Crossing Soldiers

Chapter 781: I want to buy half a spiral arm

(The first chapter is here!)

The official office of the Doras Empire symbolizes the highest authority of the empire’s official government. It is responsible for all the territories of the river system, hundreds of large star clusters and thousands of small star regions.

Every year, the taxes paid by hundreds of millions of races in crystal coins are eventually distributed by the government to the vast empire spanning 18 million light years.

Among them, a full 40% of the tax revenue should be used to maintain huge military expenditures. The huge and powerful troops calculated in units of 100 million are the basis for maintaining the existence of the empire. Therefore, such huge military expenditures have always been the Doras Empire for hundreds of millions of years. An unavoidable fact.

Under such circumstances, maintaining basic tax revenue and raising tax revenue have become the top priorities of the government every year.

When the former emperor Angut was alive, the tax revenue of the Doras Empire was still in balance, and the entire empire was in order without any major disturbances.

However, since the failure and fall of the Angut Jin-level galaxy level, the Seventh Lord Anqianda forced away the crown prince An Kun and usurped the throne to become the imperial emperor, the imperial government offices have been in huge trouble.

The reason is simple. There are only six river systems in the river system that are still under the direct management of the imperial government and the military, but two river systems are blocked by other general autonomous river systems that declare autonomy, and those two river systems The military forces of the United States have also fallen into a war of attrition.

The four river systems that are still in control are closely connected, but they are also engaged in intermittent battles with the troops of the generals who have declared autonomy.

For more than 600 million years, the Doras Empire has never fallen into a state of division like this. Military expenditures have skyrocketed. The generals who declared autonomy also refused to recognize the emperor of Ancestral under the banner of former crown prince An Kun. Identity. Even the elder group, the highest authority of the empire, does not manage this kind of power struggle, and naturally puts all the pressure on the government.

The generals who declared autonomy, while declaring autonomy, did not declare independence from the empire, and paid a small amount of tax in name, but the amount was naturally far from what the empire originally needed.

Therefore, for several years, the Imperial government could only collect taxes as much as possible from the six major river systems and surrounding star clusters. However, military expenditures have risen again and again. The reason is that the expenditure of the new emperor's internal guards is nearly five times higher than that of the predecessor, and it actually accounts for one-fifth of the military expenditure of the Imperial Capital River System.

In this case, increasing revenue and reducing expenditure has become a must-do for senior officials in charge of taxation.

Increasing transaction taxes and consumption taxes, and increasing tariffs in and out of the imperial emperor’s control of the river system, all of these measures promptly made up part of the fiscal deficit. Of course, increasing the population and scale of operations of all galaxies in the area under the control of the government has made the channels for business and circulation smooth, and it has also become a project of great concern to officials.

The existing Star Territory trading has been improved to become another major source of income for the government.

Even if the six generals control the ten river systems and the surrounding star clusters and small star fields, the right to sell the star field territories is still vested in the imperial government, so the slave planets and lower races that can be freely traded in the entire empire The galaxy has become a cash cow for government officials in exchange for large amounts of income.

Those nobles or lords who are unable to repay their debts and are not good at business will usually sell some tracts of star fields or star systems to get rid of their burdens. Although this will pay the imperial government a 20% transaction tax, it can be exchanged for enough coins.

Whether in the imperial bureaucracy or in the river system and star clusters under the control of the generals, those nobles or lords with territories, if they cannot guarantee the payment of full tax, the imperial bureaucracy or the autonomous river system bureau will impose severe penalties. In that case, selling part of the galaxy or star field becomes a helpless choice.

Such star domains or star systems are sold at relatively low prices, and they are considered to be the first choice of many nobles who buy star domains and star systems, occupying about 30% of the land transaction.

Of course, there are also some lords and nobles who want to change their territories because of the promotion of their titles. Therefore, some territories that do not need to be reserved are sold out. This kind of transaction also accounts for about 30% of the government.

As for the other 40%, about half are slave galaxies operated and managed by various nobles or races, while a small part are remote star regions that few people care about.

Most of the star regions in the Milky Way, hundreds of star clusters in the empire, and thousands of small star regions, such remote areas abound, most of which are mainly used to buy slave galaxies, while many remote star regions No one is interested at all, so the price is relatively low.

