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Chapter 712 - 68: Ghost General’s Plot, Players + Convention (Volume 5 End)_3

Chapter 712: Chapter 68: Ghost General’s Plot, Players + Convention (Volume 5 End)_3

Of course, the higher the commercial tax, the higher the prices. If prices get too high, it may lead the players to go to other towns for leveling and supplies, and it could also trigger discontent among the city’s residents, so it’s important to strike a balance.

Currently, the default tax rate for all merchants in Luoyang Town is 20%. For now, this number should remain unchanged. The more players spend, the more tax revenue will be collected.

One major benefit of joining the Dragon Soaring Country is tax exemption. Purchasing elixirs and repairing equipment can become much cheaper.

In addition to commercial tax, an agricultural tax can also be levied. In relatively peaceful maps like Luoyang Plain, there are lands outside the town and in various villages that can be cultivated. NPC farmers can farm these lands, and depending on the land level and types of crops, various agricultural products and ingredients can be harvested, which are subject to taxation.

The agricultural tax is also decided by Xiao Jie. A lower tax rate can increase the population growth rate, but naturally, the revenue collected will decrease.

A higher tax rate will naturally bring in more money, but it will also reduce the growth of the farming population. If the agricultural tax is set too high, the public opinion value might drop, and it could even lead to people’s livelihoods being affected, triggering events like peasant uprisings.

So for now, Xiao Jie is also arranging according to the default tax rate. With the current rate, collecting a few thousand taels of silver each month is not difficult.

Although a large portion will be consumed by the upkeep cost of the army and the maintenance fee of NPC officials, there will still be a lot of surplus left.

In the map where the Six Towns are located, since there are human towns, players will naturally spend money within, generating endless tax revenue.

Furthermore, agricultural tax can be collected from NPC farmers, which means significant earnings.

In contrast, those high-risk maps without human towns don’t really bring any benefits.

Although there are some traveling merchants and supply points where tax can be collected, because it’s a death game, very few players venture into high-level maps, so naturally, there’s hardly any spending and very little tax revenue.

Hidden Moon Following Wind: Understood, but I still think we should pay attention. If the Soul Suppressing Pass really falls, the entire Fengyin State would be overrun by the Undead tide. So I plan to station a few people at the Soul Suppressing Pass to monitor the dynamics of the Ancient Battlefield.

Once the Soul Suppressing Pass falls and the Undead Army rushes into Fengyin State, some towns might be defensible, but those newly reclaimed villages would likely be completely overrun by the Undead tide.

Anyway, Dragon Soaring’s players are leveling and fighting monsters at the Soul Suppressing Pass. Monitoring while earning some reward points is something many would compete to do.

Long Xingtianxia: Fengyin State is your responsibility. You decide.

But the most urgent matter is to unify the players of the two states. I plan to hold a player conference offline, gathering all players from Fengyin State and Beiming State for an offline meeting.

This way, we can attract as many players as possible to join our guild. Even if they don’t join, we can establish face-to-face commercial cooperation.

Why don’t you come too? We can meet offline to bond and strengthen our relationship.

Xiao Jie thought this was a good idea.

Things online are ultimately virtual. Everyone fights hard in the game to enjoy things in real life. Mutual exchange is a good idea too.

If we could gather offline and hold an event, cooperation in the game would naturally become more convenient.

It’s not easy for the average person to organize such things, but now that Dragon Soaring manages the two states, with Long Xingtianxia’s reputation, it’s really possible to rally a broad response.

Xiao Jie thought about it, and meeting everyone offline would be nice.

Hidden Moon Following Wind: I’ll definitely be there.

(End of Volume Five)