The Wizard’s Fairy Tale

　　 The villagers listened conscientiously.

　　 No one dared to speak.

　　 William continued, "As a lord, I have the obligation to protect you, so I will recruit guards in the village, provide food and accommodation, and train!"

　　 The eyes of the villagers brightened, and some young men were ready to move. The provision of food and accommodation is enough to attract many people in this era, especially those families with less land but a large population.

　　 Recruiting the guards is something William wanted to do very early, after all, he can't always let a baron take the lead, even the entire formation needs him!

　　 But this matter is not urgent, it can be done slowly, it is not something he desperately wants to do.

"Similarly, there is an obligation, there is power!" William's words spread throughout the place. The villagers knew that the main event was coming, and all of them cheered up and listened attentively, "As your lord, as this land , The sole owner of mountains, rivers and forests, swamps, I have the right to charge a reasonable fee for the protection I provide!"

"Dear Lord Baron Dicas, your request is as normal and reasonable as if a person wants to eat. How much do you plan to charge?" Counting from the right, there is a slightly fat center in the middle of the third row. The young man villager asked William.

　　 "Tell me your name." Those who dared to eat the first crab were encouraged by their courage. A glimmer of appreciation flashed in his eyes, and William looked at him and said.

"Adams, the distinguished Lord Baron Dicas, my name is Karl Adams, and everyone here calls me Mill Adams!" Feeling the gaze of William and the nearby villagers, the only miller in the village was a little excited, he I like this eye-catching feeling.

　　 "Very good, Adams! But I have to remind you that if you want to express an opinion, you must raise your hand before you speak, and you can speak only after I agree."

　　 When William said that, the smile on Adams's face instantly froze, and the nearby villagers also laughed.

"Then, Adams, go back. Then raise your hand to ask questions." William said tirelessly. He must instill this new behavior into his leaders. He didn't want to have a lot of people grabbing every time a meeting was held for discussion. To express opinions!

　　 "Yes." Adams stepped back, then raised his hand again.

　　 William looked at all the villagers and said majesticly, "It's not just Adams, but everyone else! If you want to express an opinion, I naturally welcome it, but raise your hand first!"

　　 The old John behind William was anxious, thinking that William was too approachable and would make these untouchables lose their due respect, but it is not easy to talk to William about this at this time, and can only wait to talk to William in the future.

　　 The old Grete in the team also smiled secretly, and said to his heart, the old Grete has met so many masters, this new master is really a different lord!

　　 After visiting all the villagers, William looked at the embarrassed Adams again, and first praised him, "Adams, you are the bravest person I have seen today!"

　　 Adams was taken aback for a moment, then the corners of his mouth opened to the sides, his eyes narrowed, "Thank you, Lord Baron, for your praise! Thank you, Lord Baron, for your praise!"

　　 William chuckled, his expression became serious again, and he said with a serious face, "Now, I will answer your question. You ask me how much I charge, I think a 40% harvest is a reasonable range!"

　　 As soon as the voice fell, all the villagers were silent, looking at William with shocked and desperate eyes.

William frowned involuntarily. When he thought about it, the value of 40% was still relatively low. Many lords collected more than this amount of land rent. What's more, they also charge other taxes. Their lords can get it after a year of hard work. One-third of the achievement is already the result of the lord's generosity.

　　 Could it be that it’s been a long time since no one collected taxes? Now when it comes to tax collection, everyone has opinions.

　　 Sure enough, it is easy to change from frugality to luxury, but difficult to change from luxury to frugality!

　　If this is really the case... a flame of flame rose in William's heart.

He paused, and then said, "I want to reiterate that the 40% I collect includes not only your land rent, but also your tax on cutting trees in the forest and fishing in the water. In addition to business tax, other All the taxes are in it!"

　　Old John was anxious and couldn't help but shouted, "My Lord Baron, you don't need to be polite to them!"

　　 "Old John, I naturally have my considerations." William said without looking back.

　　 Old John had to shut his mouth helplessly, and looked angrily at the group of unsatisfied people below!

　　 "What? Do you think it is low? Maybe I should close it a little higher." William was a little tired and no one had any of his staff. This kind of thing can only be said by him himself.

