MHAG :: Volume #6

#582: Tax officer Garard Moss

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In 393 B. C., after the Magna Graecia war completely subsided June 1, the innumerable Theonia people rushed to the Center Thurii of its alliance, witnessed Davos to ascend the throne to call the king before Temple of Hades officially. 公元前393年,在大希腊战争彻底平息后的6月1日,无数的戴奥尼亚民众涌向其联盟的中心-图里伊,见证了戴弗斯在哈迪斯神庙前正式登基称王。 At that moment, the entire city falls into the revelry. 那一刻,全城陷入狂欢。 Hence, the Theonia city-state alliance renames Kingdom of Theonia, and king Davos declared: Changes the Greek disorder the dating system way, takes ascending the throne saying that king in this year for Kingdom of Theonia first year, henceforth in the future, will conduct the smooth dating system. 至此,戴奥尼亚城邦联盟改称戴奥尼亚王国,并且国王戴弗斯宣称:改变希腊紊乱的纪年方式,以登基称王这一年为戴奥尼亚王国元年,从此往后,进行顺序纪年。 The time passes gradually, in a flash arrived at Theonia ten years of ( i.e. 383 B. C. ). 时间荏苒,一晃就到了戴奥尼亚十年(即公元前383年)。 The climate of August is very extremely hot, but Naxos city Ploss tax officer Garard Moss still ran in the fields, the growth of land and crops that to repeatedly confirm various families have, roughly estimates in the fall harvest later in the area of jurisdiction each families should pay many land tax amount. 8月的气候十分酷热,但纳克索斯城普罗斯德莫的税官加拉德摩斯仍然奔走在田间地头,为了再次确认各户人家所拥有的土地及农作物的生长情况,来大致估算在秋收之后辖区之内每户人家应缴纳多少的土地税额。 The tax that the Theonia citizen pays can be the material object, for example wheat, olive oil and grape......, can be the gold and silver coins, this requests the tax officer not only need have strong computing power, but must compare to be familiar with the market commodity the price. Moreover the manpower who arranges in collecting taxes must be quite sufficient, can avoid making a mistake, therefore often on several days, not only various Chief will take away the public officials to assist the tax officer to collect taxes, will also increase summons the accountant and written who in the area of jurisdiction register, hands over directs by the tax officer. 戴奥尼亚公民缴纳的税可以是实物,比如小麦、橄榄油、葡萄……,也可以是金银币,这就要求税官不但要有很强的计算能力,还要比较熟悉市场商品的价格。而且在收税的时候安排的人手要比较充足,才能避免出错,所以往往在那几天,不但各德莫长官会抽掉公职人员协助税官收税,还会增召辖区内登记在册的会计师、书写员,交由税官指挥。 Garard Moss can take the post of the tax officer, that is successfully completes the learn/study of primary, intermediate and high-level three rank in the most famous Thurii school, and graduates by the outstanding mathematical result, comes out to be the school teacher the scholar who to hope that from the Theonia academy number school he can enter the academy , to continue to pursue advanced studies, but he insists on wanting to live as adult earlier independently, one of two big public service tests therefore relaxed through being called Kingdom of Theonia is most difficult to test- tax officer screening test( another test is judge screening test, to request to recite great quantity provision of law and prudent and meticulous logical ponder is famous). 加拉德摩斯能够出任税官,那可是在最有名的图里伊学校顺利完成初、中、高三个级别的学习,并且以优异的数学成绩毕业,从戴奥尼亚学园数学院出来担任学校老师的学者希望他能进入学园,继续深造,但他执意想早点以成人身份独立生活,因此轻松通过被称为戴奥尼亚王国最难考的两大公职考试之一-税官选拔考试(另一个考试是法官选拔考试,以要求背诵巨量的法律条文和慎密的逻辑思考而著称)。 After experiencing the busy work of two years of practice tax officer and assistant, he officially becomes the Theonia primary tax officer by the outstanding performance again, and was delegated Sicily Naxos by the kingdom finance department. This is he in the second year that this works, but he at this time is about 24 years old, it can be said that is greatly promising. 在经历了两年的见习税官和助手的繁忙工作之后,他再次以优异表现正式就任戴奥尼亚初级税官,并被王国财务部委派到西西里的纳克索斯。这已经是他在此工作的第二个年头,而他此时才不过24岁,可以说是大有前途。 