After Tang Zhaozong worked in industry for a period of time, he found it really difficult to do business.

Even if the standard is set, if this person is satisfied, that group of people is destined to be dissatisfied, so he wants to have another way out.

Empress He heard that Tang Zhaozong was developing well in Africa, so she decided to come and see it in person.

As a result, after coming back, Queen He was disappointed, West Africa, especially the Congo rainforest, this place is under construction after all, and it is understandable that the standard of living is poor, but what Queen He can't understand is that others put a lot of money in their pockets, but Tang Zhaozong himself went out of the gold mine to make money, and then their factory only made money at the beginning, and then it has been a loss.

Tang Zhaozong explained to Empress He: "The tax rate in the Tang Dynasty has always been relatively high, but in order to let the people take a breath, it has not been collected in full. Who knows, after the local officials knew that these factories were Tang Zhaozong's industry, they actually kept coming to the door to eat and get cards because the royal industry was not bad for money. ”

When these bastards took advantage of the simplicity of the people of the Tang Dynasty and completed the encirclement and suppression of the rich, Tang Zhaozong became a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

As a waiting for heavy taxes, Tang Zhaozong had to endure his nausea and deal with those tax collectors of the Tang Empire in West Africa. Who knew that the phoenix with lost feathers was not as good as a chicken, and those tax collectors didn't give Tang Zhaozong face at all.

Tang Zhaozong said: "I just don't eat or drink, and I can't satisfy those tax collectors." In fact, our factory has not yet started, and those tax collectors have come to ask for money. ”

Empress He said: "These people are wantonly blackmailing with the so-called interests of the Tang Dynasty, is there no one to govern them?" ”

Tang Zhaozong said: "These tax collectors open their mouths and close their mouths about the interests of the people of the Tang Dynasty, and they look high, but in fact, they don't do bullshit, they are authentic parasites." They sucked the people's fat and people's ointment, making the people miserable and all industries depressed. ”

Empress He said, "General Tang Zhangwei doesn't care about them? ”

Tang Zhaozong said: "How can Tang Zhangwei take care of it, their military expenses, those capital to show off their might, and they still rely on these tax collectors to extort money from the people!" ”

Empress He said, "No one can escape their blackmail? ”

Tang Zhaozong said: "That Fei Xuechun is the only exception, because everyone knows that she is General Tang Zhangwei's person, and she is General Tang Zhangwei's money bag, so no one dares to go to their trouble." ”

Empress He said: "What if General Tang Zhangwei gives you the right to rule this West Africa? ”

Tang Zhaozong said: "How is it possible? ”

Empress He said: "How is it impossible, I think it is completely possible, if you ask General Tang Zhangwei to personally serve as the governor of West Africa, I don't believe that he will not establish a governor's palace for you." When the time comes, you will set your own taxes, and those villains will not want to take a penny from you. ”

Tang Zhaozong said: "Why didn't I want to fight? My dignified emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who is also the governor of West Africa, also said the past. ”

Empress He said: "In the future, those tax collectors who wantonly exploit you will no longer have a way to point fingers at you." ”

According to Tang Zhaozong's request, Tang Zhangwei handed over the whole of West Africa to Tang Zhaozong as a direct territory.

Of course, in these places, Fei Xuechun's rights and interests are still protected, but from then on, the previous tax has become a fixed tax, no matter how many things are developed here, no matter how many factories are developed here, the money here does not have to pay more to General Tang Zhangwei of the Tang Dynasty.

Today, General Tang Zhangwei has almost taken over the finances of the entire Tang Empire, and all expenditures are managed through General Tang Zhangwei.

After Tang Zhaozong took over the rule of West Africa, he immediately dismissed all the tax collectors and raided the homes of those tax collectors, only to find that they all had a lot of money, and these tax collectors had amassed huge wealth by extorting money from the people's homes.

At the same time, Tang Zhaozong set up a tax exemption, and he let the people pay taxes clearly.

Many painters of the Tang Dynasty were invited from their homeland, and they used the form of cartoons to intuitively express how they should pay taxes.

In this way, the people of the Tang Dynasty who pay taxes clearly no longer have to be fooled by those bad-hearted tax collectors.

Empress He said: "This is good, even a white Ding understands his own rights and interests." ”

What made Tang Zhaozong and Empress He even happier was that Emperor Leo VI from the Eastern Roman Empire helped Tang Zhaozong design a set of indirect tax collection methods, so that they no longer had to make everyone uneasy for a little money.

Thanks to Tang Zhaozong's efforts, industry and commerce in West Africa developed.

At the same time, merchants from various European provinces formed merchant groups, and they carried out a crusade against the black tribes who were still suspicious of the Tang Dynasty, and these merchant groups captured a large number of slaves. These slaves were a means of production in the Americas and a luxury in Europe and the Arabian Peninsula.

These black slaves brought a lot of income to those who came from the European provinces, and they also provided a lot of taxes.

At the same time, Tang Zhaozong also provided tax exemption policies for Tang immigrants in West Africa, and for a time the production here was in full swing.

Many servants also crossed the ocean, and these servants made a living by running rivers and lakes, juggling tricks, and singing big operas.

When these servants relied on acting and had some income, their lives began to be extraordinarily smooth.

The only regret, though, is that roads in West Africa need to be built, and the small towns are next to rivers and lakes, and when it rains, these towns will be flooded.

General Tang Zhangwei suggested that some dikes be built so that they could avoid the threat of flooding, but this would require a lot of money.

Tang Zhangwei and Tang Zhaozong sat together, and Tang Zhaozong said: "What if money is needed to build roads, embankments, water pipelines, and technological progress in factories, and all kinds of schools that I plan to build in the West African territories of Datang?" ”

General Tang Zhangwei said: "I propose to issue bonds, and then we only need to repay the principal and interest, and we can maintain the operation." The entire Tang Empire has always operated like this, and our Tang Empire is prosperous on the surface, but in fact the financial pressure is huge. ”

Tang Zhaozong said: "Let me think about it again." ”

Back in the harem, Empress He and Lord Lotus and Emperor Leo VI of the Eastern Roman Empire were already waiting for them in the harem.

When the emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire, Leo VI, heard that Tang Zhaozong was unhappy about the matter of taxation, and he immediately enlightened Tang Zhaozong and said: "The so-called taxation is the art of plucking goose feathers, as long as the people do not feel the pain of taxation." ”

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