Ouyang Shuo didn't want to explain everyone's doubts.
"After the privatization, the territory's finances will have to be independent. Therefore, I have decided to establish a financial secretary to be in charge of the territory's finances and taxes. The financial secretary will operate independently, and the Bank of the Four Seas will be under his jurisdiction. The financial secretary will also be Cui Yingyou. "
Everyone suddenly understood. So this was the foreshadowing. The financial secretary and the head of the Bank of the Four Seas, that was a true god of wealth. The importance of this position was comparable to the head of the administration.
Cui Yingyou couldn't help but be excited. Yesterday's conversation with Ouyang Shuo was still vivid in her mind. She didn't expect that in just one day, she would be relieved of the responsibility of the Supplies Reserve Department and be in charge of the more important financial secretary. She slowly got up and said in a crisp voice, "I will not let you down!"
Ouyang Shuo nodded, "After the establishment of the financial secretary, the first task is to establish an effective tax system. Here, I will first set a general tone for everyone to discuss. The specific implementation rules and the Bank of the Four Seas' loan rules will need to be formulated by the financial secretary. "
Cui Yingyou nodded again, indicating that she understood.
"Simply put, taxes can be divided into agricultural tax and industrial tax. Agricultural tax is relatively simple, the tax rate is set at one tax of thirty. Industrial tax is subdivided into customs duty and business tax. The customs duty can only be levied after the territory has expanded, the establishment of checkpoints, and the trade with the outside world. Therefore, the main focus is on business tax. To encourage the development of handicrafts and commerce, the tax rate is also set at one tax of thirty. "
"Tax is an important source of revenue for the territory in the future, so the tax rate must be stable. As for the various tax rates, everyone can speak freely if they have any opinions. "
Fan Zhongyan stood up and said calmly, "The lord is generous and loves the people like his own children. The set tax rate is already the lowest in history. The only thing Sven is worried about is whether such a low tax rate can sustain the territory's daily and military expenses. "
"Sir, don't worry. One tax of thirty is beneficial to the people and reduce their burden. Two, a low level of tax rate is more conducive to the rapid development of the territory's economy. As long as we make the cake bigger, even a small portion will still be considerable. On the contrary, a small piece of cake, even if we take half, will still be negligible. More importantly, the territory has another source of income, and that is the industries that are not privatized this time. These industries belonged to the territory, and the profits they generated would all be handed over to the Financial Sector. Thus, Mister does not need to worry about the territory's finances at all, "Ouyang Shuo replied.
Hearing that Daren was going to hand over the profits from the salt works and other industries to the Financial Sector, Fan Zhongyan relaxed. With his character of worrying about the country and the people, a low level of taxation was exactly what he wanted. What he was worried about was that his Lordship would assign these properties to the Lord himself. In that case, if the territory really lacked money, they would still have to take it from the hands of the commoners.
This was the limitation of historical figures. Even with Fan Zhongyan's intelligence, he wouldn't understand that the strength of a territory was equivalent to the strength of a player. As such, a player lord like Ouyang Shuo didn't care if he had his own treasury.
After Fan Zhongyan finished asking, Zhao Dexian stood up and said, "Reporting to Milord, there is something this subordinate does not understand. For farmers, do they have to pay farm rent at the same time as agricultural tax? "
"Director Zhao worries too much. The territory would provide every farmer with free farmland to cultivate. The farmland would belong to the territory, while the right to use and profit from the farmland would belong to the farmers themselves. In order to guarantee the interests of the farmers, they did not allow the sale of land, let alone land acquisition. Correspondingly, the territory also does not allow farmers to privately cultivate farmland. All farmland cultivation can only be handled by the Department of Agriculture. " Ouyang Shuo gave a simple explanation and continued, "As for the division of farmland, as well as the number of mu of farmland that each farmer can obtain, that would be handled by the Department of Agriculture."
Zhao Dexian nodded, indicating that he understood.
Hearing Ouyang Shuo's arrangements for the farmers. The newly appointed Zhao Youfang couldn't sit still and immediately stood up, "Milord, this subordinate would also like to know, how will the fishermen and herdsmen be taxed?"
"Director Zhao's question is very good. First, answer the question about the fishermen. Let's put it this way, there are two main ways to deal with the fish caught by the fishermen. One is to sell them directly at the market. This way, only the stall tax is collected. In order to ensure that the tax is collected smoothly and to prevent tax evasion, the fishermen must sell their fish at fixed stalls and are not allowed to set up stalls privately. The other way is to sell directly to the Material Reserve Department and collect the tax in accordance with the business tax. As for small transactions, the territory does not collect any taxes. "
"The tax on herdsmen is similar to that on fishermen. The difference is that wild cattle are restricted livestock and cannot be privately slaughtered and sold. They can only be purchased by the Material Reserve Department. As for the pastures directly controlled by the territory, they are not within the scope of tax collection. "
Ouyang Shuo knew that there were still many loopholes in this kind of regulation. Some of the loopholes for tax evasion have not been plugged yet. For example, some herdsmen who think they are smart may want to attach their livestock to the territory's pastures to avoid the tax. But now that the financial department is newly established and the personnel are not complete, it is not advisable to carry out too complicated operations. Otherwise, it will be self-defeating.