Ploss area manages five villages, although at the Alcantara river middle reaches, close to the Mount Etna foot, topography not peaceful frank, but the land is more fertile( because of volcanic ash), therefore the population are many, total 452 households and 1822 people, 2680 mu cultivation land. 普罗斯德莫地区下辖五个村,虽然地处在阿尔坎塔拉河中游,靠近埃特纳火山山脚,地势并不太平坦,但是土地却更为肥沃(因为火山灰),因此人口并不少,共计有452户、1822口人、2680亩耕作土地。 After the tax officer who Garard Moss becomes Ploss, went door to door, spends six months to clarify the paddies situation in area of jurisdiction thoroughly. Naturally, Ploss agricultural affairs officer also has the detailed record in this aspect, the tax officer only needs to refer to his record, can successfully complete to capture the work of land tax. But Garard Moss is an earnest person, must always confirm with own eyes kept a promise, therefore he and this/should agricultural affairs officer's relations were together is not quite good. 加拉德摩斯就任普罗斯德莫的税官后,走乡串户,花了半年时间才彻底弄清辖区内的田地情况。当然,普罗斯德莫的农务官也有这方面的详细记录,税官只需要参照他的记录,就可以顺利完成收缴土地税的工作。但加拉德摩斯是个较真的人,总是要亲眼确认了才算数,因此他和该德莫农务官的关系相处并不太好。 „Sir, drinks a starch, on this day the air/Qi was also too hot.” Follows his tax collector to take up attire water the leather bag, wipes away sweat while said. “大人,喝口浆水吧,这天气也太热了。”跟随他的一名税吏拿起一个装水的皮囊,一边擦汗一边说道。 These years, in the most cities of Theonia school establish in kingdom, the citizen who wants to be engaged in the public service undergoes the learn/study in school, after being literate, writing and arithmetic ability have very big enhancement, then takes the public service test of each department. It is not able also to participate in the secondary inspection through the citizen of official test, holds the post of the petty official, according to it for the service life and performance of kingdom, still had the opportunity to rise for the official public service. 这些年,戴奥尼亚学校在王国内的大多数城市内均有建立,很多想要从事公职的公民经过在学校的学习,识字、书写、算术能力都得到很大提高后,再参加各个部门的公职考试。无法通过正式考试的公民也可以参加次级考核,担任小吏,根据其为王国的服务年限和表现,仍有机会升为正式公职。 These two tax collectors who follow Garard Moss are the local citizens, the slack farming season season holds the post of the tax collector to receive certain pay, the busy farming season season must go home the cultivation farmland, what in fact holds the post was the part-time employment, Kingdom of Theonia depends on these concurrent job petty officials to support various supervisory work of entire kingdom most basic unit. Therefore, the official who each officially becomes the kingdom public service was warned by the senior officials during the practice: Must respect petty officials, otherwise the work cannot obtain to support, is very difficult the duty that completes the higher authority to give! 跟随加拉德摩斯的这两位税吏都是本地公民,农闲时节担任税吏领取一定的薪酬,农忙时节还要回家耕作农田,实际上担任的是兼职工作,戴奥尼亚王国就靠着这些兼职小吏们支撑起了整个王国最基层的各项管理工作。因此,每一位正式就任王国公职的官员在见习期间都被长官们告诫:要尊重手下的小吏们,否则工作得不到支持,很难完成上级交给的任务！ „Thank you, Gabe Linus!” Garard Moss expresses gratitude, received the leather bag, drank big saliva, immediately felt the dry throat obtained moistening. “谢谢你,加布里努斯！”加拉德摩斯道了声谢,接过皮囊,喝了一大口水,顿时感觉干涸的喉咙得到了滋润。 „This has anything to be good to thank, must say that thanked me also to thank you, these days helped me solve the difficult problems of some maths!” Gabe Linus wants to take next year tax officer test wholeheartedly, these days is studying diligently. “这有什么好谢的,要说谢我还得谢谢你,这段时间帮我解答一些数学的难题！”加布里努斯一心想要参加明年的税官考试,这段时间正努力的学习。 Garard Moss smiles, hands over to give back to him the leather bag. 加拉德摩斯笑了笑,将皮囊递还给他。 „Finally also remains the last household, counted us to return to Meiya.” Another tax collector Cabannes Kaess's tactful urging said that when his age Vigarra Linus is ten years old, are greatly young have gone through the Naxos destroyed turbulent period, in addition old, therefore without colleague such progress, he only hope that can farm and collect taxes like the present forever, the day crosses the enrichment to be gentle, the inspection of year's end can obtain „superiorly” was better, that means the honor and many rewards. Such situation, he only has obtained one time last year, he understands that is Garard Moss's merit. But looks at this year's situation, Ploss tax that they are responsible for may be praised very much again, will therefore follow this young tax officer is quite tired although, he will be glad to obey. “终于还剩最后一户,查完我们就可以返回梅亚罗了。”另一个税吏卡巴纳克斯委婉的催促道,他的年纪比加拉里努斯大十岁,年轻时经历过纳克索斯被摧毁的动荡时期,再加上年纪大,因此没有同僚那样的上进,他只希望能永远像现在这样种田、收税,日子过得充实平和,年终的考核能得到“优”就更好了,那意味着荣誉和更多的奖励。这样的情况,他只在去年得到过一次,他明白那都是加拉德摩斯的功劳。而看今年的情况,他们所负责的普罗斯德莫税所很有可能再次得到嘉奖,因此尽管跟着这位年轻的税官会比较累,他还是乐于听从。 Last household! Garard Moss looks at the front, a little has mixed feelings. 最后一户！加拉德摩斯看着前方,心情有点复杂。 Because the last household of mastership is not greatly simple, is the kingdom council senior statesman Rao Xi'an. 因为最后一户的主人身份大不简单,是王国元老院元老拉奥狄西安。 Rao Xi'an is the Naxos well known family, during Dionysius holds the post Syracuse oversteps authority main, he goes into exile in Rhegion, afterward followed the Theonia first regiment to land Sicily, holding the post of one of the Naxos refugee leaders, was Theonia defeats Syracuse, to obtain the Catania plain to perform the meritorious service finally. Afterward Naxos merged into Theonia, Rao Xi'an merit and became the Theonia senior statesman in the Naxos influence therefore, moreover he also married then first regiment legatus and Theonia council real power faction and King Davos Trusted aide Antonios oneself daughter, was the background is it may be said that deep. 拉奥狄西安原本就是纳克索斯有名望的家族,在狄奥尼修斯担任锡拉库扎僭主期间,他流亡到了利吉姆,后来又跟随戴奥尼亚第一军团登陆西西里,担任纳克索斯流亡者的首领之一,为戴奥尼亚最终击败锡拉库扎、获得卡塔尼亚平原立下了功勋。后来纳克索斯并入了戴奥尼亚,拉奥狄西安因此的功绩和在纳克索斯的影响力而成为戴奥尼亚元老,而且他还将自己的女儿嫁给了当时的第一军团军团长、戴奥尼亚元老院的实力派、戴弗斯国王的心腹-安东尼奥斯,可谓是背景深厚。 Rao Xi'an becomes the senior statesman, moved Thurii, has not actually sold out in the Naxos family/home, because here had the alliance to apportion his five mu „share place”, he through the relations of Antonios from, them who the regiment soldiers purchased because of the military exploit rewarded in the Naxos land. 拉奥狄西安当上元老,搬去了图里伊,远在纳克索斯的家却没有卖掉,因为这里有联盟分给他的五亩“份地”,还有他通过安东尼奥斯的关系向军团士兵购买的、他们因为军功而被奖励的在纳克索斯的土地。 The share place does not permit the business, the land that but rewarded afterward can buy and sell, this is because has the distance the distance, the owner is unable to look, but has to sell out it, for example lived in Thurii or the Amendolara regiment soldier divides the Sicily land, light/only travelled by boat must about three days of time, if not to mention wants to look after there land, but must send trusted aide children of domestic slave specially year to year in this practical training, not only strenuous and took time, therefore can only bring to sell to same is the Theonia citizen. 份地是不允许买卖的,可是后来奖励的土地可以买卖,这是因为存在距离的远近,拥有者无法照料而不得不将其卖掉,比如住在图里伊或者阿门多拉腊的军团士兵分到了西西里的土地,光坐船就要将近三天时间,更别提要想照料好那里的土地,还得专门派一个心腹家生奴常年在此劳作,既费力又费事,所以只能拿来卖给同样是戴奥尼亚的公民。 Naturally, the ten years ago wars made Theonia obtain enough many idle lands in Magna Graecia, the reward land that the regiment soldiers obtained many in Magna Graecia, regarding some outstanding regiment soldiers extra premium Sicily 12 mu land. These lands bring the business, its price is not cheap, but Rao Xi'an is rich, if were not responsible for the land business and Ministry of Agriculture official of supervision land transfer detecting he must be too high earth land price Gera, and land quantity of purchasing were too many and persuades tactfully, Rao Xi'an does not stop the present 78 mu in the land quantity that Naxos has. 当然,十年前的大战让戴奥尼亚在大希腊获得了足够多的空余土地,军团士兵们获得的奖励土地多是在大希腊,对于一些表现优异的军团士兵才额外奖励了西西里的一两亩土地。