Jin Bo naturally knew what these people were thinking. Shi Dayou had suppressed them so much before. Now that the new mayor was in place, they thought that they would squeeze them even more than before. However, they did not expect that Mu Yuan did not squeeze them too much and even gave them a good discount.
A tax of 10% was really too low. Of course, the agricultural tax was only 10% and they did not object to this. After all, most of them were in business taxes. In the past, Shi Dayou's tax was at the level of 50% to 60% and most of the profits were taken away by Shi Dayou.
Was Mu Yuan really that kind?
Of course not. It was just that the original business tax was very unreasonable. There were many strange taxes that Mu Yuan had never heard of. Even Mu Yuan was a little curious about whether he had transmigrated or Shi Dayou had transmigrated. All kinds of strange taxes made his scalp numb.
Muyuan just made the tax return to normal level
Another point was that Mu Yuan would open some factories in Little Stone Town and needed the support of these families. He did not want to fall out with these people as soon as he arrived. He was not a bandit.
Jin Bo looked at the documents in their hands and cherished them as if they were holding a piece of money.
was speechless
"Everyone, since you already know, please sign on it. In the future, Little Stone Town will collect taxes according to this ratio. If you have land in your family, you will collect taxes according to this ratio. As for the other taxes, you can't collect more than three-tenths from the tenant farmers. I'm sure you understand that the agricultural products you collect from the tenant farmers can't exceed four-tenths of the production value."
Jinbo's words woke them up from their surprise, and they frowned.
Jin Bo didn't rush them. As they drank their tea, the few family heads looked at each other and saw the reluctance in Fang Yan's eyes. This kind of tax would greatly reduce their income from agriculture.
However, from the looks of it, they had to sign the contract today. Each of these seven families had tens of thousands of mu of fertile land. They did not want to agree. In the past, their tax rate was about 10% and 60%. If they followed this ratio, their annual losses would reach about 20%.
They knew there was no free lunch in the world
Muyuan was letting them choose, choose commercial tax or agricultural tax.
Mu Yuan would not spend money to buy the land in their hands. Let's not talk about whether they would sell it or not. Mu Yuan did not have enough funds to buy it. However, there was an advantage. He was a warlord. At least for now, he could use force to do it. He could choose between commercial profit or agricultural profit. Mu Yuan was very clear about this.
They could tell that the mayor didn't want the families in the town to control too much land. Land was the most fundamental thing in a place. Mu Yuan would never allow a large amount of land to be hoarded in the hands of a few people. This would be very detrimental to his rule.
The few family heads discussed for a long time and finally collectively chose to profit from the commercial tax. After all, compared to the profits from agriculture, the profits from commerce were obviously more generous. They mainly focused on commerce.
The most important thing was that the new mayor seemed to value agriculture very much. They had seen the power of the army led by Jinbo, so they naturally would not risk their lives. This was a fool. If Jinbo was unhappy, whether they would still be alive was a different matter.
This kind of thing was too normal in Sichuan Province. When Shi Dayou killed the previous mayor, there were more than seven families in Little Stone Town. The seven of them were only the seven families that Shi Dayou had destroyed and survived.
All seven of them signed the documents. Jin Bo heaved a sigh of relief. He really didn't want to lay a hand on these ordinary people. If these people didn't sign, the consequences would be very sad. At least Mu Yuan had several ways to deal with them.
It was not that Mu Yuan was targeting them, but there were some things that needed to be done. There must be an interest group that had to sacrifice for another interest group. If Mu Yuan wanted to develop his own territory, he had to control those farmers who did not have land. This was the most fundamental. As long as these people did not mess up, there was nothing to be afraid of. This was because the military and political power was in Mu Yuan's hands. As long as he controlled this power, Mu Yuan could do what he wanted, such as opening all kinds of factories. Make all kinds of changes
The resistance is not that great
Jin Bo took the document. The seven family heads gathered together again after Jin Bo left. However, they were not discussing how to deal with Jin Bo, but how to let their children enter the army. Everyone was led by Old Master Jia.
Not only because of his age and high prestige, but also because his grandson Jia He seemed to have a relationship with Jin Bo.
