Chapter 475: Old Man Guo, Let’s Start Now!
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Temporary Han Palace.
Guo Zi hurriedly walked into this luxurious palace, slandering Zhu Gaoxu in his heart.
Damn it, this West Palace is a royal palace, and Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu really moved in like this.
I don’t know what the emperor’s expression will be when he learns about this.
Under the leadership of Guo Deng, Guo Zi quickly came to the study room and saw Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu looking attentively at something.
"Your Majesty Guo Zi, see His Highness the King of Han!"
"Okay, Old Man Guo, stop doing these false etiquettes."
Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand and motioned for Guo Zi to take a seat.
As the current Shangshu of the Xingbu in Peiping, Guo Zi is now more concerned about what the King of Han wants to do.
According to the information he received, as soon as the King of Han arrived in Peiping yesterday, after a brief inspection of the construction site, he met a merchant from Peiping named Zhan Yuquan.
Guo Zi didn't have the slightest impression of Zhan Yuquan. After all, this guy was just a humble businessman, and he couldn't catch his eye.
However, this move by Han King Zhu Gaoxu made Guo Zisheng suspicious.
What on earth did the King of Han want to do when he was so anxious to meet a merchant?
So as soon as he heard that the King of Han summoned him today, Guo Zi rushed over immediately.
"Old man Guo, I have something to ask you!"
"After all, you, the Minister of Finance, are a well-known expert on finance and taxation, and are good at managing money and food."
Upon hearing this, Guo Zi instinctively felt a little uneasy.
Money and food?
What money and food?
What kind of money and food did the King of Han want to attack?
"Ahem, Your Highness is making ridiculous compliments. I will definitely tell you everything I know."
"Well, I am planning to restructure the commercial tax system and establish a tax bureau specifically responsible for collecting taxes from merchants!"
Guo Zi: "???"
What?
Inland Revenue Department?
Business tax reform?
Specifically taxing merchants?
Damn it, you are going crazy!
Guo Ziren was dumbfounded and shouted: "King of Han, business tax has been customary since the Hongwu period. This is the ancestral teaching!"
Before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, merchants were levied "official store money" at a tax rate of fifteen to one tax. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it was relaxed to twenty tax to one, and soon it was relaxed to thirty tax to one.
The sale of folk production tools, daily necessities, cultural supplies, wedding and funeral items, etc. are exempted from tax.
This is the stimulating incentive policy made by Emperor Taizu Gao Zhu Yuanzhang when he saw that people's livelihood was difficult and they were unemployed.
Since its development, the commercial taxes formulated by the Ming Dynasty can be roughly divided into two types.
One is the business tax, which is a commercial tax of thirty-one tax; the other is the transit tax, which is the customs duty when goods pass through Sekijin Ferry.
These two commercial taxes are generally collected in kind on a proportional basis.
In addition, the county has a tax bureau and the government has a tax department, which is responsible for collecting commercial taxes, which are all managed by the capital tax department.
When merchants go to various places to do business, they need to obtain a "business guide" issued by the government, which is a type of road guide.
The business citation indicates the type and quantity of the goods sold, as well as the distance of the trafficking route. If there is no "business citation", he will be regarded as a "tramp" and punished.
In other words, since the Ming Dynasty, the commercial tax has been customized and does not need to be changed at all.
A sudden reform of the commercial and tax system will only cause unnecessary turmoil and uneasiness. Who will bear the responsibility then?
What's more, you, the King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu, are just a mere prince, not the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, not even the crown prince. What qualifications do you have to reform the business tax system?
Isn’t this a dog trying to catch a mouse and meddling in other people’s business?
Guo Zi couldn't understand it and wished he could just get up and leave.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu shook his head lightly and asked with a smile: "Old man Guo, why do you think His Majesty the Emperor suddenly asked me to come to Peking?"
Hearing this, Guo Zi was startled, and then cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
The emperor suddenly ordered the King of Han to come to Peiping. Is it because of the business tax reform?
This shouldn't be the case!
Even if the commercial tax system needs to be restructured, wouldn’t it be okay to just issue a new tax system?
Why go to the trouble of going to Peiping first?
Or is this a suggestion from the King of Han, Zhu Gaoxu, and the emperor has no confidence in this matter, so he ordered the King of Han to come to Peking to test the waters first?
Zhu Gaoxu looked at the confused Guo Zi and felt extremely funny in his heart.
No matter how cunning you are, you still want to drink from me!
Zhu Gaoxu can also pull off the tiger's skin and pull the banner.
In fact, before Guo Zi came, Zhu Gaoxu had figured out that it was not easy to deceive Guo Zi.
After all, Guo Zi was a veteran who became an official in Hongwu years. He later served as the Chief Secretary of Peking, Zuo Councilor, and directly surrendered to King Zhu Di of Yan to express his loyalty.
Not only is this old boy outstanding in his own talents, but he also has a wealth of vision and knowledge. In addition, he is now Zhu Di's confidant. It is basically impossible to fool him into lameness.
Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu could only change his mind and let Guo Zi think that this was what Zhu Di meant.
As for whether things will go wrong, Zhu Gaoxu is not afraid.
He has already sent a memorial to Zhu Di, describing his business plan in detail.
As long as that thief Zhu Di is not stupid, he will order Guo Zi to fully cooperate with him in this attempt.
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"Old man Guo, Yingtian is the imperial capital after all, and the situation is complicated, so it is not suitable to be used as a pilot to complete the commercial and tax reform!"
"Beiping is the future new capital. Once the commercial and tax reform is completed, His Majesty the Emperor will move the capital and implement this new tax system throughout the world. No one will dare to question it at that time. This is the real purpose of my visit to Peking."
"So, I hope that Guo Shangshu will fully cooperate with me. After all, if this thing is done, Guo Shangshu will be famous and famous forever!"
Guo Zi: "!!!"
Famous forever!
Famous for eternity!
I had to admit that Guo Zi was moved.
But he also knows that if this thing is not done well and fails to be successful, it will not be famous forever, but will be infamous forever!
After a long silence, Guo Zi looked at Zhu Gaoxu and asked in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness, what should we do?"
After receiving Guo Zi's affirmative answer, Zhu Gaoxu felt relieved.
"Simple, you first clean up all the foxes and rats in Beiping City, and strictly prohibit them from asking for money like merchants in their shops. This will send a signal!"
The so-called "City Fox Du Shu" is actually the ancient version of street gangster.
These street gangsters have the backing of big shots, so they act without scruples and collect protection fees from shops for many years!
Just like what Zhan Yuquan said, the dignitaries ate the bulk, and they followed suit, while the merchants themselves could only drink soup.
Guo Zi nodded upon hearing this. This was not a difficult matter.
Those local ruffians, who are usually arrogant and domineering, prey on the common people, it's time to put things in order!
As for the people behind them?
Haha, if Guo Zi can't even handle this little thing, then he's not a giant in Peking!
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