I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

"No, I just don't want to make things easier for this old pig like Hamis!"

At this time, Hamis, the old pig head, was standing next to Xu Siling in despair, his face turned pale, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Why is he getting better?"

Enri rolled her eyes: "Xu, I still don't understand you. You must be cutting off Hamis' pig head."

"Isn't this normal? This old dog Hamis is a noble after all. It's no problem to chop his head off."

"That's the problem. You behead every prisoner in your hands."

An Li hugged her shoulders angrily: "Forget it normally, this old pig has been making rude remarks in front of me. I've seen him unhappy for a long time!"

Oh my God, Enri isn't going to compete with her for a head, is she?

Xu Siling showed hesitation. He had never beheaded a nobleman before. This was the first time. If other prisoners gave Hamis's head to Anli, he would not hesitate.

But this.

An Li saw Xu Siling's hesitation and immediately patted his shoulder sincerely.

"Xu, I know you are a beheading maniac. Miss Raya told me so."

Xu Siling looked strange after hearing this. He wanted to say something but found that nothing could be said.

"Don't worry, I won't kill this damn pig's head. I'm going to torture it and give it back to you after the torture."

Xu Siling breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Anli only wanted to torture Hamis and had no intention of stealing anyone's head.

"Then take him away, just don't kill him."

"That!"

Hearing Xu Siling's promise, Anli smiled and stepped forward to grab Hamis's collar and drag him away.

Seeing this, Xu Siling quickly dissuaded him.

"This old dog's clothes are very valuable, remember to strip them off for him first."

"understood!"

Oh, my damn occupational disease.

After handing Hamis to An Li, Xu Siling returned to the main tent to talk about how to deal with Tamubao.

As soon as he entered the main tent, he saw Fei'er sitting in a chair in a daze. When she saw Xu Siling come in, she came back to her senses with a smile.

"Is this old guy Hamis finished so soon?"

"Enri borrowed it and said she would return it to me later."

What did Fei'er think of: "Enri has been acting weird lately."

"When will she ever be normal again?"

Fei'er rolled her eyes cutely: "She has been hanging out with many soldiers recently. It seems that they have formed some kind of organization together? Anyway, it's weird. Please pay attention to it when you take the time."

"She is your guard. You don't even know about her, but I can know."

Fei'er did not continue the topic and asked instead: "What do you think of Tamubao."

"Since we chose to kill Khamis, we can't occupy Tamu Fort, otherwise we will be criticized, especially Philip VI." Xu Siling was not sure whether to discuss the current king with Mayfair. This king's historical style The review is not very good, both in terms of ability and character, there are problems.

Especially when Philip VI was regent, whether the unborn child in the wife of the previous king was a boy or a girl determined the direction of the throne.

After the wife of the previous king gave birth to a girl, at about the same time, Philip VI declared his succession to the throne and became the king of the Kingdom of France.

This is not the point. This is a man's pursuit and desire for power, and it is not a stain on his character.

Mainly because the former king’s daughter was named Blanche after she was born.

When Blanche grew up, she became engaged to John II, son of Philip VI.

then

On the premise that Blanche was engaged to his son, Philip VI fell in love with his future daughter-in-law and forcibly married Blanche, who became Philip VI's second wife.

Although the marriage problem in France has always been criticized, as a king, Xu Siling found it difficult to accept that he could do such things as robbing his son and his wife.

I have to say that the next King John II had a really good temper. Coupled with his subsequent arrest, he deserved to be called 'Good John'.

"what happened?"

"King Philip VI has always wanted to restart the Crusades, but the war with the Kingdom of England over the inheritance issue put the matter on hold."

Fei'er had a deep understanding of Xu Siling, although she didn't know why Xu Siling knew so much about these things. Even though she was a noble, she only caught glimpses in conversations and letters between nobles, and there was no clear information.

But Xu Siling can always predict certain things accurately.

Fei'er didn't understand it, but she had become accustomed to it.

Xu Siling wouldn't harm her anyway.

"The reason why we want to restart the Eastern Crusade is not because Philip VI is a fanatical saint, but simply because the country has no money."

"Indeed." Feier nodded silently.

