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Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, then shook his head and replied.

"Can you tell me why?!"

Yan Changqing raised his eyebrows slightly, ready to see what other reasons Zhu Yuanzhang could give.

"The circulation and trading of money and goods can indeed create more wealth."

"However, no matter how much wealth it creates, the biggest beneficiaries are still those speculative businessmen!!!"

"The imperial court didn't benefit from it; the people didn't benefit from it either."

"It will even attract more people to abandon farming and go to business because businessmen earn more wealth in the process, thus shaking the foundation of the country!!!"

"So, on the contrary, it is even more necessary to prohibit this method!!!"

Zhu Yuanzhang expressed his thoughts with a calm face and a firm tone.

After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, Yan Changqing has come to understand, although Zhu Yuanzhang is still insisting on the method of tax collection in kind.

But in fact, Zhu Yuanzhang insisted on emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business, and the Ming Dynasty's national policy of putting agriculture first! ! !

And similarly, what he said before, on the surface, is the way of collecting money and taxes, but in fact it is the national policy thinking of paying equal attention to agriculture and commerce, strengthening the country through agriculture, and enriching the country with business.

Now that he understands the essence, Yan Changqing has a corresponding idea about how to persuade Zhu Yuanzhang.

Thinking of this, Yan Changqing looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and asked lightly:

"Dare to ask Your Majesty, the merchant, is it His Majesty's people?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, he didn't really want to understand why Yan Changqing asked, but he still answered:

"Naturally too!!!"

After getting Zhu Yuanzhang's clear answer, Yan Changqing smiled and said:

"Since merchants are also His Majesty's people, why does His Majesty emphasize agriculture and suppress business?!"

"Even not only businessmen, but also workers!!!"

"Scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants, Your Majesty governs the country with scholars and puts agriculture first, but despises workers and merchants instead."

"I thought that industry and commerce were not the people under His Majesty's rule, and that's why they were treated so contemptuously."

Hearing what Yan Changqing said, the eyes of the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Yan, Zhu Di and other princes below were all brightened. When you look at me and I look at you excitedly, each of you is excited. Eyes communicate with each other.

[Come, come, Mr. Yan's familiar tone is coming again! ! ! 】

【Hiss, Mr. Yan said that, isn’t it because he wants to discuss with his father about scholars, agriculture, industry and commerce, and agriculture-oriented Ming’s national policy? ! ! 】

[Could it be that not only the tax collection system of Daming is wrong, but also the basic national policy of Daming is wrong? ! ! 】

[It's over, although it hasn't started yet, but I feel that the Ming Dynasty's national policy of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce established by the emperor may be shaken by Mr. Yan. 】

[Fourth brother, be bold and give up the word "maybe". I bet that the Ming Dynasty's national policy of agriculture, agriculture, industry and commerce set by the father will definitely be shaken by Mr. Yan! ! ! 】

[Fifth brother, you are so brave, I wonder if you dare to make this bet with your father face to face? ! ! 】

[I bet, Fifth Brother would not dare to make this bet with Father in person! ! ! 】

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Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting at the back, was dissatisfied when he heard Yan Changqing's ridicule:

"Scholars, farmers, businessmen, how can we generalize!!!"

"Scholars can read and write, know the law and abide by the etiquette; those with high talents can govern the country; those with low talents can govern the county; naturally, they should rely on them to govern the country!!!"

"Farmers plow the fields and grow grains, and at the top they support the country's imperial court, and at the bottom they support the families. Naturally, they should rely on it as their foundation!!!"

"Workers can make hundreds of crafts by themselves, and it is also beneficial to the country, but compared with scholars and farmers, it has no great benefits, so it is listed under scholars and farmers."

"As for merchants, they don't do production, they don't work, and they don't have any skills; they just speculate, they buy low and sell high, and earn the difference; they don't benefit the country, and they are blood-sucking moths for the common people, so they are included in the list. To be the end of scholars, farmers, workers, and merchants!!!”

"Is there something wrong with such a division?!"

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's rhetorical question, Yan Changqing also answered very simply:

"Of course not."

Zhu Yuanzhang straightened his face immediately, leaned forward slightly, stared at Yan Changqing closely and said:

"Appreciate further details!!!"

