Near East, Port Crescent.

With a whistle, the ship slowly sailed into the harbor, and a roaring applause broke out on the dock.

In order to celebrate the official opening of the port, all major powers of the kingdom sent representatives to the scene to participate in the ceremony.

As the host, Hudson naturally cannot be absent.

"After the navigation ceremony, there will be a celebration banquet later, so let's move freely now!"

The brief speech made the guests very confused. While the Alpha Kingdom isn't popular for tirades, it's also too simplistic.

Hudson directly ignored everyone's surprised expressions, it was a day when he was forced to open, who had the kung fu to talk nonsense here!

As long as the ceremony is in place, it is not easy for the people below to have a chance to rest for a day.

In order to meet the construction deadline, the construction of the Crescent Port has been three shifts during the day from the start to the end.

"Prime Minister, what do you see here?"

An accompanying official asked worriedly.

As a representative of the kingdom, Hudson directly announced the end of the ceremony, which will inevitably be interpreted politically.

Every time the big guy has a conflict, it's the little guy who suffers first. In case of a fuss, it is likely that the officials in charge of planning will take the blame.

"What's there to see, that's what Marshal Hudson has always done. Now that the ceremony is over, let's go back and rest."

The Prime Minister of Newfoundland said without changing his face.

There was no reaction on his face, but deep down he knew very well that this was Hudson swearing an oath to Port Crescent***.

As the first large-scale port in the Near East, the Port of Crescent has a self-evident place in the development strategy of the Near East.

Although it was in Hudson's fiefdom, it was built at the expense of the kingdom, and according to the tradition of the kingdom, there was a precedent for the central government to administer it directly.

"Whoever masters the Crescent Harbor will master the Near East."

From the beginning of construction, there were voices in the kingdom that were directly under the government.

The major factions in the country, including the royal family, are in a state of ambivalence.

Everyone is worried that the Coslow family will take control of the Crescent Harbor and become bigger in the Near East; He also feared that after the central government directly governed the port of Crescent, Hudson would not be willing to do his best in the Near East strategy.

The paradoxical psychology makes everyone have a headache when making decisions, but in the end, reason prevails.

The Coslow family has grown in the Near East, and the kingdom is nothing more than one more powerful nobleman, and everyone can still hold it.

If the orcs grow big again, the kingdom will be destroyed.

The Archduke of Newfoundland restrained his emotions, and the most important thing was that the royal family has been in trouble lately. The cake eaten at once was too big, which aroused the strong dissatisfaction of many big nobles in the country.

Caesar IV is also now riding a tiger. The six new provinces were all incorporated in the name of the queen's dowry.

The legal problem is solved, but it also cuts off the possibility of sharing the cake.

Even if he was willing to share it with the nobles in the country, he had no legal right to dispose of these lands.

Even if it is a feudal noble, the object of allegiance is the queen, not the king.

There is no doubt that even if Caesar IV could tolerate the wanton partition of his own queen, the royal family would not have agreed.

The sub-feudal system of the continent of Aslant pursues the principle that "the vassals of the vassals are not my vassals".

In the face of power, husband and wife cannot stand the test. If the queen is allowed to raise a group of her own people, the royal power will be divided.

Although the queen and the king have sons, the rate of newborn deaths remains high, and who can guarantee that they will grow up?

In case of an accident, wouldn't these lands in the back have to return to the hands of the Moxi royal family again!

In order to prevent accidents, the Alpha royal family must all use "their own people" for the development of these six provinces.

Even if there is an accident, he will be able to hold the land in his own hands instead of returning it to the Moxi royal family.

Compared to the future development of the royal family

Oh, this little thing about Crescent Harbor is not worth mentioning at all.

No matter how awesome Hudson is, under the rule system, he is at most a powerful minister.

Compared with the arrogant and domineering five families of the Northland, Hudson is now as well-behaved as a kitten.

As long as the royal family develops faster, there is no need to worry about the vassals below getting bigger.

Compared with the actual situation faced by both sides, the royal family obviously has an absolute advantage, so naturally there will not be too many worries in this regard.

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At the celebration banquet, Hudson warmly greeted the representatives of all parties.

The Near East strategy has taken a substantial first step, and if it is to progress smoothly in the future, it is destined to be supported by all parties.

For a long time to come, it seemed that he led the nobles of the Near East to confront the nearby orc tribes, but in fact it was a full-scale confrontation between the kingdom and the orc empire.

Although Hudson was in command of the battle, all the money, food, supplies, and soldiers had to be contributed together.

"Marshal, I heard that there have been internal changes in the Orc Empire, and the Beamon clan, who have fallen from the throne of the royal family, are about to move over to be our neighbors, and the next Near East is afraid that it will not be peaceful!"

The Grand Duke of Newfoundland said with a solemn expression.

