The Mongols kept raising taxes because accounting was for lesser men, and they lost about 80% of their tax revenue through corruption and bribes. That included the annual levee in men, maidens, and artisans.
Welp. No wonder the excellent administrator Mongol character in She Who Became The Sun is ready to tear out his hair (less over the tax irritations than the lack of respect for his accounting abilities).
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Date: 2025-05-16 11:58 pm (UTC)The Mongols kept raising taxes because accounting was for lesser men, and they lost about 80% of their tax revenue through corruption and bribes. That included the annual levee in men, maidens, and artisans.
Welp. No wonder the excellent administrator Mongol character in She Who Became The Sun is ready to tear out his hair (less over the tax irritations than the lack of respect for his accounting abilities).