"Your Majesty may not have noticed yet. Not only is Jiangxi in danger this time, but the commercial tax rate in South Zhili has stagnated or even declined slightly."
Lu Fang knelt down with a bang and took out the A sealed memorial was handed over.
Obviously this is what Lu Fang planned to reveal in secret. Lu Fang knew very well that Jiajing had basically treated its relatives preferentially over the years, especially the vassal kings from all over the country, as well as the nobles with the prefixes of "Jianguo" and "Jingnan". In particular, Southern Zhili, Xu Guogong's Mansion and Nanjing, which had been in power for almost two hundred years, stayed behind. If I don't separate myself from King Yu in a clear-cut manner now, I'm afraid that King Yu will be in trouble if he fails to get out of South Zhili.
"Eunuch, this"
Wang Yu knew it was hot at first glance, and he didn't know whether he should open it or not.
"Prince, please read it. This should be shown to you first."
Prince Yu took a look at the content.
My brows basically become more and more wrinkled as I look at them.
I was almost frightened when I got to the back.
"In other words, since the relaxation of business in Nanzhili, the commercial tax workshops reached their peak at the beginning of the year, but now they have been cut in half, and they are all dedicated to the homes of noble gentry, so as to be exempted from tax The taxes and fees have been paid. In the past six months alone, the Duke of Xu has accepted donations from eight hundred merchants. Even Huangzhuang is accepting donations to exempt them from taxes and fees."
Prince Yu looked at these tax evasions. The tax evader was so angry that he almost made the Three Corpse Gods jump.
"Eunuch Lu, wasn't it expected that the commercial tax this year would at least double again? In comparison, wouldn't it be that we have already lost 300,000 silver in commercial tax in half a year?"
When it comes to money being stolen, King Yu is also genetically heartbroken. It's just that his self-control is much better than Jiajing's, and he won't scream on the spot.
"That's wrong, why is it that investment is not a common practice in Hangzhou? Wei Chen sees that most of them have established chambers of commerce, and they are still paying taxes honestly." At this time, Tan Lun still didn't understand why Gao Hanwen had to be deducted from the reduction in commercial taxes. Head up.
As soon as he said these words, Tan Lun understood.
"Wei Chen is shallow. I have never seen the harm of arbitrage before. The new learning of arbitrage will inevitably lead to the practice of donation, whether it is farmland donation or workshop and shop donation. The Ming Dynasty will inevitably There is no tax base anymore."
Tan Lun suddenly understood the key and why Lu Fang had just scolded Gao Hanwen.
"The biggest advantage of Zhejiang is that there are no vassal kings or powerful relatives. Naturally, there are ways to make everyone pay taxes honestly. But it is different in Southern Zhili. The court cannot tax the Xu family. Or maybe this is Gao Hanwen's purpose"
After Tan Lun said this, he immediately realized that he was Meng Lang.
To collect taxes from the Xu family, this is almost like a sign that the old man hangs himself because he thinks he has a long life.
"What's the situation with the two Dukes of Xu?" King Yu calmed down and quickly asked.
"Both Xu Guogongs are sympathetic to the court and are willing to use the commercial tax at the beginning of this year as a benchmark. From now on, regardless of whether the year is good or bad,The same commercial tax should be paid at the beginning of each year to solve the financial crisis of the court. "
After Lu Fang finished speaking, he seemed to be discouraged. It was obvious that the Xu family was so righteous that the court really couldn't find a reason to deal with these two families. But if the Xu family is not dealt with, Nanzhili The commercial tax will stop here. The dozens of doublings in the next five or ten years have nothing to do with the imperial court.
"Slave, please strictly prohibit the new term arbitrage. Only in this way can these merchants be prevented from being arrested. Reminder, there is a steady stream of people looking for donations to the powerful people in North Korea and China to evade taxes. The words of the high thief are as bad as cholera in people's hearts. "
The scene was actually ridiculous. A useless eunuch spoke like an orthodox Confucian scholar and Taoist priest, but Tan Lun, an orthodox Confucian scholar, stood there blankly, still weighing and calculating in his mind.
< p>"My lord, another thing is that Tianya knows that the term arbitrage has been hotly discussed in Tianya Pavilion recently. Even many scholars have fallen into disgrace, discussing which family is the best, abandoning the imperial court and going directly to serve. Most of the people are ignorant. Once they come into contact with this word, wouldn't they resent the imperial court?"Lu Fang's new use of "Ignorance is not surprising" almost burned through King Yu's brain circuit.< /p>
With this set of words, it seems that the word arbitrage must be banned, and even the whole new study may be sorted out. Tan Lun suddenly felt a pity and sadness. Keep in mind to collect, the latest and fastest website can be read for free without anti-theft