As the prime minister of the kingdom, he has to think about the big picture. From the establishment of the Near East strategy, it was an important part of the rise and fall of the kingdom.

Even if the Beamon clan loses its royal position, its own military strength is still not bad.

The Orc Empire let them relocate here, in addition to internal power struggles, they still want to rely on the Beamon cavalry to interfere with the development of the Near East.

In the face of the Beamon cavalry, the only thing the kingdom can compete with is the Warcraft Legion and the Knights.

It's a pity that the Warcraft Legion was disbanded after the war, and the Knights were also in the hands of the major nobles.

As the core military force of everyone, it is impossible for Hudson to control it for a long time.

"It's true that it's not calm, but it also proves that the Kingdom's intelligence services are doing their work well.

If it weren't for the fierce infighting, the Beamon clan would not have gone to the front line to take root in order to avoid the limelight.

Next, it depends on the speed of our city construction, as long as the city is built, there will be no problem in a short time.

After all, Beamon is reluctant to take cavalry to attack the city!"

As he spoke, Hudson restrained his smile.

I knew that the orcs would not watch them develop, but I didn't expect the enemy to react so quickly.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the Beamons migrated over to be neighbors, probably unwillingly.

No matter what results can be achieved, war will eventually kill people. Can the Bimeng people, who are already sparsely populated, still afford to die?

If all the people died, their prominence would only hasten their decline. The new royal family that took their place would not be willing to see them rise again.

Praising "the work of the intelligence department is remarkable" is naturally not simply to collect intelligence, but to provoke orc infighting.

In the process of the orc infighting, no one can say exactly how much the kingdom's intelligence department played, anyway, the orcs began to kill each other.

Although Hudson believed that this kind of fighting was mainly due to a lack of resources, and the tribes needed to store more winter food, so that the war could be started at this moment.

"It's good that the marshal has a plan in his heart, the main thing is that the shadow of the Bimeng clan is too big for everyone, and after receiving this news, it is estimated that many people will not be able to sleep!"

The Archduke of Newfoundland said with a smile.

Sometimes the temptation fails, which is also a benefit. Hudson's lack of crying out for help was the greatest news for the Kingdom.

It had only been a few months since the end of the war, and the kingdom was in a state of ruin, which was really not suitable for a new round of war.

The episode passed in a flash, and no one knew that Hudson was just pretending to be calm on his face, and deep down he was as anxious as everyone else.

It's just that he's in a high position, and now he has to be calm. If he is a manager, he has no bottom, and he has not yet entered the Near East in a big way

The clansmen, if they didn't do well, they were so frightened that they shrank back.

Without the participation of these people, it is unknown whether the Coslow family can defend the Crescent Harbor by relying on the Coslow family alone, let alone developing the Near East.

After a brief exchange with the elders at the banquet, Hudson walked up to the center of the banquet. Those with a little bit of eyesight knew that there was something big to announce, and everyone fell silent.

"I'm sorry to disturb everyone's Yaxing.

The main reason is that it is rare for everyone to get together in normal times, and if you miss this opportunity, you don't know when you want to communicate next time.

I am very happy that the Crescent Harbor has been opened ahead of schedule, and I am sure everyone is too.

Thanks to the strong support of all parties, the construction of the port was completed ahead of schedule. I won't say much more about thanks.

The kingdom is one, and those who can come here are their own people. Since we are our own people, then we can't be so polite to each other.

I know that many lords in the interior are anxious about taxation, after all, the development of new territories is indispensable for the transportation of goods.

As the most important port in the Near East, the Crescent Port is bound to become a logistics transit center in the future.

As a lord, taxes must be collected, but everyone is their own person, so there is no need to worry too much about the gains and losses.

In order to better develop the Near East, I think that every time everyone's goods enter and leave the Crescent Port, a symbolic copper coin is enough.

No matter how many goods there are, as long as your caravan lands at the port and leaves the Snow Moon Territory, it only needs to pay a symbolic transit tax of one copper coin!"

As soon as Hudson's words landed, the banquet scene boiled. What is the difference between the transit tax of a copper coin and a white prostitute?

Sitting on this golden waterway, Hudson actually did not collect taxes, which completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

The noble lords present couldn't help it, this was a concession of real money. The absence of high transit taxes means that the cost of developing their territory will be greatly reduced.

"Your Excellency, what is the time limit for the one copper coin tax?"

Viscount Cayo asked with concern.

Having witnessed the rise of the Mountain Collar firsthand, he had more faith in Hudson than many. When he learned that Hudson was going all out to develop the Near East, he immediately applied to his uncle, Earl Pierce, to develop in the Near East.

Even the location of the territory was deliberately launched by the Dalton family's connections to find people, and it was selected close to the Snow Moon Territory.

