"Any island?"

The kings were a little frightened by Gawain's words, and they fell silent collectively.

In this silent moment, they probably calculated the expenses.

No matter which world it is in, the cost of building roads will never be low, so this kind of plan puts a lot of pressure on the kings.

So, a wise king immediately asked Gawain.

"Wait a minute, Gao Wensheng, can this so-called sea train really greatly increase the transportation scale and speed of all kinds of goods as you said?

If possible, haha, then of course I would be willing to do it. Maybe one day in the future, I won’t need to take a boat to Mariejoia for meetings.

You see, I absolutely support your decision, you are as bright as the sun in my eyes.

But... Your Highness, I hope you can understand my difficulty.

Our country really has no money now. The gold in the sky is really too heavy. In order to pay back the gold in the sky, we have really gone bankrupt!"

After the words fell, the king who spoke looked at Gawain cautiously, and then he made an embarrassed expression.

At the same time, the other kings, after a moment of silence, immediately spoke out to support the king who was crying for poverty again.

For a time, these kings were dressed in gold and jade, and each of them carried a crown worth at least several billion beli. Not long ago, they were buying luxury goods and fashionable slaves in Chambord.

They are described by themselves as just like drifters who barely make a living by sleeping in bridge holes.

Those who are extremely poor do not know that they must have a dream of being an actor...

On the sidelines, seeing the kings' performances gradually becoming more exaggerated, Gawain raised his hand and patted the table gently.

"That's it, everyone!"

After the words fell, Gawain's right hand pressed on the table, and countless arcs of electricity burst out.

Accompanied by the harsh sound of the arc, the kings who were crying fiercely were startled, and they quickly sat upright.

Seeing them calm down, Gawain took back his right hand and said with a smile.

"I understand your difficulties, but you also need to understand my difficulties.

Heavenly Gold has been the core rule of the World Government since its establishment. Even I cannot easily break such a rule.

If it were just the heavenly gold of a certain country, then I might be able to propose a reduction or exemption.

But you are sitting here with a total of seventeen kings, and there are no kings who have reached this place on the great route, and there are representatives of raw material exporting countries from all over the world who are not qualified to stand here.

Taken together, I'm afraid there are 4 to 50 countries that will gradually join our cooperation in the future!

This is nearly one-third of the alliance countries in the world. I am powerless and cannot propose a proposal for so many kings to temporarily retain the heavenly gold and refuse to hand it over.

You should be able to understand this!"

After he finished speaking, Gawain glanced around coldly, and his eyes made everyone he saw lower their heads.

But even so, the kings would not shut up easily.

After all, in the eyes of the kings, if they were to spend a large amount of money for Gawain's plan, their behavior would not only lower their own lives by at least one level, but also lower their nobles' lives.

They complained!

In particular, the kings felt that Gawain had trouble standing and talking.

Their men earn less and will never be able to complain to Gawain.

After all, it is these poor kings who are regarded as a thorn in the side of those people!

In short, even though the kings were trembling, they did not accept Gawain's explanation. The king immediately spoke to Gawain cautiously.

"But, sir, I...hey.

I am really willing to support you, but I really don’t have the ability!

After all, everyone knows that our Kingdom of Alabasta has just experienced a drought that has lasted for several years, and now I still have to rely on the help and assistance of others to barely keep the civilians alive."

Having said this, Kobra gave Gawain a look full of meaning, and at the same time, he continued to speak to the people around him and Gawain with his full acting skills.

"The common people in our country really can't afford to eat, and they can't squeeze out any oil or water from them. If you don't believe me, then I can even hand over the entire economy of my kingdom to you, sir!"

At this point, Kobra put on an attitude of breaking a jar and started dancing with a grimace.

"As long as you don't remove me and the treasures of my nobles, then the financial power of our country will be handed over to you at worst!

