Only when there is a population can we talk about development. This is an eternal truth.
As for Peking, Emperor Yongkang wanted to move the capital to Peking. What use would a capital city with a population of 100,000 people be worth?
Over the years, several groups of people have moved there. Compared to the Wu Dynasty, which regarded Peiping as its capital, with a population of one million, and compared to the current densely populated and narrow capital, which has a population of over one million, Peking is now far away.
Far from enough.
As for Dian Province, which is located on the border, if it wants to be prosperous and rich, its top priority is to increase its population. The Duke of Guizhou, Mu Yan and others have to worry about this, but Huo Xi has nothing to worry about.
She only talks about reducing and mitigating miscellaneous taxes and customs duties for businessmen. That is what she should worry about.
After being appointed as the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Uncle Yu Dan was so busy that he couldn't even go home and almost lived in the clubhouse. Wave after wave of colleagues came to congratulate and inquire, and it was like running water.
, it never stopped.
Reducing or reducing commercial taxes will of course have an impact on local taxes in the short term, but if it activates local business and attracts a large number of businessmen to Yunnan, then taxes will naturally increase significantly.
Uncle Yu Dan was very skilled in business affairs, but he was not very sensitive about politics. He was chased by a group of colleagues and asked questions. The first two of them were at a loss for words, so they often ran to Huo Xi for advice.
Huo Xizhi knew that when he first became the president, he was a little constrained, so he encouraged him to be bold and bold, and said some words of praise. Yu Danbo immediately felt that he could do it again. As the president of the president, he became more impressive.
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On this day, Huo Xi had some free time, and Mrs. Feng took her son Mu Lin, and Mrs. Niu brought her son Mu Heng, who was just one month old, to see Wan'er.
As the three sisters-in-law talked, they also mentioned the tax reduction and exemption for businessmen. They also had some dowry businesses, and their natal family also had a lot of business, and they were also very concerned about this matter.
"Second sister-in-law, if this year's tax collection is insufficient, will you and your second brother really have to pay out of your own pockets?" The relationship between the three of them is getting better as they get along, but they are a little worried.
Huo Xi smiled and comforted them, "No, don't worry. Our annual tax in Yunnan Province is less than 100,000 taels, most of which are land tax and salt and mineral taxes. The commercial tax is actually not that much. And this year
I'm afraid the commercial taxes paid by my North-South Goods Store and Perfume Store will be more. Last year, they were only open for a few months. Therefore, the commercial taxes this year will be much higher than last year."
Even if some of the business-friendly moves she made failed to attract a large number of businessmen to come to Yunnan, they would not lead to her having to use her personal money to pay taxes.
Moreover, Mu Yan has begun to investigate the unreported salt and mine taxes in various places.
There are underground salt mines in Yunnan Province. In addition to meeting local needs and sending them to surrounding provinces and customs, the amount is not small every year, but the salt tax collected is not much. Furthermore, Yunnan Province has a lot of various minerals.
For example, jade mines and silver mines.
However, due to the complex population structure of Yunnan Province, most of these mines are under the jurisdiction of various chieftains, and they are all their hereditary territories. They are basically concealed from each other. The taxes collected are not much.
In fact, if the salt tax and various mining taxes are truly collected, it can cover half of the military expenses of the 300,000-strong army. However, in the past, they were afraid of causing dissatisfaction among the chieftains and causing local instability, so they turned a blind eye.
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But Mu Yan didn't want to spoil them.
In fact, whoever has the strongest fist has the right to speak. If the army is strong, there will be no fear of rebellion by the chieftains.
Previously, Mu Zhan was responsible for handling the relationship with the chieftains. His father-in-law was a great chieftain of Pingzhao, and he had many old relatives by marriage. The chieftains had been married for generations, and there were many branches and branches. It was not easy to deal with this.
But Mu Yan was not afraid.
He did not have a chieftain's father-in-law, nor a chieftain relative. There was no royal land in the world, and the chieftains were allowed to manage their own ethnic groups and territories, not to embezzle the assets of the imperial court.
Therefore, the couple knew that this year's taxes would only double, many times, but they would not have to pay for their private property.
Huo Xi analyzed it with them, and both the Che family and Niu family breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good. In fact, my husband also told us that the second brother and sister-in-law knew what was going on, but we are still worried. Once someone takes advantage of it, if we let him return to his previous appearance, we are afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among them."
"No, it will continue to be reduced."
Huo Xi joked to the two of them, "If you have a shop you want to buy or a business you want to do, do it as soon as possible. I'm worried that the price of the shop will increase after a while. I'm afraid you'll be in pain."
"Really? Then let's buy a few shops." The two of them were very interested.
If Huo Xi is relieved, there will be more shops in the house, and there will be more enthusiasm outside.
After the three of them said this, they talked about Aunt Jun again...
"My eldest brother and sister-in-law have already returned home with Ying'er. I heard that my second uncle asked his confidants to pick him up. He said he wouldn't come back unless they came back, but Ying'er still has her studies, so don't delay her. Then the family went back home.
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Huo Xi smiled and said that if Mu Zhan Udai didn't return home, it wasn't because he didn't want to go back.
Chuchu might be feeling sad and hating the Duke and them. But he also wanted the Duke to feel that he owed them something and wanted some protection. But when they didn't come back during the New Year, the Duke was already angry and ignored them.
pass them.
They can't stay in Zhuangzi any longer. How can they be as comfortable as in Zhuangzi's mansion?
On the pretext of asking the servants to go back to the house to get something, the Duke of Guo happened to see him, and then the Duke of Guo said that if he didn't come back, he would never come back, and he would only take Mu Ying back.
The family also took advantage of the situation and returned home.
Niu looked around and came over, "You really don't want to hold accountable what eldest brother has done?" It's impossible for eldest brother and sister-in-law not to know what Auntie Jun did. Who gave her the kerosene and black oil on the mountain?
gunpowder?
Huo Xi smiled and said, "We are all members of the same family. Once Aunt Jun dies, all these things will be wiped out after her death."
Mu Zhan seems to have lost his wings now, and he is no longer a threat to Mu Yan. Mu Yan doesn't want to pursue the case anymore, he has to give Duke Qian some face. Moreover, the couple will not stay in Yunnan for too long, and the Duke of Guizhou will also have to be around him.
There are people close to you who help with the general affairs.
"Sixth brother has always been very close to us. We must give him some face. My husband wrote a letter to sixth brother himself and explained the reason for the matter. Although sixth brother did not reply, I believe he will understand."
Che and Niu couldn't help but sigh, "Second brother has actually done enough. If things happened to us, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to bear her anymore. And the second brother didn't go into details about the people related to her.
As for Aunt Shui, you still left her alive and asked her to go up the mountain to serve the eldest aunt."
"The reason why Aunt Shui was left behind was because she was grooming herself, had no children, and no one in her natal family. The prince and I also wanted to hide ourselves, so we asked her to go up the mountain to serve her mother, chanting sutras and reciting the Buddha's name, which also alleviated her pain.
Sin."
"I can't do it."
"Yes, I can't do it either."
Huo Xi smiled, saying that these people would not pose any threat to them again, and Mu Yan did not want to leave a reputation for killing people, and also said that he wanted to accumulate blessings for his daughter.
Within a few days, news of Kuncheng's commercial tax reductions and exemptions spread throughout Yunnan.
And because businesses with annual sales of less than 50 taels do not charge commercial taxes, there are even more small traders and hawkers. People come and go on the street, which is very lively.