Chapter 432 431 Yaxing and Port

"As Guangde saw that according to Taizu's design, its commercial tax was actually collected through the Yashang. Now, Yashang uses the relationship with the government to exploit the merchants, and most of the benefits obtained have not been entered into the national treasury.

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The first thing that the Ming Dynasty collected commercial taxes was the transportation goods tax and the warehouse storage tax.

Industrial tax is a handicraft industry such as mining, shipbuilding, military industry, weaving, kiln smelting, firing, papermaking, etc. When goods from local merchants are stored in "collapsed houses", they will charge one-thirty of the tax and thirty of the agency fee.

One part, one part, one part thirty of the storage fee, that is, one part thirty.

"Collapsed houses" are actually "official teeth" run by the government, that is, official shops. The shops built during the Zhu Yuanzhang period to ensure the circulation of goods to avoid disorderly stacking, and the operator is the shop.

In addition, there are private dental shops, who need to pay taxes to the government on time to obtain dental patches, otherwise they will be "operating without a license".

"More than 50 yaku stores in Tongzhou pay more than 4,000 taels of taxes every year, which is just one place."

Wei Guangde was still talking there, and King Yu also roughly understood what Wei Guangde meant.

If you want to collect commercial taxes, start with the dentistry and rectify the dentistry. If you want to get money quickly, you can set a port to conduct maritime trade.

The rectification of the yarn shop lasts for a long time, but it can receive a large amount of commercial taxes. After all, the goods need to be circulated, and the yarn shop controls the circulation channels, but this yarn shop is very deep.

To put it simply, in the short term, to increase the treasury revenue, it is only necessary to open the sea and set a port for maritime trade and collect taxes. This is a test field created by Wei Guangde in reference to the "Special Zone" in later generations.

"If you want to make a choice by yourself, do you think there is the best place?"

King Yu asked.

Wei Guangde thought that King Yu would choose to start the rectification that would be more conducive to the long-term interests of the Ming Dynasty, but he did not expect that King Yu still hoped to solve the problem of financial tension in the short term.

He stopped his previous words and had to say, "Choose there to trade, it depends on the purpose of His Highness."

"I remember you said that if you gave those maritime merchants a way out, they would not be Japanese pirates again and would cause trouble for the place, right?"

King Yu asked.

"Yes, most of the Japanese pirates are actually sea merchants, and now most of the Japanese pirates are unscrupulous people at the beach. They cannot rely on the sea to eat, so they can only join the Japanese pirates."

Wei Guangde replied.

"Will they be willing to do business without being Japanese pirates?"

King Yu asked.

"Only those who have fallen into trouble can be blocked, and those who have already fallen into trouble can be killed, and no one will be left."

Wei Guangde answered very simply. He had become a Japanese pirate, and his hands were stained with blood, so it would be difficult for them to whitewash them.

Killing people is natural and it is natural. If they become Japanese pirates and kill Ming people, they must pay the price.

"Good loan, this matter costs a lot of snacks."

King Yu suddenly spoke, "Your father once went to Zhejiang to suppress the Japanese. You are familiar with Yu Dayou. Why not ask them more, where are the Japanese pirates?"

"Your Highness means"

"Silver is to be earned, but this is secondary. The main thing is to solve the problem of the Japanese pirates. If a port is opened, the sea people can stop doing the Japanese pirates, it will be a great thing."

For King Yu, solving the Japanese tragedy is indeed more important than solving the shortage of silver.

It’s his father who is having a headache now, and it’s him from now on. Now it’s just a rainy day.

In King Yu's words, his attitude was actually revealed. He agreed to open a port for maritime merchants, and the locations had a general direction.

Wherever there are many Japanese pirates, they can open a port. The purpose is naturally to let these people stop working on pirates and do their maritime trade business honestly.

However, it seemed that he felt that what he said was too simple and general. King Yu continued to say: "If you choose a place, you cannot be too hasty. You have to take it slowly and look for it seriously.

Moreover, when opening the sea ban, you must make a decision and then act. You must never give people the opportunity to connect with each other, otherwise all your efforts will be wasted and follow the footsteps of those who were back then."

King Yu was a little confused at this moment. Somehow, he was just trying to find Wei Guangde to find a way to strengthen the army, but he didn't expect that the money was coming at the end.

Although it seems that solving the problem of silver shortage can improve the combat effectiveness of the Ming army, Wei Guangde wants to collect tariffs or rectify the business, he feels very troublesome.

Yaxing, Wei Guangde himself said that the water is very deep, and there may be many obstacles if it continues to be implemented. He is also a person who is afraid of trouble and really doesn't want to get into this muddy water.

As for opening up a port for trading, when thinking about this, King Yu thought of the Japanese pirates that Wei Guangde had mentioned before. Many coastal people took risks to join the pirates in order to survive. The essence is nothing more than selling Ming products to make money.

The maritime businessmen turned into Japanese pirates. This is not only Wei Guangde said, Gao Gong and Yin Shidan also mentioned it, but the countermeasures were to suppress and kill them all. Wei Guangde proposed to allow them to go overseas to do business, giving them a way out, which not only increases the court

Taxation can also relieve Japanese strickenness, and the corresponding additional stakes in the south can also be stopped, and military pay expenses can be reduced.

