nanming man

Chapter 50 Why the only way to relieve worries is to get rich
The housing problem and the food problem have been solved halfway by the second brother Gao. When the kiln bricks are fired in the future, the dam is repaired and the seeds are sown, the two problems are basically solved, and the second brother will be able to gain a firm foothold in Luyi.

After watching the busy and lively scene on the construction site for a while, the second brother Gao returned to Luyi County immediately.

Now, as the county town settles down, the lives of the people in the city are getting back on track.The second elder brother, Zhao Daxian and others led more than a dozen soldiers back to the city, and walked on the streets compacted with rammed earth. Some streets were paved with a layer of gravel, wide and flat, with drainage ditches on both sides, even It doesn't get muddy when it rains.

At this time, some shops beside the streets in the city have resumed operations, and some people came to trade one after another, and finally regained some popularity.

The people who make these transactions are mainly Gao Yihuan's people and family members, and they have some money in the city right now.

At the beginning of the restoration of the store, some soldiers bought it directly, especially a few miscellaneous soldiers who had no money, robbed a lot of things from a store, and the impact was extremely bad.

The shops that had just opened were closed one after another. In the end, Gao Yihuan directly chopped down the soldiers who robbed them, so that the merchants in the city regained their confidence and continued to operate.

Gao Yihuan walked into the city and saw a lot of people buying goods in front of a small shop selling jars and pots, then he waved to Zhao Zhuzi and said, "Zhuzi, tell the shops along the street to ask their owners to come to the house in the afternoon Come and see me."

Zhao Zhuzi nodded, Second Brother Gao immediately walked back with Zhao Daxian, and he ordered as he walked: "You and Wu Shizhao don't interfere with the affairs inside the city and outside the city. The soldiers will resume training tomorrow. You don't have to work any more."

At the beginning of Luyi, because of the shortage of manpower, the second brother Gao could only let Zhanbing work with him. Now that he is barely on the right track, Zhanbing has to be retrained.

"Second brother, don't worry, tomorrow morning, I'll train those turtles to death." Zhao Daxian said with a smile.

Second Brother Gao nodded slightly, and entered the yamen in a short while. The kid who was playing with the blacksmith's granddaughter in the yard, saw Second Brother come in, wowed, and ran into the house to hide.

In the afternoon, the squire who took the lead last time brought a few more people to the yamen as ordered to ask for an audience.

Second Brother Gao still met them in the lobby. Yang Wenchang was the head of these gentry and had the largest family fortune. After leading the crowd to salute, he immediately sat down on both sides.

"How is your business doing recently?" Gao Yihuan laughed first.

Strictly speaking, the few people present here are not merchants, but squires who run side jobs.

"Thanks to the captain's strict military discipline, our shop can operate smoothly." Yang Wenchang stood up, smiled and cupped his hands and said, "Thanks to the captain's blessing, the shop is now making a small profit."

Second Brother Gao nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "I've recruited a few people here today, just to see that your shops are recovering well, so I'm here to talk to you about taxation."

"Taxes?" Yang Yanchang and the others froze, but then they smiled and said, "Don't worry, Captain, we will pay no less taxes."

Brother Gao shook his head, "The business tax was too complicated before, I plan to redefine it, and now it will be set uniformly, one out of ten!" Gao Yihuan's face suddenly turned cold, and he looked at everyone majesticly: "Do you have any opinions? ?”

This is not to dislike the complexity of commercial taxation, it is obviously that the collection is too little.The commercial tax in the Ming Dynasty was relatively complicated. For example, salt was [-] out of [-] at the beginning, and later it was increased to [-] out of [-] when it was incorporated into a franchise. In most other industries, the commercial tax was generally low, generally [-] in [-], and some industries were even tax-free.

The tax system is the cornerstone of a country, and it doesn’t mean that it can be changed if it is changed. If the second brother Gao was an official of the Ming Dynasty, he would change taxes here, and these gentry would sue the top secretly, and the second brother would be finished immediately.

But the second brother is now a rogue, and a rogue also has the benefits of a rogue.

They broke the rules and started again, so they don't have to worry about the resistance of the whole system. They can decide what they want, and they can decide on their own territory. Unless you have the ability to drive me away, otherwise you have to abide by what I set. rule.

Yang Yichang and the others had a bitter look on their faces. After all, the second brother was an intruder. They felt that the second brother was different from ordinary rogues, but he was still a rogue.

"Then, then, follow the captain's wishes?" Yang Yichang turned his head with a wry smile and asked the people who came with him.

Seeing that they were silent, Second Brother Gao glared, "Why don't you guys speak up, but what's your opinion?"

"No! No!" The following people shook their heads like rattles and said quickly.

"It's just a three-fold increase. In fact, everyone still has something to earn!" Seeing this, the second brother Gao said with a smile: "Okay! That's it for today, you all come back! Let me say one more thing, you pay taxes, I will I will protect you, if any turtles come to rob your shop, you can come and tell me, I will kill them."

Yang Yichang and the others could only smile apologetically, take their leave and leave.As soon as they left, Sun Yucheng walked into the hall holding an account book.

Second Brother Gao saw him and immediately smiled and said, "Wen Zhan, I have something to look for you?"

Sun Yucheng cupped his hands and said, "This subordinate is also discussing something with the captain. I wonder if the captain wants to find me?"

"I just talked with a few village elders. They feel that Luyi is a waste of time, and they insist on doing their part for Luyi and voluntarily raising the business tax by three times." Gao Erge sighed: "They are very enlightened, and they are all What a squire! Wen Zhan! You can send someone to make a statistics later, make a booklet, and start collecting taxes at the end of the month."

Second brother Gao was very excited and couldn't wait.

Sun Yucheng frowned slightly, a little disbelieving, but he didn't get entangled in this matter, but cupped his hands and said: "This subordinate will handle it later." After he finished speaking, he paused, and then said: "However, Even if the commercial tax is three times higher, I am afraid it will be a drop in the bucket."

The second brother Gao put a smile on his face, knowing what Sun Yucheng was going to say, so he asked, "Why, the food and wages are running out soon?"

"Captain, in Luyi City, there are currently more than three hundred soldiers, 27 sentry chiefs, nine department chiefs, and two brigade commanders. Eight taels, one tael a month for soldiers, and other than that, the officers of the miscellaneous soldiers and the logistics team range from two taels to four taels each, totaling more than 500 taels a month. In addition, the captain stipulated that the soldiers should Two catties of grain, one catty of miscellaneous soldiers, and family members, at least more than 200 shi of grain in a month." Sun Yucheng said: "The consumption is so large, there is no money in the account."

Although Brother Gao collects business tax, because the people in Luyi did not participate in the transaction, it was his soldiers who paid for the purchase, so the current business tax is only one-tenth of his salary at the top. The food supplies that can be obtained from the camp are also very limited, and most of them have to be bought by themselves.

After listening to Sun Yucheng's words, the second brother couldn't help wiping off his sweat, "Wen Zhan, just say it, how long can you last!"

"Probably can last until the beginning of August." Sun Yucheng said.

There is still more than half a month to go, Gao Erge breathed a sigh of relief, when Xinghao and Yicheng came back to buy grain, he took a batch to Zhou Ronghua for some money, made a little difference, and continued to resell it based on this. Can't hold on to next year's wheat harvest.

Just as he was thinking so, Gao Yicheng appeared outside Luyi City in a mess.

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