Datang all-rounder

Chapter 226

"Tariff? What is a tariff?" Comrade Li Er was immediately confused by the word that came out of Wang Ke's mouth.

Comrade Li Er still knows the names of various current taxes and taxes, but I have never heard of the tariffs Wang Ke is talking about now, and I don't know how to collect them and who to collect them from.

When Wang Ke and Changsun Wuji set up the new tax law last time, Wang Ke knew that all the previous tax collection types were integrated, and no new tax type was added, so this tariff was not adopted. included.As for what types of taxes I have, I am only half-baked. At that time, I just followed the scriptures, and I didn’t realize that new types of taxes should be added. Now that Comrade Li Er is forcing me to think about it, I was told by Comrade Li Er I was reminded of the word "profiteer" in my memory. In my memory, there is also the matter of tariffs.

Although Wang Ke is not very clear about how the tariffs are implemented, compared with other tax collection methods, Wang Ke still thinks that it can be carried out in this era, isn't it just to find a way to raise money? For Comrade Li Er As long as there is a result, it is fine. As for the process, I probably won't pay too much attention to it.

Wang Ke said excitedly: "Your Majesty, it is tariffs. This is not a small amount. If it is used properly, my Tang's income will increase a lot."

Wang Ke didn't think about how to collect this tariff, but he blurted out in a hurry. When it came to how much it would increase, he was vague and didn't have a specific amount. He just let Comrade Li Er know that the increase This type of tax can bring great benefits to Datang.

Comrade Li Er does not doubt these ideas of Wang Ke. What he is worried about now is whether the tax that Wang Ke has come up with will make the people of Datang say that he has increased the tax and increased the burden on the lives of the people. That's really the case, Comrade Li Er is unwilling to do this.

Comrade Li Er asked with some hesitation: "Boy, the tariff you mentioned won't make the people complain. I don't really understand, who is this tax collected from, and how should it be collected?"

Wang Ke understood that Comrade Li Er was afraid that his reputation would be damaged. If this tax was collected from ordinary people in Datang, Comrade Li Er would not agree. Let the common people point at his spine and scold him.

Wang Ke shook his head and said to Comrade Li Er: "Don't worry, your majesty, this tax has nothing to do with the people of my Tang Dynasty, but it is not irrelevant at all. As long as it is used for things other than my Tang Dynasty, it will have something to do with it. If you don't, it doesn't matter."

Wang Ke's seemingly convoluted words really got Comrade Li Er involved. Comrade Li Er looked at Wang Ke with puzzled eyes and asked, "Boy, what do you mean by that?"

Wang Ke knew that what he said would make Comrade Li Er not understand, but he didn't expect Comrade Li Er to understand what he meant now. He believed that as long as he explained things clearly, Comrade Li Er would be able to understand what was going on. After one thing, you will know what the tariff means and what it means to Datang.

Wang Ke said slowly: "Your Majesty, now there are two markets in my Chang'an city. The east market is full of merchants from my Tang Dynasty who buy and sell things produced by my own Tang Dynasty; while the west market used to be full of foreign merchants. Of course, most of the merchants from the Western Regions and Persia bought and sold goods from outside our Tang Dynasty. After the emperor switched on, some merchants from my Tang Dynasty also started to conduct cross-border trade. I wonder if what I said is wrong? "

The last sentence that Wang Ke said is completely nonsense. Comrade Li Er lives in the deep palace and is busy all day long like that. Where would he know so clearly? But when Wang Ke asked, Comrade Li Er had to pretend to understand Understood, nodded pretending to be deep, and motioned Wang Ke to continue talking with his hand.

Wang Ke secretly laughed. He knew that Comrade Li Er didn't know these things, but now he pretended to understand everything, which made him really happy.

But at this time, it must not be realized at this time. Wang Ke continued with a serious face: "Merchants buy and sell goods, of course they pay taxes according to regulations, but this is just the business tax they pay during the course of business. I am responsible for the import and export of goods. They did not pay taxes at the border of the Tang Dynasty. We can collect taxes in the name of customs clearance for the goods entering and leaving the border of the Tang Dynasty, which is not a small amount of income."

