Chapter 309 (1/2)

Manda is very busy recently because he finds that governing a city is more complicated than he thought.

Financial operation is a very complex thing. The Lord's income comes from taxation, but in this era, the structure of taxation is much more complex than that of later generations.

There are three categories of people who pay taxes to elmeng. The first category is farmers, who are directly under the jurisdiction of elmeng. Farmers pay taxes in two forms. The first is voluntary labor. They spend a third of their time working in the Lord's fields every month. The second is autumn Fu. In autumn, farmers have to take out 30% of the grain harvested on their land and pay it to the Lord. Farmers' taxes are the Lord's main source of food.

The second kind of people who need to pay taxes are businessmen. According to the law of Roma road country, businessmen must pay taxes to the LORD every time they pass by, and the amount is generally 20% or 30% of the value of goods. Commercial tax is an important financial source for the Lord. Blackwater city is located in the main road. The annual commercial tax income can reach almost 10000 gold coins, while the annual commercial tax in remote Hongye town may not exceed 100 gold coins.

The third kind of people who need to pay taxes are the nobility, that is, Almon's vassal, and Manda is one of them. All the nobles under Almon's rule have to pay 30% of Almon's income every year. This money is a lot and of great significance, which represents Almon's status and ruling power, as well as the respect and obedience of the vassal to him.

Now these three kinds of people have some small problems, and Manda must solve them one by one.

First of all, the farmers do not want to pay autumn Fu because they have paid military grain to elmeng in preparation for the war.

It's understandable that if we have paid military rations and let civilians pay autumn taxes, it will cut off their way of life. They will become refugees or even mobs. Obviously, this is not what Manda wants to see.

For farmers, Manda's disposal method is relatively mild. Open the account books and compare them one by one. As long as the number of farmers who have paid military grain reaches 30%, they can be exempted from autumn tax, refund more and make up less.

Next came the nobles, who provided soldiers for Almon and donated a lot of weapons and food, which was enough to withstand their taxes.

Manda understands this, which is the same as exempting farmers from taxes, but he still encourages nobles to pay taxes and take the initiative to make a contribution.

Most of the nobles were smart people. There were 11 nobles under elmen's rule, of which eight nobles paid taxes under Manda's persuasion, but there were three nobles who were as solid as iron and couldn't pay a penny.

Manda did what she said and did not embarrass the three nobles, but unfortunately, the three lords suffered robbers and lost their wealth.

Through this, the nobles understood a truth, that is, don't talk too much truth. The more truth you talk, the greater the loss you will suffer.

Finally, there are businessmen left. Their situation is more complicated. During elmeng's preparation for the war, until Manda took over the transition period of Blackwater City, many businessmen fished in troubled waters and did not pay taxes because of negligence in management.

This group of businessmen is easy to identify. All businessmen who have paid taxes will get a piece of wood engraved with elmeng's emblem. This piece of wood is the tax payment voucher.

Manda did not investigate their responsibility for tax evasion, but asked businessmen without certificates to make up the tax when they passed through Qixing mountain.

But businessmen always refuse to pay taxes in different ways. Some say they have lost their vouchers. Others say they have never passed Blackwater at all. Manda sighed: ”It's hard for businessmen to travel all the way. I'm a tolerant person. Let them go once. When they get out of the boundary of seven star mountain, ask Roman Wilkins to take care of them. Remember, we must be tolerant. Just rob all the goods and try not to kill people.”

Roman Wilkins has a heavy task, but the tax work has just improved. Jenkins, the actor of Roman Wilkins, went to Blackwater.

Manda was furious: ”you know the crime of leaving your post without permission!”