I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 467 French National Tax Service (asking for monthly pass at the end of the month)

Joseph turned up the gas lamp in front of the table. The white light instantly illuminated the room.

He immediately took out a pen and paper and began to draw up a plan for tax reform: the first step was to establish a local tax bureau in each province.

Although taxation will still be controlled by tax farmers in the short term, government departments must be established first, staff must be recruited, and they must become familiar with the tax collection process as soon as possible.

When thinking about training tax collectors, Joseph hesitated for a moment, but soon wrote on paper: an "Economic College" will be established in the Paris Police Academy to specifically train tax collectors.

Tax collection in this era is definitely a technical job. Which taxes to collect, how to collect them, how to detect tax evasion, and even how to find taxpayers all require rich experience.

It can be said that tax collectors must be proficient in many skills such as economics, law, criminal investigation, etc. Compared with government officials, they are closer to the police.

After the tax-farmer system is abolished, the local tax bureau will immediately take over the work of the previous tax-farmers. It can be said that whether the tax reform can be smoothly transitioned depends on the level of the tax collectors.

Joseph believed that the professional tax collectors trained in the police academy were much more capable than the "wild" tax officials who relied entirely on their own experience.

In addition to the local tax bureau, the French National Tax Bureau should be established based on the later IRS.

According to historical records, after France abolished the tax-farming system, the department responsible for tax collection was similar to the local tax bureau.

National taxation only appeared in the mid-19th century. It was mainly used to strengthen the country's financial regulation capabilities. It was a new type of economic tool and was of great significance to the country's balanced development. So Joseph used it directly on France in advance.

The IRS tax officers have very high law enforcement authority, and their financial authority is even higher than that of the secret police - no matter if you are a noble or a bank, they can check your accounts at any time, freeze your assets, and even directly auction off the assets of tax evaders.

The IRS also has the power to subpoena and detain individuals or organizations with tax issues.

These tax departments may seem unremarkable to people in the 21st century, but in fact they are the most scientific results of more than two hundred years of tax reform, continuous experimentation and adjustment by European countries.

Joseph continued to write down the tax bureau's work framework according to his memory.

Make plans, standardize attendance, settle taxes, audit taxes, and handle tax arrears...

It is a completely standard modern operating mechanism, precise and efficient.

You know, except for the UK, which has a bit of modern taxation, other countries have not yet gotten rid of the feudal taxation model - basically a tax officer brings a few men to collect money door to door. They don't know who gets less tax, and it's the tax officer who has the final say if more tax is collected. It's not much different from a gangster collecting protection money.

After writing for an unknown amount of time, Joseph yawned and began to think about how to adjust taxes to make them more suitable for the development of industry and commerce.

For example, we should levy personal income tax, regulate consumption tax, value-added tax, etc. Of course, we should also abolish taxes that are not suitable for the industrial age, such as head tax, military service tax, and liquor tax.

He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had the legislative power in his hands before, otherwise such a major tax adjustment would inevitably attract various objections.

But these adjustments are paving the way for France to move from an agricultural country to an industrial country, and they can be implemented together with this tax reform.

For the Industrial Revolution, the resistance from national systems is often greater than the resistance from technology, so no matter how difficult tax reform is, it must be completed with gritted teeth.

It was nearly 1:30 in the morning. Emand looked at the Crown Prince, who was so tired that he fell asleep on the table. His eyes were full of admiration. He tiptoed forward to cover him with a blanket, and then turned off the gas lamp.

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Silesia.

East of Liegnitz.

Hedwig, the second commander of the Austrian Royal Hendris Infantry Regiment, pressed his left shoulder, looked up at the nearly 100 military tents neatly arranged in the open space in the distance, and said to the attendant beside him:

"Is this the place?" The latter urged his horse to run for a distance and soon saw a wooden sign hanging on the fence outside the group of tents, with "Field Hospital" written on it in both French and German.

He turned around and shouted to Hedwig:

"Captain, we're here!"

Soon, the two arrived at the entrance of the field hospital, and immediately two French soldiers on guard stepped forward to stop them:

"Please stop. The area ahead is disinfected and entry is prohibited."

Hedwig pointed to the bandage on his shoulder and said in fluent French:
"I'm injured and need to come here for treatment."

His attendant hurriedly took out an application document from the Austrian military and handed it to the guard:

"Our lord is the second commander of the Royal Hendris Infantry Regiment. This is an application for treatment, signed by Marshal Lacy."

A French soldier motioned for him to wait and quickly ran into the field hospital.

After a while, Perna, who was wearing a white robe and a tall hat, followed him out and looked at Hedwig who had dismounted.

"Mr. Major, according to regulations, you can be treated here, but you need to check the wound first and disinfect it."

Yes, since many wounded soldiers needed treatment, as one of the founders and heads of the Guards Corps field hospital, Perna, based on her sense of mission as a doctor, decided to stay at the front line to rescue the wounded soldiers and did not return to France with the Crown Prince.

"Why is there a woman in the hospital?" Hedwig obviously saw that the person in front of him was a lady. He muttered in dissatisfaction, and then looked at the disinfectant following behind her, "You should be the military doctor in charge here..."

Before he finished speaking, a carriage came galloping over and stopped in front of the group. A very young officer came out with the help of his attendants and said anxiously to the French soldiers:

"I am Fernanc from the 7th Dragoon Battalion. I have a leg injury and hope to receive treatment here."

Perna looked at his shoulder straps and saw that he was also a major. She could only say with difficulty:
"Sir, there is only one bed left in the field hospital."

Fellinanc looked at her doubtfully, but ignored her and said to the disinfectant:

"I have the application documents signed by Marshal Lacy. You have to give me priority..."

Hedwig immediately shouted angrily:

"I also have the document signed by the Marshal. You should line up behind me."

Fernandez glanced at the bandage on his shoulder and forced a smile:

"Major, your injury does not seem to be too serious."

He gestured to his legs again:
"And I, you see, have a bayonet through my calf. If I don't get treatment, I'm very likely to..."

"No, no, I'm badly injured too." Hedwig said as he began to remove the bandages. "If you don't believe me, just look."

The two men soon started arguing outside the field hospital, and neither was willing to give in, because they both knew that if they stayed in their own camp for the wounded, their wounds would most likely become infected, and then they would go to see God.

However, the French field hospital has a wound healing rate of up to 70%. Only here can you save your life!

(End of this chapter)