Vol 4 Chapter 122: Countermeasures (1)

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On the afternoon of the defeat of the Thunder Squad by the Thunder Squad, the young Fernando XIII held a royal meeting in his study. At this meeting, he denounced the injustices in the empire and resolved to be thorough Change this situation.
For this reason, the young Fernando XIII made a large-scale adjustment to the existing officials of the empire, canceled many officials who were usually idle, and blamed each other for the incident, and arranged a large number of young people who were secretly trained to replace them.
This time, the scope and scope of the official removal are very large, and it can be said to be the only time in the empire in two hundred years. However, although this action had a great impact, with the full support of Orlando, the highest military chief of the empire and the head of the Royal Knights, no one dared to disagree with the appointment of Fernando XIII.
What's more, even the subordinates have received great changes. The Minister of Finance of the Empire, Luke, and the Minister of Empire, Chad, did not say anything. Even some dissatisfied people just complained in the back.

On the night when young Fernando XIII made such a huge personnel change, Luke and Victor sat face to face in the study room of the Minister of Finance of the Empire, Luke, and their topic was exactly what Fernando XIII did this afternoon. move.
Luke, with his face full of vicissitudes of life, took a sip of superb Bordeaux, the wine fell into his throat, and the expression on his face slowly eased. Luke closed his eyes as if he was aftertaste the taste of superb Bordeaux. Open your eyes and say to Victor: "What do you think?"
Victor took a sip of clear water from the glass in front of him. As a magician, he wanted to keep his head clear at all times. Victor thought for a while and said, "Actually, think about it, your emperor should almost move. Don't forget that in the past ten years he was crowned, basically you and Chad are in control of the government. In many cases, he is just a symbol of a country, which is not a good thing for Cruz-Fernando, who is ambitious to make a career. "
When Luke heard his old friend calling Fernando XIII directly, he shook his head and said, "Victor, for so many years, I have always regarded you as my good friend and think tank, and you are indeed for me It took a lot of effort,
Luke ’s tone changed here, and he continued:
I am not unhappy because my power was weakened. After all, the emperor of this empire is Fernando, not Redia. But I think His Majesty is too impatient. His large-scale blood exchange will not only cause problems in the operation of the empire, but also easily lead to suspicions from lords everywhere. "
Speaking of which, Luke's voice suddenly increased: "If these people he installed have rich experience, then it's okay, but you see, but after studying at the Royal College for so many months, it was arranged They are tax officials. This is really funny. These little guys are afraid that they have n’t even touched a few gold coins. They even want to collect taxes from those old foxes?

Luke took a piece of information from his desk. He turned to the third page and said to Victor: "The empire's tax revenue for the whole year last year was 69 million gold coins, which is not counted. Among them, the tax in a city of the imperial capital It is 9 million, the sunrise city actually controlled by the empire is 8 million, and the sea breeze city is 18 million. Excluding these, it is the independent commercial capital of Yegnas City. The largest is 22 million. The gold coins handed over by lords around the world are about 1200. Million. "
"12 million! Whatever the case, there are so many lords of the empire, and their territories account for more than 90% of the entire territory of the empire, and their total tax is actually a city than God! Why?"
Victor picked up the jug in front of him and filled Luke's glass with the best Bordeaux, while Luke picked up the glass and drank it. Victor said: "Slowly say, old friend, I'm listening."
Luke drank the wine and stabilized his emotions. He slowed his tone and said to Victor: "When Bird-Fernando established the Holy Alliance Empire, mankind faced internal and external troubles. In order to stabilize the rule of the empire as soon as possible, Fernando I enacted two laws. The first one is: each lord must pay a tax to the empire every year. In addition, each city lord ’s own territory is determined by themselves, but the amount of tax levied by each lord The amount of taxes paid to the empire cannot be exceeded. The second rule is: each lord can own an army and pay for his own military expenses, but he must not own a cavalry. Once verified, he will be immediately treated as a treason! "
"As long as these two laws are strictly followed, it is impossible for lords everywhere to have a cavalry unit that can confront the Royal Knights. After all, cavalry needs several years of training to become an army, and the purchase, transportation, training, etc. of war horses are impossible. Concealed, once exposed, you will get a fatal blow from the empire, this risk is too great; to fight against the Knights, you can only use a large number of infantry, relying on the advantage of the number of people, but the lords everywhere can not tax a lot Because the more you collect, the more you pay to the empire. Excessive taxation can only collapse the economy in your own territory. Without gold coins, what are you talking about forming a large number of troops? "
"Therefore, in the past two hundred years, people have only seen the Royal Knights are extremely sharp, sweeping the entire continent, and do not know how many rebellions have been settled. Let us not talk about it far, such as the recent rebellion of Senat, the Holy Knights can The rapid extermination is of course their superior strength, but this is also the reason why Senat has no cavalry troops. On the plains, with infantry against cavalry, there has been no successful battle for thousands of years. "
"No matter how strict the law is, people will find out loopholes. After so many years, the lords everywhere have gradually taken measures, are n’t they allowed to have cavalry? Then I will form a heavy infantry, Senat ’s Heavy infantry, heavy armor, a spear and a thick shield are the best way for infantry to fight against cavalry. It costs no less than the formation of cavalry. If it is not the superb command of Orlando, the royal knight may not be able to win. So easy. "
"Where do the gold coins that form this legion come from? Naturally it comes from taxes. Although there are imperial laws, those cunning lords will do everything they can to perfume you. For example, some lords have monopolized all the necessities of life in the territory. Sell ​​as much as you can, and sell as much as you can. How do you collect it? He just collects a little bit of money. In a year, he can accumulate millions of dollars. You really collect taxes, maybe a dozen A poor gold coin. "
"The tax officials I have collected all over the world every year may be more greedy, and they have embezzled a little bit in the background, but he can collect more gold coins than others, so I opened my eyes and closed my eyes now. All of them were removed and replaced by their own confidants, but can these little white rabbits who have never seen the world really be able to deal with those old foxes? Seeing that the tax should be levied again this year, if these lords cannot be effectively restricted Financially, the next time the Royal Knights might face it is a cavalry army! "
After speaking, Luke sighed.