The Crescent of the Sultan

The guard opened the door, and a middle-aged man came in. This man was Izet Muhammad, the head of the Imperial Treasury.

"Now that you're here, sit down and listen carefully to the post-war reconstruction plan for the principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia.

Look at what the government is planning. "

Selim raised his hand to signal.

“Based on the amount of funding this time, the imperial government is mainly responsible for areas suitable for agricultural production.

We made field trips to the Secha River Plain, the Potomac Hills and the Transylvania Basin,

It was decided to further expand pasture and develop animal husbandry while retaining the original planting scale of major food crops (corn, wheat).

At the same time, the food processing industry was developed.

The remaining areas were contracted by Greeks, Jews, imperial nobles and Anatolian nobles. "

Selim asked immediately after hearing this.

“What happened to the Romanians who returned home?”

Yusuf Pasha replied calmly.

“In order to strengthen the security awareness of the Romanians, we have followed your Majesty’s instructions to vigorously publicize the atrocities committed by the Russians in major cities and regions of the empire, stimulating their hatred of the Russians.

And in order to allow the Romanians to defend their homeland, we deliberately placed the returning Romanians in the Moldavia region. Once the war starts, the Romanians need to take the lead and give the Russian army a head-on blow. "

Selim listened to Yusuf Pasha's answer and glanced at him approvingly. The old guy deserved to be the Grand Vizier for so many years. His adaptability was really good and he became more and more in line with the Sultan's preferred speaking style. .

Seeing the Sultan's satisfied expression, Yusuf Pasha continued to explain relevant policies.

“Due to the atrocities of the Russian army, the whole of Moldavia and most of Wallachia were severely devastated.

In order to ensure the property rights of the original owners of the fields, we have deliberately collected statistics on the fields and designed a simple and convenient procedure for claiming the owners.

As subjects of the empire, these Romanians only needed to come to Constantiniya.

Then, at the imperial government office, you need to show proof that you have lived there for four consecutive generations and the corresponding land property certificate. At the same time, you need to have the signature guarantee of fellow imperial subjects.

After these conditions are met, we will ask them to wait for 30 to 60 days. After receiving notification from the government, we will immediately enter the next process. "

Selim already felt that the whole process was very familiar at this time, and he couldn't help but look at Yusuf Pasha.

A simple and honest smile appeared on the latter's old face, reminding Selim of his fear of being dominated in the past.

He shook his head and asked.

"Has a special passage for Muslims been arranged? At the same time, a mosque has been built to facilitate on-site conversion."

“Your Majesty, please rest assured that we have arranged this matter throughout the entire reconstruction area.

Mosques will be built in each town, and dedicated Muslim passages will also be set up inside to facilitate subsequent land distribution.

At the same time, we have set up preferential policies for Muslims to allocate more fields. "

When Yusuf Pasha finally finished, Selim signaled Izet to begin announcing the new reformed tax code.

As for why only Izet and Ishak came here, Emperor Sai had to be on guard against Kuchuk and Haji. After all, it was not in the interests of the Sultan to have the army rashly participate in politics.

As for the tax law this time, since the new government wants to learn industrialization with Britain, we can’t just learn from the other party to develop technology and build factories. We must also learn it well, learn it thoroughly, and bring Britain’s tax law, which is worth having.

After looking around, Izette took out a stack of information and began his explanation.

“Your Majesty, Ishak Pasha and the Grand Vizier, I will not say more about the financial situation of the empire.

Even though we ended the war as quickly as possible under your majesty’s leadership, even though we issued national debt and repaid part of it because of the death of Louis XVI, and even though your majesty led us to deal with the Guards and the Fanet The Germans and the disobedient Greek magnates, although the empire has issued a new batch of currency, indirectly levied a seigniorage tax.

But what I want to say is that our finances are still quite difficult. The training of Haji Pasha's new army in Egypt is a considerable expense, which requires subsidies from the imperial government every year.

Since it is the first year, I deliberately found the data of the French. I have to say that if you follow your Majesty's idea of ​​establishing 200,000 new troops, the empire may be another Prussia.

Let me explain the French military expenditures below. "

Looking at Izet Pasha's expression that only he understood and everyone else was an idiot, Selim could only say that it was strange that this guy could form his own group. Maybe the empire did have a group of practical people.

Izet continued his analysis.

“The first is military salary: the salary expenditure of the French army accounts for a considerable proportion of the entire military expenditure.

Followed by weapons and military equipment: the procurement and maintenance of military equipment also accounts for a relatively large part of the French military expenditure.

They invested a lot of money in purchasing weapons such as artillery, muskets, and other military equipment.

Then there is the construction of military fortifications and facilities, and the maintenance of border defenses is also an important part of military expenditures.

Finally, there is military logistics support: maintaining the daily operation of the military requires funds, including food, ordnance supplies, military supplies, and military logistics and logistics support, etc., which is also a huge consumption.

Your Majesty, according to the exchange rate of two Ottoman gold coins in the empire being equivalent to one pound, according to my calculation, this requires at least three million pounds, and the empire’s fiscal revenue last year was 4.6 million pounds, which is not even as good as at the end of the last century. Excluding inflation and other factors, there was still six million pounds at that time.

By the way, the British fiscal revenue last year was 17.2 million pounds, which was only nearly four times that of the empire.

And this is just military expenditure. Your Majesty, your industrialization, post-war reconstruction plan, and Muslim relocation plan are also big money burners.

IMHO, you might as well go with the Guards, at least it's cheaper than this.

Of course, I am joking. Your Majesty, you can do whatever you say. After all, we have not yet reformed the tax system. "

After Izet Pasha finished speaking, he looked at the reactions of everyone present. Selim did not choose to look at him, but lowered his head and clenched his fists tightly.

He had no doubt that he would have the idea of ​​​​punching the opponent at the next moment, even though this person was indeed a master of financial management.

As for what Izet thought, seeing that everyone was silent, he continued.

"However, Your Majesty, after you use me, these problems will be solved easily, because I have designed a perfect fiscal reform plan."

Please subscribe, and my data may be a little inaccurate, because different countries have different statistics. For example, France actually counted 50 million Ottomans at the end of the 18th century. . . . Ranked third in Europe in fiscal revenue