The emperor flipped through the ledger, frowning involuntarily.
"Why is there only 2.85 million taels?"
The emperor was dissatisfied, could it be possible that someone would be so bold as to dare to covet and bid for money from the conference
Chen Dachang came to his senses in an instant, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, according to the agreement, Mrs. Zhao will draw half of the money as labor expenses."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, there was such a thing.
"She is not polite at all. Before the silver is in the treasury, she took away her share first. Hmph!"
Thinking of Gu Jiu taking away more than one hundred thousand taels of silver in one go, the emperor felt a little unhappy.
Of course, he is a man of his word.
Back then when he promised Gu Jiu to let her take half of it as hard work fee, he would definitely not regret it.
The emperor thought about this matter carefully, and always felt that he had fallen into Gu Jiu's trap.
Half of the hard work fee doesn't seem like much.
But when the total amount reaches three million taels, half of it is 150,000 taels.
That's a lot.
The emperor snorted coldly, "She is very shrewd and powerful, and she has plotted against me."
Chen Dachang didn't dare to answer.
Then, the emperor said: "I heard that Yuhua Lane is done, and the money will be distributed soon."
"Exactly."
"Who invested money in Gu Jiu back then?"
Chen Dachang had been prepared for a long time, took out a list from his sleeve, and put it in front of the emperor.
It's no secret who invested how much money to Gu Jiu. It takes a little effort to find out.
The emperor looked at a long list, basically all of them were relatives, friends, buddies and so on of Gu Jiu.
In the palace, there is only Ouyang Fu.
The emperor laughed, "It seems that Gu Jiu's popularity in the palace is not very good!"
Chen Dachang laughed and said: "I heard that Mrs. Zhao has a stronger temper and is not very tolerant."
The emperor heheed twice, "No wonder she is not pregnant yet, and Liu Zhao dare not take a concubine. This grandson of mine was eaten to death by Gu Jiu, and her husband is so weak, it is really shameful."
Chen Dachang laughed. No, Liu Zhao is a typical husband who is weak.
"Your Majesty, would you like to bestow two beauties on your son's edict?"
The emperor waved his hand, "No, let the young couple go on their own. I still count on Gu Jiu to make money for me."
Because he had to count on Gu Jiu to make money, so he didn't create trouble for Gu Jiu. The Son of Heaven obviously loved money more than his grandson.
In front of money, Liu Zhao has to stand aside.
Chen Dachang laughed and said: "I heard that Mrs. Zhao bought all the land outside the South City Gate. For this alone, the Shaofu earned tens of thousands of taels."
"Such a large piece of land outside the South City Gate only received tens of thousands of taels? This is a cheap sale."
The emperor is not happy.
How can land be sold cheaply. And it was still cheaply sold to Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu is a lucky boy.
Tens of thousands of taels of land fell into her hands, let alone hundreds of thousands of taels.
"Your Majesty does not know that there are tens of thousands of refugees living outside the South City Gate. It is a place that no one wants to set foot in. Mrs. Zhao bought it, and many people are saying that Mrs. Zhao may lose money this time."
The emperor frowned, "Can she lose money?"
The emperor didn't believe it.
"Go, call the Shaofu family order, I want to ask him carefully."
For the emperor, following Gu Jiu's business activities has become a form of entertainment.
Tired of dealing with political affairs, asking about Gu Jiu's current situation can always bring joy and make him feel better physically and mentally.
Gu Jiu seemed to be a spice in the life of the emperor.
Shaofu's family orders hurried into the palace and rushed to Xingqing Palace to face the saint.
He carefully observed the face of the emperor, and it seemed that he was in a good mood. Shaofu Jialing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The Son of Heaven asked loudly: "I heard that Gu Jiu bought the land outside the South City Gate from the Young Mansion, is this true?"
"It's true." The Shaofu's family order replied with a bow.
The emperor asked: "According to what I know, there are tens of thousands of refugees living outside the south gate. Gu Jiu bought the land outside the south gate. How does she make money?"
"I don't know." The Shaofu family order was trembling.
The emperor was not happy, "She bought the land from you, and you didn't ask?"
