In fact, the suggestion of recruiting retired veterans of the Star Army was given by Okam. He told Soshiyang that there were a large number of retired Star Army soldiers in the Great Vortex area. Many of them actually came from the extreme star field. They hoped to make a lot of money with the skills learned from the army in this chaotic area full of wealth and opportunities. They could use it, but they needed to use a special method.
For veterans, it is difficult to impress them by relying solely on faith and call. Adding some benefits is enough. Although Soshiyan doubted the loyalty of this soldier, Okam's words touched him.
"Only those who have witnessed fear have the opportunity to overcome fear. Most of them are actually losers who have been destroyed by reality. If you can let them witness the hope of self-worth and success, they will be the most fearless and loyal warriors."
"grown ups."
St. Dalton muttered with a frown.
"This is a sacred war. Many of the volleys are robbers, liars, and drunkards. If they could die on the battlefield, we would have thanked them better, but now they are just living like a group of cowards, even becoming heretics and pirates."
Suoshiyang suddenly felt anger in his heart.
"Please tell us, Your Excellency the Patriarch, what is the crux of the cause of those veterans becoming such?"
The patriarch stared at Soshiyan for a while and was stumped by the problem.
"Ah, this is very obvious."
He spoke carefully about his opinion.
"Lag, doubt, hate the rich, blame others, let these people be so ungrateful to the Emperor's blessings that they fall."
Soshiyan nodded, then looked around the table, then looked at Talos on the side.
"Company Commander, who is managing the spiritual well-being of those veterans of the Astral Army? Who supports their common beliefs?"
Talos answered in his unique sarcastic tone.
"Oh, the commander of the battle, they must be the priests of the National Church."
"The Pastors of the State Church."
Soshiyang said, nodding thoughtfully.
"His Excellency Commander of the Supreme Lord..."
Saint Dalton was about to speak when Soshyan raised his hand and looked at Lieutenant General Frost de Minos of the Navy.
"Lt. General Frost, in the fleet, is it your officer class who cares for the mental health of ordinary soldiers?"
He shook his head.
"No, sir, no, this responsibility falls on the priests, and if they have to say, they are not as effective as a bottle of medium rum most of the time."
"Soshyan Supreme Lord Commander, I must protest Frost..."
The patriarch spoke again, and Soshiyan interrupted him with a gesture.
"Patriarch St. Dalton, I am not interested in your protests, nor will the Emperor be interested in them, and when a farmer's herd is eaten by wild beasts, or walks aimlessly into the deep valley, will he blame his peasant peasant? Perhaps the beast itself? Or, should he admit that he has made his corral disrepair and should work hard to repair them before more livestock losses? You, like other priests, have an obligation to restore the morale and spiritual purity of those soldiers, because it is the responsibility given to you by the Emperor, and do not turn it into guilt."
After the Patriarch was scolded, his face turned pale and he stuttered and gave an appropriately regretful answer.
"I understand, Lord Soshiyan Supreme Lord Commander, I will let more priests go... to take care of the Emperor's flock."
Soshyan ignored him, he had shown that he could be a kind, fair, gentle friend, and he had shown that he could be a ruthless person and would not tolerate stupid people, St. Dalton at least helped him in this regard.
Even if the parliamentary issue ends here, Soshyan is still very worried about material and logistics issues. Although Riza has guaranteed it, it will take a certain amount of time to establish a stable route. Judging from Huron's current movement, the longer it drags on, the more trouble it is. You must take action as soon as possible, at least you cannot give Huron time to prepare with peace of mind.
"I hope to reserve 1.5 billion mortal troops and at least 10,000 Astart's ten-year combat equipment and ammunition reserves, and ensure that every port and dock can operate at full capacity. At the same time, in order to ensure the basic survival materials and production order of each galaxy during wartime, it is necessary to ensure the unobstructed waterway from the war zone to the Sun Star Domain. Is there any problem with the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
Junot Rigo hesitated for a moment, then whispered:
"Sir, it's only 2 years..."
"If you have any difficulties, just say it directly. I don't have time to be with you, and I am not the kind of incompetent boss who throws everything to his subordinates. I will definitely deal with what I should deal with as soon as possible."
"Sir, we have no power to collect except quantitative tithes, and we do not have a ready-made transport fleet to complete the transportation of materials in the huge star area. In addition, for the safety of these combat preparation materials, we need to establish large storage facilities in relatively safe galaxies, which require a lot of manpower and mechanical education assistance."
Soshyan thought for a moment, then asked:
"The High Lords Council appointed me as the commander of the Supreme Lord, and the official documents of the Ministry of Military Affairs also indicate that I can replenish supplies on the spot. Does it mean that I have the right to collect accurate tithes?"
In areas that the empire can effectively control, each empire world needs to pay two tithings. The first is called military tithings - that is, paying one tenth of the planetary defense forces on the planet or one tenth of the young and middle-aged people. As a recruit from the astral army, the second is called precise tithings, including all other types of resources or wealth (i.e., human resources, and military sources).
The collection of military tithes tax is supervised by the Ministry of Military Affairs, while the collection of precise tithes tax is supervised by the tax departments under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The tax departments will regularly go to various worlds to collect taxes, and the frequency of visits to each world varies, but at least once, the Ministry of Military Affairs will determine the combat situation in the surrounding areas.
The exact tithe amount of taxes depends on the type of world it applies to, and the tax grade determined by the world, and can be any form of resources, food, weapons, minerals, and even native organisms, etc., but without exception, it is a physical tax.
The disadvantage of this tax is that it is difficult to effectively distribute the large amount of physical objects collected, and storage and transportation are extremely troublesome. For example, after the collection, food is collected, and after the collection, due to various losses (contamination of goods caused by poor management or drifting during transportation), the actual amount of tax collectors may be less than one-third of the original ones, which also leaves loopholes for various corruption and embezzlement. Therefore, in order to ensure that the taxes finally reached the Ministry of Internal Affairs can be sufficient, the Governor of the Planet often has to overload the tax payable, which leads to overwhelming the people. It is also one of the reasons for the riots and unrest in the empire all year round.
Junot Rigo nodded when he heard Soshyan's words.
Chapter completed!