Game of the World Tree Chapter 887: Public anger

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Mannia City’s square, announcement area.

The usually deserted bulletin board is now crowded with people.

However, their expressions were either helpless, dissatisfied, or angry.

"What? Another tax? Isn't it time to collect taxes this year? When will it be brought forward?"

Looking at the parchment that had just been posted on the bulletin board, a citizen who looked a little hunchback couldn't help but ask.

He looked very dissatisfied.

"Man, look clearly, this is a jihad tax and a poll tax, everyone has to pay it."

Someone reminded from the side with a complicated look on his face.

"Jihad tax? But haven't you already paid it before? Why do you have to collect it again now?"

The person asking the question was a little confused.

"Hey, that was before. The Holy War has fought so many defeats, and they have all been defeated by the nobles. Of course they have to win again..."

Someone shook his head with a sarcastic look on his face.

"Are you crazy?! Each person has to pay fifty silver coins? Our family's annual income is only 5 gold pounds! I have three children and a sick mother. Doesn't this mean our family has to pay 3 gold pounds? ! How can we survive for a year with only 2 gold pounds left?!"

The citizens looked ridiculous and shocked, as if they did not expect that the first edict issued by the new queen after her coronation would be such an order.

"Not only...if there are men of the right age in the family, they must also accept the conscription and join the jihad coalition, otherwise...you have to pay an additional 3 gold pounds as a conscription exemption tax..."

Someone shook his head and sighed.

"Three gold pounds? Why not grab it?"

"Crazy! Everyone is crazy! The nobles are crazy! Her Majesty the Queen is also crazy! My brother has died in the South, and now we are forced to participate in the conscription?! Our family is the only one left I am alone in the labor force!"

Some citizens said in disbelief.

"I heard that it was a decree approved by His Majesty personally. If you refuse to participate in the recruitment and do not pay the exemption tax, you will be forced to pay a huge fine..."

“Didn’t I say that Your Majesty Teresa is a kind and beautiful Majesty? How could...how could she be so violent?!”

"Hey, do you really believe the propaganda of the church and the nobility? Nobles and royal families are not good things!"

"Absurd! This is so ridiculous! His Majesty has been so tyrannical just after he was crowned. How will we live in the future?! The nobles are corrupt and the church is incompetent. Can people still live in this world?"

"Shhh... keep your voice down... the whole city is hunting down the Life Cultists now. If you complain again, be careful that the city guards will treat you as an alien

Arrest the believers! ”

"Isn't it even okay to complain? Are you trying to force people to die? The nobles are so rich and have so many private soldiers, why not let them contribute money and effort?!"

"They are noble nobles. Except for their lords, who dares to collect taxes from them...Besides, every time taxes are collected from them, they will eventually fall on us..."

"Yes... nominally everyone collects it together, but in the end all the taxes of the nobles are returned, but all of our taxes go into their pockets and the pockets of the great lords."

"Humph, there is also the royal family! The royal family's pockets! I heard that just one dinner for His Majesty the Emperor is worth hundreds of gold pounds!"

"Bah! Bullshit! The Tres family is bullshit! The nobles are bullshit! The Eternal Church is **** too! I think what the Church of Life said is absolutely right. Bastards like them should be swept into the garbage heap of history. Here, I was overthrown!"

"Are you crazy?! How dare you say such a thing? Such crazy words will get you arrested by the city guards and sent to the prison of Dororia Castle! Once you go into that hellish place, don't even think about getting out! In the end, he will either die of illness or be burned to death!"

"What's the matter? We're all going to die anyway, so we might as well die more spectacularly!"

The onlookers were excited.

If it weren't for the fact that the bulletin board was protected by a magic barrier that ordinary people couldn't destroy, and there were soldiers watching from afar, otherwise it would have been torn into pieces by now.

As the announcement spread by word of mouth, more and more people became aware of it, and more and more people were dissatisfied.

Not only in Mania City, as the new announcement spread throughout the empire, the people of the empire everywhere fell into strong dissatisfaction.

