Chapter 3799: Unreasonable taxation

"In other words, what we have to do now is to buy as many stocks as Goguryeo Industries as possible, right?" some bankers asked.

"Yes, this is inside information from the government. A lot of money will buy bank shares or bonds. In this case, a lot of money will enter the bank, and the bank will lend to the company. You know, the bank will make very cunning profit. Many times the funds, just like this, a large amount of funds will enter Goguryeo. Think about it. What will Goguryeo's economy develop into? This is really unbelievable." said a middle-aged banker. They are too aware of the power of banks. They will push up all the shares of Goguryeo companies. After they rise to a certain level, they will develop crazily. Such development will make them even more crazy. At present, it is true. It's what they need to do.

Africa, the city of Carthage.

In the diplomatic embassy of the State of Zhao in Carthage, Li Ziyuan, the ambassador, was very annoyed. Because the Senate of Carthage has just introduced a new taxation plan, this plan is obviously aimed at the people of the Central Plains. They did not reduce taxes on goods from South Korea and Zhao, on the contrary, they also levied taxes. On the basis of 15% of taxes, they actually increased taxes by 20%. In this way, the cost of commodity prices from the Central Plains will become higher, and the groups that can consume will become less and less. This is undoubtedly the worst news for Zhao Guoren to actively explore this new market. .

"Sir, I think we should protest. I think the country will be very supportive of our decision." A consultant suggested.

"Protests are just trivial things. You know." Li Ziyuan said.

"At present, Zhao does not have enough military forces to be stationed here. Don't look at our large number of officers who can enter here. However, they are just officers. Our military influence over them is still very limited, causing diplomatic disputes. Under the protection of troops, we can't do this at all. You know, this is the current situation we need to do." Li Ziyuan said. The backing of diplomacy is the military armed forces, because Zhao’s military armed forces here are very weak, which is destined to be unlikely to be too strong in diplomacy, which makes Li Ziyuan’s work difficult to carry out, right. He said that he was very embarrassed, and he must start such a thing.

Aiji, Alexandria, Zhang Ge's adjutant is receiving a local Aiji businessman named Sai Luo. They are the Korean agents here and their compradors.

"Sir, you know, if the Ptolemaic government levies 72% of the tax, my profit margin will be very small. We can only increase the price of the goods. However, after the price is increased, the situation will be again It becomes worse again, because after the price is expensive, I will lose a lot of friends, customers, they are an important group of our source of income, we can not lose such a group." Sai Luo excitedly said. The Ptolemy government seemed to have decided to do this overnight. Because they have too much to do. The government needs a lot of office space, and their king needs to expand their completion, and the army needs to be reorganized because they have no fighting capacity. To do this, the government needs a lot of fiscal revenue to solve this problem, but the Ptolemaic dynasty suffered heavy losses in the previous battles. Their fiscal revenue was inherently problematic. Under such circumstances, they decided to increase business tax revenue from the original 30% to 50%. This ratio is relatively low. However, for those businessmen who rely on the love of Koreans, their tax revenue has been increasing continuously, which has increased to 72%, plus a series of black rules in taxation. This ratio may be as high as 80%. In this case, the profits of the compradors of Aiji have fallen very sharply. Their space has suddenly become extremely meager. At the same time, there is a danger of losing potential customers. Such a dangerous thing is for them. In all, it was a disaster. In the fruitless negotiation, they can only find a Korean to think of a solution. Perhaps the Koreans can provide them with a better solution.

"The commodity prices we give you are already the most favorable. You can take a large part of the profit." The adjutant said bluntly. In order to open up the market, Koreans sought support from local businessmen, and then greatly expanded their market. If Koreans did this by themselves, they would encounter considerable resistance, because some people did not trust them. of.

"We know this, but our main contradiction is not in the price of goods, but in the love of the government. The actions of the Ptolemy government have seriously disrupted our money-making plan. Of course, if we can make Ptolemy If the government eliminates so many taxation plans, we are willing to solve such problems. For example, we will reduce our requirements on commodity prices, and we will seek greater opportunities for cooperation." Sai Luo said. The adjutant nodded, and Cyro was right. This is indeed related to the interests of the Koreans. The profits of the Koreans are being eaten up by the Ptolemaic government. This is extremely unfair to the Koreans and they have to change. Such a situation.

"I will explain this to the military attache. We will make a very severe protest. If necessary, we will implement a strong military force. But you can now use other methods to solve this problem, that is, smuggling. Before, we didn't have a good way to solve this problem." The adjutant openly supported the smuggling of the other party. There is no way. If they follow the normal way, they will lose too much. Aiji compradors, strictly speaking, they belong to Aiji merchants, and they are part of Aiji merchants. They obviously have no right to intervene in this way. However, the loss of the comprador of Aiji is the loss of the Koreans. This means that the Ptolemy government blocked South Korea’s channel to further expand the Aiji market. What is fair, the Koreans naturally and resolutely oppose it.

South Korea, Xinzheng, Supreme Command.

"My lord, I think we should make such preparations now." Zhang Liang said with a report.

"What are you going to prepare?" Han Shu asked Zhang Liang strangely.

"To develop the market, we will inevitably have some conflicts with the local people, especially some governments. Their existence is to protect their own regions and protect their own interests. When we expand the market, we will inevitably occupy and squeeze their market atmosphere. Or, in other words, they have their own circles. Now we suddenly rush into each other’s circles. This will naturally cause more conflicts. Therefore, we believe that it is necessary to carry out a round of military expansion, especially the navy, if not With the help of the Navy, it is difficult for us to maintain such a situation, because this situation is already very obvious. If we cannot solve this problem, it will have a great impact on us, and we cannot let this situation Keep going." Zhang Liang said. Zhang Liang has already seen that if South Korea continues to do so, it will inevitably lead to an escalation of regional conflicts. Therefore, it is necessary for South Korea to strengthen its navy. The reason for strengthening the navy is because the navy can maintain a greater armed deterrence. South Korea It occupies the main traffic arteries, and the existence of large warships is a strategic level of deterrence. Zhang Liang did not want to provoke a larger-scale war, but he hoped that through strategic intimidation, he wanted to let the other side retreat from difficulties. This is also a great advantage for them.

"Well. It makes sense. The size of our navy must also be expanded. Otherwise, we will not be able to deter them. I think this part of the cost can be increased. Not only can it be increased. We also need more vitality, but protection. It can be reduced a bit, while supporting some servant troops. If necessary, we can use the navy for them. We can eliminate some backward warships for them, and then we can send troops together. In this case, the scale will be very large. I think , Mengla can build such a navy.” Han Shu said. South Korea hopes to transfer some of the pressure on the navy's military expenditures through transfers. This is a great help to the South Korean Navy.

"But there is a problem. We need to pay attention to the Suez Canal. The current main pressure is in the Mediterranean. If an accident occurs in this area, it will be difficult for the Korean Navy to pass. It is the lightest warship, which can hardly pass a thousand tons. And the entire process of canal expansion takes a lot of time. Under such circumstances, how do we solve this problem?" Han Shu asked Zhang Liang.

"This. Majesty, the only way is to find a technical solution. After all, only certain technologies can solve this problem." Zhang Liang knew that the entire Suez Canal was already thinking of ways to widen the width of the Suez Canal. They recruited more than 400,000 slaves to carry out widening work, and almost all the slaves in the nearby area were collected by them. However, progress is still very slow, because if calculated according to time, they need at least more than two years to complete the project. Under such circumstances, it seems difficult for them to solve such a difficult problem. Therefore, Zhang Liang can only seek another solution. This solution is to seek technical solutions to such problems. He hopes that technology can solve all problems.