Tales of the Reincarnated Lord Chapter 220: Tax collection

Chapter 220 Tax Collection

On August 32, the flying fish of the morning dawn arrived at Silowas Islands. The voyage from Ngau Kok Bay to Silowas Islands took a total of 17 days. This is still because I ran this sea for the first time. I didn't know the sea conditions. I took sails every night for the sake of insurance. Old Jack said that if he waited for the sailors to run through the road, from Niujiao Bay to Silowas Islands, it would only take up to ten days at the speed of the flying fish in the morning light.

Silowas Islands is the only large island off the coast of Andinak Kingdom. It is about three hundred miles from the coast of the Kingdom. If it is calculated based on the area of ​​the island, Silowas Islands can be divided into one Count collar and three Viscount collars. Unfortunately, Silowas Islands is an extinct volcanic island. Two-thirds of the island area is volcanic mountains and forests, beaches, and arable land. Not much.

According to the information transferred when Lorist accepted the enrollment of Second Highness, the original inhabitants of Silowas Islands were less than 5,000. There were three villages and a small town named Baibird Town. Due to the inconvenience of maritime transportation away from the kingdom, the former Krissen Empire and the current Andinak Kingdom Aristocrat(s) regarded Silowas Islands as a backcountry, and there have even been incidents in which Aristocrat(s) refused to accept the Silowas Islands Territory.

After the end of the Empire civil war, the three princes who established Andinak Kingdom were very worried that the outstanding Second Highness would threaten the position of His Highness King * Chu, who is good at administrative affairs. He did not want Andinak Kingdom to experience another Empire such as the Three Kings battle. Civil strife, meanwhile, he misestimated the whole situation and thought that no major war would occur in the future. The major kingdoms Dukedom split from Empire would be in peace for a long time. Everyone needs time to rest and rest. The wounds of war.

Based on this judgment, the three princes chose the stable prince to take over his throne in the future. Deprived of the military power of Second Highness, which threatened the position of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and disbanded the White Lion Legion supporting Second Highness on the grounds of being unable to maintain the three major Legions. The neutral Legion was dispatched to Mehring Dukedom to assist Mehring Grand Duke(s) against Second Prince Led by the invasion of the Billy Asian King * team.

The last three princes sealed the entire Silowas Islands as the Prince. As hereditary Territory of Second Highness, let Second Highness go to Silowas Islands. You must not leave without his call, which is almost equivalent to exile. In the eyes of the three princes, he personally instructed His Royal Highness on how to deal with the kingdom affairs, and without the threat of Second Highness, his eldest son should smoothly inherit the throne in the future to ensure the political stability of Andinak Kingdom.

But the three princes did not expect that he would be attacked and attacked by the assassins sent by the prince and Second Prince one after another. After being rescued, he was paralyzed on the sickbed. His so-called high-minded Highness is extremely weak, and Aristocrat(s)s who have seen through the virtual Andinak Kingdom jointly ride on their heads, unbridledly suppressing Andinak Royal Family, dividing the royal family directly under the jurisdiction of Territory, the situation of the kingdom is getting worse and worse.

Second Highness, who had no military power, could only stay on Silowas Islands and anxious, but could not do anything about the situation of the kingdom and the plight of the royal family. At this moment, Second Highness got the news that a huge number of caravan entered the kingdom. This caravan also has a powerful armed forces escorting caravan. At present, this caravan already confronted the Aristocrat(s) coalition forces in Aoharahara and the kingdom.

Second Prince left Silowas Islands by boat overnight. I hope to be able to rush to the battlefield to mediate between caravan and Aristocrat(s), and find a benefit for myself. But what he didn't expect was when he was still on the road. The news of the Battle of Ainohara came. The caravan armed forces, which was half the number, dropped the Aristocrat(s) coalition, and also hanged all the Lord(s)s that participated in the Aristocrat(s) coalition to rob caravan. Territory was razed to the ground ...

The most important news is that this caravan flag is the Norton Family angry bear flag, which is said to be the caravan of the Northern Land angry bear family. It intends to head north to return to the family Territory. The female Knight(s) beside Second Highness, his lover name is Norton Chris Ya, from Norton Family. So Second Prince entered the caravan camp at night. Utilizing the family kinship of his lover and the standard equipment left by the disbanded White Lion Legion, he successfully persuaded the Charade and Potterfang who led caravan to return north. An agreement was reached to help him, and the powerful caravan armed forces was used to clean the Aristocrat(s) of the entire Andinak Kingdom. Turn over in one fell swoop.

