I Am the Crown Prince in France

Chapter 544 Ah! Everything will be fine, everything will be fine, everything will be fine!

Subsequently, the high courts in several French provinces also disclosed the trials of many tax collectors. Although most of them have not yet been sentenced, the names of those defendants are enough to shock everyone.

Forde, the head of the Tax Owners Association, Barlow, the great banker in Paris, Pellier, the second president of the Marseille Chamber of Commerce...

Except for Fuld, everyone else didn't even know they were tax collectors. Now, everyone finally understands who the real controller of the tax collectors is.

As Bolore was sentenced to death, everyone fell into ecstasy - eradicating the black hands behind the scenes was far more exciting than cutting off hundreds of tax collectors.

Led by Paris, people have spontaneously taken to the streets to celebrate in various places, which shows how much people hate the tax collectors - especially in recent times, the government's tax bureau has begun to take over the tax collection work. They are different from the previous ones. Those in the tax office formed a sharp contrast.

The tax officials all speak in a kind tone and do not have the habit of wielding sticks while talking. They will not make things difficult for merchants or factories. They will collect whatever the tax law stipulates.

Although Jacobins like Robespierre were idealistic and sometimes acted too radically, their belief in building an equal and free country for the people and maintaining social justice was unambiguous. This makes them very different from the previous officials, at least they do not aim to make money.

Therefore, the tax bureau quickly won high praise among the people. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who presided over the establishment of the tax bureau, has become more and more popular, and people's attitude towards the royal family has become more supportive.

On the second floor of the Tuileries Palace, Fulco, the director of the tax bureau, was reporting on the collection of fines: "...Currently, the total amount collected is 42 million francs. Those who have paid in full include Morel Baron, Baron Pellier... seven others, and the others are still raising money."

Joseph nodded with satisfaction - according to previous estimates, the total fine this time will definitely exceed 100 million francs. Basically, the big tax collector's pockets have been searched.

As for the more than half that had been confiscated, he was not in a hurry. After all, the amount was too huge. This is because the tax collector was preparing the tax package before, so he was able to take out so much at once. Otherwise, even if he has a family fortune of tens of millions, it would be very difficult to take out two to three million at once.

At least there is no need to worry about government funding in the first half of the year, and there is even a considerable surplus.

Joseph said to Fulco: "I will let the High Court make a judgment against Morel and others as soon as possible. I believe that others will pay fines much faster in the future."

For a relatively cooperative tax collector like Morel, the punishment can naturally be appropriately lenient, which can be regarded as setting an example for other tax collectors.

Fulco continued: "Your Highness, as for the assets of Hope and Vankiewicz, they have not been fully investigated yet. However, Hope's various funds left in the country should not exceed 4 million francs, and Vankiewicz is about 6 Around a million.”

Joseph suppressed the anger in his heart and said in a deep voice: "I have asked Archbishop Talleyrand to send a diplomatic note to the Netherlands. These two guys will have to hand over the fine sooner or later and face trial."

He had received reports last week that the two Dutch plutocrats, Hope and Vankiewicz, had escaped from France, probably under the cover of the Dutch embassy.

According to the intelligence agency's analysis, Hope should have a stand-in who is still in the Dutch Embassy.

The Dutch Patriot Party originally represented bourgeois forces. It is not surprising that they would protect financial chaebols after taking power.

However, the Patriot Party stood on the opposite side of France during the Brabant Uprising in the Southern Netherlands last time. Now that they have done this again, they must be beaten hard in the future.

Joseph couldn't help but feel a little liver ache when he thought of this. Hope and the two men took away at least ten million francs in fines from him. This is all your own money!

He was secretly feeling sad when he suddenly heard the sounds of lutes, bagpipes and snare drums coming from outside the window, and many people were singing loudly along with the music.

(The picture above shows the lute)

(Pictured above is bagpipe)

The melody was very familiar, and Joseph curiously came to the window and looked down.

On the street south of the Tuileries Palace, I saw a small "band" holding various musical instruments leading the way, followed by six or seven hundred people. They held a large number of human figures made of straw in their hands and sang loudly as they walked. They looked very happy, as if they were celebrating something.

When the group of people got closer, Joseph finally saw the portrait of the scarecrow's face clearly. Although the painting was crude, he could still distinguish Bolore's facial features.

Then he heard singing from the crowd——

ah! Everything will be fine, everything will be fine, everything will be fine!

People are repeating themselves today,

ah! Everything will be fine, everything will be fine, everything will be fine!

Even if the tax collectors are tyrannical, everything will work out!

The target is the hateful tax house,

We march forward, singing "Hallelujah!"

ah! Everything will be fine, everything will be fine, everything will be fine!

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once said,

As if a prophet had predicted it,

Humming my little tune,

People said happily:,

ah! Everything will be fine, everything will be fine, everything will be fine, even if it is,

They took all our money and everything was possible!

ah! Everything will be fine, everything will be fine, everything will be fine!

Robespierre and Duport sang in the café,

Ah! Everything will be fine, everything will be fine, everything will be fine!

Let us look forward to the good days to come!

The French people used to be silent,

but now the tax farmers say: "I admit my mistakes!\

,"Ah! Everything will be fine, everything will be fine, everything will be fine!

The Dauphin guides us,

break the unfair taxation,

and let the peaceful life return!

…

Ah! Everything will be fine, everything will be fine, everything will be fine!

Drive the tax farmers to the execution platform!

Ah! Everything will be fine, everything will be fine, everything will be fine!

Hang the heads of the tax farmers on the street lamps!

After listening for a while, Joseph suddenly remembered that this was the famous song "Ah!a Ira" during the Great Revolution in history? It also has another name, called "Street Lamp Happy Song".

When Louis XVI fled and was blocked by the National Guard, the citizens of Paris sang this song and escorted him to the Tuileries Palace. Of course, the lyrics at that time were basically about denouncing the king's defection, but now they have been changed to criticize the tax farmers.

I thought that if my father had not defected in this life, this song would disappear in the long river of history, but I didn't expect it to "stubbornly" appear.

Not long after, the celebrating team met with another group of people at the street corner, and the number of people suddenly increased to thousands, and they went towards the Louvre Square in a mighty manner.

Just as Fulco had finished what he had to say, Joseph immediately changed into an inconspicuous black coat, got on the carriage, and followed the parade with interest.