"Then comes the second resolution, on the issue of commercial taxes and guilds, you can speak freely."

Generally speaking, three resolutions a day is normal, after all, it is impossible to decide the future of a country with a pat on the head, that is irresponsible, and the resolutions made today are more important.

"In terms of commercial taxes, we should treat them equally, and if we want to do it, we have two ways, one is to reduce the tax of our local merchants, so that it is consistent with the commercial tax of foreign merchants, and cancel the trade privileges of foreign merchants in disguise, and the other is to directly cancel the trade privileges of foreign merchants, and adjust the commercial tax to 10%, but this may cause strong dissatisfaction among Genoa and Venetians, and may change the international situation."

Chavez took a monocular lens and looked at the document in his hand, his eyesight was not very good from long hours of work,

"On the issue of guilds, unified dispatch is very necessary, but not let the merchants in various places form their own guilds, the xenophobia is too strong, I think Constantinople can form a national guild, establish branches in various places, implement policies such as subsidies or tax reductions for guilds, and organize caravans to go to some remote areas when necessary, but this involves a problem, some of the gallops in various places have fallen into disrepair and need to be repaired with funds, and some places do not, and new gallops also need to be established."

"On the question of the Genoa and the Venetians, we still need to be cautious,"

Husseppe knocked on the table, drawing everyone's attention to him,

"If we are at odds with the Genoese and the Venetians, as a result of the worst-case scenario, to tell the truth, the Imperial Navy has no way to defend the Empire's maritime trade from interference, and although the navy needs sufficient sailors, the quantity of timber for the construction of warships is seriously insufficient, and the high-quality oak and fir wood required for it are only found in the Taurus Mountains of Cilicia, the Rhodope Mountains in the north, and the Pindus Mountains in today's Empire, but the main shipyards of the Empire are concentrated on the Aegean coast, and the timber transportation is inconvenient, Should the Empire choose to be at odds with these two maritime nations, I request that the allocation of the Navy be increased to cope with the ensuing situation. ”

There is no doubt that this is Husseppe's opportunity to cry poverty, and in today's Mediterranean world, the Genoese and Venetians are invincible at sea, and this is not a lie.

"Ahem..."

Calvo coughed dryly,

"The empire is in trouble right now, you should all know that we only reached an agreement with these states on trade issues not long ago, try not to chill our allies, the issue of naval expansion, just wait."

Husseppe smacked his lips in frustration, spread his hands, and did not speak again.

"Then we have only one choice, reduce the commercial tax, we have implemented the tax reduction policy for the textile industry and the wine industry very well, and this time we can also follow the previous one,"

Chavez went on to say,

"I propose that the commercial tax be reduced by four percentage points, that is, 6 percent, again to 4 percent for the textile and wine industries, and to 2 percent for the transportation of agricultural products,"

After saying this for a long time, Chavez took a sip of tea to moisten his throat,

"These figures have been obtained in the course of a number of pilot projects in some cities and localities during these days, and the Ministry of Finance believes that such a tax will not only not reduce the revenue of the treasury, but will increase the revenue due to the expansion of the scale of the industry - if the tax is collected in gold alone."

"Well, in that case, it's written on the bill, as our recognition, what about the guild?"

Calvo asked with concern.

"The guild is centered in Constantinople, the merchants are everywhere, we just need to make sure that every city gives the merchants a place to rest and receive orders, the guilds can be built into the appearance of trade markets, if necessary, the empire can issue orders like bounties to encourage merchants to transfer goods to remote places, in short, we want to build a large-scale guild where merchants can do whatever he wants."

"Okay, this can also be written on the bill, and then, the question of Chi Dao..."

"I have a proposal, Prime Minister Calvo."

"Lord Caesar, please speak."

Seeing that it was Laszló speaking, Calvo wisely stopped.

"I thought that if a gallop road could be built between Constantinople and Pest, perhaps trade between the two would be facilitated and the Hungarian treasury would be increased."

Hearing this, Calvo couldn't help but glance at Chavez, and then looked at Laszlo with a serious face,

"Are you sure? Lord Caesar, we can build a gallop between two cities, but there is no guarantee that it will not be used for military purposes..."

"I know!"

Laszlo interrupted Calvo, knowing that Calvo was reminding him, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it,

"First, I believe in Your Majesty Constantine, and if I am at fault, I will naturally come to Constantinople in person to apologize to Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty will not send a large army against me,

Second, His Majesty has always taught me to put the people first, and if it can increase the country's income and create well-being for the people, why don't I do it? ”

"I'm relieved, Laszlo,"

Constantine was also alarmed by the movement here, and walked down from the throne not far away,

"I can guarantee that no one will be harmed between us, that all actions will be done openly and fairly, in the name of God and our ancestors."

