Luo Xin smiled faintly and said, "Brother Taiyue, you have also been an official in Hangzhou for some time, you should know that trading with the vassal country is a great profit, right?" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Juzheng nodded.

Luo Xin said seriously: "How is this business compared to other businesses in Daming? ”

"It's not comparable at all." Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said: "Maritime trade can allow people to accumulate a large amount of silver money in a very short period of time, as long as they can persist in doing it for five years, they can become rich." ”

"Yes! Rich and rivaled! Luo Xin sighed and said, "For example, Shen Wansan." ”

Zhang Juzheng's expression was abrupt, and his face was sudden. Luo Xin said in a low voice: "Brother Taiyue, no matter what emperor he is, even if he is holy, he will not allow a certain courtier to be rich and rival the country, let alone ordinary people?"

You're not the emperor, what do you want so much money for?

I am taking their money back to the treasury through taxes, in fact, even if it is one out of ten, in ten or twenty years, they can be rich, I just put it off for a little longer, and I hope they can figure it out, do more good deeds, more wealth, and don't let their wealth accumulate more. ”

Zhang Juzheng was silent, he originally came to question Luo Xin, he had an instinctive reaction, Luo Xin definitely didn't just stare at the city. Why did the tax revenue of the northern mutual market become one out of ten, and the southern city immediately became one out of ten?

Zhang Juzheng did not believe that there was no conspiracy here. He was very suspicious that this was a conspiracy between Luo Xin and Emperor Jiajing, and its purpose was to eventually raise the commercial tax head of the entire Ming Dynasty to one out of ten. He is ready to criticize Luo Xin, to rebuke Luo Xin, which is competing with the people.

But......

Before he had a chance to reprimand, Luo Xin's words blocked him back.

And he knew that what Luo Xin said was not wrong at all, whether it was an official or an ordinary person. You can be rich, but you can't be too rich, and some can be rich.

That's the way to death.

If the individual is too strong, whether it is too strong in that aspect, it will become the emperor's fear and become a thorn in the emperor's side.

Just like Luo Xin!

He is too powerful in terms of merit, and the so-called high merit covers the master, which makes Emperor Jiajing jealous. Otherwise, with Luo Xin's cultural and martial arts, why is it still a four-grade now?

There is no difference between a high merit and a rich country, in the eyes of an emperor, they are both characters that make him jealous. Once you are jealous of an emperor, the result is needless to say.

Luo Xin has made such a great contribution, and he has to be cautious and walk on thin ice. An ordinary businessman, even if he is an official, a family, and a rich country, does he want to die?

Therefore, he can't rebuke Luo Xin on this point. Luo Xin's use of one out of ten is not only not to compete with the people, but to protect those merchants.

However, Zhang Juzheng finally felt panicked in his heart, so he asked Luo Xin: "No, can you guarantee that you will only implement one out of ten in the city, not in the entire Ming Dynasty?"

If it's just a market company, there are forgivable circumstances, as you said three points, compared to win everyone's understanding and support. However, if the entire Ming Dynasty is one out of ten, it is to compete with the people for profit, not a gentleman. ”

Luo Xin shook his head and said, "Taiyue, I have always respected your knowledge and character, if it weren't for Xu Jie, the two of us would definitely become the best confidants." ”

A hint of gloom flashed in Zhang Juzheng's eyes, in fact, he also thought like Luo Xin in his heart, but the teacher was not something he could choose, and he couldn't help himself.

"So, I'm not going to lie to you." Luo Xin looked at Zhang Juzheng seriously and said: "I can't guarantee that in the future, the commercial tax of the entire Ming Dynasty will always be one out of thirty, and it will not be raised to one out of ten." ”

"Don't ...... you"

Luo Xin waved his hand to stop Zhang Juzheng, and said with bitterness on his face:

"Brother Taiyue, what do you think of my current situation?"

Zhang Juzheng was silent, although he stood on a different position from Luo Xin, but he really admired Luo Xin from the bottom of his heart. Luo Xin's situation is not only clear to him, but also to almost all the officials in the court. Then he sighed lightly and said:

"Walking on thin ice!"

"Thank you!"

Luo Xin said seriously, Zhang Juzheng's face turned red, he knew that Luo Xin's thank you was thanking him for treating Luo Xin sincerely. At the very least, at this time, it is sincere.

"Brother Taiyue, you also know that I am walking on thin ice. And why did I think of restricting merchants from being rich to rival the country? It's because I'm a great achiever. In some ways, there is no difference between a high-ranking lord and a rich country.

If I have the ability in the future, I will naturally maintain the other business taxes of the Ming Dynasty to take one out of thirty, if I don't have that ability, that is to say, I am in the stage of self-protection on thin ice, you study under Xu Jie, do you think I will risk my life to maintain the thirty to take one? ”

Zhang Juzheng's face was even redder, and Luo Xin said that he studied under Xu Jie, which was to remind him how Xu Jie's came. For the sake of his career, Xu Jie, in a situation where his life is not in danger like Luo Xin, can wag his tail in front of Yan Song. can ignore the people of the world and build the Yuxi Palace for Emperor Jiajing, is it possible that when my life is in danger, I Luo Xin still have to risk his life to protect the commercial tax of one out of thirty?

Zhang Juzheng held back for a long time and said: "However, once the Ming Dynasty implements all the commercial taxes of one out of ten in the future, people in the world will think that you contributed to it, because it started with your city and was reformed by you in the city and the city, and you are a sinner who competes with the people for profit." ”

"No!" Luo Xin shook his head, his eyes became sharp, and said: "I don't carry this black cauldron, the reason why I thought of this, raising the trade tax of the city to one out of ten, is all inspired by Xu Ge Lao." ”

"How could it be Xu Ge Lao?" Zhang Juzheng was in a hurry, if this pot was carried by Xu Jie, it would be a big trouble in the future.

"Why not?" Luo Xin said in a solemn voice: "I saw that the Northern Mutual Market raised the tax to one out of ten, and now Xu Jie is the first assistant of the cabinet, if this matter is not promoted by him, will anyone believe it?" I just learned from his experience, that is, in the future, all the commercial taxes of Daming will be raised to one out of ten, and they will also learn from the experience of Xu Gelao. ”

"You ......"

At this time, on the second floor of Wangjiang Building, there was silence. Lu Ding said solemnly: "The center I just talked about can only be summed up in five points. The first point is that everyone knows that Haimao is too profitable, and it is completely different from other regions and other businesses. Even if we pay 1/10 in taxes, we will make a lot more money than other regions and other businesses. From this point of view, the city should be separated from each other, and always charge a tax of thirty and one, which is inappropriate, and we will be jealous of other merchants and forces in the Ming Dynasty, they can't eat such a big piece of fat, and they will definitely do everything possible to calculate. And once we pay the commercial tax to one out of ten, we can get further support from the government, which can be regarded as an additional talisman. ”

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