Chapter 254 Breakdown

The Gothic Jianghai, located on the Bund on the west coast of the Huangpu River, was built in the 19th year of Guangxu. In the 17th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, because the ancient temple-style old customs office was simple and unbearable, Daotai Nie Ji and the Jiangxi Customs Taxation Department approved the Daxian and allocated funds to build a new customs office, which took 2 years. Guangxu was completed in the winter of the 19th year, and a Western church-style customs office was built. The building has exquisite external buildings and internal equipment, including turnstiles, stone lions, bell towers, lightning rods, heating and a wide customs declaration hall.

If the customs is the symbol of the country. Well, since Shanghai Jianghaiguan established the Jiangguan system in 1854, the key to opening this national gate fell into the hands of foreigners. This Gothic Jianghaiguan building on the Bund has witnessed half a century of humiliation on the banks of the Huangpu River since the opening of Shanghai. It is here that Xianfeng's nine-year foreign tax department system was established here. In the next three or four years, the semi-colonial customs system of Jiang Customs was forced to be quickly pushed to a trade port in China. Since then, China has lost its power for nearly half a century!

At this time, Angelian, the tax department of Jiangxi Customs in Jianghaiguan, has a jump on his right eyelids. There is often a saying in China that "the left eye jumps the wealth and the right eye jumps the disaster". Thinking of this statement, I think of the tariff negotiations between Nanjing Zheng Axe and other countries today. He doesn't think that the negotiations can make much progress. Sixteen years after he came to this country, he can say that he knows the most about this country, but this understanding is only for the past, not the present.

"What will you do?"

Angelian looked at the official document issued by the Nanjing Ministry of Finance an hour ago on the table. The official document is the general document of the "Temporary Additional Tax Measures for Customs", and the implementation date is today.

"It's just pressure!"

Suffing a cigar, Buddy said with a smile. Compared with some of Anger United's worries about the future, he even thought that the negotiations held in Peiping were likely to break down today. That's why the Chinese people issued this official document when the negotiations began.

"They just try to express their attitude in this way, but Anglian, we need to know, is it possible for Peiping's mission to accept this kind of blackmail? What's more, is it possible for this additional tax to be implemented without our cooperation?

"No! I think they must have a way to enforce these additional taxes!"

Anger, who was a little uneasy, shook his head and said that he was walking back and forth in the office. The Chinese must have a way to force everyone to implement the seven-level surcharge, but the question is, what method will they adopt?

The phone suddenly rang. Anger answered the phone and listened to the content from the phone. His face turned pale in an instant. When he hung up the phone, his pale face was full of helplessness.

"Budi, I told you that they must have a way to implement the surcharge. Now... they have found a way!"

At the same time, he smiled bitterly.

"I have long proposed to the General Taxation Department that we should hand over Guan Yu to Nanjing, but he repeatedly refused. Guan Yu is our weapon, but for Nanjing, Guan Yu is their lifeline. Now they not only have to levy additional taxes, but also take away the right of collection! Our good day is coming to an end! Mr. Buddy, maybe in the next few years, we will be ready to pack the package!"

At this time, Anglian was full of reluctance. He and Chen Moran had a lot of personal friendship, and it was the private friendship between the two that made him believe that this time Nanjing was determined to withdraw the tariff.

A bridge leads to the Huangpu Bridge on both sides. Since its completion, the spiral bridge has always been a scene on the Bund, especially at night. The spiral bridge is illuminated by the light, which is even more famous. However, for Shanghai, the Huangpu Bridge is not famous for its alternative appearance, but for its unique shape. The story and the important surname of the bridge on both sides of the bridge. Since the completion of the bridge, the bridge has been the most important traffic road between the two sides of Huangpu.

On today's six-lane bridge, continuous carriages extend along the spiral bridge to the Bund Road. The goods unloaded from the merchant ships of various countries at the Bund wharf were often transported directly to the opposite bank through the Huangpu Bridge in the past. Due to competition on the opposite shore, many foreign banks prefer boats to the Bund wharf rather than the Pudong wharf. .

However, today is different from the past. The carriages carrying goods are parked on the bridge, and some anxious handlebars and deliverymen keep negotiating with the tax police in the middle of the bridge, but the tax policemen just shook their heads and drove the carriages away directly.

"Unpaid items are regarded as smuggling and temporarily withheld!"

On the roadside of the concession to the Chinese world, the tax police dressed in black police uniforms and shoulder-backed rifles blocked the goods that were about to be leased. The national police did not have the right to enforce the law in the concession, so they could only block the import of goods outside the concession. Any goods without tax certificate were temporarily detained, and the foreign bank and buyers rushed to come. We are most of the people who are arguing that these goods have paid customs duties, but in exchange for a form issued by the tax officer, an additional tax collection form.

"4.5%, 7.5%, 12.5%, 14.5%, 19.5%, 24.5%..."

