Li Er smiled and said: "Very good, I remembered it. Thirteen years ago, there was indeed such a decree. The emperor followed his words and he followed the law. You have implemented it very well. Don't be nervous. Tell me slowly, what is the foreign-related tax refund? The Ministry of Industry
Tell me how it was formulated and how it was implemented in Yuezhou. No matter what you said, I guarantee that no one will dare to ask you what you think is wrong."
Seeing that the chief clerk became nervous after discovering that Duan Hong was a eunuch, Li Er comforted him with gentle words. This was another problem of his. He lost his temper with the ministers in the court, but he was always tolerant towards the lower-level officials.
In addition, he was still losing his temper just now, but now he is as charitable as the uncle next door. This situation changes with the change of the other party's identity. To Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui will never say a word like "old brother". If they are in the fields,
It was common for him and the old farmer to put their arms around each other and call each other brothers.
"I don't know, noble people, but there have been a lot of Hu merchants in Yuezhou recently. The gold nuggets, silver nuggets, or gold sands, gold cakes, and silver cakes they bring are far less exquisite than those of the Tang Dynasty, and the quality is often lacking. When trading,
Datang merchants were unwilling to accept their gold and silver of various colors, so they would determine the transaction price based on the fineness of Hu merchants' gold and silver.
Of course, most of them underestimated the fineness of Hu Shang's gold and silver, and then the bank took it back and recast it. After removing the fire consumption, there will be a certain surplus, so there will be a surplus in the books, and the accounts cannot be balanced, so there are many
The gold and silver that comes out will be taxed again as the merchant's profit. After that, if there is any surplus, it will be returned to the merchant. This is how the extra twenty silver coins on the Pearl Bank's books came from. "
Fang Xuanling added: "It is true that the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts cannot be deficient, but surpluses cannot be tolerated. One payment is received and one payment is paid out. After accounting in pairs, the amounts in the books should be equal. A deficiency means a lack of income.
If there is more, it means there is an error there, which is also not allowed. When I review the accounts, I will not tolerate shortages or surpluses. Regardless of whether there are shortages or surpluses, it will definitely mean that something illegal has occurred here. "
Li Er nodded, flipped through the Pearl Company's account book again and asked: "The taxes in 14 years were 60% more than in 13 years. Does this mean that the Pearl Company earned 60% more money last year than the year before?"
"I'm not sure what you're saying. According to the official, the profit of the Pearl Company last year was more than double that of the year before. In the past, it was indeed as the noble said, the profits of merchants doubled, and the taxes must also double.
, our Tang Dynasty's taxation has become the current situation after it was changed by His Majesty."
Li Er was stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked how Emperor Fang Xuanling changed taxes? Why didn't I know?"
Fang Xuanling said with a wry smile: "What this Chief Zhang is talking about must be the progressive tax system proposed by His Majesty in the eleventh year. That is, the more taxes you pay, the greater the various tax reductions you will enjoy, such as paying taxes."
If a tax of one hundred silver coins is paid and a tax of one thousand silver coins is paid, the difference in their industrial profits is not ten times, sometimes even fifteen or sixteen times."
Li Er immediately threw away the tea bowl in his hand and said angrily: "In this way, the rich will get richer, the poor will get poorer, and those with less profits will have to pay more taxes. This is unfair, you..."
One of the responsibilities of Minister Zuopushe is to help the country and correct the emperor's gains and losses. What did he do when he knew what was wrong?"
Before Fang Xuanling bowed down, Master Zhang fainted first with a bang. Yun Ye asked Lao Shao to take Master Zhang and several other minor officials to the backyard and ordered the guards to close the door of the shop. This scene was unacceptable.
Seen by outsiders.
Fang Xuanling knelt on the ground with his head lowered and remained silent. Du Ruhui did the same. Changsun stood up and looked at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall with Li Tai, especially when they saw the huge picture of a turtle playing in the water in the middle hall. The mother and son were whispering.
, in a good mood.
"Yun Ye, come on, I don't believe you didn't know this result at the beginning, and you were so evil just to get rich for yourself." Suddenly hearing the emperor say this, the eldest grandson turned his head in surprise and looked at the furious emperor.
He said to Yun Ye: "You are not allowed to say treacherous and unethical words."
This was the first time that the eldest grandson had interrupted when the emperor was dealing with government affairs. Li Er looked at the eldest grandson with confusion, and found that his son Li Tai also looked embarrassed. He immediately realized that no one else could be blamed for this, and it was probably his own fault.
The queen is trying to save face for herself. After being married for many years, there is still a lot of tacit understanding.
Just as Yun Ye was about to speak happily, he almost choked to death on Changsun's words, so he could only roll his eyes and look at the roof.
"Yun Ye, I'm tired. I'll go back to the palace to rest. We'll discuss things tomorrow." After Li Er's instructions, the guards opened the door, and a carriage was driven over by the guards. Li Er and his eldest grandson got into the carriage, and walked to the street.
Guards kept coming out to join the guard team, and under the command of Li Tai, they marched towards the palace in a mighty manner.