"Especially the Black Death is raging in the kingdom. Many territorial nobles already owe the king taxes and have not paid them. Now they have even more reasons not to pay them. Coupled with the failure of the Battle of Crécy, it can only be said that Philip VI is now really Very poor.”

"Then what does this matter have to do with Tamubao?"

Xu Siling rubbed his chin and said slowly: "Although Philip VI was poor and the Black Death also gave him a headache, he was still very happy to see many nobles in the territory die of the disease."

"How is that possible?" Fei'er was subconsciously surprised, but she suddenly understood what she thought of: "I see, I understand."

In history, the Black Death has been raging for a long time. Nearly half of the population of the Kingdom of France died due to the Black Death, and more people died in the south of the kingdom. In addition, the population in the south fled to the north for refuge. This led to a sudden population decline in the South.

The deaths of many territorial nobles also vacated the kingdom's territory. These uninherited territories naturally fell back into the hands of King Philip VI.

Although the problem of the Black Death troubled him, he was still very happy that the territory of the nobles who died of the disease was returned to his hands, and he was both worried and happy. "So we must not occupy Tamubao, no matter how the Holy See supports us in conquering Tamubao."

"Then you said before that the king will give us Tamu Castle. What do you mean?"

Xu Siling smiled gently: "After this matter is over, we will definitely write to the bishop to explain the results and reasons of this crusade against Tamubao. You are dealing with this matter from the perspective of the Holy Church. Our crusade against Khamis is The bishop will not fail to support a just act, and the king will not dare to say anything if he knows about it."

"Then we wrote another letter to King Philip VI, stating that Hamis died in the battle during the crusade, and everyone in his family was unfortunately affected by the flames of the war. Currently, no one inherits Tamubao. Tamubao It has also fallen into a situation where there is no one to manage it. Mayfair, as a noble who crusade against Khamis, you must take on this temporary responsibility and obligation and help King Philip VI temporarily manage the Tamu Castle."

Mayfair's eyes narrowed slightly: "Help the king take care of Tamu Castle temporarily?"

"Yes, it must be clearly stated in the letter that it is temporarily helping Philip VI to take care of the Tower Castle, and asking the king to arrange for someone to take over the Tower Castle as soon as possible."

"Xu, aren't we working for the king in vain? In the end, Tamubao will have to be returned to him."

Xu Siling smiled slyly: "Speaking of which, are the taxes in Raya Town paid to the king?"

Fei'er couldn't help but shake her head when she thought about the financial problems of Raya Town: "I still owe money for last year and two quarters of this year. Before the outbreak of the Black Death, the financial situation of Raya Town was quite difficult, not to mention the current situation anyway. , the king won’t push me. What’s wrong, mention this matter.”

"When sending this letter to the king, I also sent the taxes owed by Raya Town to the king."

Mayfair's blue eyes were stunned for a moment, and then she couldn't help but widen her eyes as she thought about everything.

"Philip VI is very self-interested. We took the initiative to pay the taxes owed by Raya Town and promised to help Philip VI temporarily manage Tamu Fort. What do you think Philip VI thinks of us and Tamu Fort?"

"Tamubao was conquered by us. How many people died, how many people ran away, and how much property there was in the Tamubao territory. Philip VI didn't know at all, but compared to the noble territories that died of illness, Tamu Castle The property left for him to take over will be less, not more."

"After all, Tamu Castle was a territory that fell due to war, and the other territories fell due to the Black Death. Philip VI was a war maniac for profit, and he would not understand what it was like to fall into a territory that fell to a war. "

“We took the initiative to pay the taxes owed by Raya Town, and subconsciously told Philip VI that if we hand over the Tamu Castle to you, Phil Raya, then Tamu Castle can also pay the taxes normally like Raya Town. Wood castle taxes.”

"You have to know the current situation. Ninety percent of the nobles cannot afford the king's taxes in the territory. Many nobles owe money to the kingdom, and some even owe four or five years. Faile, you said, a person after the fall of the war It would not be unclear to him which one would be more beneficial to him, a castle or a castle that could pay taxes."

"So after Philip VI receives this letter and the taxes from Raya Town, he will probably give you the Talmu Castle as a reward for your help in the Holy Cult's crusade against Khamis."

It should be said that I will definitely give it to Mayfair.