Yan Changqing smiled slightly, ready to refute Zhu Yuanzhang's point of view one by one:

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"First of all, the merchants. Your Majesty said that merchants are not engaged in production, have no labor, and are not good at any skill. They are just speculators. They buy low and sell high to earn the difference, which is of no great benefit to the country."

"Then dare to ask Your Majesty, merchants don't pay taxes to the country?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sneered and said disdainfully:

"Even if merchants pay taxes, how can they compare with farmers' taxes?!"

Yan Changqing's expression remained unchanged, and he still said with a smile on his face:

"yes?!!"

"I sold colored glaze last night. I sold 8807 million taels overnight. According to the commercial tax of 29 yuan, the commercial tax I should pay is more than [-] taels."

"Forget it, I'll be generous and just pay the whole thing, just pay 30 taels of business tax."

"Tsk tsk tsk, I made nearly 900 million taels overnight, but in the end I only need to pay 30 taels of business tax."

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"This business tax is indeed not as good as the farmer's tax."

"But fortunately, of the 8807 million taels earned, [-]% belong to His Majesty, and [-]% belong to Your Highnesses."

"Based on this, although the imperial court may have lost a bit, His Majesty and His Highnesses still have not lost."

"However, because the Nonghuang Chamber of Commerce has capital injections from His Majesty and Your Highnesses, Your Majesty and Your Highnesses can still share [-]% of the proceeds."

"However, among the 8807 million taels earned by other businessmen over time, only 30 taels of business taxes need to be handed over to the imperial court."

"With such a low business tax, even if a businessman earns 5000 to 200 million taels, he only needs to pay [-] to [-] million taels of business tax."

"Your Majesty is indeed wise and mighty. Merchants are indeed of no great benefit to the country. Compared with the taxes paid by millions of people, they are indeed worthless."

Underneath, princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes all looked at Yan Changqing with admiration.

Although they had seen such a thing more than once, they still couldn't help feeling admiration every time they saw it.

Only Mr. Yan dared to taunt their father Zhu Yuanzhang in front of their father Zhu Yuanzhang.

If it were someone else, I don't know how many times I would have died.

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Chapter 181: Merchants' arguments are beneficial to both the country and the people [seeking subscription, full order]

Zhu Yuanzhang is not a fool, he naturally heard the meaning of Yan Changqing's words, and couldn't help frowning:

"You mean, our business tax is too low?!"

Yan Changqing said without the slightest hesitation:

"It is indeed low, it should even be said to be too low!!!"

"However, business tax, or taxation is a very complicated issue, which will be discussed later."

"Back to the question just mentioned, first of all, on the national side, businessmen have to pay taxes!!!"

"As long as he pays taxes, then he has made his own contribution to the country, which is beneficial to the country!!!"

"As for saying that merchants are of no great benefit to the country, it's just that the commercial tax set by His Majesty is too low."

"For example, the commercial tax is ten taxes and one tax. Then, out of the 8807 million taels I sold, I need to pay 88 taels as commercial tax."

"And it's just the business tax paid by me as a merchant, what if other merchants are counted?!"

"Farmer tax can only be collected twice a year, but in terms of commercial tax, a merchant has more than two transactions a day."

"Every time a businessman makes a transaction, he has to pay a corresponding "[-]" business tax."

"If commercial taxation is taken seriously, it is not impossible to surpass the taxation of peasant households, let alone the taxation of peasant households."

"During the Northern Song Dynasty, the two taxes still accounted for 50.00% six, but in the Southern Song Dynasty, it has dropped to 20.00% point four and 15.00% point three."

"At the same time, commercial taxes have increased rapidly, constituting the main source of the court's finances, and non-agricultural taxes, including commercial taxes, account for most of the fiscal revenue."

"During the reign of Huangyou Zhiping in the Northern Song Dynasty, the proportion of business tax was only about 40.00%."

"By the time of Shaoxing and Qiandao in the Southern Song Dynasty, tea and salt alone accounted for 40.00%70.00, and together with economic and general money making, non-agricultural households taxed [-]%[-]."

