Apocalyptic Dragonborn Lord

Chapter 22 Flow II

"My lord, how can I, Lockheed, let you greet me in person?" The tax collector knew that he still had to say polite words.

But Stannis didn't care about etiquette at all. He bluntly said straight to the point, "Don't talk about these useless things, tell me how much tax you will collect this time!"

Laoke cleared his throat in embarrassment, "Sure enough, a hero is born in a teenager, and the enthusiasm for paying taxes for the country is so high. When I go back, I will definitely publicize your reputation in front of the chief."

Then the tax collector took out a piece of parchment that he had prepared earlier and opened it, and began to say, "According to the above records, as usual, you need to pay nineteen taxes, a total of four hundred gold coins."

It happened to be half of my own income this period, and these guys were really monkeys.Stannis remained motionless, continuing to watch him perform.

"Moreover, this time there is another war tax to be levied. Because of the war with Rhodoks in the north, the military expenditure has increased sharply, so His Majesty the Emperor issued a decree on the special war tax. I think Earl Justin is so loyal and patriotic, Definitely won’t shirk it.”

Stannis quickly clapped and rubbed his hands with a smile, "Of course, of course, I will do my best to contribute to the country. Just before paying the money, can you let me pay tribute to His Majesty's decree."

Laoke glanced at him, but without doubt, he took out a cowhide scroll and handed it to him, because he didn't believe that this prodigal lord who was famous for eating, drinking and having fun suddenly became patient enough to read such a long paragraph A decree that cites classics to explain the rationality of taxation.

But Stannis saw a huge hole with just a glance.

"Hey, it says that there are fifty cavalry or more lords who need to pay this war tax. Go to my territory and see if there are fifty horses in total?"

"Ah, how could such a thing happen! Why didn't I know?" Although he said so, the tax collector Laoke was miserable. He didn't expect that the idiot lord would find this out.

Luke pretended to read the decree, and then slapped his thigh, "That's true, look at my eyes, I'm so sorry, my lord, you don't have to pay this money!"

But this further confirmed Stannis' thoughts, and he began to wonder how many of the 19 taxes he really had to pay.

"Can you show me the details of the taxes I have to pay and the tax regulations?" Stannis repeated.

Lauk already felt something was wrong, but when he saw Korodov behind the lord playing with the sword in his hand, he obediently took out a lot of scrolls and piled them on the ground.

"My lord, these are all decrees that you pay taxes, and we have reasons for collecting taxes."

Stannis ignored him, he immediately sat down cross-legged, and began to check the regulations recorded in the decree one by one according to the tax he had to pay.

Soon, Laoke regretted showing these things to the lord in front of him.

"Ha, I just said why do I have to pay so much tax! It is clearly stated on the land tax that the free people in the kingdom only need to pay one-tenth of their income to their emperor, but you pay one-third of the serf's income." I collect taxes!"

"No way..." Lauk was a little at a loss.

This intensified Stannis' enthusiasm even more, "Does it seem like a big problem! Open all other laws and regulations, and I want to see what went wrong."

A lot of sweat began to break out from Laoke's fat face, and he took out his handkerchief and began to wipe it off. .

"'The indulgences paid to the church must be collected by the lord and sent to the nearby church in person.' Hey? How can you go overboard and collect it yourself! Return the money to me, and I will pay it myself!"

"And here, and here, according to the emperor's amnesty decree No. 30 three items 'civilians can be exempted from taxation when purchasing daily necessities, and the tax already collected will be refunded', oops, there is also a tax refund policy!!? Developed developed developed Already!"

"Is there any mistake! This water conservancy fee was levied 300 years ago to build a new bridge. After so many years, I don't know if the bridge is still there. You still have to charge me!"

Laoke was still wiping his face, but the handkerchief had become as if it had been fished out of the water.

At the end of the day, Stannis finally sorted out his 'tax return'. He stood up with ease and stretched himself comfortably.

"I'm finally going to get my taxes straightened out," he announced.

Robert couldn't wait to say: "Boss, what is the final conclusion?"

"The final conclusion is that I don't want to pay a dime this time!" He clenched his fists as if to declare victory again.

The three people behind him: Korodov, Robert, and Cook huddled together in ecstasy, "He did it!" They shouted excitedly.Bachelor Romon next to him was also stroking his long beard, nodding his head approvingly.

"No need to pay taxes, how is this possible!" In his 30 years of career as a tax collector, he has never encountered a situation where he did not need to pay taxes.

However, Stannis signaled that he hadn't finished speaking, "You don't believe me, do the math yourself. Anyway, I came up with the decree one by one. According to your original statement, it is 'reasonable and well-founded'. And not only do I not have to pay, you I also want to refund 600 gold coins that I overcharged before."

"Oh!!!" The three live treasures behind him screamed strangely.

"I love you, boss!!!" Robert cried like a fanatic.

"Refund...refund, refund!" Luke was going crazy.

"Yes, if you don't refund the money, I will charge you a late fee!"

The fat tax collector flatly refused, "How is this possible? There is no reason for the money that has entered the treasury to come out!"

"I don't care, because this is written in black and white in your decree. If you don't pay it back, don't blame me for going to your place to make trouble in front of your chief..." Before he could finish his sentence, he was covered by the people behind him shut up.

"What are you doing!" Stannis struggled to free himself.

"Boss, you don't want to die, how dare you provoke the highest officer of the empire stationed here!" Robert looked terrified. Fortunately, the tax collector didn't catch Stannis' last words.

But Laoke on the side is obviously a little self-doubting by what he said. He has seen lords who resist taxes violently, and he has seen lords who pretend not to pay taxes. Really have not seen.

"This... How could there be such a big deviation? I have to go back and ask for instructions before making a decision. I don't have to pay the tax this time."

After speaking, he resentfully returned with the carriage that was still empty.

Stannis found that his subordinates were looking at him with admiration. After all, they had never seen a tax exemption just by talking.

At least, he is a hero today!

hero of the day...

(End of this chapter)