Tian's little cook

Chapter 298
This lecture lasted for nearly two hours, and Chen Zhu came in several times to refill the water.

"It turns out that the knowledge of running a restaurant is so great." When Chen Zhu came in again, the three of them stopped to rest.

"You're just in contact." Shopkeeper Qin took a sip of water to moisten his throat, "I was the same as you when I first met, just get used to it."

Lin Jiao read through several account books and found a problem: "Shopkeeper, I found that the tax paid by the restaurant to the imperial court is increasing every year."

Linjiao refers to the tax paid by the restaurant to the imperial court every month.

In order to limit the development of commerce, the Dasheng dynasty not only required merchants to pay taxes on the goods they sold, but even caravans had to pay taxes on the goods they escorted as long as they entered the city on the way to deliver goods.

Therefore, many caravans did not dare to enter the city at all during their itinerary, and could only find a place to rest outside the city.

For restaurants, the imperial court stipulated that a certain fee should be paid every month, regardless of whether the business of the restaurant was good or not.If it weren't for the good location of Yunze City and the large flow of people, they wouldn't dare to open so many restaurants.

Like Xicheng where Lin Zhimo went last time, because the flow of people has decreased a lot, the number and scale of restaurants are smaller than those in Yunze City.

"Yes." Shopkeeper Qin sighed, "The past two years have been dry in the north, and foreigners have invaded the northwest border from time to time, and the treasury is empty. In order to collect more taxes, the imperial court has increased commercial taxes."

Lin Zhimo understood that this was a common problem in ancient times.The production level in ancient times was backward, and they could only rely on agriculture.In order to prevent more people from going into business instead of agricultural production, the development of commerce was suppressed as much as possible.

Although there are advantages and disadvantages to doing so, Lin Zhimo felt that this would hinder the development of society, and the productivity would not be further improved.

Because there were no outsiders, she said bluntly, "As the saying goes, the wool comes from the sheep. If the court imposes heavy taxes, it will cause prices to skyrocket. If the number of merchants decreases, it will hit business hard and cannot promote goods. circulation."

Shopkeeper Qin agreed very much, "That's exactly the case. If the tax is raised, those who do business want to make money can only increase the price."

"I see that the growth rate of tax revenue has been accelerating in the past few years. Is the national treasury so urgent?" Lin Jiao looked worried, "Is it true that the imperial court has collected so much tax, or is it required by the local government?"

Even though he was sitting at home, shopkeeper Qin was still shocked by his words, hurriedly looked around, and then lowered his voice: "Lin Jiao, these words are just for us, and you must not tell outsiders."

If what he said just now is heard by someone with a heart, he will definitely sue him for political criticism.

"What's wrong with those words?" Lin Zhimo didn't understand why shopkeeper Qin was so cautious all of a sudden. Isn't this a normal sentence?
Sun Langzhong was very cautious, and lowered his voice again: "The tax is indeed higher than the imperial court's regulations, and the excess is stipulated by the governor of the state."

"How much more?" Lin Jiao asked.

"Thirty to four out of ten."

"So much?!" Lin Zhimo exclaimed slightly.

This governor must be too courageous, he should draw up taxes privately, and do so openly.

"Isn't he afraid that someone will sue the court?" Lin Zhimo was curious.

Shopkeeper Qin shook his head, "If he was really afraid, he wouldn't dare to do this."

Lin Jiao got the point: "Is there someone behind him supporting him?"

"En." Shopkeeper Qin's expression changed slightly, and his voice weakened again, "And the background is not young."

(End of this chapter)