Promoting the progress of governing the country according to the law, raising the awareness of governing the country according to the law, and clarifying the foundation of governing the country according to the law are important standards that reflect the degree of civilization of a country.
Only in the barbaric period would someone shout such ignorant arguments as "I am the law." The more developed a civilization is, the more it understands the importance and necessity of governing the country according to law.
A long time ago, the collection of taxes was a clear law that existed in written form in the code. However, in the previous feudal society, nobles from all over the country had the ability and foundation to resist centralized rule, and tax resistance became a very common thing. Moreover, in the feudal society of the old era, the royal family entrusted the area to the nobles, and the nobles exercised all their power on this land, forming small kingdoms.
But in the new society and the new era, everything is different and should be different.
The Imperial Taxation Administration has always wanted to achieve further results on tax issues. On the territory of the new party, the results of the Imperial Taxation Administration are pretty good, but on the territory of the old party, there is a little trouble. These nobles, who have always been accustomed to resisting taxes, did not play the game of paying taxes honestly with the Imperial Taxation Bureau. Withholding taxes and assassinating tax officials often happened, and gradually a vague unspoken rule was formed. —
The new party pays taxes in full, while the old party pays "reduced" taxes.
There is no way around the formation of this consensus, and the so-called "reduction" is not really about collecting less tax, but also collecting taxes according to strict standard procedures. It's just that there are always some names in these places that can help them not to pay. Taxes provide ample excuse.
For example, if a disaster occurs in a certain place, the city hall temporarily allocates some tax money as disaster relief funds, or the city's economic development is slow and many companies are on the verge of bankruptcy and have no money to pay taxes. The overall tax completion rate is low, including falsified accounts, etc. and many other means.
Today, Dulin plans to break this rule.
"I have an understanding that is completely different from the current mainstream group's view. The Empire's State Administration of Taxation should not rely on the cabinet..." Dulin's brain was spinning at a high speed at this time. Sometimes political strife is not necessarily for the sake of... Seek benefits for yourself, but let your opponents not benefit. This kind of starting point of harming others and not benefiting oneself is not news in the political arena.
Mags listened to Dulin's words carefully and asked him to continue.
"I believe that the Imperial Taxation Administration's tax collection for the entire empire is related to the development and construction of the empire. This has gone beyond the jurisdiction of the new and old parties. The Imperial Taxation Administration should be given a higher stage so that this department is no longer subject to the cabinet. "Whether the new party is in power or the old party is in power, the Imperial Taxation Administration should be independent, autonomous, and authoritative. At most, it only accepts the supervision of the cabinet, but is not subject to the cabinet's control orders."
Magus laughed when he heard this, "Then have you considered that if one day you are qualified to sit here, a group of disobedient people may interfere with the policies you have formulated."
He was so optimistic about Du Lin that he even said this on the phone, thinking that Du Lin might one day sit in his current position. This also made Du Lin very happy. At least Mags recognized his Ability also gave myself a good stage.
Dulin didn't think much about it and blurted out his thoughts directly, "No matter how powerful the prime minister is and how high his status is, he only represents the will of the citizens of the entire empire. As the will embodied in the individual, he accepts the power given to him by the people. Managing this country. The prime minister can have a lot of power and a high status, but he should not be higher than the empire!"
"The issue of taxation is related to the development of the entire empire. From my personal point of view, taxation is more important than the prime minister's control of power."
"The Prime Minister has the power given by the people, and the Prime Minister's job is to serve the Empire and the people, not to seek benefit for himself."
When Du Lin said these words righteously, a strange emotional fluctuation was growing in Mags's heart. He knew that Du Lin was lying. He knew Du Lin so well that he almost watched Du Lin change from one moment to the next. The inconspicuous, unknown acting mayor of Odis who followed Harry all the way to the point where he was about to become governor. I also watched this young man make waves within the empire and internationally.
What he said was righteous and awe-inspiring, but they were all bullshit. This little bastard was more selfish than anyone else. Of course, it could also be said that he did have a certain degree of dedication and fair spirit.
