Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> training queen

Volume 1 Chapter 528: Lack of gold, lack of silver...lack of everything

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    In 1859, Li Taitai, a British tax supervisor at Jiangguan Customs, was appointed as the General Taxation Department, responsible for recruiting foreigners to serve as taxation departments at various ports. From then on, it became a system for foreign taxation departments to manage China's customs.  Since 1861, the British deputy tax director of Guangzhou, Hurd, has been appointed as the chief tax director (initially acting as agent) and has been managing China's customs for nearly half a century.  By the end of the Qing Dynasty, customs managed taxation, and the custody of taxes was under the control of customs supervisors appointed by the Qing government.  After the outbreak of the Revolution of 1911, the General Taxation Department, together with the diplomatic corps in Beijing, divided the customs taxes into the accounts of the General Taxation Department of three foreign banks: HSBC, Dehua, and Daosheng.  From then on, the custody of taxes fell into the hands of foreigners, and the Chinese government had no right to use even the remaining balance from debt repayments and indemnities.  By seizing a country¡¯s customs, you can plunder a large amount of its country¡¯s wealth, and even adjust tax rates arbitrarily to benefit its economy and trade in a country that has been deprived of customs rights.  It¡¯s so important, so important. Since it¡¯s such an important government agency, how could it not be established?  How could it be possible to allow countless amounts of money and silk to flow out of the land of China wantonly.  No, it is absolutely not allowed. As a member of the outstanding Chinese nation, who has experienced countless hardships and finally stood up in the 21st century, how could the outstanding passionate young people of the Chinese nation forget such a big deal?  When I think about the lower tariffs paid on the glass products sold by my glass company, my heart is bleeding.  When Fang Xuanling and other important ministers heard that the young master was presenting facts and reasoning in front of them, and making an estimate of the current international trade in Chang'an, all the civil and military ministers looked at him with green eyes. They had been hungry for more than ten days, and then  Seeing a fragrant meat bone placed on the glass counter in front of me like a hungry dog, I was greedy and angry. Why didn't I think that it turned out that there was a large amount of money that should belong to us.  "For example, the tariff on glass products is 20%. If one million glass products leave the country, the customs should charge 200,000 guan. Another example, the tariff on silk products is 10%.  7. Similarly, for one million guans of silk, the customs should collect 170,000 guans from the merchants before the goods leave the country This year alone, the total trade volume of Chang'an West City is about 2,500 guans.  It¡¯s a huge amount, and among them, the value of the goods shipped abroad is at least 20 million guan. Calculated based on the average customs tax rate of 10%, if the import tariff plus the export tariff is added, we will be charged at least 2 million guan less.  Taxes." I spat and slapped the chart I drew overnight with the whip in my hand.  You can see shocking numbers and various detailed data above. When Fang Xuanling heard this number, she was so distressed that her lips were trembling.  It was as if Grandet saw two wicks lit in the lampstand in front of him.  "Collect it, you must collect it, grandma, our military budget for this year is only about two million yuan. Just this time, our Chinese Renaissance Army has lost everything it needs to eat and use." Cheng Yaojin jumped up first.  , said murderously, looking like a thug who came down from the mountain to rob.  On the other hand, Ma Zhou, the supervisory censor who has recently joined my young master, frowned: "My lord, if this is the case, will it cause those foreign traders to stop buying from our stores, or reduce their purchases?  "Ma Zhou, during your journey from Shandong, have you ever seen anyone setting up a card to collect money on the road?" I looked at Ma Zhou with a smile and asked, this guy is a famous official in the Zhenguan Dynasty, and now  , it is precisely because of this young master's non-vegetarian attitude that all talents are promoted out of the norm, and finally this guy was lured over from Shandong.  He is from Shandong. His parents died when he was young and he was alone. However, he was very eager to learn. Through unremitting efforts, he read a lot of history books. Coupled with his talent and intelligence, he was already full of knowledge at the age of sixteen or seventeen. He was young and energetic.  He really hopes to find a suitable lord and show off his talents, and this young master has just caught his eye.  I, too, raised an army in Hancheng at a young age, and then captured Yan'an in the north and Guanzhong in the south. After that, I managed the entire Guanzhong in an orderly manner. The people lived in peace and prosperity, and all industries were prosperous. There was no trace of war.  The appearance of disaster, and more importantly, my young master¡¯s idea that the officials and gentry should pay for the food together and rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats, made Ma Zhou have the urge to come to Guanzhong to have a look, and even more want to see what kind of person this young master is.  What kind of person.  After many twists and turns, I stayed here for nearly three months, and then decided to serve as an official here. I was soon noticed by the Minister of Personnel Fang Xuanling and recommended to me. I have to say that Fang Xuanling was completely  He has become the most indispensable minister under my master.  