Ming Dynasty: He was ordered to give lectures in prison, but Lao Zhu eavesdropped and made people nu

Chapter 342 Chapter The difference between tax farming and tax sharing

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was eavesdropping outside the wall, couldn't help but widen his eyes, and quickly caught a new term, his brows filled with doubts and confusion.

Tax sharing system?

What is it?

How to divide?

No time to think about it.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately straightened his body and waited with bated breath.

"Well, that's interesting."

"Mr. Lin, how many other tricks do we don't know about?"

"Then we should have said it earlier?"

"We have to hide it and tuck it in. We are so anxious."

Empress Ma raised her chin and glanced at him following the sound. She opened her mouth and hesitated to speak, but she had nothing to do with him.

……

"Gudong."

Zhu Biao swallowed hard and looked at Lin Che with eyes full of disbelief:

"This, Mr. Lin?"

"Tax sharing system, how to carry out tax sharing?"

"Please give me some advice from Mr. Lin."

Lin Che waved her hand lightly, telling the prince to sit down first, and then said in an orderly manner:

"The so-called tax-sharing system simply means that the central and local governments divide taxes according to fixed proportions."

"Does it sound the same as tax farming?"

Zhu Biao's face was full of undisguised confusion. He didn't admit it, nor did he admit it. He was very confused at the moment.

See this.

Lin Che did not make it difficult for him and explained happily:

"There is actually an essential difference between tax farming and tax sharing. They are similar in appearance but not in spirit. They are not consent-type things at all."

“First of all, the tax-sharing system divides profits, while the tax-sharing system divides taxes.”

"Taxation is a country's legitimate fiscal revenue."

"Rather than knocking people's bones and sucking out their marrow, or preying on the common people, this is a system that everyone can accept."

"Is it okay for me to say this?"

Zhu Biao nodded thoughtfully.

"On the contrary, profit sharing is like the way of merchants, forming cliques to maximize profits."

After a pause, Lin Che continued:

"Besides, when it comes to making a profit or not, doesn't it often depend on how to do the accounting?"

"Anyway, there is nothing wrong with the account books. There is no problem in the external review. The emperor naturally has nothing to say, which leads to the prevalence of corruption. This is also foreseeable."

"Not advisable."

“In addition, there is a concept in taxation called ‘tax pain’.”

"How do you understand the 'tax pain'?"

"Speak, don't just listen."

Hear this.

Zhu Biao shuddered for no reason, and his smile was uglier than crying, and his every move showed resistance.

It's fine if you get the answer right, but you'll get scolded if you get the answer wrong.

But the problem is, the answer is wrong!

What I think is definitely different from others.

However, facing Lin Che's undoubted attitude, he hesitated and thought for a moment, and could only bite the bullet and said:

"Return to Mr. Lin."

"Students privately believe that tax pain should be how much is the tax?"

"If the tax burden is light, the people will be safe; if the tax burden is heavy, the people will be miserable."

"We cannot let the people bear too much pressure."

Say it.

Zhu Biao bowed anxiously.

Hearing this, Lin Che shook her head slightly and corrected:

"wrong."

"Sometimes this has less to do with the level of taxes, and more to do with how you collect them."

The words fell.

There was an uproar.

It has less to do with the level of the tax burden and more to do with the method of collection?

After Lin Che's reminder, the Zhu family father and son suddenly understood and nodded in agreement.

Compared with heavy taxation, violent expropriation is more hurtful to the people and will completely disappoint the people.   even leaving indelible pain.

During the late Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang personally experienced the horror of violent expropriation. The court completely ignored the lives of local people and even forced the people to sell their sons and daughters in order to make up for the tax gap.

If you do bad things, God will be angry and people will complain.

At this point, the shadow of childhood has shrouded his life, and he has become an unscrupulous businessman with a deep hatred for corrupt officials.

Even though Lin Che tried to solve it many times, he just couldn't get out.

In other words, I don’t want to come out.

Unwilling to let go of hatred.

Think about this.

Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists unconsciously.

"Mr. Lin still sees things thoroughly and can always grasp the core of the problem."

"Unlike us, we only know what is happening but don't know why. We are always pushed forward by our emotions."

"As for the term 'tax pain,' Mr. Lin's insights are profound and opened up our thinking."

"We admire you."

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang murmuring, Empress Ma might have some enlightenment. She patted Lao Zhu's big hand with a smile and whispered softly:

"Let the boss and sir learn from each other."

"Can't be wrong."

"Although the boss is not deeply involved in the world, his mature and steady temperament just makes up for your shortcomings. Now you have Mr. Lin's step-by-step guidance."

"I will definitely become the Holy Lord and Mingjun in the future."

The right words gave Zhu Yuanzhang some comfort, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Of course, this is the boss of our family."

"The prince of Ming Dynasty."

the other side.

Seeing Zhu Biao's solemn expression about to stand up and bow again, Lin Che had no choice but to raise her hand to interrupt, signaling the other party to be polite.

I have to admit that in terms of academic attitude, the prince is much better than Zhu Zhen.

The only flaw is that I feel a little tired when I start the lecture, and I don't even say a few words before I start to bow to him.

Looking tired and panicking.

"Come on, let's continue."

Lin Che leaned on the chair again and pointed at the empty tea cup. Zhu Biao immediately understood and went to the front to serve the tea and pour water.

"For example, if you sell a kitchen knife and price it at 20 cents, it actually includes a tax of 10 cents."

"In this way, when most people buy kitchen knives, they don't feel that they have paid tax."

“The tax pain is very low at this time.”

Lin Che reached out to take the tea from Zhu Biaojing and took a sip.

"On the other hand, if the initial price of the kitchen knife is set at ten cents, an additional ten cents tax will be charged when it is sold."

"At this time, your tax pain will come up immediately."

"Can you understand what I say?"

Zhu Biao subconsciously held his breath, and then nodded as if he was pounding garlic, cautiously.

"So, sir, what you mean is that you want to minimize the tax pain."

“Tax collection must be invisible.”

“Collect it in a way that everyone can accept.”

'Snapped! '

There was a crisp sound.

Lin Che clasped her hands together and said happily:

"Yes, that's it."

"Patiently study the fiscal revenue of the two Song Dynasties, and you will find the problems."

"By the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the salt tax even accounted for more than 80% of the central government's fiscal revenue. The salt tax truly supported the two dynasties."

“Taxation is the lifeblood of the country.”

"However, in the Ming Dynasty, while your father reduced the agricultural tax, he also lowered the commercial tax. With the promotion of the scholar-bureaucrat class, the commercial tax continued to drop again and again."

What is this for? "

"Don't want to die?"

After a pause, Lin Che continued:

"The money that businessmen make is random, while the money that people make is fixed. It seems that the taxes paid by the people are very low, but in fact, the taxes paid by businessmen are even lower."

(End of this chapter)