rest?

That is impossible.

Who would like to miss the opportunity to witness a miracle?

Of course, they also helped Guo Dan a lot, Kou Weisha and Zhu Yaoyao helped organize the data, while Aunt Xu and Guo Dan made the entire plan based on the calculated results.

At dawn.

Guo Dan sat on the corridor with three beauties in the teeth, enjoying a delicious breakfast, listening to the birds singing, smelling the fragrance of flowers in the breeze, and the son-in-law was at the peak, but that's it!

"This beauty has all come to sleep. It doesn't matter if she spends all night occasionally, but she can't always do this. She will get aging before she gets old."

After eating, Guo Dan leaned on the back of the chair, put one hand on Kou Weisha's shoulder, and talked happily. Suddenly he turned his head to look at Zhu Yaoyao sitting next to Aunt Xu, "Especially Fangchen, you are no better than the two of them. They are already sons-in-law in the golden house. No matter what, I, a handsome man who is so handsome that I can guard them. You have not yet gotten married, so you must take good care of yourself."

Zhu Yaoyao's pretty cheeks flushed and she was shy and she was silent.

"Even eating can't block your mouth?" Aunt Xu frowned slightly.

From yesterday to today, she felt that she and Guo Dan were already old husbands and wives. She really didn't understand why Guo Dan could say so naturally.

Kou Weisha smiled helplessly and said, "I think he will never be able to correct his nonsense."

"What nonsense, I'm serious." Guo Dan said contemptuously: "You are so selfish. You are so satisfied with your husband, and you don't care about other people's gold. I look down on you."

Aunt Xu said: "Then you can also marry into Fangchen's house, anyway, you can marry into unlimited marriage!"

"Haha Madam, you're a big joke." Guo Dan laughed and quickly changed the subject: "By the way! Why didn't you see my uncle coming to beat me up? This makes no sense."

"puff!"

Aunt Xu couldn't help laughing, but then glared at Guo Dan.

Zhu Yaoma said curiously: "Why is the uncle who wants to come to beat you up?"

Guo Dan said: "You don't know anything. In fact, my uncle has always been controlled by a big witch!"

He suddenly covered his calf and moaned in pain.

Zhu Yaoma looked at Aunt Xu, and saw Aunt Xu leisurely looking at the scenery outside the corridor with a teacup, and couldn't help but smile secretly.

"I deserve it!"

Kou Weisha smiled and scolded, and said seriously: "Husband, go and rest quickly. You will have to come to the palace to meet the saint later."

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Okay! I'll go and rest first, you have to rest early."

I still have to listen to this lady's words.

He stood up and deliberately limped towards home.

Aunt Xu shook her head straight and expressed sympathy to Kou Weisha: "It's really hard for you."

Kou Weisha pursed her lips and smiled, "Fortunately, my elder sister will share the burden with me in the future."

Aunt Xu never thought Kou Weisha would say something, and she couldn't help but fly her cheeks and glared at her beautiful eyes: "I think you have learned bad things with him."

But when Guo Dan returned home, he did not go to bed, but asked Xier to take a bath and pinch him. When he came out of the bathroom, he was already full of energy.

Self-disciplined and persistent in exercising can make him have enough energy to deal with these complex and arduous matters.

Qianqing Palace.

"Implement new policies in Shandong?"

Wanli was slightly stunned.

Guo Tan nodded and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the current strength of the Senate is very limited, and we must concentrate all our strength to break through from one place."

Wanli said: "I know that this is what I did before, but it cannot solve the current problem. Now even the people oppose the new policy. Are the people in Shandong different from those in Hejian Prefecture?"

Guo Dan said: "But if half of the agricultural tax in Shandong is exempted from Shandong, I believe that the people of Shandong will be willing to support the new policy."

"Half the agricultural tax?"

Wanli gasped in fear and said, "Do you know how much half is?"

Guo Dan said: "The grain tax in Shandong is 2.8 million shi, and half of the tax grain is 1.4 million shi, which is about one million taels in silver."

Wanli didn't know how much it was. When he heard one million taels, he was so scared that he said excitedly: "Didn't I tell you that the treasury is not rich, and the tax collected is enough for daily use. Not to mention one million taels, even one hundred thousand taels are not missing for the treasury. You can't say that this million tael is for me to pay."

Speaking of the latter, the fat man looked aggrieved, and he was afraid that Guo Dan would let him pay the money.

This is not suitable.

Guo Dan said: "Your Majesty, if you want to take it, you must give it first. To obtain the new policy, you must pay some price, because no matter how much the tax increase is, it will always be difficult to accept, but tax reduction will always be acceptable. Based on the tax income set by Taizu, it is very difficult to operate on agricultural tax.

However, this is just one of the first things. Secondly, in addition to the prescribed agricultural tax, local governments have added various taxes, such as fire consumption tax, temporary showdown tax, etc., and the people actually pay a lot of income tax.

The problem now is that our tax system is very chaotic, unruly, and difficult to change at the same time, it seems that it has become a dead end."

Wanli nodded thoughtfully.

