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Chapter 482 One Copper Coin Tax

Near East, Crescent Harbor.

Amidst the sound of whistles, the ship slowly sailed into the port, and there was a burst of applause on the pier.

In order to celebrate the official opening of the port, all major forces in the kingdom sent representatives to the scene to participate in the ceremony.

As the host, Hudson naturally cannot be absent.

"Everyone, the navigating ceremony is over, there will be a celebration banquet later, let's move freely now!"

The short speech made all the guests very confused.While long-winded speeches are not popular in the Alpha Kingdom, this is too simplistic.

Hudson turned a blind eye to everyone's surprised expressions. It was a day of forced business, who has the time to talk nonsense here!
As long as the ceremony is in place, it is not easy for the people below to have the opportunity to rest for a day.

In order to catch up with the construction period, the construction of Xinyue Port has always been in three shifts regardless of daylight from the start to the end.

"Prime Minister, do you see this?"

An accompanying official asked anxiously.

As a representative of the kingdom, Hudson directly announced the end of the ceremony, which would inevitably be interpreted politically.

Every time the big guys clash, the little guys are the first to suffer.If there is a trouble, there is a high probability that the officials in charge of planning will be responsible.

"What's so interesting, this is Marshal Hudson's usual style. Now that the ceremony is over, let's go back and rest."

The prime minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, said without changing his face.

There was no reaction on his face, but he knew very well in his heart that this was Hudson swearing sovereignty over Crescent Harbor.

As the first large-scale port in the Near East, the status of Crescent Port in the development strategy of the Near East is self-evident.

Although it was built on the Hudson fief, it was funded and built by the kingdom. According to the tradition of the kingdom, there is a precedent for the central government to manage it directly.

"Whoever controls Crescent Harbor controls the Near East."

From the beginning of construction, there is a voice of direct control in the kingdom.

The major factions in the country, including the royal family, are in an ambivalence.

Everyone is worried that the Koslow family will control Crescent Port and expand in the Near East; they are also worried that after the central government directly governs Crescent Port, Hudson will not be dedicated to the Near East strategy.

The self-contradictory psychology caused everyone a headache when making decisions, but in the end, reason prevailed.

The Koslow family has become bigger in the Near East, and the kingdom is nothing more than an extra family of powerful nobles, which everyone can afford.

If the orcs grow bigger again, the kingdom will be destroyed.

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland restrained his emotions. The most important thing is that the recent troubles of the royal family are not small.The cake that was eaten at once was too big, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among the nobles in the country.

Caesar IV is now riding a tiger.The newly added six provinces were all merged in the name of the queen's dowry.

The legal problem is solved, but it also cuts off the possibility of sharing the cake.

Even if he is willing to share it with domestic nobles, he has no legal right to deal with these lands.

Even if the nobles are entrusted, the object of allegiance is the queen, not him, the king.

There is no doubt that even if Caesar IV could tolerate the wanton distribution of his queen, the royal family would not agree.

The enfeoffment system in the continent of Aslant follows the principle of "vassals' vassals are not my vassals".

In the face of power, husband and wife cannot stand the test.If the queen is allowed to cultivate a group of her own people, the royal power will be divided.

Although the queen and the king have sons, the death rate of newborns remains high. Who can guarantee that they will grow up?
In the unlikely event of an accident, wouldn't the latter lands be returned to the hands of the Moxi royal family again!

In order to prevent accidents, the Alpha royal family must use all "own people" for the development of these six provinces.

Even in the event of an accident, he could keep the land in his own hands instead of returning it to the Moxi royal family.

Compared with the royal family's future development strategy, such a trivial matter as Crescent Harbor is not worth mentioning at all.

No matter how awesome Hudson is, under the rule system, he is at most a powerful minister.

Compared with the previous arrogant and domineering five major families in the Northland, the current Hudson is as obedient as a kitten.

As long as the royal family develops faster, there is no need to worry about the vassals below becoming bigger.

Comparing the actual situation faced by the two sides, the royal family obviously has an absolute advantage, so naturally there will not be too many worries in this regard.

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At the celebration banquet, Hudson warmly greeted all representatives.

The Near East strategy has taken a substantial first step, and if it wants to progress smoothly in the future, it is doomed to have the support of all parties.

For a long period of time that followed, it seemed that he led the nobles in the Near East to fight against the nearby orc tribes, but in fact it was a full-scale confrontation between the kingdom and the orc empire.

Although Hudson is commanding the battle, everyone must contribute money, food, supplies, and soldiers.

"Marshal, I heard that there have been internal changes in the orc empire. The Beamon clan, who have fallen from the royal family, will move here to be our neighbors. I am afraid that the Near East will not be peaceful in the future!"

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland said solemnly.

