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Chapter 290 Change is inseparable from business

The merchants who heard what Dong Tiancheng said.

Qiqi muttered.

since ancient times.

It is the saying that officials eat businessmen, so why do officials give benefits to businessmen.

Under such thinking.

The faces of the businessmen were all confused and incomprehensible.

Looking at the bewildered and incomprehensible faces of the crowd, Dong Tiancheng couldn't help but smiled, then waved his hand and said, "I blame this officer for not explaining it clearly to you. You should all know what happened during the day today, right?" ?”

What Dong Tiancheng said refers to exempting such exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes as city entry tax and bridge tax.

this matter.

All the businessmen present naturally knew it, even if they didn't know it, they would not tell the truth in this situation, but would follow Dong Tiancheng's words, tell lies against their will, and slap Dong Tiancheng's horse fart.

After all, Dong Tiancheng is a high-ranking official.

They are just the lowest level of merchants.

There is a certain level of difference between the two.

"My lord, the villains have heard about that matter. The adults' actions are very righteous, and the villains admire them. I don't know what this matter has to do with the villains? Please enlighten me." Dong Dong One of Tiancheng's nearest shopkeepers didn't know if he had lost his mind, but he actually asked Dong Tiancheng this way.

Not to mention him, there was one, counting one, of the other merchants present, but they didn't see any aspect that was beneficial to their merchants from this incident.

Feel free to ask.

But some dare not.

Just like a timid quail, he silently hid aside, waiting for some foolish and bold shopkeepers to boldly ask Dong Tiancheng a question.

Dong Tiancheng smiled, looked at the shopkeeper who was asking him a question, and then at the other merchants present, and said, "Everyone, do you think this matter has nothing to do with you?"

"Look at your lord's enlightenment." Hundreds of merchants all asked Dong Tiancheng.

"Let's understand that we don't speak dark words, but open the skylight and speak brightly. This matter has a lot to do with you, with this official, and with the emperor." Dong Tiancheng patiently explained, "Ben According to the emperor's wishes, after exempting such miscellaneous taxes as entry tax, bridge tax, and head tax, will the people outside the city be able to enter the city many times?"

All the merchants nodded together.

What Dong Tiancheng said was the truth. After the tax for entering the city was exempted, the number of people outside the city entered the city correspondingly increased. Not to mention, this afternoon alone, the number of people entering the city is more than before. About ten percent more.

In fact, at this time, some merchants with active minds had already thought of the key to the matter.

After the city entry tax is exempted, the people outside the city no longer need to pay the city entry tax. Correspondingly, they can also enter and exit the city multiple times.

As such.

It also drove the commercial consumption in the city, such as the consumption of firewood, salt, food, cloth, and the like.

While commercial consumption has been greatly stimulated, the money in the pockets of these merchants has naturally increased.

Thinking of this, the eyes of some merchants shot out.

Businessmen seek profit.

As long as there is interest, these businessmen can do things that others dare not do.

Looking at these merchants with bright eyes, Dong Tiancheng couldn't help but nodded. Merchants are merchants, and he could smell the business opportunities in them just by his own words.

That's good, and it saves me the trouble and trouble of handling this matter.

of course.

some things.

Need to explain.

Straight to the point, as the name suggests, when you open the door, you will see the mountain. If you can’t see the mountain, how can it be called straight to the point?
Dong Tiancheng said: "I think some people have already understood what I mean, but some people don't quite understand what I mean. In this case, I will simply clarify the matter thoroughly. I will call you Coming here, I have a great benefit for you, first of all, this official does not need your respect, and second, when you encounter threats, as long as you are reasonable, this official will stand by your side."

These words are already equivalent to Dong Tiancheng's unequivocal statement, standing behind these merchants.

Agricultural business.

When did these merchants, who have always been at the bottom, encounter such treatment?

After Dong Tiancheng finished speaking, these merchants kowtowed their heads in front of Dong Tiancheng.

this head.

Dong Tiancheng could afford it, so instead of helping these people up as before, he ordered them to stand up after kowtowing.

"My ugly words are in front of me. I can support you and act as your backer. But if you disrespect the emperor or the Song Dynasty, I will be ruthless and don't show affection."

"My lord, we are just some profit-seeking merchants. How dare we disrespect the emperor? How dare we disrespect the Song Dynasty? I will definitely be loyal to the emperor and my lord." Facing Dong Tiancheng's warning, the merchants hurriedly expressed their disrespect in words. Sincerely.

"I don't need your allegiance. I want you to be loyal to the emperor and the Song Dynasty. If you are loyal to me, it's best not to say it again." Dong Tiancheng warned coldly.

The words of loyalty to Dong Tiancheng that the merchants just said can be big or small. If it is big, it is Dong Tiancheng who is disrespectful. If it is small, Dong Tiancheng does not take the emperor seriously.

It doesn't matter if you talk about big stories or novels.It's best not to say such things.

Do not forget.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Among the hundreds of merchants present, it is inevitable that someone will leak this sentence. Rather than being caught and attacked at that time, it is better to kill it in the cradle at this time .

In view of such thoughts, Dong Tiancheng warned the merchants present in a bad tone, and after warning these merchants, he changed his tone and talked about the quality of the goods he bought and sold, "Also, your goods, you can't Second charge is good, don’t buy and sell by force.”

"My lord, it's natural. We always pay attention to fairness when doing business." The shopkeeper closest to Dong Tiancheng said to Dong Tiancheng.

"And your taxes, which are due in January." Dong Tiancheng brought the topic to the punctual point.

The exemption of exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes does not mean that there will be no taxation, otherwise how can the imperial treasury be sufficient?
Exemption from excessive and miscellaneous taxes collected indiscriminately is just to better standardize the tax system.While standardizing the tax system, the profits are given to the poor people, and the tax knives are slashed at the wealthy merchants.

"My lord, is this tax based on the previous figure?" The shopkeeper who asked the question just now asked Dong Tiancheng.

The question he raised was also a question of the merchants present.

"No." Dong Tiancheng said in a startling way: "It is three times the previous tax figure.".

The tax figure was three times that of the previous one. This figure was larger than the expectations of the merchants present.

(End of this chapter)