Chapter 118
70% reduction in business tax? This is really a lion's mouth! TXT download! Now Pingyuan County has implemented a policy of reducing the commercial tax by 30%, which is considered a big enough discount, but the Fan family is not satisfied yet, and wants to reduce the business tax by 70%, which is too deceiving.
Moreover, Fan Min also exaggerated. Pingyuan County used to be chaotic, but now the situation has greatly improved. Not only the barbarians have been suppressed, but the lost population has also increased rapidly. How can doing business in Pingyuan County not make a profit? Furthermore, businesses value profits, and only fools will invest if they are bound to lose money. Since the Fan family has done such a big business, they are certainly not fools. By saying this, Fan Min is treating his own county guard as a fool.
kindness! Tang Yin suppressed his anger and said with a smile on his face: "Since the Fan family is determined to help our Pingyuan County regain prosperity, they shouldn't ask for rewards! The current 30% commercial tax reduction is to stimulate ordinary traders, and your Fan family has a big business. I think it’s okay not to want these so-called discounts!”
Fan Min never expected that Tang Yin would give him such a reply. Not only did he not accept his conditions, but he also wanted to collect all the taxes from the Fan family. Her face changed slightly, her smile became stiff, and she said faintly: "Are you kidding me?"
"Of course not." Tang Yin slowly took a sip of tea and said, "How can we joke about such a big event?"
"So, are you bullying my Fan family?" Fan Min's face completely darkened and he stared at Tang Yin.
Tang Yin smiled and said, "If your Fan family doesn't bully me, how can I bully you?"
Fan Min was stunned and asked: "When have we ever offended your lord? I hope you will say it clearly!"
Tang Yin said: "Now! Your Fan family has obviously opened a teahouse in Hengcheng, and there is an endless stream of tea customers every night, but now you come to me and complain that you will lose money. Do you think I am a fool? I can make it clear Let me tell you, if your Fan family wants to open teahouses, restaurants and other shops in Pingyuan County, I will welcome it. However, if you want to rely on the Fan family's wealth to bully me and force me to make some concessions, then I'm sorry, I will let you Your Fan family can’t move even an inch in Pingyuan County!”
Fan Min was secretly surprised. He didn't publicize the fact that he opened a teahouse in Hengcheng. How did Tang Yin know about it? Besides, how did he know that the teahouse was doing well?
Seeing the look of surprise on her face, Tang Yin smiled leisurely and said, "I know more than that. The drama performed in your Fan family teahouse is also very lively! Of course, this is your way of attracting tea customers and attracting business. , I won’t impose any restrictions, I’m just saying this to let you understand, don’t think of me as a reckless man who knows nothing but only leads troops to fight!”
Fan Min took a breath. Although she only chatted with Tang Yin for a few words, she no longer dared to show contempt in her attitude. Tang Yin was much more difficult to deal with than she thought. She said quietly: "Since Mr. Tang is a smart man, he should understand the relationship between our Fan family and the royal family. If you offend us, I don't think it will be good for Mr. Tang's career!"
Tang Yin raised his head and chuckled, and said proudly: "If I really cared about this and was really afraid of your Fan family, I wouldn't have said what I just said, right?"
Fan Min looked straight at Tang Yin, speechless. There was nothing she could do about his softness and hardness. After she reported her family background, he would not be affected in any way. This was the first time Fan Min met such a person.
Seeing that her momentum was suppressed by him, Tang Yin felt a little more comfortable. Looking at Fan Min who was sitting in a chair in a daze, he said slowly: "I still say the same thing, I will definitely do it if the Fan family comes to Pingyuan County to do business." Welcome, I can also consider giving appropriate tax cuts, but it won’t be as much as you said.”
Hearing that Tang Yin softened his tone, Fan Min became more energetic and hurriedly asked: "How much can Mr. Tang reduce my Fan family's commercial tax at most?"
"Forty percent at most!" Tang Yin answered simply.
Before Fan Min could speak, he continued: "The 40% commercial tax reduction is the limit I can give at present. Since I am willing to make such a big concession to help your Fan family, I hope your Fan family can do the same. Help me!"
oh! When Fan Min heard this, he sneered in his heart. He was asking for a favor from himself by saying this!
I thought that Tang Yin was so tough and high-sounding, and what a great person he was, but it turned out that he was just a greedy person. With a sneer on her face, she said bluntly: "No matter how many benefits Mr. Tang wants, just tell him, as long as it is acceptable to my Fan family, I will definitely satisfy Mr. Tang!"
Tang Yin knew that Fan Min had misunderstood him, but he did not explain. He stood up and walked out and said, "Miss Fan Min, please follow me!"
Not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, Fan Min followed Tang Yin curiously and asked, "Where are you taking me, sir?"
"You will know when the time comes." Tang Yin responded without looking back.
Tang Yin took Fan Min directly to the bank. There were a lot of things seized from Wang Meng's house, and he was struggling with how to deal with them. Fan Min happened to come to his door. How could he not make good use of this opportunity.
Seeing Tang Yin take him to the bank of the county magistrate's office, Fan Min was filled with doubts and couldn't figure out what tricks he was playing.
