Chapter 39 (1/2)

A/N: This concludes the third arc

A month passed since the war ended

E down the civil war, dispatched aristocrats from his own faction to the land of the aristocrats and nobles who joined with Prince Reis and General Rago

The state of Germanis is split and ruled East and West Idodom

The state of Kirishi+a is divided North and South The Northern Kirishi+an Governor's Office is in Claris, while the Southern Kirishi+an Governor's Office is in Alto Since the North-South Kirishi+a surrendered before fighting, unlike the Germanis, the autonomy of each city-state is protected The domination only reh you say independence, it's still in the control of the E the Ies if the country changes In Claris, there was some confusion due to the newly enforced Imperial law

「The first is the status systehed It's no wonder that they must accept the laws of the Empire since they're dominated

Second class citizens disappeared from Claris The second class citizens are those who don't pay taxes This is a systeet cheap labor because it agrees with the interests of the lazy who don't want to pay taxes and poor people who can't pay taxes But the E circuit allows tax evasion

Next, the Dorian currency is abolished, the Romano currency has become the official currency However, Doria did not lose its value For a while, it will be a combination of Doria and Roressive taxation system It's troublesoressive taxation system If the taxable incoly Haruto will be taxed as much as 30

「Well, the sales tax has disappeared……」

Roa gave a bitter smile However, the sales tax is initially 3 It has not been reduced at all

「The Labor Protection Act is e of workers should be 100,000 Doria」

Roa has a face that says she does not understand The wages Haruto is paying for each worker is 40,000 Doria In other words, personnel expenses will be doubled

「Well, I guess it's not wrong as a policy Even if the personnel expenses are doubled, we have enough financial resources that our operations won't stagnate And as the middle-class increases, soap sales also increase, so it's not wrong」

Haruto is not pessimistic about the Labor Protection Act It's because he believes that the more middle class there is, the more productive the economy will be, and the easier it will be to do business Especially since the purchasing layer of soap is the middle class, so it should come back as profits if they're patient

「Why are you so agreeable? 」

Roa watches Haruto with a mysterious face Haruto replied with a sressive tax system, and there were laws to protect workers too Don't you think the system before is more abnormal? 」

The economy of the country called Claris isup wealth froht now, there will coo down soe the syste, I'm more concerned that the soap is considered a luxury item The luxury tax is a pain」

The luxury tax is a tax on luxury goods designated by the country It's like a consumption tax in japan It's the consumer rather than Haruto who pays for it, but since it's a substantial price hike, the burden is also taken on by Haruto

「I think ordinary soap will fall into the frame of daily necessities I have never heard of luxury iteeneral We can cooperate with each other at tiopolistic state」

Roa uttered a very extravagant problem Haruto was able to succeed so far since there's no competitor with Haruto's coe e have to do Shall we continue to do our best in the future」

「Yes! 」

Roa responded in high spirits The put her hands on her pocket, taking out a white thing

「By the way Haruto-san! Look at this It's soap」

「E~tto, so what? 」

「Here! There’s no brand That means it's not our soap Nor is it from Samaras Chamber of Commerce」

The soap sold at Asuma Chamber of Commerce is branded with a horse To suppress resale and also for publicity It's also to prevent bad products fro sold as from Asuma's Cha for similar reasons

However, the soap that Roa took out has neither Asuma's nor Samaras' brand

「Where is it sold? 」

「In a stall Other soaps with different brands are sold everywhere」

Haruto takes the soap from Roa and looks at it The quality is bad, but it's a proper soap In other words, itismethod leaked out……the destinations are probably the Samaras shops It caave a frown They probably think that they're not an eneainst Asuma Chamber of Commerce As soon as cheap soap is available, Haruto only has to cut soap prices, and his poill decline Meanwhile, Sa for a counterattack

「What to do……should we cut the price down」

Haruto was bothered in his mind It's time to expand their stores and increase sales

「What are you saying? You still have that thing」

「That thing? 」

Roa sighed deeply

「Did you forget? There's the soap with lard, right」

「Ah! Speaking of which, there's that degraded soap」

Haruto finally remembered Roa stared at Haruto

「See here, it was ot」

Haruto ain

「Ma, that's fine By the way, calling it degraded soap is too tasteless Please do so about it」

「Well then Lard soap」

「I'e Let's naraded soap renamed oil soap started

「Is this the te the teotiate the luxury tax and deliver the soap sold to E in the luxury hotel that the Eht The Governor's office itself will be in front of the Parlia

「I aressovernor」

When Haruto told that at the reception, he was told「Please wait for a while」 and was kept waiting A guide cauide said so as he led Haruto to the Governor's office He finallysome doors

「Nice to meet you, Baron Asuma I am the Governor of Northern Kirishi+a, Wills Gray I was bestowed a Knighthood by His Majesty Thank you forwith me」

Governor Gray thanked Haruto Haruto also hurriedly said his thanks

「So what is the matter? 」

「First of all, it's the soap ordered by His Majesty It's loaded on a carriage Please, accept this It's a contract」

Governor Gray receives the contract, signing it

「Is this okay? 」

「Yes」

Haruto put away the signed contract

「Next is about the luxury tax I'd like to reoods」

「Fuhed pleasantly

「Soap is a daily necessity The people will be in poverty if a tax is applied to soap Isn't it contrary to the policy imposed by Emperor Westoria? 」

「I see, there is certainly some truth in what you say But there are many kinds of soap Luxury soap and oods category based on price, don't you think so? 」

「You are detailed」

「In fact, it's also a favorite of hed and said that

「I would like you to reoods tax How about it?」

「I am a person who loves the soap from Asuma Chaory if it's true……but the National Taxation was decided by His Majesty I can't do anything with my power」