This time it's different from the last time, last time there were only Feng An, Qiu and these, and this time the wealthy families also included some wealthy families from various provinces, in fact, many of these people had been to Chang'an before, but to be honest, they didn't participate in the wave at the top, and they didn't have a chance to intervene in the top stores of Datang Sleepless City, and they basically bought around the second and third rings.

The reason is very simple, it is impossible for the traditional gate valve family to be in these places in Lingnan, and there are collateral lines that have split from various gate valve families in these places, but these collateral families have actually separated from each other for a long time.

It can only be said that the ancestors are one family. But this is all nonsense, looking at the surnames of the hundred families, it is said that it comes from the surname of Zhou Chaoji, and it has to occupy more than half of it, and it is the surname of Zhou Chaoji at every turn. And what about the actual benefits? It can't be a family at all.

This time Li Ke called them over, what did His Royal Highness King Qin do? Of course they knew, so they ran so fast.

"Ladies and gentlemen, there are some things I want to talk to you about this time." Li Ke doesn't talk nonsense, how can he have time to rotate with them.

Besides, Li Ke hated the Riddler the most in his last life, so the reasoning comics such as Conan and Kanedaichi Juvenile Incident Book that he had read in the rented bookstore circled the murderer with a pen to the readers behind him, these authors are so annoying that they are Riddlers at every turn, and presumably the follow-up readers are very grateful to him.

"Your Highness, please speak."

"It's like this, the South Seas have not been peaceful recently, I just received news that the Dandan Kingdom was destroyed by a pirate and attacked, our Datang fleet will inevitably go to clean up the island in order to maintain the port of Datang's foreign trade, but in a place like Dandan, after taking it, their kings, nobles, and locals are gone."

"So when the time comes, it will definitely be our Datang to operate, but I like win-win the most, I personally make too much money and it's useless, everyone gets rich together is really rich, so I want to sell this Dandan country to you." Li Ke said lightly.

Many wealthy families: "......"

Sell a country? Everyone was stunned for a moment, but in an instant they thought of the rumors they heard last year, saying that His Royal Highness had said that if the Tang Dynasty won some countries in the future, such as Goguryeo and other countries, it was possible to sell all the land or everything.

Sold to some gate valve families and so on...... Therefore, at that time, many gate valve families changed to support His Royal Highness King Qin.

And Datang Never Sleeps seems to have been promoted after that incident, but they ...... Didn't get too many bonuses.

This time, are they finally going to see His Highness's handwriting?

"Your Highness, you say, we do! But if there are two words, it is not ours. A wealthy family agreed decisively without saying a word.

Everyone else immediately took a stand.

Li Ke smiled, and then spoke directly: "Since this is the case, then Lingnan Road must first enter the forefront of reform, from today on, Lingnan Road is the special economic zone of Datang, the so-called special zone, is a special administrative region, here to go to the forefront of the times!" ”

"So, starting today, I am ready to impose a commercial tax on all business activities in Lingnan Province!"

When he said this, Li Ke looked at everyone, most of them were very calm, and although the expressions of a small number of people fluctuated, they did not fluctuate much.

There are two main points in this matter, one of which is that the turmoil of commercial taxation has actually been reported several times, and His Royal Highness has been with people several times in the court, although it seems to be a joke, but if you think about it carefully, this thing cannot be a joke.

The second is that there are enough benefits, and it is not impossible to collect business taxes. Aren't they still waiting for the next step?

"As for why the commercial tax is collected, the reason is very simple, it is to protect you." Li Ke looked at them and said.

Everyone was a little strange, but no one interjected casually at this time.

"Some of you may not be able to figure it out, but let me put it another way, there is currently a pirate in the South Seas, and the power of this pirate is enough to destroy a small country, which means that their sea power is quite strong, and you know very well that I will sell Dandan to you, whether you build Dandan or other plans, you need ships."

"But you are allowed to recruit a certain size of sailors privately, but you are not allowed to recruit on a large scale, the point is, if there is no Datang naval fleet to protect you, can you guarantee that you will not encounter pirates 100%? The pirate's fleet is huge, but can you be that large as a merchant's fleet? Li Ke looked at them and asked.

All the wealthy families and merchants were stunned for a moment, and what His Highness said ...... That seems to make sense.

Have they encountered pirates over the years? It must have been encountered, on the sea, wind and waves and pirates are the eternal theme, although the pirates they encountered belong to the kind of unsuccessful, after all, the shipbuilding technology of other countries in this era is also average.

That is, the ships of Persia and other places are still built with good technology.

But it's not comparable to Datang.

But if there are enough pirates, something will happen to them, and all of them need the Datang Navy fleet at this time.

"I believe everyone knows the current government military system in Datang, but these government soldiers themselves are based on the common people who are forced to serve, and the navy is different, because you all know that excellent sailors and excellent soldiers need long-term training, so the question is, can ordinary people who participate in the government soldiers with conscription have so long to train?"

"Excellent sailors, you don't need me to say that you all know this, so if the Datang Navy needs to maintain combat effectiveness, it must have professional soldiers."

"What is a professional soldier, that is, just like you hired shopkeepers, pay them military salaries and monthly money, so that these soldiers can fight desperately in the country, protect their families and defend the country, and at the same time be able to support their families, glory and money are indispensable. Glory can't be eaten, they are all human beings, they all have their own parents, wives, and children, so just giving them glory is just to improve their spiritual world, and giving them money is to let them become soldiers with peace of mind and protect the Tang Haijiang! ”

"And the commercial tax you provide is to support the construction of the Datang Navy, the navy of Lingnan Province will buy ships, train soldiers, and then will use several important points on your road as harbors, stationed in these seaports for a long time, and then patrol the main maritime trade routes to protect your trade caravans."

"Excuse me, is this business tax reasonable?" Li Ke looked at them and asked.