Zhu Youjian: Taizu has an order! kill!

"I'm willing to pay the fine!"

"I...I would like it too."

"Five million? Okay...Okay...I have no problem."

Before Zhao Dama could say anything, the salt merchants around him all started to react and started to rush to speak!

Just 500 million!

we agreed!

No regrets!

"Haha, a bunch of fools really thought this matter could be settled with 500 million."

"Taizu, if you ask me, I should fine each of them 1000 million taels."

"This is too light."

Look at the smiling expressions of a group of salt merchants below.

Zhu Yujian couldn't help but complain.

Li Chen next to him laughed and chuckled twice after hearing this.

"Leeks have to be grown one crop after another."

"If you clean them all, who will sell the goods for the royal family?"

"You must know that business requires capital."

"You have to leave some money for them so they can make a profit."

Li Chen didn't know that these people were very rich.

The fine of 500 million is just a warning.

Not too heavy for them but definitely not too light either.

And once they accept the penalty, it means they admit that they have committed tax evasion.

That was equivalent to letting the court seize the pigtail.

Anyone who dares to mess up later will be immediately turned against him and his house will be confiscated.

Zhu Yujian let out a breath and did not refute.

Nodding, he continued towards Zhao Dama and the others.

"Since everyone accepts the punishment, we will allow you to deliver it within one month."

"Now, let's continue talking about salt."

"First tell me your Majesty's request."

"Article [-], from now on, Daming Royal Bank will have an independent department called Daming Royal Commercial Bank."

"The purpose of this trading house is to coordinate salt, iron, oil, rice and other supplies to facilitate price adjustments across the country."

"Article [-]: From now on, all merchants in the Royal Commercial House must conduct transactions with treasure coins."

"Article [-]: All merchants in the Royal Commercial Bank will collect commercial taxes based on their profit scale."

"This commercial tax is a step-by-step increase. Merchants with less than 100 taels only charge 5.00% of the commercial tax, and merchants with 100 to 500 taels charge [-]%."

“500两至1000两的收取15.00%，1000两至5000两收取20.00%。”

"From 5000 taels to 1 taels, the charge is 20.00%."

“The charge is 1% for items from 10 taels to 30.00 taels.”

"More than 10 taels will be charged 30.00% five."

“40.00% is charged for purchases above one million taels.”

"Article [-]: Merchants from the royal trading houses are not allowed to raise prices for specific materials within the Ming Dynasty."

"Article [-]: All merchants in the royal trading house are obliged to cooperate with the court's policies and are not allowed to sell materials to hostile forces at will."

Barbara said a lot.

The more he said this, the uglier the faces of the salt merchants around him became.

This business tax is just peeling off their skin!

Don’t think about it, everything you do is subject to a heavy tax of 40.00%.

If only that's the case.

The key is how they can make money if they are not allowed to raise prices arbitrarily.

His Majesty's policies today are all about benefiting the people. If they are benefiting the people, how can we ensure that they can make money?

For a moment, the atmosphere in the private room was a little cold.

Zhu Yujian waited for a while and couldn't help but smile when he saw no one spoke.

"I know you are all confused. It seems like this is going to make your work in vain."

"Then let's listen to the conditions that His Majesty can offer."

"There are still a few of them."

"First, merchants from the Ming Dynasty Royal Trading Company can obtain goods at extremely low prices."

"Just like table salt, suppose the royal family sold it within the Ming Dynasty at a price of one tael per one hundred catties."

"Then, as merchants of the Royal Trading Company, you can get the goods at a price of one hundred and a half catties."

"Second, all merchants of the royal trading house can enjoy a dedicated foreign trade market."

"I know you must be thinking that even if you have half the profit, it is still incomparable to what it is now."

"This idea is correct, because His Majesty's intention is very clear, that is, you are not allowed to continue to drive up prices in the Ming Dynasty and harm the people."

"So His Majesty has found some good selling points for you so that you can harm others."

"The first is the direction of Datong. All markets for Mongolia will be merged into Datong."

"Salt is no longer a controlled item and can be sold to grassland tribes at will."

"Then there is North Korea. Mao Wenlong's Pidao will also open a market specifically for trading with North Korea."

"The second is that Yunnan will open a trade market targeting Nanyang."

"There will also be a port in Tianjin for ocean trade."

"You all know about Zheng He's voyages to the West. I can tell you clearly that the Maritime Silk Road will be restarted soon."

"Similarly, His Majesty will also try his best to open the Silk Road on land. When the time comes, you can think about the benefits that these two roads alone can produce."

"Why does Your Majesty charge you heavy taxes, just to open the passage to welcome hundreds of countries!"

"The third point I want to talk about next is the most important point."

"After your Majesty collects a large amount of commercial taxes, he will start the expansion of Southeast Asia and the Maritime Silk Road as quickly as possible."

"And the merchants of the Royal Trading Company will be officially recognized by the Ming Dynasty! Not only can you get snowflake salt from the royal family."

"You can also go to Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau to place orders for tribute-grade jewelry, buy tribute-grade porcelain from Jingdezhen, and get cloth and tea specially used for the royal family."

"These are all benefits for the merchants within the Royal Commercial House!"

"You make money under the banner of the royal family, and the royal family uses your tax money to build an army of ships for you to escort! This allows you to sell farther and earn more."

"If you think about it carefully, this is not an investment."

"One last piece of news for you. As long as the total amount of tax paid reaches 5000 million taels, His Majesty promises to hand over the standard weapons used by the army to them for sale."

"Weapons, armor, and crossbows are all available for sale!"

"There are only twelve places for the time being. Now Song Hai and the others have started paying taxes, so if you have this idea, you have to do it quickly."

"Um... I would like to remind you at the end that the price of this new salt guide is currently tentatively set at 300 million a year, and there is no limit on the quantity!"

Zhu Yujian wasted a little time and finally told all Taizu's thoughts.

And when he finished speaking, visible to the naked eye, Zhao Dama and others all stared as if they had heard some terrible news!

Oh shit!

Open the sea!

Your Majesty wants to open the sea!

And he can also sell goods to those foreign races!

If you calculate it this way, although you won't make much money domestically, once you sell it to other countries...

hiss...

Can't figure it out...

This profit is really unfathomable!

"Ahem, President, this is 1000 million taels."

“Three million of it was used to purchase salt, and the rest was used to pre-purchase snowflake salt quota.”

"To be honest, I have formed a caravan in advance to go to Nanyang, and I am waiting for the goods."

"After all, the production volume has just started to increase, so it's first come, first served."

Before Zhao Dama and the others came to their senses.

Song Hai, who had been silent for the whole time, walked out calmly and took out Chongzhen treasure coins worth 1000 million taels from his pocket.

"Grass!"

"Do you, a ticket accountant, know how to sell salt?"

"Young prince, don't listen to him! This salt must be sold to us first!"

"It's just a business tax, it's a contribution to the country, and it's our honor!"

what?

Zhao Dama looked at Song Hai in front of him and almost hit him with a cane!

Can you please give me some face? The young prince asked me to wait for the salt merchant to discuss things. Are you a salt merchant? Just go ahead and get involved!

His grandma’s, this is the tax!

He's settled!

Even the King of Hell can't stop me from saying this!

Whoever blocks the old man's way, old man, I am in a hurry!