"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there are ten fleets with a total of 25,000 warships. Is this too much?"
Finance Minister Ouyang looked tentatively at His Majesty the Emperor.
For the empire, this was an extremely terrifying expense. It would be almost impossible to build all 25,000 warships within a thousand years.
"Is it much?"
Yang Yu narrowed his eyes and looked at Finance Minister Ou Yang.
"No, not much." Seeing the emperor's gaze, the finance minister swallowed, without mentioning the cabinet ministers who proposed giving up nuclear weapons.
All were demoted, and some ministers even died.
He didn't want to try the emperor's blade.
Seeing his scared look, Yang Yu smiled inwardly and said, "I am going to build a civilian berthing port. What do you think, dear friends?"
"I think it's feasible."
Prime Minister Long Zhi pondered for a moment and said: "Military berthing ports are used for warship research and development and warship berthing, not for civilian spacecraft berthing."
"Now that our Star Empire has established diplomatic relations with more than 20 civilizations, their spaceships will also come to the territory of our Star Empire."
"And it will be anchored in the military parking port of our Star Empire. This will easily expose the military power of our Star Empire. Moreover, they can know what warships, motherships and other things we are building as long as they pay a little attention."
"This is very inappropriate."
"They know the configuration of our fleet, but we know nothing about them and gain nothing. In the future, we will have disputes over our interests, and even go to the point of resorting to war to resolve them."
"In that case, our Star Empire will be in a passive situation."
Listening to Prime Minister Long Zhi's story, all the ministers knew the seriousness of the situation.
The Minister of Finance no longer felt distressed at this moment and agreed with Prime Minister Long Zhi's idea, "Your Majesty, I propose that a civilian berth be built as soon as possible."
"The sooner a civilian port is established, the more beneficial it will be to the development of our empire."
"Now that the empire has entered the interstellar era, the development of the empire alone is not enough. The people of the entire empire need to participate, so that the development of the empire can be improved again."
"After all, the development of all aspects of the empire is inseparable from resources, and the empire's capabilities are also limited. Only by allowing those commercial companies to join this carnival era can our empire accelerate its progress."
"How about the taxation of Starry Sky Resources?"
Listening to the words of the Finance Minister, Yang Yu nodded in agreement, and then thought about the tax issue.
Interstellar is the era of big waves and gold rush.
This is about the development of the empire.
"Charge 60% tax."
In this regard, the Minister of Public Security said.
"Sixty percent? Will it bring too much benefit to the merchants? I suggest charging a tax of 70%."
Finance Minister Ouyang completely disagrees with the idea of 60%. Are you kidding? He only takes 60%, which is too much for the businessman.
If you want to collect, just collect 70%.
They get 30% and still make a lot of money.
Taking 40% is really no different from robbing the Imperial Bank.
"Seventy percent, isn't it too high?"
the Minister of Education asked tentatively.
If you do this, who will be willing to develop the resources in the stars?
"Seventy-five percent." At this moment, Bai Qi, who was silent next to him, suddenly spoke.
"Mr. Bai, are you kidding me?"
Prime Minister Long Zhi looked at Bai Qi in horror, are you crazy?
If the empire charges 75% tax, which businessman will develop space?
"Are you kidding me? I never joke."
Bai Qi's face was cold, and there was almost no emotion in his tone, and he said: "For all resources mined within the empire's territory, merchants must pay a 75% tax. They have no right to ask for advice and bargaining."
The imperial soldiers fight desperately on the front line, for what reason?
This is so that the empire will not be oppressed by other civilizations and they can live peacefully within the empire.
The territories of the empire all belong to the empire, and allowing them to exploit resources and make money is already a great gift.
Still want to get 30% of the profit?
What a joke.
You can also get 30%. If interstellar pirates rob you, the imperial military will only guarantee your life safety, but will never guarantee your assets.
“What about the resources mined outside the empire’s borders?”
Everyone secretly smacked their tongues, and then the Prime Minister asked.
"Resources outside the empire's territory? If they are not afraid of being harassed by forces such as interstellar pirates, they can get 70% of the profits."
Bai Qi said coldly.
If you want the protection of the imperial fleet, then pay the 75% tax honestly.
If you don't want the protection of the Imperial fleet, it doesn't matter how much tax you pay.
That's what he means.
"Seventy-five percent? I think it's okay. If you pay 75% of the tax, the empire will be their strongest backing. If you pay 70% of the tax, the empire will also be their strongest backing. But the empire will only guarantee their safety, not Keep their property safe.”
Yang Yu pondered for a while and said.
Businessmen pursue profits, so they cannot give them too many benefits. Just let them eat enough, which is too full.
It is easy to cause trouble.
It will lead to the rise of capital again.
He did not want to see capital running rampant in the Star Empire.
The Holy Dobu Empire is the most typical example.
The nobles almost controlled the economic lifeline of the entire Holy Dob Empire, which caused William III to have to introduce the Star Empire to help him obtain the noble capital.
As a result, he slipped up and underestimated the strength of the Star Empire.
Then the entire empire was ruined.
"Since His Majesty and Mr. Bai both said to take 75%, then take 75%."
After hearing what the emperor and Bai Qi said, the issue that several ministers had been arguing about for more than half a month was finally resolved.
The emperor's words basically represent the direction of the Star Empire.
Bai Qi and the Bai family behind him are all die-hard loyalists to the emperor, and they represent the sharpest sword in the emperor's hand.
"Now that everything has been negotiated, let's implement it! The development of the empire is closely related to you, so don't let me down."
"promise."
…
After all the cabinet ministers left, Yang Yu said: "Xingchen, find out for me the areas in which the academicians of the Imperial Academy of Engineering are good at."
"Your Majesty, it has been sorted out."
Looking at the information projected in front of him by the artificial intelligence star, Yang Yu checked it carefully.
There is probably no one except Yang Yu, Emperor of the Star Empire, who can access the information of all the academicians of the Imperial Academy of Engineering.
Yang Xin, President of the Imperial Academy of Engineering, two-star academician of the Imperial Academy, achievements: biological freezing dormancy, biological cloning, biological memory extraction, genetic optimization medicine, super soldier serum, gravity bombs, areas of expertise: biological genes, physics, quantum, space
Qin Ming, Vice President of the Imperial Academy of Engineering, Imperial One-Star Academician, achievements: artificial intelligence, electromagnetic railgun, battleship drive engine, ion thruster, gravity bomb, areas of expertise: computers, mathematics, physics, quantum, power
Wen Jiang, academician of the Imperial Academy of Engineering...
Xu Wen, academician of the Imperial Academy of Engineering...
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