Chapter 737: Seeing and Hearing
"Stop your filthy deeds, we are collecting aid money, but you are not qualified to collect it, nor are you qualified to dispose of it at will, eat overlord meals, embezzle precious revolutionary funds, I want to arrest you!"
At the front of the line at the entrance of the restaurant, a man with a square face held a long sword in his hand and said in a deep voice.
From Kellot's point of view, some of the people in the team who had collected the so-called "revolutionary funds" before turned blue and red, and the words of the man outside the restaurant undoubtedly tore off their coats, exposing the evil inside directly in front of everyone's eyes, which was very embarrassing, many people always had to find a reason before doing bad things, and now the reason has been punctured, and their own character is known to everyone, unless they are pure evil guys, and it is difficult for people with a little shame to accept.
Besides, if this is caught today, you won't want to stay in the revolutionary army in the future.
"What are you? This is the area under the jurisdiction of Lord Avery and the rules are the rules here, don't you know?"
What you do must not be admitted, you can only use the rules of the above to prevaricate.
"We are Mr. Slytherin's troops, your rules, how can you have such rules, our revolution is just, and your actions have defiled this sacred cause, and I will not tolerate it!"
"Hmph, don't detain and pots, this is Lazina, a place of fairness and justice, everything must pay attention to evidence, if you can't produce evidence, even Mr. Slytherin, you can't convict me, I just helped the donor hand over the aid, understand, didn't you see the store so busy? I pay my own money for dinner, store manager, are you right!"
Everyone's eyes shifted to the store manager again.
"This ...... That's right, this gentleman did pay his own money......"
What else can the old man answer? The crime of collecting aid money without permission is, at most, just to make these people in front of them lose the decent coat of the revolutionary army, and who can guarantee that they will not simply return to their true nature when the time comes, and it is he who will be injured.
"You're lying, you're a dishonest person, sure enough...... I thought you would be able to understand things when you are old, but I didn't expect you to be so ignorant that you don't even dare to tell the truth, I will report your matter to Mr. Mozarf Slytherin, let's go!"
The man outside the restaurant never stepped into the room, and when the manager's words fell, he gave the manager a sexual condition, and then, as if he saw something disgusting, strode away, and even these people no longer cared.
"They just left? Obviously, the store manager didn't dare to say anything for fear of retaliation, right, and this became a profiteer?"
Bashas looked at the departing team in amazement, surprised that these people couldn't even see such a simple thing.
"Didn't you notice, those people just now, from beginning to end, did not mention the store manager, what they are not used to seeing, is just the behavior of these people collecting aid money privately, and from their words, you can know that the aid money does exist, and it is widely collected...... I heard that there were no taxes in the places occupied by the revolutionary army? I thought it was strange, but I didn't expect to wait here. ”
Taxation can be said to be the core source of income for a person in power, and these revenues come completely from the people in the region, the tax in this era depends on the decision of the aristocracy or the government, such as Gonza City, in order to attract more people to settle in, Kailot's plan is to be completely exempt from taxes in the first year, and half of the general level of the outside world will be collected in the second year, and the full amount will be collected in the third year, as a revolutionary army that rebels against the aristocracy and the government, of course, this kind of exploitation of the working people at the bottom is not allowed.
However, money is needed to fight a war, and there is not enough money to distribute military salaries, buy food and weapons, and no matter how determined a revolutionary soldier is, he cannot go to the battlefield with his bare hands and empty stomach just with his advanced ideas, right?
Aid, instead of taxes, existed in any place occupied by the revolutionary army, and the people at the bottom only had to pay a very low part, or even if they chose to join the army, they could be completely exempted from taxes, and the bulk of this cost fell entirely on the merchants in the city, and the restaurant in front of them was one of them.