Comrade Li Er was quite disapproving of Wang Ke's words. For Comrade Li Er, Wang Ke's idea was not a good idea. Trafficking drive.

Comrade Li Er said with some hesitation: "Is this possible? Will this make merchants unwilling to transport goods to our Datang for sale, and will not be willing to sell our goods out of our Datang!"

Regarding Comrade Li Er's worries, Wang Ke also knew that it was not impossible, but what he was thinking was much more complicated than Comrade Li Er's. The purpose of doing this contained a lot of political implications. To put it bluntly, it was economic aggression!

For the countries around Datang, and even Persia farther away, no country or tribe can reach the economic strength of Datang. Now various productions in Datang have begun to scale up. It is conceivable that in the near future In the future, there will inevitably be a situation of oversupply. At that time, it will definitely be impossible to digest all the things produced in the country at home, so it must be dumped abroad.

As far as it is concerned, the surrounding areas of Datang are very yearning for the things of Datang, so why can't they get some benefits from the high profits of the businessmen who come and go.The big deal is that the wool comes from the sheep, and they pull it out and sell it at a higher price, which is no loss to Datang.

As for the things brought in, they are not the necessities of life for the people of the Tang Dynasty anyway. To be precise, they should be called high-end luxury goods. Even if someone wants to buy them, they should pay a little more. Correspondingly, it is beneficial to the imperial court to improve, so why not do it!

Wang Ke slowly uttered his thoughts, and Comrade Li Er was so shocked that his eyeballs almost fell out. He really couldn't figure it out. Where did Wang Ke learn this, and he didn't listen to it. However, of course, there is no way to think about the problem, and I think it is the same after hearing it.

After Wang Ke finished his thoughts, he concluded: "Your Majesty, the benefits of doing this are obvious. In addition, the court can also introduce some new policies. For example, the goods from my Tang Dynasty can be paid first. Carry out a policy of partial refund, so that although the imperial court will get less, it will have much more motivation for the outward flow of goods from our dynasty, and the goods flowing to my Tang Dynasty are not necessary. May the trafficking have no impact on the livelihood of the common people, so for Datang's foreign trade, it will be a huge trade surplus, which will only be beneficial to my Datang. Your Majesty, this is trade protection, and it will be beneficial to my Datang. But it's quite beneficial!"

Wang Ke's words really shocked Comrade Li Er. Comrade Li Er never thought that he could use such means to control trade and artificially adjust the supply and demand of materials. It has to be said that Wang Ke The means are indeed very clever.

Comrade Li Er couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, and waved to Wang Ke and said, "Don't talk about it, boy. When I call Wuji and the others, I will talk about it again, be more comprehensive, and express your thoughts on this issue." Say it all, let us all listen, especially the aggression you are talking about, is there any aggression that can be carried out without the army?"

Seeing Eunuch Yang walk out of the imperial study, Wang Ke turned around and said to Comrade Li Er simply: "Your Majesty, there are many types of aggression, and everyone is familiar with it, and the most commonly used one is aggression by force. You can understand it without explanation." , I will not talk about it, there are two other types of economic aggression and cultural aggression, but these two types are much more concealed than military aggression, and they are not as direct as military aggression, and it takes a long time. There are many, so generally speaking, you don’t think about it, let alone do it.”

Comrade Li Er is now more and more interested in what Wang Ke said. Anyway, beating children on rainy days is idle. Today is because Changsun Wuji and the others reported the results of taxation to themselves, and then they still think about how to do it. Wang Ke was recruited after digging a little more potential in this tax. I didn't expect Wang Ke to extend so many theories from a single idea, which really made Comrade Li Er very happy.

Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling didn't know what Comrade Li Er asked them to do, probably because Eunuch Yang didn't make it clear to them, but each of them walked in with puzzled faces, saw Wang Ke there, What's more, they didn't know what was going on, and they all kept winking at Wang Ke, which meant they wanted to ask why Comrade Li Er was looking for them.

