Chapter 497: tax

The dignitaries of Cold Wind City are going to have a hard time.
Arad family, Lehman family, Minos family, or the chiefs of the wizarding group, such as Rao and Piero.
The city is like a storm in a tea cup. No one is convinced in terms of money and power.
But someone has to come and clean up the situation.
After all, Victor Hugo was brought in charge of finances, but this uncle's method of collecting taxes is really special-who has a large amount of trade and who collects more taxes.
The 'Harmonious Chamber of Commerce' has the largest trade volume, so half of the tax revenue of Cold Wind City comes from His Excellency Hugo himself. He accepted it without hesitation.
After being taxable, the uncle demanded that one third of the tax must be used for urban construction. Two-thirds are allocated by Parliament.
It is said that His Excellency Hugo has already spent more money, but the city's parliament is still noisy for this distribution ratio. But no one can help but accept it.
The 'Harmonious Chamber of Commerce' will make taxes public, all accounts can be checked, and taxes of more than 30,000 gold coins were collected in the first month.
This number greatly shocked the powers of parliament, which means that the monthly trade volume of Cold Wind City exceeds 300,000 gold coins.
No one has ever done detailed statistics in the past, nor can they. But there is always an estimate in the hearts of the nobles. The previous trade volume definitely did not exceed 100,000 gold coins.
This only shows that the 'Harmonious Chamber of Commerce' has greatly promoted the circulation of goods and increased trade volume.
In this regard, the elites want to evade taxes. But 'Harmonious Chamber of Commerce' is like a web. With the advantages of logistics and technology, it can provide faster, more convenient and better services.
Even more professional.
No one can do without it.
The long-legged family spent 15,000 gold coins per month in order to grant allowances to the Wizards and Knights. Various public services cost 5,000.
In order to maintain this cost, Cold Wind City mainly collects agricultural tax, mine tax and head tax, squeezing the poor and businessmen at the bottom.
In the past, the average monthly tax has never exceeded 25,000 gold coins, and the cost of tax collection is particularly high. Sometimes the bad times make the long-legged home lose money.
Now it ’s time to change the tax of Your Excellency Hugo. He actually easily collected 30,000 gold coins. Half of them were provided by him.
The dignitaries of parliament do not know how to evaluate the matter. They wanted to make a few noises, but found that they didn't know how to speak.
You can't scold yourself for being too incompetent.
His Excellency Hugo was in charge of the money bag, and immediately demanded a reform of the existing policies of Cold Wind City.
First, chop Yuezhang.
Nobles and wizards no longer enjoy unpaid puppets. If you want money, you have to make it yourself, either in public office, in business, or in land.
With this cut, the parliament was overturned, and Victor Hugo was almost stepped down again. No one wants to be quiet even if Speaker Arad smashes the table.
Secondly, amending the law gives more power to the poor at the bottom, encourages population circulation, and establishes basic medical and social security.
Veto, veto, veto!
Hearing the need to treat the poor as human beings, the halls of the winter are full of the hustle and bustle of lawmakers. At least no one listened to the detailed statement of Vice President Hugo, they only knew it was upset.
Thirdly, a unified military force is established to reorganize the urban management system.
Lawmakers urged that no matter what power or system, they must be under their control. All key positions must be held by them. Otherwise, it will not be approved.
Finally, build the city. Roads, houses, sewers, repairs, demolition, and demolition. Otherwise, Coldwind City will soon become a large slum.
Members of parliament again clamored and asked for repairs to their own roads and infrastructure.
Stupid, selfish, short-sighted, each one who claims to be noble is sitting in the Winter Hall, wearing the most gorgeous clothes, but arguing like a vixen.
Zhou Qingfeng stood on the stage and announced the plan in a hurry. Throwing a cup under the stage, spitting, a chair, all kinds of human inferiority were revealed.
In the noisy environment, he just continued his preaching: "I'm not here to ask you for approval. I just want to spend some money so that you don't get in my way."