It's not to rub off on the popularity of Xueyueling, everyone is just starting out, and it is impossible to talk about good or bad development. This geographical location was chosen purely for the convenience of asking for help from the Snow Moon Leader when the orcs invaded.

"The Kingdom will be exempt from tax in the Near East for 30 years, and for the next 30 years, the Snow Moon Collar will implement a transit tax of one copper coin.

Thirty years later, the main thing to look at is the amount of taxes levied by the kingdom. If the tax exemption continues, so will the one-coin tax."

Hudson replied with a smile.

Ready-made heels, this kind of opportunity to brush up on prestige, he will not miss it.

Now he is engaged in the "one copper coin tax", not because he does not want to tax, but the current situation is not suitable for taxing these lords at all.

High taxes will not only reduce people's enthusiasm for investing in the Near East, but also delay the economic development of the Near East.

The five major families of the Northland are the best negative examples. In a short period of time, a large amount of taxes were indeed collected from the lords of Northern Xinjiang, but the price paid was very staggering.

The key to offending the personnel is that it has affected the economic and industrial development of the northern provinces. The rapid collapse of the Northern Frontier defense line during the Orc invasion was largely due to the slow development progress of the Northern Frontier provinces.

If the economic development of the territories of the lords of Northern Xinjiang had been faster and the castle fortress had been built stronger, the kingdom would not have given up the seven provinces of Northern Xinjiang for a time in the war.

Hudson is not a shallow person, and he can still distinguish between short-term interests and long-term interests.

At present, the taxation of the lords can make up for some of the financial holes in the territory, but it will affect the development of the Near East.

Temporarily abandoning this part of the tax will indeed increase the financial pressure on the territory in the short term, but it will increase the probability of successful development in the Near East.

As long as the Near East strategy is successful, what you pay now can be recouped in the future.

If he wasn't worried about the future, he wouldn't be engaged in a "copper coin tax", but a direct "tax exemption".

In terms of income, there is no difference between a copper coin tax and a tax exemption. However, when paying "one copper coin", all parties also paid taxes.

Under normal circumstances, no one would risk offending him, the "King of the Near East", to escape the ultra-low tax of "one copper coin".

This can be regarded as cultivating everyone's awareness of paying taxes, and the provincial tax exemption has become a habit, and it will not be possible to collect taxes if you want to collect them in the future.

What's more, the exemption of the transit tax does not mean that other taxes are gone. The convoy had to eat, drink, and sleep when it entered the port, and the convoy of the nobles passed through the Snow Moon Territory, and all kinds of supplies along the way cost money.

Indirect and implicit taxation is far more acceptable than taking money directly from everyone's pocket, and it can also stimulate the territorial economy.

What's more, the aristocratic world is reciprocal, and Hudson has exempted everyone from transit taxes, so when the Coslow family's caravans pass through their territory, are they too embarrassed to collect taxes?

If the transit tax can be removed, it will definitely be a major positive for business development in the Near East.

Without this stumbling block, commercial trade would not be monopolized by a few large chambers of commerce. Other participants in the business event can also join in the feast.

The only problem is that the Near East is just beginning to develop, and the plate is too small to accommodate too much industry and commerce for the time being.

As for the "30-year tax holiday" of the kingdom, it is purely for the sake of making his personal image greater.

At that time, even if the transit tax is levied, it can be said that it is to be levied by the kingdom, and it is not him, the lord, who will collect everyone's wool.

Under the tax package system, the specific taxation situation is not disclosed to the public. As long as the quota task is completed, no one will care about how much tax is collected and where the tax is collected.

If everyone has the power to exempt the kingdom from the taxes of the Snow Moon Collar, Hudson would not mind continuing the "one copper coin tax" policy.

Hudson is not clear what kind of power tax incentives, combined with geographical advantages, can burst out.

Anyway, as long as the kingdom dares to be tax-free for a long time, the industrial and commercial products of the Snow Moon Collar will form an overwhelming advantage over other regions in the future.

Looking at the cheers of the noble lords, the Prime Minister Archduke of Newfoundland was mixed. The "One Copper Coin Tax" certainly promoted the development of the Near East, but the means of winning the hearts and minds of the Marshal Hudson in front of him were inevitably too strong.

Compared with the five major families of the Northland that roared before, the two were not in the same rank at all.

If the five major families in the north had this half of the means, the noble lords in the northern region would have been co-opted by them a long time ago, and they would not have ended up politically "everyone shouting and beating".

is also a powerful minister, and also guards the frontier for the kingdom, Hudson's means are really too good.

This wave of tax concessions was not only shown to the noble lords of the Near East, but also to the many nobles of the kingdom behind them.

It is conceivable that once this incident comes out, no one in the Royal Government will ever say anything about the ownership of "Crescent Harbor" in the future.

[In view of the general environment,

Vigilance is vigilance, but he, the prime minister, can't do anything, and even on the surface, he has to sing praises for Hudson.