In some cities where the Church of Life has greater influence, there have even been incidents where angry people stormed the mansions of nobles and city lords, smashing them and venting their anger...

"Mobs! These hateful mobs! What time has it been and they are still rioting! Your Majesty, these mobs must be given the most severe suppression, otherwise it will only make more speculators ready to take action! Especially those of the Church of Life Those pagans, they are the best at inciting stupid civilians!"

In the Noble Council, seeing the riots reported from the local area, one of the regent cabinet ministers, Speaker Duke Corrence, who had not left since returning to the imperial capital, said angrily.

Around him, other nobles also condemned and expressed their support for him.

"Hmph, it only costs 50 silver coins per person. Even the poorest afternoon tea is enough. These untouchables just don't want to pay!"

“You have the strength to attack the noble mansion, but you are unwilling to accept the call. You are still too idle and too lazy!”

"After all, they are ordinary people who have not received extraordinary education. They have no idea that they can have such a stable life today. It is because of our silent efforts behind the scenes that we support the prosperity of the human world!"

"Your Majesty! They must be punished! Those arrested participants in the riot must be severely punished!"

"There are also people venting their dissatisfaction everywhere in Manyia! They are also potential threats, and they must be arrested!"

The nobles were all talking and filled with indignation.

And Theresa, who was already the queen, wore a crown and held a scepter, sitting on the throne solemnly, seemingly at a loss.

"Your Majesty! Please make a decision as soon as possible! The pressure of the war is increasing. We must raise enough funds and troops as soon as possible to counterattack! Otherwise, those infidels may invade the remaining parts of our empire. Land!"

The representative of the Elector of Belencia family stood up and said seriously.

"Your Majesty! Please issue a decree to severely punish these participants in the riot!"

Other nobles also agreed.

Being shouted by hundreds of nobles in unison, Teresa II clenched her fists, and her fingertips turned white.

She looked confused and nervous, pursed her lips tightly, and couldn't help but ask:

"My dear sirs...is this...really conducive to our victory in the war?"

"Of course! Although it will be cruel, this is indeed the fastest way to accumulate strength! Your Majesty, the holy war is only life and death. In order to survive, we must become the winning party! And the winner will naturally get everything. Once What you give will be regained in the loot!"

The representative of the Berencia family said passionately.

Theresa II still looked hesitant.

She glanced at the excited nobles timidly and asked with some anxiety:

"Then...what can civilians gain from war?"

The nobles were slightly startled.

"Peace, peace and tranquility..."

An old voice answered the queen's question.

It's the Duke of Corens.

He smiled slightly and said solemnly:

"Your Majesty, after winning the war, we will naturally have peace, and the civilians no longer need to continue to participate in the conscription. They can go home with the spoils obtained in the war and live happily..."

Theresa II was silent.

She thought for a while and couldn't help but turn her head and look at the three church electors on the other side who had not spoken, especially Archbishop Winston, who was the first regent:

"Your Excellency, what do you think?"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of all the nobles fell on Bishop Winster.

That look contained a sneer, a hint of arrogance, a hint of disdain, and a hint of warning.

Feeling the various sights, Bishop Winston shook his head slightly in his heart.

He took a deep breath and sighed:

"Your Majesty, this war...the empire has no way to stop it."

"That's it..."

Teresa nodded in understanding.

After pondering for a moment, she tried to sit up straight and said to the nobles:

"In this case, let's do as you say! I hope this war can end soon, and I hope everyone can live a happy life!"

"I obey your will, the sun of the empire, your great queen!"

The nobles saluted happily.

After the meeting ended and the nobles left one after another, Teresa II breathed a sigh of relief.

Her back was soaked with a layer of nervous sweat.

I saw her eagerly taking off the heavy crown on her head, then seemed to remember something, hesitated and put it on again seriously, then turned around and looked at the only remaining regent. Chancellor, Bishop Winston:

"Your Excellency, Bishop, when will the war end?"

