Han Du shook his head and said, "You really don't need to thank Uncle Ben."
Seeing that Fu Yong wanted to say something more, Han Du waved his hand to stop him and said: "You are willing to give 10%, do you want to continue this business in the future?"
Fu Yongqian laughed a few times, that was their idea. Han Du now commands the most elite navy of the Ming Dynasty, and can go far across the ocean. If they want to continue this business, Han Du's care is indispensable.
"Uncle Mingjian, a business like this is better than doing it for ten years when I was young. Who doesn't want to continue doing it?"
Han Du smiled and nodded, leaned back, let out a sigh of relief, and said, "If you want to continue this business, then I have an idea."
"Please tell me, uncle." Fu Yong lowered his body and listened attentively.
Han Du thought for a while and then said with a smile: "It's not easy for you to do business. In order to do business smoothly, you are always used to bribed all kinds of people. But have you ever thought about it, if you buy once, there will be a second time.
, there are even many people who end up losing their homes after buying it, right?"
"Yes, yes, uncle is right. Doing business seems to be very profitable, but once you encounter someone who is not kind, your family will be ruined." Fu Yong's tone was full of helplessness and sighs.
Seeing that Fu Yongting came forward, Han Du continued: "In this case, instead of buying off this uncle, why not turn it over to the emperor as taxes? I can only protect you for a while, but the emperor can protect you for the rest of your life.
"
"Pay taxes?" Fu Yong looked at Han Du hesitantly, feeling very reluctant.
It is now a common imagination that businessmen would rather spend large sums of money to bribe various officials than use the money to pay taxes.
"Uncle, I won't hide anything from you. Uncle, do you know why businessmen are unwilling to pay taxes?" Fu Yong pondered for a while and decided to explain it to Han Du.
"Why?" Han Du asked calmly.
"Even if we pay taxes to the court, the court will not care about us. The money we should spend to buy it off must not be less than a penny. Uncle, let me ask you, given the situation here, who is still willing to pay taxes?" Fu Yong said
.
Han Du pondered for a while after listening. This is actually a problem of court management. The management of the Ming Dynasty court was too extensive, and many powers were delegated to prefectures and counties, resulting in prefectures and counties having too much power. As far as commercial tax is concerned, even if
It was people like Fu Yong who paid the tax, and the court was only responsible for collecting the money and not for subsequent services. In this way, naturally no one would pay the tax, because even if they did, it would be of little use.
Han Du paused and said, "But paying taxes is beneficial to you."
"I would like to hear from you uncle." Fu Yong could only listen to what Han Du said. If it were someone else, Fu Yong would have been impatient.
"Do you know why among the Four Farmers, farmers are obviously not as rich and smart as businessmen, but their status is higher than businessmen?" Han Du asked in return.
Fu Yong thought for a while and said: "The emperor pities farmers and thinks that farmers are the most miserable, so he ranks farmers before businessmen and workers."
"Farmers are suffering. This is just one reason." Han Du sighed and continued: "The more important reason is
, that’s because farmers provided sufficient taxes for the Ming Dynasty. More than 90% of the Ming Dynasty’s annual taxes were paid by farmers farming the land.”
"Under such circumstances, do you think the imperial court will not pay attention to farmers? If it does not pay attention to farmers, it is cutting off taxes, which is a way to die. No matter how stupid a person is, they will not do it. Therefore, even farmers
People simply can’t afford silk clothes, and the imperial court still gave farmers the right to wear silk. But you businessmen are obviously rich and can afford it, but you are prohibited from wearing silk."
Wearing silk is the saddest thing for Ming merchants. No matter how rich you are, you can only be inferior to others, and no one can accept it. But in the Hongwu Year, no businessman dared to defy this ban, even at home.
Dare to wear silk and satin. Only in the Jiaofang Division can they freely enjoy the feeling of wearing silk and satin.
This is also a major source of income for Jiaofangsi. Just buying clothes accounts for almost a quarter of Jiaofangsi's income, which is almost the same as doing skin and flesh business. This shows that businessmen are very concerned about being able to be equal to others.
How strong is the desire.
