second day, early morning.

Victor completed the daily essential morning exercises, ate a hearty breakfast, took a hot bath comfortably, and changed into the Viscount dress sewn by Nicole. After everything was taken care of, he walked towards the small living room of the Ducal Palace.

This morning, as Lord Gambis, he will go to Kite Castle to meet the new king and present a gift. Before that, he had to discuss with Sylvia, Katerina, and Duke York on the kingdom's annuity tax.

Victor walked into the living room. Duke York first greeted him: "Victor, would you like something to eat or drink?" On the coffee table in front of him, there were beef patties, fruit salad and a large bottle of fresh goat's milk.

"Thank you, I have already eaten breakfast... Give me a cup of snow ear tea." Victor handed cloak to the maid, sat down on the empty chair next to Sylvia, and apologized: "Sorry, Let everyone wait a long time."

Katerina is dressed up, her hair is coiled high, a string of ruby ​​necklaces hung on her slender and white neck, and the earrings of the same style make her look elegant and poised and beautiful and beautiful. alluring moving. She looked at Victor with her gray-green eyes and said with a slight smile: "Victor, you look...very energetic."

"It's very charming," Sylvia said. Her smile was narrow and charming.

Victor's handsome face collapsed, and he muttered: "Dear madam, this is not funny...well, if you want to laugh, just laugh, anyway, you know..."

"haha, Victor, I heard about your yesterday’s deeds as soon as I got up from bed today. Well, there are two versions...now...Blinol probably has seven or eight differences The rumors are all about the dispute between you and the Dodo envoy." Enbis said excitedly.

"I didn't say it." Sylvia pouted aggrievedly, and smiled with Katerina again.

Katerina Shallow said with a smile: "Victor, you befriend the Golden Sparrow family. Kite Castle will not let go of the opportunity for publicity. It is estimated that the entire aristocratic circle will spread... I mean... All." She drew a circle in the air with her long, white index finger.

The maid of the York family suppressed a smile and presented a cup of fragrant snow ear tea. Victor picked up the cup, took a sip, and shook the head mockingly: "The appetizers before the noble meal, the happy desserts at the tea party...My reputation is still useful, although I don't like it...Of course, Jin Li The Sparrow family will not feel happy either. This is somewhat gratifying to me."

"The following topics, I guess everyone will not be happy just now." Victor said resolutely: "Our Highness Regent King passed Viscount Tennes , To test the attitude of Centaur Hills towards pension tax reform."

"Mrs. Sylvia just talked to us." Enbis took a sip of goat's milk and wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin. People are willing to pay more taxes, and no one can pay less. The kingdom's annuity tax is levied based on the church's eleven tax. How the priest collects taxes, the kingdom tax officer collects taxes according to the church account book. Earn more, pay more , This is normal. The lord will at best unite to resist and delay for a few years... Regent King’s annuity tax will eventually be implemented. Dodo, Naville, Sasan... Kings, emperors and bishops everywhere, There is something to learn, no lord can run away."

"It can only be said that His Royal Highness Williams is very good in timing." Duke York dropped the fine linen napkin, patted his chubby belly, He shook his head and sighed: "We still have 15 years and 8 months of tax holidays. Centaur Hills has no reason to boycott the new tax. When Regent King cleans up the other families, we can’t even find an ally, so we can only obediently. Pay taxes. Moreover, the reform of the eleventh tax system started in Centaur Hills first. Even if other lords complained, it is to blame for us to cooperate with the Pope to change the eleventh tax payment once a year to a half-yearly payment. I think, His Royal Highness Williams and the new red-clothed Archbishop are happy to praise the York family’s knowledge and knowledge in front of other families."

He glanced at Victor and then said, "Of course, we need the Pope. The support of Mianxia must also support the Pope’s lineage. Centaur Hills has cooperated with the church’s tax reforms, and first helped Clement Mianxia and Bishop Pierot to stabilize their positions before they can help us."

Katerina supported Chin, sighed faintly: "The Thain bishop that is about to put on red robe is the lineage of the Patriarch of Tamor. It is reported that the Pope has surrendered the Archbishop of Bory and Gambis to Patriarch of Tamor. Such a Come, Borui and Suse, and the parishes of Dodo and Gambis The connection becomes one, which is conducive to the implementation of Nantuo's strategy. On the surface, the Patriarch Tamor's momentum is soaring, but in fact, he will be in a hurry for a long time. This means that even if we move closer to the Patriarch Tamor, it will be difficult for him to take care of the interests of Centaur Hills. In contrast to Pope Lineage, their power has become more concentrated and can help us and Naville Kingdom to the utmost. This retreat under Clement's crown, the retreat takes care of the overall situation, the retreat is simply and neat, and the retreat is wonderful! "

"No one would deny Clement's wisdom. Sylvia said with a jaw head: "Although he left the York family no choice, I like wise allies. "

Sylvia said with a smile to Victor: "My dear, since we have no choice, we might as well support Regent King's new tax system. As the lord from Kite Castle, Viscount Randal should set an example and send a great gift to the new king. "

She was euphemistically saying: the thing was caused by you, you have to pay your own taxes, and Regent King’s favor is also yours.