After mastering the ruling power of Andinak Kingdom, Second Highness recaptured the strong wind Legion, reorganized the Royal Guard Legion, and used the large number of refugees in Andinak to pit the northbound caravan. After the northbound caravan, he fought hard to stabilize the kingdom and resume agricultural production.

At that time, the northbound caravan was intercepted by a strong enemy, and then faced with a food crisis. It was trapped at the border and could not move. The situation was critical. If it weren't for Lost's rush to the northbound caravan, I'm afraid that caravan will be separated and collapsed after a while. There is no way out except to fill a blood path with the blood of the dead mountains.

Lorist came to caravan to preside over the situation and saw through Second Highness's scheme of using caravan. In order to attract Lorist, Second Highness registered Lorist as Count, promoted the seat of Norton Family, and sealed her own Territory Silowas Islands as a seal and compensation. Lorist.

Then Lorist led caravan armed forces to sneak across Egret Lake, attacked Bakergang Army Barracks, besieged Lekdana Fortress Castle, opened the road to the northbound, sweeping Madras Dukedom, the snowy night occupied the city, and finally connected the northbound caravan. Back to Northern Land. And Second Highness also cooperated with Lorist, forcing the iron guard Legion of Lichtana fortress to occupy the Yungechandler Province of Madras Dukedom.

After Lorist led the family's caravan northbound, Second Highness built a mountain fortress as a defensive barrier against Yungechandler Province, and used Madras Dukedom's largest commercial city Vanades City to cause the Madras Grand Duke ’s Haishan Legion and Second Prince's Iberia Kingdom support army to make inroads between the two sides. The big shots succeeded in avoiding the danger of facing the enemy on both sides.

Then the two palaces concentrated their forces against the 70,000 troops of the Redlis Kingdom led by the prince who invaded the army. First, they ordered the violent wind Legion to resist each other, and caused the prince's 70,000 troops to lose more than half with heavy injuries. Chuan Ambush struck the remaining 30,000 elite troops of the Great Prince, stunned and killed them. Force the Great Prince to disguise as a refugee and run away.

Liu Shuichuan had an offensive and defensive battle, Second Highness led the army to counterattack into Redlis Kingdom, forcing the great prince to sign an alliance under the city. Ceded two provinces to Andinak Kingdom. After returning to the army, Madras Grand Duke, who lost both to Second Prince, summoned and ceded Yungechandler Province to Andinak Kingdom. It made Andinak Kingdom leap into the largest kingdom after the division of the former Krissen Empire, and its strength increased greatly. As a result, Second Highness became famous and was hailed as a new generation of warlords.

Five years later, Lorist has finally stabilized Northern Land, which has greatly developed and developed the family Territory. This is the first time that I have come to this new Territory, Silowas Islands, which was sealed to myself.

Silowas Islands's pier is located on the shore of its only town, Shiratori Town. A somewhat curved wooden trestle penetrates the sea nearly 100 meters, next to it is a white sandy beach with clear blue water.

What surprises Lorist is that there are seven or eight sea boats moored on both sides of the wooden trestle bridge, and some of them are gorgeously decorated. The flag on the ship is obviously painted with the Aristocrat(s) Aristocratic Family badge. It seems that Silowas Islands is not as legendary. It is so remote and few people come and go.

There are no piloting boats, and the towns on the seaside have no movement to the arrival of the flying fish in the morning light, and even the people who ran out of the pier to see the bustle did not appear.

The flying fish already in the morning sun stowed the white sail on the three masts, and slowly approached the wooden trestle by the forward and backward sails. When they were almost away, several sailors jumped onto the wooden trestle bridge, then caught the tossed cables, pulled the flying fish of the morning light and tied it to the wooden pier beside the wooden trestle bridge.

Lorist instructed: "Wilson. Leave half of the sailors to watch the ship, Doles, and you let the five Ballista shooters stay on the boat to be on guard first. I think this Shiratori town is a little weird. There is no one at the dock. People go with me in town to see what is going on. "

It will soon be known by Lorist. There is no one in Shiratori Town, but everyone is concentrated on the central square of the town. Two or three thousand people squeeze the small square tightly, sending out a burst from time to time. Noise and protest.

Slap the shoulder of a man in his forty or fifty years old dressed as a sailor in front of him, Lorist asked: "Friend. Can you tell me what happened here?"

