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Chapter 409 Death and Taxation ([-])

This time, more than 40 families were fortunate enough to be invited by Wang Xuan to develop Xiaoliuqiu. Those families have a history of not more than 200 years, and most of them have a history of [-] years. However, after so many years, they have accumulated a lot of wealth, but the land is still limited. Yes, at most one family has less than [-] mu.

The price of land seems to be only about five taels of silver per mu, but it is easy to buy scattered ten or twenty mu, but it is impossible to buy more.

This is also the reason why these families were excited when they discovered that they could develop so much land in Xiaoliuqiu. Even if it took ten years, it was far more than the efforts of the previous family for a hundred or even 200 years.

If the family has achieved such a great development in my hands, then even if I see my ancestors after my death, I can proudly say that I have lived up to the trust of my ancestors!

It is because of this kind of belief that these old men who have never suffered hardships can endure the long-distance trek and wandering trip for this month. Until now when they return to Fuzhou, each of them really feels exhausted.

No way, it's really too old.

Wang Xuan, who originally wanted to hold a meeting for everyone, also gave up this idea. He was afraid that someone would die halfway through the meeting.

It was agreed that everyone would rest for three days, and then they separated on the pier, and the heads of the various families disappeared slowly, pulling each carriage.

Wang Xuan shook his head and smiled, not to mention anything else, at least dozens of big houses can be sold in this new city. After these people joined the development plan of Xiaoliuqiu, they must be permanent residents in Fuzhou City in recent years. If you live in Fuzhou City, you must buy a house in Xincheng!

At this moment, tens of millions of taels of silver were obtained again.

In other words, although the investment in building this city is not small, the real income is indeed amazing!
After returning to his mansion, Wang Xuan didn't take a rest directly, and had to arrange the remaining things, basically setting three ports and three inland areas to start construction.

Basically, six places need to be developed at the same time. Of course, the three ports are developed on the basis of inland cities, which are relatively smaller, and the main energy will still be spent on inland cities.

Of course, the port is definitely the top priority for construction at present. When Xiaoliuqiu cannot produce cement locally, the construction there still needs to be supplied from Fuzhou Prefecture.

Fortunately, the basic firing of red bricks is still possible, and many material problems can be solved here.

After arranging the transportation of raw materials and workers to Xiaoliuqiu, Wang Xuan took a rest.

Three days later, Lin Feng Academy.

It was still the hall on the third floor. The Patriarchs who had rested for three days were much more energetic. After breakfast, they all arrived at the venue before [-] o'clock. Before Wang Xuan came, they gathered in a pile and started chatting.

Of course, I said it was just chatting, but I was actually discussing the matter of Xiaoliuqiu. After all, no matter how much land there is, it can be fully developed. No one wants to take more.

It's just that everyone is talking about the tone now. After all, the specific plan still needs the nod of Wang Xuan Wang.

At eight o'clock sharp, Wang Xuan arrived on time, and the venue was silent for a moment, and then all kinds of greetings came.

Wang Xuan smiled and waved to everyone, then walked up to the front desk, raised his hand to press down, and calmed everyone down, "In a month, I took everyone on a field trip and saw the situation in Xiaoliuqiu with my own eyes. Everyone has a clear idea, and their expectations for the future are also clear, are you willing to participate in the development of Xiaoliuqiu?"

A group of people laughed and said no.

"In that case, let me talk about something else first."

Everyone was taken aback by Wang Xuan's sudden change of subject. What does this mean?
Seeing Wang Xuan's serious expression suddenly changed, everyone's heart sank, and they put away their relaxed expressions.

"Let's talk about the issue of Fujian Province first." Wang Xuan looked around solemnly, "The first issue is also the most fundamental issue, the issue of taxation."

tax?

This is a matter for the government, why did Wang Xuan mention this matter?Everyone looked at each other for a while, but no one dared to ask questions, so they continued to listen.

"Everyone is well aware of the current tax situation, so I won't say more, but in the future, you will pay as much tax as you need to pay, whether it is commercial tax, agricultural tax, or mines, all people, one No shortage of copper plates."

As soon as Wang Xuan's words fell, the venue could only immediately think of buzzing discussions. After all, the people present here are all the top families in various prefectures in Fujian. Each family has a lot of property, but few actually pay taxes.

There are many methods for reclusive field population, conversion of large and small acres, tax exemption for scholars and juren, and tax evasion has been a trend since ancient times.

This is only the agricultural tax. On top of the commercial tax, each family has leaked more and almost never paid it. After all, the collection of the commercial tax requires more manpower and material resources, and the monitoring is more difficult.