Victor pondered for a moment and knocked on the table. Asked: "What about the tax officer and trade tax in Raven Town? "

"Trade tax? Don't even think about it, Williams! "

Duke York patted the coffee table and screamed: "We have 15 years, 8 months and 17 days of tax holidays!" Even if it expires, Yuanbao will not even want to receive trade tax from me. Chamber of Commerce Two-headed Lizard "He took a bite of beef pie aggressively, and said vaguely: "I will unite all the big lords and small lords to jointly boycott the trade tax." "

"By the way. Victor, you are very wise to hand over the management rights of raw sugar to Chamber of Commerce! "

"Augustus installs a tax officer in Raven Town, which is acceptable. "Sylvia nodded, and said with a sneer: "Trade tax, what is that?" "

"Trade tax will definitely not be paid...I am not opposed to Williams’s new tax, nor do I object to his placement of a tax officer in Raven Town...I just want to know, if all lords resist the new tax Tax, how will things develop? "Victor looked around and finally fell on Katerina’s pretty face.

Katerina frowned her slender eyebrows. Only she knew the Augustus family best among the four people present, but she thought hard for a long time. Still nothing, I had to shook the head with blank eyes, and the confused expression looked delicate and cute.

Sylvia faint smiled at Katerina, turned his body, and asked Victor: " Do you have any ideas? "

Victor laughed confidently and gently spit out three words:

"Gold Sol, Silver Sol, Copper Sol. "

"Currency? "The fat duke looked thoughtful, with a ray of light in his eyes.

Katerina is still ignorant and charming.

"You made it clear to me! Sylvia rolled her beautiful eyes, twisted Victor's thigh with a slender hand, and groaned: "I hate you to leave half of your speech, deliberately showing off your skills in front of a lady." "Speaking, she glanced sideways at Katerina who cheeks slightly red.

Victor swears that he never meant to tease Katerina, but Sylvia's just right soft acidity made the atmosphere a little embarrassing, but also inspired His confidence and desire to express.

"Uh...I want to understand the military strength of the Augustus family first. "Victor said with a bitter smile.

"Victor said with a bitter smile.

"Victor said with a bitter smile. "Katerina restored her dignified and elegant appearance, and said in deep thought: "The lords of the Augustus family have a total of 40,000 county soldiers, and the royal capital Guard Army has more than 20,000 people. Every Guard Army warrior is an elite, not inferior to our fangs Legion. If you add up all the elite soldiers under Lord Gambis, there are probably only a few hundred more soldiers than the Guard Army. "

"The Augustus family has a strong military force, but it is far from enough. "Victor said as soon as he said: "Yuanbao must maintain the domestic rule and the tranquility of the border, and it must also prepare to cross the river south and expand its territory. I estimate that the size of the Guard Army must be more than doubled in order for the royal family to maintain its dominant position. Even if Marquis Goron followed the example of Centaur Hills and recruited refugees to hire Legion, I would not find it strange. "

"They don't need it. Sylvia shook her head and said: "Loyalty is always the first condition for selecting and cultivating family elites. It is hard to imagine that the family distributes precious potions, limited land, and sophisticated armor equipment to strong people who lack loyalty. This will inevitably lead to the collapse of the family. There are differences between the upper and lower, and the system of favoring one over the other can maintain the stability of the family and even the kingdom. "

"We recruit the refugees and form the employment Legion is compelled by circumstances. However, the equipment, training, treatment, and status of Legion must be different from that of vassal soldiers. "

She paused and sighed again: "Gambis has been in existence for more than three hundred years, and the kingdom continues to receive Dodo people who have been displaced by the war. These people have lived in the northern part of the kingdom and the central plains of Blinol for at least seven generations. The beneficiary lord of Yuanbao absorbed part of it, and although the remaining people are free people, in fact, they live as the children of Augustus. With the king's order, Kite Castle can recruit 80,000 loyal soldiers in the northern and central regions at any time. "

Katerina said with a slight jaw, "What the Ministry of Military Affairs has to do is to urge the Ministry of the Interior to relocate redundant refugees to make room for survival and development for militia families, and then use water conservancy projects to open up The arable land and terraces of the country turned the militias into vassals and soldiers. Those refugees have become the source of troops for Centaur Hills to hire Legion. "

The topic was turned off. Victor said quickly: "Anyway, the kingdom needs money!" "

"A lot, a lot of money. "Duke York nodded responds.

