Xinshun 1730

Chapter 583 It's All Business

Whether you go back to Dashun to buy land, farm and study for the imperial examination to become an official, or set up a factory in Batavia to become a Kapitan, personally speaking, the difference is not that big.

It's all personal best choice.

At most, you need to pay a price when you transform.

But as long as you have money, everything is easy to manage.

But for countries, the difference is huge.

If buying land, farming and studying, taking imperial examinations, becoming an official, collecting rent, and becoming an iron-clad country gentry are still the best choices for Dashun, then Dashun may be stable, but the Zhonghua Designation is about to end.

Lian Fuguang and others will not know the difference, but they know that if they go back to become squires, buy land, and take imperial examinations, even if they have money, it will be quite troublesome. It will take at least three or five generations to obtain the current status. A hard-working master in a county.

Of course they still hope that Dashun will not meddle too much in Nanyang affairs.

Because if Dashun can't handle the Dutch East India Company's market, it won't be able to eat meat.

There is no way to eat meat, so I can only think about drinking soup. The imperial court can't even drink soup when they go to Nanyang with money, can they?

And Lian Fuguang and others originally drank soup in this system.

The imperial court couldn't eat meat, so they could only grab soup to drink, and those who originally drank the soup had to lick their spoons.

Although Dashun's battleship had already sailed to Batavia, it was only three to five nautical miles away from Batavia.

However, there are still tens of thousands of miles away from the Persian market, the African market, the Western European market, and the American market.

It's like sugar in Batavia.The Dutch East India Company is still the golden bump of the Netherlands. Even if the price is slightly higher than that of the West Indies, it can still be sold if the tariff is raised.One's own family still needs to be taken care of.

And what if Batavia's sugar is returned to Da Shun?Is West Indo-Caribbean sugar bad?Or is it that Dashun’s sugar has magical powers and tastes sweeter than Caribbean sugar?

The products of Nanyang and Dashun are, to a certain extent, competitive and not completely complementary.As far as sugar is concerned, if the East India Company had no tariff protection, the sugar from Fujian, Guangxi and Taiwan would have closed down the Batavia sugar factory as early as 30 years ago. Now?

So much more than sugar?
Batavia is also the "capital" of the East India Company. People in any capital do not want to move their capital. This is an iron law.

All kinds of uneasiness and apprehension will come to a final result in this matter of the imperial envoy's announcement of comfort to Nanyang, so I can feel at ease.

This anxiety became more and more anxious as Dashun's warship got closer to the port.

When the warship finally docked and saw that the fleet fired salutes instead of live ammunition, the first layer of anxiety finally dissipated.

The guard of honor of the imperial envoy was fought, and the imperial decree was read. Liu Yu finally set foot on the ground of Batavia, and under the guidance of Valknir, he inspected the garrison troops of Batavia. People on the Asian side burst into thunderous applause: Finally, there is no war.

After the lengthy welcome ceremony, Lian Fuguang still led the imperial envoy to his manor for a temporary stay. It was the best Chinese-style manor in Batavia, and it was more suitable for receiving imperial envoys after some minor repairs.

After entering the manor, Lian Fuguang and the others knelt down together, and Liu Yu excused them from their ceremony, but still expressed his friendliness in his attitude.

"I heard that in the court of Batavia, if there is any conflict, it will be referred to Jiapitan and Lei Zhenlan. When the court decides the case, the people just bow and never kneel. They say that they are born late. Do you still remember The etiquette of the Celestial Dynasty is enough to show that the Celestial Dynasty is not forgotten, and it is worthy of praise."

This sounded more friendly, Lian Fuguang glanced up cautiously to see what the rumored general who had commanded tens of thousands of people in battle looked like.

After watching it, I also feel kind and kind, with a smile on my face all the time, without the solemnity such as calmness and prestige in the legends in the drama.

