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Li Shentong and Situ Xiao exchanged a long, silent glance.
Managing a territory was proving far more complicated than they had originally imagined. For example, the Divine Brilliance Sect had once naively believed they could allow the people to live tax-free, promising prosperity for all. But they quickly discovered this was a fantasy. Without taxes, nothing could be accomplished.
Their current reserves, bolstered by plundering wealthy families, were indeed substantial—possibly even greater than the Han court’s treasury. But what about next year? And the year after that?
The initial promise of no taxes had quietly been walked back. They had already begun drafting a tax system, borrowing heavily from the Han court’s policies. Many of these measures, such as taxing both officials and commoners equally, were seen as more reasonable than the former Great Xia Empire’s methods.
This was just one example among many. Whether Li Shentong’s heart remained true to its original intent was difficult to judge.
From the perspective of taxation and governance,...
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