Chapter 169 Agricultural Tax Reform

Two thousand*, this is not such an easy task to achieve!

The 2,000* revenue task assigned by Zhao Dongyun to the financial system does not refer to the total income this year, but only refers to taxes, that is to say, it does not include the profits of government-run enterprises, nor does it include government land sales or various messy value-added income, but only refers to conventional taxes such as agricultural taxes, commercial taxes and tariffs.

To reach 20 million in taxes, then many administrative departments under the general's mansion need to continue to work together! After all, in addition to the administrative reform and tax reform of the financial system itself, the development of agriculture, industry and commerce itself is the core.

So after leaving Zhao Dongyun's temporary official residence, Zhao Dongping, who was pressed down 2,000* to receive the task, looked at several people around him and then said, "I have to help you more in the future. At this time next year, I have to see you whether I live or die!"

Deng Jiazhen beside him said, "Brother Zhao's words are too polite. Everyone eats in the same pot. At that time, Brother Zhao can't pay the job, and we can't go there!"

Zhao Dongping waved his hand. To be honest, he is under too much pressure now, and his mind is full of 20 million, so his tone is also a little flat: "To complete the task of 2,000 *, the big head has to rely on commercial tax. This year, commercial tax will at least collect more than 10 million yuan, so there is no way to collect 20 million at all!"

Deng Jiazhen is still smiling. Why, because Fengtian's current industry and commerce are developing rapidly, not to mention the Huludao Industrial Zone, other parts of Fengtian's industry and commerce are also developing rapidly. Last year, they just received more than 4 million yuan in commercial taxes at the beginning. This year, it is on the right track and double to 10 million. !

Zhao Dongping then looked at Chen Zhenxian: "Brother Chen, we have more than 50 million mu of land on Fengtianming. In addition, there are hidden fields and wasteland reclamation in the past two years. At least 60 million acres have been collected in so many worlds. This is not a slap in the face of Zhao. I will ask for a tax reform of acres after the Spring Festival. Abolish all miscellaneous regulations on fields and pay agricultural taxes uniformly. If the restructuring goes smoothly, it can at least double or even more on the existing basis. However, I'm afraid there will be some chaos at that time. At that time, it is impossible for the military to support anything big, but Brother Chen, you have to cooperate more!"

Chen Zhenxian was shocked when he heard that Zhao Dongping wanted to play the land mu tax reform, even though he was proud of his ability. Last year's tax reform on commercial tax and various miscellaneous donations has caused an uproar. However, although the amount of commercial tax is large, the popularity is small, and it is only concentrated in the merchant class. However, this field The mu tax reform is very widespread, which will affect the lives of at least 99% of the people in Fengtian.

A little carelessness will cause Fengtian turbulence!

Chen Zhenxian immediately said, "Although the tax reform of Tianmu is also needed, I still hope that Brother Zhao will do it carefully. After all, this is related to the livelihood of millions of people!"

Zhao Dongping said, "If Mr. Chen is worried about the livelihood of ordinary people, he doesn't have to worry. Although I, Zhao Dongping, like money, I will not rob the rations of the ha ha ha ha ha!"

Speaking of this, Zhao Dongping's face suddenly became gloomy: "If this tax reform is successful, not only will our taxes increase, but also reduce the burden on the people. The only disadvantage is the low-level officials and unscrupulous landlords who have been sucking the flesh and blood of the people all year round!"

The reform of land in any dynasty, whether it is agricultural tax or trading, it will inevitably implicate the grassroots, that is, the landlord class of ordinary people in later generations. Therefore, although the Tang, Song and Ming dynasties have tried various reforms, most of them are lost. In the end of the defeat, the only successful example is the contribution of the Qing Dynasty and the taxation of the gentry. The reason for its success was that the cornerstone of the rule of the early Qing Dynasty government was not the landlord class, but the Eight Banners army.

The mid-to-late Qing Dynasty has changed. The landlord class, especially the Han landlord class, has actually become the cornerstone of this feudal dynasty, and various reforms during this period have encountered strong opposition. Countless histories have proved that it depends on the landlord class, especially the Han landlord class, to rule. The regime and the word 'reform' are basically unfated...

However, in the late Qing Dynasty, the situation is different now. Although it is often said that landlords also say that the world as a whole has entered industrialization, and China has also experienced the Westernization Movement and the new policy in the late Qing Dynasty, industry and commerce have developed rapidly for decades, and then the industrial and commercial class has become the most important among the Chinese class. Want a group.

For example, the current uproaring constitutional monarchy and even the people's master's revolution, if it is the awakening of the consciousness of the nation and people's masters, it is better to say that China's industrial and commercial classes are fighting for their political rights.

It is precisely because of the support and promotion of the industrial and commercial class that the new policy in the late Qing Dynasty can develop rapidly!

To this day, although the overall political power of China's industrial and commercial class is still not as good as that of the traditional landlord class, it has also become a major interest class in contemporary China and has the ability to compete with the traditional landlord class.

Of course, because contemporary China is in the era of alternating old and new, many industrial and commercial entrepreneurs are generally big landlords.

This is also extremely beneficial for various reforms, because these industrial and commercial classes from landlords will not give up making more reforms because of a little land income. On the contrary, they will further promote the transformation of landlords into industrial and commercial classes.