"Of course, Your Majesty, I trust you as I trust my father, and what you say will definitely be done."

"Something about that,"

Constantine looked at Calvo and became official,

"The Cabinet must personally supervise the entry, do not make any mistakes, and report any problems to the Cabinet as soon as possible, so as not to chill our fraternal countries."

"Obey Your Majesty's Sacred Decree!"

The cabinet members and Louis stood up in unison and responded respectfully.

After seeing Constantine return to his throne and proceed with his work, Calvo waited for the others to do it, 33

"In that case, the repair and construction of the gallop road, and the selection and construction of the guild building are to be entrusted to the Ministry of the Interior, and the cabinet documents on the adjustment of the commercial tax are to be circulated by the Ministry of Finance to all parts of the empire.

"Agreed!"

Again, the same process as before, the second bill of the day was passed, and it was already noon, and the luncheon arranged by Constantine was also arranged, very simple, just a few slices of white bread, a cup of tea, and they ate casually at noon, and went home to eat at night if they wanted to eat well, and soon, several people swept away the food.

"Okay, let's move on to the third bill, the collection of agricultural taxes and the protection measures of free farmers, please feel free to speak."

Strangely, for a long time after Calvo raised the question, there was silence in the room, causing the clerks to look sideways.

"Let me start with it, about the agricultural tax, I think it is better to collect it in kind, food is exactly what the empire needs, especially the army, which is a big consumer of food, even if it is not used, it can also be stored in the warehouse, therefore, for food products, we can collect it in kind, and for other cash crops, it needs to be paid in the form of gold coins, and free farmers are mainly based on grain production, so this can cover the vast majority of free farmers."

"Hmm... The grain tax is collected in kind, and the cash crop tax is collected in gold coins, which is recorded in the bill, and if there is no objection, we will discuss how to protect the free farmers. ”

Now the atmosphere was even more silent, the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of War were looking at the ceiling and the floor, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was tickling, the Home Secretary was watching the door, the Foreign Secretary was looking around, Louis clasped his hands on his chest and blocked Laszlo, who wanted to speak,

"Everyone, everyone,"

Calvo is also very helpless, he understands what everyone means, the execution of Calis not long ago has made the nobles angry, and now who dares to come forward and say that the nobles are restricted, and if it is stimulated, it may explode, and when the time comes, it will be designated who is responsible for the detonation, but who can afford to pay this responsibility? Who would dare to take this responsibility?

"Today we have to negotiate a charter, otherwise we won't be able to pass today."

Seeing that everyone still didn't speak, Calvo's eyes were cold,

"Come on, lock the door for me, and if you don't discuss a result today, no one will go out of this door today."

As the door closed, candles lit up in the room, and the light of the fire jumped, reflecting the uncertain clouds on everyone's faces.

"Well, why do you bother?"

Chavez sighed, and Calvo was silent with a cold face.

"In that case, then I will put forward some of my opinions, it is better to fine the nobles who encroach on the free agricultural land, and punish a donkey for one acre of land."

"What do you think?"

Calvo's voice was full of fatigue, and everyone saw that Chavez was willing to come forward, so they didn't speak.

"So... Write a proposal and submit it to Your Majesty for approval! ”

Calvo waved his hand, closed his eyes, and rubbed his head, but soon he found himself in trouble.

On the other side, Constantine had just left for a while, and the bill was handed over to him, and when he saw the result, Constantine's eyes froze, he closed the document, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth,

"Seal the file and dismiss it! Reconsider! ”

The waiter conveyed Constantine's meaning to the cabinet, and Calvo gritted his teeth and wrote on the document himself,

“… Whoever encroaches on free agricultural land shall be fined one hectare of gold coins..."

"Seal the text! Overrule! Reconsider! ”

“… Whoever encroaches on free agricultural land shall be fined ten gold coins per hectare..."

"Seal the text! Overrule! Reconsider! ”

“… Whoever encroaches on free agricultural land shall be fined 100 gold coins per hectare..."

"Seal the text! Overrule! Reconsider! ”

In the 11th century, an acre of land was probably a nomisma, that is, a gold coin, and it is about the same now, so I will not expand on it here.

Calvo's face was bitter, he understood that Constantine wanted him to open this head, or rather, to carry this black cauldron, too, as the prime minister, he should have been mentally prepared for this.

Some people died, but not completely......