Of course, the township government did not directly propose to terminate the contract, but required the Huang family to spend 2,000 yuan every year to organize activities for the elderly in the village.
The so-called respect for the elderly activity is to distribute New Year’s supplies to the elderly over 70 years old in the village at a cost of 10 yuan per capita.
Caring for the elderly is a charitable act, and the leaders of the township government take the lead. This can be regarded as one of the political achievements.
The face belongs to the township government, but the Huang family is required to get the money.
And it’s not just this year, but such a sum of money needs to be paid every year.
If the Huang family is unwilling, the township government will not force it, but the land for the school will not be leased to them. Instead, it will be leased to investors who are willing to sponsor activities for respecting the elderly.
Originally, the rent and conditions for renting the land had been negotiated, but now I am inexplicably being asked to pay an extra 2,000 yuan a year, which is a disguised increase in rent by 20%, and no one will agree to it.
Huang Zhiqiu and Huang Kailin were both stunned when they heard the conditions put forward by Director He, but Yun Mo was not too surprised.
As early as when she bumped into Mayor Lu having a private meal with a businessman from Zhejiang Province, she had a vague premonition that there might be some troubles in this land.
"Director He, when we rented the land before, the rent and conditions were all agreed upon. Now that the contract has been signed, you want to increase the money without any reason. I'm afraid it's against the rules."
Director He looked apologetic and guilty, "It's my fault. I didn't explain it clearly to you in advance. However, the rule of respecting the elderly has been set by the superiors a long time ago, and the documents have been issued a long time ago."
With that said, Director He showed an announcement to Yun Mo and the Huang family.
"Look, this is a notice that was sent out in September last year. The date is still written on it. I really didn't lie to you."
The announcement did state that foreign investors would be responsible for hosting elderly care activities, but judging from the condition of the paper and the color of the font, it did not look like it had been printed a few months ago.
Yun Mo was clear in her heart, but she didn't expose it with her mouth. There was no point in arguing whether the notice was true or false.
"Director He, we signed a land lease contract. It was clearly stated in the contract that in addition to the rent, the additional condition was to help the village build a road. From the beginning to the end, you didn't mention respecting the elderly.
Now we are suddenly asked to get an extra 2,000 yuan a year. To put it bluntly, people are so weak that they are like snakes swallowing elephants. How do I know that I paid this money this time? Will you come up with any other names for us to get money next time?"
Hearing that Yun Mo seemed to be willing to take out the money, Director He was hesitant.
The purpose of Township Chief Lu is to get the Huang family to give up this land voluntarily.
In the opinion of Township Chief Lu, the Huang family are just poor people in the countryside, and there is no way they would be willing to give up the money to respect their elders.
"Miss Yun, do you mean that you are willing to bear the funds for caring for the elderly?"
"Yes, yes. Respecting the elderly is a great thing to accumulate good fortune and virtue. We have no reason to refuse."
Huang Zhiqiu and Huang Kailin didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Yunmo's gourd, but they were extremely anxious when they heard that Yunmo was going to take out 2,000 yuan without blinking.
"Director He, this is not a trivial matter, please wait until we discuss it privately..."
Huang Zhiqiu said to Director He.
Yun Mo turned around and held Huang Zhiqiu's hand, "Mom, leave this matter to me. It's almost dinner time. You and grandpa should go cook first. As agreed with Master You yesterday, you will get two meals for your work.
When it comes to food, we are people who keep our word. After they have done their work, we should prepare hot meals and dishes for them when the time comes."
Huang Kailin deliberately responded loudly, "Momo, you are right, you should be honest when doing things. If this person loses integrity, it is like a tree without roots!"
Director He could not tell that Huang Kailin was sarcastic, but he could not refute, so he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb in embarrassment.
"Momo, you..."
Huang Zhiqiu was obviously worried and stood still.
Yun Mo smiled and comforted, "Mom, trust me, I won't do anything I'm not sure about."
Hearing this, Huang Zhiqiu got up and went to the kitchen to cook.
"Director He, our bamboo weaving factory is willing to support the elderly with funds, but I also have conditions. The township government must make a guarantee in writing that the bamboo weaving factory will never let the bamboo weaving factory provide money in any name in the future."
Yun Mo agreed to pay so readily, which obviously exceeded Director He's expectations.
"I have to go back and report this to the leader."
Yun Mo smiled and said, "Then I'll wait for your news."
After politely sending Officer He off, Lingchuan could no longer bear the doubts in his heart.
"Daughter-in-law, we have to hold this activity to respect the elderly every year, which means we have to pay an extra 2,000 yuan every year. This is not a small sum of money."
"Yes, Momo, this is not 200 yuan, but 2,000. The bamboo weaving factory is not just ours. We must sit down and discuss it with other people no matter what."
Huang Zhiqiu and Huang Kailin also came out of the kitchen at some point and tried to persuade Yun Mo.
After everyone finished speaking, Yun Mo smiled and explained her intention.
"Mom, Grandpa, do you know that private enterprises have to pay taxes?"
"Tax?"
Judging from the surprised expressions on Huang Zhiqiu and Huang Kailin's faces, it was obvious that they did not know much about paying taxes.
In fact, it is not surprising. It has only been a few years since the reform. The tax system is still in its infancy. Even ordinary citizens in cities have no concept of paying taxes, let alone rural areas with limited information.
Yun Mo briefly explained to the father and daughter the tax obligations of each citizen.
"With the current tax policy, if we earn 10,000 yuan a year, we will have to pay 1,300 yuan in tax alone."
The Huang family's father and daughter were stunned when they heard this, "You have to pay so much tax?"
"This is not much. The bamboo weaving produced by our bamboo weaving factory is an agricultural product, and the tax is 13%. If it is produced in other daily chemical manufacturing industries, the tax is 35%.
Now, you should know why the township government went back on its word and didn’t want to rent the land to us, right?"
"Is it because we pay less taxes?"
"For this reason, on the other hand, it is probably that our bamboo weaving factory is too small to take advantage of it."
After listening to Yun Mo's explanation, Huang Kailin also lost his temper.
"Since they look down on us, then we don't have to pay 2,000 yuan every year if we don't rent their land anymore! What if our money comes from strong winds?"
Yun Mo still smiled and said, "Grandpa, these 2,000 yuan are not for nothing. The Public Welfare Donation Law stipulates that corporate donations can be deducted from 12% of the annual profit tax.
In other words, after spending this 2,000 yuan, if our annual profit can exceed 20,000 yuan, we can pay 2,000 yuan less in tax."
Hearing this, the Huang family's father and daughter suddenly realized.
"Momo, according to you, as long as our factory can earn 20,000 yuan a year, we can earn back the 2,000 yuan?"
"Yes, and we can also gain a good reputation as a philanthropist, which is good for the development of our bamboo weaving factory."
"But can our bamboo weaving factory earn so much money in a year?"
"Nothing is difficult in the world, as long as we have the willpower, as long as we work together, not to mention 20,000, even 200,000 is not a problem."
Huang Zhiqiu was amused by Yun Mo's words, "You kid, your tone is too loud."
Yun Mo smiled and said nothing.
200,000 is nothing. Her goal is to make the bamboo weaving factory go out of Anshi, to the whole country, and to the world.