Looking at the additional tax payment form in his hand, Sassoon almost didn't want to tear the form, but in the end he didn't tear it up. The goods shipped by the foreign bank to the warehouse outside the concession were seized by the tax police at the intersection.

"With this form, pay the tax to the Industrial Bank. Only with the tax payment certificate can you go through the pick-up procedures at the Shanghai State Taxation Bureau. If the additional tax is not made up on the 15th, the rate will be regarded as giving up the goods, and the seized goods will be auctioned by the special agency of the State Administration of Taxation!"

"Father, what should we do?"

Vickert? Sha Sen looked at his father and asked. He had just returned from the Shanghai Internal Revenue Service. The tax official of the State Administration of Taxation said very clearly that there were only two options, either paying taxes or auctioning.

"Look at our contract. The contract expires tomorrow. I will pay the tax today. If it expires the day after tomorrow, I will pay it tomorrow. We need to guarantee the maintenance of the contract first and inform the driver that I will go to the British consulate to ask for the attitude of the consuls!"

"Damn Chinese! Damn s lame!"

Compared with Sassoon's calmness, Charlie's roar kept coming from Charlie's office. Now Charlie is far from the same as a few months ago. The contradiction between him and Chen Muran caused by jealousy is almost unknown in the Shanghai business community, and it is why Charlie Yangxing is now It can be said that the business is not as good as one day. Recently, it has been difficult to take advantage of the trend of Chinese people to start an industry and sell machinery at a lower price than other foreign banks, so that the business has improved.

And now the damn s lame has made this "tariff surcharge", and the mechanical tariff surcharge is 4.5%, which takes almost half of the net profit.

"Damn Chinese, add it! Add it! Fifteen days, I'll wait for fifteen days. I have to see if Nanjing will be bombarded or you will go to auction my goods!"

Although thinking about the more than one million machines temporarily detained in Wuhan is a burst of pain, Charlie would rather believe that the mission will never compromise. This agreement tariff is related to the interests of all countries!

"You are crazy!"

In the British Embassy in Peiping, Sakyi looked at Liang Dunyan in front of him with an incredible look. The Chinese began to levy additional tariffs, and it was today, at this time, and even when everyone began to negotiate, they had begun to levy additional taxes at various customs.

Aren't they afraid of starting a war?

"No!"

Liang Dunyan shook his head.

"It's not that we are crazy. It's because we are very normal, so we have to realize tariff autonomy and impose tariff surcharges. No political axe will hand over the right to tariffs to outsiders. May I ask Mr. Sakyi, there is now in the world, except for China and Egypt. Sign tariff agreements with countries? No! No, even Egypt's agreed tariffs can be adjusted within the range of 15%, but what about China? But it can only continue to have tariffs worth five hundred draws!"

"Aren't you afraid to start a war? Your behavior has violated the Old Testament to be observed by your endorsement!"

"Convoy of Sa, please don't need to doubt our determination to withdraw tariffs and implement national tax autonomy!"

Liang Dunyan said in an extremely positive tone that he clearly knew the risk of confiscation of goods in exchange for merchants taking the initiative to pay additional taxes to industrial banks, but the government said very clearly that if they do not take decisive measures, these powers will only regard China as a dough to be kneaded by them, whether it is temporarily withholding goods or products. The collection of industry banks is to show China's attitude.

"Even if the warships are forced and guns are on the front, it is impossible to change China's determination to implement national tax autonomy!"

"Then you can talk to the cannons of the warship!"

Mu Ran, a somewhat annoyed German minister, suddenly shouted, saying that although Germany's commercial interests are far inferior to those of Britain, the United States and the United States, as China's political axe purchases a large number of machinery and equipment in Germany, Muran values commercial interests and tariffs more than at any time! Tariffs are directly related to Germany's commercial interests in China.

And the threat to Mu Ran, Liang Dunyan just looked at him. After meditating for a while, he just opened his mouth and said.

"Convoy Mu, I will truthfully report your words to the ruling axe!"

With that, he turned his head again and looked directly at Heard, the general tax department in front of Sakyi.

"Mr. Hurd, regarding the solicitation of additional tax, due to your non-cooperation, the ruling axe has to express regret. Before further agreement is reached, the collection of additional tax will be levied by the IRS and collected by the Industrial Bank!"

In a word, it was a thunderbolt in the conference room again, which only made Hurd not come to his senses for a long time. Regarding the collection of additional tax, his attitude is very simple. It can be levied or not. The only thing that needs to be taken into account is the power of the General Taxation Department, and the collection of additional tax directly kicks off the customs and HSBC.

Sakyi, who stood up with an expressionless face, ended the negotiation with one sentence.

"As the minister of Mu Ran said, Liang Dunyan, please tell your country that we will take all means to defend the interests of all countries and safeguard the sacred surname of international treaties!"

(to be continued)