"Bankers are also of different grades, how can my father sympathize with those idiots who are beyond their means? What's more, the Imperial Central Bank does not have much actual power, it is only the Emperor's 'money bag', in the holy city of Yasan, it is my family's Fogel Bank that really shoulders the central bank function, my father is a commercial banker and a central banker, there is no need to take sides, in your position, he will use more ruthless means than you to fight those provocateurs who are beyond your power, this kind of thing I have seen a lot since I was a child. Anthony replied proudly.

Listening to Anthony say this about his father, Roland has a deeper understanding of the super-financial tycoon Jacob Fogel who is at the top of the banking pyramid of the empire, and at the same time feels the decisive influence of Fogel Bank on the imperial political scene.

It may sound exaggerated at first glance that a private bank can function as a central bank, but it is not uncommon in the countries of Vares, and similar situations have happened even on the planet. John Pierpont Morgan, who was at the helm of the Morgan consortium in its heyday, was a private banker who saved the US banking industry from a financial crisis, which should have been the responsibility of the central bank. Anthony's father, Jacob Fogel, had a position in the financial world of the Assanian Empire comparable to that of J. Fernandes. P. Morgan on Wall Street, but recalls J. Morgan. The life of P. Morgan and the ups and downs of the Morgan consortium led Roland to speculate maliciously that Mr. Jacob Fogel and his financial empire might not escape the fate of prosperity and decline.

"Originally, I was hesitant to stay in the Holy City for a few more days, and it was not too late to return to Colasbourg after spending the New Year with my family, but it was my father who suggested that I come back early, and said that if he was ten years younger than now, he would definitely come to Colasbourg in person to investigate, but unfortunately he was old and his health was not as good as before, and he could not stand the harsh winter in the Far East, so he had to send me, the representative of his son, to sit in Colasburg, hoping that I could start a career in the Far East."

Roland smiled dumbly: "You, the son of the Fogel family, really plan to start a business in the Far East?" ”

These words stung Anthony's self-esteem, and he jumped up and shouted: "Family is family, I am me!" Even if I don't play the golden sign of the Fogel family, I can start a career with my extraordinary talent and keen sense of smell, and sooner or later I will surprise those who underestimate me! ”

"Tell me, then, in which industry do you plan to start with your extraordinary talent and keen sense of smell?" Roland crossed his chin and looked at Anthony Fogel with a smile across his desk.

Ignoring his ridicule, Anthony held the back of his chair with his left hand and crossed his waist with his right hand, and imagined the future with great ambition: "With my strong support, the government of the Far East Koras has successfully completed the issuance of government bonds, the financial difficulties have been alleviated, and the central bank's work in improving the domestic financial environment and establishing financial order is not satisfactory. ”

"What's the link?" Roland put away his smile and changed to a serious attitude.

"There is a lack of professional managers and professional financial and tax services in the Far East, and the industrial and commercial enterprises are either still in the workshop stage, or the cronyism family model, both of which are too outdated, and the bigger the business, the more difficult problems will be encountered, and I plan to open an accounting firm in Krasbourg to provide accounting and tax services to customers, which must have a great future." Anthony said confidently.

"Accounting firm, it's a promising industry, but it's also very competitive, you don't have a foundation in Krasbourg, you don't have a good reputation, I'm afraid it's not so easy to attract business, you have to spend a lot of time and energy to participate in social events, and get acquainted with the business community."

Roland hesitated to recommend this product to join the "Club of the Awakened", which would save Anthony a lot of money and energy, but he was worried that he would not pass the political censorship, after all, this product had been appointed by the Imperial Cabinet as a tax collector, had a serious historical stain, and the more he looked at it, the more he looked like a spy.

"Although I used to be persona non grata in the Far East, that is all in the past, in fact, network is not only my shortcoming, but also my most competitive core resource, when the people of Colasburg know that I have a good relationship with the top of the government, they will gladly accept my services, and I will make good use of this relationship to advise and lobby customers, and earn my share of the bread." Anthony's pretended indifferent tone couldn't hide the smugness in his eyes.

Roland was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he felt deeply that his three views were impacted.

"Your so-called 'core resources', 'good relations with high-level government', don't you mean me?"

"Who else but you?" Anthony looked more surprised than he was, "We're already friends, aren't we?" ”

"So you're going to use our friendship to find out the direction of policy and sell this information to customers, or lobby me for scandal-ridden customers, hoping to open the net?"

"It makes sense!" Anthony looked calm, "I don't see anything wrong with this, of course, as my most important business partner, you will have a third of my firm...... Well, I've always been generous to my friends. ”

Roland raised his hand to his forehead, feeling a deep headache.

Anthony was still immersed in his entrepreneurial dream, and asked excitedly: "The business tax has not yet been levied, I think it is a good idea to outsource to a reliable and powerful firm, what do you think?" ”

Roland sighed and said patiently: "I read the article on the evolution of the modern tax package system that you published under a pseudonym a few days ago, and you think that the tax package system still has vigorous vitality in modern society, but the tax package system should not be used for direct taxes such as agricultural tax and poll tax, but should be limited to indirect taxes such as business tax, value-added tax, and customs duties......

"I do think so, direct taxes cannot be passed on, but can only be borne by the tax recipients themselves, which will inevitably have varying degrees of resistance to the taxpayers, and even lead to violent conflicts, in fact, the tax resistance movement in the Far East is caused by this, and my article also has the meaning of summing up lessons." Anthony replied with feeling.

Roland smiled coldly, and then Anthony's words continued: "So you proposed in the article that direct taxes can only be collected by government departments, and should not be outsourced to private institutions, because private institutions cannot obtain the authoritative blessing of state agencies like the government's tax department, and do not have the legitimacy to use profiteering means to suppress tax evaders. ”