The so-called "sweeping" is the abbreviation of "fire consumption" and "sweeping the sweeping". To put it bluntly, it is two ways to make money.

Fire consumption refers to the additional consumption of broken silver when it becomes a whole piece when it is melted.

Due to the continuous improvement of the melting and casting process, the imperial court basically did not lose much when it was melting. Officials just used this as an excuse to increase the amount of collection, and then extracted the excess from it for their daily expenses, and also had some connections with superiors to give gifts and provide some gifts.

"Xianyu" refers to the food collected. When stored, sparrows will steal food, so it needs to be collected more food like ordinary people. The principle of existence is basically the same as fire consumption.

"You are trying to turn sanitation into a conventional method, right? But I tell you, if this is pushed, the people will suffer. It's okay in Wudi.

But if it goes north or south, it will be farther away and the losses will be even more serious. How much does it weigh on the tax that is spread to the people?

That's fine, I'm afraid that someone will be greedy.

Wait until you can unify the world in the future, and you will be able to get away from one thousand miles away. Have you ever thought about how much loss will it have?” Zhu Jun was amused by Lao Zhu’s words.

"Then do you have an idea?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Jun. In fact, Zhu Yu also disagreed with this method. It has never been a good thing to be promoted. He came from the bottom, but he knew very well what those officials were doing.

Zhu Jun pondered and said that the agricultural tax of Daye was actually not high.

If a mu of land is divided into ten parts, then only about 3% of the grain per mu of land is enough. Therefore, the grain tax of the people in Daye is actually relatively low.

This is also the reason why the great cause and the people live a good life.

This system is suitable for rest and recuperation, but in the middle and late stages, major problems will inevitably arise.

Thinking of this, he said: "There is a solution, but it cannot be used as a strategy for decades or even a hundred years.

Just like the grain tax ratio you customized, Dad, in all dynasties, such low grain taxes are not very common.

Mr. Li said that his father is truly standing by the people’s path.”

"Stop flattering, just tell me the solution!" Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help feeling better when he was flattered by Zhu Jun.

"Dad, have you ever thought about taxes in many ways?" Zhu Jun said.

"What's the meaning?"

"Calculate commercial tax!" In the early days of Daye, it was mainly based on grain tax. There were commercial taxes, but there were few types, because Daye's official mainly engaged in monopoly business, such as the establishment of official stores, monopoly transportation, storage and other industries, and implemented low taxes.

"What does it mean? There is not enough commercial tax at the moment?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned.

"Is there a lot of commercial tax?" Zhu Jun said: "The big businessman earns tens of thousands of taels or even hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year. How much money has he donated to Daye?

How many people are standing behind those merchants? How much tax has these merchants who are full of food contributed to Daqian in one year?

Yingtian Chamber of Commerce has more than 2,000 members, and the annual membership fee alone exceeds 5,000 taels, which is nothing.

Do you know the total assets of members of Yingtian Chamber of Commerce?

Total more than 20 million taels.

The annual commercial trade exceeds five million taels, even if it is ten or one tax, it will earn 500,000 taels of silver a year.

The annual tax and silver income of Daye Treasury is less than 5 million taels. With these 500,000 taels, isn’t it worth the losses?

It is no problem to severely punish empty seals. Before the loss problem is solved, at most, the auditors can make a few more trips.

Next year, let the Ministry of Revenue make a statistics on the national losses.

I think there are losses, and they have them all over the ages, not to make the accounts look good and to write off the accounts.

But to sum up experience.”

Speaking of this, Zhu Jun paused, "If Peking Mansion handed over 500,000 stones of grain this year, it would be the loss of 75,000 stones of grain.

So how to reduce losses is what officials in various places should consider, rather than staring at the farmers' acre of land.

Small farmers farm and rely on the weather to make a living. The scenery is good and the people are still rich.

The situation is not good, and if there is a natural disaster or pest, he will have to reduce the yield of this grain.

If you are in the extra troop, will they survive?

Farmers have the lowest ability to withstand stress, but they are the most resilient. As long as they have a bite, they will not cause trouble.

But Dad, you have also come from a small farmer. It feels hard to live a life of tightening your belt, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking.

Zhu Yuze said: "Lao Liu, what you mean is to impose a commercial tax, but will they agree?"

"Brother, do the people agree when the imperial court imposes taxes on the people?" Zhu Jun said: "The merchants have much more ability to withstand pressure than small farmers.

Moreover, the monopoly industry can only last for a while. If it continues for a long time, it will not be conducive to the development of all walks of life.

The ban will still be lifted in the future.

For example.

Daye currently monopolizes transportation, storage, maritime trade, and other industries, and now makes a lot of profits.

But after ten or twenty years, it may not be necessary.

Take Hai Trade as an example. Can you resist private business now?

I heard from Shen Wanqian that there are many pirates and Japanese dogs on the beach, but in fact, these people are all pretended by the fishermen of Daye, with the purpose of going into the sea!

It is better to bet than to comb. This kind of private going into the sea is destructive and devastating to the maritime trade of Daye.

And for a long time, you will surely become a wealthy person.

This wealthy man has private soldiers and robbed grain, and is very powerful. He is no longer an ordinary wealthy businessman, and he is a local overlord!

So, Dad, I think using commercial tax to fill the loss of grain tax is not only more than enough, but also rich.

The commercial tax cannot be constant. For example, small and medium-sized businessmen have limited annual income, ranging from dozens to hundreds of taels a year.

If you throw too hard, they will not make enough profits, and the business will be boring.

So there must be a standard, such as how much tax increases when an annual income reaches a certain level.

But this tax increase is not certain, and tax revenue can be offset through other aspects.

For example, recruiting workers through the Wu Palace or some institutions, or making charitable donations to offset part of the taxes..."

Zhu Jun said this in detail. Zhu Yu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "No, this method is very good!"

"If it is a big businessman, the tax will be high. If the annual income exceeds 10,000 taels, then this businessman can provide at least 1,000 taels of taxes to Daye in a year.

Of course, such a big businessman can provide support, provided that he wants to be patriotic and keep up with the footsteps of the great cause."

Speaking of this, Zhu Jun smiled, "There is a phased opening of monopoly industry and auctioning legal operating rights.
Chapter completed!