Hitting his fingers, Todd carried a large box in the middle of the hall. The lid was opened and silver glittering platinum coins were inside.
"This is the 20,000 tax last month. I assigned it to you. As for my policy, I implement it myself." Zhou Qingfeng turned and left.
Todd dropped the cash box, and laughed and followed Zhou Qingfeng.
The original noisy Winter Hall was momentarily quiet, with more than a hundred pairs of eyes staring at the platinum coins placed on the central floor, greedy and jealous.
Old Arad, holding a hammer in his hand, quickly reached the podium and knocked twice, shouting, "I announce this as the speaker ..."
Uh ...
The eyes of more than a hundred pairs of elite members of the city all stared at Old Arad. Everyone stared at it, as if as long as they heard unsatisfactory words, they immediately killed each other.
Old Arad was so sly and cunning all his life that he was trembled by so many people staring at him. The words behind him came to his mouth, but he didn't say, "How do you think this money should be spent?"
It has been noisy for several months, and everyone knows very well that the contradiction is too deep, and no one can convince everyone at all. Everyone opposed this money, and Jiu Jiu was another insider.
But everyone gathered in the Winter Hall to avoid internal conflict.
"I now feel that I can support His Excellency Hugo's motion on rebuilding the urban management system." A loud voice rang out in the hall, a Lehman member.
Everyone frowned, thinking about it.
"It's also possible to rebuild the city's public facilities. Every time it rains, it floods, which also affects us." At the other end, the patriarch of the Minos family also let loose.
"If everyone doesn't want Yueyue, I think it's acceptable to save this money." Plastic Energy chief Rao said.
The powerful gangsters spoke, and the remaining members looked at them.
Anyone who dares to swallow 20,000 gold coins will immediately become a public enemy. But if you simply divide the loot, there is no benefit to the entire group.
What is needed now is compromise. Even a little bit.
The noisy councillors had to calm down and turned in favor. If you can really spend 20,000 gold coins in the public domain, it will be good for everyone.
But when the money is handed over, it will never be possible to return to Zhou Qingfeng. The parliament picked a few weakest members to keep the money.
As for how to spend it, it was another endless quarrel.
There are dozens of seats in the corner of the Winter Hall. Alchemist Jason sat with a group of low-ranking nobles. They only have the right to listen, not the right to speak.
When Zhou Qingfeng threw 20,000 platinum coins, Jason sighed in his heart. He slowly got up and chased the former.
Again and again!
These scenes are too familiar, only with a grin.
In terms of differentiation, Jason has never seen anyone more skilled than Victor Hugo. Money, power, knowledge, the new lord can always come up with an exchange that is hard to refuse.
Whenever you think you've taken advantage, you end up making wedding dresses for Lord Hugo.
After the long-legged family was forced to leave Cold Wind City, His Excellency Hugo ran to build his territory. Jason used to think he wasn't bothering anymore, and now he just realized that this kid is better than anyone else.
The Arad family is not convincing enough, and for six months it has not been able to gain control of the city. From the noisy in the city to the infighting, nothing was resolved.
Victor Hugo has no interest in these turmoil, and he set his heart on building outside the city and by the way watched the fire from the other side to do business with all parties in the city.
The reason why the internal strife in the city is so serious is that the trade of the 'Harmonious Chamber of Commerce' has greatly activated the spending power of the nobles.
Many people's shotguns have increased in strength, and they have become even more impassable.
The consumption of internal fighting was too tragic. There was blood feud between each family, but they had to sit down and negotiate.
When the parliament was formed, Zhou Qingfeng jumped out and became the deputy speaker of Hanfeng City, holding the financial power in his hands.
Jason chased outside the Winter Hall and sighed again, "Everyone can't escape."
Zhou Qingfeng had already stepped on the back of 'Shengying', turned his head to see Jason approaching, and smiled: "You can't stand that dumb?"
Jason smiled bitterly: "Her Hugo, those guys are not your opponents at all. Sooner or later they will pay for their stupidity."