Chapter 357 Tax Collector

Koma is an ordinary farmer near the city of Satu Mare. There are five people in his family and six acres of land. Although he is not very rich, his life is pretty good. This year's autumn harvest is over, the six mu of land is basically a bumper harvest, the wheat is piled up in the warehouse, Koma has also completed the most important work of the year, and now he is waiting for the lord to pay the tax, and then Go to the city to sell a little grain, and then it will be a rest period for the whole winter.

"Koma! Hurry to the village square, the official documents are here." Sitting at the door of his house drinking tea, a person hurriedly ran over beside him. Vince.

"Oh, autumn tax?" Koma nodded, it was almost time, and he got ready early, so he got up and followed Devens to the village square. There was a small wooden table on it, and the village chief, Aike, was Speech on stage.

"Have you all come?" The village head, Aike, looked at the people below, and basically every household had sent people here, so he nodded, "Everyone, I called everyone here today, I believe everyone knows What's the matter? The annual autumn harvest is over, and it's time to pay taxes. This year, the city of Satu Mare, which our Xikel Village belongs to, is no longer directly under the empire. Everyone knows that there is a new Lord Duke, the entire Lancaster area has become the Duchy of Lancaster, and our village is now also the territory of the Duke of Lancaster, so this year's tax has just been set by the Duke, and the official document has been sent to Satu Mare is gone, I just came back from a visit."

"Village chief, we already know, just tell me what the tax rate is." A villager below said that every household has been notified of the change of owner of this place a few days ago, and everyone knows that the boss above has become The Duke of Aquitaine, but what has it to do with them. It is not the same to pay taxes every year. Could it be possible to not pay taxes if you change people?

"Okay, everyone, listen carefully, the tax rate set by the Duke this year is... 70%!" The village head suddenly raised his voice, and shouted loudly to the villagers below.

"Huh?" The people below were taken aback, did they hear correctly?

"Yes. I couldn't believe it when I heard it for the first time. It's 70%. This, this is an impossible tax rate. Your lord is really...so...so kind to us. !” The village chief burst into tears with excitement as he spoke.

"70%? 70%! My God, the lord actually charged us a tax rate of 70%!" The villagers below also came to their senses, and immediately became restless, "There are eight people in my family, If you pay 70% tax. Isn't that going to starve to death? This... this is simply amazing!"

"Oh my god, this new lord is too kind. He actually charges a tax rate of 70%. Now, our family is going to starve to death. It looks like I'm going to sell my son. Thank you, lord!" A villager next to him said gratefully.

"70%, I have never met such a good lord. Thank the God of Light for sending this kind lord to us."

"I can't live anymore. Great, Koma, did you hear, it looks like our family is going to starve to death this year.

"Devens pulled Koma and said excitedly. They have more families, and brothers are generally more able to have children. There are 11 people in total, and the land is relatively small. In previous years, the 15% tax was a bit tight, and this year there is no way out. This made Devens so excited that he couldn't help himself.

"Great. Devens!" Koma also felt a warm current rushing through his heart. He was very happy for his neighbor who wanted to starve his whole family to death. With a 70% tax, no one in his family will starve to death this year. It's for nothing, although it's not a big deal, Koma is still happier.

"Villagers, when I heard this, I was so excited that I couldn't help myself. I have been the village head for more than ten years. How have you ever raised such a crazy tax rate? What's more, the empire now requires lords everywhere We have to rest and recuperate, we cannot charge such a high tax rate, the lord took such a big risk for our life, and collected 70% of our tax, this... what a great lord this is!" Long Emma patted her chest as she spoke.

"Long live the lord!" "Long live the lord!"

Without the reminder from the village chief here, the villagers below immediately shouted, and Devens and Koma immediately followed suit. Everyone was grateful from the bottom of their hearts, and the shouts were earth-shattering. .

"Everyone be quiet, everyone be quiet." Emma, ​​the village head, immediately pressed her hand, motioning for everyone to be quiet, and the scene soon calmed down again. Emma here said again, "Everyone, I decided, in order to thank the lord For the kindness of your lord, I will go to Sovata City in person, hoping to personally thank the great lord."

"Village chief, I'm going too!" A villager below shouted immediately.

"I'm going too! My family will definitely starve to death this year. Before that, I must thank the lord!"

"I'm going too!" "I'm going!"

"Everyone be quiet!" Emma said with her crutch on the floor, "Just let me go, the tax collector will be here tomorrow, all of you are here to prepare, and try to pay the tax as soon as possible, lord Your Excellency has been so kind to us, you can't cause trouble to the Lord Lord, I will pass on your thoughts to the Lord Lord."

