Chapter 108 I am the master of my territory
These days, Wei Zheng and Li Xuandao have discussed the specific operation process with Qin Lang countless times, and they all feel that this matter is very operable.
Now, they have rushed back to Junduguan to explain the cooperation plan to the representatives who were summoned.
"Every entry transaction must be registered first. The goods enter the field and pass the customs, and the tariff of 100% of the tax is paid first. The physical goods can also be paid according to the estimated value. The transaction in the field must be signed and registered. Both parties pay the deed tax. , the buyer is taxed two."
"In addition, salt, tea, wine, and iron are all listed as special commodities. Salt needs to be taxed with five taxes and one salt tax, tea and wine are taxed with two and one, and iron is taxed with one. Sale..."
"Salt, tea, wine, and iron enter the market. In addition to the additional tax, you also need to obtain the goods in the Dudu Mansion. For example, if you want to transport salt into the market, you need to go to the Dudu Mansion to obtain the salt. Each salt can be sold for salt. One stone, in order to obtain Yanyin, you need to transport ten times the amount of Yanyin grain to the border military fort designated by the Dudu Mansion. After the delivery, you can get the corresponding receipt. This salt yinfang or transport salt into the market for trading. Tea wine iron yin, all need to be transported to the border castle to exchange for citation."
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To put it bluntly, although this border market allows them not to smuggle, the transaction is convenient, but they have to pay taxes, which are still very high. In addition, for commercial goods such as salt, tea, wine and iron, paying taxes is not enough. Only by transporting grain to the frontier military fort can they be exchanged for Yanyin, and then the corresponding amount of salt and iron can be sold with Yanyin.
As for food, it is forbidden to leave the country and not to be sold.
As soon as these regulations came out, those people were blown up.
"Why?"
"Five taxes and one tax on salt? Two taxes and one tax on tea and wine, and one tax and one tax on iron? With such a high tax, you still have to sell and transport food in exchange for food?"
"The market entry tax is only 10% of the 20th tax, and there is also a deed tax for the transaction?"
"Isn't this a money grab?"
These people shouted one after another.
Wei Zheng looked at these people who were about to rebel, opened the gourd calmly, took a sip of his wine, and then said slowly, "It sounds like a lot of taxes, but compared to the profits you made from smuggling out of Serbia in the past, It’s not worth mentioning, right? If you go out, the minimum profit is more than three times, right?”
These people said dissatisfiedly, "How dangerous it is to sell goods outside the Great Wall, it's all about fighting for your life!"
"You don't need to tell me these things. In short, there will be 50,000 Youzhou troops guarding the border in the future. No more cross-border smuggling will be allowed. Anyone who violates the law will be punished with the crime of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and all goods will be confiscated."
"Furthermore, no matter how much the tax is increased, you can definitely increase the transaction price a little bit and pass the tax on to the barbarians. Why don't you continue to make the original profit?"
These words of Wei Zheng did not satisfy those people.
It is simple to say, sell at a higher price, but such a high tax will be passed on to the barbarians, and the barbarians are not stupid.
"Everyone, the border of Youzhou will be closed from now on. Only the designated border markets of North Yanzhou, Tanzhou, and Jizhou on the Great Wall can enter the market for trading. The words have already been brought. How to decide, you go back and report to your proprietor. Think about it."
Wei Zheng was not very polite to these people, because he felt that what Qin Lang said was right. These people can exchange a wooden bowl for a barbarian's fat sheep, and a piece of cloth can exchange for a big cow. This kind of profiteering business Who wants to give up?
Now that Qinlang is closing the customs, but still retaining the border market, although they have to pay some taxes, but the bulk of the profits are still in their hands. Who would give up such a profitable business?
When the 50,000 Youzhou Army blocked the border, if you want to continue to earn this money, you can only cooperate with Qin Lang and give Qin Lang a share of the protection fee. sharp.
And once they all start to trade in the border market established by Qin Lang, if Qin Lang monopolizes these border market transactions, Qin Lang will be able to receive a leniency from collecting taxes at that time. Are you afraid that you will not have money to support the border guards?
Especially Qin Lang's goods introduction system, which needs to transport grain to the border military fort first, which can also save the governor's mansion from the trouble of buying and transporting grain.
Looking at the scene like a pot of porridge below, Li Xuandao said to Wei Zheng worriedly, "Wei Sima, I think Qin Dudu's thinking is too simple. I'm afraid these people may not be obedient."
"Let's see who will try the sharpness of the Youzhou Saber first. I believe that after some heads fall to the ground, these people will understand the meaning of the words "harmony generates wealth and benefits both."
"What if they sue Chang'an through their connections?"
Li Xuandao always felt that this matter was not that simple, and he even unconsciously put half of his buttocks on the side of those gentry and landlords, thinking that Qin Lang was a treacherous plan and bad government, a bad start.