The man didn't look back, scolding with some resentment: "What else can happen. The Viscount Yaslan raised by that dog * mother * ran over again to collect taxes ..."

"Taxes?" Lorist was stunned. Isn't this Silowas Islands the new Territory of Norton Family? How come someone came to collect taxes?

"You tell me the point! Who came here to collect taxes? For whom did he collect taxes?" It is related to tax collection and money. Charade already is furious. This is Territory of Norton Family. The family has been empty for five years. Come here to take care of it, and now I find that someone is collecting taxes here. This already is not just offensive to Norton Family. It is almost a slap of Norton Family! He grabbed the man dressed as a sailor in front and pulled it directly to the front.

The man just wanted to swear, but turned around and saw a dozen of the armored family Imperial Guard around Lorist immediately dumbed his mouth. After seeing more people in the world, it became clear that these people did not cause themselves Yes, he hurriedly bowed his head for mercy, as long as he knew what he knew, he would never hide it.

"This is the case. Today Viscount Yaslan brought a small team of soldier(s) to collect taxes. Our mayor, Hugo Dad, rejected his unreasonable tax increase request. Viscount Yaslan was so angry that he wanted to hang Dago Hugo on the square. Get up and hit fifty whip. The defense team already of Shiratori Town was dispatched, but this time Viscount Yaslan brought a Golden Rank Knight(s). Although there were a large number of defense teams, none of them could be beaten. Now the two sides are deadlocked. We all heard the news, hoping to rescue Dad Hugo ... "The man quickly explained why so many people gathered in the square.

"Isn't this Silowas Islands a Viscount Yaslan Territory? Why does the Viscount called Yaslan collect taxes?" Schwartz asked.

The man did not take him lightly because Schwartz was young, explaining: "This Viscount Yaslan was commissioned by our Kingdom's regent Second Highness to collect taxes."

"Entrust?" Charade asked angrily: "This already is Territory of Norton Family. Why did Second Highness send someone to collect taxes?"

"I do n’t know about this, but I heard that Viscount Yaslan only received 10% tithing when it first came over five years ago, and then 20% when it came over the next year It is said that Second Highness has increased the tax rate, and it still needs to collect the head tax. In the third year, it will charge 30%. It is said that Second Highness will increase the army by another 10%. Etc. Over the previous year and last year, a 50% tax was collected, as well as a real estate tax, a transportation tax, a mountain forest tax, and a fishing boat tax. It is said that these are the restoration tax, collected for the reunification and revival of Krissen Empire ... "Hanzi recalled .

"My day!" Charade is about to get angry. Is there any tax for this? If you collect taxes in this way, you still have a **** Territory!

"So what did he add to the tax collection today? Why did the town mayor refuse?" Lorist asked.

"This, I don't know much about this. But just listening to the previous rumors, it seems that this Norton Family who has never seen a figure and has never been to Silowas Islands Territory has a family Territory in Northern Land. Because it is too far away, Therefore, the tax of the family Territory has not been handed over to Second Highness. Viscount Yaslan decided to make up for the tax that was not handed in from Norton Family over the years. In this way, we will not be able to hand over all the accumulated assets in the public treasury of Shiratori Town. The households also owed a huge debt. I heard that they had to hand in three gold fordes or more to pay off, so everyone gathered here to save the mayor, and to protest ... "Sailor Man Murmured.

"Hehe, hehe ..." Lorist already is amused, very good, even the name of such a tax collection comes to mind, it is really insightful. Like Northern Land, Territory, which is separated by thousands of miles by the enemy, is not connected to the kingdom. Instead of collecting taxes, the kingdom generally also grants subsidies in recognition of loyalty and fierce behavior.

Lorist is very angry. He doesn't know if this is the Second Highness's intention or the Viscount Yaslan's own claim. Originally I did not come to take care of the new Territory, then Second Highness does not need to send someone to collect tithes. You can write it down in the account and wait for Lord(s) to arrive at the new Territory before you settle the accumulated tax. This is originally a practice between Aristocrat(s). Lorist can believe that Second Highness didn't know it, so this Viscount Yaslan will have a hard time.

"Blow our horn and show our banner. We want to let everyone on Silowas Islands know that Norton Family is here, and their Lord(s) is here!" Lorist turned and ordered Imperial Guard behind him.

"Yes, Lord(s)!"

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