▁for ▁fund ing ▁war : ▁instead ▁of ▁merely ▁pl und ering ▁enemies , ▁he ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁method ▁of ▁system atic ▁" war ▁tax es ". ▁Even ▁a ▁city ▁or ▁a ▁prince ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁tax es ▁towards ▁the ▁war . ▁W allen stein ▁understood ▁the ▁enorm ous ▁was t age ▁of ▁resources ▁that ▁resulted ▁from ▁tax ▁ex actions ▁on ▁princes ▁and ▁cities ▁of ▁defeated ▁enemies ▁only , ▁and ▁desired ▁to ▁replace ▁this ▁with ▁a ▁" bal anced " ▁system ▁of ▁tax ation ; ▁where in ▁both ▁sides ▁bore ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁a ▁war . ▁He ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁fully ▁realize ▁this ▁amb ition . ▁His ▁idea ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁random ▁explo itation ▁of ▁whole ▁populations ▁on ▁either ▁side , ▁until ▁finally , ▁almost ▁fifteen ▁years ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁war ▁had ▁become ▁so ▁expensive ▁that ▁the ▁war ring ▁parties ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁make ▁peace . ▁W allen stein ' s ▁idea ▁reported ly ▁inspired ▁many , ▁among ▁them , ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁Col bert , ▁to ▁" pl uck ▁the ▁go ose ▁with ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁sc ree ch ing ". ▁ ▁Compos er ▁Bed ř ich ▁S met ana ▁hon ored ▁W allen stein ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁sym ph onic ▁poem ▁W allen stein ' s ▁Camp , ▁which ▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁as ▁an ▁over t ure ▁to ▁a ▁play ▁by ▁Sch iller . ▁ ▁Josef ▁Rhein berger ▁composed ▁a ▁Sym ph onic ▁T one ▁P ain