He thought it was Liu Yu who was approachable, but he didn't know that this smile was purely a playful mentality of watching the world like a play.The easiest way is over, and at worst there will be no more humiliation that lasts for a hundred years. The road ahead is at a loss as to whether it will work, but Nanyang's side is just a small and insignificant step that does not help the overall situation.Being in Nanyang, I feel relaxed.

"The Imperial Envoy has worked hard all the way, and the humble house can't be seen by the adults, but I have spent some time waiting. Please don't be offended by the adults."

When talking about these scenes, Lian Fuguang's heart jumped wildly, hesitated a few times, and seeing Liu Yu's smiling expression, he finally said what he really wanted to say.

"Your Excellency came here to express his condolences. We are naturally grateful for the court's kindness. However, we have heard that the court also approves the trip to make a living abroad. Now that the court has abolished the small tax, there are so many people flowing and the officials can't help it. After all, people go abroad. Don’t leave. There are still many people going to Nanyang in the future... Is this consolation for today and yesterday? Is it for today and tomorrow?”

"What's the difference?"

"Return to your lord's words. If it's today and yesterday, just worry about the Tang people from today and yesterday. If it's today and tomorrow, then you have to worry about the Tang people from tomorrow. Batavia doesn't allow the Tang people to come today, and if you don't know for sure tomorrow, ask the Tang people to come more."

Liu Yu thought in his heart that in three to five years at the most, Batavia will be renamed Coconut Grove City in Chinese, so what is today and tomorrow?
He also didn't know that even Fuguang and the others had their own little schemes, and he thought it was Valknir who sent them to test him.

So I asked a nonsense.

"I came here to express my condolences. I just want to ask the Dutch if there is any unfairness to the Tang people. If so, I will discuss it with the local governor. We will make an agreement in the future."

This sentence itself is not nonsense, but the problem is that various exorbitant taxes are included in the tax system, and these few are included in the tax system.

Asking the taxpayer if it is good to pay miscellaneous taxes is not the same as asking the landlord if it is good to collect land rent?

Sure enough, Lian Fuguang hurriedly said: "The Dutch have their own laws, and the system is quite different from that of the Central Plains. But it can be regarded as fair, and there is not much injustice. There is no obstacle for us to worship our ancestors. The self-government of the Tang people is also The "Da Shun Law" shall prevail, and the Dutch rarely interfere."

"There is only one thing, it seems unfair."

Liu Yu was taken aback, and thought to himself that you can also feel that there is injustice?

Isn't you paying for the poll tax?What is it that makes you feel unfair?
Curiosity arose, and I thought that it would make taxpayers feel unfair, what kind of evil government would that be?Quickly asked: "Tell me! I will definitely fight for it."

Lian Fuguang hurriedly bowed to express his thanks, and said: "50 years ago, Guo Junguan of Jiapitan set up [weeskamer]. workhouse."

"If a person dies without a will, the assets will be checked, sold as silver, and deposited in it. His heirs will receive an annuity with interest, and the principal will be returned when they become adults. The assets of the workhouse are usually managed by special personnel, so that money can make money .”

"On weekdays, I either set up free schools, or relieve epilepsy, or raise orphans."

Liu Yu nodded and said: "This is a good thing. What's the problem? If Guo Junguan is in the Celestial Dynasty, he can also be enshrined."

Lian Fuguang said: "Nowadays the poorhouse has insufficient funds, so the Dutch have made it mandatory to check the family property after death and donate five thousandths of it for charity."

"Donation is a good thing, helping the poor is also a good thing, and helping widows and widows is also a good deed. If we donate, we will feel at ease, and it can be regarded as doing good deeds. But, how can anyone force donations? Besides, how can anyone accept money from dead people? "

"Thirty years ago, Qiu Zuguan, a native of Fujian, served as the property management committee member of the workhouse. Seeing that the assets were dwindling, he issued a policy: Anyone who has a slave at home, a slave, and a slave who dies must not be buried privately, but must go to the workhouse Buy a ticket and pay 30 Wen to be buried."

"After his death, the whole city hated him, and no one went to carry the coffin."

