Chapter 12: Some Tax Laws in the Wyvern Kingdom
Yan Tielong hurried to the Rourou Hotel, when he entered the hotel and saw a beautiful blonde Ospine in the restaurant eating white bread and the milk of unknown animals in an aristocratic and elegant way, he thought of himself nibbling on black bread and ale wine, and asked Kilymis at the counter: "Aunt Kilymis, why does Ospine have such a good breakfast?"
Qili Mith, who was writing something at the counter, heard Yan Tiechong asking, so she said as a matter of course: "Those breakfasts are bought by Ospine himself, not like someone who is so lavish and has a lot of debts, if you want to eat those exquisite breakfasts, you should pay off the account early." ”。
Qili Mixi remembered that Yan Tielong hurriedly went to Kemidis in the morning, and thought that he hadn't eaten breakfast and asked, "Yan Tielong, you haven't eaten breakfast yet, have you?"
Before Yan Tielong could react, Qi Li Midi instructed Yu Mi Si Qian, who was walking towards him: "Yu Mi Si Qian, go to the kitchen and prepare a black bread and water for our Excellency Yan Tuhao." ”。
"Yes, Aunt Mis. Yumicy replied, and walked in the direction of the kitchen.
"Wait for Sister Yumisisi, you don't need to prepare it for me, I just used it at Uncle Kmidis's side. Yan Tielong hurriedly called Yu Mi Qian to explain that he had breakfast at the Green Feather Qian Tavern.
When Qi Limisi heard that Yan Tielong had already eaten it, she asked, "Since you have already eaten Yan Tielong, what is the matter with you coming back here now?"
"Oh, Aunt Kilymis, don't you remind me, I almost forgot, I just took on a nice escort assignment at Uncle Kemidis's, but now I'm going to have to wait for Ospine to finish his breakfast. Yan Tielong remembered his purpose when he heard Kilymis's words, but when he saw that Ospine was still eating, he said.
When Qi Limisi heard Yan Tielong's words, her expression flashed a trace of satisfaction that Yan Tielong could understand his mercenary members, and then stopped paying attention to what Yan Tielong continued to write with his head bowed.
Yan Tielong waited on the side for a while, and when he saw that the Ospine nobles had finished breakfast in an elegant manner, he stepped forward and said, "Ospine, I have taken a good task, let's go." ”。
"Okay Captain!" Ospine actually noticed Yan Tielong when he entered the hotel, but he was able to explain his intention to himself after eating breakfast, and he agreed and responded a little in his heart.
Along the way to the Green Feather Akane Tavern, Yan Tielong explained to Ospine the situation of this mission and the lucrative commission.
"Platinum Eagle Banner South, we're here!" Yan Tielong took Ospine to the warehouse at the back door of the Green Feather Akane Tavern, and when he saw Platinum Eagle Banner Nan and the five Muru beast carts and the three Muru beast cart drivers, he greeted him.
"Brother Yan Tielong, can we go?" Platinum Eagle Qi Nan asked directly at Yan Tielong and the two of them.
"Of course, Your Excellency our employer!" Yan Tielong saluted as a mercenary, and then took Ospine into the Muru beast cart.
"Let's go!" saw that everyone was ready, and announced loudly.
Platinum Eagle Banner Nan let Yan Tielong and them take the lead, and Yan Tielong and they drove five empty Mulu beast carts out of Guyu Town and headed towards Platinum Fortress.
"Commander Yan Tielong, is it really no problem for only the two of us to protect the caravan?" Ospine, who was sitting next to Yan Tielong, asked worriedly about the lack of manpower.
Yan Tielong heard Ospine's concern, and didn't care about chasing the Muru Beast, and said confidently: "Hehe, this trade route from Guyu Town to Bossro Fortress is only unlucky to encounter those uncivilized green skins, and there is no other danger, and the strength of the two of us is more than enough to deal with those green skins, so we don't have to worry about the shortage of manpower at all." ”。
"Captain Yan Tielong, aren't there outlaws like robbers and robbers on this road?" asked Ospine curiously.
