Eastphalia (Age of Charlemagne) Faction

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Eastphalia (Age of Charlemagne) Civil Tier 6

Tithes

"Think of it as a votive offering, that the king may continue to rule wisely."

War has always been an expensive business, but the funds to pay for it all have to be found somewhere. By the 4th century AD barbarian kings could no longer rely on voluntary support to fuel their military campaigns, forcing them to look elsewhere for the finances to raise and support their armies. For many peoples, their most lucrative assets were agricultural, making farms an obvious target for additional taxation in times of need. Both the Alamanni and Tervingi tribes are known to have levied taxes on agricultural production to pay for the support of their armies. This practice continued well into the Middle Ages; known as 'tithes', the taxable sum was a tenth of the whole - whether that be money or goods. Modern taxation theory also has its roots in such early methods.

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Tax rate: +2% (faction_to_faction_own_unseen)

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