History seems to be repeating itself again, and the capital has ushered in the moment of price reduction and dumping.

"Luxury houses are sold at a hundred percent discount!"

"The owner resigns and returns to the house, and sells the house with sincerity!"

"The owner's business failed, and the seven-fold tearful sale!"

……

It seems that overnight, the owners of the mansions in the capital have had accidents, and they are eager to sell the mansions under their names, for various reasons, and they just hope to get the cash quickly.

In any era, in fact, there is no shortage of speculators, as early as the Warring States Period, there was a strange businessman Lu Buwei, and now there is also a group of speculators in the capital.

At the end of last year, due to the news that the imperial court planned to build a city outside Beijing, the houses in Beijing had substitutes, so the prices of houses in Beijing fell in response.

It's just that everyone knows the follow-up plot development, because Wan An, the first assistant of the cabinet, revealed that he was flipping the house, and the imperial court finally decided to shelve the plan to build the outer city of Beijing, which caused the house in the capital to rise back.

Subsequently, the control of the Yellow River and the recovery of Jianzhou became the two biggest tasks of the imperial court, and both of these things required a large amount of silver to support.

It is precisely in this way that in the interpretation of the speculators, not to mention that the imperial court has publicly decided to abandon the plan to build the outer city of Beijing, it is impossible for the current financial situation to have the budget to build the outer city of Beijing.

Without the expectation of the outer city of Beijing, the houses in Beijing City are naturally regarded as "rare and expensive".

Behind the Beijing City Real Estate Speculation Group is the elite class, and their financial lending industry has been cracked down by the imperial court, so they have a lot of money in their hands.

As a result, these funds continued to flow into the real estate market in Beijing, causing the price of houses in Beijing not only to return to the level at the end of last year, but also to go out of a wave of rising market, so that these speculators got very considerable paper profits.

"Damn it, who came up with the idea?"

"Dong Shan, the right servant of the ministry, this one who kills a thousand knives!"

"What's the use of complaining now, hurry up and sell the house!"

……

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and as the contents of the Supreme Council came out, almost the entire elite class in the capital became terrified.

This extravagant tax is aimed at the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the wealthy class, although the tax on "line" is the highest, but in fact, the biggest impact is housing.

The houses in the prime area of the capital have long exceeded the reasonable range, and thousands of taels of houses abound. If you have a house decorated in the Jiangnan style, even if you don't have the qualification to see the house for 10,000 taels, the price is already outrageously high.

Once the imperial court imposes a real estate extravagant tax, not to mention that the bubble of Beijing's real estate may be punctured, and the houses in their hands need to pay 30% or even higher real estate extravagant tax.

It is precisely in this way that the best thing to do now is to sell the house in hand as soon as possible to take profit and stop loss before the news of the extravagant tax is completely spread in the capital.

In the last few days of the Spring Festival, the houses in Beijing ushered in the moment of jumping off the building and reducing the price of the sale, which also provided a talking point for the people of Beijing after tea and dinner.

"What's the situation, again?"

"The imperial court doesn't really want to repair the outer city of Beijing, right?"

"Don't joke, I heard that the silver of the imperial court is not enough to govern and develop the state!"

……

The people of the capital couldn't help but think of the scene at the end of last year when they saw a similar situation repeating itself, but many knew that the imperial court was unlikely to build the outer city of Beijing.

In fact, the outer city of Beijing has indeed not reached the point where it must be repaired, in addition to highlighting the merits of the emperor, it is cheaper for the powerful who own land on the outskirts of the city.

It's just that ordinary people have limited sources, so they don't know the real reason for the sudden dive of the Beijing city house, and even got a lot of wrong news.

Zizi ......

More than a dozen women walked out of the poor area stepping on the snow together, each holding one or two pieces of white cotton cloth in their hands, leaving a line of footprints in the snow.

"I heard that the imperial court is going to levy a poll tax!"

"It's ridiculous, you have to pay taxes when you go to the restaurant?"

"What's more, we'll have to pay taxes when we walk in the future!"

"I've heard that anyone who has a house must pay taxes, otherwise the family is not allowed to live!"

"In short, in the future, if it is related to food, clothing, housing and transportation, the imperial court will levy taxes, and if you don't pay it, you will have to put a board and lock it up."

……

This group of women naturally likes to listen to some gossip, and everyone seems to have a different source of information, chattering all the way.

No matter what era, the people are particularly sensitive to taxes, and "harsh government is fiercer than a tiger" is not just a saying, many people are forced to ruin their families because of taxes.