But the robbers and robbers who are here are newcomers who don't know the situation, and the robbers and robbers who really know the situation here will not choose here. Yan Tielong first admitted that there were lawbreakers in this trade route, and at the same time, he also explained that the lawbreakers in this trade route were all newcomers who did not know the situation, and those veterans would not choose here.
Ospine was a little surprised when he heard Yan Tielong's words and asked, "Captain Yan Tielong, why is this?"
Yan Tielong heard O'Spin's confusion and directly explained the reason: "It's not those green skin relationships yet. ”。
Yan Tielong saw that Ospin was puzzled by his words, so he continued to explain: "Criminals like robbers and robbers will choose dangerous and hidden places near the trade route as their base, first, to facilitate robbery and robbery, second, to store the goods of robbery, and third, to defend against wild beasts and us bounties and prevent people with a strong sense of justice.
But here, those robbers and robbers have just decided on their own base, and they will start to build camps, but when they are halfway through the construction, they are suddenly troubled by the green skins that come out of nowhere, and when the time comes, they will have to deal with those green skins, and how can they have time to rob again, so there is no living space for those robbers and robbers here for a long time, so I will say that only those robbers who do not know the situation, robbers will choose to rob here. ”。
"Is that really the case!" Ospine still didn't believe what Yan Tielong said, but he didn't show it, he just questioned Yan Tielong in his heart.
When Yan Tielong and the others arrived safely at the Fortress before noon, Platinum Eagle Banner Nan decided to take a short rest, as well as replenish water and food, during which Platinum Eagle Banner went south and hired eight mercenaries from the Mountain Red Mercenary Regiment at the Howling Tavern.
"Let's go!" announced loudly at 11 o'clock in the afternoon, the rested Platinum Eagle Banner Nan announced loudly, and then led the Muru Beast convoy out of the Platinum Fortress and set off for the Barony of Mailobes in the Wyvern Kingdom.
"Commander Yan Tielong, why do we have to invite other mercenary groups with the caravan of Platinum Eagle Banner?" Ospine asked when he saw Platinum Eagle Banner South hiring other mercenary groups.
Yan Tielong said unwillingly when he heard Ospine's words: "The next way the caravan will pass, we will encounter those outlaws, only the two of us can't protect the caravan from being attacked by those robbers and robbers with brains, let's say it's still our own strength! Okay, as long as we do our own thing, we won't have such a thing when we recruit other members in a few days!"
O'S Pine heard that Yan Tielong's tone was unwilling, and silently opened his water bag according to some questions in his patience, handed it to Yan Tielong and said, "Here, Head Yan Tielong." ”。
"Thank you!" Yan Tielong took Ospine's water bag and took a sip of water, feeling that his mood had calmed down a lot, so he thanked Ospine.
After a two-hour journey, the Platinum Eagle Banner led the caravan to the outskirts of the small fortress in Barony Merlobes' domain.
Platinum Eagle Qi Nan walked up to Yan Tielong and asked, "Brother Yan Tielong, please leave you here for the time being!"
"Platinum Eagle Banner South rest assured, I am watching here, nothing will happen. Yan Tielong replied to the platinum eagle banner south.
When Platinum Eagle Qinan heard Yan Tielong's assurance, he ran to the village, and there were two soldiers guarding the more beautiful house.
"Commander Yan Tielong, what is Platinum Eagle Banner South going for?" Ospine, who was beside Yan Tielong, saw Platinum Eagle Banner South running into the house guarded by soldiers, and those two soldiers did not stop him, so he asked curiously.
"Oh, Platinum Eagle Banner is going to the tax collector of Baron McLobes and paying the tax on the purchase of ale!" Yan Tielong explained to Ospine, who was beside him.
"Head Yan Tielong, we haven't bought ale yet, why should we pay taxes?" asked Ospine suspiciously.
