Facing the dumbfounded expressions of Li Shimin and the ministers, Li Anran naturally felt secretly happy. As for why he had to give up invoices and taxes, the purpose was very simple. He wanted to further change the trajectory of the Tang Dynasty's time and space, so as to benefit from it.

Get more benefits for me.

"Of course, the denomination on these fixed-amount hand-shred invoices is not the key, the key is the total amount of the monthly purchase invoice. For example, the brothels mentioned before, as well as salt, iron and other huge profit industries, in my opinion, this kind of

Those who must be heavily taxed. How to specifically limit this amount needs to be formulated based on the different conditions of the underlying industries."

"As for the use of these invoices, I believe you have just seen it. After the merchant purchases a fixed amount of invoices, which is equivalent to paying this month's tax, the customer can tear off the corresponding amount of invoices and hand them over when purchasing items.

The other party. In this way, the customer has a proof of purchase of the item, and if there is a problem with the item, he can come to the door with the ticket."

"Secondly, the stubs on each invoice can also be used as a voucher to calculate the business performance of each store and the whereabouts of items. With this voucher, whether it is for setting new tax standards or for items

The investigation of whereabouts will be convenient. Of course, the biggest advantage of using invoices is that the country will have money."

As Li Anran finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire private room had become completely quiet. Except for the Yuanyang hotpot placed in the middle of the round table, which was still rolling "Gurgling", even the usual

The bosses were all stunned by what was said just now about invoices and taxes.

As the king of a country, Li Shimin was very clear about the adverse consequences of increasing taxes. He did not dare to draw any conclusions easily before he fully understood the matter. Therefore, after pondering for a while, he asked

Said: "Master, do you mean to increase taxes through this kind of invoice?"

"That's probably what it means. This tax is not targeted at ordinary people outside, nor is it targeted at those high-ranking officials. It is only targeted at all commercial activities. That is, as the saying goes, buying and selling." At this point, Li Anran stopped.

After a pause, he worded his words and then said, "Take this meal we had as an example."

"On the surface, as buyers, we enjoyed a table of delicious food in Dewei House. What we paid was a considerable amount of money. As sellers, Deweide, we got a sum of money.

It’s a pretty good profit. As for what I paid for it, it ranges from the various expenses incurred in building the shop to the monthly salary in the kitchen. I call these costs.”

"The cost here refers to the value category of the product, and this category is not limited to the product itself, but also includes the manpower, material resources, and even the logistics mentioned above when selling the product."

The various expenses incurred when manufacturing goods and the various expenses incurred when selling goods are added together to form the cost.”

"Of course, this is just my explanation in layman's terms as much as possible. If I want to be more professional, there are many things involved. However, for the time being, it has nothing to do with today's topic about invoices. If your Majesty and various ministers

If you are interested, I will give you more information later, and it will not be too late to discuss it in detail."

Seeing that the historical figures in front of him were very interested in the cost he was talking about, Li Anran quickly stopped the topic, and then returned to the subject: "Continuing with the topic about this meal, on the surface, we paid a certain amount.

Money buys a delicious meal, and Deweilou cooks a table of delicious dishes and earns a certain amount of profit."

"For example, if we ate 20 guan for this meal, then based on the tax standard of 10%, which is 10% of the trial tax standard for restaurants like Deweilou, we would have to pay 2 guan in tax. According to

My investigation of restaurants and wine shops in Chang'an City and Lantian County naturally cannot be so numerous, but it can't stop the steady flow of water."

"As the old saying goes, sand can form a tower and drops of water can form a river. And how many restaurants and wine shops are there in the entire Tang Dynasty? If this tax method can be popularized, not to mention other industries, this industry alone will have to pay taxes every year.

It won’t be a small number. And, as I said before, this is only part of the surface.”

"Just think about it, if you want to cook this table of dishes, don't think about labor and other factors. Just buying the ingredients, spices, and even the dishes to put the dishes on, does it cost money? And planting it?

Do the sellers of these ingredients, spices and utensils have similar needs? Once a sale and purchase transaction occurs, do they also have to pay taxes? "

At this point, Li Anran, knowing that he had said too much at once and that most of these historical figures were unable to wrap his head around it, stopped talking, picked up the wine glass and started drinking.

Li Shimin and the others also subconsciously continued to think about the shocking content just now. As a result, the more they thought about it, the more frightened they became, and the more they thought about it, the more frightened they became.

"That's not right!" Li Shimin, who was the first to react, suddenly slammed the table and said, "According to what the real person just said, this kind of tax is only for specific sales and not for individuals, and this kind of invoice needs to be used as a voucher. But if the seller doesn't

What about this kind of voucher? Or if it is used less, wouldn’t the taxes and fees just mentioned be in vain?”

In fact, regarding this issue, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and other ministers also thought about it. However, they did not dare to show that they were smarter than His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so they held back and did not say anything. They watched this issue being raised.

When they came out, they all naturally looked at a certain "culprit".

"Holy sage, what you just said may indeed exist. However, taxation requires specific people to abide by it. As long as the majority of people can develop the habit of asking for invoices when buying things, then those merchants will not be able to think of it.

You can’t even give it? What’s more, Your Majesty is the king of a country, so you can issue corresponding tax laws."

"With the corresponding laws and the habits developed by the people, even if we cannot say that we can avoid the possibility of tax evasion 100%, it is enough to promote and protect this tax method.

." Li Anran, who was not surprised that the other party could think of this, shrugged and said with a smile.

Faced with this reply without even a pause, no matter whether it was Li Shimin or Changsun Wuji, they all had to admit that it was indeed a good solution. If this kind of tax could be promoted, not only would it be possible

It can increase the country's revenue and avoid various taxes and fees that hurt the people in the past.

"But if the buyer and seller agree that they don't need invoices, wouldn't it be in vain even if there are corresponding laws?" Li Shimin thought of another question and continued to find fault.

"Holy sage, no matter what kind of laws there are, there are loopholes that can be exploited. If we want to completely eliminate the possibility of tax evasion, not to mention my new tax, but also the old taxes in the past, who can guarantee it?

Is there no similar situation?" Li Anran, who knew that he could not solve this problem, asked rhetorically.

"this……"

Faced with such a statement, Li Shimin and the ministers, who knew that this kind of thing had always existed, couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

"I wonder what kind of tax is this kind of tax that real people are trying to implement?" Li Shimin, with deep eyes, asked.

"This tax, I call it commercial tax. It is a tax calculated based on turnover, that is, sales volume. It is currently tentatively designated as level 14, with the lowest tax rate being one percent, which is half a percent, and the highest tax rate being 100 percent.

Thirty percent, that is, 30%. Personally, I think places like brothels and gambling houses should be taxed heavily. Even 30% is too little. It would be better to tax 50%."

"In this way, not only can the country collect more tax revenue, but it can also control these industries to a certain extent. Of course, if we encounter some special circumstances, such as a natural disaster caused by a severe drought that leads to a bad harvest, we can also

Tax reductions and even tax exemptions can be targeted." Li Anran put down his wine glass and said with a smile.

As the words fell behind, the entire private room was once again immersed in silence. Including Li Shimin's eyes, when they looked at someone, there were complex expressions of shock, disbelief, etc. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!