"Jingshuai, do you mean to let us collect taxes according to the type of items?" Ma Zhou asked.

"Yes! You can collect taxes according to the industry and pay taxes according to the things they operate. Of course, we must first go through some rough investigations to investigate which things have high profits and low profits, and then we can pay taxes based on their profit margins. Those with high profits naturally have to pay more taxes, and those with low profits, we will let them pay less taxes, or even not pay taxes. On the contrary, there are some things that we need urgently and have low profits in Mengjin County. We can first ask them to pay taxes, and then we will refund them again, which means tax refunds. In short, we cannot pay the same taxes in a one-size-fits-all manner."

After hearing this, Ma Zhou immediately learned from others and said: "Jingshuai, if you follow what you said, wouldn't our court be able to regulate what domestic merchants do through taxes? For example, if the Tang Dynasty had aroused extravagance, then we should collect more taxes on gold, silver, jewelry and other things, and pay heavy taxes. This can greatly suppress the extravagance from top to bottom and increase a lot of income for our Tang Dynasty. If the same taxes were paid for things like gold, silver, jewelry and other things in the past, then sooner or later, when the Tang Dynasty restores people's livelihood, the extravagance will also arise. Instead of doing this, we might as well control it through taxes."

Jing Wen patted Ma Zhou on the shoulder and said, "Ma Zhou, you are very promising!"

In history, Ma Zhou was indeed worthy of being the prime minister, and he thought of the key here so quickly. This kind of commercial taxation is actually the leverage of the national government to regulate the development of the industry and can regulate the balanced development of various industries. Ma Zhou said it well. In ancient times, in peacetime and economic recovery, the entire society inevitably had extravagant trends. This trend is very fatal, and it can corrode the spiritual will of the emperors and ordinary people, and can wipe out the ambitions of hard struggle.

The ancients said that they were born in distress and died in peace. If this extravagant trend emerged, the whole country would probably be in danger. However, emperors of all dynasties had not seen this dangerous situation, but they did not have many good solutions. However, under Jing Wen's suggestion, Ma Zhou learned from it and immediately thought of using heavy taxes on certain luxury goods. This could greatly suppress the extravagant trend in the entire society. This is not something that ordinary people can think of, Ma Zhou is also a promising guy!

Of course, suppressing extravagance is one of them. What is more important is that it can also guide the development of the industry. Which industries are needed by the country, but the country is not suitable for itself to invest directly, so it will guide the people to invest. In this way, the tax revenue is low, and a large number of people can naturally be guided to invest, and the industry will develop suddenly. However, ancient officials did not have this awareness at all, and they still stubbornly did not pay attention to commercial tax. The idea of ​​"focusing on agriculture and neglecting commerce". Although they valued the interests of farmers, they also attached excessive importance to agricultural tax in terms of tax collection, which caused them to not realize the benefits of commercial tax at all. Most merchants are much richer than farmers. However, the tax they bear is similar to that of farmers, which is actually not fair.

The income is much higher than that of farmers, but the taxes they bear are the same as those of farmers. This is obviously a great unfairness to farmers. Anyone in later generations knows that they should collect more business taxes, but in agriculture, taxes should be reduced or even taxes should be collected. In the time and space where Jing Wen lived, agricultural taxes have completely disappeared, and people no longer need to pay taxes to grow grain. This can be said to be the first experience of creating the world. Of course, it is in ancient times, and it is impossible to completely exempt agricultural taxes, but improving the tax structure is also very meaningful. Improving the tax structure can reduce the burden on farmers, enhance the status of merchants, and make the country pay attention to commercial development. This is the most fundamental core.

"Okay, we are not suitable for making the tax system too complicated at present. We are divided into three levels, the first is the luxury goods. The so-called luxury goods are things that do not have much connection with the national economy and livelihood, and do not have much benefits to ordinary people, such as gold, silver, jewelry, and various mink slaves. These have to be paid heavy taxes. As for slaves, our Tang Dynasty could never encourage servants, so the merchants who bought and sold slaves must be subject to heavy taxes. Moreover, those who use these gold, silver, jewelry, and even those who can afford slaves are either rich or noble, so if you don't cut your flesh from them, do you have to cut your flesh from ordinary people to feed them?" Jing Wen said.

Cui Ying suddenly said: "Well, the way of heaven is to reduce the excess and make up for the shortcomings. Jing Wen, your tax method, is indeed the style of the way of heaven. Rich people have a lot of wealth, so naturally they have to pay more taxes to subsidize those ordinary poor people. This is the way of heaven."

Although Cui Ying was born into a high-ranking gentry, she knew to be polite to the people. Therefore, she actually compared Jing Wen, the so-called taxation based on items, to the way of heaven. This is obviously very suitable. After Cui Ying said this, it really became tall and noble.

"Next, that is, ordinary goods. Mid-range goods, that is, conventional goods, our Mengjin County will not need extra, nor will it be particularly large. Anyway, most of the goods, that is, mid-range goods. These goods, that is, the original tax, that is, about thirty taxes, will generally not be increased additionally."

"As for the low-end, that is, what we need urgently need in Mengjin County, we need to encourage it. Although we will collect taxes in this level, we will implement tax refunds soon and refund the taxes to them. This level is an industry that our Mengjin County wants to encourage development, so tax collection is also the lowest level."

"We will divide various items into different levels, and then compile a list to show them to past merchants. Later, they will know that we can regulate so that we can collect taxes according to different levels of goods." Jing Wen said.

"Okay! Our Mengjin County immediately makes a list and then publishes different items to take taxes." Ma Zhou said.
Chapter completed!