New Story of Lv Bu

"The so-called renminbi means renminbi, and a string of a thousand coins is called a renminbi. You are all aware of this. The so-called renminbi is to levy taxes on a single coin as the unit of measurement. This policy is It started from the time of Emperor Wu of this dynasty."

"The seven heroes of the Warring States Period eventually returned to Qin. The most important reason was the Shang Yang Reform of the Qin State. After the reform, if the people of the Qin State wanted to be rich and expensive, they had only two ways to cultivate and fight. The ranking of scholars, farmers, commerce and industry It depends on this. The scholars go to war, the farmer powers the land, and the food is available to fight and conquer the city. If you can't survive, what are the merchants doing?"

"Later, Gotti won the world, he went through Wenjing's rule, recuperating and rested for decades. By the time of Emperor Wu, his national power was already very strong. Only then did he attack the Xiongnu in the north and swallow Baiyue in the south, and he achieved a hegemony ambition, but new problems. It has appeared again, and that is a lack of money, a serious lack of money. Since ancient times, the use of soldiers has been extremely expensive, and the money that was urgently needed at the time of Wenjing was consumed."

"There is no way, Emperor Wu had to think about the merchants. Since the Qin Dynasty, the imperial government's policy has been to "shang peasants and eliminate the end", and the "eliminate the end" here is "suppress the business". Why? There are merchants. The money will then be used to reap the benefits to the people. If the people don’t come out, they will have to pay off their debts with the wife of the farm house. This has intensified mergers and is not conducive to social stability."

"The first emperor is the firm implementer of'Shangnong Zhumo'. He carved this sentence on a stone on Langya Terrace to publicize the world. After Gaodi calmed down the world, the world was withered and devastated, and even the horses pulling the carts were gathered together. If the color is not the same, the ministers use bullock carts as a substitute. At this time, the number one priority is to restore production, provide relief to the victims, and rejuvenate all industries."

"This scene and this situation made Gotti have to continue the policy of'successing agriculture and eliminating the end'. It is forbidden for merchants Yisi to ride in cars, forbid merchants and their descendants to be officials, and require merchants to pay double the population tax. This policy has continued. By the time of Emperor Wu, the power of the merchants had not been suppressed, but had become more and more fierce, to the point that'agriculture is not as good as work, and work is not as good as business; embroidered writing is not as good as relying on the city gate." Why? Make a fortune, so many people just give up on the last."

"The big merchants have an annual income comparable to that of the princes who eat thousands of households. The trick is to buy cheap and sell expensive. Selling the cheapest things here to thousands of miles away, just The profit can be several times or even dozens of times. In addition, it is hoarding money and printing money. These two methods are the fastest to get money. Within a few years, you can have huge wealth."

Hearing Zhao Qian’s words, the thin and tall man laughed: "Taiwei Zhao said it thoroughly! My generation made a fortune like this! If Taiwei became a businessman, my generation would have no way to survive! Fortunately, too. When Wei Zhi is in the court, my generation will be at peace for a while!" "This is a great remark!" Everyone echoed. How do they know that Zhao Qian is actually the same as them in his bones, hoarding odds and printing money as much as eight times, and forcing them to act even more, it's just that they are dressed in a moral coat.

Zhao Qian's self-cultivation was very good, he didn't go to argue, and continued on after drinking a glass of wine. "Emperor Wu is a male lord who came out every five hundred years. He always wanted to finish decades of things within a few years. So he conquered and built various water conservancy projects year after year. The salary is almost impossible to send out."

"In desperation, he had to reuse the ministers of Xingli and began to attack the merchants. In the fourth year of Yuan Shou, Emperor Wu, based on the suggestion of Yu Shi doctor Zhang Tang and Shi Zhong Sang Hongyang, issued an order and an order. This is the book. Businessmen in North Korea have city registration, that is, separate household registration. This time there are four decree and decree. Let’s talk about them one by one."

"First, all business owners, loan sharks, hoarders, etc., regardless of whether they are registered in the city or not, must report their own property figures to the government according to the facts, and stipulate that Fan Erzhi draws one calculation, that is, two hundred texts. Generally small. For handicraftsmen, one count is drawn every four. This is called'counting.' That is to say, big businessmen pay one-tenth of the tax, and small businessmen and hawkers pay five percent."

"Secondly, with the exception of the officials, the elders, and the northern knights, all those who have trolleys (that is, small carriages) will be counted for one ride; for traffickers, one ride will be counted for two; for boats over five feet tall, one will be counted. Forget it. This is the car and boat tax."

"Thirdly, people who conceal and fail to report, or report falsely, will be punished for one year and their property will be confiscated. For those who dare to report, the government will reward them with half of their property confiscated. This is called'Reporting.' 4.) Businessmen with city registration and their families are prohibited from occupying land and slaves, and those who dare to violate laws and regulations will be confiscated all their properties."

"In addition to this, there is another sentence, "There is a difference between car and Jia people's money at different times, please count as before." This sentence means that the vehicle and vessel tax that has been collected in the past is still collected as before. Yuan. In the fourth year of Shou, large-scale calculations began, and in the sixth year of Yuanshou, the "first calculation of commercial vehicles" began, that is, the collection of merchants’ vehicle and vessel taxes. This dynasty used to have calculations before Emperor Wu."