The shops of the nobles under me can pay you taxes, but in addition to the normal commercial taxes, if you plunder the wealth of our nobles too wantonly, then even if you are a Celestial Dragon, we will take the lawsuit to the Five Old Stars

before.

In short, this is what I mean, you are here to send people to manage our country's finances, and you are here to collect taxes from the shops of our common people, that is, other groups of people excluding the nobility.

Then, you will be responsible for paying the heavenly gold for our country. Is this okay, Your Highness Gawain?

You know, I have handed over all the financial power to you, so if you decide how to deduct money from the hands of ordinary people, or how to set prices and import and export tax rates, you will always have something

It's profitable.

However, I still want to emphasize that I will not give you the right to manage the nobles!

And the most important thing is that this kind of management can only last until the sea train is completely established!

Do you think this is okay?"

After speaking, Kobra made an interested expression, and then he glanced at the kings around him.

To be honest, a smart king immediately became interested in this plan.

For the kings, the little money in the hands of common people was really a drop in the bucket.

Especially today's common people, haha, the tax money deducted from them is barely enough to pay the heavenly gold!

They also have various industries of their own, and those industries are where they make most of their money. As long as their industries are not moved, their treasure trove will always increase.

In particular, if Gawain sends someone to take care of the taxation of the garbage of low-class civilians, he will not only save money in heaven, but also save money to build a sea train!

Don’t the kings know that once things like sea trains are launched on a large scale, it will be a good thing for everyone and make the cake bigger?

Of course they know, but those good things are good things in the future, but they cost them money now.

It is true that if this thing comes to pass, they will make more money in the future.

But they don't feel they need to do this kind of sacrifice.

Although money is important to them, they also want to earn more.

But no matter what, they don’t want to bear even a moment’s loss!

When Chongzhen was rebelled against by Li Zicheng, the emperor personally took the lead in borrowing money from civil and military officials to fight the war, but in the end he couldn't even raise one million taels of silver.

Everyone is poor!

As a result, after Li Zicheng broke into the capital, he turned over the plate and ransacked his mother's house.

This copy costs hundreds of millions of taels of silver. They are so rich.

They are the smartest people in the Ming Dynasty. Almost all of them are the top picks and the top candidates. Don’t they know that if the Ming Dynasty continues to exist, they can earn more?

Have they never thought that once Li Zicheng comes in, their wealth will really disappear?

Are they just looking at Li Zicheng with a sense of luck?

Some people say that people at the top of wealth sometimes do not pursue making themselves richer.

All they have to do is keep the common people poor.

Because as long as the common people are poor enough, there will always be people to cultivate their land and there will always be people around them to take care of them.

As long as the lower class people are poor enough, then the upper class people will still be served by the lower class people even if they earn less or save less.

Although this statement has some truth, it has been proved by the facts over the years.

The superior people never make choices, they want them all.

While I keep the lower classes poor, why should I suffer a slight loss of my own wealth?

No, I want them to be poor, and I want me to be richer. This is their principle!

History has proven that the real truth is that the richer a person is, the less likely he is to let go of the wealth he has already acquired and is about to acquire.

At this moment, looking at the kings who were gradually moving around him, Gawain really looked forward to the day when he would completely eradicate them.

Although Gao Wen particularly admired Qin Shihuang, he had to admit that Gao Wen's favorite method of governing was Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty.

Since officials have obtained the qualifications to manage others and have a higher status than ordinary people, they should keep the spirit of poverty and don't think about accumulating unimaginable wealth!

Anyone who has embezzled dozens of taels will be dragged out, skinned and stuffed as grass, and his head will be left with his head!!!

Of course, for now, compromise is an inevitable choice.

So Gawain sneered in his heart, and smiled at a group of expectant kings.

"Haha, Kobra actually made a good suggestion.

Such as what Cobra is thinking now, in fact, I have also considered similar plans in the past.

Please hand over the economic sectors of your respective countries that are geared towards civilians to my hands, and let me squeeze the unscrupulous people under your control for you!
To be continued...