Chongzhen Undergraduates

"Your majesty, is there anything else you can do?" Fang Yizhi asked with a shy face.

"You think I'm the God of Wealth? I can't change money."

"That's right! Your Majesty is our God of Wealth. You can always make money at critical moments." Fang Yizhi now also knows how big Zhu Youjian's game of chess is, and the sea of ​​money he needs is gone.

"Wang Chengen, do the math for Fang Aiqing, how much we have spent over the past year, so as not to keep someone thinking about our private money."

“启禀万岁爷，这一年半的时间，光是将军山就花掉了800万两银子。另外万岁贴补山东200万；贴补凤阳和徐州100万；贴补湖北20万；贴补蒙学200万；贴补钱庄2000万......”

"Wait, you don't have to take the 2000 million yuan from the bank yourself, it can only be regarded as an introduction you took out, and the money is still in it." Fang Yizhi also understands some economics.

Chapter 258: Must pay taxes

"Even so, Lord Long Live has already spent 700 million taels." Wang Chengen's lips trembled when he said this figure.

This Zhu Youjian can spend more money than the previous Chongzhen, and Wang Chengen has an account in his heart.It took Chongzhen 17 years to spend the 2000 million accumulated by the inner government, but Zhu Youjian only took one and a half years.

"You can no longer rely on me for the money to set up the factory. You have to find another way. Otherwise, there will be problems with your subsequent money investment."

Zhu Youjian was secretly surprised when he heard what Wang Chengen said. If he continued to spend like this, in another year, Jiangjunshan's capital chain might be broken, and the consequences would be too serious.

"Then what should I do?" Although the factory affairs are not under Fang Yizhi's management, Zhu Youjian said before that the Institute of Technology will participate in the establishment of the new factory by means of technical shares. The future rewards of the Institute of Technology will be benefited from this part.Zhu Youjian will only be responsible for capital investment and will no longer subsidize bonuses.

That is to say, how much money Fang Yizhi's people can earn depends entirely on these factories.

Zhu Youjian also thinks very clearly that he can only provide basic funds for technological development. Without the protection of intellectual property laws, the market needs to estimate how much technology can be exchanged for.

Even technology research and development with the support of the imperial court needs to be rewarded.In this way, R&D talents are more motivated.

"First call the relevant departments to discuss together. Wang Chengen, go and invite the crown prince, Tang Wang, Lord Shi of the Ministry of War, Lord Fang of the Ministry of Households, Gao Xing, Chen Zilong, and Princess Changping to come here."

Wang Chengen was overjoyed and quickly agreed.He had long wanted to persuade Zhu Youjian not to be extravagant, although the money was a bit much, but he really couldn't afford it.He thought to himself: It seems that Lord Long Live has really figured it out.

Today's meeting, many people came.The crowd sat in a small conference room, and the big guys all looked at each other, and found that there were high and low official positions, and they belonged to different departments.

Let’s talk about government affairs, and there is no complete government team; let’s talk about money and food, it seems that people from the Ministry of War and the Institute of Technology should not be involved, and even Gao Xing, a craftsman battalion, even eight people. Princess Changping, who couldn't hit the pole, also came.

This is Chang Ping's first time participating in a formal meeting, and he is a little excited.She was still a little timid, desperately trying to hide in a corner.

"Let everyone come today to talk about the money in the bank. King Tang will first talk about the situation in the bank during this period."

"My Majesty, I have established a total of 87 banks in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, basically covering the important prefectures and counties in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. There are currently 6000 million silver dollars in deposit."

"That is to say, after throwing away the bank, there are only 2000 million deposits?"

"Yes."

Of course, Jiangnan has more than this amount of money. A large amount of money is still buried in the cellar and needs to find another way to get it out.

Because the right to mint coins is in the hands of Zhu Youjian, the right to exchange currency is only in the hands of the Daming Bank, and other banks cannot make money for burning money.The Daming Bank clearly plundered the money of the rich, and of course many people were unwilling to exchange the money easily.

"Everyone has heard it, there are only so many that can be used. You all think about how to use it."