If it was Shi Dayou's security team, they would definitely not want their children to enter. However, after seeing the 1st Battalion, they knew that the 1st Battalion was not something Shi Dayou's security team could compare to.
At least in terms of combat power, the two were incomparable.
This kind of army was generally difficult to defeat, which meant that they would be stationed here for a long time. They had to deal with this army often. Sending their children there could also build a relationship with the army. At least with this relationship, they would not deliberately make things difficult for them in the future.
During the discussion, Grandpa Jia didn't say anything at all because his grandson had already told him about this army before. He also made it clear that he must join this army. Moreover, he seemed to have a relationship with Jin Bo.
It was only because they had already decided on the quota to enter the army that the other family heads felt angry when they thought of what their sons had done. They could not do anything but spoil things. They had lost all their face.
In the end, the few of them joined forces and wanted Jia He and Jin Bo to say something. After all, they were allies.
Old Master Jia thought for a while and agreed.
He felt that his family could not take all the benefits, and Mu Yuan probably would not allow the Jia family to monopolize the power.
On the second day, Jinbo had the government officials investigate the situation of the entire Little Stone Town. The number of merchants, population, and the number and location of villages in the village. They also drew a map of Little Stone Town and counted all the land in Little Stone Town.
Announce the commercial and agricultural taxes that were set with the seven families yesterday
For a time, it caused a huge uproar. One had to know that Shi University sometimes had extremely heavy taxes. Other than the agricultural tax, which was not that harsh, the business tax was so high that it was scary.
Many peddlers can barely make ends meet
They didn't dare to go to other towns either, because other towns were similar to Little Stone Town.
I didn't expect the new mayor to lower the commercial tax and agricultural tax so low at once.
Many people didn't believe it until the administrative staff posted the notice. Everyone believed it and the entire Little Stone Town instantly cheered.
Many people gathered at the town hall of Little Stone Town, where more than 30 government officials worked. This time, Mu Yuan asked Jin Bo to bring 30 government officials to govern Little Stone Town.
When the two soldiers guarding the town hall saw the surging townspeople, they thought that these people were rioting and quickly blew their whistles.
"Beep ~~~"
After a long whistle, the people in the town stopped. At this time, they were about to break into the town hall. Two soldiers pointed their Thomas submachine guns at the crowd.
shouted
"What are you doing? Get out or I'll shoot!"
At this moment, the two squads of soldiers stationed in the town hall filed out, and two Lewis light machine guns were placed on both sides of the bunker.
At the same time, two squad leaders walked out with furrowed brows and saw hundreds of people crowded in front of the town hall's gate.
There was fear in his expression
The two of them raised the iron horn in their hands and shouted,
"What are you all doing? Do you want to rebel? Get out, or I'll shoot!"
"Get out!"
The people obediently retreated. After they retreated ten steps, a white-haired old man stood up and said,
"Officer, it's a misunderstanding. We're here to thank the mayor for lowering the tax. The mayor is a good person. The mayor saved us. If we still maintain the previous tax, my old bones won't be able to live on. The mayor is a good person. He lowered the tax as soon as he arrived. The old man doesn't have anything good. These are the only ten eggs left in the old man's house. I'll take them out to nourish the officers. I hope you can better protect the safety of Little Stone Town."
"Yes, yes, this is our sincerity."
Everyone took out what they had left. If they had done this in the past, the security team would have snatched it without saying a word. They would not have had the chance to take it out.
However, the two squad leaders were frowning. Watching the eggs, fruits and meat in their hands, the fighters didn't feel any emotion at all. Neither were they touched nor disgusted. The two squad leaders said calmly,
"All of you, go back. Do we lack food? Who do you think we are? Go back. If you dare to offend the town hall like this in the future, don't blame us for shooting you. Now, immediately, go back immediately!"
The people were shocked. What was going on? The script was wrong? Why don't these soldiers want the things we sent over? If it was the previous Security Corps, the things in their hands would have already entered the stomachs of those Security Corps soldiers.
Why are these soldiers still asking us to go back? Are they looking down on us?
For a moment, they had the illusion
However, they were not wrong. The soldiers did not care about these things.
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