"Tax system?" Lao Zhu frowned.

"Fifth brother, I'm afraid you haven't forgotten." Zhu Biao reminded. "Last year, after discussing the issue of land annexation, my father has already decreed in public in the court to change the tax system, and the Ming Dynasty must pay the gentry in one body from now on."

"This year, the war on both sides can barely be supported, and it is precisely because of this part of the grain tax. Otherwise, even if Yunnan is taken, the remaining army will only have no food to continue. ”

"Although in order to overcharge these taxes and grain, a lot of things have been wasted. But fortunately, with this part of the tax grain, our Ming Dynasty failed to fulfill the will of the Yuan Court and successfully swallowed Yunnan. Lao Zhu also explained. When the gentry paid for grain in one piece, when it was proposed in the court, it was opposed by Wang Guangyang, who was the prime minister at the time.

Even though Lao Zhu forcibly implemented this policy with the iron fist of the emperor, there were still some officials and gentry who were lucky and did not pay.

However, Lao Zhu will not get used to your stinky problem, at that time, the Jinyi Wei Ti rode out directly, arresting people who resisted taxes and refused to pay. If he was caught, he was directly thrown into prison and charged with Hu Weiyong and his party.

You must know that Hu Weiyong was convicted of treason, and for those big families who call themselves "cultivators and heirlooms", the lesser of two evils is chosen, and they will not lose their heads for a little tax grain. Although there were one or two dissatisfied, they finally gave in.

This kind of thing can only be done by a founding emperor like Lao Zhu. If it is the emperor of the later generations, he will pay the grain in one piece, I am afraid that he will have to toss it for several years like a great gift discussion and there will be no progress. Fortunately, thanks to these taxes and grains, the Ming Dynasty successfully took Yunnan, and the Northern Yuan's plan to contain the Ming Dynasty and make it unable to look south completely bankrupt.

"The one-piece payment has just been a bit eyebrow-raising, and if the tax system is changed at this time, I'm afraid it won't work." Lao Zhu touched his chin and said. "And where else can we squeeze out the money? Isn't it going to be taxed? No, no, no. ”

"When I say starting with the tax system, I don't mean agricultural taxes." Zhu Su said. "Since the state is in a difficult situation, why not increase the commercial tax?"

"Business tax?" Lao Zhu's pupils shrank slightly, and he touched his chin and thought about it.

"When we first opened the country, we also thought about whether to relevate the commercial tax." He said.

"It's just that after thinking about it for a while, I still give up. The Northern Yuan Dynasty plundered for a hundred years, and the world withered. The people finally have a little food and clothing, and if they do some small business and then collect heavy taxes, it will be unkind. There is a suspicion of competing with the people for profit. ”

"Besides, the introduction of commercial tax is the easiest way to set up a name. If the imperial court relevies it, the tax collectors below will inevitably levy it violently. Zhu Biao also added.

"For example, in the Song and Yuan dynasties, there were many names of tax collectors, which were rare in ancient and modern times. The purchase and sale of melons and fruits is subject to melon and fruit tax, persimmons are subject to persimmon tax, and jujube is subject to jujube tax...... Even eating and drinking are subject to a food tax. ”

"Rather than this, it is better to give a light tax and leave it to benefit the people, which is my good governance."

Zhu Su nodded, he could understand. The commercial tax of the Ming Dynasty is about 30 taxes, in addition to the city gate tax, gate tax, tooth tax, deed tax, etc. These miscellaneous taxes are the limit of what ordinary people who do small business can afford. After all, if there are hundreds of wastes waiting to be rebuilt today, almost every family has no surplus food. Occasionally, ordinary people finally save some money to do some small business, if the tax is too heavy, it is indeed a little not to clean up.

