Chapter 260 The Qian Family’s Private Banquet
The Qian Family’s Private Banquet was held in a nice environment, the landscape was interesting.
There were not only the Qian family head and Mrs. Qian at the banquet, but several people who seemed to be the heads and elders of other families. If she came alone, they would be determined to bully her because she was young.
Sure enough, when several people at the table saw that Zangxian had arrived, their expressions changed uncontrollably.
However, they reacted quickly and immediately greeted enthusiastically: "I didn't expect that the young master of Xiandu came to Kunwu City. When he arrived at the flower appraisal meeting, he really made the Qian family shine."
The Hidden Immortal returned the gift with a cupped hand: "Where, I am honored to participate in the flower appraisal held by your mansion, and I also saw the strange flowers of the underworld that I have never seen before."
When it came to flowers, the Qian family had to tell Tang Yue thanked: "Thank you Miss Tang Er for bringing out such precious flowers, which brought unprecedented attention to the Qian Family Flower Appraisal Meeting. Many people from other places have sent spiritual messages to inquire about the situation."
< br>What he said was not an exaggeration. As soon as the Flower of Rebirth appeared, many knowledgeable people sent messages to outside the house, and many monks came in a hurry, just to verify whether this flower was an unprecedented treasure.
"Please take a seat, please. Today I am holding a flower appraisal meeting in Qian Mansion. There are many dishes made with flowers in the spiritual banquet. Although they are not delicious delicacies, they are also unique. Please try them."
Tang Yue picked up a piece of pork ribs seasoned with honey flower sauce. After taking a bite, he felt that it was really good. The nectar was not as sweet as sugar cubes, allowing the eater to better feel the sweet taste of the meat itself.
From this, she thought of the Orchid that had been delivered to the mansion. When she went back, she wanted to try out what kind of cooking method she could use to better take advantage of the flowers.
Tang Yue asked the people at the banquet directly. Many of them were florists and knew better. Several people mentioned the things they were good at and talked with great interest.
She is also a person who is good at asking questions. After half an hour of talking, Tang Yue has learned about the characteristics, cooking methods and taste attributes of many flowers.
When the servants in the mansion delivered the second half of the dishes, the head of the Qian family suddenly woke up. He was not here to discuss flowers with Tang Yue today. They wanted to stop Tang Yue from changing taxes.
I pinched my thigh secretly, why did I mention the flowers and forget about the business, so I quickly brought it back to the topic, "Miss Tang just took over the position of Young Pavilion Master, she must be very busy recently."
Master Zang has a deep understanding of flowers and talked a lot with them. Several of them were standing up, and he felt a little regretful when business was suddenly brought up.
Tang Yue drank tea and smiled. Young Master Zang really knows how to understand people's hearts. He knew his intentions as soon as he came in. He was so cooperative and pushed the topic so far.
“Yes, I have just taken over and I don’t understand many things. I am studying hard. Please bear with me for the next month or so.”
“No, no, yes. We need to ask Miss Tang to take more care of us. A few days ago, we asked Miss Tang to come to collect taxes, which saved us the trouble of a trip to Qionghua Pavilion. Thank you very much. I'll give you a toast. You are young and want to drink tea. Just take the wine instead.”
The head of the Qian family took the lead in raising a glass, and everyone drank together.
His words sounded so sincere that Tang Yue couldn't even tell if he was being sarcastic, so he just treated him as sincerely grateful.
“It is my duty to do things for the people of Kunwucheng, so there is no need to thank me.”
“Kunwucheng has developed well in recent years. You don’t know that in the past, we were When my family first came to Kunwu City, it was a deserted place. Our ancestors followed the city lord and ancestors at that time to develop it bit by bit. If they could know the prosperity of Kunwu City today, they would be very happy. . ”
What the Qian family leader means is that her family’s ancestors have done their best for Kunwu City, and she should treat these families who developed Kunwu City favorably.
