"The ability to make an appointment with your platform in advance, and the ability to guarantee the payment of customs duties by British merchants, and collect trade information and customs declarations on their behalf.

This time, the country's first merchant ship arrived, sold the goods it transported, and bought local specialties, so let's report the tariffs according to the regulations. Bafur was unaware of the importance of kneeling, and said the purpose directly, which was naturally translated by Mai Huatuo.

"The consul's words are reasonable. Gong Mujiu nodded, and revealed that Zhao Dagui did not kneel.

Before the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing, the Qing court traded with foreigners in Guangzhou through the Thirteen Foreign Firms, and it itself had a relatively complete tax rate system, of course, you can also know from your knees that the tax rate at that time would definitely be very high.

At the time of the signing of the Treaty of Nanjing, one of the most important aspects of Puding's investigation work was to discuss the detailed tax rate rules with the elderly, reduce the tariff rates of many important commodities, and create a relatively lower tax system.

After that, the Qing court officials in the other four ports did not necessarily know that there was such a set of tax bills, or even were willing to tax at such a low rate, which required the local consuls to take advantage of the local tax system.

Fortunately, Gong Mujiu is a relatively enlightened Chinese official, knowing that this is something that the two countries have negotiated and agreed on a long time ago, and he doesn't have many difficult ideas.

According to the original tax rate, the tax rate of tea is 4.5 taels per quintal of tea, 5 taels per quintal of fine tea, according to the ad valorem tax rate of 12% according to the new tariff, according to the average price of tea purchased by the captain 20 taels, each quintal of tea needs to pay 2.5 taels;

When it comes to import tax rates, gold, silver, foreign money, and all kinds of gold and silver are exempt from tax from the past to the present;

According to the new tariff, the tax rate of white cloth is 6.67 percent, and if it is calculated according to 3 yuan for a piece of cloth, it will pay 0.15 taels, which is obviously much lower than the previous tax amount of 0.6459 taels to 0.7020 taels;

The primary color cloth is 2.50 yuan per horse, and the tax rate is 5.33 percent, that is, 0.1 taels per horse, which is much lower than the original 0.373 taels per horse;

The primary color twill is 2.50 yuan per horse, and the tax rate is 5.33 percent, that is, 0.1 taels per horse, which is much lower than the original 0.2864 taels per horse;

Calico is 3 yuan per horse, and the tax rate is 9 percent, that is, 0.2 taels per horse, which is much lower than the original 0.2609 taels per horse (in fact, all the imported calico was smuggled before, and now the tax rate has been reduced, hoping to encourage merchants to import it through normal channels; fine calico is 40 shillings per horse, or six taels of silver, and ordinary goods are 10 shillings, or 1.5 taels, all of which are taxed according to two cents per horse);

The canvas is 8.00 yuan per horse, the tax rate is 8%, and the tax is 0.5 taels, which is lower than the original 0.59 taels;

Clocks, telescopes, perfumes, vanity boxes, sesame oil, etc., are all taxed at 5% of the sales price;

10 yuan per quintal of cotton, the tax rate is 5.25 percent, that is, 0.4 taels per quintal, which is obviously much lower than the original 1.74 taels per quintal;

25 yuan per quintal of cotton yarn, the tax rate is 5.25 percent, and the tax is 1 tael per quintal, which is much lower than the original 2.4 taels;

30 yuan per quintal of foreign raw copper, 4 percent tax rate, 40 yuan per quintal of foreign cooked copper, 5 percent tax rate, 1 yuan per quintal of foreign pig iron, 13 percent tax rate, 2 yuan per quintal, 10 percent tax rate, 5.50 yuan per quintal, 10 percent tax rate;

4 yuan per quintal of cooked lead, 4 percent tax rate, 100 yuan per quintal of mercury, 4 percent tax rate, 14 yuan per quintal of foreign tin, 9.5 percent tax rate;

Rice and wheat are tax-free;

sandalwood is 6 yuan per quintal, and the tax rate is 10.5%;

Sumu is 1.5 yuan per quintal, and the tax rate is 9%.

cattle buffalo horn, 30 yuan per quintal, tax rate of 9%;

Rhino horn is 50 yuan per quintal, 8 percent per quintal (the price of rhinoceros horn is less than twice that of yellow horn, which is unreasonable), and the tax per quintal is 3 taels, which is significantly lower than the original 23.6 taels per quintal;

betel nut is 2.25 yuan per quintal, and the tax rate is 9%;

The tax rate is 10.5 percent for 50 yuan per quintal of high-grade unbroken ivory, and the tax rate is 10.5 percent for 25 yuan per quintal of low-grade crushed ivory (this price is not expensive).

The tax rate is 80 percent for 60 yuan per quintal of high-grade ginseng, and the tax rate is 50 percent for 10 yuan per quintal for low-grade ginseng (because it will affect the personal life of Manchurians, the British consciously did not severely suppress the tax rate on ginseng).

The above information is the official British document used by China and Britain to sign the Treaty of Nanjing and discuss the detailed rules of the tariff, of course, the unit price of tea and other commodities in it, the British obviously reported that it was lower, so this matter will not be explained.

In addition to the above commodities, the more important commodities include raw and cooked cowhide 30 yuan per quintal, with a tax rate of 5.33 percent, and foreign nitrate at 7 yuan per quintal, which the Qing court imports about 10,000 quintals every year, but these foreign nitrates must only be sold to the Qing court and government, and the people are absolutely not allowed to participate.

Gong Mujiu knew that this tax rate was agreed to by Qiying when he signed the Nanjing Treaty and signed an official document, and he didn't want to be a thorn in his head and come out to oppose it, so in principle, he agreed to report the tariff according to this.

It's just that at this time, seeing Zhao Dagui sitting in the hall with nothing to do, he couldn't help but become angry and decided to make some trouble for him.

"The price of this tea is twenty taels per quintal, and the tax is two taels and five yuan, is it too cheap?" Gong Mujiu pointed to the tea column in the customs declaration form and asked Bafur.

"This is the price determined in the document signed by the consul of your country and the governor of Liangguang (Qiying is the governor of Liangguang at this time), there will be no problem, right?" Bafur and Gong Mujiu pretended to be stupid.

"That's just the average export price of tea over the years, what about the actual price, we still have to do some research, right?

That comprador Zhao, is the actual purchase price of your tea twenty taels per quintal?" Gong Mujiu asked, pointing at Zhao Dagui.

"The students thought that Mr. Consul's words were correct, they were all treaties signed by real adults, and there was no mistake in price.

Besides, according to the rules of the industry, the tax on the sale of tea must be paid by the tea merchant on behalf of the tea house, so there must be no mistake. Zhao Dagui's face did not change at all, and he replied calmly.

Gong Mujiu secretly asked in his heart how could I forget this stubble, according to the rules, it has always been the seller who pays the tax, that is to say, even if the tax on this tea is raised, it will be paid by the local tea house or tea merchant, and this board will not hit Zhao Dagui.

Zhao Dagui pretended to be calm on the surface, but he was actually worried in his heart, of course the price of this newspaper was problematic, the tea he sold to the captain was as low as twenty-four taels, and the high one was forty-six taels, and finally they all filed taxes at an average price of twenty taels, which was naturally greasy.

But those tea houses are his business partners, and they will be resentful if they report high, and the next time they do business, they will inevitably pass on the excessively high tax amount to the price of selling tea, and Zhao Dagui must also help the shopkeepers reduce the tax amount.

"This is the decision of our superiors, and it is also approved by Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Emperor, so let's not ask for trouble and make it difficult for those adults. "Bafur saw that it was not good, and immediately came out to play haha.