Chapter 292 Advanced tax package system
How to develop the Matabele Plateau (Zimbabwe), first of all, let the local popularity come up, so the East African government launched a government meeting on this matter.
Of course, it was more government personnel brainstorming, and in the end it was Konstantin and Ernst who made the decision.
Von der Leyen: "From an economic point of view, the Matabele Plateau is currently a blank area. Except for the army, there is no population, but there are a lot of local indigenous people. We can first use the indigenous people to develop some local resources. Moreover, the Matabele Plateau is far away from East Africa, and there is Zambia in the middle. Therefore, only from the perspective of land transportation, the distance to develop the Matabele Plateau is too far away, and administrative management is also very inconvenient. In this regard, I propose to communicate with Mozambique and let them Opening up the sea, if it can be transported by sea, it can greatly improve the environment of the Matabele Plateau.”
Yarman: "For security reasons, the Portuguese in Mozambique probably won't agree to our request, so it's better not to have too much hope for Mozambique."
Switt: "The right way is to solve the communication problem first. The telegraph line in Zambia has almost been repaired to the Southern Frontier Province. After the completion, the telegraph line will be directly connected to the Matabele Plateau from Zambia, so that we can keep in touch with the local garrison in time, make decisions quickly, and deal with emergencies and potential risks."
Konstantin said: "The indigenous economy can be considered. The Matabele Plateau is now in a colonial state, so we can use the garrison to mobilize these indigenous people first, let them sort out the land first, and plant some crops, preferably high-yield potatoes and cassava, so that the land can be initially developed. Later, we will allow immigrants to receive the developed land. Haikou, it doesn’t matter, we will develop the Matabele plateau step by step, as well as the telegraph line, and immediately invest in the construction of the Matabele plateau section after the Zambia main line is completed, and the Zambia branch line can temporarily delay the construction time.”
Sweet: "Your Majesty, when it comes to traffic issues, we must not forget to level the roads in the Matabele Plateau and Zambia, especially the construction of bridges on the Zambezi River and many Congo River tributaries. In some river sections, boats are required to assist the orderly flow of traffic."
Von der Leyen: "In this regard, we have experience. We just want to mobilize and organize the local indigenous people to develop agriculture. The construction of transportation infrastructure can be carried out at the same time. When the farming is busy, we can go to the fields to work, and when the farming is slack, we can organize the indigenous people to build bridges and pave roads. Agricultural development can also solve the problem of indigenous rations. As long as we manage the food distribution problem, we can temporarily turn the indigenous people into hired workers in East Africa. When we no longer need them, it is also convenient to kick them away."
Felix: "Managing the aborigines is actually not an easy task, especially in the undeveloped areas, which are generally sparsely populated. Our army is scattered like sesame seeds on it, so it is best for us to use those tribal chiefs to assist in the rule of East Africa before the immigrant population is replenished. I have an idea. In addition to the tough means of military suppression, we can also control the aborigines from the soft means of the economy. At least it can also reduce the resistance of some aboriginals. That is, we use industrial products to improve the lives of the high-level tribes Quality makes them fall into luxury, so they can’t do without East African industrial products, and we exchange industrial products for grain outside of taxation, and use these grains to invest in transportation construction, so that the journey is closed and management efficiency can be greatly improved.”
East Africa also collects taxes on natives, especially in areas that have just been annexed. Most of them are in this form, which is why East Africa can minimize local indigenous resistance.
The taxes that East Africa collects on indigenous people are more similar to the Ottoman tax package system. Under strong military repression, most of the indigenous regimes and tribes temporarily accept the management of the East African government in the form of subordinate forces, and then East Africa gives priority to ensuring the interests of the indigenous ruling class, and these people are split 50-50 in taxation, but the work is done by the indigenous rulers, and East Africa only needs to divide the money.
Temporary support for the continued existence of these indigenous regimes has greatly reduced the chances of indigenous resistance in East Africa in the vast area east of the Kuango River and north of the Limpopo River. Of course, if the indigenous forces that do not even accept the "advanced" system such as the tax system, East Africa will not be relentless, and will directly eliminate them and set a model.
Under the warning, other indigenous kingdoms and tribes unconditionally support the East African tax subsidy system. Those who know the current affairs are outstanding, and the top leaders of these indigenous forces can also enjoy better treatment than before.
At the same time, technology promotion was assisted, forcing these aborigines to forcibly enter the farming era and settle down to live, so that they could receive taxes, and the original aboriginal rulers could also enjoy the tax support after the increase in productivity.
Of course, the indigenous ruling class enjoys dividends now, and they will definitely not be satisfied with this after a long time. After all, the temptation to monopolize taxes is much stronger than the 50-50 split in East Africa.
However, East Africa has long considered this point. When the indigenous people are dissatisfied with the rule of East Africa, it is almost the time when East Africa will clean up the local population and make room for East African immigrants.
Konstantin: "Under the tax system, these indigenous ruling classes will also accumulate a large amount of food. We use industrial products and then massage them to buy this food, and then hire the aborigines to improve the infrastructure during the slack season. The infrastructure is perfect, and it provides convenience for the East African garrison and immigrants, further strengthening our local ruling ability. After the immigrant population reaches a certain level, we are taking action against these aborigines. Felix, do you mean that?"
Felix: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Felix's strategy is very good. As for whether the natives will obediently accept the arrangements in East Africa, that is inevitable.
Under the tax system in East Africa, except for the part that East Africa takes away through military power, the high-level indigenous people actually get the bulk, and they will collect more taxes and fees from their own forces in the name of the East African government.
The output left to indigenous slaves and civilians may only be enough to survive, while East Africa obtains the resources they have from slave owners and chiefs through industrial products, and puts them into the slack period. These indigenous people will have to accept employment in East Africa in order to eat more.
Because the grasslands and forests have been confiscated in East Africa, the aborigines are not allowed to hunt and kill prey at the bottom. They can only support themselves by farming, and the heavy tax pressure forces these aborigines to take on more jobs to support themselves.
Actually, at the beginning of the mandatory implementation of the tax package system, the happiest people were the indigenous slave class. They used to work for the slave owners for nothing, but now they can already have their own harvest. Although it is pitiful, it greatly satisfies the needs of these slaves spiritually.
In this way, the resistance of the slaves is reduced, and the slave owners who are unwilling to accept the tax package system also find that the rule is more stable, and because the enthusiasm of the slaves has increased, the benefits they have obtained have also greatly increased.
The most important thing is that they can enjoy the convenience of industrial products through the East Africa Industrial Products Exchange Program later, and the quality of life can continue to be greatly improved.
In East Africa, the tax package system can be used to reduce the resistance of the indigenous people, complete infrastructure construction, and reduce the cost of garrisoning troops. Finally, when the immigrant population comes up, they can turn their faces and deny people without any burden, and confiscate the land, roads, and houses developed by the indigenous people.
So the current tax subsidy system is satisfied with the indigenous bottom, the ruling class, and East Africa. These three forces are all satisfied. Everyone thinks their future is bright.
(end of this chapter)