Traveling through history leaving a name

Chapter 82 Youzhou Tax System
Youzhou, Yuyang City.

A cargo ship slowly docked at the No. 16 pier outside Yuyang City.

"Boater, what goods do you have?"

As soon as the boat stopped, countless people came up to ask.

"How is this going?"

On the boat, a middle-aged man asked a young man beside him.

"Your Excellency... No, Master, these are local merchants from Youzhou who want to buy our products." The young man replied.

"Oh, let Manager Liu handle this matter, let's go down." The middle-aged man said.

Afterwards, the middle-aged man got off the boat with a group of people.

"This Yuyang City is really rich and prosperous."

The middle-aged man couldn't help sighing when he saw the continuous flow of people on the pier and the rows of buildings nearby.

Especially from the clothes of pedestrians, he can see the richness of this place at a glance.

In Yuyang City, except for those who are doing hard work, everyone else wears new and neat clothes.

Although he has never seen many styles of clothing, the wealth and poverty of this place can be seen from these clothes.

"Boss, this is just outside Yuyang City. In fact, Yuyang City is more prosperous." The young man said to the middle-aged man.

"That tallest building should be the Yuyang City Restaurant, right?" the middle-aged man asked the young man, pointing to a building in the distance.

"Yes, that is the Yuyang City Restaurant. It is said that it once served Cao Cao and is very famous in Youzhou."

The young man nodded and explained: "Many foreign businessmen who come to Yuyang like to live in the Yuyang City Restaurant temporarily. Apart from the comfort of living, the most important thing is that it is safe here. No one dares to stay here. Do something illegal."

"Oh? Really! Then let's go live." The middle-aged man nodded, and then motioned for the young man to lead the way.

"Master, wait a moment. I'll call some carriages over here. It's several miles away from Yuyang City. It takes half a day to walk, and I'll arrive in a short carriage ride." The young man said.

"Then you go." The middle-aged man waved his hand.

Soon, the young man contacted several carriages, and after a group of people got into the carriage, the carriage headed towards the inner city.

"This carriage costs [-] Wen from the wharf to the restaurant in Yuyang City. The price is really not cheap!" The young man sighed.

In fact, compared to expensive carriages, if they only carry people, there are cheaper rickshaws for pulling people.

This kind of car is different from the rickshaws of later generations. The most different thing is the two wheels. The rickshaws of later generations are light single-person tractors with rubber tires.

The rickshaws in Yuyang City have relatively heavy wheels. The only thing that is more advanced than this era is that these wheels use bearings made by the bearing factory.

Sitting in the carriage, the middle-aged man looked at the buildings, shops and crowds on both sides of the street, but his eyes seemed empty, apparently lost in thought.

The carriage walked quickly on the street, and soon came to a city gate.

"Huh? How come there are so many gates in Yuyang City? And there are no soldiers guarding the city to collect taxes." When the carriage passed through a city gate quickly, the middle-aged man said in surprise.

"Boss, Yuyang City is different from other places. There is no tax at the city gate."

"Not collecting taxes? Wouldn't it cost a lot of money?" The middle-aged man was surprised.

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the young man explained: "This Yuyang City is very strange. It does not collect taxes from people who enter the city, but only collects taxes from shops, workshops, and trading companies."

"In Youzhou, all business must be registered at the Yamen, and merchants who have not registered are not allowed to trade."

The young man said: "If you are caught trading in private, you will be confiscated and fined, and you will be sentenced to jail if you are serious."

"If there are registered merchants and unregistered merchants trading, they will be treated as smuggling. In serious cases, the business license will be canceled and no business will be allowed in Youzhou. In fact, we have also registered a company called "Wu Chu Trading Company"

Hearing the young man's words, the middle-aged man thought for a while and said: "There are so many people in Youzhou doing business, can the imperial court collect taxes?"

"My boss, don't underestimate Youzhou. Li Bai, the governor of Youzhou, is very powerful. He has thousands of tax collectors under his command. They are called the "Youzhou Taxation Bureau". They are all elite soldiers. Anyone who dares to evade taxes is guaranteed to be able to do so. Get caught out by them."

The young man said: "You don't know. In the past, the grain tax in Youzhou was collected by the local elders. Since the establishment of the Youzhou Taxation Bureau, the common people only look to them for farming and paying taxes. They pay as much as they need. There will be no more situations in which people are exploited by village elders and village chiefs."

"There is a famous saying in Youzhou now, which says that in Youzhou, the only things that cannot be escaped are death and taxes."

"Last year, Youzhou implemented personal income tax, which was collected at 30.00 yuan, and the maximum tax rate reached [-]%."

The young man said: "The maximum tax rate is 30.00%, which seems to mean that the net revenue exceeds 3000 million. For example, if you earn [-] million, you have to pay [-] million in taxes."

"Such a high tax? Will everyone agree?" the middle-aged man asked.

"Then what can be done? Now most of the production of goods in Youzhou is in the hands of the workshops of the imperial court. Most businessmen have to rely on others. If you don't agree, don't even think about doing business in Youzhou."

The young man said: "Actually, such a high tax is not impossible to avoid."

"Oh? How to escape?" the middle-aged man asked curiously.

"Actually, as long as there is not that much income." The young man said: "Many people will spend the money they earn in order to evade taxes. For example, I earned [-] million this year, but I can use this [-] million to expand the factory. , purchasing machine raw materials, purchasing shops, recruiting workers, etc., etc., as long as there is no money on the books, the taxes to be paid will be very small."

"Great." Hearing the young man's words, the middle-aged man immediately admired him.

"It's very clever, these businessmen are very smart." The young man said.

"I'm not saying that these businessmen are smart, I am saying that Li Bai, the governor of Youzhou, is very smart." The middle-aged man explained: "Such a high tax will completely force the businessmen to continue to invest money, and the final result will be that Youzhou's governor is very smart." The state is getting more and more prosperous."

"Really? I didn't think about it." The young man touched his head.

While the two were talking, the carriage had already entered the city.

In Yuyang City, the 50-meter-wide streets, the two- and three-story brick buildings on both sides of the streets, and the doors and windows decorated with colored glaze make the entire Yuyang City look extremely prosperous.

"Boss, the housing prices in this city are very expensive. Do you know how much we spent on a commercial building we bought?"

"How much?" asked the middle-aged man.

"Five million yuan." The young man gave a slap.

"So expensive?" Hearing the young man's words, the middle-aged man was very surprised.

"Guest, Yuyang Restaurant has arrived."

At this moment, the carriage had arrived at Yuyang Restaurant, and the carriage driver shouted loudly to the people in the carriage.

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(End of this chapter)