Correspondingly, King Yu is now more inclined to Wei Guangde's proposal, allowing them to go out to sell Ming goods to survive, and can also help the court earn money, solve the Japanese disaster, and reduce military expenditures. This has too many benefits.

But the difficulty is not much smaller than the one before, after all, it is indeed a bit contrary to the ancestral system.

Kaihai and King Yu also knew that this matter was not the first to be initiated by Wei Guangde. Many people have mentioned it before, and all of them were rejected without exception.

Although the resistance is great, it doesn’t seem to be more than the rectification of the teeth, right?

After all, according to Wei Guangde, the ones who oppose the opening of the sea were actually the officials on the coast. As for the evidence, Wei Guangde directly brought out the case of the Japanese attack. It was the Xie family in Yuyao who hooked up with Japanese pirates to smuggle goods, but the spoils were not divided.

All were destroyed.

The Xie family in Yuyao is the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet of the Hongzhi Dynasty.

With Wei Guangde's reminder, King Yu finally understood why the officials who proposed to open the sea would have ended so miserable in the end.

To rectify the business, it is to be an enemy of the entire Ming Dynasty officialdom, especially the middle and lower classes. This has affected their interests, as well as those tax departments and tax collection institutions such as rivers and ponds that were rewarded by their ancestors.

It is also a difficult problem not to take it back from the vassal kings.

In short, in King Yu's opinion, rectifying the teeth can indeed completely solve the financial difficulties of the Ming Dynasty, but there are too many troubles.

It seems that it is really not easy to recreate the Song Dynasty's annual entry.

"The matters we are discussing today are not in a hurry. We still have time, but we still have to find out what we need to do."

King Yu said to Wei Guangde at this time.

"yes."

Wei Guangde stood up and said respectfully.

This was considered as having obtained the secret order of King Yu. I was inquiring about the news and preparing for King Yu to open the sea after he came to power.

"At that time, you will write down the information you have found and have a general plan to do it, and leave it to me separately."

King Yu also seemed very cautious at this time, after all, it was about opening the sea.

"I still don't understand a lot now. Since Taizu customized 'film boards,' then why did Chengzu?"

King Yu said at this time.

"Your Highness, the system set by Taizu was not that it was not allowed to trade in seas, but that it wanted to encircle and suppress the remnants of Zhang Shicheng and others. Therefore, at that time, the Ming people were forbidden to go to sea privately, so as to prevent them from contacting the thieves through this.

In addition, when I was first established in the Ming Dynasty, the surrounding vassal states did not know that the Japanese pirates came to harass me in the Ming Dynasty and thought it was still the Mongol Yuan. As for the fact that the Japanese communication in the Hu Weiyong case may not be true, after all, it really needs to be

Where to contact Japanese pirates in rebellion?

At the beginning, King Yu nodded frequently and agreed with Wei Guangde's words. However, when Wei Guangde heard Wei Guangde's case of Hu Weiyong decided by Taizu, his color changed slightly, and then he shook his head.

Wei Guangde knew that he had made a mistake when he saw it, so he hurriedly shut up.

"So, the ban on the sea is indeed a misunderstanding for us. Only Chengzu understood Taizu's intentions, so he sent someone to the West."

King Yu spoke at this time.

“That’s exactly that.”

Wei Guangde nodded quickly and agreed.

Here we agreed that King Yu called Li Fang back and asked about Zhang Juzheng.

"Your Highness, Lord Zhang hasn't come back yet, it seems like he's been in vain again."

Li Fang replied on the side.

As an old man who has been staying with King Yu, when King Yu talked with Wei Guangde today, he actually called him outside to inspect the door. Li Fang was really curious about what they had talked about.

However, the palace people still know how to do it.

Prince Yu asked him to go out, so he naturally didn't want him to know too much, so although he was curious, he didn't have the intention to inquire.

"Forget it, if Lord Zhang comes back empty-handed, don't say anything. I think the same is true for all the yamen. I have to understand the difficulties of the Ministry of Revenue."

King Yu said, thinking about the expenses of the royal family again. Although it hurts a little, he still spoke again: "As for expenses, if the Ministry of Revenue really can't get the money for a while, I will pay it from the warehouse first and wait for the households."

The money from the ministry is back to make up.”

"Yes, Your Highness."

Li Fang replied.

After sitting for a while, King Yu got up and returned to the inner courtyard. Wei Guangde continued to read the book. It took about an hour before Zhang Juzheng returned from the Ministry of Revenue.

With the guesses from King Yu, Zhang Juzheng really returned empty-handed.

"Your Highness said that everyone should understand the Ministry of Revenue."

After listening to Zhang Juzheng's story, Wei Guangde said with a smile.

"The Ministry of Revenue is actually rich, but it has its own uses and is unwilling to change it. In fact, the salary of the Beijing officials could be distributed soon, but it was only waiting for the Yunnan copper materials to be shipped, but unfortunately it was intercepted by His Majesty again."
To be continued...