The merchant's certificate mentioned earlier is actually the merchant's business qualification certificate. If you have this collar, you can operate, and you can operate if you don't. You can't operate without this collar, and you can't operate if you know how.
The Ming Dynasty followed the ancient national policy of emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, and the number of businessmen who were serious merchants was rarely issued with certificates. Because the commercial tax is low, the actual tax that can be collected by issuing this is very small. What's more, only those with connections can usually get a businessman's certificate, so I don't dare to collect taxes at all. It is not worthwhile to offend the white gloves of the powerful gentry for that little money.
The real source of miscellaneous taxes for local governments lies in the widespread existence of illegal merchants due to strict control of merchants' collars. According to the law, it was not an exaggeration to confiscate the house and punish the slaves, but the officials were so merciful that they turned a blind eye to someone who paid 30, 40, 50 yuan in tax.
If the imperial court did not acquiesce to this thing, it would be impossible to use so many white officials and servants for free without providing wages.
So since it was the welfare of officials and gentry that the imperial court tacitly approved, Zeng Yongming just taught Xu Kun to implement it to the end.
Now almost half of the merchants in Songjiang Prefecture, more than half of the merchants in Jiangsu, and a small half of the merchants in Nanzhili are basically affiliated to the Xu family and have obtained merchant certificates.
On the one hand, this thing brings money quickly, and on the other hand, it is far milder than land annexation. Fortunately, Xu Kun did not follow the old path of annexing land. Rural land is now greatly discounted. If he had bought it years ago, he would have gone bankrupt by now.
Because of this, Xu Kun spent three thousand taels of silver to thank a student he met once. Of course, it is also used to win over. In the future, if you just give a few words to teach the Xu family to earn another million taels of silver, it will be safe.
"Okay, now let's get to the point. Let's talk about the macro first and then the micro. Since the opening of the West Lake Exchange at the beginning of this year, a total of 20 companies have been listed on the market. Last year, there were only a few. The financing amount is only 200,000 taels. In the first half of this year, 600,000 taels have been raised. It is said that there will be 30 more companies listed in the second half of the year, and the annual financing amount will be as high as 1.5 million taels.”
” At this point, are you relieved? With these people spending their money, the money will not be so worthless in the second half of the year. But don’t underestimate the wealth of Ming Dynasty now."
" At the same time, are you also worried that this stock will become worthless when there is less money?"
"I tell you now, you don't need to worry about this at all. The hidden tycoons of the Ming Dynasty are confident. They have a lot of gold, silver and jewelry in their cellars. According to preliminary estimates, the wealth should be worth millions of taels of silver in the first place, so raising millions of taels of silver a year is just a drop in the bucket." /p>
“Secondly, listed companies have to make money. Last year, many people experienced the joy of making money while lying down. Therefore, the total money of Ming Dynasty is increasing. And the people who make the profits only need their brains. If you have some clarity, you should invest in the stock market instead of buying land. So if you don’t believe it, you can ask how much money there is.The game maker went to buy stocks. "
"In the end, Insurance Settlement and more than 150 businesses established a West Lake Bank Company. Saving money is free, and the borrowing interest is as low as a minimum of one cent per month, and the annualized interest rate is only From 12. Think about it, will there be many people borrowing money to buy stocks? Think again, borrow money to buy stocks, and after making money, you can borrow more money to buy stocks. Is the money in the stock market too much or too little?"
Hearing this, the head of the Sun family couldn't help but curiously asked, people in Hangzhou really don't buy land anymore. This is something that has been deeply rooted in the bones for thousands of years. , it only took more than two years for the gentry to stop loving the land and abandon farming, studying and inheriting the family. This is probably a lie.
Zeng Yongming on the stage looked at the scene where everyone was clearly attentive, but someone murmured, He looked in the direction of the sound. Sure enough, he saw the head of the Sun family muttering.
Based on the principle that this kind of outsider who has some foundation and is eager to make money is best used as a stepping stone, Zeng Yongming immediately paused. He asked, "I heard you discussing below, but I have any questions. You are a foreigner, I will give you a free answer today." Please remember to bookmark it, the latest and fastest website without anti-theft and free reading