Taking Zhao Dongyun's Zhao family as an example, the Zhao family used to be a landlord in the traditional Chinese sense, taking land as a symbol of wealth. However, after the reform of the new policy in the late Qing Dynasty, the Zhao family quickly changed from a traditional landlord to an industrial and commercial family. Although the Zhao family still owns a large amount of land in its hometown in Xuzhou, the main wealth of the four houses of the Zhao family It has been replaced with the shares of Fuyuan Company, and the value of these shares has far exceeded the wealth brought by traditional land.

After years of preparation, at the end of last year, Fuyuan Yarn Factory and many subsidiaries under its name were rectified and merged, and the 'Fuyuan Company' was established to manage many factories and industries owned by the Zhao family.

In addition to wholly-owned Fuyuan Yarn Factory, the largest and best-performing textile enterprise in contemporary China, the restructured Fuyuan Company also owns a large number of subsidiaries, such as 70% of the shares of Fuyuan Yanghui Company, 80% of the shares of Fuyuan Chemical Company, and Fuyuan Construction Company. The company and so on have occupied a controlling stake in more than a dozen subsidiaries, and also jointly with other enterprises or official shares in many enterprises.

For example, Fuyuan Company also owns 35% of the shares of Fuyuan Machinery Factory. This Fuyuan Machinery Factory is the largest enterprise in contemporary China. It not only owns its own business, but also is involved in the two major industries of steel and chemical industry, and is wholly invested in construction. The steel plant affiliated to Fuyuan Machinery Factory has become the second largest steel enterprise in China after Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant. Well, although there are only two steel plants in China now, the second place represents the last.

The total assets of Fuyuan Machinery Factory have already exceeded 10 million. Of course, its liabilities are also the first in China, and all kinds of loans add up to more than 6 million taels. Although the annual profit is very considerable, the investment at this stage is more. Anyway, including the parent company Fuyuan Company, it has not taken a dime in recent years. Dividends, on the contrary, a lot of money was invested in the follow-up.

Just from this point of view, this Fuyuan machine factory is a trap, which only loses and does not make money, but the broad profit prospects are still attractive to countless people to throw money into it. Not to mention Fuyuan Company itself, every time the shares are issued, it invests heavily in the purchase of additional shares, otherwise after so many years The shares in hand have been diluted for a long time.

Several other major shareholders are no exception. For example, the second largest shareholder, Dingsheng Bank, Hong Xuwei also grits his teeth and invests a lot of money to acquire shares. In recent years, he has not only not reduced the share of shares in Fuyuan Machinery Factory, but also increased it by two percentage points.

Why are they willing to invest a lot of money in it? Isn't it just to see future profits? According to the construction plan of Fuyuan Machinery Factory, the production investment of rifles, heavy machine guns, mortars, artillery and other major ordnances has been completed, and the equipment has been purchased and saved to make money from the production of arms, while another investment The big head is an affiliated steel plant, and this main equipment has also been purchased. To put it simply, after spending more than 10 million yuan, there will be no need for the shares to continue to spend money as if they are worried.

In the future, the factory will be able to form its own blood for development, and also distribute considerable dividends for shareholders, and the future dividend figures are extremely considerable. Otherwise, outside businessmen will not try their best to acquire the shares of the factory. Unfortunately, after the establishment of the factory, several additional shares have been issued, and most of the additional shares have been purchased by the original shareholders using their priority, and few of them have been exiled.

At the same time, Fuyuan Company also owns 40% of the shares of Huludao Textile Company, and then about 20% of the shares of Luanzhou Coal Mine. Even in the Dasheng Yarn Factory, the largest competitor of Fuyuan Textile Company, Fuyuan Company has obtained 13% of the shares through acquisitions and other means.

Mr. Lin Lin added up, Zhao's Fuyuan Company controlled a total of 16 enterprises, and then owned shares in more than a dozen enterprises. The market value of many enterprises under the name of Fuyuan Company reached nearly 20 million. Of course, if the loans and some false high water in many subsidiaries are excluded, then Fuyuan The company's net assets are estimated to be only about 10 million.

However, this tens of millions of sub-industry alone was also unimaginable by the Zhao family in the past. When the Zhao family first began to invest in industry under the leadership of Zhao Dongyun, the combined capital could not be less than 500,000 taels. Even if all the land, shops and other industries in the family were sold, it could not make up 100. Ten thousand.

However, a few years later, the Zhao family has already had more than 10 million assets. Most of the time, Zhao Chenliang, chairman of Fuyuan Company, can't figure out where the money comes from. Anyway, the assets reported by those financial personnel are getting more and more every day!

Although few families can complete such a gorgeous transformation with the Zhao family and gather so much wealth, the situation of the Zhao family can be seen as a social epitome, and more traditional landlords are transforming into entrepreneurs.

In a series of new policy reforms in Northeast China, Zhao Dongyun is the main host, and who opposes it? The stubborn landlords who only know how to eat in the soil and the powerful who own a large number of farms!

That is to say, the old landlords who own a large amount of land, and the magnates and nobles of the Qing Dynasty are the important obstacles to Zhao Dongyun's land and land tax reform.