bookrebus Chapter 484 Control of Foreigners
Chapter 484 Control of Foreigners
"This time I waited to come to Daqin to investigate the reason why Daqin is so powerful, and to find a way to bring it back to Rome."
"I believe that as long as I work hard, there will always be a chance to catch up. After all, it is impossible for the gods to only favor Daqin all the time."
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Little Scipio hurriedly spoke.
"That's right. Anyway, the canal will not be opened for at least a few years. I still have a lot of time in Rome."
Sophie also cheered up.
The faces of the group all looked better immediately, and they started talking and laughing again.
"What is that car that is emitting black smoke? Is it the legendary steam train?"
Just when the carriage drove into Gusu City, the sharp-eyed Sophie suddenly saw a huge monster that she had never seen before, and said curiously.
"This is not a steam train. The train is much bigger than this one, and it runs on tracks made of steel."
"However, the principle of this thing is very similar to that of a train. According to the Daqin people, it should be an agricultural steam tractor."
The head of the Roman mission quickly replied.
"Agricultural steam tractor, such a good thing, is actually used for farming, Daqin is too extravagant, right?"
"Let's not talk about too many, if you gather more than a hundred of these steel monsters and drive them directly onto the battlefield, it won't be invulnerable to swords and swords, right?"
Sophie couldn't help frowning.
Although she is a woman, due to the influence of her father Scipio, Sophie has read many books on war since she was a child, and has a certain understanding of leading an army in battle.
"You guys don't know that Daqin attaches great importance to agriculture, whether it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or their Emperor, there is no exception."
"In Daqin, farmers can enjoy government subsidies for planting, seeds and farm tools, and can also get free guidance from agricultural experts, and the tax is so low that it is almost non-existent."
"Don't look at those mediocre peasants in the Great Qin Dynasty. The wealth they have accumulated is likely to exceed that of my ordinary Roman nobles."
The head of the Roman mission said helplessly.
"But if you don't pay the agricultural tax, where will the income of the Daqin treasury come from? Does it all depend on the commercial tax?
"As far as I know, the annual expenditure of the Great Qin court is equivalent to ten times that of my Rome. Even for Great Qin, it is an astronomical figure."
"Otherwise, the people of Great Qin would not need to issue bonds in the name of the court."
After hearing the introduction from the head of the Roman mission, Sophie was even more surprised.
"The vast majority of Daqin's income currently comes from commercial taxes. The remaining agricultural tax is not enough for [-]% of Daqin's agricultural subsidies."
"It's just that Daqin has a very good decree, that is, from His Majesty the First Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince, everyone must pay taxes according to the regulations, and anyone who dares to evade taxes will be severely punished!"
"Therefore, each of Daqin's commodity transactions will be fed back to Daqin's tax revenue in proportion to the truth. The more developed the commercial trade, the higher the treasury income and the more investment, and a virtuous circle has been formed."
"As for my Rome, although the business is still passable, it should have become the main force of taxation, but those nobles and lords don't need to pay taxes. The source of the big money is gone, so naturally we can only continue to squeeze the farmers."
"According to the official's opinion, if I want Rome to become stronger, the first step is to learn from Daqin that all employees pay taxes..."
The head of the Roman mission stopped in the middle of his speech.
Because the two in front of them are from the largest Cornelius clan in Rome.
The Cornelius clan is the largest noble in Rome, and also the biggest beneficiary of the nobles' non-taxation. Isn't his words influenced by the Great Qin just slapping these two in the face?
Sure enough, Little Scipio and Sophie didn't look very good.
"Actually, your uncle has considered your proposal, but the resistance is too great, so we can only give up temporarily!"
"You should continue to tell us about the steam tractor that you just talked about halfway?"
"Is there a way to steal the technology of this steam locomotive, so that Rome can design its own railways and trains without relying on Daqin?"
After a long time, little Scipio breathed out.
Compared with Sophie, he was trained as the heir of the next generation of the family. He can often go in and out of Scipio's study, can watch Scipio's resolutions, and has a better understanding of the situation in Rome.
In fact, Scipio also very much hoped that the Roman nobles could pay taxes in full, so that the Roman treasury would be filled and the ordinary people of Rome would live better.
It is more hoped that enough prestige can be gathered through this, so that the Scipio family can take power alone, end the Senate's deliberation system and change to the head of state system, and make the Scipio family a Roman royal family.
However, the Scipiolian Cornelius clan couldn't handle it internally.
Although Scipio is the consul of Rome, as the oldest and most powerful family in Rome, the Cornelius clan has already produced more than two digits of consuls, and Scipio is just icing on the cake.
On the contrary, without the support of the Cornelius clan, Scipio, who had already been questioned by many, would not be so stable if he wanted to continue to sit in the position of consul.
And without the authority of the Supreme Consul, those political enemies of Scipio will definitely settle accounts later, not to mention continuing to be prosperous and rich, whether they can survive will become a problem.
This time, the reason why Scipio easily agreed to Scipio and Sophie to go to Daqin for investigation is that apart from learning more about Daqin, it may not be because they did not let the two of them leave temporarily so that Scipio can carry out policies without any worries.
This made little Scipio have to sigh with emotion that Rome's backwardness to Daqin was not only one-sided, but all-round.
Just the execution power of a government order, Daqin can do it, and it works from top to bottom, and the people are united, which is far beyond what Rome can match.
This is the least noticeable, but the most important.
"Daqin people are very good at protecting advanced technology."
"If you are not registered in Daqin, let alone have access to production technology, you are not even qualified to buy a steam tractor."
"Moreover, all manufacturers that produce and maintain these devices must also sign a confidentiality agreement with the Daqin government and accept the supervision of the Daqin Internal Guard Department."
"I'm afraid that he was arrested by the Daqin government before he opened his mouth to ask any secrets."
"Daqin never relents when dealing with people from other countries. If we break Qin's laws here, no matter what our status is, we will be punished."
"It is not a small number of intelligence experts who have been lost in Daqin by various countries in the past two years. Now there are not many who are desperate and dare to die."
The head of the Roman mission smiled bitterly.
"The production equipment is not good, so can we consider getting an export steam tractor and transporting it back to Rome for research?"
Sophie blinked her eyes.
"Let's not talk about whether the owners of these steam tractors will sell them to others."
"It's just such a big machine, how can you make Daqin out of nothing is a big problem?"
The head of the envoy said helplessly: "I advise you two not to think about this idea. If you are targeted by the all-pervasive Jin Yiwei, the entire Roman envoy will suffer."