parentshiftbook Chapter 180: May I Ask Your Majesty, Do Businessmen Not Pay Taxes? [Please Subscribe, Please Order I
Chapter 180: May I Ask Your Majesty, Do Businessmen Not Pay Taxes? [Please Subscribe, Please Order I
On the podium, Yan Changqing looked with surprise at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting at the back with a calm expression.
No, he has already stated the advantages of the monetary tax collection method and the shortcomings of the physical tax collection method.
Even Empress Ma, Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes had looks of approval on their faces after listening to what he said.
But Zhu Yuanzhang still looked unmoved.
"Your Majesty, you still feel that the method of collecting monetary taxes is still inappropriate?!!"
Yan Changqing looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked with some doubts.
"Very good, but no."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, then shook his head and replied.
“Can you tell me the reason?!!”
Yan Changqing raised his eyebrows slightly, ready to see what other reasons Zhu Yuanzhang could come up with.
"The circulation of money and commodities and the existence of buying and selling can indeed create more wealth."
"However, no matter how much wealth it creates, those who ultimately benefit the most are still those speculative businessmen!!!"
"The imperial court did not benefit from this; the people did not benefit from this either."
"On the contrary, because merchants earn more wealth in this process, more people will be attracted to abandon farming and engage in business, thus shaking the country's foundation!!!"
"Therefore, it is even more appropriate to ban this method!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked calm and spoke his thoughts firmly.
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, Yan Changqing has understood that although on the surface Zhu Yuanzhang still insists on the method of collecting taxes in kind.
But in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang insisted on the Ming Dynasty's national policy of focusing on agriculture and suppressing commerce!!!
And similarly, what he said before, which on the surface is a monetary tax collection method, is actually a national policy idea of paying equal attention to agriculture and business, consolidating the country through agriculture, and enriching the country through commerce.
Now that he understood the essence, Yan Changqing generally had corresponding ideas on how to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang.
Thinking of this, Yan Chang looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked lightly:
“May I ask Your Majesty, are businessmen your Majesty’s people?!!”
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and didn't quite understand why Yan Changqing asked, but he still answered:
"Of course too!!!"
After receiving Zhu Yuanzhang's clear answer, Yan Changqing showed a smile and said with a smile:
“Since businessmen are also His Majesty’s people, then Your Majesty wants to emphasize agriculture and suppress business?!!”
“Not even just businessmen, but workers too!!!”
"Scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants. Your Majesty governs the country with scholars and puts agriculture first, but on the contrary, he despises workers and merchants."
"I thought that industry and businessmen were not the people under His Majesty's rule, so they were treated with such contempt."
Hearing what Yan Changqing said, the eyes of the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, etc. all brightened up. They looked at me and me with excitement, each with their own eyes. Communicate with each other.
[Come, come, Mr. Yan’s familiar tone comes again!!!]
[Hiss, when Mr. Yan said this, could he be discussing with his father the Ming Dynasty’s national policy of agriculture, agriculture, industry and commerce, right?!!]
[Is it possible that not only the tax collection system of the Ming Dynasty was wrong, but also the basic national policies of the Ming Dynasty were wrong?!!]
[It’s over, although it hasn’t started yet, but I feel that the Ming Dynasty’s national policy of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce set by my father and based on agriculture may be shaken by Mr. Yan. 】
[Fourth brother, be bold and say maybe. I bet that the Ming Dynasty’s national policy of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce set by the father will definitely be shaken by Mr. Yan!!!]
[Fifth brother, you are so brave. I wonder if you dare to make this bet with my father in person?!!]
[I bet that Fifth Brother would not dare to make this bet with his father in person!!!]
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting at the back, heard Yan Changqing's teasing and immediately said dissatisfied:
"How can we generalize between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce!!!"
"Scholars should be literate, know the law and observe etiquette; those with high talents can govern the country; those with low talents can govern the county. Naturally, we should rely on them to govern the country!!"
"Farmers cultivate the fields and grow grains, which support the country and the court, and support each family at the bottom. Naturally, they should rely on it as their foundation!!!"
"Workers can make hundreds of jobs by mastering one skill, which is also beneficial to the country. However, compared with scholars and peasants, it is not of great benefit, so they are classified under scholars and peasants."
"As for the merchants, they are not engaged in production, have no labor, and are not good at any skill; they are just speculators, buying low and selling high to earn the price difference; they are not of great benefit to the country, and they are even more like blood-sucking worms to the people, so they are included in the list. It is the end of scholars, farmers, workers and merchants!!!"
“Does it matter if we divide it like this?!!”
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's rhetorical question, Yu Changqing also answered simply:
"Of course it's wrong."
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately became serious, leaned forward slightly, stared at Yan Changqing closely and said:
"Appreciate further details!!!"
Yan Changqing smiled slightly and prepared to refute Zhu Yuanzhang's views one by one:
…………Please give me flowers…………
"First of all, let's talk about businessmen. His Majesty said that businessmen are not involved in production, have no work, and are not good at any skill. They only speculate and earn the price difference by buying low and selling high, which is of no great benefit to the country.
“Then I dare to ask Your Majesty, businessmen don’t pay taxes to the country?!!”
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sneered and said disdainfully:
“Even if businessmen pay taxes, how can they compare with farmers’ taxes?!”
Yan Changqing's expression did not change, and he still said with a smile:
"Yeah?!!"
"I sold colored glaze last night. I sold 8,870,000 taels overnight. According to the commercial tax of 30 taels, the commercial tax I should pay is more than 295,600 taels.
"Forget it, I'll be generous and just pay the full amount, just 300,000 taels of business tax."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I made nearly 9 million taels in one night, but in the end I only had to pay 300,000 taels in business tax."
"This business tax is indeed not as good as farmers' tax."
"But fortunately, of the 8.87 million taels earned, 30% belongs to His Majesty, and 3.50% belongs to Your Highnesses."
"After all, although the imperial court may have suffered a little loss, Your Majesty and Your Highnesses still have not suffered a loss.
"However, because of the capital injection by His Majesty and Your Highnesses, the Nonghuang Chamber of Commerce can still share 6.50% of the profits from it."
"However, other merchants have accumulated over time and earned one after another eight million eight hundred and seventy-seven thousand taels [which only need to be handed over to the imperial district lord Shifang's Shangzhen City]"
"With such a low commercial tax, even if a businessman earns 30 to 50 million taels, he only needs to pay a commercial tax of 1 to 2 million taels."
"Your Majesty is indeed wise and powerful, and businessmen are indeed of no great benefit to the country. Compared with the taxes paid by millions of people, they are indeed nothing.'
Below, the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes looked at Yan Changqing with admiration.
Although they had seen such a thing more than once, they still couldn't help but feel admiration every time they saw it.
Mr. Yan was the only one who dared to behave like this in front of their father, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, and mock their father, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.
If it were anyone else, he would have died countless times.
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