Fu Yong also understood it and asked tentatively: "Uncle, do you mean that if we pay taxes for the imperial court, the imperial court will relax its restrictions on us? But in the past, we also paid taxes to the imperial court, and there was no such thing.
Let’s see what kind of preferential treatment the imperial court has for us.”
Han Du stretched out a finger, waved it, and said: "It's not the court, but the emperor. Instead of thinking about bribing an official, you might as well think about bribing the emperor. Civil servants habitually look down on businessmen, even if they are bribes.
Even if I take your money, I won’t necessarily speak for you, and I’ll even get more and more demanding from you.”
Fu Yong nodded frequently when he heard this. When he met greedy officials, some businessmen had their families destroyed and their lives destroyed by extortion.
"But if you can let the emperor see your value and provide taxes for the Ming Dynasty, then you can really change the phenomenon of not being taken seriously. If one day, the commercial taxes you provide can exceed the agricultural taxes, you will still worry that the court will not
Do you value you?" Han Du said to Fu Yong with some words.
In Han Du's view, Lao Zhu still had the same habit as when he first started the army, that is, staying in a gangster atmosphere. In Lao Zhu's consciousness, the farmers paid him taxes, so he naturally had to treat the farmers well. Businessmen did not
If you pay him protection money, why should he protect the businessman?
Fu Yong pondered without saying anything. The habit he had formed over the years was not something Han Du could completely convince him with just a few words.
Seeing that Fu Yong still had hesitation on his face, Han Du continued: "At least, I can guarantee that your maritime trade will be like this."
With Han Du's guarantee, Fu Yong suddenly beamed and said, "With these words from my uncle, I feel relieved. Please tell me how to do it specifically."
Han Du nodded and said: "The goods you brought out from Ming Dynasty this time are exempted for you because they were not prepared in advance. But the goods returned now must be taxed. The specific amount will be paid later.
After informing the Emperor, the Emperor will make the decision."
"Okay, little one, listen to your uncle." Fu Yong smiled and nodded.
"This matter has only advantages and no disadvantages for you. You have to explain it to others." Han Du warned.
Fu Yong nodded and agreed. Han Du shook his head and said, "You really don't need to thank me."
Seeing that Fu Yong wanted to say something more, Han Du waved his hand to stop him and said: "You are willing to give 10%, do you want to continue this business in the future?"
Fu Yongqian laughed a few times, that was their idea. Han Du now commands the most elite navy of the Ming Dynasty, and can go far across the ocean. If they want to continue this business, Han Du's care is indispensable.
"Uncle Mingjian, a business like this is better than doing it for ten years when I was young. Who doesn't want to continue doing it?"
Han Du smiled and nodded, leaned back, let out a sigh of relief, and said, "If you want to continue this business, then I have an idea."
"Please tell me, uncle." Fu Yong lowered his body and listened attentively.
Han Du thought for a while and then said with a smile: "It's not easy for you to do business. In order to do business smoothly, you are always used to bribed all kinds of people. But have you ever thought about it, if you buy once, there will be a second time.
, there are even many people who end up losing their homes after buying it, right?"
"Yes, yes, uncle is right. Doing business seems to be very profitable, but once you encounter someone who is not kind, your family will be ruined." Fu Yong's tone was full of helplessness and sighs.
Seeing that Fu Yongting came forward, Han Du continued: "In this case, instead of buying off this uncle, why not turn it over to the emperor as taxes? I can only protect you for a while, but the emperor can protect you for the rest of your life.
"
"Pay taxes?" Fu Yong looked at Han Du hesitantly, feeling very reluctant.
It is now a common imagination that businessmen would rather spend large sums of money to bribe various officials than use the money to pay taxes.
"Uncle, I won't hide anything from you. Uncle, do you know why businessmen are unwilling to pay taxes?" Fu Yong pondered for a while and decided to explain it to Han Du.
"Why?" Han Du asked calmly.
"Even if we pay taxes to the court, the court will not care about us. The money we should spend to buy it off must not be less than a penny. Uncle, let me ask you, given the situation here, who is still willing to pay taxes?" Fu Yong said
.
