Heart of Empire Chapter 295: Strong New Tax Act

As usual, with Verina's personality, if she dared to run into a guy who came at gunpoint when the law had just been implemented and was worrying that no one would use it to stand up, she would definitely have killed her.

But this time things are a little too sensitive.

What Dane didn't think of earlier, Velina had figured it out a long time ago.

She spent more than three months in Shahaiwan Port. Although most of her energy was devoted to the struggle against Ma Long's forces that had not yet perished, she was in charge of Shahaiwan Port after all. Well, she must figure out the intricate power map in this port city before she can fight Ma Long.

Headed by the three big giants, the following is a basket of local businessmen as the main body, plus some businessmen who do business across the air trade, such a composition model of the General Affairs Office and the commercial guild, Verina has long been Feel the door clear.

As of now, although the four merchants who have been arrested are not members of the three giant chambers of commerce, nor are they listed deacons of the General Affairs Office, without exception, the backers behind them are the same as those in the three giant chambers of commerce. The big businessmen are inextricably linked.

In this way, things become very delicate.

Verina keenly noticed that these were probably the four pawns thrown out by the General Affairs Office as a test for herself.

The three major chambers of commerce are not easy to offend, Verina knows it. She couldn't really force these four people to their death. In that case, things would become very passive without knowing what the three major chambers of commerce would do.

But let those four people go with some symbolic punishment? That's even more impossible!

In that case, the tax increase bill would be a complete joke!

Of course, now Velina can still put these four people under house arrest for the time being, and even pull out the guards of the caravan who beat them up with great fanfare, and then use the cruelest The method of execution is used for Megatron. But in the end, this is just a stopgap measure and cannot solve the root of the matter.

Obviously, the first move made by the General Affairs Office in the turmoil for the Shawan Harbor made Verina, who has always been determined, a little hesitant.

Therefore, she first ordered that the guard who directly injured the tax official be executed, and the four businessmen were kept under house arrest. At the same time, he informed Dane of the news in the fastest way, hoping to get instructions for the next step.

The command sent back from Comilla Island was quickly delivered to Verina, but the short words from Dane almost didn't embarrass Verina to death:

"League Commander Verina is asked to handle matters related to Shawan Port by himself. There are two main principles."

"The first point is that we must not have a direct and direct conflict with the three major chambers of commerce, and we must not go to the point of breaking up."

"Second point, we must show our tough attitude, and we must show our determination to completely control the entire port."

Verina's adjutant, Palan also saw Dane's reply. This young man who had also performed well in the defense of the North Gate was also speechless for such an irresponsible order from his lord.

"Lord Dane really... wants us to die! You can't start a confrontation, but you have to be tough... What the **** are we going to do with those four merchants?"

When Palan was complaining, Verina was already thinking.

After thinking for a while, Verina made a decision: "Heavy fine! All their property in Shawan Harbor will be fined, and the four of them will be deported permanently."

"How can this be done?!" Palan exclaimed, "Didn't Lord Dane tell us not to confront the General Affairs Office? If we do this, it doesn't matter if the four businessmen are killed. The anger of the three chambers of commerce has been aroused, and the matter will not end well."

"Hmph..." Verina said, "I don't believe they would really dare to turn against us?"

"But isn't that going against what the lord asked not to confront?"

"What has been violated? No matter what background these four businessmen have, they are not official members of the three major chambers of commerce. Even if they are eliminated, so what? Probe, if we don't act tougher this time, those guys from the General Affairs Office will push forward even more in the future. The tone makes them push forward step by step, why don't we just make our attitude absolute."

"Okay." Palan nodded and said, "Then follow your advice."

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On June 27th, the Shawan Harbor Guard Battalion, representing Dane's will, made a big move. Vilina announced that the Garrison Battalion and the Port Guard will be merged into one from today, and will be brought under the jurisdiction of the Southern Schindler Garrison. Public security, daily military defense, port order maintenance and other responsibilities.

This is something people have thought about for a long time. In the past, the two military forces in Shawan Port, the Port Guard and the Garrison Battalion, were almost completely duplicated in many functions. However, due to the rivalry between the two warlords in Shawan Port, these two teams should be responsible for maintaining the city's law and order, and the most important energy is to confront the opponent.

But now, with Dane in charge of Shawan Port alone, it is unnecessary to continue to maintain two teams.

It's just that, what people didn't expect was that Verina directly established a Shawan Harbor Wing and included it in her own garrison formation.

This means that the strength of the garrison army directly led by Verina ~IndoMTL.com~ If fully staffed, it will reach a scale of 4,500 people.

Even with 4,500 miscellaneous soldiers, the combat effectiveness of this legion cannot be underestimated. At least, some small warlords in the surrounding area, let alone provoke Dane, even Verina, they can't afford to provoke them anymore.

Before people could fully digest the news, the afternoon when the Third Wing was established, there was a wave of action.

First of all, it is the seizure of all the properties of the four tax-resistant businessmen in Shawan Port. Not only that, but the penalty decision of "confiscation of all property" for these four people was posted on the pier in public.

At the same time, the newly established Third Wing directly dispatched two brigades of 600 soldiers to the docks to deal with non-compliance with the new tax law. Palan, who was promoted to become the captain of the Shahaiwan Harbor United Team, directly sat at the pier and handled this work exclusively.

What people are most concerned about is that Palan has been publicly given the highest law enforcement power-anyone who dares to challenge the new tax bill, Palan has the power to take any means to deal with it.

The so-called any means, of course, include killing on the spot! (To be continued.)