After the arrival of the thirteenth year of Yan Ning, Li Xin sailed south aboard the flagship of the Beiyang Fleet to begin his inspection of the South Seas.
After nearly a decade of development and expansion, almost all of Southeast Asia is now part of the territory of the Great Khanate. People in various regions have also begun to embrace the culture and education of the Great Khanate.
Scholars from the Kingdom of Daqian also opened schools in the area to educate the local children.
Some merchants and trading companies also expanded into the area, transporting shiploads of timber to various parts of the country.
This time, Li Xin sailed south, his destination being Nanyang City!
Nanyang City, located at Lion Tooth Gate, was a vital passage connecting Western lands with the Great Khanate and the Southeast Asian region.
Since the arrival of the Da Gan Kingdom's South Sea Fleet in the fifth year of Yan Ning, it began to build Nanyang City nearby and used it as the base of the Da Gan Kingdom's South Sea Fleet.
After several years of extensive construction, Nanyang City has become very prosperous.
With constant trade coming and going, Nanyang City became an important trading hub. Merchants resupplyed here, replenishing their freshwater and food supplies, and repairing their ships, making it a thriving trading center.
The prosperity of Nanyang City made it the central city of the entire Nanyang region.
The arrival of Emperor Li Xin of the Great Gan Kingdom still caused a stir throughout the entire Nanyang City.
After the Beiyang Fleet docked, Li Xin slowly walked down from the fleet. The dock and streets were bustling with people cheering and celebrating His Majesty's arrival.
"Long live the Emperor!"
"Long live the Emperor!"
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Shouts echoed throughout the entire city of Nanyang.
Not only the migrants who moved here, but also the local indigenous residents cheered.
After all, it was because of the Great Khanate that the local indigenous people were able to live a good life.
Looking at the people around him, Li Xin had a big smile on his face.
Sitting in a convertible, Li Xin waved and greeted the people along the way.
It took more than half an hour to travel from the dock to the Nanyang Governor's Mansion, which is located in the center of Nanyang City.
Inside the Nanyang Governor's Mansion, Li Xin sat in a chair, listening to the report from Nanyang Governor He Guangjian.
"His Majesty,"
Governor-General He Guangjian of Nanyang began by saying, “In recent years, the development of the Nanyang region has been very rapid. On some of the surrounding islands, there are merchants and trading companies from our Dagan Kingdom. Because of the existence of our Dagan Kingdom, the surrounding situation has been much more stable, and no major wars have occurred. Some of the surrounding indigenous countries have also taken our Dagan Kingdom as their sovereign and adopted and accepted our Dagan Kingdom’s culture and education.”
Hearing He Guangjian's words, Li Xin nodded slightly and said, "Not bad! Your Nanyang Governor's Office has done a very good job recently!"
"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty!"
Governor-General of Nanyang, He Guangjian, quickly expressed his gratitude.
"He Guangjian,"
Looking at He Guangjian, Li Xin asked, "How has the tax revenue situation been in the Nanyang Governor's Office these past few years?"
"Reply to Your Majesty,"
He Guangjian replied, "Last year, the twelfth year of Yanning, the total tax revenue of the Nanyang Governor's Office was 23 million strings of cash, most of which were commercial taxes paid by merchants traveling to and from this area. Among them, transit taxes accounted for 70% to 80%. Local commercial taxes and export customs duties in Nanyang City accounted for 20%. In addition, there were also some miscellaneous salt taxes, land taxes, etc."
"Twenty-three million strings of cash?"
Upon hearing this number, Li Xin's eyes lit up.
Li Xin was still somewhat shocked by the tax revenue collected in Nanyang City.
Today, Nanyang City's annual tax revenue accounts for almost one-sixth of the entire Daqian Kingdom's tax revenue.
However, this is also due to the extremely advantageous geographical location of Nanyang City.
Most of the goods traded by the Dagan Kingdom needed to pass through the vicinity of Nanyang City. And since the Dagan Kingdom established a transit tax, it began to collect it near Nanyang City.
All ships passing through the waters near Nanyang City are required to pay a certain percentage of cargo transit tax.
This is the second time that taxes have been paid compared to the customs duties on goods.
Of course, once the transit tax was paid, the ships of the Dagang Kingdom's South Sea Fleet would escort these merchant ships all the way to India, Persia, the Western Ocean and other regions.
After all, the seas west of Nanyang City are vast and not safe at sea. Especially near places like India, Mecca, and Mogadishu, pirates are rampant.
With the escort of the Great Gan Kingdom's fleet, the journey was very safe.
"His Majesty,"
Governor-General He Guangjian continued, “It is expected that tax revenue will be even higher this year. This year, within the jurisdiction of our Nanyang Governor-General’s Office, we are strongly encouraging merchants and trading companies to set up factories locally to process goods, both coarsely and deeply. It is anticipated that customs duties will increase significantly this year. At the beginning of this year, after discussions between the Nanyang Governor-General’s Office and the Cabinet, it was decided to build a steel plant with an annual output of five million tons near Old Port. Iron ore from the Southern Kunlun Mountains and coal from the vicinity of Old Port will be used as raw materials. At the same time, an ordnance bureau, a manufacturing bureau, and other industries will also be built near Old Port, forming an industrial park. The products manufactured will also be sold to the Western regions to earn high profits. It is expected that after the Old Port steel plant goes into operation, the fiscal revenue of the Nanyang Governor-General’s Office will increase significantly!”
"besides,"
He Guangjian continued, "In recent years, the various regions under the jurisdiction of the Nanyang Governor-General's Office have undergone mature reclamation and have a large population. The area under the jurisdiction of the Nanyang Governor-General's Office is also very large. Future income will only get better and better!"
"Excellent, very excellent!"
Li Xin nodded in satisfaction.
Li Xin was very satisfied with the achievements of the Nanyang Governor's Office. After all, he naturally understood the importance of Nanyang City. Moreover, the area surrounding Nanyang City was vast, encompassing numerous territories. It was only natural that they could collect such a large amount of tax revenue each year!
After the Da Gan army expanded, the annual fiscal expenditure of the Da Gan Kingdom also became enormous.
Without such a large income, how could such high expenses be supported?
Now that tax revenue from the Nanyang Governor's Office has increased, construction here naturally needs to keep up. The railway in the old port area has also been repaired.
In addition, roads on other islands have also been repaired.
Rubber plantations transplanted from the New World are also widely planted in Southeast Asia. The annual output value of rubber plantations alone is very high.
It can be said that 80-90% of the rubber products in the entire country come from the Southeast Asian region.
With the support of the Nanyang Governor's Office, rubber factories were built in various places to further process rubber products into tires, rubber products and other items for sale.
The lives of people in Southeast Asia are also getting better and better!
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