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"If you handle things well, you'll be given an important position," Zhao Yuan said.
"I will do my best!"
Gao Qiu was overjoyed.
He stood up and then knelt down again.
Zhao Yuan said, "Sit back down."
Zhao Yuan wanted to test him.
“You’re doing very well in business in Tokyo,”
What are your thoughts on this discussion?
If you don't know how to ask others, ask Gao Qiu; he's an expert in this.
He immediately began to speak fluently.
"Take the wine monopoly as an example, the yeast monopoly is possible,"
"Taxed wine is acceptable, but official wine must be abolished."
"Official wine should not allow the government to collect excessive wine taxes."
"It will only allow officials to line their own pockets."
"The sage founded a new dynasty,"
"Many official duties should be sold off."
Chapter 1666 Beverages
Commercial taxes in the Song Dynasty were extremely complex.
There are three types of alcohol tax.
Kaifeng, Luoyang, and Shangqiu were the three capitals.
No wine tax is levied inside or outside the city.
The method of purchasing and controlling is combined with the method of distilling.
This means contracting out the brewery to a distributor (such as the contractor of Fanlou).
The liquor tax is included in the contract fee.
The government then sold yeast for brewing again.
The contractor pays a tax when buying the yeast.
Other liquor vendors no longer pay liquor taxes to the government.
And the prefectures and counties,
A system of official wine taxation was adopted.
That is, the prefectural city and the county seat.
They all have state-owned wineries.
Shops inside and outside the city,
You have to buy the wine from the state-owned factory.
These state-owned wineries,
They were also responsible for collecting liquor taxes in the county seat and townships.
He's definitely both the referee and the player.
Fujian and Sichuan are much freer.
Adopt the tax wine law,
Private brewing is permitted.
Specific control measures are subject to slight adjustments based on local government regulations.
Gao Qiu said, "The wine is brewed by the official winery (state-owned winery)."
"The quality varies greatly, and the wine is bland."
"They also engage in forced buying and selling, and pass off inferior goods as superior ones,"
Merchants had to buy their wine from the government.
"This has led to rampant illicit brewing,"
"The patrol inspectors were involved in smuggling,"
"Officials at all levels profited from the situation,"
"And the official liquor business often runs into deficits,"
"The government can't collect much wine tax at all."
It's not just a tax issue,
There are also public security issues.
Both the United States and Russia have enacted prohibition laws.
Anyway, there's no ban on alcohol.
However, a side effect emerged.
Gangs smuggle alcohol.
Its power is expanding rapidly!
The Song Dynasty implemented a system of state-run wineries in various prefectures and counties.
This led to large gangs in the state capital city,
Every single one of them was involved in alcohol smuggling.
Furthermore, they colluded with the inspection system.
Zhao Yuan then inquired about other business matters.
Gao Qiu quickly pointed out various tax loopholes.
I suspect he was a habitual tax evader in the past.
Zhao Yuan asked again, "Do you know anything about Ghost Fanlou?"
Gao Qiu scoffed, "They're just a bunch of rotten rats from the ditch."
"You'll help us wipe out those rotten rats," Zhao Yuan said.
Gao Qiu cupped his hands and explained, "Marshal, rats may be lowly, but they are countless."
"Tokyo has a large number of underground drainage systems,"
"It runs horizontally and vertically, connecting in all directions,"
"Even if we send one or two thousand troops, it will be difficult to eliminate them."
"Is 10,000 soldiers enough?" Zhao Yuan asked.
Gao Qiu was taken aback, then nodded subconsciously: "More than enough."
Guifanlou, also known as Wuyoudong,
That is, the Tokyo sewers.
That was an underground city.
It has existed since the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty.
A large number of criminals are hiding inside.
They frequently come down to the ground to abduct children and kidnap women.
Many children grow up entirely underground.
Their values have become distorted.
Boys who are smart become pickpockets.
Strong men were used as thugs.
He was so stupid and weak that he crippled himself and had to beg.
A girl who is obedient and pretty.
Sold to the ground to become a prostitute,
Those who disobey will be served as prostitutes underground.
During the siege of the city by Zhao Yuan's army,
These rotten rats often come out of their holes to steal grain.
They also took advantage of the chaos to loot the city on the day it fell.
The city is now under strict food control.
You need to have a household registration to buy grain.
The rotten rats were made to the point that they could hardly survive.
Recently, public security incidents have occurred frequently.
Zhao Ding couldn't withstand the pressure.
Furthermore, there aren't enough people available to manage it.
The only option was to request Zhao Yuan to send troops to quell the rebellion.
Zhao Yuan first sent several hundred soldiers in.
It turned out to be huge inside.
It's winding and labyrinthine.
Moreover, those rotten rats had someone tipping them off.
They can always make a transfer at crucial moments.
Zhao Yuan said, "You used to be the Grand Commandant,"
"He was in charge of the Imperial Guards of Tokyo."
"Those Imperial Guards were a mixed bag,"
"They definitely have dealings with ground-based companies,"
"They also have connections with the rotten rats underground."
"Make use of all these Imperial Guards,"
"Past offenses can be overlooked,"
"Now you can even get a reward for doing good deeds,"
"The more above-ground and underground dens you expose, the better."
"You don't need to get involved in the specific clearing operations,"
"I will send troops down."
"If 10,000 soldiers aren't enough, then 20,000 will do!"
Gao Qiu muttered, "Twenty thousand elite troops, let alone human rats,"
"Even real rats can be killed."
"I will not only eradicate the underground, but also the surface."
Zhao Yuan instructed,
"Your mission is to take over the old Song imperial guards,"
"Confessed and identified the den on the ground."