As the prime minister of the kingdom, he has to consider the overall situation.From the establishment of the Near East strategy, this is an important part that affects the rise and fall of the kingdom.

Even if the Behemoth family lost their position as the royal family, their own military strength is still not bad.

The Orc Empire asked them to move here. In addition to internal power disputes, they still wanted to rely on the Bimon cavalry to interfere with the development of the Near East.

Facing the Beamon cavalry who come and go like the wind, the kingdom can only contend with the Warcraft Legion and the Knights.

It is a pity that the Warcraft Legion was disbanded after the war, and the Knights were also in the hands of the nobles.

As our core military force, it is impossible for us to let Hudson control it for a long time.

"It's really going to be uneasy, but this also proves from the side that the kingdom's intelligence department is doing a great job.

If the internal fighting hadn't been too fierce, the Beamon clan would not have gone to the front line to take root in order to avoid the limelight.

Next, it depends on our speed of building the city. As long as the city is built, there will be no problems in a short time.

After all, Bimon was reluctant to attack the city with cavalry! "

While speaking, Hudson restrained his smile.

I knew that the orcs would not watch them develop, but I didn't expect the enemy to react so quickly.

The only good thing is that the Beamon family is probably unwilling to migrate to be neighbors.

No matter what kind of results can be achieved, war will eventually kill people.Can the Bimon people, who are already sparsely populated, still afford to die now?
If all the clansmen die, their outstanding military exploits will only accelerate their decline.The emerging royal family that took their place would not want to see them rise again.

Praising the "remarkable work of the intelligence department" is of course not simply collecting intelligence, but referring to inciting internal fighting among the orcs.

In the process of the orcs fighting among themselves, no one can tell how much the kingdom's intelligence department played. Anyway, the orcs began to kill each other.

Even though Hudson believes that this kind of fighting is mainly due to insufficient resources, and the tribes need to store more food for the winter, so they started the war at this moment.

"It's good for the Marshal to be concerned. The main reason is that the Beamon family casts too much shadow on everyone. After receiving this news, many people probably won't be able to sleep!"

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland said with a smile.

Sometimes the failure of the test is also a good thing.Hudson did not cry for help, which is the greatest good news for the kingdom.

It has only been a few months since the war ended, and all parts of the kingdom are in a state of ruins, which is really not suitable for a new round of war.

The episode passed by in a flash, and no one knew that Hudson was just pretending to be calm on the surface, but he was as anxious as everyone else in his heart.

It's just that he is in a high position, and now he must be calm.If he, as the coach, has no idea, the nobles who have not entered the Near East in a large scale may shrink back in fright.

Without the participation of these people, it is unknown whether the Koslow family can hold the Crescent Port, not to mention the development of the Near East.

After a little communication with the bigwigs at the banquet, Hudson walked up to the center of the banquet.Anyone with a little discernment knew that there was an important announcement to be made, and everyone fell silent.

"Sorry for disturbing everyone's pleasure.

The main reason is that it is rare for everyone to gather together. If you miss this opportunity, you will never know when you want to communicate next time.

I am very happy that Crescent Port is able to sail ahead of schedule, and I believe everyone is too.

Thanks to the strong support of all parties, the port construction can be completed ahead of schedule.If you are grateful, I will not say more.

The kingdom is a whole, and those who can come here are their own people.Since we are our own people, there is no need to be so polite between us.

I know that many lords in the inland areas are worried about tax issues. After all, the development of new territories requires material transportation.

As the most important port in the Near East, Crescent Port will definitely become the next important logistics transfer center.

As a lord, taxes must be collected, but everyone is their own, so there is no need to care too much about gains and losses.

In order to better develop the Near East region, I think that every time everyone's goods enter and exit Crescent Port, a symbolic copper coin will do.

Regardless of the amount of goods, as long as your caravan lands at the port and leaves Xueyueling, you only need to pay a symbolic transit tax of one copper coin! "

As soon as Hudson's voice fell to the ground, the banquet scene boiled up.What is the difference between the transit tax of one copper coin and free prostitution?
Sitting on such a golden waterway, Hudson did not collect taxes, which was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

All the noble lords present couldn't bear it anymore, this was a real money transfer.Without the high transit tax, it means that their territory development costs will be greatly reduced.

"Your Excellency, Marshal, how long is the tax period for one copper coin?"

Viscount Cayo asked with concern.

Having witnessed the rise of the Mountain Territory with his own eyes, he has more confidence in Hudson than many people.After learning that Hudson was going to devote himself to the development of the Near East, he immediately applied to his uncle Earl Pierce to develop the Near East.

Even the location of the territory was deliberately mobilized through the Dalton family's contacts to find someone, and it was chosen near Xueyue's territory.

It's not to catch the popularity of Xueyue collar, everyone has just started, so it can't be said that the development is good or bad.This geographical location was chosen purely for the convenience of asking for help from Xueyue Ling when the orcs invaded.

