Chapter 1652 Tithe
In fact, the suggestion to recruit retired Astra Militarum veterans was given by Ockham. He told Soshyan that there are a large number of retired Astra Militarum veterans in the Maelstrom area, and many of them are actually from Ultramarina. They hope to make a lot of money using the skills learned in the military in this chaotic area full of wealth and opportunities. They can use it, but they need to use a special method.
For veteran Youzi, it is not easy to impress them simply by relying on faith and appeal. Adding some benefits is enough. Although Soshyan is somewhat doubtful about the loyalty of such soldiers, Occam's words moved him Got him.
“Only those who have witnessed fear have a chance to defeat fear. Most of them are actually losers who have been destroyed by reality. If you can let them witness the hope of self-worth and success, they will be The most fearless and loyal warrior."
"My Lord."
St. Dalton muttered, frowning.
“This is a holy war. Many of those dissipators are robbers, liars, and drunkards. If they could have died on the battlefield, we would have thanked them better. But now they are just like A group of cowards lived on and even became heretics and pirates."
A sudden anger arose in Soshiyang's heart.
"Please tell us, Your Excellency the Patriarch, what is the crux that caused those veterans to become like this?"
The Patriarch stared at Soshyan for a while, stumped by this question. .
"Ah, that's obvious."
He carefully expressed his opinion.
"Slothful, suspicious, haters of wealth, and resentful of others, these men allowed their lack of inner piety to become so ungrateful for the Emperor's blessings that they fell."
Soshiyang Points He nodded, then looked around the table, and then looked at Talos beside him.
"Company Commander, who is managing the spiritual well-being of those Astra Militarum veterans? Who is supporting their common beliefs?"
Talos replied in his characteristic mocking tone.
“Oh, Chapter Commander, those must be the priests of the state religion.”
“The priests of the state religion.”
Soshiyang said, as if he had something to say. Nodding thoughtfully.
"Your Excellency, Supreme Lord Commander..."
When St. Dalton was about to speak, Soshyan raised a hand and looked at Vice Admiral Frost de Minos of the Navy.
"Vice Admiral Frost, in the fleet, is your officer class taking care of the mental health of ordinary soldiers?"
He shook his head. "No, my lord, no, that responsibility falls on the priests, and if it must be said, most of the time they are no more effective than a bottle of medium-strength rum."
"So Commander Shiyan, Supreme Lord, I must protest against Frost..."
The Patriarch spoke again, but Soshyan interrupted him with a gesture.
"Patriarch St. Dolton, I am not interested in your protests, nor is the Emperor interested in them, when a peasant's herd is devoured by wild beasts, or walks in aimlessly Will he blame his fellow farmers? Or should he admit that he let his pens fall into disrepair and work to repair them before more livestock is lost? Like other priests, you have the obligation to restore the morale and spiritual purity of those soldiers, because this is the responsibility given to you by the emperor, do not turn it into a crime."
After the patriarch was reprimanded, his face turned pale. Paled, and stammered a suitably contrite answer.
"Understood, Supreme Lord Commander Soshyan, I will ask more priests to take care of the emperor's sheep."
Soshyan ignored him, he Having shown that he could be a kind, just, gentle friend, he had also shown that he could be ruthless and intolerant of fools, and St. Dalton at least helped him in this respect.
The agenda of the parliament is basically over here, but Soshyan is still worried about material and logistics issues. Despite Reza's guarantee, it will take some time for Reza to establish a stable route. Judging from the current Huron movement, The longer it was delayed, the more trouble it would become. We had to take action as soon as possible, at least not to allow Huron time to prepare with peace of mind.
“I hope that in the next 2 years, we can reserve 1.5 billion mortal troops and at least 10,000 Astartes with the equipment and ammunition needed for ten-year operations, and ensure that every port and dock can operate at full capacity, and at the same time In order to ensure the basic survival supplies and production order of each galaxy during wartime, it is necessary to ensure that the waterway from the war zone to the solar star field is smooth. Is there any problem with the Ministry of the Interior? "
Junot Rigo hesitated for a moment? , and then whispered:
“My lord, it’s only 2 years.”
“If you have any difficulties, just say it directly, I don’t have time to be here with you, mother-in-law, and I’m not that kind of person. The incompetent boss who leaves everything to his subordinates will definitely handle the matters that need to be handled by me as soon as possible.”
"Sir, we do not have any levy power except for the quantitative tithe, and we do not have a ready-made transport fleet to complete the transportation of materials in a huge star region. In addition, in order to ensure the safety of these war preparation materials, we need to establish a large-scale warehouse in a relatively safe star system. The storage facility requires a lot of manpower and the assistance of the Mechanicus."
Soshiyang thought for a moment, and then asked:
"The High Lords Council appointed me as the Supreme Lord Commander, and. The official document from the Ministry of Military Affairs also states that I can supply supplies on site. Does this mean that I have the power to collect precise tithes? "
In areas that the empire can effectively control, each empire world needs to pay two kinds of tithes? One tax, the first one is called the military tithe - it is to pay one-tenth of the planetary defense force of the planet or one-tenth of the young adults as recruits of the Astra Militarum, the second one is called Precise tithes include all other types of resources or wealth (i.e., other than human resources and troops).
The collection of military tithes is supervised by the Ministry of Military Affairs, while the collection of precise tithes is supervised by the tax department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The tax department will regularly go to various worlds to collect taxes, and the frequency of visits to each world is It also varies, but at least once, the Ministry of Military Affairs will depend on the fighting situation in the surrounding area.
The amount of precise tithe depends on the type of world it applies to and the tax level determined by the world. It can be any form of resources, food, weapons, minerals, or even native creatures, but it is all tax in kind without exception.
The disadvantage of this kind of tax is that it is difficult to effectively distribute the large amount of physical goods collected, and storage and transportation are extremely troublesome. For example, if grain is collected as tax, after it is collected, it will be damaged due to various losses (due to poor management of the goods). Pollution or drifting during transportation), the actual amount that can actually reach the hands of the tax collector may be less than one-third of the original, which also leaves a loophole for all kinds of corruption. Therefore, in order to ensure that it finally reaches the hands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Governor of the Planet Although the tax revenue was sufficient, the amount of tax payable was often exceeded, causing the people to be overwhelmed. This was also one of the reasons for the perennial riots and unrest in the empire.
Hearing Soshyan's words, Junot Rigo nodded.
"My lord, you have such power"
(End of this chapter)