When Zhao Youfang finished asking, Mu Qingsi stood up and giggled, "Big Brother, Qing 'er also has a question to ask. If Qing 'er buys the tailor's shop, then do we still have to continue the task of sewing a set of clothes for each villager? If we continue, who should Qing 'er ask for the payment? "
"Qing 'er's question is also very good. The work of sewing clothes naturally needs to continue. As for the payment method, there are two choices. One is to continue to provide the raw materials for the cloth, and the tailor's shop will only be responsible for the processing. The territory will pay the tailor's shop a certain processing fee. The other is for the tailor's shop to purchase the cloth itself, and the territory will place an order with the tailor's shop to purchase the clothes according to the market price. "
He continued, "This kind of market-oriented cooperation is suitable for all kinds of privatized shop industries. Of course, after privatization, such prohibited items as arrows and leather armors can no longer be manufactured at will. They can only be produced by the weapons workshops directly controlled by the territory. "
The discussion about taxes lasted for nearly an hour and a half. During this period, the representatives of various industries asked questions about their respective fields. Ouyang Shuo answered these questions one by one.
Cui Yingyou, who was sitting at the side, felt a lot of pressure. Putting herself in his shoes, she didn't know how to answer many of the questions. At this time, she could only be an obedient child and record Ouyang Shuo's answers one by one. After she finished preparing, she would organize and polish these answers and write them into the financial department's working guidelines. Otherwise, she really didn't know how to carry out her work.
After solving the problems of the bank and taxes, the remaining four matters were much simpler. Ouyang Shuo also took a rare moment of laziness and directly said, "As for setting the wage level and the price level, let the administrative office be fully responsible for it. After formulating a detailed plan, just submit it to me for review. As for the construction of the various shops and basic welfare, naturally, the Supplies Division will be fully responsible for it, and the Construction Division will cooperate. "
Fan Zhongyan, Zhao Youfang, and Zhao Dewang, who were called, nodded one after another, indicating that they understood.
Ouyang Shuo continued, "Finally, let's discuss the pricing of the various properties and shops. According to the development characteristics of the territory, in the foreseeable future, there will be many large-scale adjustments to the territory's planning. This involves the demolition of a large number of properties and even shops. Therefore, before we set the price, we need to make a hard and fast rule on the property rights of these properties. In other words, what the villagers buy is only the right to use and the right to profit from the properties. As for the land that the properties belong to, it will still belong to the territory. "
"When the territory needs it, the owners of the properties must unconditionally obey the territory's arrangements and accept the territory's demolition of the properties or shops. As compensation, the territory will unconditionally replace the properties in the new area with the same scale as before. "
"Therefore, at this stage, when we evaluate the price of the properties or shops, we don't need to consider too much the cost of using the land. Take the beginner tailor's shop as an example. During the construction, it will consume 40 units of wood and 20 units of stone. Adding the labor cost, it will be the sum of all the construction costs. In the market, one unit of wood is 20 copper coins, and one unit of stone is 30 copper coins. Therefore, the material cost of the beginner tailor's shop will be 400 copper coins, and the labor cost will be set according to the wage level set by the administrative office. "
"In my opinion, the property price will be set according to 15 times the construction cost, and the shop price will be set according to twice the construction cost. As for the rent, it will be set according to the rent-to-sales ratio of 1: 200. In other words, the monthly rent will be set at 200% of the total price of the property. "
Just as Ouyang Shuo finished speaking, Qing 'er muttered at the side, "Big brother is so black-hearted, he actually wants to charge people twice the price."
Ouyang Shuo glared at her, but still explained, "Everyone might be wondering why we don't set the price according to the construction cost. First, we must respect the law of the market. If we don't seize a certain amount of profit, it will easily disrupt the market. Second, it is to maintain the balance of supply. If we set the price according to the construction cost, it may lead to a situation where the price is too low and there are too many buyers. "
"For example, a small residence can originally house 20 people. If the price is too low, and a family of three can afford to buy it, then there will be a shortage of housing in the territory. Speaking of the small residence, I also thought of a problem. After the privatization, the villagers' requirements for living conditions will be greatly increased. Therefore, the construction department must adapt to the law of the market, and flexibly adjust the size and number of the small residences. More small residences suitable for one family will be built. "
Zhao Dewang immediately got up and said, "Understood!"
"The pricing of the residences and shops, as well as the follow-up sales, will be handed over to the administrative office. The funds will be turned into the territory's revenue and deposited into the Bank of the Four Seas. "
At this point, the discussion about the privatization of the territory came to an end. Next, there was still a lot of specific work to be done by the various departments, and it couldn't be done in one go.
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