"Stupid policy, the revolutionary army is so poor that it will do whatever it takes...... From this point of view, it should be that no nobleman can rob the queen, so the idea is hit on the merchant. ”
As for the collection of this aid, Kailott is very disdainful, it is not okay to exploit the people at the bottom, is it okay to exploit these merchants? Kailott probably knows the idea of the revolutionary army, they start from the people at the bottom, and it is the people at the bottom who support them the most, and if they collect their money under such a premise, it is very likely that their foundation will be unstable, after all, they have only occupied these places for a year or two, and if they go to the original government, what is the difference between them and the original nobles? Since there is no difference, why should the people support them?
It's not okay not to collect money, the revolutionary army doesn't have a mature business system, they don't have a large chamber of commerce under their name, and the previous funds all rely on robbing the nobles, including the small treasury of the nobles, the sale of antiques in the collection, etc., Qingshu is very clear about this, because a considerable part of the antiques sold to them by the revolutionary army on the side of Lorraine have now been sold by them on the black market at a high price, and the funds obtained are continuously invested in the development of Gonza City, but as the team continues to grow, it is impossible to rob all the time, and the development of Qingshu over the years may have occupied a very important part of the treasure trove of Amec and the giant whale, but the real key role is still played by the Kuroshima and Aoki consortiums, as well as the escort industry at sea, and in the future, it may be added to the taxes of Gonza City and the output of spar veins.
The revolutionary army does not have these things, or they have been waging wars, and they do not have the resources and energy to tinker with these affairs, so they choose to collect this money from the merchants to support the army and develop their power, of course, it is no problem in the short term, and in the long run, it is tantamount to drinking water to quench their thirst.
What does it depend on to develop a city? To put it mildly, is it just a group of people at the bottom who can't read a few words, you let them run some small industries, no problem, you let them become the head of the chamber of commerce, to control the circulation and sale of some goods, not to mention the operation of the factory, they may be very good workers, can they be expected to make more construction in industry?
In the final analysis, if a region wants to prosper, commerce and industry must not be missing, and the current behavior of the revolutionary army has given Kelot a very clear message, if it is not for the people in the revolutionary army who have a brain problem, that is, their current situation has reached an extremely dangerous point, so that even if they want to offend the hope of future development in their own territory, they have to pinch their noses and do it.
After a leisurely dinner, the night of October came early, around half past six, the sky had completely darkened, but the city of Lazina was still lively, the streets were brightly lit, Kailot and Bashas were walking on the road, they were going to go directly to the core area of Lazina City, where the leaders of the revolutionary army gathered, as the envoy of Gonza City, Kailott was going to visit these people.
"Here, here's your food, save some food. ”
Behind the humble stall, a few people in dark green uniforms are constantly taking out bread from the back and placing it on the table, and in front of the stall are a dozen people in workers' clothes, and there are a large number of various utensils next to it.
The amount of food provided is not much, I have encountered a few before, and Kailote has made a comparison in his heart, as if the unity is two palm-sized bread and water bottles, the level is about the same as the month when Gonza City was first rebuilt, and it is only the initial reality, now Gonza City has its own commercial system, tourism development is in full swing, bread and other things will still be provided, but it is prepared by outsiders, and can only be provided with a temporary residence permit, if you can't survive in Gonza City, which is full of jobs, within a month, it can only be said to be a personal problem。
"Brother, are you getting food for free?"
Kairot stopped, Bashas guessed his thoughts, and decisively escaped from his arms A roast chicken that had been bought in a restaurant and was ready to be eaten for supper stepped forward, tore off a chicken leg and handed it over, and began to inquire about the news, Kailott nodded, he did have the intention of going up to ask.
Five minutes later, Bashas returned, and the roast chicken in his hand had been divided among several workers over there.
According to the information he heard, the stalls were set up by the revolutionary army, and there were them on every street, and the principle of setting up this thing seems to be in accordance with the regulations of fair distribution within the revolutionary army, that is, a unified and fair distribution of resources, and the people who live in the city of Lazina with the revolutionary army will get the opportunity to work in the factories incorporated by the revolutionary army if they do not have private jobs, and this kind of work is not paid, and instead of money, the revolutionary army allocates houses, food, and clothing for free, so there will be this phenomenon of queuing up to receive food。
Everyone received bread of about the same size, and only those who worked hard were occasionally rewarded with meat.