"The village chief is right." The villagers below nodded as well. The tax collector was gone and the tax collector couldn't find anyone. Isn't this delaying the Lord's tax revenue? The Lord is so kind to him, so he can't do this.

"Okay, Mr. Village Chief, we will stay and cooperate with the tax collector to pay the tax immediately." The villagers below said one after another.

"Okay... I'm leaving today. Tomorrow my son Selwyn will meet the tax collector instead of me. Everyone must cooperate well and don't cause trouble to the lord, you know?" the village chief Emma urged.

"Don't worry, the village chief, we will cooperate well!" The villagers replied one after another.

"Okay, let's disband, I'm also ready to go." Emma, ​​the village head, said with a wave of her hand.

The villagers dispersed immediately, and they went home one after another to inform their family members of the good news at one point, so as to make them happy.

The next day, on the way to Xikel Village, Pavlov, the tax collector, walked towards Xikel Village nervously. He really didn’t want to come. This year’s tax is simply not collected by people. tax? This is obviously robbery. How can you peasants who collect 70% of the tax survive? This is absolutely rebellious.

The city lord Bacau has already ordered martial law. When the tax collector was dispatched in the morning, the petty official Pavlov, who was not in his turn, was actually selected. The reason was that his boss resigned yesterday. Things, my boss who was greedy for life and fear of death had already run away. It's a pity that Pavlov didn't react. He was directly appointed by the city lord this morning, and now there are more than 30 city guards behind him, saying that they want to protect his own safety. In fact, Pavlov also understands, and he is afraid that he will Ran.

Imagining what happened today, there must be a lot of angry villagers asking themselves what is going on with this tax rate, and then the crowd was so excited that they beheaded themselves, the tax collector, and started an uprising. The more Pavlov here thinks The more afraid he was, the slower he walked. The city guards at the back didn't know what was going on, and kept urging Pavlov to hurry up.

After procrastinating for a long time, Pavlov still arrived at the gate of Xiker Village. This was his first stop, but Pavlov felt that he seemed to have no life to go to the next stop. The hundred catties must be confessed today. here it is.

"Here we come!" As soon as we reached the gate of the village, Pavlov's team was discovered by several villagers who were waiting for them, and the villagers who immediately reported the news went to the village chief's agent Selwyn .

"It's over...it's over..." Pavlov immediately saw a large group of excited villagers rushing towards them. Pavlov's legs softened and he almost couldn't stop.

"What do you want to do, stop!" The city guard immediately stepped forward and stopped the villagers and said.

"Is it the tax collector?" Selwyn, the village head's deputy, stepped forward and asked.

"This is Mr. Pavlov, the tax collector. Now he is going to collect taxes in Xikel Village. Why are you small people blocking the way? I don't know what crime it is to delay taxes!" The captain of the city guard stepped forward and faced the villagers roared.

"Lord Pavlov, forgive me!" The villagers here were startled, and immediately knelt down, saying in unison to Pavlov in the middle.

"Huh? Why is it different from what I imagined?" Pavlov here was stunned for a while, shouldn't a few people rush up and tear himself into pieces? Why does it feel that this is not the case? It was the first time that this little official was called Mr. Pavlov. Pavlov was very happy in his heart, and he became more courageous. Pavlov stepped forward and said: "I It's Pavlov the tax collector, you... what are you doing?"

"Master Pavlov, the grass people are Selvin, the son of the village chief of Xikel Village. My father asked me to receive you. Fortunately, it is not easy for you to come here. The village has prepared a banquet, just wait I'm waiting for my lord to come, I hope my lord will show me your face." Selwyn said immediately.

"Wine... banquet?" Pavlov here is completely confused. It's not bad if he doesn't tear himself apart. He also prepares a banquet for himself, just kidding.

"Yes, my lord, please hurry into the village." Selwyn said again.

"No, why is this guy smiling so happily?" Pavlov suddenly didn't know what was going on, and began to think wildly, "There must be something wrong, there must be something wrong with this banquet, is it to capture me alive, or to watch There are so many people here, do you want to poison us to death?"

"Bastard!" Pavlov boldly stepped forward and said, "I...I don't have time to drink, you pay the tax quickly, I...I have to go to the next place."

"My lord, forgive me!" Selwyn said immediately, "Then please enter the village to rest for a while, and we will start paying taxes immediately." (To be continued..