Chapter 519： tax reform seven

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The news that the lord of Arda wanted to abolish the tax-contributor and the income tax blew like a whirlwind through the North-West Gulf.

When the current government affairs council or the lord's court promulgate certain new policies or new regulations, they will basically release the news in advance, and first check the public's voice.

"What? It's impossible!"

In a certain manor, Fergus, a knight of the Greiman family, who withdrew when Paul formed a new army, cried out in astonishment when his steward reported the news he had obtained from the city.

"Master Graham is not such a brutal lord, this must be a rumor."

Fergus shook his head, abolishing the tax subsidy system makes sense, but collecting income tax on the rich is a bit too much, isn't this stealing money?

"Someone must be slandering Graham-sama's reputation. If you let me know, I will never spare him."

Fergus clenched his fists bitterly.

But Fergus had no idea, because according to his friends in the State Council, Earl Paul Greiman wanted to promote similar reforms a long time ago, but was persuaded by Ford's manager at the time on the grounds that the conditions were not mature.

At this time, a servant came to report, "Dear Master Fergus, Master Warren invites you to have a banquet at his manor this afternoon."

"Old Warren?"

Fergus was a little surprised, he just had a meeting with old Warren the day before yesterday, how could he invite him to the banquet again so soon.

Could it be that rumor is true? Does Earl Graham feel that the "conditions" are ripe for reform? Did Manager Ford not persuade him this time?

Old Warren is asking himself to discuss matters.

"Get the horse ready for me, I'll be there soon."

Fergus made his decision immediately.

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"Master Graham."

In the lord's mansion in Huxin Town, Bernard placed a stack of envelopes on Paul's shore.

"It's all for you. Some are private letters, some are joint letters, some from merchants, and some from squires."

Paul raised his eyebrows and said, "Hmph, I don't need to read to know what they wrote in the letter."

Impatiently, he opened the envelopes one by one.

When Paul finished reading the last letter, he shouted angrily and laughingly: "Ha, look, Bernard, let me just say, everyone wants to keep their little bit of power and interest."

Berner took a piece of letter paper from Paul's hand, and it was indeed full of words persuading Paul not to abolish the tax subsidy system and not to levy income tax.

"Bernard, write an open letter for me to respond to the various issues in this joint letter."

"Yes, Graham-sama."

Paul enumerates the main points that should be included in the content of the reply letter one by one.

"To specifically clarify the significance of our current tax system, the money we collect is used in the following aspects: One is the construction and maintenance of public facilities, such as roads, bridges, canals, and dams. These things are related to the interests of all the citizens, including them, their travel, irrigation, cargo transportation... who has not used the facilities built by taxes; the second is the salary expenditure of public service personnel, such as various The affairs officers of the high-level administrative points, counting the population, accepting lawsuits, and various taxes..."

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Paul stopped, hesitated for a moment, waved his hand and said:

"Forget it, let's not talk about it, I guess they don't like to hear it either."

"The third is the expenditure on education and science and technology... Uh... Needless to say, many people probably don't understand and don't want to understand; the fourth is the construction of armed forces. Strong military force is the basic guarantee to protect all people in the territory from outsiders. This They should understand."

He concluded: "All in all, just make a big fuss about the construction of public infrastructure and the construction of armed forces. Whoever opposes it is against the interests of all residents in the territory! And it must be stated that the taxes collected are definitely not used for the lord's personal Enjoy."

Bernard took a quill and wrote down one by one on the white paper.

"Master Graham, I must complete this open letter as soon as possible."

"Print a few extra copies and post them on the bulletin board."

"Yes!"

At this time, a pungent smell floated into Paul's office through the window on the south wall.

"Damn! What a smell! It stinks."

Paul immediately covered his nose, and Bernard did the same.

The smell...reminds him of visiting the nitrate fields built by the alchemists. It stinks and is disgusting.

They coincidentally cast their gazes through the window to the south. There was nothing unusual inside the castle. When they looked over the wall and looked at the street outside the castle, they found a carriage with goods turned over on the road, and something was scattered on the ground. Two people dressed as coachmen were They were busy running around, one of them was trying to turn the carriage right, and the other was shoveling on the ground with a shovel.

The guards of the lord's mansion who were in charge of guarding the gates of the castle surrounded the two of them and supervised their movements.

After a while, the guards **** the two coachmen.

"What's going on? Isn't it just a truck overturned? As for people being tied up?"

Paul cried out strangely, "Bernard, go there and ask what's going on, and find out why they want to arrest people."

"Yes!" Bernard responded.

After a while, the secretary came back with a detailed account of what had happened.

It's just that his face was very strange, and he said with some hesitation: "That car...is a dung truck."

"Dung truck?" Paul's complexion also turned bad.

"Yes, your guards are going to put those two coachmen in jail for disrespecting the lord."

Paul raised his arm, "Just because they accidentally turned the car over at my door? Absurd! You go tell them and let them go immediately."

"Can't let people go!"

Victor, the captain of his guard, barged in without knockingWhy, Victor? "Paul was very puzzled.

Victor said angrily: "I think this is someone's deliberate provocation against you. Nothing like this has ever happened before."

"Deliberate provocation?"

"Yes, or...warning! Lord Graham, think about your upcoming tax reform." Victor reminded him.

Paul's heart tightened, and he suddenly felt that what his captain of the guard said was very reasonable.

"Then go and interrogate the two coachmen to find out who is behind the scenes. If it's just an accident, let them go."

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Victor said: "My lord, I will carry out your order, but I don't think there is anything useful to check. The people behind the scenes dare to do this because they hide themselves well. Maybe the car is passive. something, and the two coachmen don't know about it. So I suggest..."

"What do you suggest?"

"I suggest that no matter what the result of the question is, you should show these two coachman lords to the public, so as to deter those behind the scenes."

Berner echoed, "Captain Victor's suggestion is very reasonable, I think you can consider it."

Paul didn't respond immediately, just stared at the two for a few seconds.

"I thought about it, and the result is... no! Victor, interrogate these two people according to my order just now, and let them go if they can't find out why."

"Yes, my lord."

The captain of the guard bowed to accept the order.

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