Chapter 356 Big Shock?
"What? My lord, tell me again? How much is the tax rate?" Although Oliveira here heard it clearly, she absolutely couldn't believe it. The 70% tax rate is simply not a way for people to live. The family members Less is better, if there are too many people in the family, they will starve to death without discussing it. If this tax rate is made public, won’t the government force the people to rebel?
"70%, that's the tax rate. M" Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
"Marshal... do you really want to charge such a high tax rate?" McCann also said immediately, "It is impossible for the citizens to accept this tax rate. Even when food is most needed during wartime, the tax rate is only 30%. , your tax of 70% will definitely arouse the resistance of the citizens."
"Really?" Li Huailin was happy, "Then hurry up, this is what you want. Come on, Oliveira, immediately disclose this tax rate and complete the tax as soon as possible."
"This..." Oliveira hesitated for a moment. The matter of tax collection has nothing to do with her. Li Huailin has cut off her family members, and she is the only one left. She doesn't have to pay taxes without land, so she has no favorability. However, as the minister of the Ministry of Finance, she must advise Li Huailin on this kind of arbitrary tax collection.
"My lord, I think... wow... My lord, you..." Before Oliveira could finish his sentence, Li Huailin directly patted Oliveira's chest with his paw.
"Is it a relationship with insufficient loyalty, so much nonsense..." Li Huailin thought it might be that Oliveira's loyalty is only 57 points, and the relationship with insufficient favorability is always opposed, so he directly increased the loyalty have a look.
System prompt: Because you have sexually harassed your subordinates without consent, Oliveira Praal's favorability with you has increased by 45 points, and the current favorability is infatuation.
System prompt: The curse time of "Dirty People" is refreshed.
System prompt: Because you sexually harassed your subordinates without consent, Oliveira Praal's loyalty increased by 30 points.
"There is no problem now." Li Huailin asked while stroking Oliveira.
"Leader... my lord... don't do this..." Oliveira held Li Huailin's shoulder with one hand. Holding Li Huailin's hand with one hand, he said with a blushing face, there are so many subordinates of the financial department watching behind him, although Oliveira here thinks he likes it very much, but he can't do it like this.
"Marshal, if taxes are collected at this rate, it may cause riots among the people in the territory." McCann pretended not to see it, and continued to say that this matter had nothing to do with him. His territory It's not here, and it's not on his head to collect taxes.
"Where did the riots come from because of me here?
"Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand, "It is necessary to collect according to this tax rate. "
"This……"
"I have to go to work in advance. You should follow my instructions and quickly raise the tax. Otherwise, everyone will be poor." Before McCann could finish speaking, Li Huailin waved his hand and ran away. .
"Marshal...yuan...what should I do?" McCann couldn't stop Li Huailin, sighed and asked Oliveira beside him.
Oliveira straightened her hair, and then sighed: "I don't know what the lord thinks...but let's implement it according to the lord's words. If something happens in the end, Mr. McCann Just put the responsibility on me, the Minister of Finance, and say that I bewitched the lord to do this."
"Olivia, you..." McCann was startled.
"Meeting such a capricious lord... we as subordinates have nothing to do. Right?". Oliveira smiled and said, "That's it. I'll count the list immediately, and you first prepare an official document to inform all the lords of our tax rate this year."
"That's the only way to go... I'll let the people of the Second Legion prepare, so that they can respond immediately if something happens." McCann said with a sigh.
In the north of the Principality of Lancaster, there is a small town called Satu Mare. The lord of the city, Bacau, is in a very good mood recently, because the annual autumn harvest is coming soon. This is a rare good time for me to make money in a year. Although Satu Mare is not a fief directly under him, his taxes still have to be handed over to the lord above, but there is a difference in the price. For example, last year's tax was set at 12%. But last year, Bacau collected 17% of the tax from the people, and the extra 5% naturally went into his own pocket. For a person like him who can only receive a fixed salary like the empire, the annual autumn harvest is rare. Although it is said that the Lancaster region is no longer a fief directly under the empire this year, and the person who pays him has also been replaced by the newly appointed Duke of Aquitaine, this does not prevent him from earning extra money.
