NOVEL WEB Chapter 411 Windmill Village
East China Sea, Kingdom of Goa, Windmill Village.
When a military boat flying the flag of the Kingdom of Light sailed into the port, people nearby gathered around it out of curiosity.
The East China Sea is known as the weakest sea area among the four seas. Most of the pirates here are not strong. Windmill Village is the hometown of the naval hero Garp and receives key protection from the navy.
This situation led to the people here not being too alert. When faced with strange ships, they not only did not choose to run away, but instead actively surrounded them.
"Guests from out of town, I wonder why you are here?" After being notified by the villagers, Upp Slab from Windmill Village slowly walked forward from behind the crowd on crutches.
On the warship, a group of ninjas jumped out. The leader was none other than Hatake Kakashi. Behind Kakashi were the team members he led, Kai and Obito.
"We are ninjas from the Kingdom of Light. From now on, the Kingdom of Goa has been wiped out by us, and the entire East China Sea will be managed by us." Kakashi didn't waste any time and directly explained his purpose. At the same time, he was vigilant and prepared to deal with it. Preparations for the attack.
"You guys." After hearing Kakashi's words, the village of Shrabu was stunned and looked at Kakashi blankly. After a while, he came back to his senses and asked, "Are you pirates?"
"We are not pirates, we are soldiers of the Kingdom of Light." Kakashi explained.
"Land of Light?" Slab Village recalled carefully for a while, but could not find the impression of this country in his memory.
"Please don't hurt the villagers here. If you have any needs, we will try our best to meet your needs." In the end, Slab Village still treated Kakashi and others as pirates.
Following the conversation between Kakashi and Shrabu, the onlookers gradually understood. The eyes of everyone looking at Kakashi and the three of them changed. There was both anger and disgust, and there was also something hidden deep inside. of fear and fear.
Most of the pirates on this sea are not human beings. Compared with the kingdom's army and navy that oppress everyone, the pirates' plundering is even more bottomless and inhumane.
The world government's harvesting and oppression can at least allow most people to survive, but the pirates' plundering often wipes out an island from the roots.
Especially those pirates on the run, their behavior is even more extreme.
And like Kakashi, a team with a very small number of people in a small boat is almost the same as those wandering pirate groups.
"Old man, you misunderstood. We are not pirates. We are not here to rob you. We are just here to inform you that from now on, this sea area will be managed by the Kingdom of Light. Your future taxes will be greatly reduced. , we will also formulate more fair and loose laws." Kakashi explained quickly.
Unfortunately, his explanation seems to be a fantasy to most people. After all, a three-person team suddenly arrived and told everyone that your country was wiped out by us, and we will rule you from now on.
No matter who heard such sudden news, it would be difficult to believe it.
"How much can be reduced by reducing taxes?" A young businessman in the crowd asked out of curiosity.
"What are your current taxes?" Kakashi asked.
"That's too much. There are charges for security, there are charges for the import and export of goods, and there is a poll tax for everyone. After a year, 60 to 70% of the income will be used to pay taxes." As a businessman, this young man has a deep understanding of money and numbers. He was very sensitive, and his tone also contained a lot of resentment towards the kingdom.
"Yes! We have to collect security fees every month, but it turns out that the people who protect the village still rely on the village militia." It seemed that the businessman's words started the topic, and someone else immediately echoed.
"I went to Wangcheng last week to buy goods, and I paid 30% tax when I left the city. How can I make money from this!" Someone else complained. "Our Kingdom of Light's taxes are based on different industries, income, and different tax rates. To put it simply, industries with greater profits collect more taxes, and people with higher incomes collect more taxes. People with lower incomes generally don't have to pay taxes, or pay very low taxes." Kakashi didn't know much about taxes and could only answer generally.
Kakashi's answer made many of the people who had just complained look at each other.
Under the rule of the World Government, most of the wealthy people who can make a fortune are either nobles, officials, or have powerful families or know powerful people.
These vested interests will certainly not impose heavy taxes on themselves.
However, the kingdom has to pay heavenly gold to the world government. This huge economic pressure can only be borne by a large number of civilians.
This also leads to the fact that ordinary citizens, especially small businessmen, small landowners, and workshop owners, pay far more taxes every year than wealthy dignitaries.
Therefore, when these people hear that people with more income pay more taxes, they cannot believe it.
"Wouldn't you, the nobles of the Kingdom of Light, have any objections to this tax collection?" someone asked curiously.
"There are no nobles in the Kingdom of Light. All the nobles have been eliminated by us." Kakashi replied.
As soon as these words came out, the entire port was in an uproar.
Some well-informed villagers seemed to realize something. A middle-aged man came forward and said, "Are you a revolutionary army?"
"The Revolutionary Army is our ally, and we have also formed an Assassin Brotherhood to assassinate those nobles and wealthy businessmen who are unkind for their wealth." Kakashi explained.
None of the villagers recognized the Kingdom of Light just now, but when Kakashi mentioned the Revolutionary Army and the Assassin Brotherhood, many people understood.
"Is the Assassin Brotherhood yours? Is that the organization that assassinated several tyrants across the entire sea? Are you the one?" Someone shouted in surprise.
"It's us, I also participated in the assassination!" Speaking of this, Kakashi raised his head slightly.
There were suppressed discussions and a hint of joy in the crowd, and expectations arose in the hearts of those who had been oppressed for many years and were very dissatisfied with the kingdom and the world government.
If what these three strangers say is true, does that mean that in the future, everyone will be able to get rid of the oppression of the kingdom and the world government?
"Three guests, I don't quite understand what you are talking about. If you are not pirates, why not come with me to the tavern to sit and sit." The old villager interrupted the discussion of the villagers.
The situation is not clear now. If any villager is bewitched by what these three people said and says something treacherous and spreads the word, the whole village may be implicated.
"Then excuse me." Kakashi looked back at his two teammates. After seeing them nodding in agreement, he looked back at the village chief and thanked him.
"You're welcome, come with me!" Slab Village said with a smile.
Then he turned around and led the way, and at the same time shouted to the surrounding villagers: "Everyone, please disperse! Everyone goes to do their own thing." (End of Chapter)