The tax revenue of South Zhili affected the hearts of countless people, whether it was people from South Zhili or people from other provinces.
Everyone was waiting to see what South Zhili would do, but they did nothing.
The Tax Department and the Ministry of Internal Affairs had long been prepared to deal with any emergencies, but there was no response.
Xu De was also ready to take action, but there was still no response.
No one jumped out to oppose, and no one jumped out to cause trouble. The entire production tax collection went smoothly, which made countless people's jaws drop. Why was the thunder louder than the rain? …
Nanjing was prosperous.
Xu De stood in front of the window with a serious expression. He looked back at Li Qiuniang and asked, "Are you sure nothing happened?
There's no news from you? "
"Sir, everything is fine!" Li Qiuniang said expressionlessly.
Xu De still couldn't believe it. "That's strange. These people willingly took out the money?
It shouldn't be! "After that, Xu De asked again," No one secretly colluded with them? "
Li San 'niang glanced at her boss. Do you want something to happen or not?
"No!"
This time, Li San 'niang's answer was very simple. Perhaps she felt that it was inappropriate to say this, so she added, "Maybe we didn't find out."
Hearing this, Xu De directly waved his hand. He didn't believe it.
It was possible that the people in the Internal Factory couldn't find out the specific details, because the Internal Factory was not omnipotent. But it was impossible to say that they didn't receive any news.
Now that the Internal Factory didn't receive any news, it meant that everything was fine.
"Why did these people obediently pay the tax?" Xu De murmured to himself.
In fact, not only Xu De was asking this question, but many people were also asking the same question.
In the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Li Shenxing also heard the same question. He turned his head and glanced at his brother Li Duxing.
"You don't understand?" Li Shenxing looked at his brother, put down the teacup in his hand, and asked with a smile.
Li Duxing nodded and said with a smile, "Brother, please enlighten me!"
"We're all brothers, don't do these useless things!"
With that, Li Shenxing pointed to the chair next to him and said, "I've figured out something. I'll tell you about it today."
"Let's talk about why we oppose the business tax first." Li Shenxing looked at his brother and said.
"Of course it's because I want money!"
Li Duxing said matter-of-factly, "The production tax, business tax, and business tax are all a lot of money. No one is willing to spend money on them!"
Li Shenxing nodded and continued to ask, "Does everyone have to pay these three taxes?"
"Of course not!"
Li Duxing shook his head. "Although there are some people who can do business and have to pay for every item, there aren't many of them. Most people just pay for two items."
Li Shenxing nodded again. "Originally, the imperial court's business tax was one percent of the tax. After removing the tax exemption, you still have to pay this one percent of the tax, right?
You didn't stop them when the officials and the gentry were receiving the grain, but can you stop them now? "
"We can't stop him!"
After pondering for a while, Li Duxing said in a deep voice.
"That's it. Do you have anything to say about the one percent of the production tax?
Even if the business tax and transaction tax are exempted, don't you still have to pay the one percent of the tax?
Then I'm someone who only pays the production tax. Why should I make a fuss? "
"There are no benefits, and there are a lot of disadvantages. You're being watched by the Tax Department. Do you still want to do business?"
"As for the remaining two taxes, they haven't been confiscated yet. Besides, even if they are collected, the transaction tax is the first.
Now, Daming, who's in charge of the biggest deal? "
Hearing his brother's arrogant tone, Li Duxing immediately smiled. "Of course it's Brother who's in charge!"
Li Shenxing waved his hand and said, "It's the Ministry of Internal Affairs who's in charge. If you don't pay the transaction tax, then you can't do business with the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
If you don't do business with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, you can't do business. "
"Actually, to put it bluntly, it's all in one word, and that is' momentum '. This is the trend of the general trend."
"His Majesty has the Manchurian court officials for civil affairs, the students of the Martial Arts Hall for military affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs for business, the Tax Department for tax, and the Imperial Bodyguard Dongchang and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They complement each other."
"Who in the world can resist this trend?
Who dares to resist this trend? "
"Starting from Zhang Juzheng clearing the accounts of the land, to the Emperor, the officials, and the gentry paying the grain together, His Majesty has walked step by step, and every step has been very steady. Now, no one can stop the trend."
Li Duxing looked at his brother and sighed in his heart. His brother was indeed his big brother!
"Big Brother also understands the trend?"
Li Shenxing said rather proudly, "I understood back then. Otherwise, why would you, as my big brother, do everything possible to enter the palace to meet the Emperor?
In front of the trend, everything is useless. "
"If the taxes were in the hands of the local officials, perhaps things would not be so easy to handle."
"But the taxes are in the hands of the Tax Department, and the local officials cannot interfere without reason. But if the taxes are not collected, the local officials have to take responsibility. This is where His Majesty's brilliance lies."
"The collusion between the local rich merchants and the local officials is where it is difficult to solve."
"Now that the Tax Department has inserted themselves, they have completely severed the connection between the two sides. Unless they use force with the Tax Department and refuse to pay taxes.
In today's world, how many people would have the guts to refuse to pay taxes? "
"His Majesty is advancing step by step. Today, the trend is already irreversible."
"Even if there are two or three clowns, they won't be able to make any waves."
Seeing his big brother's smug expression, Li Duxing sighed in his heart. He remembered clearly that a few days ago, his big brother was extremely worried. It was a bit too much to say that he was in a constant state of anxiety, but it was not too far off.
Of course, this problem could not be raised now. It was as if it had never happened.
The smooth collection of the commercial taxes in Southern Zhili caused countless people to breathe a sigh of relief, including the civil officials of the court.
In reality, the smooth collection of the tax this time had a lot to do with them.
Once there were no local officials involved, the squires could not make a fuss even if they wanted to.
The key problem was that the local civil officials did not dare to make a fuss now.
Not to mention the murder in Yangzhou, just the incident in the capital before the new year had not been forgotten!
The two newly established yamens of the Imperial Censorate, one was the Law and Discipline Department, and the other was the Anti-Corruption Department.
The matter of the hanging of eighty strings was not over yet!
The Emperor's imperial edict had long been spread throughout the world. If there was a problem with the commercial taxes under someone's rule, then they would find that person.
With the conduct of the current Emperor, losing his position was probably a light punishment.
Now, the Daming civil officials had a thought in their hearts. Before the law of officials came out, they would not be able to show off.
Once they were punished according to the hanging of eighty strings, they would not even have a place to cry.
Many people had been eager to try, but later, when they saw that the tax was still one for thirty, their resistance disappeared. If they had to pay, then pay!