Fortunately, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang formulated the minimum tax of thirty taxes and one tax in the feudal dynasty, although the officials below inevitably made money from it, but they were still able to live on the whole.

It's just that with the help of well-intentioned people, the extravagant tax is interpreted as "the imperial court taxes ordinary people through clothing, food, housing and transportation", even if they have to pay taxes in a restaurant.

Due to the lack of authoritative media reports, this kind of thing has been spread a lot, which naturally makes some people believe that this tax matter is true, and the imperial court is indeed ready to squeeze them wildly.

Liu Ying held two white cotton cloths in her hands, frowned tightly, and did not participate in the discussion of this topic from beginning to end.

"District Chief Liu, what should we do in the future?"

"What to do?"

"The imperial court is taxing like this, what should we do in our days?"

"Don't listen to the wind and rain, the court will definitely not be so messy!"

"District Chief Liu, people have made it very clear, now the imperial court has no money, so it must be taxed!"

"Now it's all gossip and can't be taken seriously, let's exchange the cotton cloth for money, and spend a good year with peace of mind!"

……

Liu Ying has jumped from a small group leader to the head of a district, and because he is very enthusiastic and capable, he has a high prestige in this group.

It's just that this topic was suppressed, but several women didn't seem to be in a high mood, after all, no one wanted to get up early and be greedy for the fruits of their labor in the end to the imperial court.

Approaching the end of the New Year, there are obviously more people on the streets, and even people keep hurrying home with New Year's goods.

The royal cloth is in a bustling area.

Liu Ying and his entourage entered the store and came to the counter with a familiar look, but they were slightly stunned.

Mr. Sun was not in the counter and did not greet customers in person in the sales area. Since they often came here, they knew that the shopkeeper Sun must be in the teahouse inside to attract important guests, or perhaps the father-in-law who was quite generous.

After standing for only a moment, Wei Xuan, who was wearing a bullfighting suit, walked out of it, and he was followed by the money shopkeeper with a smiling face on his face.

"When should it go up, it's all clear!"

"Father-in-law, please rest assured, the little one has already remembered it clearly!"

Wei Wei is now in full charge of the royal cloth industry, and has even opened a royal weaving branch in the local area. Because of the emperor's appreciation, his status can be said to be rising, and he has become a eunuch with a pen in the imperial horse prison.

This time, I came to check the accounts and look through the store's recent harvest.

Due to the high quality and low price of the cloth produced, and the scale effect has been generated, the cost of dyeing and printing has been greatly reduced, so the royal cotton cloth is difficult to meet in the whole capital.

Wei Yan was about to leave directly, but he saw a group of women standing in front of the counter with a white cotton cloth, and finally his eyes fell on Liu Ying and said, "You are Liu Ying?" ”

"It's the cheap name of a people's woman!" Liu Ying knew that the eunuch in front of him was a big man, so he hurriedly responded.

Wei Wei is not the kind of person whose eyes are above the top, but he smiled slightly and said: "Don't be so arrogant, the cloth you weave has also entered the palace, and Your Majesty said that it is well woven!" ”

Yes?

Liu Ying was stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect that the cloth she had woven would be sent to the palace and praised by the emperor.

The other weavers were equally shocked, at first suspicious, but they knew that this was a great eunuch, but they had to believe it.

Wei Wei saw Liu Ying's shock in his eyes, turned his head to look at the Weaver Girl present, and said with a slight smile: "You work hard, the Royal Cloth Store will not treat you badly!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the female employees present were not too excited, and a wry smile appeared on their faces.

If the imperial court even has to tax their food, clothing, housing and transportation everywhere, no matter how hard they try, it is impossible for them to have enough silver to pay taxes, how can they talk about a good life?

"Father-in-law Wei, the women heard that the imperial court will levy taxes after the New Year, I don't know if this is true?" Liu Ying gritted her teeth and immediately asked.

The female weavers present suddenly cheered up and turned their heads to look at Wei Huan, this great eunuch from the palace must know some inside information.

Wei Wei was slightly stunned at first, and then said funny: "Your news is well-informed, the imperial court is indeed going to levy taxes at the beginning of the year, but ......"

Yes?

When the female workers present heard that the imperial court was really going to collect taxes at the beginning of the year, their hearts suddenly cooled.

"Grandpa Wei, but what?" Liu Ying also felt that her good life had been overshadowed, and immediately asked nervously.

