The so-called arbitrary tax does not mean "any kind of tax", but a tax that the lord can arbitrarily apportionment when waging "public activities" such as war.

As the name suggests, the amount and proportion of any tax is really a matter of heart. This kind of unplanned tax is also the most feared thing of all merchants, and sometimes they make a lot of money and lose so much that they are ruined, and they are often only missing one unfortunate arbitrary tax.

Hearing that this unfortunate tax had been abolished, the surrounding merchants immediately smiled, and José even bowed with a flushed face.

"Lord William, if you can really guarantee that any tax will be abolished, then we ...... We ......"

You blush with a bubble teapot!

William glanced at him, and said in a flat tone: "I haven't answered your second question yet, it is not without cost to cancel so many taxes, after all, I also need money to maintain the territory, so a new tax will be added." ”

The faces of the surrounding businessmen changed when they heard this, but most of them thought about it and felt that it was still acceptable.

After all, the most feared thing about doing business is not that the profit of a single time is not high enough, but all kinds of unexpected situations such as arbitrary taxes. If the tax is heavier, it will only earn a little less at most, but once those unexpected situations occur, the injuries will still be light, and it is possible to be ruined.

William said calmly: "The tax I want to add is called business tax, taking Fort Dossa as an example, in the future, a market will be opened in the city for trading, and transactions that reach a certain amount must be carried out in the market, and a part of the profits will be taken as taxes, and the proportion will be ......."

The merchants held their breath and stared at William.

They have a rough estimate of the probable proportion of taxes, and the chaotic taxes that have been cut can add up to three or four percent or more, and will increase with the number of territories they pass through, and in some very special cases it can even be as high as seventy percent.

Therefore, if those unstable factors can really be avoided, even if this Lord William is prepared to ask for forty percent of the heavy tax, he will still make more money than before, and the most important thing is that the risk of doing business in Fort Dossa will be suddenly reduced.

"Between five and fifteen percent. ”

William pretended to think for a while, and then said: "The types of goods, the speed of money and goods turnover, and the overall transaction scale are different, and the tax ratio is also different.

I will send someone to discuss the specific proportion, and you can also nominate a few representatives to observe, but the tax proportion should not exceed 15% at most. ”

As soon as William's words came out? As if a mine was detonated in a fishpond? All those who understood what this meant could not sit still.

It's actually only 15 percent! Many territorial cities have more than this amount of entry tax, not to mention that this is the upper limit? It is even possible to get that ultra-low percentage of five percent!

Looking at the businessmen who have beaten the blood of chickens? William smiled and didn't speak.

This tax rate is indeed a bit low, after all, the money is not taken for nothing? You also have to maintain the daily expenses of the territory, but compared to the benefits in the future? What is a little tax money?

First of all, the most direct benefit is the support of the Wealth Church? Of the three marquisates that Leonard sold, he has only recovered one so far, and the money that the Gladys bought the marquisate was paid in advance by the Church of Wealth.

In order to be able to enjoy low tax rates in more places, the Church of Wealth, which represents the interests of these merchants? Most likely on their side? It is even possible to take the initiative to help yourself get the territory.

In addition to these, there are some more long-term benefits.

After the "church" of the Church of Fortune is built, the merchants of the whole Flange will rush to this side like crazy, and needless to say, the advantages brought by the gathering of merchants are needless to say, even if they can't eat so many goods? But how can the hands that have grabbed the fat meat get a little oil and water.

Essentially, this low tax rate is sucking the blood of all other territories throughout the Flange? If you change to another empire, you will definitely be attacked by other nobles, but the nobles of Fran are different? There are three major churches that have been pressing on their heads all year round, and the sense of competition is almost zero.

And? According to the nature of those demonic bloodborns? I guess I didn't take the businessmen into account at all? In a short period of time, I am afraid that I will not realize what this tax rate means, and I may even secretly laugh at myself for having a problem with my brain.

Instead of worrying about these old aristocrats jumping out to find trouble, it is better to spend more effort on studying and studying the three major churches, as long as the problem of the gate of the dead country is not solved, sooner or later there will be a day of-for-tat.

William rubbed the ring on his hand, glanced at Karina in the distance, and began to think about how the three major churches should solve it.

Each of these three churches has a fourth-order or higher professional in charge, and the head of the Eros Church is the women's clothing boss of the dancing girl sequence, except for the [Man Dancer Legion] who is more annoying, the overall is not too difficult to deal with.

The person in charge of the Wealth Church should be the old man Cameron on the other side of the ring. The specific level is not clear, but it is not a seventh-order powerhouse of the fate sequence, and he also cultivates the arcane sequence.

Although it seems that he can't deal with it on the surface, he seems to have something wrong. In addition, if he is the one he guessed, he may be able to find a way to win him over, after all, he is also a "prophet" now, and he is fooling.

