The other party's clan etiquette was obviously ridiculing it. Pat was not angry and walked to the seat he chose with his cup.
"Havenness means not reaching. If you run too quickly, it is easy to get into trouble."
His words made Benito squint. The Lillard family suffered a small loss not long ago. One of their fleets chose a strange route because they were in a hurry. Because the ship was loaded with a batch of goods that were very popular after the war in Orps. However, due to the huge fluctuations in the establishment of the Expeditionary Force Command, the goods needed to be transported before time, otherwise there might be losses. However, unexpectedly, the fleet was attacked in the middle. Although nothing happened, it was delayed. In the end, the transaction did not obtain the expected profit, and many people were punished by the Council.
Then I knew that using my butt, the only one who caused trouble was definitely the Clark family.
Benito immediately wanted to fight back, but another voice blocked his words.
"quiet!"
Everyone stood up immediately because the door on the other side of the hall was opening, and warm white lights could be seen in the crack of the door, which seemed to lead to a brighter and warmer world.
Everyone was silent, and all eyes were looking at them.
"Captain Talos is here!"
A moment later, amid the sound of light footsteps, a giant wearing silver-gray, lightning-patterned power armor walked in from the open door, came to the round table, then took off his helmet, exposed his hairless and pale face, and glanced at everyone with his dark eyes.
"All have arrived, and it turns out that businessmen have the good habit of arriving early."
As he said that, he placed his helmet on the table.
"Then I'll go straight to the topic. This time I will talk to you about cooperation on behalf of our leader of the battle. The Orps star zone has been devastated and on the verge of collapse since the bloody 100 days. Although we won the battle in Amara in the end, the losses caused have been irreversible. Now our leader intends to liberation of Fosun, so he organized an expeditionary force. However, the expeditionary force needs a rear that can provide stable supply of troops, equipment and materials. Rebuilding Orps is imperative... According to the leader of the battle, everything must start with stable people's livelihood and economy. Only stable society and circulating trade can produce stable output. However, due to war and turmoil, many merchants and guilds have fled the star zone. Now the commercial activities of the Orps are very in decline. The galaxy trade volume within the star zone has decreased by 76% compared with before the war, and the trade volume outside the star zone has decreased by 85% compared with before the war."
In fact, everyone present knows this number. Even these five companies have business in Orps, but they basically evacuated after a bloody 100 days. After all, it seemed that the Orps star area had almost no power to resist.
"Although the Expeditionary Force Command has relevant reconstruction and development plans, as our leader said, the civilian business power is irreplaceable, and if Olps wants to recover quickly, it must be supplemented by external resources. One of the important reasons for choosing you five is that you all have the qualifications and abilities to immigrate commercially."
The so-called commercial immigration is a relatively concealed term. It usually refers to those governors who are short of money, who use their excess population "reasonably" and "legitimately" to sign immigration agreements with certain merchants to transfer part of the population to where they need it. Similarly, these merchants will also sign contracts with certain organizations or planets that require population, and even the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send a certain number of immigrants to designated planets - especially in some areas with weak administrative power, the Ministry of Internal Affairs' colonial activities are very dependent on merchants because the imperial merchant fleet has no ability to send colonial fleets here at all, and only profit-seeking merchants will come.
Then, Taros raised his hand slightly, and several servants came over and put down a data board in front of each person.
"This is the first phase of cooperation plan and order. You can take a look and consider it."
As we got to the point, everyone acted quickly, and Pat also opened the data board as soon as possible and carefully browsed the text on it.
There are many entries, but in summary, there are only a few points.
The Shang Dynasty wanted to rebuild its trade routes and networks in Orps, especially foreign trade routes, and the Governor (Expeditionary Force Command) would provide them with all conveniences to establish business stations and offices.
Whether outside or within the star area, all trades are settled using proge coins.
A considerable merchant fleet must be maintained on the planet, at least the number of large transport ships or armed merchant ships must be more than 120, and these merchant ships need to provide assistance to the expeditionary forces when necessary.
The markets of each galaxy in the star region will basically be open, but a certain proportion of tax will be charged according to the type of trade.
It can undertake part of the logistics transfer tasks of the Expeditionary Force, and the price is determined according to the type and scale of the task.
After looking at this series of things, Pat's expression was a bit solemn, because no matter how he looked at it, it seemed that he regarded the merchants as a great injustice.
Although there is something to ensure the safety of the route, provide cheap warehousing equipment and port berths, it seems like making a waste of money from nothing.
Until he saw the following...
Can undertake some subsequent reconstruction orders for Fosun Light
In-depth collaborators are eligible to purchase unowned lands of Fosun, and even part of the planet as a whole.
This made Pat's brow slightly relax. In the empire, real estate is not valuable, but real estate that can be developed is valuable. Since the Expeditionary Force is going to carry out the liberation movement, many planets recaptured will be quickly filled with immigrants, and the real estate of those planets will appreciate rapidly. The profits are incalculable, not to mention the purchase of the entire planet, and it seems that you can also pay with propcoins, which is a bit interesting...
The Shangrong people are not just merchants, they are also plunderers and pioneers. In fact, the founder of the Orps Star Zone is a Shangrong people. The name of the Star Zone is named after his dynasty. When necessary, the Shangrong people will also transform into feudal lords, rule one or many worlds, and form some small colonial sites on the edge of the empire.
"grown ups."
The first thing to speak was Goal, who surprised Pat, who also frowned and said a question that everyone was considering.
"No organization or individual in the Empire has ever collected any taxes from merchants. We gallop across the sea of stars in the name of the Emperor. The merchant license gives us the privilege of free navigation and trade without any restrictions."
Taxation is almost absurd for merchants. The licensed Shanglangren has huge privileges. In the power structure of the empire, they have the same status as the admiral, the judge and the commander of the Space Marine War. Even once they reach the territory of the empire, all the power structures are decided by the Shanglangren alone.
Therefore, the official act of taxation cannot be imposed on them. They are institutionally outlawed people, and the only thing that can restrain them is death.
If someone asks people for taxes or other fees to pay, it will be considered an insult. Although people in the business world do not have actual political authority, they can respond with violence, which is also the lowest logic of the imperial game of power - when armed merchant ships blow away the ungrateful space station of the planetary governor, unless there are people like judges who can stand up, the governor can only swallow this anger.