Luo Xin smiled faintly and said, "Brother Taiyue, you have been an official in Hangzhou for some time. You should know that it is a huge profit to trade with the vassal states?"

"Yes!" Zhang Juzheng nodded.

Luo Xin said seriously: "How is this business compared to other businesses in the Ming Dynasty?"

"It is completely incomparable." Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said: "Marine trade can make people accumulate a lot of money in a very short time. As long as you can persist in doing it for five years, you can be rich or comparable to a country."

"Yes! Wealth is as rich as a country!" Luo Xin sighed and said, "For example, Chen Wansan."

Zhang Juzheng's expression was shaking, and his face suddenly appeared. Luo Xin whispered: "Brother Taiyue, no matter which emperor is, no matter how wise he is, he will not allow a certain minister to be rich enough to rival a country, let alone ordinary people?

You are not the emperor, why do you want that much money?

I am taking back part of their money through taxes. In fact, even if one ten is taken, they will be rich for ten or twenty years. I just delay the time for a long time, and I hope they can figure it out, do more good deeds, and keep wealth from a lot of money, and don’t let their wealth accumulate more."

Zhang Juzheng was silent. He was originally here to question Luo Xin. He had an instinctive reaction. Luo Xin was definitely not just staring at the Maritime Warehouse. Why did the Southern Maritime Warehouse immediately become ten-to-one after the tax revenue in the northern mutual market became ten-to-one?

Zhang Juzheng did not believe there was no conspiracy here. He was very suspicious that this was a conspiracy between Luo Xin and Emperor Jiajing, and the purpose was to eventually increase the commercial tax head of the entire Ming Dynasty to one in ten. He was preparing to criticize Luo Xin, and to rebuke Luo Xin, which was to compete for profit with the people.

but……

Before he could reprimand him, Luo Xin's words blocked him back.

And he knew that Luo Xin was right at all, whether it was an official or an ordinary person, you could be rich, but not too rich, and some could be rich enough to rival a country.

That is the way to death.

If an individual is too strong, no matter in which aspect, it will become the emperor's fear and a thorn in the emperor's eyes.

For example, Luo Xin!

He was too powerful in terms of merit, and the so-called great achievements were beyond the master, which made Emperor Jiajing afraid. Otherwise, with Luo Xin's civil and military skills, why would he still be a fourth-rank now?

The master is extremely powerful and rich, and there is no difference in the eyes of an emperor. They are all people that make him afraid of. Once he is afraid of an emperor, the result is needless to say.

Luo Xin had made such great contributions and had to live cautiously, like walking on thin ice. An ordinary businessman, even an official, aristocratic family, and wealthy as a country, would he want to die?

Therefore, he could not reprimand Luo Xin on this point. Luo Xin adopted ten to one, not only not only to compete with the people for profit, but to protect the merchants.

However, Zhang Juzheng felt very upset in his heart and asked Luo Xin: "No, can you guarantee that you will only implement ten choices in the Maritime Bureau, not in the entire Ming Dynasty?

If it is just a Maritime Bureau, there is still excuse for the feelings. As you said, three points will win everyone's understanding and support. However, if the entire Ming Dynasty was one of ten, it would be a competition for profit with the people, not a gentleman."

Luo Xin shook his head and said, "Taiyue, I have always respected your knowledge and character very much. If it weren't for Xu Jie, we two would definitely become the best confidants."

A trace of gloom flashed in Zhang Juzheng's eyes. In fact, his heart was like Luo Xin, but the teacher was not something he could choose, and he couldn't help himself.

"So, I won't deceive you." Luo Xin looked at Zhang Juzheng seriously and said, "I can't guarantee that the entire Ming Dynasty's commercial tax will always be thirty or one in the future, and it will not be increased to thirty or one in ten."

"Not to use you..."

Luo Xin waved his hand to stop Zhang Juzheng, and said bitterly:

"Brother Taiyue, what do you think of my current situation?"

Zhang Juzheng was silent. Although his position was different from Luo Xin, he really admired Luo Xin from the bottom of his heart. Not only did he know the situation of Luo Xin, but almost all the officials in the court knew it. Then he sighed:

"Like walking on thin ice!"

"Thanks!"

Luo Xin said seriously, and Zhang Juzheng's face turned red. He knew that Luo Xin's thanks was to thank him and Luo Xin for treating each other sincerely. At least, he treated each other sincerely at this time.

"Brother Taiyue, you also know that I am walking on thin ice. And why did I think of limiting merchants to be rich and can compete with a country? Poop is because my master is high in merit. In some aspects, there is no difference between a master with a master with a wealthy man and a country with a wealthy man.

If I have the ability in the future, I will naturally maintain the other thirty-year-old commercial taxes in the Ming Dynasty. If I don’t have that ability, that is, I am in the stage of self-protection as if I were walking on thin ice. If you follow Xu Jie, do you think I will risk my life to maintain the thirty-year-old?"

Zhang Juzheng's face turned redder. Luo Xin said that he was following Xu Jie, which was reminding him how Xu Jie came. For the sake of his career, Xu Jie could wag his tail in front of Yan Song without any life-threatening situation like Luo Xin. He could build Yuxi Palace for Emperor Jiajing regardless of the people of the world. Could it be that when my life is in danger, Luo Xin would risk his life to protect the thirty-one commercial tax?

Zhang Juzheng held it in for a long time and said, "But once the Ming Dynasty implements all ten-to-one commercial taxes in the future, everyone in the world will think that it was you who contributed it, because it started with your Maritime Bureau and you reformed it in the Maritime Bureau, and you are the sinner who competes for profit with the people."

"No!" Luo Xin shook his head, his eyes became sharp and said, "I don't take the blame. The reason why I thought of this was to increase the trade tax of the Maritime Manufacturing Corporation to 10 for ten was inspired by Mr. Xu."

"How could it be Mr. Xu?" Zhang Juzheng was anxious. If Xu Jie took the blame, it would be a big trouble in the future.

"Why not?" Luo Xin said in a stern voice: "I saw that the Northern Mutual Market raised taxes to 10, and now Xu Jie is the chief minister of the cabinet. If this matter was not promoted by him, would anyone believe it? I just learned from his experience, even if all the commercial taxes in the Ming Dynasty were increased to 10, it would also be learned from the experience of Mr. Xu."

"you……"

At this time, on the second floor of Wangjiang Tower, there was a silence. Lu Ding said in a stern voice: "What I just said is only five points. First, everyone knows that sea trade is too profitable, and it is completely different from other regions and other businesses. Even if we take out taxes of ten to one, we will make much more money than other regions and other businesses. From this point of view, the Maritime Bureau should be separated separately and always collect taxes of thirty to one, which is inappropriate. We will be envied by other merchants and forces in the Ming Dynasty. If they can't eat such a large piece of fat, they will definitely do everything possible to make plans. Once we pay the commercial tax to ten to one, we can get further support from the government, which can be regarded as an additional amulet."

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