Chapter 135 (1/2)
”Dish mouth?”
People were stunned one after another. It seemed that they didn't understand the meaning for a while.
The owner of the small liquor reacted first and said, ”are you going to start a gambling? This tax is frighteningly high. ”
Arrow nodded and continued, ”in principle, our empire does not support the gambling industry. Because this will lead to a large number of gold coins flowing into the hands of a few people, and may also lead to social unrest. ”
”However, although it does not support it, the state will not oppose it too much under the check and balance of high taxes.”
”Now, our empire has set up a 'luxury entertainment tax', which is specially levied on some activities and goods with low cost and high revenue. For example, open brothels, buy private pleasure ships of non-commercial nature, etc. Among the 11 types of gambling, there is the type of ”competitive gambling” that I will open soon. Sponsors who operate this type of gambling need to pay 67% of their business income as tax. So in fact, most of the money will be taxed away by the country, and our mermaid song will take the rest as a supplement to our income. ”
Arrow paused a little and continued, ”as I said, I'm going to open an opening. But relatively speaking, I hope everyone in Pelican town will not bet on me. Gambling is also a possible addictive thing. I just want to fill the economic hole of our mermaid song, and I don't really want to make a profit with it. Therefore, please remind, inform and supervise each other. Thank you. ”
Arrow said it sincerely. Of course, this attitude can win everyone's favor.
However, if you say so, the actual situation will be discussed again. Now I have spoken very friendly. At that time, if someone really makes a bet on it and gets a lot of money in the end, I'm sorry to trouble myself.
On the other hand, ello himself was a little careful and inconvenient to talk to everyone.
Although the gambling industry is reluctantly allowed by the Empire, the operation of this kind of thing will not be arrested by the soldiers of the imperial army. But in fact, the ultra-high tax rate of 67% has doomed this business industry to make little money. On the other hand, it is also equivalent to the soft prohibition of the gambling industry by the state. Only when the state needs it will allow some nobles or agents to start some gambling industries and carry out a wave of ”disguised taxation”.
However, because the villagers of Pelican town don't seem to know much about this information, they actually need to pay very little human and material resources this time. The villagers will treat the Pankou work as the previous construction and publicity work.
Therefore, even with a high tax rate of 67%, mermaid song is almost using a relatively close to zero cost, so it should be able to make a profit in general.
In this way, one after another, arrow gradually assigned the work he could think of to everyone. Although it is close to evening and it is not much and dark outside, the villagers are not tired under the power of ”money”, but they are very excited!
As he saw the townspeople off, ello stretched hard.
Tonight, the work of mobilizing the whole town should be passed on to every Pelican townsman.
That means that the next day, this big guild war, which is about Pelican town making a lot of money and whether its mermaid song can make a full bowl through this game, or close down directly, will also start immediately!
——On December 6, 1301, board expenses: - 2 copper and 1 iron, starting capital: - 120 gold, balance: 9 gold, 2 silver, 6 copper and 5 iron (balance of stolen money: 34 gold, 7 silver and 7 copper)——
The next day, as soon as arrow opened the door of the guild, he could immediately feel the change in the atmosphere of Pelican town.
The originally white, empty streets began to be full of vitality. The villagers began to sweep the snow in front of the door and broaden the roads one by one.
Looking at this atmosphere, arrow looked up and looked at the sky with the sun high.
”What a fine day. There is no better weather for the first day of construction.”
Arrow sighed, then immediately turned back and greeted his guild members. Mermaid song around the table, while a simple breakfast, while holding a small meeting.
”As we discussed yesterday, after dinner, everyone will help move.”
Said arrow very seriously——
”Try to be careful and be polite to others in the process of moving. After moving home, try to help each other clean up their new home. All this will be completed in one day today. Is that all right? ”