I am a child of Daqin Xiong, who supervises the country at the age of eight

Chapter 80 Selling Salt to Make Money
The people do not receive any tax, but the state's necessities are doubled.

Indeed, it sounds like a fantasy.

After all, if there is no tax increase, where will the revenue of the treasury be increased?

However, Ying Changsheng is a very confident Chaozheng brother.

"Father, my son really has a way. My son's way is very simple. It's nothing more than enforcing the government with salt and iron!"

"Salt and iron official camp?"

Brother Zheng murmured these words.

I don't quite understand, but Ying Changsheng explained it.

"Salt and iron are two things that the common people need in their lives!"

Ying Changsheng explained.

The current era belongs to the agricultural era, and the common people, to be honest, have almost no consumption demand, because most of the common people in the current era are men farming and women weaving.

Self-sufficient.

Little foreign economy is needed.

Moreover, the scale of urbanization is too small, so it cannot generate a huge commercial consumer market.

This makes it very difficult to collect business taxes at the moment.

Not to mention the current era, the feudal era, which lasted for more than 2000 years, was the same.

Therefore, in the Western Han Dynasty, someone proposed the salt and iron official camp.

Because, salt and iron are two things.

It is the only thing that most people in this era may consume in their lifetime.

Adding taxes to these two things can quietly collect taxes without causing dissatisfaction among the people.

"Father, if the imperial court collects the salt and iron into the official camp, and then adds a small amount of tax to it, wouldn't this part of the tax allow the imperial court to collect some money?"

Brother Ying Changsheng Chaozheng explained.

Brother Zheng frowned.

"This way, it seems that there is no tax increase, but in fact, the tax is still paid by the common people..."

Well, the salt and iron official camp sounds awesome, but in fact, it is nothing more than secretly adding the original tax to the salt and iron, and it is still borne by the common people.

In essence, the wool still comes from the sheep.

"That's the case, but, Father, if the salt and iron are returned to the government, then the profits that the original public opinion merchants earned from it can also be collected by the court. It won't rise too much, it's durable, and you can tell, what's the quality of this kind of table salt produced by Erchen?"

“Very good!”

Brother Zheng said sincerely.

Ying Changsheng slapped his thigh and nodded.

"Isn't that the end? The quality of the table salt we produce is much better than the previous table salt. It's normal for the price to rise a bit per catty."

"What do you mean, boy, to sell this salt to the common people in the future?"

Brother Zheng said in disbelief.

"Of course!"

Ying Changsheng nodded.

"Is that what the common people eat called salt? It's just dirt. It's so dirty inside. How dare you call it salt? The one produced by Erchen is called salt!"

"If this is the case, the people will be able to accept a higher price!"

Brother Zheng said.

But immediately, he frowned at Ying Changsheng and muttered.

"However, don't you want to sell salt to make money? Right now, if salt and iron are under the monopoly of the imperial court, where will you make money?"

"Your minister can be a supplier. The court needs salt, so just buy it from your minister. After all, you can't let the court manage the salt production yourself?"

"That makes sense!"

After thinking about it for a while, Brother Zheng couldn't help but nodded.

Then said.

"Just do as you said. Tomorrow, I will discuss a more suitable strategy in the court hall, and then implement the Yantie official camp!"

"Father Emperor Shengming!"

Ying Changsheng offered a flattery.

At the same time, the distant East County.

At this moment, the governor of East County was frowning, looking at the dozen or so Jinyi guards in front of him, sent by Ying Changsheng, and murmured.

"Several superiors, you are here, what do you want the subordinates to cooperate with?"

"Young Master Nineteen, you've already figured it out. These days, there may be a meteorite falling from the sky in Dongjun County. Let you immediately send someone to look around. In the whole Dongjun County and all places, if there is a meteorite, you must notify me, and then Take care of the meteorite, and no one can destroy it!"

"I'm afraid it's not easy, is it?"

The governor of Dongjun frowned.

But Jin Yiwei at the side said.

"Why is it not easy? Arrange people everywhere and keep an eye on the sky. If a meteorite falls from the sky, it will definitely be seen on the ground. When the time comes, just say it, isn't it?"

"Yes Yes."

The governor of Dongjun nodded, but in fact, in his heart, he didn't believe it at all.

What kind of magic trick?
In his eyes, it was pure nonsense.

I have been in Dongjun, and I have been a local sheriff for some time, but when have I seen this place and meteorites?

However, the things ordered above are for bureaucrats.

Even if they knew they couldn't finish it, they would still try their best to do it.

The sheriff of Dongjun ordered to go down in a hurry.

three days later.

under night.

In the dark night, it was pitch black.

Just at this time.

Suddenly, a scorching meteor streaked across the sky, and then fell to the ground in Dongjun.

In the middle of the official temple, the sheriff, who was deeply asleep, was suddenly awakened by a servant.

Then, someone hurried over to report.

"Lord Sheriff, a meteorite suddenly fell on the open space outside the city..."

"What? Are there really meteorites falling?"

The sheriff looked surprised, and then said hastily.

"Quickly, tell the superiors quickly. In addition, immediately send out all the garrison troops in the city to look for meteorites outside the city..."

After saying this, the sheriff put on his clothes in a hurry, and then he was about to leave the city.

Not long after, on the ground, a thousand Qin troops in the city had assembled, and everyone quickly searched for the area where the meteorite fell in the distance.

Not long after, the county guard heard a burst of shouting from afar, and saw a group of Qin soldiers with torches shouting.

"Who? Put down your weapons!"

"We fight with you!"

In the air, there were a few soul-stirring roars, but immediately, these guys who resisted were killed or captured alive. When they were captured, everyone found behind them. One piece, the meteorite that just fell, and the big crater on the ground!

"Who are you? What's your intention in appearing here?"

The county guard looked at the guys escorted to him with disheveled hair, and asked with a frown.

At this time, the soldiers on the side came to report in a hurry.

"Junshou, these guys, carved words on the meteorite, and wrote the word "Ancestral Dragon Death" on it..."

"The rest, I haven't had time to write yet. Most likely, we came too fast, and they haven't reacted yet..."

(End of this chapter)