"According to Article 9 of the Ministry of Interior's Wartime Regional Special Execution Order, lord commanders and above have the highest authority to collect taxes during wartime, and can temporarily levy precise tithes within two hundred years of the star area and the same geographical unit. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will then make precise tithe exemptions at corresponding times, and will also have independent decision-making power on the types of materials collected.”
After hearing the answer from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Soshyan continued to ask:
"Can it be levied on everyone?"
Junot Rigo hesitated for a moment and whispered:
"Yes, except for special tax exemption rights, collective or individual taxation can be levied."
Soshyan's eyes swept across the nobles, and they all lowered their heads.
However, he did not immediately say what he was going to do, but changed the subject.
"Chief Administrative Officer Junot, tomorrow you will consult with Secretary Royce and the logistics team of the expeditionary force to calculate the exact amount of the ten-year combat readiness materials I mentioned."
"yes."
"As for the problem of the transport fleet."
Sosyan looked to Ernst Mare Hoyland, who was currently the only one to receive chair privileges because of his age.
"Can the Hoyland family provide help in this regard?"
"Report to your lord"
Old Marley stood up from the chair tremblingly, and Suoshiyang couldn't help but sneer in his heart. This old man disguised himself so well, but he didn't know what kind of blasphemous body and soul was hidden under that seemingly old skin.
He even maliciously wondered if if he used the gray marrow at this time, the old thing would be wiped out in ashes.
"Although it is currently a busy trading period, we can still spare five hundred large transport ships for military use."
It's okay, this old man is quite sensible, and he can go to the inquisitor to greet him a few days later.
Then he looked at the beautiful Sillu Clement.
"Does the Clemont family have any spare capacity at the moment?"
"Sir, we can also draw out 300 large transport ships here."
Soshyan nodded. He knew that the Clermont family's strength had been severely damaged by the chaos. Drawing out three hundred large transport ships at one time can be said to have really contributed.
And no matter what, she was more pleasing to the eye than the old man who abused witchcraft to extend his life.
However, it is not yet time to publicly support a certain person, but asking the other party to assist Reza in establishing stable routes and trade channels seems to be a way that benefits all three parties. Reza has always wanted to open a trade route to the Maelstrom area.
"After the meeting, both of you can send representatives to contact Ms. Veronica of the expeditionary force. She will be responsible for the overall coordination."
"yes."
The two of them responded at the same time, but Sylvie Clement's look at Soshiyang was somewhat meaningful.
"As for large-scale storage facilities, I remember that Sagan Prime was originally the tithe gathering place of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it has a large and solid cluster of storage facilities."
The reason why Soshyan mentioned this was because he already knew that the giant storage facility that originally belonged to the Ministry of Internal Affairs had "legally" become the property of the hive nobles for various reasons after the Badab War, even if it was the Empire. Institutions have to pay expensive rent if they want to use it, which is another reason why the Ministry of Interior Tithe Fleet has become dependent on the merchant fleet and spaceports for frequent transfers.
Usually the Ministry of Internal Affairs collects tithes in advance (although it is most likely already lagging behind), and then concentrates them in a certain area. After the statistics are completed, they will be uniformly transferred to the mobilization area. This will neither waste time nor be too nervous, because at this time, the next Lots of advance tithes have begun to fill the warehouses.
However, after losing the large-scale material storage capacity, they have to move to the next gathering place as they come. Once there is a delay, the entire tithe will lag behind. This is the crux of the problem.
"Yes, sir, this place was originally."
"That's enough. In the name of the supreme lord commander of the expeditionary force, I decided to temporarily change Sagan Prime to a supply world and implement complete military control."
"Ah this——"
Junot was stunned and couldn't say anything for a long time.
"Your Majesty"
"What, don't I have this power?"
Seeing Soshyan's gaze, Junot nodded quickly.
"Yes, you do!"
"As for the tithes of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, they will be temporarily transferred to Sagan II. There are also many storage facilities there. The Ministry of Internal Affairs can requisition them all. In addition, the Mechanicus can also build large storage facilities for you."
Soshyan did not look at the representatives of the Mechanicus this time, because he planned to let Reza's people do it.
Those storage facilities seemed to be used to store tithes from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but in fact they were actually used to store the materials transported by Reza. After all, eggs could not be put in one basket.
At this point, Junot had nothing to say and could only lower his head.
"yes."
Soshyan then looked at Earl Vaughn, who always had a sinking face.
"As for the Noble Council, I would like to inform you that if anyone temporarily 'borrows' the storage equipment, remember to clear it out, so as not to make it unclear when it is put into storage, and then it will have to be confiscated."
"Yes, sir, we will hold a meeting immediately after returning and we will fully support the imperial expedition."
"Good work."
After Soshiyang finished speaking, he paused, then put his hands on the table and glanced at everyone, especially the ruling families of the nest city.
"Here, I still want to emphasize that this war is of great importance, not only for the expeditionary force, but also for everyone here. Whether the Maelstrom can be long-term and stable depends on this war! I don't think everyone wants to live Under the shadow of the Red Pirates, right? I don’t need to say more about how the tyrant of Badab acted in the past. Maybe some people and some families once supported him, but what did they get? He has fallen into chaos, deep in the sky. The desire of a person trapped in the demon realm is never-ending, and he will try to slowly control everything. From today on, I can forget everything that happened in the past, and I can also guarantee that others will not settle accounts later, as long as they can wholeheartedly support the empire. Expedition, everyone is loyal to the empire, and there is no need to worry that I or the expedition force will change the future situation of the Maelstrom region. To put it bluntly, our chapter's home world is in the distant Stormwind Star Territory. The expedition ends with us. I will leave immediately, and the other chapters will also disperse. In the end, it is you who will protect this territory for the empire. I have eliminated the Hurons. I have completed my duty. Everyone can enjoy peace forever, and the trade routes will not be affected. Interference, and the empire will have safe tithe passage, and everyone will benefit.”
After Soshyan finished speaking, Earl Vaughan was silent for a moment and suddenly raised his hands.
"Firmly support Supreme Lord Commander Soshyan!"
Other nobles followed suit.
"Firmly support Supreme Lord Commander Soshyan!"
Soshyan smiled and pressed his palms.
"It doesn't have to be like this. It's not me that everyone needs to support, but the Emperor and the Empire."
