Chapter 254 Tax Reform Plan
Kunwu City’s tax calculation method is relatively backward. It still uses a poll tax, which requires everyone in the city to pay a fixed tax on a regular basis. It seems fair, but in fact it makes the rich and the poor Pay the same tax.
For poor people, this tax takes up a lot of their income, but for wealthy people it is a drop in the bucket.
The steward of Qionghua Pavilion has heard of commercial tax, but due to the complexity of implementation, it has not been promoted in Kunwu City. Tang Yue asked: "How to calculate this commercial tax?"
"Kunwu City Our city is rich, so it is appropriate to tax merchants' goods at 30%. In this way, we can collect more money than before when we collected the poll tax. In this way, basic food is tax-free, which can ensure the survival of mortals. In this life, the main people who pay taxes are the wealthier monks in Kunwu City, and the big families with rich wealth should bear more taxes."
After hearing this tax method, everyone felt a little admiration, and also felt a little admiration. Some worries, "This method is indeed good and can take care of the poor people and monks in the city, but the big families who have controlled the business in the city for many years will definitely block the implementation of the new tax."
"Their obstruction is inevitable and will affect the implementation of the new tax." Some business transactions in the city can be supplemented by Qionghua Pavilion's business. This is why Senior Brother Wei and I insist on developing Qionghua Pavilion's self-operated business. With the recent taxation, we should be able to do a lot. "
The stewards were surprised. The Young Pavilion Master is really going to do something big. The next two months will definitely not be peaceful.
The stewards looked at each other, some looked hesitant and did not dare to speak. This is also an opportunity to test the managers, marginalize some who are not firm in their thinking, and promote some new and motivated people.
When the discussion was almost done, Tang Yue discussed the tax reform plan with the deacons. She decided to stay awake and the monks took turns to participate in the revision and draft the draft as soon as possible. She had to move faster than the other party to let the family Only when the rich are unprepared can they win.
At nightfall, several stewards left Qionghua Pavilion, avoided everyone, and quietly walked to the residences of several prominent families in the city. After receiving the news, these families were very anxious and hurriedly went to find the master of Zixiao Mansion, hoping that he could take the lead in protesting to the city lord.
Cao Yanjun thought about it over and over, but couldn't think of a good way. He couldn't show too much anxiety in front of the city lord. In the past, it was the city lord who took the initiative to seek his help and suppress Shui Yingrou.
If he takes the initiative to come to the door, it will expose his thoughts and make the city lord defensive, which is not good.
As a last resort, he wrote a letter to the people of Xuanyuan Mountain, asking for their help. Presumably, Xuanyuan Mountain would not agree to Tang Yue becoming the Young City Lord.
Several big families in the city couldn't wait any longer and wanted to test it out first. Thinking that Tang Yue was also a girl, they asked their wives to find a way to invite him out.
The ladies feel that Miss Tang Er is a girl. Even if she is a little stronger, she should also like to get along with people of her own age and love to participate in gatherings with young talents. It happens that there will be a poetry gathering recently, so Let his daughter post a message and invite her to participate.
Tang Yue used to be unpopular and indulgent. Everyone liked Tang Wan more and secretly excluded her. She rarely received invitations to gatherings in the city.
In addition, she later recuperated at home and stayed at home, so she had less contact with the circle of noble ladies in Kunwu City.
Monks of each social class have their own circles, people in power have their own circles, people in business have their own circles, and even families that are reclusive must keep in touch with each other and stay together.
The noble ladies in the world of immortality have also formed their own circle, and many people are climbing in this fame and fortune fair in an attempt to gain profits.
Of course, they will also practice seriously, and they are not the kind of ladies in mortal society who stay at home and are not allowed to go out. But just like Dongfang Xue, everything has been planned for them, so they don't have to worry too much.
Furthermore, the family's expectation for them is to get involved in the business circle, gain valuable connections, and then get married when the time comes to bring benefits to the family. It is also a very suitable arrangement for them.