Entering the bank, Tang Yin casually opened one of the boxes stacked inside and said, "These are all antiques, brocades, cloths and the like. It's useless to hoard them in my hands. I want to sell them but I can't find them." When I find a suitable buyer, I think Miss Fan Min will do me a favor and accept all these things. Your Fan family has so much business, it should be easy to digest this little stuff."
Fan Min first looked at the many items in the box, then raised his head suspiciously, looked at Tang Yin and asked, "Is this what you want me to help you with?"
Tang Yin smiled and asked, "What else?"
Fan Minyu's face turned red. He thought Tang Yin was implying that he would give him some benefits. It turned out that he didn't mean that at all, and he was just judging a gentleman with a villain's heart.
She took a deep breath and re-examined the contents of the box. Coming from a wealthy merchant, her ability to identify products is naturally unparalleled. Just by looking at the items in the box, you can tell they are worth a lot of money.
She asked: "Is that all there is?"
Tang Yin shook his head and said, "These are all boxes, twenty-two boxes in total."
so much! The Fan family has many shops all over Feng Country. It is not difficult to sell these goods, but the twenty-two boxes of goods have to be liquidated one by one, which cannot be done in a moment. She thought for a moment and said, "Yes! I can accept all these items from Mr. Tang, and I will find someone to come and check and collect the goods!"
"Okay!" Tang Yin was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Then all the stores of your Fan family in Pingyuan County can be exempted from the 40% commercial tax!"
Just exempting 40% of the commercial tax is far from the goal that Fan Min had set when he came. However, Tang Yin is too confusing and difficult to deal with. It is not easy to get him to relent and reduce the 40% of the commercial tax.
Fan Min felt mixed with joy and sorrow. After making an agreement with Tang Yin, he did not stay any longer in the county magistrate's mansion. He exchanged a few simple words with Tang Yin and then stood up to leave.
After Fan Min left, the two Shangguan brothers who were accompanying Tang Yin said in unison: "Sir, this young lady from the Fan family is too arrogant. You should not give in to her."
Tang Yin shrugged, sighed softly, and said: "If I was alone, I could do whatever I wanted, but now, I should focus on the overall situation. It would be good for us to have a good relationship with the Fan family. It will not only speed up the recovery of Pingyuan County, but also digest the spoils we will get in the future."
"Oh!" Brother Shangguan seemed to understand, but felt that Tang Yin must have a reason for what he said. After all, Tang Yin was much smarter than the two of them.
Fan Min did not break his promise. The next day, he sent someone to receive Tang Yin's twenty-two boxes of items.
Tang Yin was neither good nor interested in the liquidation of goods, so he entrusted Shangguan Yuanji with full authority to handle it.
It was similar to what Shangguan Yuanji had estimated before. All twenty-two boxes of items were cleared, worth more than one hundred thousand taels of silver. At this time, the Fan family showed their true character as a wealthy businessman. More than 100,000 taels of silver were delivered to the county magistrate's house within two days, and all the belongings were taken away at the same time.
Fan Min did what he said, and Tang Yin would not fail to keep his credibility. He continued to explain that all kinds of shops opened by the Fan family in Pingyuan County would be exempted from 40% commercial tax. If the Fan family only runs a small business, the difference between the 10% more business tax and the 10% less business tax is not big. However, the Fan family has many businesses and is large in scale. If the business tax is reduced by 10% more, the monthly income will be about the same. Add a lot.
In the next few days, Pingyuan County was peaceful, but the officials were panicked.
The hidden arrows are like hunting dogs. The whole county is searching for corrupt officials. The scope is not only Hengcheng. Members also secretly sneaked into other towns to check the unscrupulous officials, and they actually uncovered a large number of corrupt officials and helped the county. The library has increased a lot of income.
The act of secret assassination caused everyone in Pingyuan County to feel insecure, but it did play a strong deterrent effect. Officials in the county no longer dared to give or receive private money easily, let alone engage in corruption and perverting the law, which made the atmosphere of the government worse. In this way, the people below will benefit most directly, and it will also make Pingyuan County more attractive, thus accelerating the prosperity of Pingyuan County.
In the past few days, Tang Yin had no facts. With Shangguan Yuanji in charge of government affairs and Qiu Zhen in military affairs, he was at ease as the county governor.
But recently, he especially likes to visit the Fan family's teahouse. The purpose is to see more dramas in the teahouse.
The dramas in Fan's Teahouse are very popular and most directly reflect the voices of the people. Tang Yin can use it to understand what the people in the county want and what their dissatisfactions are. Then he will discuss with Shangguan Yuanji to make corrections and improvements.
Fan Min is currently staying at the teahouse. She didn't know Tang Yin before, but now she does. She saw Tang Yin once or twice and thought it was nothing, but it was very strange to see him often. She even thought that it was Whether Tang Yin was interested in her, she soon overturned her thoughts, because every time Tang Yin came to the teahouse, it was not to see her, nor to look for her. He was just watching a show, and he was always dressed in casual clothes. His entourage was only two or three at most, and he left without showing up. He only sat in the teahouse for a short time and then left.