“...... Thank you, gentlemen, for taking time out of your busy schedules to come to Deepwood. In Lower Loren Turin, the Count's adviser to the www.biquge.infoCount, in the name of the Lady Louwen Fried, expresses my most heartfelt gratitude. ”

With impeccable politeness and a smile, with a look of humility and dignity, Loren closed his opening remarks in the calmest tones.

The not-so-spacious long table was flanked by the nobles of the Deep Forest, dressed in different costumes, staring at the Earl's cronies with wide eyes. And the old man Barry Senna, who is the representative of the Senna family, sat in the front row.

The old man's expression was very complicated - this was the first time that Levin had summoned all the nobles in the entire realm in the name of the Count. Almost all the nobles had arrived, but the Count was nowhere to be seen, and they were greeted only by the wizard named Loren Turin.

What exactly is he going to do?

On the empty long table lay a thick stack of parchment scrolls, which looked very old, and the old man was very curious about the contents, and judging by the expression of the black-haired wizard, the matter they were going to talk about today was obviously related to these things.

Will Senna, the squire standing on the side, had a bit of shock on his face, obviously knowing something inside. But in the current situation, you can't ask him. Suppressing his curiosity, Barry Senna turned his gaze back to Loren, ready to see what the "wizarding advisor" was up to.

"As you know, Lord Ruben Fried has only recently become the Earl of Deepwood, so he doesn't know much about the situation here, your family, not even the commoners, but they already have a new Earl. ”

Loren's gaze swept over Barry Senna's face, the old man's expression was indifferent, and the black-haired wizard slightly hooked the corners of his mouth:

So, the Count was ready to introduce a reform to establish his authority. At the same time, it can also make the people of this land really understand who is ruling them!"

There was silence on both sides of the long table, and all the nobles watched coldly, and none of them were willing to take the initiative to stand up, or even respond slightly.

"So...... What is the Earl going to do for us, humble servants, for him?" Barry Senna said stiffly, "Is it to spread the word to the people of the realm?"

"Not really. Loren snapped his fingers at Will Senna, who was beside him, and the squire, who had not yet recovered from the shock, hurried forward and handed each of the nobles pieces of parchment.

Barry Senna glanced at it quickly, and the old man's expression changed slightly—it was only for a moment, but the black-haired wizard caught it.

"The above is the amount of all the farms, orchards, lands, villages, hunting grounds, and quarries of the entire county that are currently kept in the library of the Deep Forest, and the taxes to be paid by each of them, and the different families to which they belong. ”

Loren, who spoke calmly, said in a toneless tone: "I believe you are all familiar with it, right?"

The nobles sitting on both sides of the long table could only nod silently, but they still didn't understand, what was the other party going to do when they took this thing out?

"Excuse me, is the Earl going to thoroughly investigate the tax situation in the entire realm?" or the old man Barry Senna reacted more quickly: "If this is the case, the Senna family is willing to ......"

"Bang!"

A loud bang interrupted the old man's words, and everyone present was startled, and they looked at the black-haired wizard with his right hand on the stack of scrolls in shock.

Barry, who was interrupted from speaking, didn't even have time to get angry before he was robbed by Loren again.

"And these are the earliest records of the Deep-Forest, which detail the division of lands, forests, and rivers throughout the county, and the various families under its jurisdiction. ”

"That's right, I think you've already guessed it. There is almost a world of difference between what is written on this and what has just been written on the parchment. ”

"After all... It's been a hundred years. The old man smiled reluctantly: "It is normal that there will be some changes, some families will rise, some will decline, naturally it is impossible to be the same as before." ”

"Really?" Loren sneered: "But according to what I have checked, the taxes paid by the Deep Forest Fort in recent years are actually paid according to the records in my hand!"

"I'm very curious, could it be that the ancestors of Shenlin Castle hundreds of years ago had already anticipated the current situation?, so the taxes to be paid have also been calculated, so that we can still fulfill our obligations according to the records above?!"

"If that's not ......" The dark pupils swept over the surprised nobleman, and Loren raised the scroll in his hand: "That means that someone has concealed the taxes they should pay and the obligations they should fulfill, and they have filled their own pockets!"

The nobles present finally couldn't keep their composure, and they didn't even dare to look at each other, and they all wanted to hide under their chairs, regretting why they were here today.

Barry Senna was also stunned, he had expected that the Earl would use some drastic tactics, but he didn't expect it to come - this was really the attention he could come up with?!

Or is it the duke's hole cards that the duke has prepared a long time ago?!

Once you start digging through old accounts, you will never stop - everyone will be accused of the people around them in order to avoid criminal responsibility, and everyone will be in danger when the time comes, who else will want to stand by the side of the Senna family loyally?!

But if it's only this point, there is still a chance to save it. Forced to composure, Barry stood up tremblingly, with the expectant gaze of all the nobles behind him, hoping that he would stand up and defend everyone.

"About the Earl's grand plans...... The Senna family will support the settlement of taxes for the entire county!"

As soon as the old man's words fell, someone behind him fell directly from the chair, and his stunned expressions seemed to be carved out of a mold, and all the nobles were dumbfounded.

Barry Senata...... I'm afraid you're not crazy, are you?!

Loren's face was still expressionless, and he waited with his hands behind his back for the other party to speak—he didn't believe that the Senna family would simply raise their hands and surrender.

"Because of certain ...... For special reasons, taxation has always been an important issue in Shenlimburg. Barry Senna made an impassioned statement: "Thank you, Lord Earl, for discovering the problem for us in time, and we, lowly servants, should naturally go about solving it!"

"It's just ......," the old man said, "Such a grand plan will take a long time to investigate and study before the final conclusion can be reached." It can't be done overnight, you have to be cautious. ”

"Tell the Earl also that you may entrust this plan to his humble servants. We will discuss it seriously and come up with a practical way to fulfill the Earl's wishes. ”

Barry Senna's thought was very simple: as long as this "reform" could be held in the hands of the Senna family and cronies, the final result would not be what they said.

At that time, not only will the Senna family's position be more stable, but the count of Rowen Fried will be further hollowed out, and the Duke will no longer have a reason to trouble them!

"You seem to have a mistaken understanding of Lord Earl's plans. With a formulaic smile, Loren shook his head "regretfully": "A thorough tax investigation is only one step in reform." ”

"In addition to this, it is necessary to thoroughly liquidate and measure the area of all the cultivated land, orchards and hunting grounds of the entire county, find out the size of the land that each family should have, and then organize it into a book. ”

"Not only that, but we also want to convey these contents to the ears of every nobleman and every commoner in the entire county, so that they can see if the taxes they pay are the same as those recorded above!"

What-?!!

"This kind of thing ......" The old man, who was so frightened that he was almost speechless, choked on himself: "Why is the Earl not here for such an important matter?! I want to see Lord Leuven Fried, I want to see Lord Leuven Fleet-!"

"Unfortunately, Lord Reuven Fried is not in the castle right now. Loren, who had a calm face, showed a creepy smile in the eyes of an old man:

"He's already with Sir Aaron and the knights of the Guards to measure the land of the entire county!"