With a bitter look on her face, Ni Yuanlu hesitated for a long time and said: "Your Highness, I am naturally alone, but I can't handle this!"
"Ni Shangshu, others can do this, why can't you do it?
Besides, weren’t you the one who found out what happened in Nanjing City?”
"You have this ability. How can you not collect a small tax?"
Lin Fan asked rhetorically.
"Alas! Your Highness, I'll tell you the truth. It's not that I can't do this, I just can't do it. Otherwise, my life may be gone."
Ni Yuanlu said in a deep voice.
hehe!
He knew what Ni Yuanlu was worried about. He was just an official. Without this layer of things, he was nothing. But those nobles from aristocratic families would always be nobles from aristocratic families.
Therefore, Ni Yuanlu was worried about revenge from those aristocratic families.
"Ni Shangshu, what you are doing now is a great achievement that will last forever! If you don't do it, and no one else will do it, then who will do it?"
"Let me ask you, those aristocratic families hold a lot of wealth in their hands. When the people are suffering from disasters, they only squeeze them without mercy. Do you think they do this, right?"
Lin Fan asked in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, what they did is naturally wrong, but I have no way to deal with them."
Ni Yuanlu said in a deep voice.
"Yes! You absolutely do!"
"Ni Shangshu, you can do it with confidence and boldness. I promise to protect your whole family. If anyone dares to touch you, I will destroy all nine of his clans!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
What Ni Yuanlu wants now is a guarantee, so she will give him a guarantee.
Hearing Lin Fan's promise, Ni Yuanlu's eyes flashed with hesitation. To be honest, he had already disliked those nobles from aristocratic families.
But, are the promises made by His Royal Highness safe?
"Your Highness, it's not that I don't trust you, but I have no clue about how to do this..."
Ni Yuanlu said, glancing at the Ministry of Revenue official aside.
Lin Fan immediately understood what he meant. He was telling himself again that those officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs were unreliable. He would do it himself, and these people might cause trouble.
Lin Fan said: "You all sit down. Today, I will tell you how to collect taxes!"
After that, Lin Fan took out a piece of paper, drew a few random strokes on the paper, and said: "Look, this piece of paper is our Ming Dynasty, and these strokes drawn by this prince are the nobles of the Ming Dynasty.
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"They are all black, and very thick. If I soak this paper at this time, will this paper also turn black?"
this……
All the officials present were at a loss for words, except Ni Yuanlu, who stroked his beard and said: "This paper will not turn black, but the black will dye the entire paper."
hehe!
Lin Fan looked at Ni Yuanlu, nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Ni Shangshu is so right, the black will spread across the entire paper, but you can still see that the paper is white."
"This shows that no matter how powerful those aristocratic families are, the people are actually awake, and even the thugs of the aristocratic families are awake."
"They just don't dare to resist. If someone leads them to resist at this time, what will they do?
Will you join the rebels in resisting?"
this……
After Lin Fan finished speaking, Ni Yuanlu and others fell silent again.
Lin Fan added: "What this prince wants is for you to be the rebels. How much money have those aristocratic families earned over the years?"
"And how much tax do they pay?
If I, the prince, investigate them for tax evasion, I can easily capture them all."
"However, I cannot do this yet, because once I do this, it will easily cause panic among the people."
"However, if this prince can get a legitimate reason, none of those noble families will survive."
"Your Highness, I understand what you mean. You want to re-write the rules, right?"
Ni Yuanlu said in a deep voice.
Every word Lin Fan said was telling them that if any one of them had a problem, it could be a reason for him to attack the noble family.
And those nobles from the aristocratic families are not fools, and will never confront His Highness the Crown Prince at this juncture. This means that the more ruthless they are, the more honest the nobles from the aristocratic families will be.
Therefore, they will take ruthless measures to weaken the strength of the nobles of the family to the point where they will not threaten them. Then it will be much easier for them to do things in the future.
"That's right! Just re-write the rules!"
Lin Fan said.
"Your Highness, how should this rule be formulated?
What are the requirements?”
one person asked.
Lin Fandao: "This rule is very simple, that is, let these noble families pay taxes honestly, starting with their various businesses."
"Do you know how much profit these people make from their business?"
Ni Yuanlu said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, have you found out clearly?"
"Of course, this is the overseas trade of tea and porcelain, which is very profitable. I made a rough calculation. Every time they send out a merchant ship, the profit ranges from 100,000 to 300,000 taels of silver!"
"You have to know that those overseas merchants are very fond of our Ming Dynasty tea and porcelain. One hundred taels of tea per catty overseas is equivalent to one thousand taels or even five thousand taels of silver per catty."
"This is especially true for porcelain. There is such a huge profit, but our Ming Dynasty did not pay taxes in this area. How much money have we lost over the years?"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
hiss!
Hearing what Lin Fan said, Ni Yuanlu and others took a breath of air-conditioning. One ship has so much profit, and none of those time nobles sends out dozens of ships a year!
No wonder those nobles from aristocratic families have more and more wealth in their hands. They make money so quickly!
"Your Highness the Crown Prince! If they have such high profits, we will increase the customs tax, and the tax rate will be 50%. What do you think?"
Ni Yuanlu said in a deep voice.
When he said these words, he gritted his teeth and wanted to collect all the profits made by the noble families.
"Fifty percent is a bit too much. If we suddenly charge so much tax, it will dissipate their enthusiasm. Therefore, we can charge only 30% tax in the initial stage."
Lin Fan said.
"Thirty percent! Your Highness, their profits are hundreds of thousands. We only collect 30%. They still make too much money!"
Ni Yuanlu said.
"Haha! You think they still earn too much, but I think this is enough, and I also want to formulate a tax-free policy."