"Will Williams's new tax cannot be implemented, what should I do? "

"Cast gold coin, plunder our wealth. "Duke York yelled: "Damn it!" I would rather Williams continue to levy material annuity tax than him forging more gold coins. "

"Do you think Regent King will cast more Kinsoul?" But what impact can this have on us? "Katerina didn't even look at Enbis, but instead asked Victor.

Are you really good to her husband... Victor mourned Enbis in her heart, but she still explained: "There is no gold itself. Value, exchange of gold for materials is simply a lucrative business. If Williams is forced by Marquis Goron, he can only do this...no! He would definitely do this, the difference between the time of day and night. "

Katerina thought for a moment, said with a beautiful smile: "Gold itself has no value... This is the first time I have heard this statement, but think about it carefully, your point of view is very reasonable. However, even the Imperial Family cannot violate the ancient Sol Covenant. Gambis has a fixed amount for casting gold coins. "

The Sol Covenant is a currency forging covenant concluded by the 37th Pope Sol and the Great Knight family in the Holy City. It unifies the material, size, style, exchange ratio, and circulation of the currency. The covenant stipulates that every 36 years, human empires, kingdoms and dukedom send representatives to the holy city to discuss their respective gold sol casting shares. The kingdoms then cast their own silver sol according to the gold coin share. The church Obtained one-tenth of the total issued amount of King Sol and was responsible for the casting of Copper Sol.

The appearance of the Sol Covenant marked the end of the Silver Age and the rise of the Bronze Age. Since then, The legitimacy of the kingdom has been recognized by the church, the vassal system has completely replaced the city-state system, and the church’s eleven taxes have officially entered the stage of history.

Because the kingdoms can cast silver sols of equivalent value, The wealth of the royal family has virtually doubled. Therefore, the newly born Royal Family also especially supports the Sol Covenant.

For thousands of years, the sacredness of the Sol Covenant has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Katerina is one of the great nobles. Women have never thought about the meaning behind the currency covenant.

I am afraid that only Victor can ignore the authority and tradition, unveil the sacred cloak of the Sol covenant, and show its drenched with blood side.

"How did the purple gold coin of the kingdom come from? "He asked flatly.

"When the Augustus family opened up the wilderness, they lacked funds. They mixed fine gold into Jinsor, cast it into a purple gold coin, and promised to exchange it..." Katerina's voice As she got smaller and smaller, she thought that Gambis’ purple gold coin was a purple gold coin modeled after the Borui people. Today, every kingdom has its own purple gold coin.

Victor said: “Purple gold coin Coin at first is a debt certificate issued by Borui people to help them raise funds and build seven joint islands. The kingdoms are vying to follow suit. As long as the kingdom's finances are tight, they will cast a batch of purple gold coins to harvest the wealth of the lord. Although the purple gold coin is guaranteed by the royal family's credit and taxes, it actually bypassed the Sol Covenant and became a new currency. "

He shook the head and said: "I still have many questions about the nature of currency. To be sure, gold itself has no value. When everyone agrees that gold can be exchanged for goods, it has value. "

Katerina entered a state of confusion again. She pursed her lips and said hesitantly: "However, after all, the kingdom has not violated the Sol Covenant by casting Golden Thor and Silver Thor privately." Purple gold coins can indeed be exchanged for the agreed amount of gold coins. "

Sylvia asked musingly: "Duke Erickson has cast Golden Thor privately for ten years. Where did those gold coins go?" "

"It was swallowed by the Dodo royal family and church. "Duke York sighed: "Eriksson is an idiot, Friedrich deliberately indulged him in casting Kinthor privately, and when the Dodo royal family couldn't resist the pressure of the church, he would take him to blame. Erickson died, but the money fell into the pockets of the Dodo royal family and the church. "

"Friedrich can do this, so can Augustus, as long as they are short of money. "Victor said with his jaw.

Sylvia turned his gaze to Victor and asked solemnly: "Tell me, what does the right of currency casting mean to the kingdom?" Will the Augustus family abandon the Sol Covenant? "

" Very interesting question. "Victor nodded, said with a smile: "What does it mean to exchange worthless gold for valuable medicine ingredients, ore, grain, animal skins, etc.? It means that this is a scourge of power, which means that this power must be in the hands of the royal family. "

"Regardless of whether Williams can implement the new tax, the Augustus family and all the royal families will cast Golden Thor and Silver Thor, but they will not violate the Sol Covenant. "Victor's mouth evokes a playful smile.

"Because the Sol Covenant is bound to collapse. "

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