As soon as Zhu Youjian's words fell, everyone in the room was overjoyed.Everyone was overjoyed: it turns out that the emperor wants to send money when he comes here today!

"Your Majesty, the minister's military department is so short of money that it's almost as short as trousers. At least 500 million yuan must be allocated to the minister." Shi Kefa was the first to rush up, and this guy was almost ready to hug Zhu You to check his marriage. .

"Your Majesty, the Household Department has been short of money. The salary will soon be exhausted, so of course the Household Department must be taken care of first."

"No, no, no, my artisan battalion needs to make new weapons, otherwise how will the frontline soldiers fight? I am the most short of money."

"Father, my son's business is also short of money..."

……

"Okay! Anyone who needs as much money as he wants can go to King Tang. He will pay as much as he says."

Looking at the chaotic scene, Zhu Youjian couldn't stand it anymore. If he didn't stop it, they would probably fight on the spot.Zhu Youjian saw that the two ministers of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War were already rolling up their sleeves.

"Your Majesty, how dare I agree? This is not my money. When the depositor comes to withdraw the money, what should I do?" Tang Wang looked sad. He just wanted to leave quickly. The people in this room are more greedy than wolves.

"I haven't finished my words yet." Zhu Youjian stopped Tang Wang with his hand and continued:

"Money can be borrowed, but the interest has to be decided by Tang Wang."

"What? Interest?" Everyone said in unison.

"Don't you give interest on borrowing money?" Zhu Youjian smiled slightly.

Just after Zhu Youjian finished speaking, Tang Wang felt balanced, and countless small money appeared in his eyes.

"I have to pay him interest for borrowing money from the household department?" Fang Yuegong couldn't understand. The household department has always collected money from others and never paid anyone interest.

"Of course, if you borrow money from the bank, the bank is your creditor."

When King Tang heard this, he looked at the crowd proudly, and opened his arms shamelessly and said, "Come on! Just ask to borrow as much as you want, and I guarantee that the interest will not be high."

Everyone returned to their seats, looking at King Tang with disgust and contempt.King Tang blushed so much that he had to retract his arms.

The Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War are fed by taxation. They have no additional sources of income, and each sub is counted.How dare to borrow usury?

At present, the only ones who dare to borrow this kind of money are Gao Xing and Princess Changping.One of them is a manufacturer and the other is a seller, and they both make money.

"Your household department is in charge of finance and taxation, so you can collect taxes from the king of Tang!"

Zhu Youjian took a sip of tea, watching Tang Wang talking indifferently.

Tang Wang's complacent expression froze immediately, and his face flushed blushing: "We also have to pay taxes?"

"Of course, your bank is making money, so you have to pay taxes to the household department. Not only you, but all profit-making departments need to pay taxes to the household department."

"Hey! The old man thinks that those who put loan sharks should be heavily taxed." Fang Yuegong felt that his spring was coming, and based on the amount that King Tang just said, the tax would not be small.

Zhu Youjian believes that the business tax of Daming must be low, and Donglin is indeed in collusion with businessmen.But in whose hands is the real commercial and tax burden?

In the hands of salt merchants; in the hands of the Zheng family; in the hands of princes and big interests everywhere.

Daming didn't have heavy industry at all. With that little handicraft and traditional industries, even minerals were not open. Zhu Youjian really didn't intend to exploit too much.

Official sale of the salt industry is definitely going to happen, and the Zheng family's problem cannot be left unsolved, this is the big one.If you want to collect business taxes, start with your own new industries!

It's nothing more than a matter of changing the left hand for the right hand, but it can set a good example.

"We manufacture weapons, and we have to pay taxes?" Gao Xing really couldn't understand. The workshops below her produced all military products. They surrounded Daming, so why did they have to pay taxes?

"Yes. All production must be taxed, unless your scale is within the tax-free range. Moreover, your bearing sales business will involve many customers. In the future, any customer who buys something from you will exceed a certain amount. For the quantity, the Ministry of Household Affairs will impose additional taxes, otherwise it will not be sold to them.”

Zhu Youjian didn't want to use strong means to directly conflict with merchants, at least not yet, and doing so would only implicate the government.Inevitably another pointless war of words, a waste of time.