This was Gu Hang's eighth month on the planet's surface.
Even without the matter of offsetting the Imperial Tax with the Troops of the Star Realm, paying 2.5 million Tax Currency in one year and four months wouldn't be a problem.
Admittedly, a tax yield of two million Tax Currency per year definitely can't all go to taxes, as people need to eat and drink. But who's to say that productivity won't continue to rise?
After all, the current main production capacity of the Union still lies with the population of about 1.6 million in the Twin Cities. The remaining population of over 3.3 million, most of whom are in extreme poverty, contribute very little to productivity. However, given that Gu Hang was able to construct an industrial center like Weixing City in just eight months, he certainly has the capacity to create another one. Those over three million impoverished people have enormous potential for productive growth.