The best little eunuch

Chapter 127
Chapter 127
These muskets were carefully wrapped in oiled paper by the King of Wu, and when Yao Xing dug them out, they were as good as new.But speaking of it, these muskets were new, at least King Wu never used them at all.Because they are seriously short of ammunition.Haven't used it since I bought it.It directly made Lin Feng cheaper.

The number of this batch of muskets is quite a lot, about [-], and all of them are the latest type of muskets from Frangji, which are much better than those of the Dayan Dynasty. At least they don’t need to use matchlocks to ignite. It is a direct firing method, which is very similar to the guns of later generations.

Of course, Yao Xing only knew these things after he consulted some veterans in the original imperial horse prison.He still doesn't know much about muskets.Moreover, the careful Yao Xing also asked Lin Feng to draw the style of this new musket, and sent it to Lin Feng at the back of the letter.

Seeing that there were only [-] muskets, Lin Feng was a little disappointed. However, Lin Feng also knew that these firearms were very expensive. It was not easy for King Wu to buy so many.

Putting down the letter, Lin Feng picked up the picture drawn by Yao Xing and looked at it. This musket already has the appearance of a rifle of later generations. It seems that the development of the West has been very rapid. If the Great Yan Dynasty does not speed up the development, it will Ended up the same ending as the late Qing Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng secretly made a decision in his heart: Absolutely don't let the foreign bandits have another chance to invade China, China must rise!
As for how to prevent China from being invaded by outsiders, Lin Feng had to put it aside for the time being. He had to make the court stronger first, otherwise, with the current situation of the Great Yan Dynasty, it would be too difficult to develop.

Fortunately, the collection of commercial taxes gave the court a hope.As long as the commercial tax can be collected, the imperial court will have at least a few million taels of additional commercial tax revenue every year. In this way, the financial crisis of the imperial court will be greatly alleviated.

Of course, at present, all the taxes collected by Lin Feng will not be handed over to the imperial court. He has to train a navy for the imperial court, which is the most costly military unit.At present, the foundation of the navy is basically gone. Whether it is a warship or some other facilities, all have to start from scratch.This will again be an expensive expense.

If the commercial tax does not come up, it is impossible for Lin Feng to train a navy. He promised the emperor that he would not be able to produce a navy in half a year, so the commercial tax is very important to Lin Feng.

Fortunately, Wu Baoxing did not disappoint Lin Feng and brought back good news for Lin Feng. "My lord, Xu and Wang let go."

"That's great." Lin Feng said, "I'm still worrying about this matter. Xu and Wang have let go, so the collection of commercial tax can also be put on the agenda."

"But...but, they made a request." Wu Baoxing said with some embarrassment.After all, their request was a little too much.

Looking at Wu Baoxing, Lin Feng asked, "What request did they make, tell me."

"They...they said that the 50 taels they donated can be used as part of the tax?" Wu Baoxing knew that this request was a bit excessive, but after all, this was a request made by the Xu and Wang families, and Wu Baoxing could only be truthful. Say.

Hearing this question, Lin Feng laughed. He originally planned to exempt each family from the tax of 30 taels, but they didn't expect them to bring it up by themselves. "Okay, I accept this request. Each family will be exempted from the tax of 30 taels. After it exceeds 30 taels, you will need to pay."

"Really?" Wu Baoxing asked almost in disbelief.Originally, they thought that the imperial court would exempt them from 15 to 30 taels of tax, and they would have to thank the emperor for their kindness. They didn't expect that Lin Feng would exempt each of their families from [-] taels of tax. How could this not excite him.

"Of course it's true. I never tell lies. However, you still have to report to the tax bureau and get a business tax payment certificate, but you don't have to pay the money." Lin Feng said shamelessly that he never Don't tell lies.

"Thank you, my lord. I'll go and tell them the good news." Wu Baoxing said excitedly.Such good news, how can he not be excited, at least their 50 taels of silver has also returned a lot.

"You don't need to thank me. I should be the one to thank you. Without your support, I would have to collect commercial tax first. It would be too difficult." Lin Feng also told the truth.After all, businessmen are not so easy to mess with.

"My lord's words are too small. Please rest assured, my lord, as soon as my lord gives the order to collect commercial tax, I will take the lead to pay the tax immediately." Wu Baoxing said to Lin Feng.

After Wu Baoxing left, Lin Feng immediately sent someone to find Feng Yuanji.

"Your Excellency is in such a hurry to call the lower officials, is it because you want to start collecting commercial taxes?" Feng Yuanji asked as soon as he arrived.

"That's right, Xu and Wang have already agreed. At present, there is basically no resistance for us to collect commercial tax." Lin Feng said: "So, today you will issue an announcement to Beijiang Province on behalf of the governor's office, informing the collection of commercial tax. After three days, the commercial tax will be collected for the first time."

"My lord, is this time too short?" Feng Yuanji asked. After all, it only took three days from issuing the order to collecting the commercial tax. These three days may not be enough to explain to the businessmen, right?
"It doesn't matter, as long as the order is issued, it is enough to let the merchants in various prefectures and counties know about it. At present, there is no need to explain too much. As long as you see that the shops outside the four members have taken the lead in paying taxes, they are I will not fail to pay taxes." Lin Feng said to Feng Yuanji.

