Ghengis Khan

[Zacs-Master]

I can't decide whether he was good or evil. I know he butchered about 40 million people from Asia through to Europe but he also invented a very efficient tax collection system. What do ABers think?

“I am the flail of god. Had you not created great sins, god would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.”
― Genghis Khan, Genghis Khan's Rules for (Warriors) Writers
tags: flail-of-god, punishment, sins 37 likes

[Wharton]

I couldn't imagine going up to him before a battle and saying "Hey, wait a minute you, this tea is cold"

[Zacs-Master]

No. I think you're right.

[stuey]

I suppose only God knows why one would invent a system of collecting taxes and then proceed to butcher over 40 million taxable individuals.

[janbee]

He was an evil tyrant but he was a pussycat compared to Alec Salmond !!

[Peter Pedant]

what was the tax system ?

" You geeve me marney and perhaps I nart keel you "

tax payer - you or me - yeah yeah here Mr Khan take it take it