"I am willing to serve Your Majesty!"

"This official is a courtier of His Majesty, and he should be loyal to His Majesty! But please let Master Li say a few kind words! ”

Liu Haojia laughed, picked up the wine glass and said, "Come, drink this glass of wine, we are our own brothers!" ”

Seeing this, Wu Shilang and the three of them immediately picked up the wine glass and drank it all, and then put down the cup and gave it to each other reservedly. Liu Haojia is even more satisfied, this time it can be regarded as a smooth formation of a small alliance, while maintaining his influence, he can finally take a break to do other things, it can be said that everyone is happy!

After the morning of the next day, Liu Haojia signed up to enter the palace. Emperor Wanli, who had been waiting for a long time, couldn't wait for Zhang Jia to welcome him in. As soon as he entered the dormitory, Emperor Wanli strode over and asked eagerly, "Liu Aiqing, how much money did you charge?" How much can you give to me? ”

Liu Haojia took out a thick account book from his arms and handed it over, saying, "Long live Lord, this is a detailed account, you can take a look!" ”

Emperor Wanli waved his hand and said: "I don't look at the account book, you just tell me how much money I have collected in total, how much can I take?" ”

Liu Haojia put down the account book, turned to the last page and said: "Long live Lord, the total income is 384,567 taels and 855 wen!" However, the amount of fire and other expenses was not removed at this time. ”

Emperor Wanli's eyes widened when he heard this, and he looked surprised! But then it was quickly calculated. He studied arithmetic in the palace, although he was not proficient in it, but he could still quickly calculate the number of oral arithmetic. So he said with a strange smile: "I can get almost 120,000 taels, don't I?" ”

Liu Haojia naturally nodded in agreement. After Emperor Wanli got the confirmation, he laughed out loud and said loudly: "I finally have silver!" ”

Liu Haojia, who was standing on the side, bet that Emperor Wanli must have begun to list the things to buy in his mind, and the number will definitely not be less!

Emperor Wanli jumped around the table for a long time, and only after sweating could he calm down! He sat down and drank two sips of tea and said, "I only took more than 100,000 taels of more than 300,000 taels of silver, why did I let others take away the big head?" ”

When Liu Haojia heard this, he knew that Emperor Wanli's cautious eyes began to make mistakes, and he thought that he had taken less money! But he didn't want to think about it, if it weren't for Liu Haojia, he wouldn't have received this money at all! However, he still stepped forward with a smile and said: "Long live Lord, Weichen discussed with Wu Shilang and them yesterday, and from now on, His Majesty's share will increase, and he will take half of it directly!" It's just half of the cost that will be deducted first! ”

Emperor Wanli immediately became happy when he heard this, slapped the table and said loudly: "Well done!" I will reward you heavily! ”

After finishing speaking, he began to pour bitter water on Liu Haojia, saying that under the supervision of his mother and Mr. Zhang, how hard and difficult his life was, and he wanted nothing!

As he spoke, his voice grew quieter and quieter, and finally fell silent. After a while, Emperor Wanli said in a deep voice: "Zhang Jia, do you know how much my annual income is in the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Zhang Jia bowed his head and said, "This slave really doesn't know!" ”

Emperor Wanli turned to Liu Haojia and said, "Then do you know Liu Aiqing?" ”

Seeing this, Liu Haojia secretly sighed in his heart, he is still not as good as Zhang Jia in terms of trust! However, he still bowed down and said: "Long live Lord, last year, the whole year of Daming earned more than 17 million taels of silver, and I don't know this year yet, but it is estimated that it will increase a lot compared to last year!" ”

Emperor Wanli lowered his head and pondered and said: "My annual income in the Ming Dynasty is only more than 17 million taels, even if it rises a little more this year, it should be about 189 million taels of silver, and there will be no more!" But just by collecting money from Jingshi, he can collect nearly five million taels a year, what's going on? Is it all greedy for ink by the people below? ”

When Emperor Wanli said the last sentence, he was already full of color! Zhang Jia knew Emperor Wanli's temperament very well, and when he saw his appearance, he knew that he was really angry, and he couldn't help but look at Liu Haojia for help.

Liu Haojia gave him a reassuring look and bowed down and said, "Long live Lord, there is no problem of greed for ink here, it is the reason for the different types of taxes." ”

Emperor Wanli said: "The problem of taxes? There are more than a dozen kinds of taxes in my Ming Dynasty, which are nothing more than field tax, Ding tax, salt and iron tax and commercial tax, as well as taxes such as tea and wine. ”

Liu Haojia said: "Long live the lord, now the main tax source of the Ming Dynasty comes from the field tax, you know this. There is also a ding tax, although not as much as the field tax, but it is also a considerable supplement. However, the salt and iron tax has shrunk so much in recent years, not to mention it for the time being, there is another type of tax that is commercial tax! ”

Emperor Wanli said: "I know this. Now the money you collect is actually a business tax, right? But why is it that you collect so much business tax, but the imperial court can't collect much? ”

Liu Haojia said: "There are many reasons for this. First of all, our business tax is too low, and that's one of the reasons. ”

Emperor Wanli said: "But the tax rate of thirty taxes and one is the rule set by Taizu back then, his old man and the ministers at that time would not be so unwise and leave such a big hole, right?" ”

Liu Haojia said: "Grandpa Tai and the minister at that time were both outstanding parties, and there would be no mistakes in the strategy set. But at this time and that time, when the great grandfather was in power, the war was in chaos, and it was the time when all kinds of waste were rejuvenated! In order to speed up the circulation of civilian goods, the grandfather set the rule of thirty taxes and one tax, hoping to light the tax, so that merchants could speed up the circulation of materials and recover the wounds left by the war. But now that my Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for many years, and commerce is prosperous, it is not appropriate to collect another 30 taxes and 1 commercial tax, not to mention that even the 30 taxes and 1 commercial tax may not be collected! ”

Emperor Wanli squinted his eyes and said, "Then what is the approximate standard for your tax collection now?" Also, why can't business taxes come up? ”

Liu Haojia pointed to the account book on the table and said, "The money collected by Weichen should be roughly about thirteen taxes. Some industries are different, though. Like the pharmaceutical industry and widows and lonely people, some are reduced, and some are exempt. However, luxury places such as casinos and green buildings will have to be charged more. As for why the tax does not come up, you have to ask Your Majesty for forgiveness, and Weichen dares to say it! ”

Emperor Wanli immediately raised his hand and said, "Forgive you for your innocence!" ”

Liu Haojia actually didn't care about the guilty, in fact, he just wanted Emperor Wanli to pay attention to what he said. He bowed down and said, "Thank you, Long live the Lord!" Then Weichen will briefly talk about it. In fact, many officials and wealthy families in the world are now involved in commercial affairs. ”