Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 528 The way to make money 400 years ahead (please subscribe!)
The First Five-Year Plan of Ming Dynasty is of course not just about building railways.

All counties and townships have to pass through sandy roads and run four-wheeled carriages. Now this kind of carriage is very common in Daming. The postal vehicles of the Daming Post Office travel to various places, but because of road problems, the freight volume has never been able to increase.

Now that everything has stabilized and the main areas of the country have basically recovered, it is natural to start building roads quickly.

In the shipbuilding industry, Anping Armory, Fuzhou Shipyard, Quanzhou Shipyard, Guangzhou Shipyard and Yingtian Shipyard launched [-] sail warships and [-] steam ships of various types, and successfully developed steam iron-clad warships within five years.

In terms of legal construction, within the five-year plan of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, [-] copies of the Ming Law will be printed and no less than ten nationwide lectures will be given at the prefecture and county levels to fully implement His Majesty Zhu Kezang's requirements for governing the country according to the law!

There is also no shortage of agriculture, and more water conservancy facilities must be repaired!
Small reservoirs must be built, and those mountain streams that have the conditions must be built. No matter what controversy there is about the dam, it is really indispensable. Just don’t build it too high. Anyway, he just adjusts the water volume and minimizes it. In addition to flooding, it also supplies agricultural water.

Small reservoirs are very useful. Droughts occurred frequently during the Little Ice Age, and even Zhu Kezang's open-ups could not be avoided.

Except that the buff of the wonders of the Forbidden City can slightly reduce some disasters.

In addition, those private merchant ship owners in Ming Dynasty also discovered the superiority of guano in the South China Sea.

They are rushing to the South China Sea with the help of more and more common steam ships to dig this precious fertilizer on deserted islands in the South China Sea.

Of course, guano has been listed as a high-quality mineral resource. Taking into account the needs of agriculture, private ship owners can also collect it, but they have to pay taxes to Daming's dung transfer envoys!

It is said that in the [-]th century European agriculture was entirely fed by guano. In order to fight for the control of guano, South American countries even used iron-clad ships. He would be a fool not to develop such a good place as the South China Sea Islands. In the short term, Ming will count on this improvement. lack of food.

In addition, there is the planting of pyrethrum.

A plant native to Europe that can be used to make insecticides.

Fertilizers, deworming plants, improved seeds, water conservancy construction, etc. are used in a multi-pronged manner, trying to make the local people of Daming realize food self-sufficiency in a short time!
At least the common people cannot be allowed to eat sweet potatoes.

The legacy of the sweet potato heyday must be eradicated. It is said that a nation will be finished by eating sweet potatoes. Eating that food will not make the body strong, and eating it will cause hyperacidity, but it will be fine for brewing wine and raising livestock.

In short, the first five-year plan of the Ming Empire was launched vigorously.

It's just that there is not enough money!

Money is needed in all aspects, even though Zhu Kezang, who can make money like this, feels a little difficult.

Now the main financial sources of Ming Dynasty are trade income and business tax.

The business tax of Ming Dynasty has not been introduced in detail in the previous article, but it is actually very simple. The business tax is not as complicated as the regulations, and it will not be as diverse as in later generations, otherwise everyone will definitely be confused.

There are two levels: 10% and 15%.

Pay once a quarter.

By what standard?
If the quarterly turnover is less than 120 silver dollars, it is exempt from tax.

Why?

With a quarterly turnover of 120 silver dollars and a daily income of 1 silver dollar, most of these small businesses and hawkers don’t need to collect it, and there is no way to collect it, and they don’t keep accounts.

If the turnover of a quarter is between 120 and 600 silver dollars, the tax will be paid at 10%. These are generally small restaurants, small restaurants and other fixed operators.

If the turnover in a quarter is more than 600 silver dollars, it will be charged at 15%.

For example, Xu Dehai, a newly rich man in the capital, who is in the high-end clothing business, has a quarterly turnover of 50000 silver dollars.
Then the tax to be paid is 7500 silver dollars.

According to this simple layered collection, it is to maximize the collection of more money and reduce the pressure on small and medium-sized businessmen.

But to be honest, it's a bit high, otherwise how would those businessmen dare to risk beheading to do things.

So is that the end?
No.

There is also personal income tax!

How many?

Monthly income of 1 silver dollar or less is exempt from tax.

1% for monthly income of 5 silver dollar to 10 silver dollars.

5% for monthly income of more than 15 silver dollars.

In other words, it is true that the officials of the Ming Dynasty took the emperor's money, but everyone has to pay taxes.

This year, civil servant salaries of 5000 million silver dollars may have to be sent out, and more than 500 million silver dollars must be handed back to pay taxes. (Yanglian Bank does not pay taxes)

Chen Yonghua said: "Your Majesty, according to the current progress of the First Five-Year Plan, it is very likely that it will not be able to meet this year's financial needs. The veteran is even worried that if Ming Dynasty goes to war against Tianzhu, the soldiers' pensions may not be sufficient at that time."

"Father-in-law, don't worry, the land in Yingtian New City will start selling on October [-]st."

The Prime Minister of Ming Dynasty, Chen Yonghua, was still worried: "I don't know how much we can sell. I think it is safer to temporarily recover the local agricultural tax. If not, it will be really difficult for the court."

"Da Ming said that there will be no agricultural tax, so there will be no agricultural tax!" Zhu Kezang categorically rejected the suggestion of his father-in-law Chen Yonghua.

It's a small matter if you don't have money, but the big deal is that he exchanged his glory points for some precious metals of this era: aluminum ingots.

Moreover, Zhu Kezang is not afraid that Daming has no money. This trick of buying land is more than 400 years ahead, and it is absolutely reliable!
Don't forget that he has a background in civil engineering and knows the huge profits.

Zhu Kezang took the road first, leaving future generations with nowhere to go!

At this time, Hong Mansion.

Hong Lei, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Wang Hongzhuan, a scholar of Confucianism, are talking in secret.

Wang Hongzhuan had been the governor of Australia for a year, but he couldn't stand it anymore, so he applied to respond to Tianxiang Qingfu.

Hong Lei sighed and said, "Brother, what should we do now?"

Wang Hongzhuan did not speak.

Hong Lei was a little anxious: "The emperor has made a foolish move! Let's talk about the new city and new policies, land sales. Once such policies come out, there will inevitably be businessmen driving up land prices and causing civil unrest! Didn't the academician remind the emperor?"

Wang Hongzhuan took a sip of tea, although his expression was calm, but he was in a state of confusion: "Why didn't I remind you, it's because the emperor insisted on going his own way."

Hong Lei sighed: "This businessman bought a large amount of land and invested in construction. He couldn't pay back the money in a short time. Would the businessman do this kind of business?"

Wang Hong wrote: "The emperor insists on this, let the emperor try it."

"Try what! Yingtian is trying now, Shuntian is also trying, doing this will cause chaos in the world!"

"But what can you do?" Hong Lei said helplessly, "When His Majesty announced the new land sale policy in the hall that day, he already made it very clear that anyone who hinders the land sale will never be lightly forgiven!"

"In my opinion, it's Yang Ying, Minister of the Household Department, who is behind the scenes. Ever since he went to meet the emperor, the emperor has been clamoring to sell the land!"

Wang Hongzhuan paused and said: "Don't worry, it will be the first day of October soon, if the land cannot be sold, the emperor will definitely abandon the evil policy of selling land!"

(End of this chapter)