"Hehe, this is the nobles to prevent merchants from smuggling, after all, many merchants used to buy goods, and directly chose to leave the noble territory without paying taxes, which caused the nobles to lose a lot of money, so the kingdom and the nobles jointly issued a commercial decree to pay taxes first to buy goods. Yan Tielong explained that it is the law of the Flying Dragon Kingdom to pay taxes first and then buy goods.
"We haven't bought the goods yet, so how are the nobles collecting their taxes?" Ospine asked at one point.
"Noble taxes!En~, let's take our Mulu beast cart to buy ale as an example, we want to buy a Mulu beast cart of ale about 20 silver coin tax.
Of course, if you pay the tax on ale, but you buy other goods and are found by the local nobles, your goods will not only be confiscated, but you will also be imprisoned, and you will have to pay for your sins with a lot of money. Yan Tielong explained the kingdom's laws on taxation to Ospine.
When Ospine heard Yan Tielong's explanation, he muttered in a voice he could hear, "It turns out that the Wyvern Kingdom actually collects taxes like this!"
"Ospine, what are you talking about?" Yan Tielong heard Ospine's muttering, but his voice was too small to ask without hearing the content.
"Head Yan Tielong, I was just saying that today's weather is really good. Ospine snorted.
Just as Yan Tielong was about to continue to ask Ospine, he was interrupted by the voice of Platinum Eagle Qinan: "Brother Yan Tielong, we should go." ”。
"Oh, okay, let's go. Yan Tielong gave up and continued to ask Ospine, and he replied loudly to the Platinum Eagle Banner.
Yan Tielong drove the Mulu beast cart and the platinum eagle banner south and they came to the baronial domain of Mailobes, the village store specializing in ale wine, after buying the ale wine in the south of the platinum eagle banner, Yan Tielong and they immediately carried the large barrel of ale wine onto the Mulu beast cart.
After half an hour of transportation, Yan Tielong and the others finally loaded all the ale wine onto the five Mulu beast carts, and Yan Tielong and the others set off directly in the direction of the Platinum Fortress without resting.
When the caravan escorted by Yan Tielong was about to leave the Baron of Mailobes, it was suddenly stopped by a group of more than a dozen peasants dressed a little shabby, and at the same time, a middle-aged man wearing rusty knight's armor walked out of them and said loudly: "I am the knight of Baron Mailobes, now I suspect that your caravan is smuggling, and now I will be inspected, and if you have any threatening actions, you will be arrested for assaulting the nobles." ”。
"This knight, my name is Platinum Eagle Banner Nan and I am the head of this caravan, we are all good merchants, there is only ale here, by the way, this is the proof of our ale tax payment. Platinum Eagle Qinan hurriedly raised his hands above his head and walked up to the knight in the rusty knight's armor and said, and finally put down his raised hand, took out the tax certificate from his underwear and handed it to the knight in front of him.
And just when the knight put down his hand, the soldiers dressed in peasants around the knight nervously raised their wooden guns at the platinum eagle banner, and those soldiers thought that he was going to take out his weapon, if it weren't for the knight in the rusty knight's armor, he knew that the merchant in front of him was not threatening and waved his soldiers to retreat!
"En~!The documents are not wrong, now check if your Muru beast cart is only ale!Everyone get on the car and check!" The knight in the rusty knight's armor nodded after reading the tax certificate handed over by Bostro, but he still commanded his soldiers.
"Come down, we're going to check your Muru beast carts!" Baron Melobes looked like a peasant soldier with a long wooden spear pointed at Yan Tielong and Ospine of the Muru beast cart, and the tone of the man beside him was not good.
When O'Spine heard the bad attitude of the peasant-like soldier, he just wanted to teach the soldier in front of him a lesson, but Yan Tielong held him down, and heard him say, "Don't make trouble, leave it to Bossro here." ”。
Ospine listened to Yan Tielong's words and resisted his anger, stopped all unfriendly actions and got off the Mulu beast cart with Yan Tielong, and let the soldiers like farmers get on the Mulu beast cart to check.