704: C704 The Tactics of the Department of Taxation

C704 The Tactics of the Department of Taxation

That afternoon, under the summons of Ye Tian, Minister Ji Yanwenn, Minister Duan Mulee, Minister Hu Fuzhen and Vice Chairman Qu Shu simultaneously arrived at the main hall of Jade Lake West Garden.

After everyone had arrived, Ye Tian put down the bowl of tea in his hand and said: "I've gathered everyone because I have some important things to discuss and arrange with everyone. There are a total of three matters. The first is to prepare the Royal Vehicle Factory, the second is to send out a document jointly using Ministry of Tax Administration, Ministry Of Industry Administration and Ministry of Business Administration. "

"The contents of the document are very simple. The Governor General of each city, state, and county within Tiangong Empire is ordered to build their own Freight Station and passenger stations within their jurisdiction as soon as possible. The location of these two transfer stations can be located in the center of the city. However, due to the convenience of the vehicles entering and leaving the city, there is a need to accompany the construction of a special passage for entering and leaving the city. "

"The payment of the money and funds involved shall be under the responsibility of the Ministry of Tax Administration, as well as the tax authorities of the various counties and cities. The project and construction involved shall be under the responsibility of the Ministry Of Industry Administration as well as the industrial and political departments of the counties and cities. The operation and sale of the shops and transfer stations involved shall be under the responsibility of the Ministry of Business Administration and the business and political departments of the various localities. "

Saying this, Ye Tian glanced at Ji Yanwenn, Duan Mulee, and Hu Fuzhen before asking again, "Do you guys have any other questions?"

At this time, after hearing Ye Tian's narration, Ji Yanwenn, Duan Mulee, and Hu Fuzhen were all confused and at a complete loss.

But at this moment, Ye Tian was already a government minister, so the three of them could not refute him too much. After a moment of silence, Ji Yanwenn brought up his difficulties and said: "Sir, I wonder how big this passenger station and Freight Station are, and how much funds are invested? If it was only a few thousand taels of silver, it would be alright. If you invest more than ten thousand silver, this Ministry of Tax Administration will not be able to afford it. "

Knowing that all the ministers had thoughts of defying the rules, Ye Tian sneered and said: "Master Ji, how much silver is Ministry of Tax Administration being paid on a daily basis? "You should report it to me."

Ji Yanwenn's heart skipped a beat and his expression changed slightly.

Honestly speaking, the income received from the Ministry of Tax Administration was a rather obscure matter. Not only were the numerous functions of the Ministry of Tax Administration unclear, even the left and right assistant ministers were unable to provide an accurate number.

Previously, when Qin Ruhua was on the throne, he was worshiped by Ji Yanwenn every year, so Qin Ruhua also turned a blind eye and allowed Ji Yanwenn to manipulate him to gain benefits.

Now, it was Ye Tian's turn. Ji Yanwenn originally wanted to take advantage of the situation and get away with it, but he didn't expect Ye Tian to ask the question so quickly.

With Ji Yanwenn's intelligence, he naturally knew of Ye Tian's strength and background. In a few breaths, he weighed the pros and cons between continuing to muddle through and being truthful about the matter. Then, he let out a breath and said, "Reporting to Sir, the annual national tax revenue is about three hundred million silver taels, which is equivalent to eight hundred and twenty thousand silver taels per day."

Ye Tian was stunned when he heard this number.

Honestly speaking, Ye Tian had already secretly sent people to check the taxes everywhere. According to the results of the inspection, Ye Tian's national taxes were around 700,000 to 800,000 silver.

Ye Tian wanted to see how many taels of silver this Minister of Taxation could conceal from him. Now, Ji Yanwenn directly reported 820,000 silver, which was slightly higher than Ye Tian's statistics. This was enough to prove that Ji Yanwenn was telling the truth and did not hide anything from Ye Tian.

After being stunned for a moment, Ye Tian nodded and said, "The tax revenue is 300 million silver taels a year, how much can we spend and how much can we save?"

Ji Yanwenn thought for a moment and continued to answer: "Expenditures vary from year to year. If there are disasters or refugees, or large-scale projects or wars at the border, the expenditure would naturally be higher. If there was no such thing as mentioned above, it would only be paying the officials of all levels and the normal operation of the administrative and military agencies of all levels, which would naturally be a little less. Take the year 214 Tianyuan for example, the expenditure would be around 140 million silver. However, starting from last year, there has always been war on Beilao Pass and Tianyang Pass. This is because Master, your Imperial Household Department has borne the major military expenses, which is why you have been saving more than half of it. If there was no Imperial Household Department to spend, even the remaining one hundred sixty million silver would not be enough. "

Knowing that Ji Yanwenn was speaking the truth, Wu Tie nodded his head and asked again, "How much silver do we have in the treasury these days?"

"About 430 million." Ji Yanwenn answered honestly.

Hearing this number, Ye Tian was stunned once again. Based on heart, 430 million silver, if he really wanted to build passenger stations and Freight Station in various places, it was definitely far from enough.

Ye Tian thought for a while and then looked at the Minister of Industry and Government Duan Mulee. He then slowly said, "It covers about 50 mu, with three large buildings and a special exit passageway. How much investment is needed for such a project?"

