Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 363 Merchant Countermeasures Royal Department Store Supermarket
"Your master has been decapitated for obstructing the commercial tax! So, don't think that you are not allowed to pay the commercial tax because you belong to the emperor's uncle!"

Daming's grassroots civil servants and Jin Yiwei once again came to Jubaomen Street to collect business taxes.

Prior to this, many civil servants died in front of this casino.

Many of those civil servants had friendship with Jin Yiwei, and they all held their breath, ready to take revenge on them.

At this time, Jin Yiwei's hundred households shouted directly: "Shoot! Kill those who obstruct the tax resistance!"

"The emperor's uncle was decapitated?"

After hearing Jin Yiwei's words, the people in this gambling house were dubious, and the officers and soldiers of Jin Yiwei shot directly.

boom! boom! boom!
The shotguns lined up in a row directly shot dense shotguns into the casino thugs.

The thugs of these gambling halls fell in the room like stubble, unable to move one by one.

Seeing this scene, the shopkeeper of the gambling house immediately shouted: "Hurry up, call the accountant and present the account book!"

Then, without further ado, the shopkeeper lifted his robe, knelt down in the center of the lobby of the gambling hall, and shouted to the tax collector who was shrouded in white smoke outside the room: "The young one is the shopkeeper of the gambling hall, and I am waiting for you!" Now, pay the commercial tax to the officials, and please wait a moment, the little one has already sent someone to call the accountant to get the account book!"

"If I knew it was so cooperative, why would you let these thugs in your gambling house kill you! It's not good to affect the business of your gambling house for no reason. We only wait for you for half a quarter of an hour. If you don't have half a quarter of an hour, we will copy the shop!"

Jin Yiwei Baihu said sarcastically at this time.

Not long after, the accountant came with the account books.

The civil servants of the Daming Taxation Bureau began to approve the current commercial tax that the casino needs to pay according to the profit records in the account books.

In the end, the tax bureau successfully collected the commercial tax from this casino.

The merchants who gathered outside to see the situation saw that the emperor's uncle had to pay taxes on his property, and then they all paid the business taxes honestly.

A tax resistance farce finally came to an end.

In the follow-up, some people basically tried to make trouble by relying on the right of speech of scholars, but they also failed!
Because they were surprised to find that they could no longer control public opinion.

Because in these years, the Huangming Daily has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the right to speak has long been in the hands of the officials of the Ming Dynasty, not in the hands of the scholars.

These tax-resisting people are described as heinous people. The common people are very supportive of this policy. Anyway, it is collecting taxes from merchants to benefit their farmers and civilians. The emperor is doing a great deed!

There is no other way, the merchants can only obediently pay taxes, but they have another idea.

Cheng Ting, a famous salt merchant in She County, Yingtian Prefecture, said to his friends on the business road: "In my opinion, we can increase the price of the goods under our respective names by another [-]%! At that time, we will continue to say that under the new business tax, It can only increase the price, make the common people complain more about the court, and even make the business sluggish, only in this way, sooner or later, the court will reduce the business tax rate because of the excessive public grievances.”

"So good!"

His friends on the business path all nodded in this way.

There are policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom. It has been the same for thousands of years.

However, Zhu Kezang had already anticipated the rise in prices after the tax increase and had his own countermeasures.

Zhu Kezang's countermeasure is to collect taxes and do business himself.

and so.

Zhu Kezangcai asked old eunuch Li to open the Royal Department Store before the new business tax was imposed.

He even asked Old Eunuch Li to open the department store supermarkets to the bustling streets of every big city in the form of franchising chains.

Zhu Kezang’s department stores and supermarkets are not just for making money. One of the bigger strategic purposes is to curb the behavior of businessmen who transfer the increased tax burden to ordinary people in pursuit of profits.

Today, Zhu Kezang is responsible for stabilizing prices through department stores and supermarkets distributed all over the country.

"Purpose!"

"In order to curb prices, major department stores need to make the following arrangements:
First, ensure that all goods are sold at a fair price, and the sales price of all goods must be reported to the corresponding government for approval.

Second, encourage loans from Daming Royal Bank to expand the scale of operations, such as opening more branches and increasing the number of employees. Daming Royal Bank should consider moderately reducing interest rates for major department stores.

Third, report the profits to the local governments, and the local governments should appropriately raise the minimum wages of employees to increase the income of the people. "

After Zhu Kezang finished reading, he said to Eunuch Li: "Let them carry out this. In addition, the factories and workshops in Yingtianfu should follow up and increase the manpower to increase the supply of department stores and supermarkets."

"Yes!"

After Li Zhongjie replied, he withdrew.

All over Yingtianfu, although many shops have started to raise prices, or have taken the initiative to reduce business activities in Yingtianfu.

But soon, the commercial economy of Yingtianfu declined due to the implementation of the new commercial tax.

Because, department stores and supermarkets have begun large-scale expansion and various parity sales and discount sales activities.

"What's the matter with your Royal Department Store? Why don't you raise prices? Other Liji grocery stores and Wangji grocery stores have all raised prices!"

"Isn't it? I really feel more and more that you, the Royal Department Store, are conscientious. The grain shops that sell grain and the cloth shops that specialize in cloth have all increased their prices, but you don't raise their prices."

"Neighbors, come to the Royal Department Store to buy. The products here are complete and cheap! There is no need to go to other shops to bargain."

At this time, a department store in Yingtianfu's Hongwumen Wai Street was doing very well like most department stores. People came here to line up to buy things. All kinds of discussions are also constantly appearing.

And some people pretend to know the inside story and say at this time: "This is because the current emperor is sympathetic to the people's sentiments. I am afraid that after the new business tax is levied, there will be profiteers who only know how to make money and don't know how to benefit the people, so they will increase prices. Therefore, Let the government produce and sell things, do you know why these newly arrived grains are so cheap, they are all directly shipped from Nanyang, and the principle of small profits but quick turnover is adopted to benefit the people!"

"By the way, the officials call this the government-run economy. They say that the purpose of this economy is to benefit the people, not to compete with the people for profits as some people say. Some people who have seen people compete for profits still buy such things. Is it cheap?"

"It's not just food. As far as I know, many of the goods here are directly produced by factories under the General Administration of Manufacturing. Soap, scented soap, this thing called a mirror, and this match are all from the new factory over there. It can only be produced, but no other place can produce it, and even Westerners come here to buy these goods in large quantities!"

"If it wasn't for the emperor, how could we have bought such cheap goods, how could we have seen so many new gadgets, and how could we have lived such a happy life. I really like that soap. I use it to wash clothes, and the clothes are much cleaner. , I have never had lice again, and the glass mirror is really clear. If these new gadgets are in the hands of profiteers, you may have to pay a high price. Only the department stores opened by the emperor are willing to allow us people to enjoy the royal family. Good stuff!"

"What a mighty emperor!"

"That's right! The current emperor is really kind! It's not as hateful as those Xianggong said."

Because department stores and supermarkets adopted the tactics of small profits but high sales under Zhu Kezang's request, the daily commercial consumption activities of people everywhere were not affected by the rise in prices of merchants.

(End of this chapter)