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This is a book that popularizes the history of taxation, an important part of the development of human civilization. From the time of the Sumerian city-states to today, from the Mesopotamian plains to the Yellow River Basin. For 7,000 years, taxing people has been the most important way for dynasties and countries around the world to survive. Most wars and changes in power are caused by taxation; every scientific progress and institutional innovation affects the formulation of taxation. Human civilization develops and advances in the battle of wits and courage between the two. In this book, from a brand-new perspective, spanning thousands of years of time and space, from the budding of human civilization to the formation of modern society, the author tells the origin, development and current situation of taxation in humorous language; he uses wonderful stories and cases to analyze the taxation development of various countries in a simple and easy-to-understand way, reflecting the hardships of human progress and the greatness of civilizational development. It is an excellent book that is both informative and interesting.