Three Kingdoms: My Wife Is Diao Chan

Chapter 218

Chapter 219

Since ancient times, people have depended on food.

However, salt is also the sky of the people.

Cao Chong cupped his hands, and continued: "The second problem with my Dahan salt administration is the tax confusion. Since the war broke out, the salt tax collection by various local governments is separate and inconsistent."

"The consequence of this is that it not only increases the complexity of taxation, but also seriously affects taxation statistics and supervision, leaving the local officials below free to take advantage of it, which greatly reduces my tax quota."

"Furthermore, the different taxation quotas in various places also affect the circulation of salt, making the distribution of salt uneven."

Cao Chong didn't even take a breath, and continued to speak down, and Manchu Wenwu nodded his approval frequently.

"Third, the establishment of salt officials in various places is not complete, and the quality of salt officials is uneven, which has caused serious tax evasion by salt merchants in various places, which has greatly reduced my financial income."

Cao Chong pointed out the three major drawbacks of the current salt government in one breath, and all of them hit the current problems, and the analysis results hit the nail on the head.

After Cao Chong finished speaking, someone actually started applauding first, and then there was a lot of applause!
Zhou Hui and his group of friends were completely dumbfounded!
"Since we can point out the shortcomings of the current salt administration, is there a way to deal with it? I will present it to Your Majesty!"

Lao Cao spoke up and personally supported Cao Chong!
"Yes!"

Cao Chong bowed to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty again, and continued to state.

"Your Majesty, I have come up with three solutions to the three main problems of the current salt administration. Now I am talking to Your Majesty and Your Excellencies, please ask Your Majesty and Your Excellencies to see if it is feasible?"

"First of all, set up an independent department in charge of salt administration, formulate relevant rules and regulations according to the current actual situation, formulate salt tax rates, implement unified national management, and completely end the current chaos of local governments."

Cao Chong glanced at the expressions of the ministers and continued to talk.

"Secondly, strictly review and select salt officials and assign them to various places to improve the current situation of scattered salt officials and uneven distribution of good and bad. At the same time, salt government taxes are counted separately and are not included in the local tax assessment."

"Furthermore, the imperial court set up salt warehouses to level the price of goods, and secondly, as a need for war preparations. At the same time, the quality and origin of salt were classified and registered, and unscrupulous merchants were strictly prohibited from shoddy."

"Okay! The young master's offering is really a good plan, which can solve the current chaotic situation of the salt administration."

"Yes, it can not only make the people have salt to eat, but also increase tax revenue."

"That's it, that's..."

One of Lao Cao's subordinates, if they don't rush out to praise and flatter at this time, when will they wait!

Lao Cao was very happy, and went forward to salute Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty: "Your Majesty, this salt policy has indeed troubled the Prime Minister's Mansion for a long time. Since it was brought up today, I will ask the court to discuss it in public to see if it is feasible?"

Lao Cao could see that his son had been prepared for a long time, and in this case, give him a chance to become famous in front of the civil and military courts of the Manchu Dynasty!
And the salt administration issue does need to be addressed.

As for someone's idea of ​​beating his son's salt, didn't you see that those few were already stupid there.

Since the son is full of confidence and prepared, what is there to be afraid of?Even if there is a mistake, I'm still here!
"Since the prime minister proposed a court discussion, all the ministers will discuss it." Han Xiandi was very helpless.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty spoke up, and Lao Cao led a group of younger brothers to support the scene. No matter whether they were sincere or not, they had to discuss and express themselves.

Needless to say, there was serious consideration and detailed inquiries, and it was none other than Shang Shu Ling Xun Yu who had been silent for the past few days.

"Young master, why is the salt tax separated from the local tax?" Xun Yu asked Cao Chong.

"Returning to the Minister's order, since the war, the salt tax in various places has been independent for a long time, and the local government has also controlled the salt administration and salt tax for many years. Now that the government has taken back the unified management of the government, local officials will inevitably resist."

"In addition, merchants have also paid taxes in accordance with the ideas of local governments for many years. The two are closely related. If the salt tax is not separated separately, I am afraid that the two will collude with each other, making the imperial system a dead letter."

Xun Yu nodded, and continued to ask: "I, a man of salt and iron franchise, have a long-established law, why do I have to implement it when I am uneasy?"

"Shangshu Ling, although the established method was very effective when I was implementing it, it also exposed many problems, so there was a big debate in the sixth year of the first Yuan Dynasty."

"At that time, more than 60 virtuous people from all over the country were convened. After many days of discussion, no conclusion could be reached. Later, the salt and iron franchise was abolished several times and revised many times. It can be seen that its disadvantages and advantages are very prominent."

"Hehe! Do you think your idea is better than "Salt and Iron Wheel"?" Xun Yu asked Cao Chong with a smile.

"It's definitely not as good, but the current situation is not the same as it was back then. Times have changed."

"The boy dare not blindly copy the old established methods. Besides, the boy is just throwing bricks to attract jade, and he is still waiting for the opinions of Shang Shuling and the adults!"

Hahaha!After listening to Xun Yu, he laughed loudly, regardless of the disrespect in front of the palace.

After laughing, Xun Yu said to Cao Chong seriously: "Your proposal seems to be sound, but it is extremely difficult to implement."

"Let me ask you, how to solve the problem of salt source and money when building a salt warehouse?"

"You should know that the imperial court doesn't have many salt ponds and salt farms, and the treasury is empty due to years of wars, so they can't spend too much money to buy them for a while."

This is the key point.

The previous few questions were not so much inquiries as Xun Yu reminded Cao Chong to explain his proposal to the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty.

As for those questions, can Xun Yu not have an answer in his heart?It's just what Cao Chong said.

However, Cao Chong said that the most important thing in his proposal was the establishment of salt warehouses. The previous ones were all empty talk. As long as the salt warehouses can be built, everything can be done slowly.

But here is the key point. The imperial court did not control any salt producing areas, nor could they afford enough money to buy it. Under such circumstances, Cao Chong's proposal was no different from fantasy.

"Shang Shuling, to build a salt warehouse, the government can purchase from the private sector through bidding?"

"What is bidding procurement?"

"It is to let the salt producing places or salt merchants report the quality of their own salt and the price they are willing to sell to the government, and then the government will choose good quality and low price to buy from them."

After Cao Chong finished explaining, he saluted Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and said loudly, "My lords may know that I have some sources of salt in my hands, which used to be used by the army on the front line in Jingzhou and the economy that suppressed Sun Quan and Liu Bei."

"Now that the war in the south has subsided, the boy is willing to sell all the salt to the government, and the price is definitely lower than the price in Jingzhou and Jiangnan."

This is Cao Chong's purpose, to sell some of the salt directly to the government, and then retail some of it himself, so as to accumulate a large amount of money and food in the shortest possible time. There is a big gap in Luoyang!
It was not sold in the northern region before, it was to give face to the elites of the gentry, and they took the initiative to provoke, so they will be severely punished.

Otherwise, they will think that they are easy to bully, and they will trouble themselves every day in the future. Besides, the young master has a strong background, and Lao Cao is still tough. Who is afraid of anyone!
(End of this chapter)