Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 978: The profit-seeking merchants are excited

The two heads of their respective families finally gave each other a meaningful look, as if to talk later, and then turned around and walked back into the auditorium at the invitation of the servants.

Obviously, the discussion just now is no longer suitable to continue.

It’s not that we can’t talk, but at least some things are not suitable to be discussed in this kind of place.

The Lin family pays special attention to this aspect.

After all, a few months ago, a large number of people in their family were hacked to death because they were involved in a rebellion.

Even a fool would know that there are still many people watching the Lin family now.

If something happened at this juncture, even if he just said a few words to complain about the royal family, he might be charged with "holding a grudge" and then his property would be confiscated and his family would be exterminated.

Therefore, being honest and cautious is definitely good advice for staying alive.

In fact, the second half of the briefing was mainly spent by Zhu Xiongying answering questions and resolving doubts.

In fact, I have already said almost everything that needs to be said in the first half.

This bit of time is reserved for these people to ask questions.

After all, Master Hu suddenly came up with such a "new thing", and most people would have to put in some effort and use some brainpower to figure out what it was.

"Uh, Your Highness, are you saying that after this dock is built, merchants who come here to trade will have to pay more commercial taxes?"

"If you understand it this way, then it's not wrong!"

Perhaps Zhu Xiongying really learned something during the time he was educated by Master Hu in the palace a few years ago.

Look, it's obvious that when dealing with these issues, the style is somewhat similar to that of Master Hu.

Anyway, the main point is to be open and aboveboard, and the strategy is overt.

"As for commercial taxes, I can tell you that they will definitely be higher in the future. And you will still have to pay other taxes such as city gate taxes and other local taxes."

"But if you guys purchase it from other places, or produce it locally, as long as you transport it to China by water, you only need to pay a commercial tax when trading, and then you can sell it all over the world."

When the merchants heard this, they were shocked and shouted loudly: "This is impossible!"

"Whether it's the Ministry of Revenue or the Yingtian Prefecture Government, they won't let go of this source of money!"

"Huaxia is just a vassal state. How can it possibly compete with the Ministry of Revenue for fiscal revenue?"

The merchants shouldn't be surprised, this really doesn't make sense.

For businessmen, naturally the less tax they pay, the more they earn.

But if according to Zhu Xiongying, they come to China to trade, they may enjoy some discounts on the total amount of taxes.

But if such preferential treatment is based on offending the Ministry of Revenue, then they would rather not have it.

You know, the Ministry of Households seems inconspicuous.

If it weren't for the people in the yamen, it seems that there is no need to deal with the Ministry of Revenue.

But in fact, as the real money bag of the Ming Dynasty, encroaching on the interests of the Ministry of Revenue is actually encroaching on the interests of the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom.

If you are already a member of the officialdom, it would be fine if you could help everyone get rich together.

They are nothing more than a bunch of rats trying to fleece the Ming Dynasty from the Ministry of Revenue.

But if you are dealing with officials in public, or if you are a "civilian" and want to take advantage of the "official"?

Haha, let's see how you die?!

Facing a group of excited merchants, Zhu Xiongying did not show any excitement at all as he was helping the vassal state to undermine their own customers. Instead, he explained with a smile.

"Everyone, please be patient!"

"Huaxia is a vassal state recognized by the Ming Dynasty and personally appointed by the Emperor. How could it be possible for it to do such a thing?"

"In fact, the Ministry of Revenue's fiscal revenue will not decrease, but will increase."

"Because the commercial tax in Huaxia is different from that in Ming Dynasty, the commercial tax in Huaxia is that the greater your transaction volume, the lower the tax."

"As the transaction volume increases, the total amount of tax revenue will naturally increase."

"As for the Ministry of Revenue, Huaxia directly transfers the fiscal revenue to it according to a certain proportion."

"You know, they wouldn't have been able to collect that much tax."

"After all, you all have some influence in the local area. Not to mention the fact that there is almost no commercial tax in the Ming Dynasty now, even if there is a commercial tax in the future, you will be able to find ways to get around it."

"However, your method of circumventing the commercial tax cannot be exposed to the public. If it is exposed, you will die!"

"But it's all right now!"

"When you come to China to trade, the larger the trading volume, the lower the commercial tax. After paying the commercial tax, you can sell anything that is not prohibited openly."

"Isn't this much better than sneaking around and living in fear before?"

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When Zhu Xiongying said this, all the merchants looked at each other in surprise.

They finally figured it out.

Regardless of whether it is the Ming Dynasty or Mr. Hu's China, it seems that they have already targeted their wallets.

Just listen to what Zhu Xiongying said just now and you will know.

That is pointing a finger at them clearly and saying that they evaded taxes in the past and will continue to evade taxes in the future.

But if they wanted to refute it, these businessmen really couldn't say a word.

Because this is not the court, not the place for them to speak those high-sounding words.

Some things are not secrets at all, everyone just knows them.

It is not uncommon for businessmen to pursue profits and do whatever it takes.

However, the points that Zhu Xiongying just explained really made many big businessmen excited.

Why do these wealthy merchants have to send all kinds of things such as silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and beauties to the homes of those officials like water?

Isn't it just for peace?

Of course, there are reasons such as tax evasion and making more money, but more importantly, most of the money they earn cannot be made public.

Because if we talk about it in detail, just the source of the money involves a series of issues such as taxation.

Those big merchants actually don't care about the tiny bit of commercial tax that the Ming Dynasty currently has.

But they will not hand it over voluntarily. This is a tacit understanding among businessmen.

They would rather spend more money to bribe officials and cultivate their own spokespersons than to pay taxes.

But now, if they pay taxes openly as Zhu Xiongying said, then is it possible that their money can be exposed?

This is great news for these wealthy businessmen.

What's more, this is not just a matter of commercial taxes, it is also an industry that can be passed down from generation to generation.

There is a lot more to say here.

For a moment, the entire venue was once again plunged into noisy discussions.

Even though Zhu Xiongying was standing on the podium, and everyone knew that Master Hu and Zhu Yuanzhang were sitting in the first row, they couldn't help themselves.