Chapter 57 Collecting the Pirate's Tax

Chen Xin absolutely didn't believe that a veteran pirate who had been fighting at sea for more than ten years would really wash his hands of gold. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Hehe, a fool would believe that.

Except for some special periods or special industries, the general serious way of doing business is not only laborious, but also in terms of profits, it is impossible to compare with the wrong way.

Once people get used to getting something for nothing, most people will never be willing to obediently go the right way to make money.

Therefore, Li Kuiqi said that he was willing to be a "good citizen", and a fool would believe it.

I'm afraid he just came here to avoid the limelight because he was chased by Zheng Zhilong and had nowhere to go.

Thinking of this, Chen Xin decided, "For Li Kuiqi and his subordinates, since they are willing to come to be our country's [good citizens], then collect the weapons, release all the people, and then apply for the relevant household registration for them."

However, you can't just herd the sheep, you have to follow the immigration procedures and go through it honestly.

After that, he sent someone to act as a guide and took Li Kuiqi around to see the prosperity of the kingdom, so that he could open his eyes and know what industrialization was.

Also, his gold, silver, jewelry, and so on, all of them were sent back to him. Kingdoms are not greedy feudal dynasties. As long as he pays his taxes on time, no one will do anything with his money. ”

"Yes."

"Oh, by the way, Anya, record it. It might be a bit messy, you can help me sort it out.

A special meeting should be held on the issue of taxation of these [Congliang] pirates.

Let the experts in this area investigate and then discuss and discuss to come up with a clear tax rate.

All pirates who are willing to go ashore and settle down, as long as they are willing to give up this profession and obey the laws of the kingdom, are citizens of the kingdom.

And the money they obtained from robbing enemy ships at sea can become legal property if they pay a privateer tax once.

As for the tax rate of this industry, in my opinion, it cannot be less than 5%. ”

Anya who was present and Li Guanghai of the Police Department were dumbfounded, they were almost hiffy huskies, can you be more shameless?

However, none of them spoke, and even their faces did not show the slightest abnormality, and carefully wrote down Chen Xin's instructions.

Chen Xin had wanted to do this for a long time, and the interests at sea were full of blood, and any merchant ship could become a part-time pirate when the situation was favorable.

However, there are a large number of pirates, after plundering the wealth, they cannot get a legal identity, and those huge wealth cannot be used openly.

Now, with such a decree, I am afraid that the kingdom will welcome a large number of pirates to take refuge.

Although this is likely to cause instability in the society, it is insignificant compared to the wealth brought by a large number of pirates, skilled sailors, and warriors, and these benefits, after all, the kingdom has a professional police force in charge of law and order, and there is no fear that those pirates will fall into trouble.

Chen Xin was a little excited, and continued to add, "The legislative work related to piracy must also keep up, unless you wash your hands thoroughly before you can be allowed to enter the kingdom and live in peace."

Otherwise, any pirates who come ashore will be severely restricted.

They are not allowed to act in groups, and they are not allowed to go out of the port area and enter the kingdom at will.

And most importantly, all this must be done in secret and must not be leaked to the outside world.

In the face of public opinion, piracy is still illegal and cannot be promoted. ”

After writing down the instructions issued by Chen Xin that almost overturned the three views, Anya put away the pen and paper, "Your Majesty, there are many departments involved here, and the concubine needs to be carefully sorted out, and then sent to various units for them to carry out according to the order." ”

"Don't worry, wait a while, I may still have something for you to record, finally, summarize all the documents and sort them out together."

"The concubine obeys."

Li Guanghai saw that Chen Xin's "improvisation" was over, so he asked again, "Your Excellency, there is still one question left, how to deal with Zheng Zhilong's gang?" ”

Chen Xin pondered a little and said, "First of all, Zheng Zhilong's subordinates, as the maritime armed forces of other countries, crossed the maritime border and reached the waters of the kingdom without prior notice, which can be regarded as an invasion.

Then, in defiance of the warnings of our navy, they opened fire on ships in our waters, which is a provocation.

In the end, they actually clashed with the Royal Navy, resulting in the wounding of several marines, which is a naked act of war.

From this point of view, these guys are really unspeakable and unforgivable, and they don't need any special instructions, just deal with them according to the relevant laws of the kingdom and according to the law. ”

Li Guanghai asked with some hesitation, "Your Excellency, don't you need to take into account Da Ming's face and Zheng Zhilong's reaction?"

Haven't you been trying your best to create a friendly image for the Ming side? ”

Chen Xin shook his head lightly, "There's no need, Zheng Zhilong, hehe, it's not that I underestimate him, although his power is very huge now, but, at this time, he hasn't even been able to clean up his sworn brothers."

It was also by virtue of Daming's strong technical ability and shipbuilding ability that he gradually eliminated those opponents in one failure after another.

Now he is too busy to take care of himself, and he doesn't dare to provoke us or turn against us, at least, until the last sworn brother is eliminated, he can't spare his hands to deal with other things.

As for the Ming Dynasty, now they are also too busy to take care of themselves, the Houjin, Mongolia, Liukou, famine, gentry from all over the country, the clansmen of the royal family, etc., have exhausted the Ming Dynasty.

In addition, the armies in various places are also rotten, they do not have the strength to carry out expeditions, although it is completely impossible for us to do too much now, but this country, for a long time in the future, is not a threat to us.

I hope to leave a good impression in the eyes of Baixin in the Ming Dynasty, which is to lay the groundwork for a major event in the future.

However, the six good impressions do not mean that we should compromise and seek perfection, and we must make three points of reason if we do not take advantage of it, not to mention, this matter is our reason, so there is no need to compromise and seek perfection. ”

When he said this, Chen Xin smiled slyly again, "Oh, by the way, I remember, those militants, before and after the war, never hung the official flag of the Ming Dynasty."

From this point of view, this group of people is the pirates who invaded the United Kingdom of China, and they have nothing to do with the Ming side at all. ”

Li Guanghai was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, "Minister, I understand." If the king has nothing else to explain, please forgive the minister and retire. ”

"Alright, you go get busy."