The mayor is actually the largest rancher here, and he has the most income every year, and besides, this used to be a poor place, so no one came to be the mayor, and the mayor has been the mayor for more than 20 years.

"What does this mean, Mayor?" a dozen herdsmen, forming a horse team, these herdsmen are armed, high mountain areas, everything.

"What do you mean, Marne?" the mayor asked, looking at the Steward.

"Mayor of the town, cashmere can't be sold out, it must be sold to our chamber of commerce. Marne spoke.

When the mayor heard this, he said to everyone, "Everyone go back with me first." ”

"What do you mean, Mayor?"

"It's just that we can't accept the price difference by a third. ”

"Yes. ”

The herdsmen also raised their weapons one after another and spoke.

Faith is one thing, but making money is another, and the two things should not be confused.

"At a third of the price, we didn't make any money, we had to transport such a long distance. The head of the Chamber of Commerce said.

"That's your business, we don't need you to transport it, and there isn't much going on right now anyway. ”

"It's like, we sell cashmere ourselves. ”

"That's it!"

The alpine goat is a kind of goat from the side of the orc empire selected by Luo Heng, and this kind of goat is to be bred in the alpine area, and the temperature is not too high.

The general cashmere is to fall off, but the cashmere of this goat will not fall off on its own, and it should be combed in the hottest time without shearing, because the alpine climate is cold.

There is a large temperature difference between day and night.

This cashmere is the best cashmere, almost equivalent to gold, the price has dropped a lot in recent years, but as a herdsman, eating and drinking basically do not need money, is a little daily necessities, and there are many mountains here, now the mountains have been carved up almost, the spring began to gradually move to the higher mountains, and in the autumn it slowly went down, and now the family has several pastures.

A goat is only one or two of the highest quality cashmere, and this cashmere is equivalent to gold.

The Textile Association will identify the wool when it buys it.

"No, absolutely not, Mayor Mare, give the order. The chief was a little anxious, and shouted to the mayor.

The mayor glanced at the chief and felt a headache, who are the archbishop's subordinates?

Although the archbishop has no executive power, he is the head of the affairs of a region.

Although the administrative and academic affairs of the Bright Empire seem to be separated, the influence on each other is very great.

The archbishop mainly looks at the faithful, but also needs to look at the financial resources, that is, the security of the diocese, etc.

The archbishop has his own armed forces, but each city also has its own armed forces, and the archbishop's armed forces are not subordinate to the armed forces of the cities.

The armed forces of the city eventually came under the jurisdiction of the Empire, and the Imperial Military Department came under the direct authority of the Pope.

In the past, the financial income of major cities was very low, because there was a choice between donating and paying taxes, and many believers chose to donate.

And when the major associations came, they handed over the taxes to the cities.

This is also a common practice of various associations throughout the world, so as not to directly entangle with the temple and cause unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, in the past few years, the financial revenue of various cities has been constantly rising, including the income of the town.

The current chamber of commerce is the archbishop's, which is tax-exempt, and the town will have to earn tens of thousands of dollars less in taxes this year.

"Take them all!" the mayor shouted.

"Yes!" The guards of the security office immediately took out muskets, and they were large-caliber pistols, which were equipped by the Textile Association for the town, because there were sometimes wild beasts in this alpine area, as well as low-level magical beasts, and these large-caliber pistols could be effective.

In addition, there are scattered ~ bullet ~ guns, there are fifty guards, the town has an annual income of more than 10,000 gold coins, equipped with fifty guards, and the fine iron armor is now cheaper than leather armor.

And it's magic armor, which the Textile Guild has equipped the town with to prevent the ranch from being attacked.

"You ....... The steward pointed to the mayor.

Yes!!!

As soon as the mayor stretched out his hand, he snapped the steward's finger back, and the steward let out a terrible cry.

"Mayor Mare, we're not selling. ”

"Yes, we don't sell it" cashmere can be stored, and insect repellent agents are needed, which these ranchers have equipped.

"It's like, we're not selling, we're going to sell next year. The herders all spoke.

"Then go back. Mayor Mare nodded, it was a good idea.

When the manager saw this, he shouted, "No, how can you not sell it?"

"Your Excellency, pay attention to your words, the Imperial Code does not provide for forced buying and selling. The mayor was also impatient with the chief, and shouted.

"Are you going to be an enemy of the archbishop?" The manager pointed angrily at the mayor.

Whoa!

The surrounding guards immediately raised their guns.

The guards brought by the chief also picked up their guns one after another.

When the herdsmen saw this scene, they also raised the scattered ~ bullet ~ guns and crossbows in their hands one after another.

The mayor looked at the chief steward and said, "Don't use the archbishop to suppress me, I'm the mayor of the town, come here, drive these people out of the town, and if you resist, you will be killed directly." ”

The mayor may be weaker if it were close to a large city, but it used to be the most remote place, and the archbishop's influence was limited.

