"My lord, if you are short of money, we can donate it."

Luo Xin shook his head and said: "I also know your family background, and now those family resources are pressed on the goods, I'm afraid you don't have much money to spare." Can't help much. I'll think of something else. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Xin's face showed a trace of anxiety: "And this is not a matter of exterminating the Japanese Kou, if you exterminate this time, who will be sure that there will be no next time?"

Not to mention anything else, everyone knows about the attack on Guangdong by the Franc plane ten years ago, right? ”

Everyone's faces tightened and they nodded their heads. Luo Xin said in a condensed voice: "The Furlong Machine is much stronger than the Japanese Kou. In addition to Franco, there were also Spain, as well as the merchant groups of various vassal states, and the pirates of Malacca. They didn't come here before, and that's because there are Japanese pirates here. Once we exterminate the pirates, will they look at this large piece of fat and take a bite? ”

"My lord, what shall we do?" Everyone panicked all of a sudden, they are all engaged in sea trade, they have their own news channels, they all know these things that Luo Xin said, and they also understand in their hearts that this is not Luo Xin is alarmist. is very likely to happen.

"Your Excellency, you are in charge of us!"

These people are really panicking, if the matter of the Japanese invaders drags on for another two years, if the Japanese are driven away, other pirates will come......

"Your Excellency, you must help us!"

"What do you need, just tell us."

"Adult ......"

Luo Xin waved his hand and said: "Therefore, what I am thinking about is not to exterminate the Japanese invaders this time, but to permanently ensure the safety of the waterway, and the city will never stop again." ”

Everyone looked at Luo Xin with blank eyes, Luo Xin rubbed his eyebrows and said, "We need a long-term channel of money to develop sailors, to protect the peace at sea, to protect your interests." Instead of asking you to donate, as you have proposed today. Once the war stalemate, will you continue to donate?

Your possessions are on the goods, and you don't have much money. Even if you finally exterminate the Japanese pirates, do you have any money left over for trade? I'm afraid that most of the people here will be left behind and eventually eliminated. ”

Everyone's hearts were full of gloom, and their faces were pale. Lu Ding stood up again and arched his hand towards Luo Xin:

"Lord Luo, we all know that you are benevolent, and you hope to show us a clear way."

"I've really come up with a way to don't have to donate money from you. So that as soon as I have exterminated the Japanese invaders, you will have the money to spare and start trading immediately. ”

"Your Excellency, please speak!" Everyone was in good spirits.

Luo Xin's face also regained his composure, and he smiled gently: "This is also what I just thought, I received news from the court, and learned that the Northern Mutual Market has begun to be established, and the tax revenue of the mutual market is one out of ten." Therefore, I also had this idea to separate the city from the southeast tax system, and all the businesses operating in the city will be taxed out of ten. In this way, you will not have to donate, and you will leave the money for the reopening of the market. And I will not be short of money, not only to exterminate the pirates, but even to exterminate any pirates in the future, I don't need you to donate money, with this 1 out of 10 commercial tax, I can ensure peace at sea and protect the interests of everyone. ”

The second floor was silent, and after a while, they talked quietly, and Luo Xin didn't speak, just ate slowly before drinking.

Regarding the matter of the tax revenue of the northern mutual market, the south also received the news. They didn't expect that the market would have to take one out of ten so quickly.

In fact, they know very well in their hearts that even if it is one out of ten, they will make a lot of money. Not to mention that they just pay a 1/10 business tax in the city's business, that is, all businesses are 1/10, and they will make money, and they will make a lot of money. If you do sea trade in the city, you will earn more, but the profit of sea trade is too great. It's as big as one out of ten, and it's drizzle at all.

And the problem before them now is that if they don't agree with Luo Xin's policy of taking one out of ten commercial taxes, Luo Xin will not go to exterminate the Japanese invaders, and they will see that a lot of silver will not be earned. In fact, interests drive people's hearts, and they have agreed to Luo Xin's ten-to-one commercial tax at this time, but they are used to paying thirty and one, and now that the tax has risen all of a sudden, they are really a little unaccustomed to it, but they can't make up their minds for a while.

Luo Xin stood up and said, "Let's discuss, those who agree tomorrow will go to the city to sign a contract." In the future, the business of the market can only be handed over to the merchants who have signed the contract. Those who refuse to pay the commercial tax will not be embarrassed by the official. This Ming has other businesses besides sea trade, you can do something else, as long as you don't do the business of the city, the business tax is still one out of thirty.

Of course, if everyone disagrees, the official will not be embarrassed for you, and the official will continue to find a way to solve the matter of the Japanese invaders, and if the official comes up with a solution, the court will send someone else. ”

After Luo Xin's words fell, he stood up and arched his hand in all directions: "Yes, there are still some things in this official, you can discuss them for a while, don't be in a hurry." Perhaps, after some time, the official will be able to find a solution to the problem of the city's shipping department, without raising the commercial tax. ”

Luo Xin left the restaurant, and the second floor immediately buzzed and discussed. Luo Xin smiled at the corner of his mouth, got into the sedan chair, and returned to the prefect's yamen.

That night, Zhang Juzheng came over, and after the two of them greeted each other, they sat down. After serving tea, Zhang Juzheng looked at Luo Xindao:

"No, do you really want to raise your business taxes?"

Luo Xin shook his head and said, "I don't have the idea of raising the commercial tax, just making some changes in the city." Brother Taiyue, you know, the city is different from other places, the business here is too profitable. Originally, it was inappropriate to levy 1 out of 30. Secondly, the business of the city is relatively special, and it requires more energy from other places and other businesses to maintain it. For example, the Wakos.

Even if the pirates are eliminated in the future, there will still be pirates. In other words, in order to maintain the normal operation of the city, the Ming Dynasty needs to constantly send troops. Even when there were no pirates, the Great Ming Marines had to patrol the sea.

It takes money, more money than anywhere else and in other businesses. A trip to the sea will cost a lot of money, not to mention the hull maintenance, to raise soldiers, which are more consumption than other businesses and places, so it is normal to charge more business taxes. In the end, I did this so that those businessmen could make money longer and live longer. ”

"You...... What do you mean? Zhang Juzheng was stunned: "Why do you charge more taxes, so that they can make money longer and live longer?" ”

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