Even if Vincent is a time-traveling ruler, he thinks that "Demon King Gold" is a good thing.

What are the benefits of Demon King Gold?

First of all, the amount of levy is flexible, and the specific amount depends on the mood of the lord, and if you find a reason why the demon king is unhappy or very happy, you can change the amount of levy that year - of course, it is impossible not to levy.

The second is that the collection time is long, and after decades of collection, the people have been scraped, and the sense of resistance to this kind of tax is relatively low.

The most important thing is that you can leave a large piece for yourself, after all, the demon king doesn't care about this kind of tax, and many times he even gives a big wave to his subordinates on the mainland, so as to win people's hearts.

However, since the last decade of his tenure, Count Dacoolas of the Red Wing went on a rampage of extortion, sometimes leviing more than ten times a year on the Demon King's Gold, even if the total amount continued to fall, it also caused devastating damage to the tax base of the realm.

"What's the solution, whoever makes our territory poor, uncle has to save some pension money in advance," Cecil replied confidently in the face of Vincent's questioning, "He is old, and you know that Your Majesty will not let him hold an official position again."

Isn't this nonsense, if you are the demon king, it is impossible to let this insatiable person hold any important position!

Speaking of the madness of scraping the ground and sucking blood, there is no sign of the earl's age......

After getting so much money and returning home, it was cheaper for the blood clan and empowered the consumption of the Demon Domain, but Vincent's side was in trouble.

The people now accept it in addition to hearing about tax cuts, but they are bitter and hateful when they hear about tax collections.

The "Demon King Gold" must not be able to be collected, but Cecil soon had other ideas, after all, he can't even make money these days, so don't expect to be a nobleman.

Seeing his nominal fiancée being so serious about her stupidity, Vincent could only sigh that she had made a fool of herself.

"By the way, you go on a tour of the territory, a few more times, and you can get a lot of money just for the local tribute." Cecil also intimately explained the details of the operation, "Let the undead pretend to be soldiers and retinues, bring more with them, and you can get a lot of money just to supply their rations."

Under normal circumstances, the purchase should be done by the local people who are being paraded to complete the hospitality of the lord and his retinue, but the popular method now is to pay the local money and give the lord to purchase supplies locally to meet the needs - this can reduce the lord's dissatisfaction and also stimulate local consumption.

"Remember, you must take me with you then, as a fiancée, I haven't played in the mainland territory yet! Hunting, camping, exploring, I want to try it......

The problem is that it is purely public spending, Vincent glanced at the vampire who clearly wanted to take advantage of it, and decisively refused.

"Miss, do you know that I have been outside for less than a year, and half of the year has been suppressing and alleviating poverty?" Vincent gave Cecil a blank look, "And I can tell you unambiguously that there is no money in the place for a long time, and I pay out of pocket everywhere, and I don't take a single son from the people."

"Doesn't that mean you have a lot of gold in your pocket? Besides, after saving them so much money, isn't it more certain that they can get it back now?"

Cecil squinted at Vincent in confusion, unable to understand why this son of the Demon King was so tolerant of the Terran territory, but this was not her own territory after all, she only had the right to suggest, not the right to make decisions.

Usually she is used to using willful and violent methods to persuade others, but this will definitely not work in Vincent's house, even if she doesn't care about the status of the prince, and she is not afraid of the hidden scythe demon, the greedy dragon who comes to ask for recipes when nothing is right is a headache.

The dragon's skin is rough and the flesh is thick and difficult to bleed, and the blazing dragon's breath is the nemesis of the blood clan, which will evaporate all the blood at once, and no matter how buggy his skills are, he can't last for a long time when he casts them.

"Then raise the tariff, though I don't think it's a good idea," Cecil finally made some relatively sound suggestion, "to extend the tax to all kinds of goods entering and leaving the territory, to increase the tax, to tax both the quantity and the weight of the goods, and to impose higher tariffs on necessities......

"It sounds like it's going to ruin the economy of my realm," Vincent almost got angry, "if he hadn't seen you for real

Well, I doubt you're a sabotage sent by the Herodes!"

"That's how our hometown did it, in the past, merchants didn't have to pay honestly...... The territory makes money and the territory flowers, and they want to take it home."

"That's your territory is in a good location, stuck in the middle of other territories, and the merchants have no way out, no wonder the merchants in the Demon Domain now say that they would rather use the magic array to teleport things than go to your territory."

