Chapter 516 An unexpected gain
Joseph motioned for Goldmead to sit down on the chair, and asked with some expectancy: "Did what I asked you to do have results?"
He had previously met the British banker, a greedy and cunning speculator who was also one of the top leaders of the tax collectors' association, under the recommendation of Jeansonnet.
Therefore, he promised generous benefits and asked Goldmead to act as an inside agent to collect illegal evidence of the tax collectors.
At this time, Goldmead said that there was "good news", so it was very likely that something had been found.
Goldmead spread his hands:
"Your Highness, you know, those guys are very cunning, and I have never been able to find any evidence of their illegality."
Joseph suddenly frowned, and when he was about to say something, he saw the British man showing a proud look:
"So I had no choice but to try to guide them into committing crimes. And luckily for me, they quickly accepted my suggestion."
Joseph was a little surprised: "Oh? What did you ask them to do?"
"Well," Goldmead rubbed his hands and said with a smile, "Your Highness, you see, I have done more than what you asked for. Perhaps, in addition to the conditions we mentioned before, you can satisfy me with some small things. A small request.”
"Please tell me."
"I have several friends who want to serve in the financial department. I hope His Highness can arrange some positions for them."
Joseph's face immediately turned cold.
As expected, these chaebols want to extend their tentacles to the financial core of the country whenever they have the opportunity, and then step by step control the entire financial system.
However, Joseph is not one of those politicians who are easy to fool - it is not yet the 19th century, and the financial consortium's means of controlling the country have not yet matured. The wonderful operations of the Rothschild family will not be displayed until 20 years later, but for him, these are historical materials that he has read countless times.
So, as soon as Goldmead stuck his ass out, Joseph knew what he was going to do.
"I'm afraid this won't work," he categorically rejected. "French finances must be absolutely controlled by the government."
He has already made his words clear - I know you want to infiltrate the financial system, but don't dream about it.
Joseph continued: "But I can give you some benefits in other aspects. For example, let your bank enter France to develop business, or introduce some high-quality investment projects to you. Oh, my friend in the UK recently mentioned one Nice project.”
According to the previous agreement, Goldmead helped collect dirty information about the tax collectors in exchange for hosting funds for Atlantic Insurance Company. In other words, when a British person purchases insurance, he will first pay the money to his bank and then transfer it to France.
Atlantic Insurance can sell more than 500,000 pounds of insurance every year, which is more than 12 million francs. The money could bring him hundreds of thousands of francs just once through Goldmid's bank. It would also enhance the reputation of his bank.
Therefore, Goldmead agreed to cooperate without hesitation.
He also saw that the Crown Prince was very young and seemed easier to deceive, so he wanted to test it out, but was rejected immediately.
He could only smile and nod: "Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness. I hope we can have more cooperation in the future."
Joseph was noncommittal and asked: "Now can you tell me what you did in the Taxpayers' Association?"
"Oh, yes, Your Highness." Goldmead said, "I suggested that they hide all the tax documents, and when they handed over the documents to the government tax bureau, they handed over all false documents." They want to use these The document was used as a threat to continue to cover some higher-profit taxes. "
When Joseph heard this, he couldn't help but narrowed his eyes. If there were no real tax documents, once the tax bureau started collecting taxes, they would probably fall into chaos soon.
Not to mention anything else, just the lack of records of tax arrears and prepaid taxes is enough to start a fight between taxpayers and tax officials.
In addition, all taxes on land and factories must be reassessed. The market tax levied based on experience will be even worse - this tax is roughly a fixed tax based on the size of your stall, and the new tax officer will definitely argue with the vendors repeatedly.
I have to say, this method is indeed very vicious. If the tax bureau is unprepared, it will definitely cause chaos.
However, Joseph was not without countermeasures. For example, the first thing he thought of was—the files were gone and no one was still there.
Who is most familiar with these tax documents? It must be the "tax collectors" hired by the tax collectors who are actually responsible for collecting taxes.
If the tax bureau discovers that the documents obtained have serious problems and normal tax collection cannot be carried out, then it can arrest all thousands of tax payers on the charge of "participating in tax fraud."
These people are all living tax information. Throw them into jail at night, put them in handcuffs during the day, and follow the government tax collectors to collect taxes. Each time they solve a problem, their sentences will be reduced by 5 days. In less than half a month, they will be able to get the country's taxation work in order.
Of course, now that Joseph knew that tax collectors always secretly exchange tax documents, the initiative came to his side.
Now, we only need to think about how to fix the evidence and use it to create the optimal situation for tax reform.
Joseph looked at Goldmead again and said, "Do you know where the tax documents are stored?"
"Yes, Your Highness." The latter nodded proudly, "As the proposer of this plan, I am responsible for many aspects of it. The documents should be in several villas owned by Viscount Fuld in Antoine Town."
"Very good." Joseph ordered, "Go back first and pretend nothing happened. After you are sure that all the documents are gathered, notify me immediately."
"Yes, Your Highness."
…
Five days later.
A large number of Paris policemen poured into the town of Antoine and surrounded all the properties owned by Fuld and his family under the surprised eyes of the townspeople.
Then, the Intelligence Bureau began to search the house.
Since the goal was clear, it didn't take much time before a large number of tax documents were dug out and filled with more than ten carriages.
After the tax documents were sent to the French General Administration of Taxation, the Paris Supreme Court immediately issued hundreds of arrest documents. They had obviously been prepared early in the morning and were just waiting to be stamped and used.
Immediately, intelligence bureau agents from various places, with the cooperation of the police, arrested almost all the heads of tax farming offices on charges of "forging tax documents."
The so-called tax bureau is a tax agency established by a tax holder, which has similar functions to the government's tax bureau. Most of the tax collectors do not serve as the person in charge of the tax farm - they all pay and belong to the chairman of the tax farm. The specific tax collection work is completed by a large number of "tax collectors" hired by them. .
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