Seeing that the emperor was gone, Yun Ye helped Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, who were kneeling, to sit on chairs. He poured tea for them himself and then said: "Fang Gong, Du Gong, think of something! Your Majesty.
If we do this, we will not have a good life when we return to Chang'an. The progressive tax system was created by Your Majesty yourself in order to pay less taxes. In the eleventh year of Zhenguan, only the Queen was eligible to enjoy the benefits of this progressive tax system. Your Majesty
Unexpectedly, only three or two years later, there are many more people who are qualified to enjoy this kind of thing. Now I regret it.
We all opposed it back then. His Majesty insisted on his own way, and now he is using us to support the situation. What should we do? There is no way to change government orders overnight."
Fang Xuanling took a sip of hot tea and said angrily: "Is there any good way for me to help such a majesty live a hard life? This decree will greatly promote the commercial development of the Tang Dynasty.
Many small businesses automatically merged and formed a group to enjoy the feast of the decree. Now it seems that it is still good for the Tang Dynasty. When there are more and more large businesses, the court's tax revenue will inevitably enter a bottleneck period. If you want to do this again
Rapid development is difficult.”
Du Ruhui put down the tea bowl and continued: "Your Majesty's government orders that are obtained by patting your head appear not once or twice. Aren't the military retirement orders and military horse laws all like this? Once they find that it is inappropriate, they would rather bite the bullet and continue.
I don't want to lose my face by executing it. The retirement order will advance the time for the generals to retire and serve in the army. It seems that there is no change. There are even more young men in the army, but I would rather have forty more.
Veterans who are more than 10 years old are not willing to have more child soldiers who are sixteen or seventeen years old. Many veteran generals have already complained about this kind of reduction in combat effectiveness."
"Have you two noticed that these are laws that seek quick success and quick success? It shows that His Majesty is in a hurry. He wants to complete the road that took decades, even hundreds of years, for his predecessors to complete in one go.
"There is nothing to be anxious about. The current situation of the Tang Dynasty is as good as has been rare in hundreds of years. There are no strong enemies outside and no worries inside. The world is at peace and the people live and work in peace and contentment. As long as the current situation is maintained, I dare not say anything.
In ten years, the Tang Dynasty had its own new world. If it can be maintained for a hundred years, I can't even imagine the situation at that time."
"You're greedy, you're greedy. Lao Fang, you are handling the government affairs conscientiously in Chang'an. I am reviewing the army non-stop. Lao Li is drinking horse urine in the desert, the eldest grandson is eating pickles on the grassland, and three foreign generals are squeezing the Koreans in the ice and snow.
, Marquis Yun was struggling on the sea full of crises, and he just wanted to keep the Tang Dynasty safe and sound. Now he has to cause new troubles, and this time I will not agree to your majesty's troubles. "
After Du Ruhui said that, he cupped his hands and went to his own grain store. Fang Xuanling also returned to his herbal medicine store with his hands behind his back. Yun Ye stood at the door of his pearl store and felt that the two bosses looked more like one at this time.
A shopkeeper who must compare every penny.
"Marquis Yun, help me, I really don't know who is Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty is very reasonable. What you said is right. You are not bending the law for personal gain. What are you worried about? Go back. You are not in the mood to check the accounts today. I guess you will be promoted soon."
Lao Shao stood behind Yun Ye and watched the surprised and happy Master Zhang leave. He said in a low voice: "This idiot has taken advantage of our family again. He saw the sky for no reason. There is smoke rising from the ancestral grave."
Already."
"Don't worry about whether there is smoke in other people's ancestral tombs. I am already so angry that your prince is smoking. The emperor's pearl is gone. I buried gold powder in the seam of the sea oyster. Only such a top quality one came out and was taken away by the queen.
Yeah, I’m so angry.”
"Don't worry, Mr. Hou, Lao Shao, I am also a business wizard who has experienced many battles. How could I be able to make such a big mistake? We still have that walking pearl at home, and the golden pearls produced by the sea clams in the sea clam field can be...
There is not only that one, there are nine more in the treasure house. The string of moonlight is the best treasure. When the queen comes, she will definitely not pay the bill, but she can't go back empty-handed. The string of child-like faces is an old slave.
I specifically said that it has been chosen by Miss Xiaoya. Didn’t you take it? But if we sell golden pearls later, we must come up with a decent excuse."
That's right, this is a member of the Yun family who can tell the difference between the inside and the outside when facing the emperor. Although Lao Shao likes to brag on weekdays, he is definitely a first-class talent, which the royal family does not have.
"You are stupid. Your Majesty just took away a string of beads and a walking bead from our house. You must publicize this in a big way. Write it on red paper at the door. The Queen also likes my beads. That's it.
In a word, don’t change it, I don’t believe it, the women in Yuezhou City don’t like something that my queen likes? By the way, my queen has visited it, but the value of our store is different. If the price is increased by 30%, I don’t believe it.
You can’t earn back what you took away.”
Lao Shao nodded quickly in response. The Marquis had been gone for half an hour, and Lao Shao was still praising him that his own Marquis was a genius in business.