Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

As for what you said, "The Kingdom has a large population and a lot of land, and there should be a lot of land taxes."You are really wrong!Did you know that when conquering Mesapi and Puchetti, the decree issued by the Senate was'three-year tax exemption'."Speaking of which, Mercis glanced at Davers with a little dissatisfaction, because this proposal came from the king's mouth: "The land tax in the Puchetti area was not levied until last year, and now the Dawns We were conquered by us, but not only did we not benefit, but we also spent a lot of money to build roads, bridges, temples, military camps... Every day the treasury money was spent like running water. More money to pay the elders!"

"Okay, Mercis, don't complain, a few Talente money, I believe that your ability can be squeezed out of the treasury." Daveus looked at him with a smile.

Mercis muttered a few words and stopped talking.

"It seems that all of you don't have big opinions on my proposal just now. I'm just a rough suggestion. You still need to discuss and discuss carefully, come up with a detailed and executable proposal, and then return it to I reviewed it. But—" Daveus raised a finger and reminded: "There is a principle to remember, just like the salary of an ordinary official, more work is needed!"

"There should be more work, so there are fewer veterans who do nothing, and they should fight for their positions." Sesta applauded, and there were indeed some veterans in the veteran's courtyard, except when raising their hands when making decisions. In addition, they do not feel their existence at other times.

"This proposal will be discussed and formulated by several of you. It will be handed over to me for review tomorrow morning, and I will take it to the Senate in the afternoon." Davers said seriously.

Cornelius looked at the others and got a positive response from everyone. Then he answered seriously: "No problem, Your Majesty."

"Then I will talk about my other thoughts." Daveus said slowly with a slightly heavy expression: "Mersis has just mentioned that the kingdom's territory is expanding and the kingdom's population is increasing, but at the same time the treasury China’s consumption is also increasing. From the past two years to the end of the year, the treasury has almost no surplus, which is dangerous for a country. In case of a major disaster or war, we do not have enough reserves for gold and silver. Good to deal with...

The Kingdom’s business tax revenue is increasing every year, which is related to the expansion of the territory, and it is inseparable from the efforts made by Mariji."

Facing the praise of Daphes, Mariji accepted it calmly.

"But the growth of commercial tax is a slow process. It is impossible that today is ten Talent, and tomorrow it will be increased to one hundred tarant. The income from land tax is relatively fixed, and the tax exemption for the Downey is from the Kingdom. In the long run, you don’t have to worry about Mercis. In a few years, there will be a big increase in land tax, but the land tax will not be too much, and you should not expect it to solve the financial embarrassment.

If it wasn't for the development of the "Tino's favor" thing a few years ago that earned an extra income for the Treasury, today's finances will be more difficult."

Having said that, Cornelius and Lucias are slightly ashamed. At that time, they strongly opposed the implementation of "Tino's favor", thinking that this is a kind of gambling that will make the people morally corrupt.In fact, this situation did not occur, but the Treasury had more income.

"But the income of'Tino's care' is only about one hundred Talente every year, and there will be no greater changes...Now we should consider adding more sources of wealth!" A heartbeat.

Cornelius asked carefully: "Your Majesty, do you want to increase taxes?"

Daveus narrowed his eyes and glanced at him sideways, saying, "Is there anything wrong with raising taxes? Before, you used to say that there was no tradition of direct taxes in Greek city-states. Now, look at which of the other Greek powers in the Mediterranean. Is the tax higher than Dionia?

In the past, Syracuse collected as much as 30% of taxes during Dionysius.Now they charge a special 5% war tax every year, claiming to be against Carthage, who knows who they are preparing for?!

Needless to say, Sparta's land is completely concentrated in the hands of the state. Usually, only the food that is barely enough for the citizens is allocated to the citizens, and all other money is used for armaments.

And Athens, I believe you all already know.At the end of last year, they implemented a special tax system—property tax. One fifth of the actual property of each Athens citizen was registered, and one to two percent of this property was collected every year, which is comparable to what we charge. Of citizens have much higher land taxes!

Corinth, Argos, and Megara are all raising taxes.Not to mention Thebes, it is completely controlled by Sparta, and the tribute paid far exceeds the taxes paid by its citizens.The direct tax collected by these city-states is much higher than Dionya’s land tax, and Dionysian citizens should be very happy!

As the king of Dionysia, I have to consider both the governance of the kingdom and the life of the people. Therefore, of course, tax increases cannot be increased casually, and I must be careful.But there is a tax, I found it will not affect the lives of the people, and it should be collected."

