As for you saying that 'the kingdom has a large population and a lot of land, there should be a lot of land tax.'" You're so wrong! Did you know that when the conquest of Mesapi and Puchetti was made, the Senate issued a decree of 'tax exemption for three years'? At this point, Mersis glanced at Davers with a little dissatisfaction, for it was from the king's mouth that the proposal had come from the king's mouth: "The land tax in the region of Puchetti was not levied until last year, and now the Daunis have been conquered by us, but not only do we have nothing to gain, but we have to spend a lot of money on roads, bridges, temples, and barracks...... Every day, the money in the treasury is spent like flowing water, and you say that I have more money to pay the salaries of the senators! ”

"Alright, Merses, don't complain, a few Talientes' money, I'm sure you can squeeze it out of the treasury with your ability." Davers looked at him with a smile.

Mersis muttered a few words and stopped talking.

"It seems that none of you have any major opinions on my proposal just now, this is just a rough suggestion, and I still need you to carefully discuss and discuss, come up with a detailed and executable proposal, and then return it to me for review. But—" Davers held up a finger and reminded, "there is a principle to remember, like the pay of ordinary officials, that you must work more and get more!" ”

"You should work more and get more, so that there will be fewer senators who have nothing to do, and they should compete for positions." Sesta clapped his hands, there were indeed some senators in the Senate, and they didn't feel their presence at any other time except when they raised their hands when they made a decision.

"This proposal will be discussed and formulated by a few of you, and it will be handed over to me for review tomorrow morning, and I will take it to the Senate in the afternoon." Davers said seriously.

Cornerus looked at the others, and after receiving an affirmative response from everyone, he replied seriously: "No problem, Your Majesty." ”

"I'm going to talk about my other thoughts." Davers said slowly with a slightly heavy expression: "Mersis has mentioned just now that the territory of the kingdom is expanding, the population of the kingdom is increasing, but at the same time, the consumption of the treasury is also increasing. At the end of these two years, there was almost no surplus in the treasury, which is dangerous for a country. In the event of a major disaster or war, we will not be able to cope better if we do not have enough gold and silver reserves......

The kingdom's commercial tax revenues increased every year, which was related to the expansion of the territory and inseparable from the efforts of Marigi. ”

In the face of Davers's praise, Marigi took it lightly.

"But the growth of the commercial tax is a slow process, and it cannot be ten talentes today, and one hundred talants tomorrow. The income from the land tax is relatively fixed, and the tax exemption for the Daunis is for the long-term consideration of the kingdom, and you don't have to worry about Mersis, in a few years, the land tax will increase significantly, but the land tax is not too much, and you should not expect it to solve the financial embarrassment.

If it weren't for the development of the 'Teno's Favor' a few years ago, which earned an extra income for the national treasury, today's finances would be even more difficult. ”

At this point, Cornelus and Lucias were slightly ashamed, but they had strongly opposed the practice of "Tino's Favor" back then, believing that it was a gamble that would make the people morally corrupt. In fact, this did not happen, but instead gave the treasury more revenue.

"But the income of 'Tino's Favor' is only about a hundred Talientes per year, and there will be no greater changes...... Now it's time to think about adding more money! Davers's accentuated tone made everyone's hearts skip a beat.

Cornerus asked cautiously, "Your Majesty, do you want to raise taxes?" ”

Davers squinted, glanced at him, and said, "Is there anything wrong with raising taxes?" You used to say that the Greek city-states did not have a tradition of collecting direct taxes, but now you see, which of the other Greek states in the Mediterranean did not collect more taxes than Dionia?

Previously, Syracuse collected as much as 30% of the tax during the time of Dionysius. Now they charge a special 5% tax on war every year, claiming that it is to protect against Carthage, who knows who they are guarding against?!

Needless to say, Sparta's land was completely concentrated in the hands of the state, and the citizens were only barely fed by food, and the rest of the money was used for armaments.

And Athens, I'm sure you all already know. At the end of last year, they introduced a special tax system - property tax, where every Athenian citizen's actual property is registered, and 1 to 2 percent of this property is collected every year, which is much higher than the civil land tax we collect!

There are also Corinth, Argos, and Megara all raising taxes. Not to mention Thebes, which was completely controlled by Sparta and paid tribute far more than its citizens paid. The direct taxes collected by these city-states were much higher than the land taxes of Dionia, and the citizens of Dioonia should be glad!

As the king of Dionia, I have to take into account both the governance of the kingdom and the lives of the people, so of course the tax increase cannot be arbitrary, and I must be cautious. But there is a tax, which I find does not affect the lives of the people, and it should be collected. ”

Davers paused, and the crowd fell into thought.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about this tax?" Mersis asked eagerly.