"In the first year of his new tenure, the lord should try to please the local people and us small lords, so that the tax rate will not be set too high, and it seems that there will be more extra money this year." Bacau here Said a little happily.
"My lord, my lord, the document is here." A skilled man at the door rushed into his room in a hurry.
Bacau looked up. It was Chris, his staff member. He smiled and said, "Is it an official tax letter? What is the tax rate this year?"
"This... my lord, you should read it yourself..." Chris wiped off his sweat, and then directly handed the official letter in his hand to Bacau.
"Oh?" Bacow was a little surprised, because Chris's expression seemed to be constipated, and he felt speechless, so he ended up looking at the official document, and immediately, Bacow's expression also changed to Ke Like Reese.
"70%?" It took a long time for Bacau to realize, what kind of trouble is this? The 70% tax rate is not paying taxes, it is stealing money, what is the new lord, the Duke of Aquitaine, doing? Let alone my income this year, if this tax rate is made public, it will be a question of whether I can maintain my position. 70% of the tax collectors are not against the sky, maybe I will be arrested by the mob tomorrow. Beheaded.
"My... my lord, this... what should I do?" Chris was also panicked. You said that what they will do with the 70% tax rate is not a question of whether they can make money, but whether they can continue to live. problem.
"Is this a real official letter?" Bacau over here said impatiently, "Isn't there a mistake, 70%? What does the Duke want to do?"
"It's true." Chris said here, "I asked the soldiers who came to deliver the official letter. It's true, and it's not aimed at us. This tax rate is charged in the whole territory."
"Hiss..." Bacwu gasped. This was really no joke. It was foreseeable that a huge riot was waiting in front of him. Bacwu here immediately changed his attitude. This year's extra income is gone, but you must choose yourself. If the citizens riot, go to the new Duke, and don't make trouble for yourself.
"Chris, hurry up and post this official document, the original, on the bulletin board next to the city gate, and then tell the guards to go to various places and tell all the citizens to go to the city gate to see the announcement." Bacau said immediately.
"Original? My lord, this is..." Chris here was surprised. According to the previous practice, Bacau usually puts the tax announcements by himself, and then writes a tax statement for his territory. Announcement, after which the people below will be notified, and this time the original copy will be posted directly, which means that Bacwu here wants to choose himself out, and the original is stamped with the seal of the Duke's Mansion, not that Bacwu himself wants to charge 70 % tax, the citizens saw that even if they rebelled, they would not do anything to Bacau. They would only target the duke who charged them a 70% tax rate.
"Yes." Bacau knew that Chris had also seen his purpose, and immediately admitted, "This matter is no small matter. If it is not done well, the citizens will think that I am enriching their own pockets. I don't want to become a target. Since this If a duke dares to charge such a tax rate, he is already mentally prepared, this matter has nothing to do with us, let's take a look at the means of this lord this year."
"Means? What means is there?" Chris asked here, "As long as this thing is announced, the people below will definitely rebel. What means can there be?"
"I don't know..." Bacau said, "I don't know what the duke thinks. It's because of this that I feel strange. You said that even if you don't know anything, will you charge this tax rate?"
"No." Chris here immediately replied, even if someone is randomly arrested on the street to become a lord, such an outrageous tax rate will not be charged. Isn't it forcing rebellion?
"That's why I feel strange. I don't know what the Duke means..." Bacau said, "Chris, after you said that the people below rebelled, should we help the people bombard the Duke together or stand by the Duke?" What about suppressing the people?"
"This... I heard that the Lord Duke is the right-hand man of His Royal Highness, and he is very favored... But I don't know if His Royal Highness will protect him for this behavior..." Chris also said with a headache, "My lord, the current situation is unclear , I think we should wait and see, and don’t stand in line for now.”
"It makes sense." Bacwu here thought for a while and said, "In short, publish the official document first, so that all the guards are ready. This time, something big will happen."
"Yes, sir." Chris nodded.
The same situation also occurs in various places in Lancaster. All people basically don't understand what their new lord is going to do. Most of them choose to choose themselves out and directly publish the official documents they sent. out. (to be continued...)