He has the most things to do, but even when he is so busy that he can only jog to go to the toilet, he still pays great attention to discovering talents. This makes me really don¡¯t know how to praise him.  It's a pity that I still have too few talented people under my command. Otherwise, I really wouldn't want him to hold so many responsibilities. I hope that this guy can focus all his energy on the work of the Human Resources Department and continue to work hard.??Find useful talents for me.  Ma Zhou is a bit paranoid and stubborn, but it is undeniable that his talent is good and he is good at getting things done.  "This" Ma Zhou thought for a while and then nodded and replied: "Not only are there, but there are many. Some people's territory has a checkpoint, even every other county. No matter where you go, you have to check it.  Collecting money "And will it be under the rule of my Chinese Renaissance Army?"  " Fang Xuanling came to his senses now and asked with a smile. Ma Zhou suddenly replied: "No, not only is it not under the rule of the lord, but even if the lord is in a land bordering the princes, there is no problem  I see, it seems that I was wrong.  Indeed, under the rule of the lord, no checkpoints were set up randomly in any county. Even based on the highest 20% tariff, it was far lower than the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes in the princely lands.  ¡± If nothing else, let¡¯s just talk about three of the princes who are more benevolent to the people, Li Yuan, Dou Jiande and Xiao Xian. There are still checkpoints in the territories of these three, and there are officials there to buy passage money, especially traders from out of town.  , The punishment was even harsher. But, no harm was done to them. After all, they knew very well that without the traders, their territory would not be stable. As for people like Liu Wuzhou or Xue Ju.  , Unless they have paid a large sum of money, or they are traders under their own banner, merchants from other places will just wait to be stripped of their territory. In my territory, whether it is Guanzhong or Yan'an, I only charge one yuan for each product.  This is why in the past six months, more and more merchants in Chang'an and Guanzhong have moved their families to Chang'an or Guanzhong. This is because the taxes here are higher than those in other places.  It is much lower, and officials and servants do not dare to extort merchants. Once they are discovered, not only will all the dirty money be refunded, but they will also be suspended from their jobs. If they do it again, they will be laid off directly.  It is recorded in the official code. It is densely packed with dozens of articles that stipulate that officials cannot abide by it. If there is a violation, the first time will be suspended for two months as a warning, and the second time will be directly laid off. I don¡¯t have the time to update it.  If you don't have the energy to do anything for someone, it's just three reasons. This is why there is one thing in Guanzhong that is even more prosperous than it was during the Kaihuang Daye. Now, if the Western Region Passage falls into my hands, I believe that the merchants from the Western Regions will definitely do it.  When the time comes, I will ask that all customs duties, especially those of Ximanzi traders, will not be paid in silk cloth, but in copper coins or copper ingots.  In my memory, China is a copper-poor country, but the surrounding countries are different. Especially in Central Asia, there are all kinds of minerals, and many of them are rich in minerals, especially gold and copper.  As for precious metals, as for silver, the real place where it can be produced is in the Americas. There are many in China, but they are too scattered. Although the mining volume is not small, they are mostly in Yunnan, Guangdong, Gansu, or Northeast China.  When it comes to minerals, I think it¡¯s better to extract as much as possible from abroad. Thinking about the future of the United States, it clings to the oil fields in several domestic areas and does not develop them. Most of them are purchased in the hope that they can be used in key areas.  At that time, or in other words, after the oil is scarce, they will start to exploit it. At that time, the whole world will be short of oil, but they can still continue to be oil tigers. For example, during the Great Navigation, the Western Barbarians plundered the most from all over the world.  After heavy metals are mined and smelted locally, they are then transported back to the country. I think back then, Western barbarian countries such as Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, and England got rich by plundering. But China is short of gold, silver, and gold.  There is a lack of copper and iron. In a word, all metals are scarce in the land of China. They should be brought in from the outside to prevent the surrounding countries from using our currency. Thinking of this makes me angry. Since you  The Chinese characters used were invented by the Chinese nation, and the currency used was also the copper coin of the Chinese nation. Why did Mao still want to establish his own country?  "A typical thing that wants to be dealt with. Well, wait until I dominate the world, and then I can make a good accounting with these countries that dare to use my Han family and copper coins.  Uh, where did I talk about before?  Well, we are talking about the issue of taxation. The issue of tariffs went through intense discussions and finally a principle was determined, that is, the import and export tariffs for luxury goods are between 20% and 15%, while other  Tariffs on ordinary goods range from one to five percent.  In this way, it is conducive to the circulation of ordinary goods. Similarly, although the tariffs on luxury goods are much higher than ordinary goods, the buyers they target are originally either rich or expensive. These guys really can't afford the difference.  .
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report