A person like Philip VI had low abilities and extremely poor character. He could be said to be a self-centered villain who was extremely self-interested.

To put it more bluntly, Philip VI loved money.

As long as Mayfair shows that she can bring money to Philip VI, a tower that cannot bring production after the war, and a tower that can pay taxes on time, Philip VI will definitely choose the latter.

"I understand what you mean." Feier was happy at first, and then became worried: "Although we haven't searched for the property left by Khamis, we can't have too much confidence, especially if we want to take over Tamubao in the future, we can't The aboriginal people who plundered Tamubao too much. In addition, the financial situation of Raya Town is not particularly good. It is really difficult for me to pay for the taxes of Raya Town for one and a half years."

Xu Siling blinked and asked, "I once suggested that your uncle John go south to search for inheritance. How is the situation?"

"John's people did bring some property. When they returned to Raya Town and found out that John was dead, they returned the property and prayed to me for life."

"and then?"

"Of course they are dead. Only the dead can keep secrets. I don't want anyone to spread rumors about John to the outside world." Feier said matter-of-factly.

"Why didn't I know about this?"

"You were still out killing bandits at that time. I don't want to keep these people overnight, otherwise I will leave them to you to play with."

"You are so playful with words." Xu Siling wanted to complain.

"Your proposal is indeed feasible, and I have always wanted to implement it, but unfortunately I don't have any trustworthy manpower. If Enli arranges it out, there will be no one around me to use, let alone you can't be by my side all the time." Fei'er resented. He glanced at Xu Siling.

Xu Siling coughed lightly, and then said: "Then let me arrange it. The search for people's inheritance is a unique skill of our executioner family."

"That's what I say, but the time limit for this matter is very long. According to our time, it only takes three or four days to write to the bishop and the king. Isn't it too late?"

"I know that this matter must be kept. After all, it is ill-gotten wealth. It is better to benefit others than to benefit us. I have other ways to raise taxes for Philip VI."

Fei'er wondered: "What can I do?"

"Now our additional sources of property are: one is the property left by Khamis, and the other is the property of the Jews in Tamubao." Xu Siling grinned, "I heard that they are quite rich."

Speaking of Jews, Mayfair thought of how helpful these people were to Khamis regarding the witches, and she couldn't help but feel angry.

"That's true, I almost forgot about them!" Fei'er thought of something, "But there are not many Jews in Tamubao. No matter how rich they are, they can't cover the tax of Raya Town for one and a half years."

"Fei'er is so stupid, we can still exchange things for money."

"Exchange for payment in kind?" Fei'er blinked curiously and asked, "What are we worth?"

"MSG." Xu Siling subconsciously pinched Fei'er's cheek, "You forgot, our MSG is still very valuable to the outside world."

Fei'er didn't object to Xu Siling's intimate gestures at all. Instead, she blushed slightly happily.

"Yes. And your MSG."

Xu Siling coughed lightly, stood up and hugged her shoulders and said, "Thanks to your efforts, Fei'er, the current external price of our MSG is twenty gold coins per can."

"The price hasn't been completely determined yet, but it won't be much different."

"It's okay. We will use this price to offset the tax to Philip VI, but the quantity cannot be offset too much. Anyway, we wrote a letter and made it clear that MSG is a specialty of Raya Town. It is difficult to produce and cannot be produced all the time. It’s all there, just tell us how difficult the MSG production process is.”

"Philip VI must be curious about the MSG we have priced so high. I believe that when he uses MSG, he will also be full of praise for it."

"With such a good thing as MSG, do you think Philip VI would hold a banquet and invite other nobles to use it?"

Mayfair raised her eyebrows knowingly: "If we use MSG to offset the payment, can we also open up sales channels for MSG? Let more people know that we produce MSG?"

"That's right. This is a good way for MSG to completely open up the sales channels of the kingdom's nobles, and it can also help you alleviate the tax deficiency. Kill two birds with one stone."

Xu Siling pretended to cough, showing a lot of adult attitude.

"As for Phil Raya's purchase of MSG. Based on the principle of win-win in legal transactions, I reluctantly allow you to purchase my MSG at cost price."

Fei'er looked at Xu Siling and suddenly smiled, the silver bell-like laughter was extremely sweet. (End of chapter)