Three Kingdoms New Malaysia Super League

Chapter 406 Make a fortune!
Today is the day of Yun'er's burial, so Ma Chao didn't go.Because he had already avenged Yun'er, and he really put Yun'er in his heart.And, most importantly, Ma Chao felt that he was ashamed to see Yun'er and the unborn child for the last time.

Ma Chao left Aunt Liu to take care of this matter.But he stayed in the Sheriff's Mansion and began to review the documents three months after he left.

Before Ma Chao entered Chang'an, there were three things that he cared about most.The first is whether the appointed prefects can do a good job in promoting the New Deal in Yongzhou; the second is whether the three provinces and six ministries system appeared in advance, and whether they adapt to the Majia model; the third is the technology and trade management of salt purification.

But after seeing the three-month summary report, Ma Chao was a little dumbfounded.Because it was already the beginning of winter at this time, although the taxes of each county had been collected, the amount had already been summed up.But the numbers above made Ma Chao dumbfounded.

In October of the third year of Chuping, the registered population of Longxi County was 11, and the tax was 740 yuan; the registered population of Anding County was 250, and the tax was 620 yuan. ... As for Guangwei County, Beidi County, Xinping County, Tianshui County, Fufeng County and other counties, the situation is similar. The total annual income has reached 960 billion yuan!
Of course, it is undeniable that the population and taxation of Fufeng County are the most prominent.Fufeng was originally one of the three assistants, with a large population, rich people and strong counties.During this period, in addition to the Ma family's new entry into Fufeng, there was also a rebellion between candidates and Cheng Yin.Afterwards, under the vigorous development of the Ma family, the registered population of Fufeng has now reached more than 27 people, and the tax has more than 89 yuan!

"Zidu! Zidu!" Ma Chao suddenly closed the report, shouted Meng Da's words loudly, and took a sip of water to suppress the small shock in his heart.

"My lord, why do you call me a humble official?" Meng Da was working in the outer room, and immediately rushed in after hearing Ma Chao's call.

When Ma Chao was away, Zhang Ji also slightly remodeled the Sheriff's Mansion.He bought all the houses in the front, rear, left and right sides of the Sheriff's Mansion, and with the cooperation of Han Feng, he hired bricklayers and carpenters from the arsenal. According to the future office situation, he re-planned the layout of the Sheriff's Mansion so that Fufeng The sheriff's mansion suddenly became the political center of the Ma family.

Among them, the planning of the county guard's office basically refers to the office layout of the arsenal. In addition to paying attention to timeliness and practicality, it also specially divides the three provinces and officials into separate office areas.And there is a hall for state assembly.And Ma Chao, the actual helm of Yongzhou, naturally has his most luxurious office.Only one wall away from his office is Shangshu Sheng. If communication is really realized, you only need to rely on shouting, which greatly improves the efficiency of the Ma family government.

Regarding this change, Ma Chao admired Zhang Ji's level of construction and transformation more and more, and had great plans to make him the No. [-] figure in the Ministry of Industry.However, everything needs to be done step by step at the moment, and it is the business to figure out these reports first.

"Zidu, is this report true?" Ma Chao handed the report to Meng Da, motioning him to sit down and talk.

Meng Da flipped it back and forth a few times, and after a rough look, he answered, "My lord, since the autumn harvest, officials from the Ministry of Officials have been going to the counties and counties for assessment. It is also possible that there are a few small mistakes. However, with the assessment and promotion standards you specified, these officials should not dare to risk their heads to do such a thing of ruin..."

"So, this report is true?" Ma Chao asked again, hoping to get a prepared reply from Meng Da.

"Naturally, this year is the first year that the Ma family established Yongzhou. Even though the investigation is a bit slow, the number is absolutely true." Seeing Ma Chao's appearance, Meng Da naturally knew the reason and couldn't help laughing. He smiled and said: "To tell the truth, my lord, after I saw this number, I didn't fall asleep for a few days..."