The tax system set by Taizu was indeed relatively low, which was obviously not enough. Not to mention the central government's finances, according to the tax system, local governments were also very tight. This is why after the tax was released, the court knew that it was exploiting the people, but it did not stop it, because the local government wanted money and the central government could not pay it, so they could only find ways to make money by themselves.

However, low taxes can only satisfy the normal operation of the country. Once a war starts, taxes will be imposed, which is equivalent to compulsory tax payments above the prescribed taxes. This is very fatal. It is too temporary and too casual, and it has no rules at all.

This chaotic fiscal system makes it difficult for treasury tax revenue to increase.

But I can't change it.

Zhang Juzheng's reform only simplifies procedures and facilitates tax collection, and has not changed in essence.

Wanli asked, "In your opinion, how to solve this problem?"

Guo Dan said: "The suggestion of Beizhi is to burn this deadlock with fire and then set up another complete tax system to replace it. This is also the most cost-saving method."

Wanli opened his eyes wide and said, "Another tax system?"

Guo Dan nodded and said, "For example, using commercial tax to replace agricultural tax and reducing agricultural tax will inevitably lead to surplus grains for every family. Generally speaking, the people will take these surplus grains to the market in exchange for the required materials, which will make the trading market very prosperous, and the prosperity of the market will inevitably bring more commercial taxes. Then we can reduce and exempt agricultural taxes from putting them in commercial taxes and formulate a more complete commercial tax system."

Wanli nodded. This idea was more in line with his plan, and he said, "The court has not been discussing commercial taxes, and this objection is not small and difficult to implement."

Guo Dan said: "Reducing and exempting agricultural taxes can also solve this problem."

Wanli said oh, "How do you say this?"

Guo Dan said: "If you want to reduce and exempt half of the agricultural tax, you must pay taxes according to the new policy. If this part of the tax is all treasury tax, then according to the calculation of the low-level job, the treasury has actually lost about 500,000 taels of tax, because many tax-free lands have to start paying taxes, and the governments in the entire Shandong region will lose a total of 500,000 taels of income tax. After all, even the tax is lost.

In comparison, the biggest loss is actually the local governments, so the local governments will inevitably lose most of their power without the protection of the government. At the same time, the people are on our side, and the local gentry will be powerless, which provides a good foundation for the re-formulation of new taxes.

Simply put, your Majesty, you gather the power of the national treasury to first attack a certain area, completely disintegrate the relationship between the government, gentry, and the people, and then the Senate will establish a new income tax system locally."

In fact, the hindering of the new policy is not a gentry, nor an official, nor a commoner. It is precisely the relationship between these three, and the relationship between them must be broken.

This is like spending money to compete for the market. As long as the market is obtained, it is my final say. The money will still come back, but now the market is replaced with power.

Wanli was a little moved, but he still felt sorry for the money and said, "Even if it is 500,000 taels, it is not enough. If I can't make up for the tax, the court officials would not agree."

Guo Dan said: "Your Majesty, don't worry. If it were another region, it would be impossible to avoid temporary losses. However, if you are in Shandong, Beizhi can guarantee that this money can be earned back immediately. According to Beizhi's estimate, the business in Shandong will soon usher in a leap, because Shandong is the intersection of canals and has an estuary. With these two points alone, the potential of Shandong is unlimited."

In fact, this is just one of the reasons, and there is another reason. Shandong is in the middle and upper reaches, and half of the agricultural tax is reduced and the losses will not be large. If you choose Jiangsu, you will not dare to exempt it, not to mention half of it, because the tax grain there is too heavy, and Guo Dan is afraid to see it.

Wanli frowned and said, "Wouldn't that mean that the new policy is only suitable for Shandong, and it won't work when you go to Texas Prefecture."

Guo Dan nodded and said, "Report to Your Majesty, at present, this is the case, because judging from the current business development trend, Shandong has a strong geographical advantage. Most prefectures need to reduce and exempt agricultural taxes, so they still have to use money to fill in it.

But what you need now is success. Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as you succeed in Shandong, it will prove that Your Majesty’s new policy is good. Then they have nothing to say. As for whether it can be popularized across the country, we don’t say it, they actually don’t know. When your Majesty has stronger financial resources, there will definitely be other ways to promote the new policy.”

He is not a politician, he is a capitalist, and his suggestions must be his needs. He has not yet reached the point of "worrying about the world before worrying about the world, and then having fun with the world after joy". This has to be done step by step.

His need is to allow Wanli to further extend his imperial power and provide him with more protection.

The new policy has become a landmark event for the exertion of imperial power.

As long as the new policy is successful in Shandong, it will inevitably intimidate the ministers and the imperial power will be upheld, which will bring more wealth to Guo Dan, and this wealth will help Wanli further extend the imperial power.

At this point, their imperial and Shang combination must work together to advance and retreat together. If Wanli takes a step back in the court, then Guo Dan will definitely retreat and must not move forward.

Wanli was also eager to uphold imperial power. Don’t think about it before taking the first step. He nodded and said, “Okay, I will try it in Shandong as you said.”
Chapter completed!