"Compared with the past, there are several differences in this calculation: First, it used to be limited to businessmen with city registration, but this time the business tax is formulated for all people who are engaged in industrial, commercial and usury activities, regardless of whether they have city registration or not. All taxes are paid in accordance with the law, which expands the scope of taxation. Second, the calculation unit of this dynasty is usually 10,000 yuan, and one calculation is drawn for every 10,000 yuan. However, the new tax law stipulates that businessmen must pay 2,000 yuan. After counting, the number increased fivefold at once."

"Third, although there have been count orders in the past, they may not be implemented due to numerous resistances. However, this time a strict decree has been formulated to ensure the implementation of the count orders. Fourth, it deserves special attention. What’s wrong is that in the new tax law, there is a clear difference in the objects and amount of tax collection. The tax paid by industrial and commercial owners is double that of small handicraftsmen and ordinary people."

"Emperor Wu did this after careful consideration. His purpose is to crack down on illegal businessmen and increase business tax revenue, while not hindering the lives of small businessmen and ordinary people. In particular, the prohibition of businessmen from occupying land and slaves greatly eases the land. Mergers. Since you can't own land and slaves, you have to see if the other party has the ability to repay if you put the money."

"When Emperor Wu did this, the big merchants naturally opposed fiercely. After the announcement of the decree,'the rich are fighting to hide their wealth' and resisted the court. Although the force of force established the typical divination style, no one followed suit. In Yuanding III In the second year of Sang Hongyang’s second year when he served as the Da Nong Cheng, he began to strictly enforce the decree. This rigor was strictly enforced for three years. So he was sued all over the world, and most of the merchants’ homes above the middle and above were defended. Sent."

"We confiscated hundreds of millions of property, as well as thousands of slaves and maids. There were even more confiscated fields. There were hundreds of hectares in large counties and over 100 hectares in small counties. Many middle-level and above merchants went bankrupt as a result. The government's revenue was huge. It has increased, and the national treasury has been slightly enriched. The Royal Shanglin Garden is full of confiscated properties, and a water balance officer is set up to manage its affairs."

Finally finished talking about calculation and report, Zhao Qian took a deep breath, and said slowly: "This is the case for calculation and report, you guys, take a look, what is the difference between Lu Bu's calculation?" "Taiwei Zhao Bogutongjin Yu Qian Fa and Suan Xuan have a deep understanding together, and it really makes me wait for a moment, and my eyes are bright!" The thin and tall man first complimented Zhao Qian, and then he took out a piece of paper and looked at it carefully. After reading the above clause, I read it out loud.

"First, those who are considered ill, such as those who do not use loans to sell and buy, accumulate everything in the town, and those who have no city registration and have city registration, make a profit register every year, submit it to the government, and pay taxes in accordance with the law. Two thousand is counted as one, and it is levied based on the profit earned in one year. All works are rented and minted, and small traders and hawkers, whose annual profit is less than ten gold coins, the rate of four thousand is counted as one."

"Secondly, anyone who does not belong to the state officials, the third elders, or the northern knights who own the carts will be counted as one, and all the carts of the merchants will be counted as two. Ships of more than five feet are counted as one. Third, no concealment. Those who report or report falsely will be punished for one year and confiscated all of their family property. Those who can report, half of them. Fourth, those who make coins privately, the family. Those who can report, half of their possessions.畀之."

"Fifth, it is forbidden for city merchants and their family members to occupy land and slaves, and those who do not comply with the order will have no possessions."

Zhao Qian listened word by word, and after a moment of thought, he spoke. "Compared with that of Emperor Wu, this decree is much lighter. First of all, it counts one-year income, not all property. One-tenth of the annual profit is used in exchange for lifting various prohibitions on merchants. It is still cost-effective. Yes. It’s the same as the car, but it’s okay. After all, there’s not much money. In the end, you caught the private coin in the decree, and your attempt to privately coin the money for huge profits went bankrupt.”

"That's right! What we used to think about was to cast coins privately." The short fat man slapped his head and said: "Taiwei Zhao, now this order has a clan punishment, unless it is a shameless one. Negro, otherwise there will definitely be problems. After all, the wealth is touching! Now I am waiting to save the first level, so I gave up this private coin. I can't eat the meat in my mouth, so I am troubled!"

"It's okay! There is still a way." Zhao Qian took a glass of wine and drank it all at once, staring at the crowd with his eyes fixedly, as if he could see through their hearts. "This is not something to do privately casting coins, just don't cast them in Bingzhou, Sili and Liangzhou. How to transport them in, it must not be difficult. There is another pile, which is a run, which is the same as the last time the food was hoarded. I want Exchange gold for money, you can’t help me change it. Gold is exchanged for gold coins today, and gold coins are exchanged for five baht tomorrow. If the government can’t exchange it, it will cause a run on the currency. At that time??? Hey??? This new currency system But it's over!"

"Yeah! Let's take it all together!" The four people suddenly realized.