Chapter 147 The New Financial Officer

"Hello everyone, you can call me Lubin."

In the room used for discussions in the mansion, a young man in a shirt and a decent coat put his hand on his chest and bent over to salute.

"This is the assistant I found recently. He will be the financial officer of the territory and be responsible for related matters." Roland Hill, who was wearing armor, introduced it.

"Hello, Mr. Lubin." Gewell immediately returned the salute, looking at the young man with a curious look, guessing the origin of this man.

"Oh, so it's your kid, haha." Gu Huasi looked at the young man who had met several times and seemed to want to understand many things.

"Wait, if he manages the finances, then what about me." The housekeeper was a little anxious.

"Mr. Favors, don't worry, the business you left will be taken over soon, so as to reduce your burden." The young man pushed down his glasses, saying that he was confident and did not need to worry.

"No, no, I don't think there are many things that young people like you can understand. Some are ancient traditions, and there are many things left in the past. Yes, only me, only me, can understand and handle them well." The butler pretended to be eloquent.

"And I'm even more loyal. I'm the servant of the eldest lady. You will be respected only if you hold the finances firmly in your hands." He turned his gaze to Gewell, who was beside him, hoping that the eldest lady would say something for him. talk.

"But this is Mr. Wuming's suggestion. I think it's better to believe this lord." Gavier shook his head slightly, saying that it would be better for him to obey the lord beside him.

"Miss, now is not the time to be confused." The housekeeper was a little anxious, why is this eldest lady always facing outsiders.

"I am your faithful servant."

"Sorry, I want to interrupt for a while." Lu Bin raised his hand and attracted the attention of several people in the room.

"Mr. Farworth has indeed done a lot for the Viscount in the past, but when it comes to loyalty, it's a bit untrue."

"In the past few years, because Viscount Wenlani has been addicted to having fun, I have asked you to take care of many things."

"The taxation in the territory, the accounting of various expenses, the loss of daily life, etc., I don't know how many gold coins that belonged to the lord entered your pocket."

"You're spewing blood, you're being framed!" The housekeeper jumped his feet angrily, beating his feet and stomping his chest, as if he had been greatly insulted and wronged.

"If it wasn't for me working so hard to maintain it, the expenses in the territory would have been overwhelmed long ago."

"Isn't the lord not paying for a banquet? He travels around and buys various gifts. These expenses are all real, so it's not that I will finish the event later to save money."

"By the way, Miss, you should also know that the gorgeous and elegant dresses and skirts are all custom-made by special craftsmen, and the expenses are all visible." He finally remembered something that could be said things.

"Really?" Lu Bin lifted his glasses, put his hand into the pocket on the inside of his collar, took out a folded sheet of paper, shook it, and unfolded it in the bright lights of the house.

"The past is difficult to study, let's not talk about it. In the past three years, you have collected taxes from the residents of the territory 128 times, covering areas ranging from George Town (now the City of Cherry Blossoms) to the towns and villages under your control."

"Of these, 63 were taxes that did not appear in imperial law, 46 were early taxes, and 102 were overtaxes."

"The newly created taxes, including but not limited to, two-thirds of the things that hunters go to the mountains to hunt, half of the fishermen's fishing in the river, and a gate fee for passing caravans, that is, whether there is a transaction or not, it must be paid according to person and animal. The quantity is paid, and this fee is calculated separately, that is to say, if there is a transaction, other fees must be paid.”

"In order to make money, you and the guard commanders of the past territory have communicated with each other, and sent an indeterminate number of guards to patrol the territory from time to time, estimating their income based on the daily work of the shops or residents, and then robbing the money in the name of collecting taxes. "

"In order to increase income, you did not hesitate to prohibit hawkers selling firewood and charcoal from entering the city, causing many poor people to freeze to death, so that the shop you opened could make money. This takes the money back from the guards."

"It can be said that when it comes to money, you will want to intervene."

"The defense expenses set up by the lord are also corrupted by you and the guards. Many patrols have never been full, and even the guards' wages are often in arrears. Most of the income is in your arms, and a small part is distributed to the commander. and some of my confidants."

"In your opinion, there is no need to pay to be a guard, so that they will have the incentive to squeeze oil and water from the residents."

"It is also because of this that when the rebellion occurred, the number of guards was seriously insufficient, and the combat capability was low, so that the castle with complete geographical location was captured without persevering for a day."

"Through the investigation of the houses and villages in the city, I have roughly concluded that the Viscounty of Winlani has reduced its population by one-third in the past ten years, and ten years ago happened to be when you took office."

"If Miss Gavier is suspicious, I can provide you with more detailed evidence and witnesses."

"Is this true?" Even though she knew that the housekeeper was unreliable, Gavier was still surprised at such a huge sin behind it.

"No, no, it's a false accusation, it's a prejudice, it's... it's wrong." The butler stepped back and knocked down the vertical hanger behind him.

"I just follow the Viscount to do things. Many times I can't help myself. Otherwise, where will the money come from."

"Is that so, but

In fact, I learned from the maid in the castle that the original lord rarely asked about these matters, and you can't deny that a lot of money went into his own pocket. "

"A frame-up, this is a frame-up, where do I have so many gold coins, you can find out by checking my home. Indeed, I got some extra income, but this is impossible, in order to live, all kinds of decency are needed. Money to maintain. And I am the face of the Viscount, so I can't behave too badly."

"However, I'm definitely not as shameless and treacherous as you said. I'm a gentleman with loyal qualities, and I can't be humiliated at will."

In response to the housekeeper's various excuses, Lubin shook his head, then took out a small glass bottle with his white-gloved hand, which contained a white and yellowish medicinal powder.

"Certainly, you don't have much money stored in your home, because most of it is used to buy this addictive alchemical potion."

"This is a hallucinogenic powder produced by the 'Wolf Bone Alchemy Workshop'. Compared with other addictive drugs, its side effects are milder, so it is more subtle."

"You are an old customer of this alchemy workshop. You have bought a lot of things from them. In addition, the reason why Viscount Wenlani was so addicted to pleasure in the past also has the effect of secretly adding this potion to your diet."

"Originally, you also planned to let Miss Gerwell also get this medicine. Unfortunately, the eldest is sensitive and reacted to this medicine very much, and she became seriously ill. Later, considering that the eldest's death is not suitable For your benefit, you should stop this kind of temptation."

"In order to cover up and prevent Viscount Winlani from continuing to find someone to treat and avoid detection, you also specially asked a pharmacist from the alchemy workshop to pretend to be a doctor to cover up and make Viscount Winlani believe that this is indeed someone. An aristocratic disease."

"Perhaps the eldest lady will wonder why there are no rebellions in other surrounding territories, and the uprising of the Viscounty Winlani has come so quickly, I think this is the answer."

If it was just the lord's pleasure-seeking, it wouldn't make the residents so angry. After all, everyone didn't care about the lives of those bigwigs, but coupled with such harsh taxes and repression, grievances quickly accumulated.

"Brother..." Standing behind Gewell, Yiena looked at the calm and rational young man who was talking eloquently, with a sense of surprise and pride lingering in her heart.

I don't know where it started, but this ordinary brother in memory has grown to such a level that it is incredible and surprising.