"It's okay to donate money for charity. But donating money after death is really irritating. But if there are servants and slaves in the family, is there a lack of 25 Wen? It's just that I can't swallow it."

"Can my lord discuss with the governor to avoid the policy of donating according to the percentage of assets after death?"

Liu Yu snorted, and thought to himself that outside the city of Batavia, [-] to [-] Chinese were almost forced to revolt by the poll tax and unemployment. mortality rate.

I'm fucking asking you if the Netherlands is unfair to the Chinese, so I can talk to the Dutch in Batavia, and you just say this?
Lian Fuguang saw Liu Yu snort in a strange way, and he didn't quite understand where Liu Yu's strange sound came from.

The huge difference caused by the different views of the three makes some things that Lian Fuguang takes for granted, but Liu Yu doesn't take it for granted.

For example, when slaves and slaves die, they buy tickets for burial. Isn’t this earning money from the dead?
It is unacceptable to make money from the dead.

In all dynasties, has anyone made money from the dead?Even Wang Mang and Sui Yang never made money from dead people, did they?
Lian Fuguang and the others felt that this was of course to be angry, so it was really hard to understand Liu Yu's strange voice.

But although he didn't understand where it was, he still carefully said what he really wanted to say.

"It's not that we don't have compassion for goodness, but we think that this tax law that taxes a percentage of family property is an evil government."

"Your Excellency, I don't know that inheritance tax is also levied in the Netherlands. It is also collected according to the percentage of the family property. This inheritance tax does not go into the poorhouse, but is directly handed over to the governor. And the five thousandths is added to the inheritance tax. In addition, additional donations will be added.”

"Where there is a deceased person, the first thing to do is not to come to condolences, but to check the family property and collect inheritance tax according to the proportion."

"The dead are the greatest. Who is dead and still collects taxes?"

"It's not just me who are dissatisfied, the Chinese in Batavia City are all dissatisfied."

"First, the dead are the big ones, and it's really unconscionable to collect taxes when people die."

"Secondly, if the poorhouse helps the widows and widows, where will the clan hall be? The clan hall is supposed to do this kind of thing. If this is an official business and the clan is loose, how can people respect their ancestors?"

"Thirdly, this workhouse saves the sick, epileptic, leprosy, widows, orphans, etc. How can people in the city help? The strong men do not enjoy such benefits, but are forced to donate money at every turn. To treat the sick, widows and orphans. Why use my money to treat them?"

"When the people in the city wait for their old age, someone will take care of them, and the welfare of the poorhouse has nothing to do with me; when the people in the city get sick, they pay for their own medical treatment, and have slaves and servants to take care of them; when people in the city die, their wives and daughters all have inheritance. Why need a workhouse for widows?"

"I'll wait for the people in the city to pay the money, but I won't be able to enjoy the benefits. Who is willing? Since ancient times, there has been no compulsory payment of money for doing good deeds. The inheritance is as violent as Sui Yang, and no inheritance tax has been collected."

"There are so many poor people outside the city that they need relief, but how can they donate money to the workhouse? Besides, there are so many poor people outside the city. When will this workhouse be the end? We have no money today, and we need to contribute a thousand cents of our property." Fives; tomorrow if there is no money, another five thousandths... endless."

"It's also thanks to the court's money to immigrate the poor outside the city to Ceylon. If not, I'm afraid the workhouse will use my money to support those people outside the city."

Hearing this, Liu Yu finally laughed, thinking to himself that you are thinking too much, how could the Dutch have such thoughts, it would be easier to kill them all directly.

"My lord, those who can live in the city can afford to pay the poll tax and don't need relief. Those who need relief can't even pay the poll tax. Of course there is no inheritance tax, and we can't expect them to donate money."

"We don't use a penny of the money we pay, who can not complain in their hearts?"

Hearing this, Liu Yu slowly stretched out a thumb, and praised: "Sure enough, there is a reason!"

But I thought in my heart, poll tax, rice tax, fish tax... how many of these 21 kinds of exorbitant taxes are used on you?Do you complain? "

(End of this chapter)