Chapter 486 Where do people come from? Where does the money come from?
People and money are indeed two very critical issues.
First of all, according to the current establishment, the only areas where Horn can collect taxes are Hongfeng Township and Yibe Township.
About 13 priestly religious orders and 2 rural religious orders will be established in the two places.
Based on staffing, Horn needs 100 to 150 itinerant monks, 60 to 90 stewards, 200 to 300 monk assistants, and 30 to 40 record monks of the Order of the Holy Father.
Horn's current reliable manpower can only satisfy Hongfeng Township at most, while Yibe Township in the south is almost autonomous by the heads of hundreds of households.
Where will the half of the vacant manpower come from?
“Isn’t it difficult to solve human problems?” In the sound of rain outside the window, Horn’s voice was small but very clear. “We have monks from Brago Monastery, we have various Night schools and literacy classes, and the Megdi Chamber of Commerce can also provide a group of reliable talents.
And the Miracle Priests can also fill positions, and we can also promote some heads of households to become itinerant monks. >
These are enough people to fill our vacancies.”
The greatest wealth Juanno left to Horn and the others was not reputation or land, but ideas and people.
One of the reasons why Horn attracted Catherine was that she was regarded as Juanno's second heir.
Although the identity of the witch was exposed, didn't Horn immediately canonize her?
This is to maintain Catherine's influence within the Juannos.
Thousands of priests in the Brago Monastery, under the influence of Juano's pragmatic thinking, all had experience in local governance.
Although this sacrificed the church's rule in Kasha County, it also trained a large number of monks and priests with grassroots experience and even military experience.
And because of the church's act of burning Juano, all Juanoists are staunch opponents of the church.
Not just the Juannos, the wizards, the Megdi Chamber of Commerce, the bullied craftsmen, citizens and farmers, the low-level monks oppressed by the high-ranking bishops...
Thanks to the church for the open source, It would allow Horn to get a pool of qualified and reliable people to fill the administrative vacancies without much effort.
When the Empire and Prince Condai were enemies, it was absolutely impossible for them to betray.
The moment Horne raises the banner of opposing the church, although they will be met with first-class hostility by the church, once they gain some results against the church, they will immediately become a gathering place for opponents of the church.
When the Juanoists expanded their power, they absorbed a large number of people who were dissatisfied with the church.
After the Battle of Rapids City, a large number of defectors poured into each border of the Redeemer Papal Kingdom.
They all came with desperate blood feud, and their only purpose was to resist the church.
Such a convergence effect currently only occurs in the Thousand River Valley. If one day Horn can become famous throughout the empire.
Then Qianhe River Valley will become a gathering place for rebels, just like Black Snake Bay.
"At the end of the month, the dean of Brago Monastery will personally lead a visit of fifty monks." Catherine spoke at the right time and claimed the credit.
“There are also low-level monks fleeing to seek refuge in various monasteries within our territory, and there are more than ten or twenty of them every month.” Armand continued.
Madelan followed up and said: "As for those assistant positions, accountants and ordinary citizens who can't find jobs will automatically fill them up. Sid, the head of the notary guild, was still complaining to me a few days ago. I can’t find a job.”
In this way, the human problem is basically solved, and only the money problem remains.
"In that case, it comes to the issue of how to collect our new taxes."
Hearing Horn's words, everyone pricked up their ears, even the napping officers raised their heads. Head.
This means that their military expenditures for the next year cannot be careless at all.
“The new tax system will completely overthrow the old tax system and abolish all tributes and exorbitant taxes, collectively known as the piety tax.” Horn opened the booklet in his hand, “Please turn to the “Plan” Page 29. ”
The so-called piety tax is a uniform tax of 25% based on the land area.
Of this 25%, 10% is converted into monetary taxes and paid to the Council of Cardinals, and the remaining 15% is deposited in the warehouse of the rural religious order.
Before paying taxes, the Imperial Council will give a food guide price, and then purchase a batch of food according to the food guide price. In the future, when grain merchants purchase grain, they must not buy it below this guide price.
In an ideal situation, assume that each priestly order has 75 hundred-household districts, and each hundred-household district has 4,000 acres of land and can produce 360,000 pounds of grain.
Then each head of a hundred households will have to pay 90,000 pounds of grain to the priests, of which 36,000 pounds will be turned into monetary taxes.
The guide price for grain at this time was half a dinar for a gallon (9 pounds), which was 2,000 dinars.
75 hundred households for a priestly order is 150,000 dinars, which is 1,250 gold pounds.
Then the Royal Council of Cardinals will go to the chief priest of Hongfeng Township and ask for the taxes of the seven priestly orders, totaling 8,750 gold pounds in cash.
As for the remaining taxes and food, they all belong to the rural religious association's own small treasury.
If the rural religious association operates well and the grain collected is turned into more currency, then the excess belongs to the rural religious association itself.
In other words, the Council of Cardinals only wants monetary taxes, not taxes in kind.
“Is this just the part related to the food tax?” Sissi adjusted her gold-threaded crystal glasses, took what Catherine handed over, and glanced at the part circled in red, “Then How to collect taxes on orchards, fish ponds, cash crops, small mines, etc.?”
Seeing Sissi and Catherine’s little actions, Horn couldn’t help but smile and did not reveal it.
He knew that Catherine had just joined. Although her status was higher than Sissi's, her right to speak was actually not as good as Sissi's.
There are some things that Sissi can say directly, but she cannot.
Even if what she said is right, how many people are willing to listen is a big problem.
Until she makes real achievements, she can only vote more and talk less.
Katherine is more of a plutocrat than a businessman, and she sees some political gaps quite clearly.
"It's very simple. The cost of collecting these taxes is not worth our administrative costs, so we give them to the local government as a holy treasury." Horn explained with a smile.
"Holy Treasury?" Sissi raised her head in shock. He had not heard this word for a long time.
The original holy treasury system was just a wartime system, which forcibly eliminated private wealth and collected all spoils of war without distinction between you and me.
This played a big role in their escape.
However, after Qiu Mu Island was established, this system was abandoned by everyone tacitly.
In fact, apart from appearing in "The Expedition of the Holy Sun" to play a propaganda role, it basically has no other role.
But now, Horn is ready to pass on the holy gene and restore the holy treasury system.
Specifically, if the revenue from local taxes that are difficult for the central government to supervise is not enough to cover the administrative costs of the central government, then they should be given to the local governments.
As the saying goes, the county magistrate is not as good as the current administration. Regarding these taxes, it is much easier for the chief monks and heads of households to collect them than it is for the imperial council to collect them.
After all, it counts as your own disposable financial income, and it is definitely more positive to collect it.
Taxes that are difficult for the central government to supervise, including taxes on the output of local cash crops, small rural workshops, fruit trees and fish ponds, etc., one-tenth of which goes into the holy treasury.
After all, the chief monks of the Baihu District know exactly what is produced in the Baihu District and who is engaged in what industry.
In addition, since this part of the tax collected directly by the local government comes from non-agricultural and mining industries, the monks must be willing to develop it. After all, it can increase their financial income, so why not?
“But in this case, will the income of the Council of Cardinals be too little?” Mitnich, who had just joined, couldn’t help but ask.
Compared to those who came from the Gulag and focused on the military aspect, those who came from the Megdi Chamber of Commerce were more enthusiastic about the economic aspect.
(End of this chapter)