Dulin is not a good person, but this does not mean that what he said is not a good person. On the contrary, Mags thinks that these words are so good that they resonate with him. The only thing is that there are some flaws. What's wrong is that the person who said these words is obviously someone who can't do these things, and he is also a bastard and a villain.
Magers' silence did not last long. After thinking about it, he asked, "But now making changes to the Imperial Tax Administration and some situations will affect the interests of a large number of people. They may become crazy. This may not be a The perfect time.”
"No, you are wrong, Uncle Mags." Dulin refuted Mags's point of view. "I think now is the most suitable opportunity. We all know that you are the pioneer of the new era and the one who changed the world." You have brought this empire, changed the decadent rule of the past, and brought us light. Everyone says that you are the soul of the overall reform, so it is not what you should do as a reform pioneer to continue to implement the concept of change. Something?"
"And you also said before that you will retreat soon. There is no better time than now. One year is enough for us to destroy many things and rebuild them with buildings that are more in line with the times. "
In fact, Du Lin didn't make his words very clear, but Mags understood. Now that he does this, it will indeed cause a lot of noise, but he wants to retreat.
In his own eyes, in the eyes of Dulin, and in the eyes of some people who know the truth, he used voluntary retirement to completely kill lifelong officials, but in the eyes of people who don't know, he will become a "failure." Those who have accumulated strength for nearly 30 years should be overthrown in the new round of general elections. This is undoubtedly a great victory for all those whose interests were harmed during Maggs' administration. Their accumulated grievances will also dissipate with Maggs' "defeat" because they succeeded Revenge was taken, and Maggs' failure to be re-elected was the result of revenge.
They defeated the Maggs!
This includes those who have been harmed by the tax reform. They have no way to continue to criticize Mags, or even do anything rude to Mags, otherwise they will break the most terrible rule in the empire, and death will be waiting for them.
"It seems that you have already thought about how to convince me before calling. Does that mean that if there is no matter in Odis City, you will find a time to talk to me about these things?" Magus's laughter was very light. , he liked the idea proposed by Dulin, "My line is confidential, let's talk some private words, how are you going to do this without what happened in Otis City?"
Dulin also laughed a few times in agreement, and then glanced at the western sky, "I will let people know that paying taxes is the obligation of every empire citizen. I can't control too many people, but on my territory, everything is regulated." You have to listen to me!”
That night, some shareholders of the Seven Casinos gathered together. Webster's sudden announcement that he would investigate the Seven Casinos was not at all like his style. Everyone thought that there must be others behind Webster's back. People are directing him to do this.
"I have never seen that Weber is so courageous. He is willing to offend all of us at the same time. Who do you think is standing behind him?" Someone asked this sentence, and the room suddenly fell into dead silence.
There is no one in Otis City who can make Webster make such a reckless move. In other places, there are a few people, such as the person that everyone least wants to mention, Du Lin.
"That damn son of a bitch has already attracted Dulin's attention after jumping off the building. This is not a good thing... Maybe we need to consider speeding up the process of our plan."
At this time, someone put forward another idea, "Maybe we have other solutions. We can catch those who have attracted Du Lin's attention and throw them out so that they can calm Du Lin's anger. This is not for us. No loss will be caused, but it will be more beneficial without these people, and our equity integration will be smoother."
But some people have different views on this, "Then have you considered that after these people are handed over, they may tell Dulin what we are planning in exchange for a chance to survive?"
The man from before thought for a moment, and then said with a smile, "No, Du Lin's status is different now from the past. If there are just one or two people who have done wrong things, he might do that. I mean get rid of them." These people. But when we hand over dozens or hundreds of people with certain influence and social status, he cannot and dare not cause such large-scale killings, which goes against his current interests."
"We all know that he is running for governor, and no one likes their governor to be an executioner!"
"They won't be killed. They may just lose some benefits, such as being deprived of shares. But before that, we can negotiate with them. After our plan is completed, we will compensate them for these losses. them."
The room became quiet, and everyone's eyes were frantically conveying some secret messages to each other. After a few minutes of whispering, they made a decision.
"Then let's try to convince some of them to stand up!"
(End of chapter)