MTL - Fight the Giants-Chapter 921 Chamber of Commerce good plan
In the chamber of commerce, Huo Xi sat at the top seat, listening to the suggestions of the merchants below with a smile.
Seeing that everyone unanimously recommended her to be the chairman, Huo Xi raised her hand and suppressed her, and her voice fell silent.
"Everyone also knows my identity. Although my business has been approved by the emperor, my identity is also very inconvenient."
Turning her head and pointing at Gen Qi who was sitting next to her, "This is shopkeeper Gen. In the future, he will be the big shopkeeper of Guangfeng Shuixinan. He will represent me and be responsible for all affairs of Guangfeng Shuixinan. If you have any business matters , you can consult Gen Dazhang as much as you can."
Gen Qi got up and clasped his fists at everyone: "Gen is polite, I hope everyone will take care of you in the future, and come and go often in the future to make a fortune together."
A group of merchants in the hall also clasped their fists at Gen Qi one after another, saying some polite words. Just kidding, Mrs. Shizi's people, of course they have to be friends.
After Gen Qi sat down, Huo Xi continued: "I have many matters to discuss with you today. You should choose the position of president first, and discuss the rest slowly. The president will be decided by me or by Gen from Guangfengshui. The shopkeeper is biased. Before, Jun Xiangjie took advantage of the situation to control the chamber of commerce, suppressed his peers, and did nothing when things happened. These must be resolutely put an end to."
"This time, five candidates for the president will be publicly recommended, and then everyone will vote by secret ballot. The person with the most votes will be automatically elected as the president, and the two with the next few votes will automatically become vice presidents."
Huo Xi doesn't procrastinate, is straightforward, and doesn't like to talk about scenes. Compared with discussing a matter with the previous chamber of commerce, it took ten and a half months to go back and forth, and the efficiency is much higher. Everyone on the field could not help but sit upright, looking serious.
With just one stick of incense, the new president and two vice presidents were selected.
Huo Xi looked at Yu Danbo, but he didn't expect him to have such a high number of votes.
Maybe it's because of his close relationship with the eldest son, or maybe it's also because of his good business transformation in the past few months, which has led to the prosperity of the garment industry and established a reputation in Kuncheng.
No matter what the reason is, she has no reason to interfere since it was jointly elected by everyone.
Everyone congratulated President Yu and the two vice presidents in unison.
Yu Danbo got up and thanked Huo Xi first, and then thanked all the merchants, "Thank you for your kindness. I hope that everyone will work together to supervise and help, so as to prosper Kuncheng's economy together!"
After saying some heartfelt words, he added: "Since I am the chairman of the chamber of commerce, I can't also be the head of the garment industry." It can't be like the Jun family back then, controlling the chamber of commerce, but also controlling the heads of the various guilds .
Seeing that he was still clear-headed without taking power, Huo Xi nodded secretly. So he re-elected the top candidates for the garment industry and other top candidates for the guild.
There is no objection to being so efficient, Huo Xi is very satisfied.
"Nanbei Merchandising has created a new business model. Although it is convenient for the people and active for small traders, I know it will have a great impact on your business. Before, there were quite a few shops, such as grocery stores, that closed more than half of them, and the rest remained open. Yes, it's also business. Some people even leave Kuncheng helplessly. It's my fault..."
"Mrs. Shizi is serious." Yu Danbo said.
"The north-south goods store opened by Mrs. Shizi gave us a fresh look. We have been in business for many years, but no one thought of Mrs. Shizi's business methods. As expected, there are mountains beyond mountains. Although it has some impact on our business, we learned Following Madam's business ideas, improving service quality, reducing intermediate links, and changing the business strategy, everyone has not lost much, but because of the new business ideas, the business has improved a lot."
Let’s talk about the Yu family’s ready-made clothing shop, now it’s sold out in Yunnan, not to mention, even the central plains of the southwestern provinces, and even the city of Nanjing, Jiangxi.
The business of the Yu family has improved to a higher level than before. With a group of people, they are so busy that they don't touch the ground.
"Yes, yes, we are also changing our business thinking. I believe that in the near future, we will be as well-known as Yu's ready-to-wear store."
President Yu seems to have received advice from Mrs. Shizi, and the business was revived, even better than before. They also want to get the guidance of Mrs. Shizi.
Only dare to compliment, how dare to offend.
Just looking at the North-South Merchandise Store and her family's Fragrant Soup Shop making money every day, you can know Mrs. Shizi's methods. As long as she is willing to give some advice, there is no need to worry about running out of business.
"Everyone understands and loves you. I am very relieved and feel a heavy burden on my shoulders. Any new business model or new transformation has advantages and disadvantages. Only the ones that have been continuously washed and tested by the market and survived in the end are successful operations. method. I have some suggestions and ideas that I would like to discuss with you..."
In order to revitalize the local economy, Huo Xi has thought a lot in the past few months.
Yunnan is the frontier of the country. Even from the old Hou Ye, the three principals of the Mu Mansion have actively developed the local economy, built water conservancy and other measures to attract the population, and have also given some preferential treatment for land and land taxes. Population growth has been slow over the years.
Huo Xi approached Qian Guogong to share some of her suggestions.
Reduce commercial taxes and reduce some tariffs to activate the local economy and fill the population.
Now the business tax of the Wei Dynasty is 30 and 1. In addition to the regular tax, there are some additional local taxes, which Huo Xi suggested to exempt.
After the tariff is collected, it is generally reserved in the place. Huo Xi suggested that it be reduced or exempted.
Qian Guogong originally disagreed. Tax relief is related to local income and affects all aspects. But Huo Xi insisted, and suggested to try it out for a year to see the effect.
And promised that if the trial fails and affects local tax revenue this year, Guangfeng Water will make up for the difference in tax revenue last year.
There are dozens of countries and tribes near the land of Dian. These countries and tribes are now vassals of the Wei Dynasty. The reduction and exemption of tariffs can encourage local merchants to ship various goods to sell outside the customs, and can also attract businessmen outside the customs to send goods to Yunnan.
If the goods outside the customs are transported to the Central Plains and Jingshi Jiangnan and other places via Yunnan, additional tariffs will be imposed.
In this dynasty, there are tax bureaus in all provinces, and after collecting various taxes, they will be shipped to the capital. Generally, 70% is shipped, and 30% is kept in the local area, which is used as local officials' salaries, officials' daily expenses, yamen repairs, allowances for imperial examination students, etc. The local reserves are often insufficient, so various miscellaneous taxes are imposed in addition to the regular tax.
In some places, exploitation is severe, and there are so many miscellaneous taxes that the people are overwhelmed.
Huo Xi listed to Duke Qian the benefits of reducing and exempting merchants from miscellaneous taxes and customs duties. If the local government wants to increase fiscal and tax revenue, it is not enough to collect various miscellaneous taxes alone, and it must find ways to activate the local economy.
The local economy can be prospered only by retaining and filling the population, revitalizing various economies, and attracting phoenixes, so that local taxes can continue to flow.
Duke Qian was persuaded by Huo Xi and agreed to cancel all miscellaneous taxes for merchants in Yunnan under the regular tax, and to reduce or exempt some goods from customs duties. It will be tried for one year, and if there is any shortage, compared with last year's tax, Guangfengshui will make up for it.
In this way, local businessmen are encouraged to send out local good things, and merchants from outside the customs and other provinces are also encouraged to send in good things.
In the guild hall, everyone listened quietly, with surprise on their faces, "Is it true that all miscellaneous taxes are not charged, and customs duties are also reduced?"