Bishop Winster was slightly startled.

He lowered his eyelids and smiled:

"Yes, Your Majesty, the war will end sooner or later."

Theresa II seemed dissatisfied with this slightly cunning answer.

She wrinkled her beautiful eyebrows, but soon stopped worrying about it. Instead, she stroked the scepter in her hand and murmured:

"I will work hard...I will work hard to become a queen who makes her people happy..."

"I will work hard and study hard!"

She said firmly.

Listening to the young queen's words, Bishop Winston's eyes were a little complicated.

He lowered his head slightly, hiding the trace of guilt deep in his eyes.

……

At the same time.

In the eastern part of the Western Territory, there is a solemn noble castle.

Demacia is sitting on the throne of the city lord, playing with the exquisite trophies just captured, while glancing at various continental intelligence in the game system.

That was summarized by players scattered across the mainland. Since the war, players across the server have been doing it spontaneously, many of which were provided by the Amway Chamber of Commerce.

It is precisely because of this that, although Demacia has been leading troops to attack cities in the west recently and fight guerrillas, Demacia is well aware of many events happening on the mainland.

"Tsk... the empress of the Holy Mania Empire passed away. The new emperor was a little girl less than fifteen years old. She issued a series of tax and recruitment decrees just after taking office. The civilians of the empire were really too... Tragic."

Not far away, several other Heart of Nature players also looked at the "news" on Sagas Continent and shook their heads slightly.

Demacia's movements paused slightly.

I saw him put away the gorgeous noble jewelry in his hand, pondered for a moment, and stood up from his seat.

"Jasmine, where are you? Come here and help me lead the group."

He sent a message in the friends column.

After a while, the Valkyrie player in gorgeous armor opened the door of the castle.

She frowned slightly, a little confused:

"Dema, you don't want to take it anymore? Are you going offline?"

"No."

Demacia shook her head.

While packing up his equipment, he said:

"I plan to go to Manyia City, I have something to do."

"Mannia City? Now? What are you doing there now?"

Yuexia Jasmine frowned, very puzzled.

Demacia smiled slightly:

"To fulfill a friend's wish, to fulfill a promise of mine."

After speaking, he walked out of the castle.

Arrived outside the castle, he whistled.

After a while, a bipedal flying dragon flew in front of him.

Demacia did not hesitate, turned over and stepped onto the dragon's back, the flying dragon flapped its wings and flew towards the east...

……

Not many players noticed Demacia's departure.

After Demacia left the Western Territory, Theresa II's decree was also sent to all parts of the empire.

With the new decree issued from the Holy Mania Palace, the imperial nobles launched a severe suppression and pursuit of the rioters.

For a time, the people who were angry and revolted because of the issuance of new tax laws and conscription laws were easily suppressed.

There is no way, ordinary and unorganized people have limited power after all.

Faced with the nobles who possess extraordinary power, they are as weak as children.

Even though these nobles were greatly reduced in strength due to the Holy War, they still still have residual power.

However, during the implementation of the suppression, not many nobles noticed that the guards sent by their families to suppress the suppression did not seem to be as enthusiastic as usual about this suppression.

Guards are people too.

Many of the professionals who became guards were just civilians.

Faced with such a harsh law, even the guards working for the nobles were not as supportive as they seemed.

However, this calm did not last long.

With the formal implementation of the law, and with the increasing frequency of hunting down rioters and resisters, the people’s pent-up dissatisfaction has become stronger and stronger...

A very subtle atmosphere full of gunpowder began to spread in the city of Manyia and in various cities in the empire.

At the same time, in the underground cities of the empire, in places that were difficult for nobles and priests to see, the preaching of the Life Church also began to develop at an even faster speed.

This naturally aroused stronger repression from the nobility and the church. However, stronger repression brought with it a stronger will to resist.

And this will to resist eventually reached the critical point of breaking out as time went by and as the nobility and the church suppressed it again and again...