They would rather use the money they need to pay in taxes to bribe officials than pay taxes.
Bribing officials will earn them some new friends, whereas paying taxes will only make them seem incredibly foolish.
As for taxing the ordinary citizens, it's not impossible, but unlikely. The Su Mulan have a tradition of resistance; if they choose to pay, they will pay, but if forced, they will turn against you.
In short, this is a place that's tough to handle. If the corruption issues within the four major families and the government aren't resolved, the annual tax revenue will be around two billion Yahrei.
Then, a third of that goes toward island construction and sustaining government operations. If the Prime Minister comes up with something creative, there won't be anything left.
Each time a Su Mulan Prime Minister steps down, if there's money left in the treasury, it indicates that the Prime Minister is a good one.