　　The villagers in the team couldn't help whispering, and the voices were superimposed, just like in the evening, when a large group of mosquitoes gathered together, the sound of flapping wings was annoying!

　　 William yelled, overwhelming everyone's voice, "Old John, help me see who is talking? Pull it out and beat it ten times and fine a franc silver coin!"

　　 As soon as the words were spoken, no villager dared to speak, and the whole place fell into weird silence again.

　　 Old John is no longer useful.

　　 After a pause, there was an elderly man among the villagers who raised his hand tremblingly.

　　 "Say!" William pointed at the old man and said.

　　 "Thank you, Lord Baron! I am Grete, old Grete, and everyone in the village asked me to send letters to Grete." The old man introduced himself first.

　　 "Yeah." William nodded for some reason.

"Lord Baron, you see, our lives are already so difficult. If you add this heavy burden, I think our whole village will not survive this winter. Lord Baron, you want to get someone who has no one to farm for you. Territory? So, I sincerely, on behalf of everyone in Nisai Village, I beg you, please lower the tax!"

　　The other villages in Nisai Village nodded in agreement and looked at William with hope.

　　 "You **** untouchables, are you threatening adults?" At this time, Old John stood up and reprimanded everyone.

　　 William remained silent.

　　 This in itself is an affirmation of Old John's behavior.

Old Grete waved his hand and said, "Master John, we never meant it. We respect and welcome our Lord Dicas more than anyone else! It's just that the shoulders of Nisai Village are already covered with a thousand loads of boulders, we I can't afford it anymore, a single piece of thatch will kill the entire village!"

　　 "Untouchables, put away your sophistry! In front of Old John, all your attempts will not succeed." Old John thought that Old Great was lying to him.

　　 "Master John, I can attest that what Old Gretel said is true! We really can't afford such a high rent." Adams interrupted in, vowing to be honest.

　　 Old John suddenly screamed, "Untouchable, you did not raise your hand to speak, you violated the lord's laws! You will be whipped and fined!"

　　 Adams looked blank.

　　 At this time, William frowned and blocked Old John's actions, then looked at Old Gretel, his tone became calm and calm, "I'm very strange! I hope you can answer me!"

　　 "I must know everything!" Old Grete bowed.

"Well! As far as I know, 40% of the land rent belongs to the lowest level in the entire Principality, not to mention that I also include so many taxes. Compared to the 40% land rent I set, the taxes collected by other lords Only high, not less, 50%, 60%, not uncommon, even 70%."

　　 "If they can survive, why don't you do it?"

　　William’s question is very similar to what his school teacher said when he often criticized students in his previous life, "Why can so and so and so and why can't you?"

　　 "Is it really not good, why is UU reading www.uukanshu.com?" William's words were already a bit murderous.

　　 Old Gretel smiled bitterly, "My lord, the harvest month is coming soon, then the frosty month is coming soon!"

"Oh."

　　 "In the frosty month, heavy snow will cover forests and swamps, and food will become scarce! And those terrifying creatures living deep in the forest will come out to forage, and the small village of Nisai is where they bear the brunt."

　　 "What terrifying creature?" William asked with a move in his heart.

　　 "Wolves! And the lizardmen in the swamp?" Old Grete hesitated, then said.

　　 The villagers all showed sad expressions on their faces, as if thinking of unhappy past events.

　　"Lizardman?" This was something William didn't know. He looked back at Old John.

　　Old John also looked unknowingly.

　　 William looked at Old Gretel again, and said, "You tell me about the lizardman."

"Yes, Lord Baron Dicas." Old Grete replied, "Lizardmen are humanoid creatures living in the Shadow Swamp. They look like a large upright lizard, with sharp fangs in their mouths. The body is covered with a thick layer of scale armor, and they also use some simple weapons, a huge number."

　　 "Whenever the snow falls, the lizardmen in the Shadow Swamp flock out, looking for food. We humans are their recipes, and my father died under their fangs."

　　 "There is such a thing!" William suddenly realized, it is no wonder that this shadow swamp has been resting like a thorn between the Golden Rose Kingdom and the Principality of Fadil for so many years, but no country has completely conquered it!

　　 In addition to the problem of the swamp itself, the existence of lizardmen is also an important factor that cannot be ignored.