i have a super island

Chapter 817
After welcoming the arrival of Li Qingman and his party, the Civil Affairs Officer will take everyone to the village in the middle of the island.

When leaving the beach, Liana saw two wooden boats parked not far away, and she was keenly observant and immediately told Li Qingman about this discovery.

"What's over there?" Li Qingman pointed to the wooden boat in the distance.

"That's..." the civil affairs officer hesitated.

Li Qingman said: "If you don't want to say it, then I'll go and see it myself."

The civil affairs officer was startled, and hurriedly said, "Tell Madam, those ships are coming to our Pisces Island to buy lime."

Hearing what the civil affairs officer said, Li Qingman thought that it was as he had guessed, the reason why the price of the lime mine on Pisces Island would increase was because there were people coming to buy it besides Wan Guo City.

Pearl standing aside couldn't help sighing inwardly, it seems that the supply and demand relationship Madam said is really the case.

"They come from a place in the east called Ao Island."

The civil affairs officer took the initiative to talk about the situation of these people.

According to his description, these people from Ao Island also went to Wan Guo City.

They traded with people from various other places on Wanguo City, and exchanged the special products on Ao Island for copper coins.

Later, they discovered lime in Wanguo City and realized that this kind of thing can be used as building materials to build houses, so they found Beas Island and bought lime mines from here.

At this time, I saw a group of islanders from Pisces Island carrying limestone to the shore and carrying the limestone onto the boat.

Immediately afterwards, a few guys in rough clothes came out of the woods.

Looking at these people with their hair tied up, their attire is no longer like primitive people, and they are the ones who think they came from Ao Island.

After inspecting the lime mines on board, these men took out some copper coins and paid the price due for two ships of lime mines.

After paying the money, these people in Ao Island took the lime and left.

When they were far away, the Civil Affairs Officer came to Li Qingman to plead guilty, "Madam Consul, we know we made a mistake. We shouldn't have sold the limestone mine to these people in Ao Island."

Li Qingman was not angry, but said: "This is normal, why are you guilty?"

From the moment a coin is produced, its mission is to circulate in the market. It is precisely because of these transactions that it can be circulated and have its created value.

On the contrary, seeing Beas Island selling the lime mines to people from other islands, Li Qingman thought they were very smart.

It's just that Pisces Island is also under the sphere of influence of Wanguocheng at present, and the lime mine on Pisces Island is actually owned by Wanguocheng. Such behavior constitutes a private sale of Wanguocheng's assets.

Of course, this has to be said separately. At present, all this is in the initial stage, and Li Qingman has no intention of severely punishing it.

"It's not impossible to sell, but you have to clear it. Pisces Island is the territory of Wan Guo City, and the lime mine on the island is also owned by Wan Guo City."

"Clear it, the next official will clear it." The civil affairs officer nodded in fright.

Li Qingman said: "From now on, you can freely buy and sell lime mines in Pisces Island, and you can sell them to anyone. The islanders are all citizens of the City of Nations, and you must fulfill your duty to pay taxes."

"Taxes?"

The civil affairs officer's eyes were darkened, and he didn't know what paying taxes was.

Not to mention civil affairs officials, even Pearl behind Li Qingman didn't understand what tax payment meant.

"It's very simple. No matter who you sell the limestone mine to, there is one thing to keep in mind. [-]% of the income from each transaction must be turned over to Wan Guo City. This is the tax."

"Twenty percent, that's a lot..." the Civil Affairs Officer said in a low voice.

Li Qingman sneered proudly, and said: "Is there a lot? You Pisces Island earns more from selling lime mines than other islands. It is only natural for you to pay trade tax. Taxation is everyone's obligation. You must know that you can safely sell the lime mines and live a better life than other islands, all because of the protection of the city of all nations."

The civil affairs officer was so frightened that he was sweating profusely, and hurriedly said: "Yes, the consul's wife taught me a lesson."

After finding out the situation of Pisces Island, the three of them wandered around the island for a while, and then returned to Wan Guo City.

On the way back, Pearl asked Li Qingman about taxation.

"Ma'am, I still don't understand a lot about the tax you mentioned just now."

"What don't you understand?"

Pearl said, "Is the tax everyone has to pay?"

Li Qingman said: "Of course, as long as you are a citizen of Wan Guo City, except for minor children, everyone has to pay taxes, even me and Fang Fang, everyone has the obligation to pay taxes."

"Since taxes are so important, why didn't we tax everyone before?"

"At the beginning of the establishment of Wanguo City, everything was done slowly, and everything was created from scratch." Li Qingman explained, "We didn't collect taxes from everyone before, mainly because of low productivity, and everyone could only live on food and clothing. It is struggling online, but the situation is different now, except for food and clothing, most people have already started to own their own property, and taxation is very necessary at this time."

Pearl still knows very little about this area, because she has never heard of the word tax before, and now she only understands such a thing after hearing Li Qingman talk about it.

And the word tax doesn't sound so good, because it means taking part of your own money, which makes people feel distressed.

But one thing must be understood, at present, the citizens of Wan Guo City can live and work in peace and contentment. Everyone has their own jobs, do their own work, and receive their own wages. All of this is due to the strong support of Wan Guo City.

There are soldiers surrounding the city of Wanguo to prevent it from being invaded by other forces; there are security guards to ensure the law and order of the island, and any behavior that disturbs the law and order will be punished; there are prisons to detain those who commit crimes; Those farmers cultivated; including officials who managed Wan Guocheng.

All of these require expenses, and this expense cannot come out of thin air.

There is no country in the world that does not levy taxes, and all national fiscal expenditures come from taxation.

The same will be true of Wan Guocheng.

During the two-hour trip, Pearl was listening to Li Qingman explaining these most basic tax concepts, and gradually began to understand the meaning of tax.

Li Qingman said: "After returning this time, we will also start to levy taxes on the trade market."

Pearl worried: "Before, everyone didn't have to pay taxes. If taxes are imposed now, will those people from all over the world object?"

"Whether they resist or oppose it, the tax that should be collected must be collected." Li Qingman said, "We can lower the tax rate, but we absolutely must not collect taxes."

(End of this chapter)