Duan Mulee frowned and thought for a while. Then he said, "If we were to use the current open space of 50 mu, it would only cost 100,000 taels of silver. Even if a house or shop were to be demolished, it might not be hit even if it were multiplied by 10. Three large attics buildings would only cost sixty thousand silver taels, and the special passage would also be related to the demolition of houses and shops. "

At this point, Duan Mulee raised a few fingers and continued: "If you don't demolish the house, 200,000 silver is enough. If we were to demolish the house, I'm afraid that the one million and five hundred thousand silver would barely be enough. "

Hearing Duan Mulee's budget estimate, Ye Tian started to calculate in his mind. In the entire Tiangong Empire, there were a total of nine counties and one province. Each of the nine counties had around ten prefectures, and around each prefectural city, there were three to four counties. There were a total of four hundred and fifty prefectures in the country.

Four hundred and fifty prefectures and each prefecture city required one million and five hundred thousand silver taels. That was a total of six hundred and seventy-five million silver taels.

And the 430 million silver in the national treasury was obviously not enough. More importantly, it was impossible for the treasury to spend all its money on building passenger terminals and Freight Station. If that happened, the treasury would be completely empty, and once something happened in the empire, the Internal Affairs Bureau would not be able to afford even a single silver.

Thinking about this, Ye Tian pouted and thought in his heart: Could it be that I have to use Imperial Household Department to supplement the national treasury?

But if he wanted to build up Royal Vehicle Factory, he would also need a huge investment. The Freight Truck s and passenger buses that were produced required Royal Vehicle Factory to pay the corresponding production costs before they were put in the market. That was definitely a huge amount of money.

And most importantly, Imperial Household Department had taken on most of the responsibility of Military Court. They had raised Divine Weapon Camp in the capital city, and they had raised eight great legions, two great Armored Corps, and two ultra-long-range attack companies. The cost per day was also an extremely frightening figure.

A war was about economy, about money. It was about who had a deep background and who could last longer.0

So, because the legion with strong West Continent was still guarding inside the Constantine Castle, Ye Tian didn't plan to use the Imperial Household Department's funds to replenish it.

After all, compared to the military pressure that Athens City faced, the construction of passenger terminals and Freight Station did not seem to be as urgent and urgent.

Therefore, Ye Tian had to think of another way to deal with the shortage of funds.

Nodding, Ye Tian asked again: "According to your estimate, out of the 430 million silver taels from the treasury, how much can you get out?"

Hearing this, Ji Yanwenn was impressed by Ye Tian's consideration. What Ji Yanwenn was afraid of was Ye Tian's recklessness. He took out all of the 430 million silver from the national treasury and emptied it completely. If that happened, Ji Yanwenn wouldn't be able to give out the official salary for the next month.

Since Ye Tian was asking like this at the moment, he naturally thought of the same question.

A subordinate officer dealing with a superior officer is not afraid of strict demands from the superior, but is afraid that the superior does not know how to give directions. At this moment, Ji Yanwenn secretly rejoiced. Luckily, Ye Tian still had some brains.

After pausing for a moment, Ji Yanwenn answered, "Reporting to my lord, at least half of the funds in the treasury should be kept. The most we can spend is 200 million silver taels."

Ye Tian nodded and said, "Okay, you take care of this matter. As for the remaining funds, I will think of a way. You only need to pay 200 million silver first, and pay for the transportation stations and Freight Station construction in and around the capital at any time. "

Ji Yanwenn replied and retreated.

At this time, Ye Tian turned his head around and looked at Duan Mulee, and continued to ask: "Lord Duan, based on Ministry Of Industry Administration's records, which city or province do we have the most exchanges with people and goods in the capital?"

Duan Mulee answered: "Naturally, it's Jinling City. Jinling City s, south, north and south, both of which are flourishing in thousands of years, are also at the same latitude. The official road from the capital to Jinling is the most prosperous official road in our empire. "

Ye Tian asked again: "What's next? Give me a ranking. "

After thinking for a moment, Duan Mulee said: "Next is Liaodong County's Shen Prefecture, then Shannan County's He Prefecture, then Hedong County's Hai Prefecture, then Huodong County's Fu Prefecture, Guangnan County's Guangzhou, Chuxi County's Shu Prefecture, Yunxi County's Gui Prefecture, and finally, Tianxi County's Lan Prefecture."

In all honesty, Ye Tian had never paid much attention to the capitals of other counties other than Jinling and Shenzhou. Ye Tian showed quite a lot of interest towards the names of these capitals.

In his previous life, it was obvious that Wanzhou was the old term for it in Taiyuan. Hai Zhou and Shu didn't have much to do with it, but Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Guizhou and Lanzhou were all the capital cities of China. In terms of orientation, it was also very similar to China in his previous life.

After pondering over it for a while, Ye Tian started to calculate again. From the capital city to the capital city of the Nine Prefectures, this kind of passenger transport station and Freight Station was relatively larger in size. He could start the construction process first. According to the calculations, according to the Nine Prefectures' capital, each transportation station and Freight Station would cost about 3 million silver while the capital would require a total of 10 million silver. The total cost would be about 40 million silver. To Ministry of Tax Administration, this naturally put a lot less pressure on them.

As for the remaining two hundred million silver taels, the rest could be used to build the highway from the capital of the capital to the capital of the nine prefectures.

Thinking about this, Ye Tian nodded his head, and said: "Alright, Ministry of Tax Administration, your two departments will begin the construction of the passenger and cargo transportation station in the capital and the Nine Prefectures' capital starting from tomorrow. Use the fastest speed, in conjunction with the Nine Prefectures' Governor, to come up with a detailed plan for me. When the plan is confirmed, we will immediately start construction. "

Hearing Ye Tian's words, Ji Yanwenn and Duan Mulee both nodded seriously and agreed.

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