"In the years of Chunxi and Shaoxi, tea, salt and wine, etc., accounted for 50.00% of the total. Six, plus the economic system of money, general system of money, and monthly piles of money, the taxation of non-agricultural households reached 80.00%. Seven at four!!!"

"At the peak of the Song Dynasty in the past, the total annual revenue was as high as 13 million yuan, most of which came from commercial taxes."

"If we only rely on farmers' taxes, or the business tax policy of His Majesty's thirty-one tax, then it is impossible to reach this year's income no matter what."

"Although there are many unreasonable things in the business tax formulation of the Great Song Dynasty, but unreasonable is unreasonable."

"At least from the perspective of the business tax revenue of the Great Song Dynasty, we can also see the huge potential of the business tax!"

"Your Majesty, if you want Da Ming to become as rich as Da Song, then business tax must be taken seriously."

Hearing what Yan Changqing said, no matter it was Zhu Yuanzhang or the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fang, Zhu Di and other princes, their expressions became serious.

For example, when she first heard Yan Changqing talk about Empress Ma, who had been in the Song Dynasty for a long time, she covered her mouth with her hands in astonishment and exclaimed in a low voice.

Although Da Song is a big coward, but he is a coward, and if he is rich, he is really rich! ! !

At the peak of the Song Dynasty, the total annual revenue was as high as 13 million yuan, which was enough to crush any ancient dynasty.

Even though there may be a lot of water in it, at least a guaranteed total income worth [-] million is still there.

Such a terrifying total revenue is still enough to crush other ancient dynasties.

Moreover, Da Song still maintains a total annual income between 8000 million and [-] million all year round!

Compared with other dynasties that only have a total revenue of 5000, 7000 million, [-] or [-] million all year round, even at their peak, it is still no less than a dimensionality reduction blow! ! !

The only one that can surpass the Song Dynasty in terms of annual revenue is the Qing Dynasty.

But in fact, the annual revenue of the Qing Dynasty was also very average in the early and mid-term.

From the Qianlong Dynasty to the Daoguang Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty generally maintained a total annual income level of around 4000 million taels at this time.

Before Daoguang, Didingyin (agricultural tax) accounted for more than 70.00% of the total revenue, and the proportion of tariffs and salt tax was less than 30.00%.

In other words, the performance of industry and commerce in the middle and early Qing Dynasty, which was touted as the so-called "prosperous age of Kang, Yong and Qianlong", was actually not outstanding.

It was not until after the Self-Strengthening Movement that industry and commerce gradually rose. At this time, in terms of finance and taxation, the proportion of industrial and commercial taxes gradually increased.

In 40.00 during the Guangxu era, the proportion of land tax finally dropped to 20.00% 11.00 , tariff revenue rose to 19.00% [-] , salt tax accounted for [-]%, and the newly established lijin contributed [-]% of annual revenue.

In the 34th year of Guangxu (1908), the total annual revenue of the Qing Dynasty began to exceed [-] million taels of silver, which just began to exceed the record of the Song Dynasty.

But there is a big problem in the middle, that is, in the late Qing Dynasty, modern industry and commerce had already begun.

Especially the late Qing Dynasty, which started the process of modern mechanized industry, is it still a feudal dynasty? ! !

Some people argue from a political point of view that the Qing Dynasty was not completely destroyed in the late Qing Dynasty, so it was naturally considered a feudal dynasty.

However, some people argue from the perspective of productivity that in the late Qing Dynasty, the process of industrialization of modern machinery began, and science and technology such as electricity, sound and light, and steam locomotives began to be used.

From an agrarian country to an industrial country, this is still a feudal dynasty!

In this regard, Yan Changqing does not express any opinions.

Yan Changqing also suppressed the smile on his face, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang seriously and said:

"Furthermore, His Majesty said that merchants are not engaged in production, have no labor, and are not good at skills. I don't agree with this sentence."

"I'll take the example of the merchants in various places in Ming Dynasty. If these merchants want to sell a certain product."

"Then first, they have to investigate various products in various places, or the prices of commodities, and analyze the risks and income of selling such commodities."

"Then spend a lot of money to buy a large number of goods, and then transport them to the destination for sale."