"The Kingdom has exempted the Near East region from tax for 30 years, and in the next 30 years, Xueyue Territory will implement a one-coin transit tax.

After 30 years, it mainly depends on the taxation amount of the kingdom.If the tax-free policy continues, so will the one-copper coin tax. "

Hudson replied with a smile.

A ready-made fan, this kind of opportunity to gain reputation, he will not miss it.

Now the "one copper coin tax" is not because he doesn't want to collect taxes, but because the current situation is simply not suitable for collecting taxes from these lords.

High taxes will not only reduce everyone's enthusiasm for investing in the Near East, but will also delay the economic development of the Near East.

The five major families in the Northland are the best negative case.In a short period of time, a large amount of taxes were indeed collected from the lords of Northern Xinjiang, but the price paid was astonishing.

Offending personnel is small, the key is to affect the economic and industrial development of the provinces in northern Xinjiang.When the orcs invaded, the northern border's defense line collapsed rapidly. A large part of the reason was that the development progress of the northern border provinces was too slow.

If the economic development of the territory of the northern border lords is faster and the castle fortresses are built stronger, the kingdom will not give up the seven northern border provinces in the war.

Hudson is not a shallow-sighted person, and he can still distinguish between short-term interests and long-term interests.

Right now, taxing a group of lords can certainly make up for some of the financial holes in the territory, but it will affect the development of the Near East.

Temporarily giving up this part of the tax will indeed increase the financial pressure on the territory in a short period of time, but this will increase the probability of successful development in the Near East.

As long as the Near East strategy is successful, what is paid now can be doubled in the future.

If he is not thinking about the future, what he is doing is not "one copper coin tax", but directly playing "tax exemption".

In terms of income, there is no difference between a copper coin tax and tax exemption.But to pay "one copper coin", all parties have also paid taxes.

Under normal circumstances, no one would take the risk of offending him, the "King of the Near East", to escape the ultra-low tax of "one copper coin".

This can also be regarded as cultivating everyone's awareness of taxation. The provincial tax exemption has become a habit, and it will not be possible to collect taxes in the future.

What's more, the exemption of transit tax does not mean that other taxes are gone.When the fleet enters the port, they always have to eat, drink, and sleep. The nobles' convoy passes through Xueyue, and all kinds of supplies along the way cost money.

Indirect and hidden taxation is far more acceptable than directly taking money from everyone's pockets, and it can also stimulate the territorial economy.

What's more, the aristocratic world pays attention to mutual benefit and reciprocity. Hudson waived everyone's transit tax, so when the Koslow family's caravan passed through their territory, would they still have the nerve to collect taxes?

If the transit tax can be abolished, it will definitely be a major benefit to the commercial development of the Near East.

Without this stumbling block, commercial trade would not be monopolized by a few big chambers of commerce.Other participants in business activities can also join in this feast.

The only problem is that the Near East has just begun to develop, and the plate is too small to accommodate too many industries and businesses for the time being.

As for the "30-year tax holiday" of the kingdom, it is purely to make his personal image bigger.

At that time, even if the transit tax is collected, it can be said to the outside world that the kingdom will collect it, and it is not him, the lord, who wants to plunder everyone's wool.

Under the tax package system, the specific tax collection situation is not made public.As long as the quota task is completed, no one will care about how much tax is collected and where the tax is collected from.

If everyone is so powerful that the kingdom can be exempted from taxation by Xueyue Ling, Hudson doesn't mind continuing the "one copper coin tax" policy.

Hudson doesn't know what kind of power the tax benefits, combined with the advantages of geographical location, can explode.

Anyway, as long as the kingdom dares to exempt from tax for a long time, the industrial and commercial products of Xueyue will form an overwhelming advantage over other regions in the future.

Seeing the cheers of the nobles and lords, the prime minister, the Grand Duke of Newfoundland, had mixed feelings. Although the "one copper coin tax" has promoted the development of the Near East, the means of winning people's hearts shown by the Hudson Marshal in front of him is too strong.

Compared with the five major families of the North Land on Wind Howl's side before, the two are not in the same rank at all.

If the five major families in the Northland had half the means, they would have won over the noble lords in the northern Xinjiang region long ago, and they would not have ended up "everyone shouting and beating" politically.

He is also a minister of power, and also guards the frontier for the kingdom. Hudson's methods are really excellent.

This wave of tax concessions is not only expressed by the noble lords in the Near East, but also the many nobles of the kingdom behind them.

It is conceivable that once this incident happened, no one in the kingdom government would ever talk about the ownership of "Crescent Port" in the future.

Vigilance is vigilance, but he, the prime minister, can't do anything. Even on the bright side, he has to sing praises for Hudson.

(End of this chapter)