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If there are enough troops, are there other options besides expanding the army?If you want to expand your army, you will naturally have money.

Since its establishment, the finance of the Republic of Hungary has been on the verge of bankruptcy.

The nascent government had no idea how to manage their finances, and the taxes they collected had not been covered in their hands, so they spent their money indifferently.

Kosut has a direct responsibility on this issue. It can be said that the new Hungarian Republican government has surpassed Austria in corruption.

This issue can be referred to the government of the Republic of China after the Xinghai Revolution. When the old order collapsed and the new order had not yet been established, the officials in high positions became more unscrupulous after the restraint was over.

"Mr. Kosut, the government has already collected two war taxes this year!" Marquis Luo Qi reminded

Taxation in Hungary has always been independent from the ground. During the period when the decadent aristocracy controlled the government, there were often messy taxes, and the people's lives were very difficult.

It was originally thought that everyone would have a good life after independence, but the reality is just the opposite. After the "Austrian exploitation", their life will be even worse.

The new republican government has given local governments greater powers, and it seems to them that as long as they are elected governments, they are all pure and honest saints.

Facts are always different from ideals. Now that Hungary has learned Americans, not only the central government has the right to collect taxes, local governments can also collect taxes.

To put it simply, the number of tax collection agencies has increased, and there are no restrictions. Officials took the opportunity to accumulate wealth, and even some community governments have formulated a lot of messy taxes.

Of course, these noisy taxes do not need to be paid by the nobles, nor do the capitalists need to pay, and it is the ordinary people who really pay for it.

However, the war tax is an exception. The nobles and capitalists must also pay it together, even if it is paid. The problem is that they are so hard-working, which makes it difficult for everyone to accept.

How long has the Republic of Hungary been established?Even if the pre-preparation time is included, how come it is less than three months?

In such a short period of time, two war taxes have been levied, and now the third war tax has to be collected. If the enemy has not yet come over, it will be "expensive" and will not be born.

Unlike capitalists, capitalists can find ways to evade taxes. The main industry of nobles is land. These are simply hidden on the bright side. It is not easy to evade taxes.

"Yes, Lord Marquis!"

"But the situation is uncontrollable. According to the information we have collected, Austria can now fight up to 400,000 troops against us, while the National Guard is less than 300,000.

What's more, they are all well-trained regular troops, and our army is just workers who have just dropped their hammers, or farmers who have thrown away their hoes, relying only on blood.

The gap between the two sides is too great, if there is no equal number of troops, we simply have no chance of winning this war!"Kusut strives for

Well, the situation of the Hungarian National Guard is actually worse than what he said, because ordinary soldiers are not full of blood at all.

Not even as many as 300,000 people. The National Self-Defense Forces are just a Caotai team. They do not have strict jurisdiction over the following. The last remaining money under deductions cannot afford to support so many people.

However, it does not matter, there are policies under the policy, and the capitalists are the most experienced in this respect. The officers who came from the bourgeoisie after hearing the sight quickly thought of Li Daitao's stiffness.

In addition to recruiting some people to support the facade, the rest are all eaten up, and if they are checked above, they will temporarily pull up.Anyway, up and down are taking advantage, no one dares to pierce this layer of window paper.

Of all the military forces in Hungary, the only combat force is actually the student army. They are the true revolutionaries, fighting for national independence.The rest, including Kosut, are no longer revolutionaries.

"Mr. Kosut, I think it is necessary for the government to disclose fiscal expenditures. As long as the Republican government has just been established, you have spent one year of the Hungarian government under normal circumstances!

If the cost of the Republican government has always been so large, then perhaps you do n’t need to wait for the Austrians to do it, you will first die for the new government!Duke Leopold warned seriously

This is an embarrassing question. Kosut's face is so dreadful and horrible. Everyone knows that the new government has a lot of financial expenses.

But the war has not yet fought, and the expenses are so great now, what should they do if they really fought?

International loans?Do n’t dream, no consortium dared to lend them money, which means that with or without repayment, Austria is also a member of the powers, but will not recognize the treaties signed by these chaotic parties.

In addition to that, there is only a tax increase.This is not a good way to solve internal problems, so no amount of money can fill this bottomless hole.

"Yes, the government can disclose fiscal expenditures for everyone to monitor. But now with financial difficulties, we need a sum of money to weather the crisis.

This time the government does not take this money in vain. We use the model of issuing bonds to let everyone subscribe to it. The annual interest rate is seven cents and the provisional issue of 200 million rupiah is tentatively issued.(11.69g with silver)

If the bond volume cannot be sold, then we only need to collect another war tax."

Kosut still chose to compromise. Now he still needs the support of these people. Without the cooperation of the nobility, it is completely nonsense to want to collect taxes. For this reason, appropriate concessions are also feasible.

Seeing that the aristocratic representatives present were very tough, even the war tax was temporarily changed into war debts by him, preferring to bear a high interest rate, and Kosut was not willing to stimulate everyone's sensitive nerves.

Since its establishment, the Republic of Hungary has represented the interests of the emerging bourgeoisie. Since its independence, it has issued a series of laws and regulations that are conducive to the economic development of the bourgeoisie, including the abolition of a series of harsh and miscellaneous taxes that hinder economic development.

These reform measures have allowed the government to gain the support of the capitalists, and at the same time have greatly increased the government's financial pressure. After all, the bourgeois economy cannot be developed overnight.

The Kosut government has no ruling experience. Some people suggested that the government issue Hungary ’s own currency. After experiencing the sweetness of issuing currency, the republican government began to print money without money, in an attempt to get rid of the financial crisis.

The reality has taught Kosut a hard lesson. There is not enough reserve in hand, and the issuance of currency only by the credibility of the government has naturally turned into gorgeous waste paper.

After the failure to issue currency, the financial crisis of the Republic of Hungary broke out, and it has since embarked on a road of no return for raising taxes.