Event
Gabelle
Our income is ever-decreasing, our armies will soon become undersupplied, our cities destitute, and our coffers empty.
The time is now to consider alternative sources of taxation, regardless of how unpopular they may be. Salt, much like water, is an essential element to life; perhaps we could implement a series of taxes on this vital resource to re-invigorate our tax earnings?
FranceCountrydynamic historical event.tagDefinitionin_game/events/DHE/flavor_FRA.txt:2447
2448type = country_event
2450title = flavor_fra.1017.t Gabelle
2451desc = flavor_fra.1017.desc Our income is ever-decreasing, our armies will soon become undersupplied, our cities destitute, and our coffers empty.
The time is now to consider alternative sources of taxation, regardless of how unpopular they may be. Salt, much like water, is an essential element to life; perhaps we could implement a series of taxes on this vital resource to re-invigorate our tax earnings?
The time is now to consider alternative sources of taxation, regardless of how unpopular they may be. Salt, much like water, is an essential element to life; perhaps we could implement a series of taxes on this vital resource to re-invigorate our tax earnings?
2452outcome = neutral
2454historical_info = flavor_fra.1017.historical_info The economic strain from the Hundred Years' War placed France in dire need of funds in order to maintain its armies and campaigns. As such France resorted to taxing Salt, an essential commodity in Medieval Europe used for the preservation of food, among many other uses, which made it a lucrative target for taxation. In spite of its wide unpopularity, the Gabelle became a pillar of state revenue.
2456fire_only_once = yes
2457dynamic_historical_event = {
}
2464trigger = {
2465is_ai = no
2466monthly_income_trade_and_tax < 25
}
2469illustration_tags = {
247010 = angry
247110 = exterior
}
2474immediate = {
}
}