My name is Ren

Chapter 615 If you want to forge a bright future, then in the process, you must pay more

The office of the Imperial Tax Administration may be the most exquisite building in the entire empire except for the Imperial Palace and the Parliament Hill Palace. The tall load-bearing columns are so thick that it takes four or five people to embrace them, supporting the magnificent door.There are 98 steps from the first step to the highest step, which is only one step less than the steps outside the main hall of the palace.It is not that no one has criticized the State Administration of Taxation for such an extravagant consumption of imperial finances as an extremely wasteful behavior, and some officials are likely to be involved in it.

However, the emperor at that time directly rejected this baseless slander, and said that a luxurious Imperial Tax Administration would help to establish a positive image of the Imperial Tax Administration, and most importantly, it would be able to highlight the importance of the Imperial Tax Administration in all departments. The status is also to show how much the royal family attaches importance to taxation issues.

This is the first time Salcomo has come to the State Administration of Taxation. He is not very worried about his own safety. As a well-known businessman with great wisdom, he has actively paid taxes since the first transaction. And enough tickets are left.Of course, there are indeed some small problems here. His taxes are all paid in Alexandria, where the tax rate is the lowest in the entire empire.

Although this kind of behavior is very likely to be used by the State Administration of Taxation to attack him, he is not very afraid. At least he has guaranteed his bottom line, that is, he has paid taxes.

Paying taxes and not paying taxes are completely two concepts, and they are completely different in nature. Even if the State Administration of Taxation wants to trouble him with this matter, it is nothing more than a personal punishment and confiscation of him. He is not worried about these.Besides, he also intends to grit his teeth and not utter a single word. He believes that Rennes will take him away as soon as possible, instead of making him a volcano that can erupt anytime and anywhere, destroying his career.

Walking on the polished ground that can reflect the figure, the sound of kicking footsteps made some working staff in the hall look up.Some people showed a contemptuous smile. It is not difficult to guess what these people are thinking. It is nothing more than catching a big man who had to ask for instructions before meeting him. Now seeing the big man fall from the top of the cloud, these people Just gloating.

There are also some people who are cold-faced, or continue to do their own things immediately. These are smart people, but also timid people. They dare not express themselves or offend Rennes.

A group of people went directly through the hall and entered the backyard of the General Administration of Taxation from the corridor on the right, which was used for interrogation by the General Administration of Taxation.As the pillar of the empire's finances, even the people of the Orlando family launched a civil war in order to take back the power of taxation from the hands of the nobles. It can be seen that the General Administration of Taxation is not a simple ordinary department. The General Administration of Taxation also has a direct army dedicated to Suppress those nobles and regions that resist taxes.

This is an important department with armed forces!

Salkomo was taken to the first interrogation room. When Salkomo entered this room, his first impression was that it was clean and tidy, and that there had been no activity for a long time.The air is filled with the brand new smell after cleaning up, and there are not even many signs of wear and tear on the ground.

The entire interrogation room was about 40 square meters, and there was a restraint chair, a table and several chairs, and there were some things used for torture hanging on one side of the wall.These things are very new, it seems that they have never been used.

After Tutat entered the room, the smile on his face when he was outside was gone. He pointed to the restraint chair, and the soldier roughly pushed Salcomo onto the chair and sat down.Then a horizontal board was pressed on his legs to ensure that his legs could not move a lot.His hands were also locked behind him on the back of the chair, and his feet were also locked with shackles fixed to the legs of the chair.After a careful inspection, the soldier bowed and retreated outside the door.

Only Tutat and two other young men were in the entire interrogation room.One person was lying on the table, holding a pen, looking at Salcomo.There was another person standing on Salkomo's left, with his arms in his arms, and there was not much expression on his face.

Tutat sneered twice and sat down. He flipped through some files on the table, looked up and asked: "Mr. Baron Salcomo, according to the Imperial Code and the Charter Amendment Act, we have the right to Acts, and individuals, that may endanger the Empire, are interrogated. You have the power to use your immunity if you need to."

After the redemption order was abolished, Queen Pars gave the nobles another lollipop, which is the right of immunity.According to different titles, there are different immunity limits, but in fact, whether this thing can work or not is entirely up to Queen Pars.One of them is that the confirmation of immunity needs to be issued by the prime minister or the queen. In other words, in this process, enough time is left to "act cheaply".

