Jose smiled slightly, shook his head a little inadvertently and said, "I originally thought that you girl was old-minded and spicy, and she saw things more thoroughly and tactfully, but I didn't expect to be able to say such things?"

Think about it, how vast this Bright Empire is, and which group of people from all walks of life, officials, nobles, merchants, and peasants have little interest in it? Especially those officials and aristocrats, such a reform can affect the whole body, and how many people's interests will be touched.

When Sophia heard him say this, she was silent for a moment before she smiled coldly and said, "What you said is right, but I think it is simple." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 As soon as such a decree is issued, it is not conducive to the benefit of the country and the people, but it is not conducive to those bureaucrats and aristocrats, and the resistance must be great. Unlike in a corner of the county like ours, where there is not a wide range of involvement, you also have the absolute authority to push the executive order to be implemented.

As for the empire, if you want to implement such a decree, I am afraid that it will take an extremely powerful person, or even a powerful leader like the emperor, to be able to carry it out under pressure, right?"

Jose also smiled faintly, but refused to say too much, but continued to analyze: "I have ordered a tax reduction in Sadrand County for one year, but I feel that this is not enough, Moxi was originally a vast and sparsely populated area, and now it has lost so many people, which has caused great pressure on future development. So in addition to using tax exemptions to attract displaced people, we can also use money and food to recruit those displaced people into the army.

In addition to reducing the loss of the population of Sadland, recruiting troops in the famine year can also absorb troops and enrich the army of Sadland. However, with my current financial ability, I am far from having much money, and in addition to military salaries, food shortages are also a problem. So I once calculated privately that if I took out all the funds in my hand, I would almost only be able to make up hundreds of thousands of golden tickets.

But it is certainly not possible to use all this money to expand the armament, so with the current situation of me and Sadland, we can only raise an army of 20,000 men at most, which is still the most ideal situation......"

José did not shy away from confessing his old bottom and Sophia, and there were still a few magic scrolls left from Kay, but the funds on hand were only hundreds of thousands of golden tickets. Although these golden tickets circulated in the empire circulated in the northwest, the price of food after the war was definitely a large expense, and if they were all used to raise soldiers, it was obviously unreliable.

However, Joseph didn't care too much about this, after all, he was now the lord of Sadland, and in his heart, he had made Sadland his own territory. So take out some money to put into it, he can accept it, he is not a stingy man. Especially for raising soldiers, it is an absolute money-burning business, but Jose can't ignore it, after all, only with an army in his hand can he be able to establish a life in Moxi'an.

Not to mention anything else, Gray is a small commander, with only two flag regiments in his hands and a force of 8,000 people, he can be arrogant in front of him, isn't what he relies on is the Northwest Army in his hand? !

And in the future, if you have to deal with the Northwest Army, you will definitely not be able to do without an army in your hands! But with this little family background alone, you can barely spend a year and a half to hold on, but in the long run, even Joseph, a magician, may go bankrupt!

After all, the army is not an ordinary money-burning thing! At the moment, you can't collect taxes, so you always have to find a way to get money......

Sophia looked at Jose's solemn face, and naturally knew what her boss was thinking, and she also said with a straight face: "My lord, I think this matter is urgent at the moment, after all, there are serious displaced people in the county town of Sadland, and I believe that measures such as tax exemption and tax reform will definitely attract many displaced people to return to Sadland." But after all, this is a big project, and neither population migration nor spring plowing can be completed overnight.

Reforming the tax system, attracting displaced people, stabilizing prices, and building an army will require a lot of money to open the way, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to solve the problem with the hundreds of thousands of golden tickets you have. ”

"Sophia, as far as I know, you know a lot more about the Northwest than I do, and you're quite proficient in these financial calculations and other things, right?"

José pondered for a moment before looking at Sophia and asking, and before she knew it, José felt that she had trusted the young girl a lot. Maybe this girl has the wisdom that is most lacking in her current team, right?

Whether it is Aloke, Gould or other subordinates, they are just some brave generals, and they are naturally reusable to lead troops into battle. And if you want to gain a foothold in the northwest, in addition to these, an excellent staff member who can strategize is also indispensable. Obviously, although this Sophia is young, she is not much worse than those scheming guys in terms of mind and mind.

Hearing him say this, Sophia also thought for a moment before nodding and saying: "Yes, yes, the county town of Sadland is located in the western frontier of the empire, and it is also the central region of the human continent. And the larger ones, the caravans that roam the human continent all the year round and trade with those in the southwest, trading with the elves and even the dwarf orc tribes, can bring great business opportunities to the border provinces of Moxi and Turan. ”

When Sophia said this, she showed a little confident smile, and said lightly: "Your Excellency, you may not know that although these counties in Sadland and the river valley are grain producing areas in Moxi, when it comes to their trade routes, they are no less than grain production. In fact, in Moxi and Turan provinces, especially in Turan Province, the tax revenue of the provinces is basically based on commercial taxes. The northwest is vast and sparsely populated, the cultivated population is not large, and most of the grain produced is only supplied to the two provinces, and there are very few grain sellers for sale.

Therefore, I think that while you are exempting and reducing the field tax, you can appropriately increase the commercial tax, especially for those foreign caravans such as steppe and Macedonians, especially the steppe people!

As far as I know, the Chatai people who grew up on the Geerqin grassland were the one who traveled the most in the northwest. They graze cattle and sheep, and then trade cattle and sheep skins to the empire in a steady stream, hum, I don't know how much gold and silver they have earned from the Bright Empire over the years!"