Wei Wei saw everyone's reaction in his eyes, but said with a slight smile: "If you want to pay taxes, I'm afraid you have to work ten times hard to have a chance!" ”

"Why?" Without waiting for Liu Ying to ask, a woman next to her said suspiciously.

The female workers present were also very puzzled, didn't this tax always target their bottom groups? When do you need a threshold for taxation?

Wei Wei faintly guessed their worries, and said jokingly: "Do you know what this tax is called? ”

"Grandpa Wei, we just heard that food, clothing, housing and transportation are taxed!" Liu Ying exchanged glances with the others, and responded honestly.

Wei Wei knew that this was the result of information asymmetry, so he revealed: "You only know one thing, the imperial court does want to tax clothing, food, and housing, but this tax is called extravagant tax!" What is extravagance, this doesn't need to be explained by miscellaneous people, right? ”

Luxury?

After Liu Ying heard this word, she suddenly had a feeling of sudden realization.

Wei Wei looked at the people present, glanced at their clothes and shook his head slightly: "As for you, even if you work ten times harder, it will be difficult for you to wear silk and satin and live in a house of thousands of taels, right?" This luxury tax is not something you can pay if you want to. ”

"Ayara Silk and Senliang House?" The female workers present silently looked at their broken shoes, and couldn't help but show a self-deprecating wry smile on their faces.

"Grandpa Wei, so this is actually a rich man's tax?" Liu Ying seemed to be enlightened.

Wei Yan couldn't help but glance at Liu Ying, and immediately nodded seriously: "You're right, in fact, this is the tax on the rich!" Originally, Zhou Jing, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, proposed to levy taxes on the people of the world, but the emperor said that as long as he reigned for one day, he would never raise taxes on the people! Now the miscellaneous family has also heard some people talk nonsense about the extravagant tax, you can actually listen to it, don't take some words seriously, this tax can't be your turn, Your Majesty is indeed a good emperor who loves the people like a son! ”

"Thank you Grandpa Wei for your doubts!" Liu Ying and other female employees suddenly felt ashamed, so they thanked them seriously.

Wei Wei knew that someone must have deliberately created rumors about this, and even hoped to use the opposition of the people to stop the extravagant tax, but he didn't need to care too much about this kind of clown.

The current court is not what it used to be, even if it jumps out in a dignified manner, it is impossible to stop the emperor's will, not to mention this kind of sideways.

No matter how those people fanned the flames, the beginning of the year was about to be a scene of sharpening knives to pigs and sheep, and this extravagant tax might not bring surprises to the emperor.

Not to mention anything else, the extravagant tax on this capital house is at least a very considerable amount.

"It turns out that the tax on food, clothing, housing and transportation is fake!"

"It's not fake, but it's a tax on the rich!"

"I've long been our emperor, I'm a good emperor, and you still believe those rumors!"

"That's it, you really listen to the wind and rain, the emperor loves the people like a son so much, you think of him like this!"

……

The female workers present watched Wei Cheng leave, and when Wei Cheng walked away, they began to talk again, and even criticized the women who brought the wrong news earlier.

Liu Ying didn't get involved, and when she handed over the cotton cloth to the money shopkeeper, she smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Sun, it's still the same as before, you just need to change it to a cloth ticket!" ”

Although there are various voices, she has always firmly believed in the credibility of the imperial court, and she also understands that it was the royal cloth company that gave her a new life, so now she has all the cloth tickets in her hand, which can be regarded as a kind of support for the Hongzhi Dynasty.

As time went on, more and more people knew the truth.

Although there are many false statements spread in the capital, the various measures of the imperial court have now accumulated a high reputation, and the real news will eventually reach the ears of ordinary people.

"This extravagant tax is levied beautifully, long live the emperor!"

"Huh...... I said how those people jumped up and down, it turned out that the imperial court was going to levy taxes on the rich! ”

"If we were really taxed poor, Shuntianfu would have increased the levy and distribution a long time ago, but what I see is that everyone has made money growing cotton!"

"Other emperors don't know, but you can't forget that our emperor is willing to bear the name of a tyrant in order to settle millions of victims!"

……

After learning the true situation, the people at the bottom immediately gloated, and welcomed the extravagant tax that was about to be released after the new year.

In particular, many people set off firecrackers in advance, just to celebrate the good news of the previous year.

As for the houses in the capital that are eager to be put up for sale, due to the experience of last year, and the fact that they are not ordinary people who can buy a thousand taels of houses, there is no excessively high transaction volume.

In the face of the imminent extravagant tax, the biggest hit is the real estate speculation group in the capital, a mysterious organization with huge energy.

(End of chapter)