Hundreds of years of tax evasion have come here, and now Wang Xuan wants everyone to pay taxes with one word. No wonder the people present are making a fuss. Inevitably there will be a quarrel.

This was cutting flesh on everyone, and it wasn't at 01:30, so it naturally made everyone feel extremely uncomfortable. Even though Wang Xuan was mighty, he couldn't help but feel a little bit overwhelmed.

You know, in the entire Ming Dynasty, 75% of tax revenue came from agricultural tax, 10% from salt tax, 5% from other mining taxes, 5% from Huangzhuang and the like, and the remaining 5% was business tax.

If they really pay according to the rules, the 40-odd big families present will suffer a lot, and their annual income will drop by almost half.

After all, the tax is levied according to the output, and these big families have to rent the land to the tenants, and what they collect is only part of the tenants' payment.

In the past, part of the tax showdown could be given to the tenants, but if Wang Xuan was in charge of collecting taxes, then such a messy trick would be useless. After all, if he still scraped money from the tenants, then Wang Xuan would not be here Time, so solemnly tell everyone about it.

Seeing the people below talking endlessly there, Wang Xuan just sat on the Diaoyutai and did not speak. Gradually, the voices in the venue became less and less. the meaning of.

The large piece of land in Xiaoliuqiu still has their appetite. After all, compared with the land in the hands of various families, the interests on the island are greater. If there is no such opportunity, giving these families hundreds of years will not be enough It may not be able to expand the field in hand to more than [-] mu.

So, no matter how angry you are now, you have to suppress it, and you have to discuss it with Wang Xuan.

This is the reason why Wang Xuan proposed now, damn it, after eating Lao Tzu's bait, I still want to run away, there is no way!

The Patriarch of the Chang family stood up. He actually didn't want to stand out. However, he was one of the few people with the highest status in this group of people with the power of the seven major families. Wang Xuan didn't pursue what happened to them before. I was a little bit flustered, and I was quite outstanding a while ago, but now I can't think of it.

Looking at Wang Xuan, Patriarch Chang's mouth twitched violently a few times, and then he forced himself to ask: "Mr. Wuzhou, this tax is a matter for the government, this, this..."

He originally wanted to say that he had something to do with you, but seeing Wang Xuan's expressionless face and cold eyes, the sweat dripped from his head.

The more he talked, the lower the voice of Patriarch Chang, and finally he simply lowered his head and didn't dare to look into Wang Xuan's eyes. Thanks to Wang Xuan's deep internal strength, otherwise, he might not be able to hear what he said, "Here, Mr. Wuzhou, this, Why do you want to stand up for the government..."

"Speak louder!" Wang Xuan suddenly uttered such a voice, scaring Patriarch Chang to "plop" and sit down. Fortunately, there was a chair behind him, otherwise he would be ashamed.

His cold eyes swept over the faces of everyone in the audience, and then Wang Xuan said in a deep voice: "Look at all of you, why do you think I, Mr. Wang, are going to covet your three melons and two dates!"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

"No, certainly not!"

After being swept by Wang Xuan's eyes, a group of people immediately shook their heads.

"Hmph, I don't think you have anything to dare to do." Wang Xuan stood up from his seat, the aura of controlling life and death erupted from his body, and looked down at everyone, like an elephant looking at ants.

"Only the last time I confiscated the seven major families, I confiscated more than 500 million taels of property and 120 million mu of land. That's all. It doesn't matter that all of you here have lost a lot of their wealth."

"However, the 500 million yuan is still not as high as the value of my own property. Will I, Wang Xuan, care about your little money?"

"You think highly of yourselves!"

You must never look down on me...

It's so kind of you to look down on me...

Ma Dan, the grass on the grave is more than three feet high now...

Wang Xuan's words are not bragging. Just a new city is worth a lot, not to mention two steel factories with an output equivalent to the iron production of the entire Daming, and it also involves deep processing.

In addition, it is absolutely not an exaggeration to say that industries such as shipyards, cement factories, and textile factories are worth 500 million yuan. This is not counting the [-] troops under control, which can no longer be measured by how much money in the traditional sense up.

Of course, these are fixed assets, not cash, but if any Patriarch chooses, he would rather choose fixed assets than cash, because these people understand that money alone is useless.

Wang Xuan's words were extremely blunt. It can be said that these families have not been pointed at and looked down upon by others for so many years, but this time, everyone's hearts are all relieved, and they feel a little happy in their hearts.

It can only be said that they are all cheap.

Regardless of whether they are cheap or not, these people are more concerned about why Wang Xuan suddenly had such an idea, and it seems that they have been prepared for a long time. These guys can be the head of the family, and that guy is not a guy who is better than a monkey when he is glued to his hair.

(End of this chapter)