"Oh, I think so, you can collect a war tax! Aren't you at war with the Herodians in the jungles of the West?" Cecil had another flash of inspiration, "Whoever doesn't support it, squeeze them dry!"

"Don't talk nonsense, let me emphasize again, it was a special military operation carried out spontaneously by the orc mercenaries, and the purpose was not to fight the Herodians, but to make them harmless in the dense forest areas of the West, or to demilitarize, I just carried out some normal business transactions with them in accordance with the rules of commerce."

"How can there be a special military operation that can kill thousands of other *** teams and sneak attack their rear logistics supply lines," Cecil muttered quietly, "But everyone thinks you're doing a good job, and I know that governing territory isn't what I'm good at......

It's rare that this vampire still has self-knowledge, and that alone surpasses the vast majority of bloods.

Seeing his fiancée so sincere, Vincent's dislike for her was slightly less.

If you don't open your mouth to kill the one who closes her mouth and squeeze it dry, she is still a little cute when she is quiet.

"The collection of rural agricultural tax, municipal income tax, business tax, value-added tax, customs duties, land use tax, stamp duty, and inheritance tax in my territory is enough to support the expenditure of the territory." Vincent explained his tax to Cecil in the same way, "The problem now is not that there is no income, but that there is a problem at the level of collection."

This is not the first time Vincent has faced such problems, due to the economic development of the territory in the past, or the problem of rebellion, there are many stubborn people who are unwilling to pay taxes, or have been in arrears for a long time.

Although the rebellion was gone, there were still entire villages and towns that refused to pay their taxes and did not intend to pay the normal taxes that had been in arrears on the grounds that they had not joined the rebellion.

This is a problem left over from history, and in some places, because of the acquiescence of the predecessor, the tax has never been paid, and the benefits have gone into the pockets of the blood clan.

It's not a problem to find someone to investigate and calculate the tax, and Vincent can also ask the soldiers to collect taxes, but this is not only inefficient, but also affects the normal training and combat of the army, and it is handed over to the undead and does not have the same high intelligence to flexibly execute. qδ.net

If there is a problem of disturbing the people or expanding in the middle, and the contradictions in the territory are intensified, the gains outweigh the losses.

The most important problem is that Vincent doesn't want people to think that this is a kind of exploitation by the demons.

"Therefore, I hope to set up a dedicated tax collection agency, the core of which is an efficient tax collection department." Vincent stared at Cecil and said in a trusting tone, "I think you're the ideal person to lead the tax inspection department."

"Understood," Cecil quickly comprehended, "Isn't it just a matter of robbing your house and looting things without paying taxes, I'm good at this." As long as I make a move, I will drain them of both gold and blood."

"For the diehards who know the law and break the law, they should be dealt with in accordance with the law, and there is no need to show mercy, but they must be clean and clean." Vincent did not deny that "the list and number are determined by the tax administration, and you are only responsible for auditing the law and recovering taxes and fines."

"What's in it for me, though?" Cecil was in a good mood, but still asked slyly, "The Blood Clan doesn't do anything that is just fun."

"Hmm...... Whoever keeps his territory, and whoever keeps his life alive, the rest is yours." Vincent explained, "The principle is this, and the actual operation should be realistic, and the specific problems should be analyzed on a case-by-case basis. By the way, once in a lifetime, I have a gift for you......

When Vincent asked Miss Bone to send the so-called dress and put it in front of Cecil, the eldest lady of the blood clan looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but be attracted to the rather neutral dress.

Even if she was an aristocrat, it was the first time she had seen such a dress with such an ingenious design, extremely well-cut and impeccable quality and decoration.

Simple and generous without losing essence

To, under the elegance and handsomeness, there is actually a *** person's evil nature, and Cecil was fascinated by it unconsciously.

"Yo! It's actually a dress, and this is the first time you've given me a gift. The black dress, the red epaulettes and armbands, they are all my favorite colors, and tsk, look at the lapels are so elegant."

"Although this big-brimmed hat is a bit weird, it's just right to block out the sun, tsk, the skull decoration on this cockade is also beautiful, shiny everywhere, and the belt waist really fits......

"It's not a dress, it's a work dress, you can call it 'Desan Happy Dress.'" Vincent looked at Cecil, whose eyes were full of joy, and corrected, "How can you serve the territory without regular work clothes?"