Facing the dumbfounded expressions of Li Shimin and his ministers, Li Anran was naturally very happy. As for why he had to toss out the invoices and taxes, the purpose was very simple, which was to further change the trajectory of the time and space of the Tang Dynasty and to gain more benefits from it.

"Of course, the size of the denomination on these fixed quota hand-killed invoices is not the key. The key is the total amount of invoices purchased every month. For example, the brothels, salt and iron and other profit-making industries mentioned earlier, in my opinion, this is the object of heavy taxes. How to limit this amount requires different situations in the fundamental industry to formulate."

"As for the use of these invoices, I believe you have just seen it. After the merchant purchases a fixed amount of invoices, it is equivalent to paying the tax for this month. When the customer purchases the items, he can tear off the invoices of the corresponding amount and hand them over to the other party. In this way, the customer has the certificate to purchase the items, and once there is a problem with the item, he can come to the door with the ticket."

"Is this the second thing? The stub on each invoice can also be used as a certificate for calculating the business of each shop and the destination of the items. With this certificate, it will be convenient for setting new tax standards or investigating the destination of the items. Of course, the biggest advantage of using invoices is that the country has money."

As Li Anran finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire private room became completely quiet. Except for the large mandarin duck hotpot in the middle of the round table, it was still rolling "gulp", even the rough men on weekdays were shocked by the words about invoices and taxes just now.

As the king of a country, Li Shimin is quite clear about the various adverse consequences of tax increase. He dare not easily draw any conclusions before fully understanding this matter. So, after pondering for a while, he asked, "Real person, do you mean that through such invoices, can you increase taxes?"

"It's probably what it means. This kind of tax is not aimed at ordinary people outside, nor is it aimed at those high-ranking officials. It is only targeting all commercial activities, which is the saying goes." At this point, Li Anran stopped, and after a while, he said: "Take the meal we have eaten."

"On the surface, as buyers, we enjoyed a table of delicious food in Deweilou, and paid a considerable amount of money. As sellers, we got a good money with good profits. As for the various expenses we paid for when building the store, and the monthly salary we paid in the kitchen, I call these costs."

"The cost here refers to the value category of the commodity, and this category is not limited to the commodity itself, but also includes the manpower, material resources and even the logistics mentioned above. Adding together the various expenses incurred when manufacturing the commodity and the various expenses incurred when selling the commodity is the cost."

"Of course, this is just to explain it in plain words as much as possible. If you want to be more professional, there are still many things involved. However, it has nothing to do with today's topic of invoices. If the Lord and the ministers are interested, I will submit another memorandum in retrospect. It will not be too late to discuss it in detail at that time."

Seeing that the historical figures in front of him were very interested in the cost they said, Li Anran quickly stopped the topic and then got back to the point: "Then we just talked about this meal. On the surface, we paid a certain amount of money to get a delicious meal, and Deweilou cooked a table of good dishes and made a certain profit."

"For example, we ate twenty cents of this meal, so with the tax standard piloted by the catering industry such as Deweilou, 10%. In other words, we have to pay a tax of two cents. According to my investigation of restaurants and restaurants in Chang'an City and Lantian County, it is naturally impossible for me to have so many, but I can't stand it."

"The old saying goes, sand gathers into towers, dripping water into rivers. And how many restaurants and restaurants are there in the entire Tang Dynasty? If this tax method can be promoted, not to mention other industries, the taxes and fees that this industry needs to pay every year will not be a small number. Moreover, I said before, this is just a part of the surface."

"Imagine if you want to cook this table of dishes, don't consider artificial things. Is it cost money to buy ingredients, spices, and even the dishes that are loaded? Do sellers who plant these ingredients, spices and utensils have similar needs? Once a transaction occurs, do you have to pay taxes?"

Speaking of this, I knew that I had said too much at once. Most of these historical figures were Li Anran, who could not make a fool of himself. Then he stopped and picked up the wine glass and started drinking it.

Li Shimin and the others subconsciously continued to think about the shocking content just now. As a result, the more they thought about it, the more they became more frightened, and the more they thought about it, the more they became, the more they became afraid.

"No!" Li Shimin, who was the first to react, suddenly slapped the table and said: "As what the real person said just now, this kind of tax is only for specific transactions, not individuals, and it needs to be verified by such invoices. But what if the seller does not use such vouchers? Or reduce the use, then wouldn't the tax and fee just mentioned be in vain?"

In fact, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and other ministers also thought about this issue. It was because they dared not show that they were smarter than His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so they kept silent. Seeing that this question was raised, they naturally looked at a certain "culprit".

"The Lord and the Lord may indeed exist as I said just now. However, taxation needs to be followed by specific people. As long as the general public can develop the habit of asking for invoices when buying things, it will not be possible for those merchants to not want to give it to you, right? What's more, you are the king of a country and can promulgate the corresponding tax laws."

"With the corresponding law and the habits developed by the people, even if you dare not say that you can avoid tax evasion in ten percent, it is enough to promote and protect this tax method." Li Anran, who was not surprised that the other party could think of this, shrugged and smiled.

Facing this pause, the answer given directly, whether it was Li Shimin or Changsun Wuji, they had to admit that it was indeed a good solution. If this tax could be promoted, it would not only increase the country's income, but also avoid the occurrence of various taxes and fees injuring the people in the past.

"But if the buyer and seller agree that they do not need an invoice, even if they have the corresponding law, wouldn't it be in vain?" Li Shimin, who thought of another question, continued to find fault.

"The saints and wise men actually have loopholes, no matter what kind of law there is, there are loopholes to be exploited. If you want to completely eliminate the possibility of tax evasion, not to mention my new tax, who can guarantee that there will be no similar situation in the past?" Li Anran, who knew that this problem could not be solved by himself, asked back.

"this……"

Faced with such statements, Li Shimin and the ministers, who knew that such things had always existed, couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"I wonder what kind of tax is this kind of tax that the real person has tried?" Li Shimin asked with a deep look.

"I call this tax commercial tax. A tax calculated based on turnover, which is the amount of purchase and sale. It is currently tentatively set at 14th level, with the lowest tax rate of one percent, which is half percent, and the highest is 30 percent, which is 30 percent. I personally think that places like brothels and gambling houses should be subject to heavy taxes. If 30 percent are too small, it is best to get 50 percent."

"In this way, the country can not only afford more taxes, but also control these industries to a certain extent. Of course, if you encounter some special situations, such as natural disasters caused by severe drought, you can also reduce taxes or even exempt taxes in a targeted manner." Li Anran, who put down the wine glass, said with a smile.

As he finished speaking, the whole room was once again immersed in silence. In the eyes of Li Shimin, who looked at someone, all of them showed complex expressions of shock, incredibleness, etc.
Chapter completed!