"The emperor’s decree urges the government to collect enough military expenses as soon as possible. We will recover the two major river systems adjacent to the imperial capital within two years at the most. The Chief of Administration has high hopes for our Territory Management Office. Ten thousand crystal coins."

A slightly fat middle-aged man dressed in a fiery red official robe frowned at the three-dimensional image above the tabletop of the copper sè, checked the latest sales records, and paid attention to the nobles who came to buy the territory received by the officials today. information.

"Difficult! In the past three years since your majesty's accession to the throne, the total sales transaction tax revenue has only been only 200 million crystal coins. Even if you can maintain such a transaction volume in the next two years, I want to pay 150 million in two years. There are at least tens of millions of crystal coins in the gap."

Looking at the records in the three-dimensional images, the middle-aged man's brows frowned tightly, and his eyes were fixed at the same time on the image of an official office shown in the three-dimensional images.

"Huh? It's a recent viscount. Nearly 10,000 new nobles like this have been born recently, but there are not many people who have the status of a viscount to buy territory. Let's see which galaxies he bought."

The middle-aged man inadvertently began to use his authority to monitor the ongoing conversation between the officials and the viscount.

"My lord, these galaxies are too small. Are there any star regions that are larger in scope and are conducive to management?"

Looking at the three-dimensional menu casually, Leng Feng asked quietly.

The authority of the official in front of him is no longer small, but the star field shown to him is no more than a hundred star systems the size at most, and they are all shaped galaxies deep in various river systems, although they can be used in hand , But it is not very useful.

In order to conceal his true purpose, Leng Feng must buy two or three star regions at the same time. The regions must be large enough, and they must not exceed his rank.

With the rank of cold front, it is possible to buy up to 500 stellar territories in the Imperial River system, but if it is in other river systems, it can buy 5,000 stellar territories the size of.

According to Leng Feng’s idea, it was to buy a smaller star field as a territory in the other three major river systems under the control of the imperial government, and buy some neighboring slave galaxies in the star field near the Lejin clan in the Cina Pigeon River system, and finally Purchase a territory with a diameter of 6,000 light-years in the second spiral arm, including the Human Federation, from the Milky Way.

Only in this way will people doubt his motives. The galaxy belongs to a remote river system. Neither the Doras Empire nor the Sina Pigeon River System Office, which oversees the galaxy, sent any legions to be stationed in it. It is almost equivalent to a barren area, where only a small number of slave merchant fleets will enter occasionally. Therefore, if Leng Feng wants to purchase the seat of the Human Federation, he must make a cover-up action.

Upon hearing Leng Feng's words, the official immediately said with a smile:

"Master Viscount, the largest sales of star regions in the prosperous area of ​​the imperial capital are only this level. If you appoint appropriate officials to manage and operate these galaxies, you can not only guarantee the payment of taxes, but also get enough income. This is an identity. It’s a symbol of the city, and it’s also easy to manage nearby."

"Unless you buy other remote river system territories, although the territories appear to be much larger, but the benefits are much worse. Those remote star regions are not expensive, but you will have to spend a lot of effort to manage them. Only by organizing a large number of territorial guards can the security of the territory be ensured, so it costs..."

When the official said this, he was interrupted by Leng Feng with a smile and waved his hand.

"My lord, although I have enough funds, I don't want to buy territory in the Imperial Capital River System. It is too expensive. In addition, I want to make long-term investments, so can I use the stellar data of the Pigeon River System and surrounding star clusters? , And show me the star map of the remote river system. I really want to make more choices." When Leng Feng said this, the smile on his face looked like an ordinary nobleman who had never seen the world.

There are not many new aristocrats like him who have come to buy territories. Thousands of people have made the move to buy territories in recent years. Leng Feng is just one of them, so his request is not excessive, but he has to pretend to be an upstart.

"My lord, it would have been better if you hadn't said that earlier?" The smile on the face of the officials of the Territory Administration instantly disappeared.