“Are you talking about the opening up of Kunwu City hundreds of years ago? I have read in the city chronicles that your ancestors did pay a lot for the establishment of Kunwu City, and they also resisted with the city lord. There have been several strong attacks, so the modern city lord has exempted you from taxes in order to thank all the families for their help. Now hundreds of years have passed, and we are still enjoying the fruits of our ancestors' development." What she meant was tax exemption. After hundreds of years, the kindness has almost been repaid, and now it’s time to pay taxes again.
“The weather has been abnormal recently and the yield of spiritual plants has decreased. The Qian family’s income has been much less. I wonder if they can afford this year’s expenses.”
“That’s true. There are always some years when the weather is bad, but the Qian family has managed to survive every time and has grown bigger and bigger. This shows that the owner of the Qian family is well-run and is not afraid of such accidents. If you really feel that it is difficult, you can still contact us. Qionghua Pavilion loan."
The head of the Qian family turned cold, just to confirm whether Tang Yue didn't understand or she didn't leave any room.
Asked directly: "I heard that Ms. Tang is formulating a tax reform plan."
"The head of the Qian family is really well-informed. I haven't mentioned this matter to many people."
"I also found out about it when I heard people chatting by chance, so I came to confirm the matter with Miss Tang. After all, it is related. Going to Kunwu City to make a living is not a trivial matter, and it would be bad if someone spreads rumors about it. "He can't say that he has a hidden secret in Qionghua Pavilion.
Tang Yue solemnly said: "It's not a rumor, I do have this intention. Kunwu City's insufficient tax revenue has affected its normal operation. For this reason, Kunwu City does not dare to form a standing city defense army. Only A small number of city government troops rotate the city defense, and if there is an enemy attack before recruiting troops, it is very likely that they will not be able to withstand the attack."
She paused, took a sip of tea, and continued: "In addition, the head tax affects poor people. The burden is too great. Their income is not much. If they pay taxes, there will be very few hard-earned spiritual stones left. Many mortals have moved away from Kunwu City just because the poll tax is too heavy. If this phenomenon continues, it will have a negative impact on Kunwu City. The development of our city is not good. "
Mortals will also give birth to children with spiritual roots. They can also do things that monks don't have time to do, which is very important for maintaining the operation of the city-state.
The head of the Qian family knew this, but it was very uncomfortable to ask him to pay. "Miss Tang, your mother has not yet been released from confinement. Your current prestige is not enough to implement such an important matter. It is better to wait for Mrs. Shui. Let’s discuss it after you leave the country, otherwise it will easily cause trouble and be detrimental to your reputation.”
“The tax reform must be carried out. Even if my mother leaves the country, she will not object. "If I implement the tax reform at this stage, she will help me improve and implement it after I leave the country. In this way, the tax reform will definitely be successful."
The Qian family owner could only maintain a reluctant smile. He was surprised, "The tax law of Kunwu City has not changed since its establishment. If you change it rashly, I'm afraid there will be problems."
Tang Yue looked at Zangxian who was watching the show and decided not to let him be so leisurely. , "The tax laws of Xiandu are more complete than those of other cities, and they are often revised. I would like to ask the young master of Xiandu what his opinion is on this matter?"
"Other city-states have implemented commercial tax, including Xiandu. It has been running smoothly for many years and has good results. I think it will not be difficult in Kunwu City. The rich people pay more taxes. These taxes will be used to take care of everyone in the city, especially the poor who need help. This is not a good thing. But a kind of fairness.”
Tang Yue admired in his heart that the thoughts of the Young Master of the Hidden Immortal were similar to the concept of equality in modern society, which showed that he was thinking about this matter all the time.
“You’re right, the poor are just from bad backgrounds and are busy surviving and have no chance to learn skills that can make them more money. City officials should work hard to offset their disadvantages of birth conditions and let them Having the opportunity to grow and create more wealth will not only improve one's own life, but also benefit the development of the city-state."
The head of the Qian family was a little angry, so these two people relied on their knowledge to say something difficult. If you understand, life and death are destined to be rich and poor. Why do the rich have to help the poor? Just do some charity on weekdays. They have to pay taxes for a long time to support these people. Is it a sin for them to have money? .
“So, Ms. Tang’s determination to reform taxes is firm and irrevocable?”
“That’s right.”
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(End of this chapter)