"That's good, I'll make the arrangements now," Feng Yuanji said.

The chief envoy, Si Yamen, was still very efficient in handling affairs, and quickly drafted a statement, and then showed it to Lin Feng.Lin Feng took a look, and then stamped the great seal of the governor of the three provinces on it.This is also the first time Lin Feng used this big seal.Although Lin Feng couldn't understand the seal script on it, it looked really imposing.

"Okay, send it to the counties, post it as soon as possible, and let the government officials from all over the place go to the shops to notify." Lin Feng said: "Let the merchants know that there is such a thing in the shortest possible time."

"Yes, my lord, I'll go right away." Feng Yuanji said, leaving with your notice.

Soon, the streets and alleys of Fengjiang Mansion began to discuss, and the focus of the discussion was the collection of commercial tax this time.

"Why do you think the court wants to collect taxes from our merchants? It's been so many years, and it hasn't been confiscated!" A merchant was idle and discussed with another merchant.

"Who knows? Maybe the imperial court has no money? However, the commercial tax is not what the imperial court wants to collect. As long as the four officials don't pay it, we won't pay it. Anyway, they are responsible, and we will follow them Just do it later." Another businessman took a sip of tea and said confidently.In his thinking, it is impossible for the four members who have always been arrogant to pay taxes. As long as they follow them, naturally they don't need to pay taxes.

"Then what if the four members pay taxes?" Another businessman said worriedly.

After taking a sip of tea, the businessman said with some pride: "You underestimate the big four. If they are determined not to pay taxes, no one can stop them. At that time, with them taking the lead, we will directly If we go on strike, the imperial court will require us."

"You're right, the four major officials will definitely not compromise so easily. And they all have connections in the imperial court. This time, the new governor will be kicked on the iron plate." Seeing the tea drinker The businessman's analysis was straightforward, and the businessman, who was a little worried at the beginning, was relieved a lot.

"By the way, what kind of official do you think the governor is? Why haven't I heard of it before? The governor or the governor?" The businessman continued to ask.

The businessman who drank tea looked at the businessman with your really uneducated eyes, and said: "This governor is much bigger than the governor, you don't know it yet, the governor is said to be some kind of lord. It should be a relative of the emperor. However, he is really asking for trouble when he comes back to Beijiang to collect taxes."

There are a lot of comments on this aspect in the streets and alleys, and some people even say that Lin Feng will have to walk away in despair if he can't speak for three days. For these remarks on the street, Lin Feng just laughed them off.Everything will be known in three days.

Three days later, the newly appointed tax collector of the tax bureau began to collect taxes from shop to shop with the account books.In order to get off to a good start, they naturally started with shops other than the four members.

"Business Manager Wu, business is booming. You know the announcement, and our purpose for coming here is very clear. From this month onwards, we have to pay taxes. Look..." the tax collector said very politely.

"The official is very polite. We have prepared the tax a long time ago." The shopkeeper said, and immediately asked the accountant to take out the prepared tax, handed it to the tax collector, and then said: "Excuse me, sir, where are you?" Get a stamp, and I can write off the account."

"Thank you for mistaking the shopkeeper." The tax collector said, recorded the first tax payment, and stamped the seal of the tax bureau on the account book of shopkeeper Wu, confirming that the money was paid.They were then given a tax payment voucher.

This is also what Lin Feng agreed with them. Although they can have a tax exemption of 30 silver, in order to make a good start, they still pay the full amount in the first month, and the tax exemption starts from the second month.They also understood what Lin Feng said, and readily agreed.

Seeing that the Wu family's shops paid the commercial tax so happily, the people who came to see the good show were surprised.Originally thought that the Wu family would definitely not pay taxes, but they did not expect the Wu family to cooperate so much, which really surprised them.

After leaving the shop of the Wu family, the tax collector went into the shop of the Xu family. Just like the last shop, the shopkeeper cooperated very well, and the tax collector collected the commercial tax very easily.This time, the people who watched the excitement were a little confused: What happened to the four members?Did you take the wrong medicine?Why are they all so cooperative?

"Do you know what's going on here? Why are the four major officials paying taxes so honestly?" asked a businessman watching the excitement.

The person who was asked looked at the person who asked him, and said, "How do I know? But now two of the four members have paid taxes, and the other two are expected to pay taxes as well. It seems that we have to prepare Ready to pay taxes."

"I don't pay taxes. If the court forces me to pay taxes, then I will close the door and let everyone go on strike with me. Then the court will naturally be able to compromise." The businessman said loudly, hoping to get everyone's support.

Hearing what the businessman said, everyone looked at him with idiot expressions.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?" the businessman asked puzzled.

"Don't even think about it. If the top four officials don't support it, what's the use of your strike? Listen to my brother and pay your taxes honestly. Otherwise, you will suffer." After finishing speaking, the businessman stopped Explain more with this businessman, but walk towards your own shop.Time to prepare your taxes.The announcement is also very clear, even the tax rate, how much tax the merchants should pay themselves, they know better than anyone else.

(End of this chapter)