"Oh..." Ma Chao let out a long breath, and showed a knowing smile: When he came back, Ma Chao was worried that the gold and jewelry he robbed from Chang'an would not be enough for him to squander, but he never thought that in just one year, , My golden rooster has already started laying golden eggs!
In fact, it is no wonder that Ma Chao was so shocked and excited. You must know that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the total population of the Han Dynasty was only 5000 million, and the annual tax was only more than 200 billion yuan.And he, a Yongzhou, actually won one-tenth of the taxes of the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty. How could this not make Ma Chao shocked and excited?

Ordinarily, one-tenth of the tax is mediocre, but don't forget that Ma Chao is located in Yongzhou, a desolate Yongzhou that only had more than 220 people two years ago, and the tax was only a few billion!But now, after a small influx of refugees and two years of painstaking development, it has become a state with more than [-] people and a tax of [-] billion!This change, I have to say, came as a surprise to Ma Chao.

"Zidu, I just estimated that there are more than 200 people in the prefecture, and the taxes are as high as more than 200 billion... more than [-] million yuan." At this point, Ma Chao was very troubled by the numbers that the ancients did not understand, so he couldn't help but rephrased. : "In the future, the unit of measurement of 'ten thousand' will be changed to 'billion'."

"I would like to follow my lord's instructions." Meng Da is actually worried about this unit of measurement, because from this point of view, Yongzhou's existing taxation will definitely exceed 'ten thousand', and then 'hundred thousand' and 'million' will be used. Transcribing is really a headache.

"Based on this calculation, each person in Yongzhou has to pay more than [-] yuan in taxes every year. How can the people in Yongzhou afford such a high tax?" Ma Chao couldn't help but feel a little sad when he said this.Because in this era, a big son can buy two biscuits, which is basically equivalent to a dollar for later generations.

Ordinarily, paying only 300 yuan in taxes a year is really too trivial for the people of later generations.But this was the end of the Han Dynasty, and the annual income of each person was less than consistent money (1000 yuan).And this also includes vulnerable groups such as the elderly, the weak, women and children. Such taxes are still too heavy for a family.

Of course, Ma Chao also knew that the taxes in Yongzhou were already the lowest in the Han state.After all, the Ma family is the most resolute and comprehensive in suppressing land mergers and extorting miscellaneous taxes.In the past, before the Ma family established Yongzhou, the taxes that a common people had to pay included, in addition to the two land taxes, land tax and grass tax, there were also head taxes such as household tax, oral tax, calculation tax, replacement tax, and contribution fee. , In addition, there are vehicle and vessel tax, money tax (income tax), livestock tax, customs duty, mineral tax, fishery tax, market rent (business tax) and so on.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, assuming that a family had [-] mu of land, the income of that year was just enough to pay taxes.Even basic food and clothing cannot be guaranteed, coupled with land annexation, natural disasters and man-made disasters, the common people have no other way of life except rebellion.

In view of this, Ma Chao canceled most of the exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes. At the same time, in order to ensure population growth and the development of the commodity economy, only three taxes, land tax, head tax, and commercial income tax, were collected. A new type of tax that is only levied once.But even so, Ma Chao did the math, and the annual income of a family in Yongzhou was barely [-] yuan. After food and clothing, there was basically nothing left.

"Don't worry, my lord, you may not have looked carefully at the sources of taxation..." As he spoke, Meng Da turned over the report in his hand and showed it to Ma Chao: "Most of the taxes in Yongzhou for a year come from commercial income tax. Since you encouraged After the commercial trade, the commercial trade in the territory of Yongzhou developed by leaps and bounds, and most of the famous families turned to business. Most of the tax revenue came from the commercial income of these famous families. The annual harvest of the common people only accounted for three-thirds of these taxes. One-third, there is no problem in ensuring food and clothing for a year."

"That's great!" Ma Chao nodded, feeling that after coming to ancient times, he had done some good things after all.

"Not good, very bad!" At this time, a voice suddenly came from the door, denying Ma Chao's efforts.Ma Chao looked up, and it turned out that it was Yang Fu who came in...

(End of this chapter)