"Fourth Bro, we're rich!"
When Zhu Gaojin saw his boss again, this was the first thing the latter said.
His chubby and cute face was now emitting a rich glow of happiness, as if he had been baptized by money.
It was as if the little hamster had finally found the granary.
Happiness filled him.
Boss felt that he had never been so relaxed, satisfied, and happy as he was today.
It even felt a little surreal.
"Hiss! Father, why did you pinch me?"
"Does it hurt?"
"Nonsense, it definitely hurts!"
"That's good. It means that I'm not dreaming.”
“……”
Looking at his fat father's matter-of-fact look, Zhu Zhanji bared his teeth and was speechless.
The conversation between the father and son made Zhu Gaojin and Sun Ruowei smile.
The dignified crown prince actually had such a funny side to him.
"Hurry up and sit down. Let's chat while eating!"
Seeing his boss sweating profusely, Zhu Gaojin quickly asked him to sit down.
The auction lasted for nearly an hour, and the sky outside was already dark.
Boss rubbed his stomach and felt a little hungry.
"Alright, this is my first time in your restaurant. I can try it today.”
"You have a share in this. You can come anytime in the future.”
"Heh, that's good. We can eat for free in the future!”
The boss smiled and joked. Then, he picked up his chopsticks and said as he ate,
"Fourth Brother, you are right. Our Big Ming merchants are really rich. With just this little effort, we have earned nearly nine million taels.”
"To tell you the truth, I've never seen so much money in my life. It's almost two years worth of the national treasury's income.”
As he spoke, the boss was full of sighs.
This was the first time he knew that money could come so quickly.
"Don't worry, you'll slowly get used to it in the future. This time, I'm just making some small money and trying my hand at it.”
Zhu Gaojin smiled faintly." If it wasn't for the short time, I could have earned at least five million taels.”
Five days was still a little short. Many big merchants were delayed by some matters, some were too far away, and some did not have enough time to gather enough money.
However, there was nothing he could do. The old man was in a hurry to send troops to Annan. He had already chosen the general to lead the troops. He could not do it without money and food.
This time, it was somewhat cheaper for the merchant who bought the nautical chart and the treasure ship.
"This is too exaggerated!"
Hearing Zhu Gaojin's words, the boss shook his head." If our father were here today, he would probably have the heart to rob these merchants.”
"Hehe, don't say it. It's really possible.”
Zhu Gaojin was stunned for a moment and nodded in agreement. With Zhu Di's personality, it was really hard to say.
He might be able to do it on the spot, but he would definitely find an opportunity and excuse to kill some people and confiscate their property afterwards.
The moment the boss said that, he seemed to have thought of this as well. His hand holding the chopsticks could not help but stiffen.
"We really have to take this matter a little slow. We can't let the old man really have any thoughts."”
She was a little worried that it would be troublesome if the old man became jealous when he saw so much money.
"Yes!"
Zhu Gaojin nodded, indicating that he understood. Seeing the worry on his boss's face, he comforted him,""Don't worry, with this nine million taels, this old man won't have any bad ideas in the short term.”
He knew the old man's character quite well.
"I hope so!"
The boss smiled helplessly. It was fine if he did not lack money now, but it would be hard to say if he did in the future.
Even he couldn't help but have the thought of targeting those merchants.
Not to mention the old man.
"Right, I've been thinking about it these past few days.”
Thinking about it, Boss changed the topic and looked at Zhu Gaojin with a slightly serious expression." Fourth Bro, what you said that day, are you intending to change the business tax?”
Business tax!
Upon hearing this, Sun Ruowei and Zhu Zhanji, who had been listening, held their breaths, and their expressions became serious.
They were all smart people and knew that this problem was very tricky. If they didn't handle it well, it would easily trigger a fierce backlash from the merchants.
"That's right, I have this idea!"
Under the gazes of the three people, Zhu Gaojin admitted indifferently and then asked," Boss, what do you think?”
How was it?
You already have such a plan. Can I stop you?
Moreover…
After a moment of silence, the boss put down his chopsticks and crossed his hands. His fat face was bitter as he sighed and said,
"Sigh, the business tax is 30%. It's indeed a little too low. Moreover, there are many loopholes.”
He hadn't been idle for the past few days. He had investigated a lot of information and had a new understanding of business.
However, the more he understood, the more shocked he became.
Da Ming was far richer than he had imagined. It was just that his wealth was tightly held in the hands of those big merchants, aristocratic families, landowners, and some officials.
Secondly, only a small portion of the taxes were actually paid to the court. The problem of tax evasion was too serious.
Therefore, it was imperative to increase the business tax and strengthen the control.
As for the impact…
As long as the prices were strictly controlled and the business tax was raised, the impact on the people would be almost non-existent.
If someone dared to raise prices, did they really think that the imperial court's knife was not good?
All kinds of thoughts flashed through his mind. The boss stared at Zhu Gaojin." How much do you think is appropriate?”
Zhu Gaojin pondered for a moment and said,""10% tax, mainly targeted at those rich merchants.”
The peddlers were the lowest level of peddlers. These people were just making a living, and their lives were only slightly better than ordinary people.
Zhu Gaojin's real target was the rich merchants who had shops and fixed stalls.
"Ten taxes one…"
The eldest nodded slightly and felt that it was acceptable." Alright, after we go back, I'll discuss it with our father!”
For such an important matter as adjusting the business tax, he would definitely need the old man's approval.
"Alright, I should go back and report to the old man. Besides, I don't feel at ease with so much money. I have to quickly put it into the warehouse!”
With that, the boss stood up.
"Okay, then you can go back and do your work first!"
Seeing this, Zhu Gaojin didn't ask him to stay and watched the father and son leave.
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