The Church of Knowledge is the most difficult to run, although the person in charge on the surface is Karina, who is a fourth-order of the arcane sequence, but behind it is a ninth-order pope.

Although under normal circumstances, he would definitely not make a move, but if he wants to stop the Saints' plan, it is almost certain that he will be slapped to death, so he must find an opportunity to find an opportunity to get to the bottom while he has not yet "jumped back......

Just as William was thinking about how to step on the plate through the little rich woman, the old lady stretched out her stepped toe and looked at it, and then said to the little rich woman next to her with a smile:

"Karina, I didn't expect my feet to be so valuable, and that His Excellency William is really generous. By the way, weren't you talking about cooperation before? What did that old man say?"

After hearing the old lady's question, the little rich woman's face suddenly turned red.

What does the teacher say...... The teacher said that he didn't really want to live, but as long as I could keep my mouth shut and not spread the word, he could make do with it for a few more years.

Recall the almost loveless tone of old man Cameron, and the barbed ...... Anyway, she couldn't hold back and didn't laugh out loud.

After coughing lightly to hide her gaffe, Karina replied with a wandering look in her eyes, "Cooperation...... It should be done, the specific details will be said later, the teacher is very optimistic about William, and let me teach him the fate sequence. ”

"Sequence of fate?"

The old lady frowned, looked at William in the crowd with a cold (faced) and pale (paralyzed) expression, and nodded thoughtfully.

"I see, it's very similar. ”

She smiled and said, "When your teacher was his age, the expression on his face was almost exactly the same as his, everything was hidden in his stomach, and he wouldn't say a word to others, looking at everyone with a cold expression." ”

After scrutinizing William, she shook her head again, denying her opinion.

"Not exactly, he's much more handsome and sturdier than when your teacher was younger...... Huh?"

The old lady's gaze locked on the ring on William's index finger, then turned her head to look at Karina in surprise.

"Isn't that the Chamber of Commerce's signet ring! why did you even give him this?"

Karina shuddered when she heard the word ring, and her face turned even redder.

She glanced at William in the distance, turned her head and pretended to be calm: "Because there is some ...... between the teacher and William Trading, you need him to help deliver ...... Send one thing, so I gave him the signet ring for the time being, well, that's it. ”

The old lady stared at the little rich woman suspiciously, then suddenly reached out and grabbed her, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Karina, you tell me the truth, what happened just now?"

Karina turned her head away with a blush, not daring to look into Aunt Lolita's eyes.

"It's really nothing...... What I say is true. ”

The old lady shook her head with a serious face and grabbed the little rich woman's sleeve.

"You are also the one I grew up watching, what can't you say to me? Could it be him...... Took advantage of you?"

The little rich woman stomped her feet, and said ashamedly and angrily: "Aunt Lolita, where did you think of going, nothing really happened just now." ”

The old lady shook her head and said categorically: "Impossible, although you have a very tender skin, you will definitely not be blushed by me just now, there must be something I don't know just now!"

Seeing that Karina refused to say anything, the old lady was also a little angry, she shook off the little rich woman's hand and said, "Since you don't say it, I'll go and ask him directly!"

Don't ask! You ask him if he can still live!

The little rich woman was shocked and repeatedly blocked, but after all, Aunt Lolita, who couldn't wear her temper, finally relented.

She bit her lip and solemnly apologized to her teacher.

Teacher, you ...... You and Aunt Lolita have played since childhood, and when they were young, they went down to the river together with their bare butts to fish, and I only told her that she was alone, and it should be ...... It should be fine, right?

Karina blushed into the old lady's ear and briefly spoke of her speculation.

"Aunt Lolita, teacher he...... Blasphemy...... Divine Punishment ...... Relic ...... Well...... Thorny ......"

As the topic gradually "deepened", the old lady's face was shocked at first, then worried, then a little eccentric, and finally blushed again after many years.

The old lady coughed lightly, hiding her embarrassment in front of the juniors, and then kindly patted Karina on the back.

"I see, this thing...... Don't tell anyone about it anymore. ”

The little rich woman glanced at her resentfully, if you hadn't said that you were going to question her face-to-face, would I have told her about it?

Karina nodded aggrievedly. "Then Aunt Lolita, I'll go and help the teacher get it first...... Now that you've got the relics, let's find a place to sit for a while. ”

"Ahem, go ahead, go ahead, leave me alone. ”

However, Karina had barely taken a few steps out when she was stopped by an old man of about sixty years old.

The old man looked at the little rich woman's crimson cheeks, and said angrily, "Karina, what happened before?

"Forehead ......"

Kalina turned around in embarrassment and began to look for Aunt Lolita's location, hoping that she would explain it to her.

However, when she found Aunt Lolita, she saw Aunt Lolita having a good conversation with another old friend of the teacher, and even took off the ring on her hand and made a few rather suspicious gestures.

“......”

Teacher...... You have to be strong!