Salcomo laughed twice, and the laughter was full of sarcasm, "I don't need immunity, let's start directly."

He knew very well that no matter whether he wanted to declare his power or not, he couldn't escape this catastrophe, and he could think of too many ways to find enough time difference from it.

Tutat was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Salcomo would not ask to exercise the power that the nobles should have. After a moment, all the smiles on his face disappeared, and he looked at Salcomo with some serious , nodded slightly, "Okay, then let's start directly. Your Excellency Baron Salcomo, have you ever committed tax evasion in the past trade process?"

"no!"

"Are you sure you don't need to recall it carefully?"

Salcomo raised his head and looked at Tutat calmly, "I have tax payment certificates and records for every transaction. If you need, I can provide these evidences. Of course, under the witness of the House of Elders .”

Although the old men in the elders' house were taken away by Queen Pars, it didn't mean that these old nobles were useless at all.They have served as the patriarch and held the title for so long, and their personal connections have formed a huge network.Coupled with the resentment against Queen Pars for taking away their power, they are absolutely willing to stand up and make trouble for Queen Pars.

Tutat gritted his teeth and nodded, but he didn't look happy, "Okay, okay, I'll go get the evidence. On November 360, 21, you loaded a ship from Alexandria Do you remember the shipment?"

Salcomo shook his head, "It's been too long, I can't remember."

Tutat slapped the table hard suddenly, making a loud bang, and even the young man who was writing a book on one side was shocked.

"Let me give you a little reminder. The goods you loaded are dragon teeth and dragon scales without entry documents and records. Do you remember?"

"forgotten!"

Both dragon teeth and dragon scales are contraband, and there are other things involved here.Dragon scales have good resistance to magic, and dragon teeth themselves have the effect of destroying magic. For the Orlando Empire, which is based on magic, these possible existences are the biggest threat to the magic defense system, and illegal imports are not allowed. .The existence of this bill is not something that happened in recent years, but was established during the founding of the empire. The purpose is to prevent the large amount of magical defense equipment in the imperial capital from becoming a decoration.

In many cases, no one would take this aspect as an example. After all, no matter whether it is dragon scales or dragon teeth, they are all expensive decorations.And where these things went, most of them fell into the hands of the nobles, and became something they showed off in a short time, without any practical use.

But the law is the law, and when some people need the existence of the law, then the law will play its huge role.

Salcomo shut his mouth, he vaguely remembered the deal, and these things ended up in the imperial capital.

Seeing Salcomo's silence, Tutat didn't intend to talk nonsense with him, he winked, and the young man standing beside Salcomo immediately came over and punched him directly. on Salcomo's chest.

The punch was so powerful that Salkomo couldn't even catch his breath under one punch, and his face turned red.There was a piercing pain in his chest, and he had a faint feeling that his ribs might be cracked.Every shallow breath would cause a sharp pain in the chest.

He coughed, and if he hadn't been in the restraint chair, he might have curled up.

A gleam of joy flashed across Tutat's face. He sat back, crossed his legs, and looked at Salcomo playfully, "Your Excellency the Baron, do you remember now?"

Salcomo's reddened white eyes rolled over, and he turned his face to look at the young man who punched him, not paying attention to Tutat at all.He looked at the young man very carefully, as if he wanted to remember this young man firmly, he nodded slightly, and said with a half-smile: "I remember your appearance, my memory Good, especially those who humiliated me, I will remember them for the rest of my life."

The corner of the young man's mouth twitched. He didn't make any movements, but his eyes moved aside unconsciously. Salcomo knew that he was afraid.

No one is not afraid, including Tutat who is sitting over there. The reason why he is so arrogant and manic is because he is afraid.He wanted to use his violent behavior to expel the fear in his heart. He knew exactly what he was doing, and he also knew that if he didn't get enough evidence, his end would definitely not be a bright future.

"I have a record here. In the seventh year of the empire 350, your partner went bankrupt because he could not provide enough goods according to the contract. But according to some information we know, he was unable to provide the goods stipulated in the contract. Yes You deliberately framed, do you admit it?"

"In the winter of the 370th year of the Empire, your chamber of commerce transported more than [-] unrecorded weapons to the Byron Empire through smuggling, do you admit it?"

(End of this chapter)