It's just that...... Business is much more than it seems. Zhu Su opened his mouth and said: "If you don't compete with the people, that's naturally good." It's just that your father said that because the world is withering, you can't collect heavy taxes...... I don't think we can agree with that. ”

"If the world is withering, must business also wither? I went to Suzhou this time, and the Taihu Lake flood side went to the party, and the wealthy merchants in Suzhou actually hoarded tens of thousands of stones of grain, which was enough for the people of a city to use for more than a year! ”

"Presumably, you have also experienced the scene of rich owners buying land at a low price and selling grain at a high price in a disaster year."

"It's not just food, but in times of disaster or turmoil, there is always someone who can make a fortune. This is called 'national hardship', where the country is difficult to wealth, the benefits are often dozens of times that of ordinary days. ”

"Dad, you don't think that if you don't levy heavy taxes, you won't compete with the people. But in fact, the more well-off the family, the more they can accumulate wealth in this withering year. ”

"After all, the size of the small people's business is only a few, and those who really occupy the majority of business will not be affected by this world at all!"

"National disaster and financial ......" Lao Zhu was stunned, and he once again realized that his thinking had fallen into a misunderstanding. Do not compete with the people...... This is indeed the case with his original intention, but Lao Wu is right, no matter how withered the world is, it will not affect the wealth of those big families!

Does he levy business taxes lightly to protect the people, or to fatten large households?

“…… We've been deceived. Lao Zhu suddenly gritted his teeth, and his face became angry. He remembered the comments of the officials when the policy was drafted.

At that time, the Korean minister Li Shanchang, who was the prime minister, took the lead and said: "In the upper position, the minister thinks that the commercial tax should be levied lightly, after all, the people are already difficult, and if the miscellaneous taxes are heavy, I am afraid that there is a suspicion of competing with the people for profit." ”

Behind him, hundreds of officials responded in groups, quoting scriptures and classics, and all of them said that the head was the Tao.

"That bastard who is not the son of man......" Lao Zhu At this moment, where is there anything he doesn't understand? The so-called light commercial tax, the fat is not the purse of their group of officials?

can slaughter officials in the court, which family does not have more than a dozen shops and 100 acres of fertile land?

Those big officials are the spokesmen of those big landlords!

These thirty taxes and one are a loss to themselves, and they still think that they are good governance...... It's another maladministration left to future generations!

"Heavy eight, don't be angry. Now that we know the mistakes, let's just make up for them one by one. Queen Ma persuaded from the side. In her phoenix eyes, there was also coldness. I didn't think about it at first, but now that the fifth child says this, how can I not understand.

That group of officials in the court, this is bullying them The old Zhu family was born with mud legs and didn't understand the way of economics, so they used some big words to stop their family.

My husband thought that this was pity for the people, but he didn't want to actually fatten the pockets of the big families. When those officials count money at home on weekdays, they don't know how to be complacent!

"If there is no reminder from the fifth child, we are afraid that we will never think of this layer in this life!" Lao Zhu was still indignant. "We originally thought that we had beaten Daming like an iron bucket, but now that we look at it, it is leaking everywhere......"

"Our children and grandchildren have borrowed a little money and food from the heads of hundreds of officials, and now that I think about it, it is really our fault...... Change! It must be changed! It is necessary to levy heavy commercial taxes and rip off those big households! ”

"You don't have to re-enlist them all." Zhu Su added in due course. "It is possible to adopt a step-by-step method of taxation, such as the annual income of ten taels of silver, which is not taxed, and the annual income of one hundred taels of silver is levied at the rate of ten taxes. If the annual income is 1,000 taels, the tax rate will be higher. Specifically, it needs to be carefully considered, in short, the re-levy targets should be locked in high-income households. In this way, it is possible to avoid competing with the people for profit. ”

Zhu Su took out the method of collecting personal income tax in later generations.

"Okay, this is a good way!" Lao Zhu Zhanyan was overjoyed. "That bastard unites to calculate us, so that we can light the business tax...... This is money from our treasury! ”

"We lost our hair for money, but they were full of money...... That's all our money! ”

Lao Zhu's eyes were red.

(End of chapter)