"Salt is not a rare thing. Sea water can be boiled and dried to obtain salt. There are even salt lakes on the grasslands, and there are salt mines in the water. Why is there such a heavy tax on salt?"
"It is true that there are salt lakes on the grasslands, but there are not many Hu people who know how to dry salt to make salt. It is also because the salt trade is convenient, so most of the salt sold by the Hu people comes from the Central Plains. However, this salt is a must. , whether you are a khan or a herdsman slave, everyone cannot do without salt, even war horses have to eat salt, so taxing salt is a stable and considerable income."
"What about wine? Taxes are higher than salt?"
"This is to reduce the amount of wine brewing. After all, wine making consumes food. Now there is a big battle, and food is precious. If heavy taxes are imposed on wine, then the sales of wine will definitely decrease."
These words were actually said by Qin Lang to Wei Zheng. Now that he said it to Li Xuandao, seeing his dazed expression, Wei Zheng couldn't help feeling a bit superior.
Sitting there, Li Xuandao couldn't help thinking, if this kind of industrial and commercial tax is also implemented in all states and counties in the world, will the imperial court increase a lot of fiscal revenue every year?
If the salt tax is imposed on all the salt in the world, the amount will be even more impressive.
The more he thinks about it, the more excited he becomes, but when he thinks about it later, he feels that if everything is taxed, even salt is taxed heavily, wouldn’t the burden on the people be even heavier? Can't even eat salt by then?
Li Xuandao's face suddenly changed drastically. He felt that Qin Lang released a demon!
The army was closed, Qin Lang heard Wei Zheng's report that those who came were extremely dissatisfied, and after rejecting his proposal one after another, Qin Lang just laughed it off.
"Isn't the governor worried that these people really won't come?"
"The prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the chaos of the world is for profit. These people are profit-seeking merchants who feed on birds, and behind them are those greedy aristocratic and powerful families. Do you think they will let such a fortune go?" road?"
If they don't go through Qin Lang's territory and want to continue smuggling outside the Great Wall for trade as they did in the past, they will have to detour for a long, long way. Although Fengzhou and Yunzhou can also go out of the Great Wall, there is a distance between east and west. More than thousands of miles, the value of a mature smuggling trade channel is extremely high, who would give up easily.
What's more, one radish and one pit, the passages and sites to the west have already been occupied by other people, so they can go if they want?
"Don't worry, they may want to try to continue smuggling. Let's give them some color and see. When they hit a wall, they will naturally turn back. No one will be troubled by money. It's still such a big sum Money." Qin Lang made up his mind.
"Bianshi continues to prepare."
"In addition, please draw up a notice for me, which is going to be sent to the brothers of the Seventh Army, the Fourth Guard and the other frontier soldiers, telling them to guard the border and never let a smuggler cross the border. Starting today, the border market will be held every month The Dudu’s Mansion will take out the income tax and use it as a reward and subsidy for the brothers in the frontier army.”
"The smugglers are captured and the smuggled goods are seized. There are many rewards. Every time a smuggler is caught, the reward is one thousand, and every time a smuggled camel or horse mule is caught, the reward is one thousand."
"However, if anyone dares to accept bribes and release smugglers to pass customs, as long as they are found, they will be charged with the crime of communicating with foreign countries and surrendering to the enemy, and they will be beheaded directly. There will be no tolerance!"
One side is heavy rewards, the other side is important points, Wei Zheng also feels that those frontier soldiers dare not mess around.
"It's just that Li Jinxing waited for the past to specialize in armed smuggling."
"I will give him a special account. If he dares to continue smuggling, then don't blame me for being rude. He honestly trades in the border market, and he will not lose much money. If you are not greedy, you will bring disaster on yourself."
Trading in the border market is definitely not as profitable as going deep into the grassland outside the Great Wall, because in the past it was directly traded with the herdsmen, but now the trade in the border market must be based on bulk shipments to grassland merchants, at wholesale prices It is definitely not as high as retail, but if the volume can be increased, the profit may be higher.
"I will mobilize soldiers and horses to form a patrol battalion and a smuggling team, not only to catch smugglers, but also to investigate those border soldiers who took bribes. Once found, they will be severely punished immediately, and no mercy will be given."
Wei Zheng reminded Qin Lang, "The governor should explain this matter to the prince in detail earlier, don't let the wicked file a complaint first, and let the prince misunderstand."
"Thank you for reminding me, I will write the melody right away."
Qin Lang grumbled while looking for a brush and ink, "I thought that the trip to Youzhou was just a visit, but who knows that I can't leave now, and I don't know when I can go back to Chang'an. Damn, the Zhenfu Division still has another What a big deal!"
He said Zhenfusi on his lips, but Qin Lang actually missed the jade flute. The jade flute played by the young and beautiful girls' school in Chang'an is very beautiful. I haven't heard it for a long time, and I miss it very much.
(end of this chapter)