Chapter 1557

Noodles must be eaten while hot. Only when they are hot can you feel the hearty taste.

The mutton soup is delicious. After adding pepper, it explodes on the taste buds.

Fang woke up and ate the noodles and even the soup. Only then did he put down his chopsticks.

Wipe mouth, square wake up, see do not see Wang Chengyan a glance, went down stairs.

Wang Chengyan was still in a daze and didn't find that the ship had docked.

When the slight vibration came, he was excited and hurried to the window to look down.

Xin Laoqi was the first to go ashore, and then looked around. Then Fang woke up and went ashore and looked back.

smile!

Very calm smile, but in Wang Chengyan's eyes, Fang Xing is a devil with a big mouth.

"Mr. Fang, whose people are you?"

Fang woke up and smiled, got on his horse and went away.

Five guards!

Many people can afford five guards these days, but few people dare to swagger around with five guards.

Because it's easy to be remembered!

Who the hell is he?

Wang Chengyan's mind was a little confused. He recalled what Fang Shiwu said today and finally settled on the word tax.

At this time, the voice of the old Cangtou came from below: "girl, this man buckled and refused to give a reward!"

"There's no need to reward. Today Japan just tries its best to do it. It's good to pass."

Wang Chengyan heard the lightness and happiness in mengyan's words, so he hurried downstairs.

"Miss mengyan, who is that Fang 15?"

Several treasure bills magically slipped out of Wang Chengyan's sleeve. Without hesitation, he decided to give up his money to avoid disaster. As for the two guards who were knocked out and left in the corner, he had no intention to take care of them.

Mengyan stepped back and said coldly, "what the guests say is incomprehensible. Mengyan is used to taking a nap. Please help yourself."

No one is a fool. Most of those who take risks for money are greedy.

But mengyan is very measured.

With two guards still dizzy, Wang Chengyan went all the way to the store. The shopkeeper saw that he looked wrong and asked.

"The man was bureaucratic or noble, so he asked me if I was willing to let Shengchang in other places pay taxes."

The shopkeeper was surprised and thought of a man in an instant, "Sir, could it be..."

Wang Chengyan had an idea at the moment and was awakened by the shopkeeper's sentence.

"Could it be him?"

The shopkeeper panicked and said, "Sir, this man is known as magnanimous!"

Wang Chengyan clenched his fist and said sternly, "what about him? With so many merchants in the south, can he collect taxes one by one? Besides, I'm in this big market. If he dares to do it, it will arouse people's anger!"

The shopkeeper recognized the guilty heart in this remark. He whispered, "Sir, if we make it, it's a leading bird. It'll be regarded as a different kind. It's hard to do! Why don't we... Share the difficulties!"

Wang Chengyan said coldly, "I have booked a restaurant. Later, you invited those rich people to buy and sell."

The shopkeeper said convincingly, "my Lord is wise."

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Fang Xing burps and returns to his residence. Zhu Zhanji has finished his meal and is talking to an acquaintance of Fang Xing.

"I've seen uncle."

Xu Qing arched his hand and then stepped back.

Seeing Fang Xing's appearance, Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "what did the man say?"

After Fang woke up and sat down, he took a sip of tea and said, "it's cutting meat. Of course he won't, but he should be able to guess my identity. If he dares to stand up, don't blame his life."

There was evil spirit in these words. Xu Qin on the side couldn't help tightening his heart and remembered the lesson Fang woke up to them last time.

Fang woke up and saw that Zhu Zhanji was a little tired, so he said, "it's not urgent. Anyway, at the beginning, it was written down to all localities to start collecting taxes on luxury goods. However, these days, the Ministry of household has received very little. Let's make sense!"

With Zhu Zhanji here, Fang woke up and scruples about his reputation. Otherwise, he would not be entertaining in the painting boat today, but would directly ask someone to call Wang Chengyan for questioning.

Zhu Zhanji mused, "it's a good thing to become famous, but... We must be careful about it, otherwise it will cause businessmen to make trouble. Even if it calms down, the whole South will surge."

Fang woke up and said, "I know, so I spent money to invite him to dinner in the painted boat today. This is courtesy before soldiers."

Knowing what Zhu Zhanji and Fang Xing were going to do, Xu Qing carefully said, "Your Highness, uncle, most of those rich businessmen are not willing to pay taxes. This... Seems natural. When the big market opened, many businessmen were complaining about tax collection and competing for profits with the people."

Zhu Zhanji said coldly, "they are also people? Luxury businessmen are not people!"

Xu Qing finally knew where the officials and businessmen were afraid of Zhu Zhanji.

It's not a people, but it's not an official. What's that?

If it's not the people, it's not about competing for profits with the people.

Fang Xing said with a smile, "it's just a class between officials and the people. It makes a lot of money. The family is no worse than the palace, but it refuses to pull a hair and benefit the world. Let's think about it in turn. Why do farmers pay taxes?"

Xu Qing only felt a buzz in his head, and a voice echoed in his mind.

——Why do farmers pay taxes when luxury businessmen don't pay taxes?!

Zhu Zhanji also praised: "it is this truth that farmers can only maintain their lives, but luxury businessmen are more extravagant. If they don't pay taxes, does Daming rely on those hardworking farmers?"

Xu Qing arched his hand and said, "uncle, this makes the grass people wake up like a dream. Before, they always thought it was natural not to pay taxes. Looking at those farmers paying taxes every year, they just took it for granted. At this time, they want to be rich but not benevolent!"

Fang Xing said, "this is a matter of course. It's just that Daming has been hobbling on business tax for a long time. Businessmen think they shouldn't pay tax. No one thinks about it."

If the business tax is to compete with the people for profits, what is the annual tax payment of farmers?

Are farmers not citizens?

Zhu Zhanji shook his eyebrows and said, "brother Dehua, leave it to the people of the royal guards."

The East Hall regarded itself as the emperor's domestic slave. Zhu Zhanji was worried that the means in the middle would be leaked.

Fang Xing said with a smile, "it's just a merchant. Be careful when you act. It's natural."

Later Fang woke up and came out with Xu Qing. They were talking in the front yard.

Xu Qing probably figured it out and said, "Your Highness called me down and asked about the situation of the southern merchants."

Fang Xing looked at the bleak tree in the autumn wind and said, "the territory of the Ming Dynasty is huge at this time. After liberalizing all business roads, how many businessmen can make a lot of money every year? In the former Song Dynasty and later Song Dynasty, they supported by business tax and carried the attack of the Mongolian Yuan people in a corner for a long time. This is the advantage of business tax."

"There are not a few people who know this truth, but they are unwilling to take the world's condemnation to advise their majesty. This is to protect themselves, but we can also see the strength of the tycoons."

Yang Rong and others don't know the benefits of business tax, but Haoshang often have countless relationships with gentry and officials.

It's easy to say that whether it is adopted or not, Zhu Di or Zhu gaochi will appreciate it.

But what's the price?

Daming is actually relying on the gentry to govern the grass-roots level. These people hate you to the bone. What will future generations do?

"Go ahead and don't let it out."

After Xu Qing left, Fang woke up and called Fei Shi.

Since Zhu Zhanji and Fang woke up to Jinling, the originally quiet royal guards began to become active.

In particular, the Taiping mansion case involved many officials, which added a lot of luster to Fei Shi's face.

"Go and check the situation of Shengchang and be more careful."