Han Du pondered for a while after listening. This is actually a problem of court management. The management of the Ming Dynasty court was too extensive, and many powers were delegated to prefectures and counties, resulting in prefectures and counties having too much power. As far as commercial tax is concerned, even if
It was people like Fu Yong who paid the tax, and the court was only responsible for collecting the money and not for subsequent services. In this way, naturally no one would pay the tax, because even if they did, it would be of little use.
Han Du paused and said, "But paying taxes is beneficial to you."
"I would like to hear from you uncle." Fu Yong could only listen to what Han Du said. If it were someone else, Fu Yong would have been impatient.
"Do you know why among the Four Farmers, farmers are obviously not as rich and smart as businessmen, but their status is higher than businessmen?" Han Du asked in return.
Fu Yong thought for a while and said: "The emperor pities farmers and thinks that farmers are the most miserable, so he ranks farmers before businessmen and workers."
"Farmers are suffering. This is just one reason." Han Du sighed and continued: "The more important reason is
, that’s because farmers provided sufficient taxes for the Ming Dynasty. More than 90% of the Ming Dynasty’s annual taxes were paid by farmers farming the land.”
"Under such circumstances, do you think the imperial court will not pay attention to farmers? If it does not pay attention to farmers, it is cutting off taxes, which is a way to die. No matter how stupid a person is, they will not do it. Therefore, even farmers
People simply can’t afford silk clothes, and the imperial court still gave farmers the right to wear silk. But you businessmen are obviously rich and can afford it, but you are prohibited from wearing silk."
Wearing silk is the saddest thing for Ming merchants. No matter how rich you are, you can only be inferior to others, and no one can accept it. But in the Hongwu Year, no businessman dared to defy this ban, even at home.
Dare to wear silk and satin. Only in the Jiaofang Division can they freely enjoy the feeling of wearing silk and satin.
This is also a major source of income for Jiaofangsi. Just buying clothes accounts for almost a quarter of Jiaofangsi's income, which is almost the same as doing skin and flesh business. This shows that businessmen are very concerned about being able to be equal to others.
How strong is the desire.
Fu Yong also understood it and asked tentatively: "Uncle, do you mean that if we pay taxes for the imperial court, the imperial court will relax its restrictions on us? But in the past, we also paid taxes to the imperial court, and there was no such thing.
Let’s see what kind of preferential treatment the imperial court has for us.”
Han Du stretched out a finger, waved it, and said: "It's not the court, but the emperor. Instead of thinking about bribing an official, you might as well think about bribing the emperor. Civil servants habitually look down on businessmen, even if they are bribes.
Even if I take your money, I won’t necessarily speak for you, and I’ll even get more and more demanding from you.”
Fu Yong nodded frequently when he heard this. When he met greedy officials, some businessmen had their families destroyed and their lives destroyed by extortion.
"But if you can let the emperor see your value and provide taxes for the Ming Dynasty, then you can really change the phenomenon of not being taken seriously. If one day, the commercial taxes you provide can exceed the agricultural taxes, you will still worry that the court will not
Do you value you?" Han Du said to Fu Yong with some words.
In Han Du's view, Lao Zhu still had the same habit as when he first started the army, that is, staying in a gangster atmosphere. In Lao Zhu's consciousness, the farmers paid him taxes, so he naturally had to treat the farmers well. Businessmen did not
If you pay him protection money, why should he protect the businessman?
Fu Yong pondered without saying anything. The habit he had formed over the years was not something Han Du could completely convince him with just a few words.
Seeing that Fu Yong still had hesitation on his face, Han Du continued: "At least, I can guarantee that your maritime trade will be like this."
With Han Du's guarantee, Fu Yong suddenly beamed and said, "With these words from my uncle, I feel relieved. Please tell me how to do it specifically."
Han Du nodded and said: "The goods you brought out from Ming Dynasty this time are exempted for you because they were not prepared in advance. But the goods returned now must be taxed. The specific amount will be paid later.
After informing the Emperor, the Emperor will make the decision."
"Okay, little one, listen to your uncle." Fu Yong smiled and nodded.
"This matter has only advantages and no disadvantages for you. You have to explain it to others." Han Du warned.