"Is this a way to solve the problem of employment and factory operation, the co-opted factory...... It should be the property of the aristocracy, Bashas, you go and ask what the products produced by these factories are, how they are sold, especially the direction of their sales, and ask as much as possible. ”
The Revolutionary Army is currently in a state of war with the Government Army of the Principality of Rhône, and the acquisition of their goods means helping the Revolutionary Army, and the policy of the Principality of the Rhône towards this kind of behavior is the same as that of the Revolutionary Army of the Lorraine Empire against Lorraine, and anyone who is caught trading with the Revolutionary Army will be regarded as treason, searched his home, and shot!
Bashas asked again, this time the result was not ideal, the workers only knew that the things they produced included steel, machinery, and some munitions, these were key industries, once controlled by the nobles, and now there was no problem in the hands of the revolutionary army, as for who to sell, the workers have their own opinions, but most of them are unfounded conjectures.
"Hey, you two, squat down with your heads in your hands!"
Bashas was reporting the situation to Kailot, and more than a dozen revolutionary soldiers with weapons suddenly rushed next to him, with a clear goal, it was the two of them, Bashas's first reaction was to fight back, and there was sand and gravel on his hands that slid down, to kill these ordinary people, it didn't take five seconds!
It's just that he was held down by Kailot's shoulder the next moment, and the latter was not ready to clash with the revolutionary army in such a place.
"We have no ill intentions, why did you arrest us?"
Hands raised, Kylott tried to communicate with them.
"No malice? Then what are you doing here to inquire about the news of our revolutionary army? Hmph, in the afternoon, someone reported that you two were sneaky, and when we found out, they were stubborn, saying, who are you sending spies!"
"I think you're mistaken. ”
The other party regarded his and Bashas's act of asking for information as stealing information.
"Misunderstanding, is it a misunderstanding, just go with us and know it, handcuffed!"
"I'm sorry, I don't have the experience of being handcuffed, and I don't want to try, go back and tell your leader, I am an inspection mission sent by Gonza City, I just want to see your situation, this is my identification, please hand it in directly, someone will know, you can also go to the people of Gonza City for verification." ”
The certificate that Kailot took out was naturally prepared by Channing a long time ago, and it had the seal of the government of Gonza City.
Leaving aside the authenticity of these two certificates, at least they did not let these people directly take Kailot and Bashas directly to prison, but let them go to the core of Lazina surrounded by revolutionary soldiers.
It is said to be the core area, but it is actually a street that includes the mayor's residence, which was the residence of the nobles and government officials of the city of Lazina before the occupation of the revolutionary army, and most of the buildings in it are very elaborate villas, which are now the residence of the leaders of the revolutionary army.
While they waited on the outskirts of the core area, the two certificates were discussed within the Revolutionary Army, and six members of the National Assembly were seated in the meeting room.
"What do you think of these two people who call themselves messengers of Gonza City?"
Mozarf Slytherin, with his sleek short tan hair, deep-set eyes and a high nose, gave the impression of being able and calm, and the most prestigious man in the revolutionary army, sat on the main seat and asked questions.
"Can their documents be confirmed? Some time ago, we received information that the government army sent someone to contact Gonza City...... Why did they come to us. ”
On the left is an old man with gray hair, and the light in his eyes proves that he is old, but his brain is very flexible.
"Did they say anything?"
The woman on the right turned her head to ask the soldier next to her.
"He said he was here to check on us. ”
"Why do you want to inspect us...... How about a few days of detention for the government army?"
"Stupid, haven't you seen that documentary? In case they are really the emissaries of Gonza City, and they haven't done anything, and you put them in prison, what's the matter, think that the enemy of the government army is not strong enough, and find another one for yourself?"
The scene was quiet, and the documentary about Gonza City, which they had actually watched together.