Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 925 Finance
With a sound of "Woo--", Li Ruoxu, a former Yanjing left-behind with excellent equestrian skills, reined in the Arabian horse under his crotch, and then turned over and dismounted.First, he moved his aching body, then threw the whip and reins to the guards standing beside him, and walked forward.

The General Tax Administration in Jinling City is located to the east of Xuanwu Lake and north of Zhongshan Mountain.At this moment, at the turn of summer and autumn, although it cannot be said that it is like spring and summer, flowers are blooming like brocades and green grass is like a rug, but the difference is similar.A large area of ​​fruit trees dotted the land in the distance, and the flowers and trees were luxuriant, which made Li Ruoxu very nostalgic when he first arrived.

Yanjing City also has its own scenic spots, however, this is the imperial capital.Although Yanjing is expensive as the accompanying capital, it will be inferior after all.

Li Ruoxu moved from Yanjing's left-behind position to the State Administration of Taxation, so there was no reason for him to be a deputy.

Although Lu Qian was very relieved of Jiang Jing and Xue Shao, it was impossible for him to ask someone to occupy a certain position for more than ten years.Without talking about whether it will be deeply ingrained in people, it is difficult to say only about the issue of integrity.His heavenly eyes can clearly see loyalty, but he can't see whether he is clean or not.

There are many loyal and corrupt officials in this world, such as Zhu Dadian in the late Ming Dynasty.This person was greedy by nature. During his tenure as the governor of Fenglu, he searched and extorted people's wealth, greedily extorted money and bribes. Corrupt officials.In the 16th year of Chongzhen, Zhu Dadian was impeached by Yushi, dismissed from office, and returned to his hometown of Jinhua.However, when the Ming Dynasty was in peril, the Qing army was approaching Jinhua City, but the corrupt official Zhu Dadian was able to hold on to his integrity, destroying his family to relieve difficulties, and insisted on not surrendering.In the end, when the city was broken, the whole family died with gunpowder.Even when the Manchu and Qing compiled the "History of Ming Dynasty", they all admired his courage and integrity, saying that "the death in eastern Zhejiang is not as fierce as the one in the grand ceremony."Who can say that such a person is not a loyal minister?

Therefore, people like Jiang Jing and Xue Shao have entered and left the central government many times over the years.

It's not all about preventing them, it's about protecting them as well.

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There were financial difficulties, and the issue of issuing additional gold and silver banknotes affected the hearts of many people.While the army was attacking North Tianzhu, the relevant departments of Lu Qi Dynasty's financial, financial, and trade systems, such as the Ministry of Households, the General Administration of Taxation, customs, and officials from major banks, were ordered by the cabinet to "find ways".

As the head of the State Administration of Taxation, Li Ruoxu pays more attention to the actions of "brother units", but pays more attention to exploring his own potential.

"Tax reform" is such a heavy word, Li Ruoxu still dare not touch it.He has just assumed a new position in the State Administration of Taxation, the foundation has not yet been consolidated, and the weight of tax reform is too heavy.

The only thing Li Ruoxu can do now is - some supplementary opinions on XXX.

"Today's meeting will start with the wine tax mentioned by Chief Inspector Liu." Li Ruoxu asked the secretary to serve tea to several generals.It's not that he doesn't know anything about taxation, but if he has a deep understanding, it's obviously not as good as the people in the tax bureau.

"The liquor tax issue mentioned by Chief Inspector Liu is very insightful. Everyone can express their opinions after hearing it. The situation is a bit tense now, and the State Administration of Taxation cannot be the last." Li Ruoxu said to one of the people sitting under his command hint.

Chief Inspector Liu is the head of the internal supervision system of the State Administration of Taxation, and he is naturally one of the big bosses, but he is still a passerby, so he doesn't have a name.

This time, he said in a calm tone: "Since the founding of our country, there has been no alcohol prohibition, let alone alcohol monopoly. Over the years, Daqi has been prosperous, and there are many folk winemakers. However, the wine does not come out of the local area. There will be no taxation."

This is actually a tax-free situation.Because once wine leaves the local area, when it is exported to cross-border monopoly, or is sold by restaurants and restaurants, it will be regarded as a part of ordinary commodities, and only commercial tax or business tax will be levied, and a single wine tax still does not exist.

