Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 793
"What is the commercial tax revenue?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, in the past two years, business in our country of Wu has flourished, and there are differences in the importance of customs markets, boats and cars, women's homes, shops, etc."

Ji Ran replied: "The tax paid by the merchants and the income from the salt and iron franchise include gold, cloth, silk, five baht coins, etc. When converted, the ministers estimate that it is no less than 60 billion yuan!"

"hiss!"

Hearing this, the officials and officials above the court couldn't help being dumbfounded and gasped.

60 billion money, what is this concept?
The value of gold is measured according to Wu baht, the current currency of Wu, and ten thousand is equal to one tael of gold.

That 60 billion yuan is equivalent to 60 taels of gold!

Han, Zhao, Wei, Fan, Bank of China, and Zhi Liujin add up, and the total treasury revenue for one year is probably less than half of Wu's business tax...

It is conceivable how prosperous the state of Wu was at this time.

It is worth mentioning that, in terms of commercial tax, the state of Wu collects tax every two years, and in the first year, 15.00% is collected every year.

In the middle years, [-]% is charged every year.

In inferior years, 5.00% will be levied every year, which will not change in case of famine!

Therefore, the commercial tax revenue of the 50 billion yuan has to be halved before it can be regarded as the commercial tax revenue of Wu State in the previous year.

That's the case, the business tax of 30 billion yuan is only high but not low.

If Qingji, like the other countries in the Central Plains, set up clever names and levied additional taxes, the treasury's fiscal revenue would probably be more than that.

"Being left, what is the tax for the mountains, seas, ponds, and lakes last year?"

Qingji turned his attention to the body of Shaofu Beili and asked.

The Shaofu belongs to one of the Nine Ministers, and like the other ministers, it is under the jurisdiction of Dazai.

However, the function of Shaofu is different.

The Shaofu is a functional institution that manages private property and life affairs for the Wu royal family.

Its responsibilities are mainly divided into two aspects:
First, it is responsible for collecting taxes on mountains, seas, pools and lakes and collecting local contributions for use by the court.

Second, it is responsible for all the supplies and services needed by the court for food, clothing, daily life, hunting and entertainment.

To put it simply, Shaofu’s treasury does not belong to the national treasury, but the private treasury of King Wu (King Wu’s family), also known as “internal money”.

Internal money and state treasury cannot be generalized.

Unless it is a last resort, Qingji will not pay out of his own pocket and allocate funds from internal funds...

"Reporting to Your Majesty, last year's taxes on mountains, seas, pools and lakes totaled 12 yuan, which is more than enough!"

As soon as the words of being separated fell, all the officials and officials were "numbed".

The tax of mountains, seas, pools and lakes belongs to Qingji's private purse, and has never been disclosed to the public.

However, anyone can guess that the taxes on mountains, seas, ponds and ponds in Wu State are only a lot more!
What is "the tax of mountains, seas, pools and lakes"?
The tax on mountains, seas, ponds and ponds in Wu State covers a wide range.

The state of Wu implemented the new law. Although the state-owned land system was gradually collapsing, there were still quite a few remnants.

Therefore, mountains, seas and ponds belong to the state and are a very important tax!
The so-called benefits of mountains and rivers, in its broad sense, include all the local products, timber, fish, birds and animals of famous mountains and lakes, as well as underground mineral deposits such as salt and iron.

But in a narrow sense, it only refers to logging in the mountains, collecting firewood, grazing, and launching into the water for fishing and pearl picking.

Therefore, the tax on mountains, seas, pools and ponds can be referred to simply as "fishing, harvesting and animal husbandry tax".

Miscellaneous tax revenue is becoming more and more important in the national tax revenue, and it is also the main source of national taxation...

So far, Wu's annual fiscal revenue, including land rent tax, oral tax, calculation tax, replacement tax, business tax, and tax on mountains, seas, ponds, and lakes, totals more than 73 billion yuan.

There is also an important financial income, Qingji has not made it public.

which one?
A load of weapons!

Wu Guo is a veritable "weapon dealer". Weapons such as crossbows, armor, swords, halberds, and spears are of excellent performance.

Every year, the income from weapons alone will bring no less than one billion yuan of profit to the country of Wu.

As wars become more frequent and the scale of wars among countries continues to expand, Wu's income from weapons is bound to increase accordingly.

If we count the exports of Wu's government to the outside world, especially the tea, ceramics, silk and other commodities peddled through the Silk Road, as well as the annual tributes from more than a dozen vassal states, I am afraid that Wu's annual fiscal revenue will be calculated. , not less than 100 billion five baht...

Even so, Wu's annual expenses are astronomical.

"What's the point of the internal history of Zhisu?"

"The minister is here."

Zeng Dian, whose name was called, immediately stood up.

"My country of Wu was last year old, what is the total amount of various expenditures?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the total amount of various expenditures last year was about 34 billion yuan."

Zeng Dian took out a memorial and said: "This is the various funds of the treasury's financial expenditures last year, all of which are listed on it. Please look over it, Your Majesty!"

After the CRRC government order Jiao Hua took the memorial, he handed it to Qingji to read.

Wu Guo spends a lot in various fields every year.

In particular, military spending accounts for one-fifth of the total.

Regarding the royal family, the palace, carriages and horses, servants, utensils and clothing, food, guest marriages, and burials are all worth less than [-] million yuan.

There are also the construction of the tomb of the king of Wu, the repair of the palace, the salaries of courtiers and officials, and the salaries of the generals and soldiers, etc., I don’t know how many.

Taken together, Wu's annual expenditure of more than 30 billion yuan is still within an acceptable range.

The reason why the military expenditure is so large is mainly because of the frequent foreign wars in Wu State last year, which caused a great loss of weapons and supplies, and the compensation for casualties and rewards for meritorious soldiers are not a small amount.

So far, what is the surplus in Wu's treasury?
Qingji secretly calculated an account by himself.

Leaving aside Qingji's private wallet "internal funds" and the piles of corn and grains, the hard currencies such as gold, cloth, silk, and jade in the national treasury, when converted, are no less than 1000 billion yuan...

how?

many!
This is also due to the fact that Wu State has been expanding wars abroad for years. Every time a country is destroyed, many rare treasures can be taken out of its palace treasury. It is the savings of more than ten generations, or even dozens of generations. Can it be more?

Compared with the abundant national treasury, Wu's annual financial expenditure of more than 30 billion yuan is nothing.

It is worth mentioning that as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, all countries in the world came up with the expenditure idea of ​​"equalizing financial use with nine types", which stipulated that nine types of purposes should be used to control fiscal expenditures.

The nine formulas are mainly:
The Fu of the state, for the expenses of banqueting guests;

The Fu of the four suburbs is used for raising cattle, horses and livestock;
Bondian's Fu, the cost of making items for workers;

The family cuts the Fu, which is used to distribute the items of the princes and officials;
The Fu of Bang County, the gift fee for the guests of Lao;
Fu of Guanshi, food and clothing for the king and his family;
Shanze Fu, for funeral and famine relief expenses;
The rest of the coin is used to pay for the playthings and treasures that the king needs.

Its purpose is to match revenues and expenditures, use earmarked funds for special purposes, limit the unlimited expansion of financial expenditures, avoid excessive waste by the royal family, ensure a balance of revenues and expenditures, and have a surplus in finances.

On the issue of financial expenditure, Wu Guo did not make clear regulations, but spent it as it should, and even Qingji spent money lavishly.

Up and down.

In the whole country, how many people can be thrifty?
(End of this chapter)