Because of the bad habit of attaching great importance to the value of women’s marriage in the world of immortality, many noble girls with good talents and good cultivation resources put cultivation second, causing their Taoist minds to be unstable. Cultivation goes smoothly in the first half of life, but it becomes increasingly difficult to improve in the second half.
Many noble ladies are not as good as those female cultivators who come from ordinary backgrounds and can only rely on themselves. They have still made great achievements in the world of immortality, and have achieved a lot of ascension.
When those ladies received the task at home, they thought it was a simple matter. As long as they posted a message to Tang Yue, she would definitely agree. Then they would just flatter her a little more, and maybe they could make use of it.
However, Tang Yue refused as soon as she heard about the poetry meeting. She was so busy and could not write poems, so how could she have time to appreciate them? She never denied the value of poetry, and often read the powerful poems of her predecessors. There was a lot of leisurely interest in them, and even some insights into cultivation.
But there are always trade-offs in life. She didn’t have time to study this thing, so she simply gave up.
The noble daughter of the Meng family was a little angry after being rejected. Today, there was Tang Wan in the noble daughter's small circle gathering. Miss Meng asked her: "Why did your sister refuse our invitation? In the past, we would send messages if we didn't invite her. You have been angry for several days. Are you deliberately retaliating against us today?"
Tang Wan smiled helplessly, "Sister, she is in charge of Qionghua Pavilion recently and has no time." And she can only deal with this here. The noble lady makes good connections.
A young lady sneered, "Everything is done with the help of the steward in the cabinet. Why is she pretending?"
People's thinking is limited by their own conditions and environment, and they often make rash remarks about things they don't understand. Speculating and making random comments, they have less opportunities to come into contact with the affairs of the city than ordinary monks. Of course, they cannot understand what Tang Yue has done and what he wants to do.
Tang Wan did not refute, let them think so, but still asked: "Why do you suddenly invite Tang Yue to your family?"
They also failed to understand this question, Meng The young lady said: "I don't know, maybe someone has taken a fancy to Tang Yue. She has been admitted to Wuji Mountain Academy and her worth has increased."
The ladies don't want to discuss Tang Yue's merits. They once watched People who are not good enough are now so outstanding, doesn't that prove that they are blind?
Tang Wan thought thoughtfully, "Maybe it's because the Meng family had a problem with Tang Yue, so she has a grudge in her heart and doesn't accept your posts."
"That's obviously her fault. , our Meng family didn’t say anything, but you still dare to blame us?”
“So if another sister who has no conflicts with her posted the post, maybe she would come.”
A few people thought what he said made sense, so they replaced the post with a few sisters who have always been good at doing things. They felt that this should be able to complete the tasks at home.
Tang Yue looked at the post and saw some people he didn’t know, but simply refused.
Just kidding, now she doesn't see those who want to give her benefits, how can she meet these people who are obviously going to cause her trouble and waste her time?
A reply from Xuanjian City also came. They suggested that Cao Yanjun should not stop the tax change, but even promote it. Cao Yanjun thought about it carefully and felt that what the letter said made sense.
He was also upset by Tang Yue's actions. He forgot that changing taxes is easy, but collecting taxes is very difficult. A slight mistake will arouse public resentment, and Tang Wenhua will There is no need to worry about stopping her.
As Cao Yanjun expected, Tang Wenhua did not even see Tang Yue, and directly sent someone to inform her that without the city lord's seal, it would be impossible for her to change anything.
Tang Yue smiled slightly and asked people to release the news that the city would change taxes to benefit the people, and explained that this move was to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor in the city and allow the people to live a more secure life.
She also published her own articles in major newspapers and periodicals, which not only caused discussion in Kunwu City, but also people in other cities were paying attention to the matter and expressing their opinions.
Controversy over commercial tax has existed in the world of immortality for a long time. Some people think it is a good thing, while others are opposed to it. Those who agree and disagree just take this opportunity to influence the situation and quickly push the issue of tax reform. It has become the hottest topic in Liuzhou Continent, and both monks and mortals have to express their opinions.
(End of this chapter)