Otherworldly Castle Era

Vol 3 Chapter 73: Tax Reform

   After it took a month to implement the agreed resolutions, the ministers and officials all adapted to their respective affiliations.

   This time the reform personnel have basically not changed, and the responsibilities have not changed much, otherwise, it would not take only one month to fully implement it.

   What changed was only the overall framework, the division of functions and responsibilities was more obvious, and several departments were added.

   The chief officer of the administrative department was changed, a military bureau was separated, and a staff bureau and a capital bureau were added. As long as the main department has not changed much, it will have no impact on the people.

  The biggest change is the military. The new establishment of the Military Department, the integration of the two departments, and the establishment of two new functional departments, can be said to have undergone a change from beginning to end.

  The Department of Academic Affairs is a large department that integrates existing departments. Although it is newly established, it has not changed much. It is just brought together.

   The other two major departments are only integrated or separated on the original basis, and there is not much change.

   In short, after a month, officials of all sizes knew what they should do.

   On this day, Zhang Juzheng saw Yang Song and said, "My lord, the minister has some ideas about taxes and taxes."

   "Taxes? Types of taxes? Uncle, talk about it." Yang Song put down the book in his hand, and looked respectful.

  Zhang Juzheng said: "Oh, your lord! At present, Xia Guo's tax revenue is very low. There are only three types of agricultural tax, commercial tax, and industrial engineering tax, which are very imperfect. As a result, Xia Guo's finances have always been in a state of deficit."

   Yang Song asked suspiciously: "What does that uncle mean?"

   "Enlighten you! This is the content of the tax reform made by the minister." Zhang Juzheng handed Yang Song a thickly bound book, which was self-bound with many sheets of paper.

   Yang Song looked at such a thick book, and said with a headache: "Tell me about your tax policy."

   "Yes!" Zhang Juzheng handed his hands over and said: "The minister has reviewed a lot of materials for taxation issues and finally formulated eight categories of taxes."

   "Agricultural tax, value-added tax, transaction tax, resource tax, property tax, contract tax, income tax, business tax." Zhang Juzheng listed these eight types of taxes one by one.

He also explained: "Agricultural tax is still in accordance with the previous regulations, on the basis of ten taxes and one tax, according to the types of planting, breeding, and breeding, the quality of the field, whether the famine, etc. Appropriate increase or decrease. The method of levying can be either currency or It is in kind. This is the most important tax of Xia Guo!"

   It doesn’t need to be said by Zhang Juzheng. Yang Song also knows the importance of agricultural tax to Xia. The growth of the population depends on this tax.

   "Value-added tax is a tax levied on the added value of industrial production, product processing, engineering construction, etc.. Whether it is the smelting of iron ore, the processing of rice, or the construction of houses, all taxes are levied."

Zhang Juzheng was afraid that Yang Song would not understand, so he gave an example: "Your Majesty, Chen used the smelting of iron ore to give a simple example. For example, the value of a ton of iron ore is one hundred taels, but after smelting in a steel furnace, it becomes eight. One hundred catties worth three hundred taels of stainless steel, there is a process of value-added between the three hundred taels and one hundred taels, and the value-added tax is a tax on the newly added value of two hundred taels."

   Yang Song immediately understood what is called value-added tax after listening to Zhang Juzheng's example. Of course, he also knew that the actual tax collection was not so simple. At least in this example, the cost was not included in the value-added.

   After Zhang Juzheng and Yang Songming nodded his head, he introduced: "Transaction tax is a tax levied on the purchase, leasing, and circulation of goods. It is an important type of commercial tax."

"The minister is still taking that one ton of iron ore as an example." Zhang Juzheng explained with the same example: "The smelter bought this ton of iron ore from the mine at a cost of one hundred taels, and the minister would impose a transaction tax of one hundred taels. , And after the smelter sells the smelting 800 jin of fine steel at 300 taels, the minister will collect a transaction tax. As long as there is a transaction, the minister will collect the transaction tax."

   Yang Song understands this transaction tax easily, because he is very familiar with this tax, so he also knows that the transaction tax is an important tax in the developed commercial areas.

   It’s just that Xia Guo’s business practices are still the most basic ones, such as buying low and selling high, and buying north and selling south. There is nothing complicated, so there is not much transaction tax that can be levied.

   "Resource tax is a tax levied on various resources such as mining, land use, river, lake and sea fishing. This tax will also be an important financial source Xia Guo anticipates in the future."

   When Zhang Juzheng was talking about the tax, he looked at Yang Song "innocently". Because Xia Guo's mining is basically Yang Song's industry.

   Among so many kinds of taxes, many of them are actually paid from the hands of the monarch, Yang Song, in a disguised form of turning private into public.

  Mine mining, industrial output, engineering construction and other industries, Yang Song's industry occupies a monopoly position.

   But there is no way, who said that the entire "world" belongs to him!

   Therefore, Zhang Juzheng had to solve the government's financial problems in terms of the types of taxes. He used the dignified reason that Yang Song could not refuse.

   Actually, it is not that Yang Song is greedy for money, but that he simply can't think of so much. In fact, there has been no talented person who can advise him.

   How about these big talents are the engines that support the development of Xia Guo? -Ordinary people are just fuel.

“Property tax is a tax levied on personal property such as vehicles, houses, currency, etc. It is generally levied once a year. In the minister’s design, the collection of property taxes is divided into several levels. First-class property tax, total personal property If the value is less than one hundred taels, no tax will be levied; second-level property tax, if the total value of personal property is more than one hundred taels to two hundred taels, 1% will be levied; two hundred taels to 400 taels will be levied 100% Second, three percent is levied from four hundred taels to eight hundred taels. Up to 50 percent."

   Yang Song agreed to this levy standard. The purpose of this property tax is to redistribute the total social property. The popular point is that the wealthier people will levy more property taxes.

   "Contract tax is a tax levied on contracts, contracts, notarizations and other documents. Contracts that have not been taxed will not be recognized by the government."

  Zhang Juzheng continued to explain: “The contract tax is actually a guarantee for private transactions by the government, and it is an important guarantee for the normal development of society to hold the party who fails to agree to legal responsibility.

"Income tax is divided into personal income tax and group. Groups are levied according to their registered capital and profits~www.wuxiahere.com~ As for the collection of personal income tax, ministers are also divided into several levels, and the threshold is five taels. Five taels less. No levy, 1% of the levy between 52 and 12..."

  "Business tax is divided into individual business tax and group business tax. Individuals are levied according to invoices; groups are levied according to financial ledgers..."

   Listening to Zhang Juzheng's explanation of tax reform, Yang Song also knew that the slow development in the past was not caused by one or two reasons.

   And the financial aspect is indeed the most important reason. It is really necessary to levy taxes according to the current taxation standards. The finances do not know how much richer they are now!

   Although it was levied according to this tax standard, except for the agricultural tax, most of the other taxes were levied on his property, but in the end Yang Song agreed to this plan.

   Anyway, most of his personal assets have been used for the development of Xia Guo-he has received a lot of praise from officials and people.

   Yang Song and Zhang Juzheng discussed the tax issue for a whole afternoon, and finally Yang Song said: "In principle, this plan was agreed to, but whether it succeeds depends on the negotiation at the next meeting."

   "By the way, you can send a copy of this plan to Army Division Liu, the Administration Department, and the Office of Internal Affairs, so that they can check it out in advance."

   Zhang Juzheng bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Lord, the minister obeyed!"

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