Lu Qi Dynasty did not abolish the wine tax in name, but in name only.

This can be said to be very different from the previous dynasty.Liquor tax has been levied since the sixth year of the Western Han Dynasty (81 BC), and has been followed through the ages.Yang Sui exempted it for a while, but the Tang Dynasty resumed the wine tax. From the Tang Dynasty to the end of the Song Dynasty, monopoly was the main thing, and taxation was supplemented.

"Taking Zhao Song as an example, its wine administration is divided into three types: liquor monopoly, distiller's yeast monopoly, and taxed wine. Distiller's yeast is necessary for wine making. Zhao Song implements distiller's yeast monopoly in Tokyo, Xijing, and Beijing because of the wealth and power there. There are many eunuchs, and the consumption of alcohol is large, and the imperial court provides alcohol, which is not beneficial; in the prefectures and cities of various places, alcohol monopoly is directly implemented; the counties and localities either implement taxation, or implement alcohol monopoly. This is conducive to the imperial court to obtain more alcohol taxes.

And my court has always been unable to restrain the common people from brewing wine. "

Lu Qichao either made wine privately by the people, or restaurants and restaurants, and ignored his own wine making.Unless you want to sell alcohol to other places, and the alcohol passes the customs, it becomes a commodity, and there will be taxes and fees.

The meaning of this Chief Inspector Liu is to revive the old policies of Zhao and Song Dynasties, improve them, take the essence and discard the dross, and adapt to Lu Qi's current social situation. In this way, he will definitely be able to make a lot of money.

Li Ruoxu was in favor of this, and the chief inspector surnamed Liu told him in private that if this strategy could be implemented, the central and local fiscal revenue would not exceed tens of millions.If this matter is successful, he can be considered to have initially gained a firm foothold in the position of head of the State Administration of Taxation.

It must be known that the wine tax in the Zhao and Song Dynasties had an annual revenue of 800 million at its peak.With Lu Qi's current situation, as long as he grasps a little bit, even if he is not as harsh as Zhao Song, he can do it with an annual income of tens of millions.Because this wine is different from wine.

Chief Inspector Liu believes that Lu Qichao's current taxation on alcohol is too relaxed.No matter what the price of alcohol, unless it is for foreign trade, if it is only bought and sold in the country, it will be regarded as an ordinary commodity, and all taxes will be levied at the unified "customs clearance tariff".Isn't this too cheap for those high-end drinks?

The huge profits they generate far exceed those of ordinary commodity types.

To put it simply, it does not matter whether there is a tax on alcohol or not, and the tax rate for daily commodities such as alcohol and food and silk is unified, and only one customs clearance tariff is charged for all of them.Even when it is sold to alcoholics, what the store restaurant needs to pay is only a business tax.Mix the drink with the ingredients.

Is this actually no liquor tax?In the case of the court's financial difficulties, this is a great waste.

It's like in later generations, equating the tax rate of wine with the chicken, duck and fish in restaurants, isn't this intentionally indulging the wine industry?That is to say, there is no shortage of food in Lu Qichao.

In the eyes of people in today's era, this is mixing cheap goods with luxury accessories, and all of them are taxed at the same level. Isn't this very cheap and cheap, those "luxury accessories"?

Chief Inspector Liu believes that it is necessary for the State Administration of Taxation to issue a supplementary regulation to uniformly levy alcohol taxes on wine making and buying. Alcohol is taxed differently.Because the raw material of the wine is the same grain in the end, the price of the wine brewed with the same grain and rice is very different, so it should be taxed!Just like that porcelain, it is divided into coarse porcelain, ordinary porcelain, high-quality porcelain, and high-end porcelain. Different grades are taxed in different proportions, and they are all ways to get money.

What's more, these tens of millions of silver dollars seem to be a lot, but they are actually not as good as 800 million guan. Three silver dollars are equivalent to two taels of silver, which is two guan.

This amount is far from the end of the wine tax!

The Lu Qi Dynasty was prosperous and prosperous, and the people were stable. Whether it was for drinking or selling, alcohol was a large consumption category.Ten million silver dollars is nothing. If the court really wants to be serious, even 3000 to [-] million silver dollars can't stop it.

(End of this chapter)