"You!"

"Get out!" exclaimed the mayor.

If you shoot, then others will die, and you will die.

The steward was expelled from the town.

The head of the general manager's chamber of commerce, because of the large production of cashmere here, sent the general manager.

In the afternoon of the next day, the manager came to the nearest city, and as soon as he arrived at the Chamber of Commerce, he saw many people on the side of the Chamber of Commerce.

"Come out!"

"That's it, come out!"

"Smashed!"

Thousands of people are here, armed with all kinds of weapons, and on the periphery of these thousands of people are the guards of the city.

Whoa!

Rumble!

The door of the Chamber of Commerce was closed, and then it was smashed open.

Bang!

Bang!

There was a thumping sound inside the chamber of commerce.

"Rush!"

Many people outside the Chamber of Commerce also took up their weapons and rushed in.

"What's going on?" asked the steward.

"The purchase price of grain is 15% lower than that announced by the agricultural association, and the seeds, pesticides, and fertilizers are 20% more expensive than the agricultural association. This chamber of commerce is at this price, and no one else is allowed to collect grain. The passerby replied.

"These guards don't care?" the steward asked.

"No matter what, we have no food to eat, last year we collected 110,000 gold coins in taxes, this year it is said that there are less than 30,000 gold coins, the major associations used to pay taxes, and now these chambers of commerce do not pay taxes. Passerby B spoke.

When the steward saw that a body had been carried out, he knew that something was wrong.

The grain base is large, and a farmer can sell 100,000 catties of grain, and the price is reduced by not 15 percent, that is, 5 percent, and the loss is terrible.

On the administrative side of the city, they have long been dissatisfied with the tax exemption of the Chamber of Commerce, but these bureaucrats see it very clearly.

But no one said it, after all, if you say it first, you will be detained.

"City Lord, are we going to participate next?" The tallest building in the city, the city lord with a dozen subordinates, was watching here.

"No, we don't have to get involved, see who can afford to wait. The city lord shook his head and said.

"What if the archbishop gives an order?" someone asked.

"As long as it does not violate the code, we carry out the order. The city lord spoke.

Those who can serve as city lords in the Holy See state also have positions in the Holy See, and the relationship between such people is very complicated.

The archbishop himself invested a lot of money, and of course some things still made money, such as those obtained from the Pump Association.

Only this service sector is largely unaffected, and the rest are greatly affected.

The miners are on strike!

Miners' wages are reduced more than farmers', because the ore needs to be transported over long distances, and the miners have their own profits, so they can only find a way for the miners.

If you do 300 in a certain position, and then you do 600 in a few months, you will find that your salary has not doubled, and the growth is definitely increasing.

The unit price boss will definitely lower it for you, this is an undeniable fact.

The income of the miners has been cut in half, and in the past, there was an income of more than one gold coin a month, but now it is less than fifty silver coins.

Trade union!

The trade unions played a role, and the unions privately mobilized the miners, all went on strike, and they stopped working.

didn't ask for anything, everyone dispersed in a hurry and went back to their hometown to farm.

The mine owner was dumbfounded!

The mine owners are the spokesmen of the major nobles, among which the bishops occupy the majority, and the bishops have a lot of property in the diocese, otherwise how can they raise so many armed forces.

The miners went on strike, the transport convoy was basically stopped, and seeing that this year's grain was about to come out, the grain purchase began, and last year's grain stock was taken out and sold.

But as soon as the price was announced, many branches of the Chamber of Commerce were smashed, and many people were killed.

Farmers worked hard to farm, and the Chamber of Commerce actually lowered the price.

The guide price of the agricultural association is announced, and the newspaper has long announced the purchase guide price of each association this year, that is, in some remote places, the price is lower.

But someone else can send it to the city.

In some cities, the lord of the city was a close confidant of the archbishop, and he forced people to collect grain, wool, and other things.

There was also a lot of trouble.

The Pope looked at the reports of the various departments below.

The Pope and the major bishops, in fact, are not so good, the major bishops are almost the emperors of their own dioceses, and in the past few years, the income of various cities has increased, and the armed forces have increased.

"Everything is judged according to the Code. The Pope spoke.

Code!

There is no forced buying and selling in the code, and the matter of beating people to death must be investigated.

The peasants also began to strike, that is, not to sell a single grain, a chicken, a sheep, a fish, not even a single vegetable.

The farmers stopped selling grain, and the price of grain in the empires skyrocketed all at once, because the founders could no longer buy it.

Then the price of wine began to rise!

And then all the prices skyrocketed all at once, and of course the empires were closer to the borders, but they were more stable, because the distance from the association was shorter, and the purchase prices here were not too outrageous.

Half of the major dioceses were chaotic, half were nothing, and the Pope looked at the situation in front of him, and his eyes lit up.