"Legacy-property-tax." Davers spat out a single word.

Inheritance tax? The five presidents-in-office and Sesta were a little confused, while Mersis and Marigi were thoughtful.

"If Ansitanos is here, he will understand." Davers looked at their expressions, teased, and then explained: "This tax has been practiced in Egypt for hundreds of years, and when the owner of the property wants to transfer the property to a relative or other person, the court will take 1/10 of the property as a tax to be paid to the state when the transfer is valid.

I think we can also implement inheritance tax in the kingdom because it has a lot of benefits. First, it can increase the kingdom's tax revenue. Second, it can adjust the gap between the rich and the poor among citizens.

This is especially important, if the first citizens of a kingdom continue to accumulate meritorious deeds, by the age of 50, I am afraid that there will be dozens of acres. If he is a successful kingdom merchant, it is even more powerful, he can save at least dozens or even hundreds of Talients in his lifetime. Compared with the new citizens who have just joined the kingdom and are desperately trying to survive, the children of these old citizens can live comfortably without working hard to contribute to the kingdom, and even pass on for generations, they can easily become big landlords and rich people in the country. In the long run, it will cause the jealousy of ordinary citizens and will not be conducive to the stability of the kingdom, so we need to use inheritance tax to regulate. ”

"Isn't the hard work of citizens striving for merit and wealth just to make their lives live well and pass them on to their children and grandchildren?! The introduction of inheritance tax may discourage them! Lucias asked, confused.

"Strive to achieve merit and make yourself well, and the kingdom fully supports it. Didn't we give all sorts of material and honorary rewards! Lots, medals...... It even provides an excellent place for the children of citizens to learn and train. But bequeathing too much wealth to the next generation will only foster the pride of the next generation of citizens, so that they will lack the motivation to struggle, and become greedy for pleasure and unwilling to dedicate themselves to the kingdom. Therefore, we can set some conditions for the collection of inheritance tax to guide wealthy citizens to use their wealth wisely. For example, donating to build a public building can reduce the rate of inheritance tax...... This will also make ordinary citizens look at these rich people in a friendly way, which is also the third benefit of collecting inheritance tax. Davers patiently explained.

"But Your Majesty, some citizens don't have much wealth in the first place, and they still have to collect inheritance tax, isn't it too harsh?" Cornerus said cautiously.

"That's a good question!" Davers praised it and said solemnly: "I don't think that inheritance tax should be levied on all citizens of the Kingdom. How much property is owned without inheritance tax? How much property does a citizen charge five percent inheritance tax on? How much property does a citizen charge ten percent inheritance tax on? How much property does a citizen charge twenty or thirty percent inheritance tax on? …… After the five rotating presidents went down, they consulted with Merses and Marigi and came up with a rough draft, and we went to the Senate to introduce the bill. I think it's going to be a long and heated discussion, but eventually it's going to be established, and I'm confident that every citizen of the kingdom wants their child to be a motivated hero who can do more than himself, and not just a waste who knows how to eat, drink, and be merry! And our patriarchs hope that the future kingdom will be a stable and harmonious society, rather than a bad situation where the rich are rampant, the common people have no place to stand, and they may cause riots at any time! ”

"Your Majesty, I think the elders will appreciate your painstaking efforts, and the bill for collecting inheritance tax will definitely be established!" Anta Oris immediately made his attitude clear.

Others have also expressed their support, with Merses being the most active.

"Now let's talk about the All-Greek Conference of Scholars." Speaking of this, Davers also showed a solemn and excited look on his face: "With the current strength of our Dionian Kingdom, it is already the most powerful Greek country in the entire Mediterranean. But in many places, especially in Greece itself, the people did not consider Dionya to be a Greek city-state, but rather to disdain Dioonia as a great tribal confederation of barbarian, backward, and ignorant barbarians. We need to let the other Greeks know that our Dionian kingdom is not only powerful, but also advanced and culturally brilliant! If the example for the Greek world a few decades ago was Athens, today Turriy in Dionya is the center of Greek culture! Let the people of the Greek world know us and get close to us, this is the real purpose of the "All-Greek Academic Annual Conference" that I have specially proposed! ”

Listening to Davers's impassioned words, everyone was a little excited.

Lycias immediately said: "Your Majesty, although the Annual Conference of All Greek Scholars is mainly held in the Dionian Academy, it is also the glory of Turiyi. We, at the Thuriy City Hall, will do our best to assist the Dionian Academy in organizing this scholar-rich conference. ”(https:)

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