From the perspective of the purpose of taxation, if you want to make money from people entering the city, it is obviously more appropriate to place the city entry tax in the outer city. Besides, compared to the residents who have lived in the inner city for a long time, it is obviously more appropriate for new arrivals from outside the city.
More suitable to be treated as fat sheep to be slaughtered.
As for the tax collection procedures, Brutus had read the tax code before, and of course he knew that to levy such a tax, Viscount St. Raphael and the administrative officer here would need to jointly sign a document.
So if there is such a tax, you will naturally know it by glancing at the bulletin board at the city gate - the tax items for this quarter are clearly written on it.
However, it seems that not many people actually look at the notice board at the outer city gate. After all, there are still only a few people who are literate.
"Although I don't know how you allocate these four copper lattice, I have to say that this idea is indeed very clever." Brutus smiled and praised.
"I'd better give you these four copper coins directly." Brutus took out four copper coins from the money bag hanging on his waist and handed them to Juno, "It's hard to break them."
Juno took the copper coins in silence, but she quickly adjusted and introduced Brutus to the newly built outer city.
The entire town of Tateto is planned in a circular shape and relies on a large lake. There is also a city wall in the inner city. Behind the city wall are the manors of the nobles - although they prefer to live in manors by the lake.
The buildings in the town are not densely built, and most of the wooden houses have a yard. There is enough space between the adjacent houses to allow two carriages to pass side by side, which is considered to be a convenient transportation in a certain sense.
The urban structure that spreads the pie like this naturally has a huge demand for building materials, especially after adding the need to build city walls, this amount is estimated to double.
So all the forests within a five-kilometer radius were cut down...
Houses in the outer city are not allocated for free, but need to be purchased with funds. Of course, citizens can also exchange for the right to live with three years of full military service or other equivalent levels of labor.
Therefore, most people who have just arrived in Tatertuo Town actually stay temporarily in those Datongpu hotels, and then live here on a half-financed, half-labor basis.
The rapid increase in the population in the city has brought new flowing wealth, and caravans have become increasingly frequent. However, the town has not been able to provide enough jobs in a short period of time, so the security problems caused by unemployment have become increasingly serious.
"Sir, when you are in the city, you must carry your valuables with you at all times and be careful." Juno returned to her normal voice to remind Brutus, "But I think thieves should see your weapons and shields.
I wouldn’t be so bold and choose to steal your things.”
"But you still have to be careful."
"I know." Brutus thought Juno's normal voice sounded quite nice and gave people a capable feeling.
"Ah, by the way, can I ask your age."
Brutus thought that this girl should look about 14 years old. He wondered if there was any unspoken rule in this place not to ask a woman's age, at least not in Laxius Village.
"Sixteen years old, sir."
Brutus looked at the girl next to him who had a brown ponytail, brown pupils, a gray face and an indistinguishable appearance. He was less than 1.6 meters tall, thin and wearing shabby clothes. He felt that her actual age was 16 years old.
Quite reasonable.
"Are you an indigenous person here?"
Juno was silent for a few seconds: "No, I came here last fall and ran away from home."
That's it. Brutus nodded and said that he understood, and was not going to ask further questions. After all, he was not a household registration person.
"Did you come up with this idea?"
Juno glanced at Brutus: "Yes."
"It's quite smart." Brutus complimented casually, and then commented, "It's just not used in the right way. And if someone reports it, you and the guards will probably be expelled, and they may also be deprived of their citizenship.
What."
"You just said that people should not be broken down if they are in trouble."
"Oh? Then let's not tear it apart." Brutus shrugged and said indifferently, "It's just out of curiosity and a hint of kindness that I want to correct your approach. Although what you did is wrong, it can be done.
Understood.”
"After all, you can't live anymore, so what do you care about, right?" He smiled, "Those who are law-abiding and honest will be the first to starve to death in this situation."
"You seem to know these things very well." Juno was a little curious about Brutus' identity. "Ordinary nobles don't care about the lives of common people like us."
"I'm not a noble, so of course I will care about this."
They chatted all the way to the inner city gate. Juno stepped forward and said a few words to the guard at the door, and then handed the two copper lattice to the guard.
"After two more intersections, turn right and you will see the gate of the White Horse Chamber of Commerce. I will wait for you outside."
"If you want, you can go in and have a look. I don't care."
"No, I'll just wait outside." Juno looked at his clothes and declined Brutus' invitation.
The White Horse Chamber of Commerce is located in a three-story brick building that occupies a large area. The door looks quite luxurious and seems to be made of marble columns. A fan-shaped shield is hung on the door, with a white horse pattern on the shield.
There was a guy outside the house who was responsible for taking care of the guests' luggage, so Brutus didn't have to worry about Juno taking away all his luggage. Of course, he still had to carry the backpack himself.
"Welcome to the White Horse Chamber of Commerce." As soon as Brutus walked in, the guy at the front desk stood up and welcomed Brutus, "How can I help you?"
"I have here a document from the master of your caravan." Brutus took out the document from his backpack and handed it to the man.
"Sorry, wait a minute, I have to call the manager." The clerk glanced at the cover of the document, then took the document and ran quickly to the second floor.
"Hello, Mr. Brutus, welcome to the White Horse Chamber of Commerce. We will provide you with the best service we can. I don't know what your plan is for coming today -" the manager said with a smile.
"Ah, I just handed this document back to you and then said goodbye." Brutus gave an answer that the manager didn't expect at all. "As for services and the like, I don't have much money on me, so I won't bother you.
."
After saying that, he was about to leave, but his hand was held by the manager.
"Mr. Brutus, lack of money has never been a problem." He smiled and said to Brutus, "We just want to make friends. Talking about money hurts our feelings."
"Actually, I'm not a noble, um... so I'll give you that shield as well. I haven't used it yet, but I just got caught in the rain." Brutus refused.
"It's okay, it's okay. I took a look at the ideas that Brutus proposed to Master Trophon, and I think there's a lot to be done. Just treat these things as the reward we pay you."
Ah, this... Brutus really didn't know that he was going to refuse like this. Those few ideas he mentioned were just mentioned casually, and they would have been ruined long ago...
"Isn't it true that no one has thought of such things as liquidation sales and huge price cuts at a loss? It's really unbelievable."