Daveus stopped his words, and everyone fell into thought.

"Your Majesty, what kind of tax are you talking about?" Mercis asked eagerly.

"Legacy-property-tax." Daveus spit out a word.

Inheritance tax?The five rotating chairmen and Sesta are a little puzzled, while Mercis and Mariji are thoughtful.

"If Ansitanos is here, he will understand." Davies looked at their expressions, ridiculed, and explained: "This tax has been in force in Egypt for hundreds of years, when property owners want When transferring property to relatives or others, the court will also extract 110 of its property as tax paid to the state while admitting that the transfer is valid.

I think we can also implement inheritance tax in the kingdom because it has many benefits.First, it can increase the kingdom's taxes.Second, it can adjust the gap between the rich and the poor.

This is particularly important. If the first citizens of a kingdom continue to accumulate merits, they may have dozens of acres by the age of 50.If it is a successful Kingdom businessman, it is even more powerful, his life can save at least dozens, or even hundreds of Talent.Compared with the new citizens who have just joined the kingdom and worked hard to survive, the children of these old citizens can live comfortably without striving to contribute to the kingdom. Even if they are passed down for generations, they can easily become domestic. The big landlord and the rich.In the long run, it will arouse the resentment of ordinary citizens and is not conducive to the stability of the kingdom, so we need to use the inheritance tax to adjust."

"Aren't citizens striving for merit and wealth just to live a good life and pass it on to their children and grandchildren?! The imposition of inheritance taxes will probably dampen their enthusiasm!" Lucias asked doubtfully.

"Efforts to gain merits allow you to live well, and the Kingdom fully supports it. Haven’t we given all kinds of material and honors rewards! Partitions, medals... and even provide excellent learning and training for citizens’ children Place. But too much wealth is left to the next generation, it will only cultivate the arrogance of the next generation of citizens, making it lack motivation to struggle, and become greedy for pleasure, unwilling to contribute to the kingdom. So we can set up inheritance tax Some conditions to guide wealthy citizens to use their wealth reasonably. For example, donating to build public buildings can reduce the rate of inheritance tax... This will also allow ordinary citizens to treat these rich people friendly, which is also the first Three benefits." Davers explained patiently.

"But, Your Majesty, some citizens have little wealth and need to collect inheritance taxes. Isn't it too harsh?" Cornelius said cautiously.

"You have a good question!" Daveus praised and solemnly said: "I don't think all kingdom citizens are required to charge inheritance tax. How much property does not have inheritance tax? 5% inheritance tax? How much property does a citizen charge a 10% inheritance tax? How much property does a citizen charge a 20% or 30% inheritance tax? ... After the five rotating chairmen go on, the same Mercis and Mariji discussed together and came up with a rough draft, and then we went to the Senate to raise the bill. I think this will be a long and intensive discussion, but in the end it will be established, I am about this I am very confident, because every citizen of the kingdom hopes that his child is a proactive and hero who can create more brilliant achievements than himself, rather than just knowing the waste of eating, drinking and playing! And our elders hope that the future kingdom will be stable. A harmonious society instead of rampant wealthy people, civilians without a cone, and a bad situation that could cause riots at any time!"

"Your Majesty, I think the elders will appreciate your pains, and the bill to collect inheritance tax will be established!" Antaoris immediately expressed his attitude.

Others have also expressed their support one after another, of which Mercis is the most active.

"Next, let's talk about the "All Greek Scholars Conference." Speaking of this, Daves also showed a dignified and excited look: "With the current strength of our Kingdom of Dionysia, it is already The most powerful Greek country in the whole Mediterranean. But in many places, especially in the mainland of Greece, the people there do not think that Dionysia is a Greek city-state, but contemptuously think that Dionysia is just a group of barbaric, backward, A big tribal alliance formed by ignorant barbarians. We need to let other Greeks understand us and understand that our Dionysian kingdom is not only powerful, but also advanced in civilization and bright in culture! If we say the Greek world decades ago The example to learn is Athens, so today Turi of Dionysia is the center of Greek culture! Let the people of the Greek world understand us and get close to us. This is the truth of my special proposal to hold the "All Greece Academic Annual Meeting" purpose!"

After listening to Davos's impassioned words, everyone was a little emotional.

Lucias said immediately: "Your Majesty, although the "All Greek Scholars Annual Meeting" is mainly held at the Dionysian Academy, it is also the glory of Turui. We will do our best to assist Turri City Hall The Dionysian Academy has successfully hosted this gathering of scholars."