The Shaofu Jialing had cold sweat on his forehead, "I asked, but she didn't say anything. Let me wait and see."
The emperor snorted, "Then did she say how to deal with the refugees outside the city?"
"I didn't say anything either."
One question and three questions, the emperor was irritable.
"Tell me, what did she tell you that you agreed to sell the land outside the south city gate to her?"
The household order of the Shaofu pondered for a while before saying: "Madam Zhao said that she has her own way to take care of the refugees outside the South City Gate."
"Gone?"
"She also said that she can't do anything else, and she hasn't lost money in business."
"Ha ha… "
The Son of Heaven laughed loudly, "She has a very serious tone."
Seeing that the emperor was in a good mood, the Shaofu family order took the opportunity to mention another matter, "I would like to report to your majesty, there is a matter concerning Mrs. Chao that needs to be ruled by your majesty."
The emperor said in a good mood: "Let's listen."
"Madam Zhao wants to buy the population of Beirong and Xiliang through the Shaofu. Prisoners are given priority."
The emperor frowned when he heard this, "What is she buying people for?"
The Shaofu family order did not dare to hide, "Some time ago, Mrs. Zhao bought a lot of unowned land and mines in the south, which required a lot of labor. The local labor was not enough, so I thought of buying people from Beirong Xiliang.
Weichen thought about it, and this move can be regarded as benefiting the country and the people. Beirong Xiliang has a small population, buying a population is tantamount to weakening their strength. This matter is of great importance, and I dare not make a decision, so I ask Your Majesty to rule. "
The Son of Heaven said: "She can make a fuss, and ran to the south to buy land and mines without making a sound. Has the business under her name paid taxes?"
The Shaofu family order nodded, "Every business is taxed. This is the tax payment list of Mrs. Zhao's property collected by Weichen. Please have a look at it."
Chen Dachang took the list and put it in front of the emperor.
The emperor flipped through the pages, looking very carefully.
The Shaofu's family felt rejoiced for a while.
The reason why he prepared the tax payment list in advance was not because he guessed what the emperor would ask in advance, but because Gu Jiu reminded him in advance.
Gu Jiu mentioned a few words in private: the emperor is suspicious and values profit. The Shaofu is also in charge of the emperor's private treasury. Only by spreading every income and expenditure clearly in front of the emperor can he win the trust of the emperor.
The Shaofu family order heard this sentence.
Since then, every account of the Shaofu is clear and can withstand inspection at any time.
Considering that he and Gu Jiu had a lot of money exchanges, and the emperor was more concerned about Gu Jiu's situation, he also made a list of Gu Jiu's taxes.
According to the unwritten tradition, the business of the family of officials and royal family members does not pay taxes.
Although there is no express provision in the law, everyone does it.
The Shaofu and the Ministry of Household Affairs will not pursue the payment either.
Gu Jiu was different, she did the opposite.
She pays taxes according to the rules.
She will pay as much tax as the law stipulates, and she will never lose a penny.
She is determined to be a rich woman and to start a business empire.
If she hadn't paid taxes from the very beginning, when the scale of the business under her name was so large that it was eye-catching, the whole world would regard her as an enemy, and everyone in the court would call and beat her up.
At that time, every penny in her hands will have original sin.
Maybe the emperor used the excuse that she didn't pay taxes and competed with the people for profit, and confiscated her property with a piece of imperial edict.
When the time comes, she will have no place to cry.
Looking at the situation, the real crisis came earlier than Gu Jiu expected.
Her business, by her standards, is not yet scaled, it's just a small business, it's pure nonsense.
But even so, it has attracted the attention of so many people, and it has also attracted the attention of the emperor.
She has a saying that MMP doesn't know whether to say it or not.
Fortunately, she took precautions. From the beginning of her small pearl flower business, she has been paying taxes according to the law.
The Shaofu family order helped her out again, and specially made a tax payment list for her.
For the tax payment list, there are original records of each transaction in the tax office of the household department, which cannot be faked.
The emperor flipped through the tax payment list of properties under Gu Jiu's name, and the more he looked at it, the more speechless he became.
