchants assume the right to circulate."

"Do you want to make this uncertainty the main source of income for Daming?"

"Can you guarantee that the developed merchants will not rise up after heavy taxes?"

Liu Bowen was not in a hurry at this time, and replied confidently, "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry. ”

"We don't have a monopoly system for salt and iron, so we can strengthen it a little."

"Let the salt merchant pay the silver money or rice grain first, and then exchange it from the government to the quotation ticket, with which he is eligible to sell."

"In this way, the merchant will not be able to control the main circulation area."

"No matter how big the rich gentry is, they can only make a profit and cannot affect the overall situation."

"In addition, the merchant is no better than the peasant, and the peasant can be the barefoot man who is not afraid to wear shoes, but they have scruples."

"They would rather expand their business and gain more benefits than the benefits of the uprising."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect that Liu Bowen answered fluently, obviously everything was well considered.

He couldn't make a more powerful rebuttal at this time, so he could only glance at Liu Bowen meaningfully, and then pondered without saying a word.

Seeing this, Liu Bowen thought that he had passed Zhu Yuanzhang's test.

He breathed a sigh of relief and waited quietly for Zhu Yuanzhang to speak.

But Liu Bowen didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking at this time.

When Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Bowen, he was thinking about it in his mind.

If you wait for a hundred years later, how much of a threat will these ministers with brilliant military achievements pose to Zhu Biao.

Meritorious and arrogant, arrogant and rude, forming a party for personal gain......

He didn't dare to continue thinking about it, and his heart was a little stunned.

Zhu Biao has always been benevolent and soft-hearted, and it may not be easy to deal with these ministers.

Zhu Yuanzhang secretly decided that things had to be dealt with one by one.

These ministers must be dealt with in the future!

He wants to hand over the clean Daming to Zhu Biao.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Liu Bowen's proposal seemed feasible, but he still thought about it and asked Yang Yun before making a decision.

He knew in his heart that this was still not the countermeasure that Yang Yun wanted to tell him.