Comrade Li Er leaned back in his chair, and said with a relaxed expression: "The boy from the Wang family told me something very interesting, and I thought about getting some of my lovers to come and listen, and see what they think. Boy of the Wang family, just talk about it."

Wang Ke was so angry that he said it dryly before he finished it for Comrade Li Er, and now he has to say it again. Isn't this a trick?But Comrade Li Er has said it all, and it’s okay if he doesn’t say it himself, so let’s say it again.

Wang Ke had no choice but to repeat to Changsun Wuji and the others what he had just said to Comrade Li Er. After listening to these old men, they immediately felt that this was feasible. It was these things that were calculated, and after a little aftertaste, I had a comprehensive understanding of Wang Ke's thoughts, but the three ways of aggression that Wang Ke mentioned were still a bit new.

Fang Xuanling didn't wait for anyone to speak, and asked directly: "Nephew, please explain the several types of aggression in more detail, the old man still doesn't quite understand."

As soon as Wang Ke saw that Fang Xuanling had finished speaking, everyone in the room nodded straightly, knowing that they all wanted to understand, so he said: "The boy has already said that, everyone knows about this violent aggression, so there is no need to say it, boy Let’s mainly talk about economic aggression and cultural aggression.”

Wang Ke cleared his throat and continued: "The so-called economic aggression, as the name implies, refers to using our strong economic strength to dump our surplus products to the surrounding areas. Of course, we can't reach this step yet, but we can start first." It may take longer than aggression by force, but once it is effective, supplemented by force, the time to solve the problem will be shortened a lot.”

When Wang Ke said this, he looked at Comrade Li Er and the old men, and felt that they still had a certain understanding of what he said, so he immediately said: "As for cultural aggression, it is even simpler. Every nation has its own unique characteristics. culture, and once foreign cultures gain the upper hand, the price to be paid will be their own traditional cultures, which will be replaced by foreign cultures and then forgotten. Around the Tang Dynasty, the cultures of the countries themselves are relatively weak, and every year there are a large number of countries Many people came to study in Datang, why can't we take this opportunity to let them bring back our splendid Chinese civilization, let these people spread it in their country, I will support it again, as long as it spreads our culture, we will give it Support, one generation, two generations later, if I want to fight against them, because they have learned the culture of the Central Plains, they will not have as much resistance to us as before, and it is also beneficial to our development. Fighting. Isn't this a good way!"

Seeing that everyone in the room was lost in thought, Wang Ke added: "Of course, these two methods will take time and effort, and are not as quick as force. How to do this has to be carefully considered by the emperor and the adults, boy It’s just an idea.”

Wang Ke's words made everyone think for a while. It has to be said that Wang Ke's idea is a brand new concept for people of this era, and it is still unrealistic to digest it immediately.After thinking for a while, Fang Xuanling slowly opened his mouth and said: "Master Xiao Wang's words cannot be said to be unreasonable. In places where I have no time to take care of, if economic aggression and cultural aggression can be used at the same time, I will take care of the problems that urgently need to be solved." Once the place is cleaned up, we will get twice the result with half the effort if we go back and deal with it, and it doesn’t need to involve our energy too much, so it can be regarded as an effective method.”

Fang Xuanling stood up and said to Comrade Li Er: "Your Majesty, I think that it is not realistic for me to fight against other places after I have just pacified the Eastern Turks. After all, the people's livelihood needs to be restored. Adopt Mr. Xiao Wang's suggestion, but our dynasty should treat each country's situation differently and use it according to the actual situation. When our country's national strength allows a war, it will be used to conquer by force, just like what Mr. Wang said That way, we will achieve twice the result with half the effort, and also minimize our losses.”

Wang Ke couldn't help admiring these old treacherous, treacherous and cunning people. As soon as any problem was put in front of them, as long as they gave them a little hint, they could immediately come up with the most appropriate solution. , But it’s really too far away. If I don’t have more than 1000 years of knowledge beyond these people, I’m afraid I will have to beg for food in this era. How can I live as nourished as I am now!

So now for myself, I can sum it up in three words, that is: "Enough to learn!"

(End of this chapter)