The fixed properties under Gu Jiu's name, such as cloth houses, farms, drugstores, jewelry stores, etc., have already paid tens of thousands of taels of tax in just a few years.
Of course, jewelry shops pay the most taxes.
In just over a year, just a jewelry store has paid 30,000 to 40,000 taels of tax.
These are just odds and ends.
In just half a year, Yuhua Lane Wharf has already paid 50,000 taels of tax.
The real estate project in Yuhua Lane has paid 80,000 taels of tax successively.
A rough calculation shows that in just two or three years, the property under Gu Jiu's name has already paid 200,000 taels of tax.
The emperor was speechless.
Being so active in paying taxes, and paying them in full, how could anyone have the nerve to try to trick Gu Jiu again
The emperor asked uncertainly, "Did she really pay so much tax?"
The household order of the Shaofu said affirmatively: "Every item on the list has been archived by the household department. The tax money has been put into the treasury. Your Majesty can call the household department tax Cao to inquire about this matter. According to my understanding, Mrs. Zhao is from Jingji. Region, the person who pays the most tax annually.”
The emperor frowned, "I looked through the tax payment list, and her business scale is not too big, so how did she become the person who paid the most taxes?"
The Shaofu Family Order considered it for a while, "Because many merchants either don't pay taxes or pay less taxes. The properties under Mrs. Zhao's name are all taxed. After calculation, those merchants naturally pay less taxes than Mrs. Zhao. "
The emperor's heart skipped a beat, and he was furious, "Why can some merchants not pay taxes and pay less taxes? What are the tax collectors of the household department doing?"
Shaofu Jialing sweated on his forehead, realizing that he had stabbed a hornet's nest.
He hurriedly remedied, "Your Majesty, calm down. Most of the businesses that do not pay taxes and pay less taxes are run by servants of various families. It is the tradition of this dynasty to never collect taxes from them."
The families mentioned in the Shaofu's family order naturally refer to those official families, wealthy families, and royal family members.
Snapped!
The Son of Heaven slapped the table, furious.
Looking at Gu Jiu's tax payment list, one can estimate that in the capital city alone, there are at least one million taels of tax evasion every year.
Calculated in the whole world, at least tens of millions of taels of tax go into private pockets a year.
The household department is short-lived every year, and it is called poor every year. When there is no money, taxes will be increased. Where did the tax increase go? It was all added to the small people.
The life of the small people is difficult, and they have to bear heavy taxes.
But a big family with a lot of money can not pay a penny in taxes, which is absurd!
"As the emperor's grandson's wife, Gu Jiu is paying taxes honestly. What qualifications do other merchants have to not pay taxes? My country was hollowed out by these moths. Damn it, everyone should die."
The emperor was furious, and he was about to pay the taxes owed all over the world.
When the Shaofu's family order saw it, he immediately became anxious, "Your Majesty, please calm down. If the whole world is required to pay taxes, it will bear the brunt of the brunt. Should the Shaofu pay taxes? Does Huangzhuang pay taxes? Do the royal residences pay taxes?"
Chen Dachang was also very anxious, "Think twice, Your Majesty! The current situation did not form overnight, and naturally it cannot be changed overnight. The salaries of officials in this dynasty are too small, less than 10% of what they were in the previous dynasty. If the officials do not buy some property, they may not even be able to support their families. The family of officials and eunuchs are all hungry, who is willing to study hard to become an official?"
The Shaofu family order continued to work hard, "Your Majesty, the bank under the name of the Shaofu has already had hundreds of thousands of taels of interest income this year alone. By next year, the scale will expand, at least a million taels. If Your Majesty agrees to buy and sell North Rongxi With Liang’s population, the Shaofu has another income. The frontier army can also earn an extra income.”
"Your Majesty, there is no rush for business tax!"
The Shaofu family order and Chen Dachang persuaded the emperor with your words.
Don't be impulsive!
Impulse is the devil!
They are all interest groups, can they move freely
One move, maybe it will shake the foundation of Dazhou, and the world will be in turmoil!