For the Viscount Leng Feng, he respectfully received him, in order to be able to sell one of the territories within the Imperial Capital River System. The price of each of the Imperial Capital River System's star systems is nearly ten times higher than that of the outer river system. It can be said that selling a territory containing a hundred star systems is definitely not worse than selling a thousand star systems in the outer river system.

In this case, the official is naturally trying his best to promote the territory within the Imperial Capital River System.

Like the strong man in front of him who won the Viscount because of the noble selection competition, in his eyes he could at least afford a territory in the Imperial Capital River System, but Leng Feng's refusal immediately made him feel that he was wasting time.

In his opinion, Leng Feng must be buying galaxies in remote areas because of insufficient funds in his hands. In that way, although the gold content is not high, the stellar coefficient will be large, and the surface will be very attractive, and the price will be extremely low.

Even so, the Territory Department official quickly called up more than a dozen star maps, several star clusters and several large river systems. The least noticeable among them was the Milky Way, a spiral galaxy that looked small.

Leng Feng couldn't help feeling sigh when he saw the star map of the Milky Way. After spending a lot of twists and turns, entering the Imperial Capital River System to obtain the title is to buy the seat of the Human Federation as an official status. After seeing the Milky Way in the Doras Empire, it is so unrecognized, Leng Feng is naturally very complicated.

"Master Viscount, if you don't care about the prosperous level and geographical restrictions, the domains with the majority of slave stars and the uncivilized areas are your first choice. However, these star regions are extremely far away from the Imperial River system, you are sure to buy them, Then it is necessary to organize a strong enough guard force. The conflicts between the following races, the Imperial government will easily not interfere, and it is up to you and other races or nobles to resolve it yourself."

This Territory Department official was not afraid of cumbersome words, and when he saw Leng Feng nodded his head, he continued to say with some annoyance: "Viscount Lord, this is the Linda aristocratic leader of the Sundeck star cluster, with 1,300 star systems. This is Lun. The Bizet’s aristocratic collar of the Deco star cluster has 6,700 star systems. This is..."

After telling about dozens of territories sold as a whole, the official reached out his finger to the last image of the Milky Way that was just enlarged.

"...Master Viscount, this is the cheapest river system territory. There are only hundreds of slave territories in the entire river system that were bought by imperial slave merchants and nobles. Most of the rest are wild galaxies and low civilizations. It’s still below grade b, I’m afraid it will be difficult for you to sell it anymore."

"Like this low-level wild star field, you can buy millions of star systems with your authority, or convert it into a territory space of 8,000 light-years in diameter, but I don’t recommend that you buy the star field there. Remove some from there. Outside of the lower races, there are not enough energy source stars and rich mineral stars, so it is not suitable for an aristocrat like you to buy! Of course, you have to decide how to choose." At the end, this territorial authority The official has an irresponsible expression.

When he introduced these star regions, he saw an expression of interest in Leng Feng’s eyes, and he had determined that Leng Feng was just a poor nobleman who had a vacant title of viscount, but did not have the funds to purchase a territory in the Imperial River system~www.wuxiaspot.com ~ My lord, this way. This Biz Noble collar looks good, I just bought it. In addition, the Milky Way seems a bit too remote. Can the second spiral arm be sold to me, but that seems to be slightly more powerful than my authority. If I can buy such a large territory, I can return to the clan. Scenery. Ha ha! "Leng Feng first looked at the Biz Nobleman of the Lundico star cluster with bright eyes, and then he looked at the Milky Way casually and said.

"What? Lord Viscount, after you buy the Bizet Noble, you will also buy half of the second spiral arm of the Milky Way? Is this true? That is 50 million star systems, are you sure?" After hearing Leng Feng's words, he immediately stood up in shock.

If it is said that buying a Bizet noble collar with a large amount of stellar coefficients is enough to surprise the official, Leng Feng's request to buy half of the star field of a river system spiral arm is enough to shock the official.

"Crazy! This recent Viscount lord must be a lunatic! He actually wants to buy that kind of wild star field!" The official stared at Leng Feng and shouted in his heart.

"Hehe, of course it is true. Although the cost of buying there is not small, I am afraid that the size of my territory in the entire empire can be ranked in the top 100." Leng Feng said with a smile.