这些土地拿来买卖,其价格并不便宜,但拉奥狄西安有钱,如果不是负责土地买卖、监督土地转让的农务部官员发觉了他将土地价格拉得过高,并且购买的土地数量太多而委婉相劝,拉奥狄西安在纳克索斯所拥有的土地数量绝不止现在的78亩。 Last year, after Garard Moss to Naxos took office, with Rao Xi'an's families had some conflicts, because worked earnest he to discover that in the past the Ploss tax officer's Rao to the land tax collection that settled down are few. The paddies of his family/home in the halfway up the mountainside, the pumping irrigation paddies quite relative difficulty, therefore the paddies of his family/home mostly decided as the inferior farmland when the initial formulation tax payment amount most probably, therefore the land tax is low. 去年,加拉德摩斯到那克索斯就任之后就跟拉奥狄西安的家族发生了一些冲突,因为做事认真的他发现以往普罗斯德摩的税官对拉奥狄西安家的土地税征收少了。原本他家的田地大半在半山腰上,取水浇灌田地比较相对困难,所以在最初的制定纳税数额时将他家的田地大多定为中下等的农田,因此土地税较低。 However, Garard Moss discovered after the investigation: Eight years ago, Naxos made the large-scale waterwheel in Alcantara river, henceforth the river water can easily irrigate all paddies that Rao settles down, solved the problem of water, the mountainside farmland crop even fortunately in the flat land farmland, may also defer to the beforehand standard collection to the land tax of his family/home year after year, the key is this waterwheel is not Rao settles down oneself to disburse money to prepare for construction, but is the Naxos parliament the proposal that put forward to the city chief executive, constructed with the government expense. 但是,加拉德摩斯经过调查发现:在八年前,纳克索斯就在阿尔坎塔拉河边建造了大型水车,从此河水可以轻易灌溉拉奥狄西安家的所有田地,解决了水的问题,山腰农田的收成甚至还好于平地的农田,可对他家的土地税还年年按照以前的标准征收,关键是这水车并非拉奥狄西安家自己出钱筹建的,而是纳克索斯议会向城市行政长官提出的建议,用公费修建的。 Therefore, Garard Moss thinks: The paddies that not only need settle down to Rao formulate the tax payment amount, but must make additional payment the tax amount that in the past several years of institute had a deficit. 因此,加拉德摩斯认为:不但要给拉奥狄西安家的田地重新制定纳税数额,而且还要补交以往几年所亏欠的税额。 When Garard Moss informs this decision Rao settles down, immediately stirs the controversy, the opposite party not only the rejection pays the tax money much, the steward but who also remains behind also moves in every way, making the parliament exert pressure on the chief executive, criticizes the tax to collect fees carelessly. The people in village were also stirred up, protested that the new tax officer is extremely severe, when bullies their Sicily person( is actually Garard Moss collects taxes earnest weighing turning in wheat and other crops, does not allow to be short in weight), this keeps Garard Moss's collecting taxes work unexpectedly from working. 当加拉德摩斯将这一决定通知拉奥狄西安家时,顿时引起轩然大波,对方不但拒绝多缴纳税款,而且留守的管家还多方活动,让议会向行政长官施压,批评税务所胡乱收费。就连村子里的民众也被煽动起来,抗议新来的税官太过严苛,欺压他们西西里人(其实就是加拉德摩斯收税时过于认真的称量上缴的小麦等农作物,不允许缺斤少两),这使得加拉德摩斯的收税工作竟然无法进行下去。 Moreover Garard Moss's direct Boss Naxos because the intermediate tax collectors in city Garard Moss opened this suddenly „cover”, was worried to discover this many years of mistake appears own affected the future incompetently, simultaneously for these years also for Rao settled down to speak the word of praise in the good friend who in the Naxos city knew, this caused this tax collector not only multiple criticized Garard Moss harshly, overruled him to want „to revise Rao to settle down the tax amount, and makes him make up simultaneous/uniform debt” the proposition. 而且加拉德摩斯的直接上司-纳克索斯城的中级税务官因为加拉德摩斯突然揭开这个“盖子”,担心发现了这个多年的错误会显得自己的无能而影响前途,同时这几年在纳克索斯城内结识的好友也为拉奥狄西安家说好话,这使得这位税务官不但多次严厉批评加拉德摩斯,也否决了他要“修改拉奥狄西安家的税额、并让其补齐欠款”的提议。 Naxos is being the chief executive is Stromboli, how this attitude the Amendolara senior statesman of traditional conservative will actually submit to the pressure of local congressman strongly, let alone Garard Moss or Amendolara person. 纳克索斯的在任行政长官是斯特隆波里,这位作风强硬却又传统保守的阿门多拉腊元老岂会屈从于当地议员的压力,更何况加拉德摩斯还是阿门多拉腊人。
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