The emperor's face was ugly, he flicked his sleeves, and swept all the documents on the desk to the ground.
Paying the commercial tax is tantamount to mobilizing the interests of everyone.
Those with vested interests will definitely hold back and oppose in various ways. If you are in a hurry, it is possible to directly flip the table and turn your face.
The risk here is clear to the emperor.
So in the past, the emperor knew the truth, but never mentioned it.
The reason why I brought it up today was all stimulated by Gu Jiu's tax payment list.
Gu Jiu alone paid 200,000 taels of tax in just two or three years.
This year marks the thirty-sixth year of Kaiyao.
It has been thirty-six years since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.
In thirty-six years, how much tax did the imperial court lose
It's an astronomical figure.
The bills can't stand careful calculation.
Once calculated carefully, the emperor's heart is bleeding.
Gu Jiu can pay 200,000 taels of tax for such a small amount of property under Gu Jiu's name.
How much tax did those wealthy businessmen, those wealthy families and aristocratic families have to evade
I'm afraid it's not less than a million taels.
It's all money!
Thinking that those bastards have corrupted the money that should have gone to the household department to the Shaofu, the emperor wanted to kill.
The dignified emperor was about to be kidnapped by a group of vampires. It's okay to be kidnapped, but if you can't resist, how can the emperor not be angry.
Furious, the emperor pulled out his saber and slashed at the desk.
bang bang bang!
A knife was chopped on the tabletop, the nanmu desk, and a gap was cut out abruptly.
In the main hall, everyone was terrified, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed frequently.
No one dared to speak.
Chen Dachang didn't dare to speak because of the family order of the Shaofu.
Whoever speaks at this time is cannon fodder.
Chen Dachang secretly glanced at the Shaofu's family order: Look at the good deeds you have done, which pot is not mentioned and which pot is opened, it's all right now.
The Shaofu family order frowned and bared his teeth: How could I know that His Majesty would be provoked by the mere tax payment list. Unspoken rules have been around for decades and hundreds of years, and it's not like it is today. His Majesty clearly knows what kind of anger is going on this time. It's completely unreasonable.
What is the emperor angry about
He was angry at his own inability to do anything.
You are the son of heaven, rich all over the world, but can't pry the interest class, watching the official families, wealthy families, royal relatives and relatives evade taxes all over the world. Watching helplessly these bastards lie on the mountains and rivers of Dazhou and suck blood.
The emperor was furious.
He hates himself for being old and frail, he is no longer able to fight against this huge group of interest classes that cover the whole world.
Not unwilling, but unable.
If he dared to move, the throne under his butt would probably be toppled and someone else would sit on it.
Is the emperor old and confused
No!
The older the son of heaven, the more sober he is, and because he is sober, he is afraid.
Because of fear, I want to hold on to even a sliver of hope.
So the emperor summoned the alchemists into the palace and took the elixir.
Therefore, the emperor dotes on the little prince, seemingly pinning his hopes on the little prince.
He just wanted to live for a few more years, preferably until the little prince became an adult.
The emperor slashed wildly, and finally vented his anger.
Bang!
Throwing the saber away, the emperor picked up the tax payment list again.
"Gu Jiu has done a good job and should be commended. However, this matter involves too much, so I don't know about it. Whoever dares to reveal a word about what happened in the hall today, I will kill him from the nine clans. Uncle..."
"Your Majesty, you are a shameful minister." The Shaofu's family ordered them to be terrified.
According to seniority, the Shaofu family order is indeed the emperor's uncle, but how dare he agree.
So every time the emperor called him uncle, he was very frightened.
The emperor smiled, like a spring breeze blowing on his face.
The violent storm before was like a dream, and everything was illusory after waking up from the dream.
The Son of Heaven said: "Gu Jiu is loyal to the country. For a person like her, the Shaofu should give more support. I agree to the trafficking of Beirong Xiliang population. Tell her to do things well, and I will not treat her badly."
Instead of giving the benefits to those bastards who only suck blood and don't pay taxes, the emperor decided to simply give the benefits to Gu Jiu.
At any rate, Gu Jiu paid all the taxes.