The summer is about to pass, the lords' territories are beginning to be busy, the farmers are preparing for the upcoming harvest, and the lords also have to let their henchmen form a tax team at this time, and inspect and collect taxes in their own territories, the economy at this time is mainly based on goods, the farmers hand over their harvested crops to the tax collectors, and the tax collectors will collect the crops into the lord's castle warehouse, and then the lords will sell the surplus crops to local merchants or traveling merchants in exchange for money, However, this does not mean that the liege will only receive crops, and if there are towns in the liege's domain, the burghers will provide money as taxes.

"Lord Earl, I have already chosen this year's tax collector, and I am ready to go at any time, just waiting for your order." Brother Elvet said to Arold, who was dealing with the texts, that a lot of texts accumulated in the war against the Danes needed to be signed by Arold, such as the need to recruit serfs to build irrigation canals during the slack time, which was also Arold's initiative, he used the method of recruiting the peasants to fight in the slack time to carry out the infrastructure of the territory, and he was going to build several criss-crossing canals in his own territory to improve the fertility of the land. The construction of aqueducts is not a simple matter of digging a few ditches, it requires mathematical calculations and advanced design, but Arold is not worried about this, a branch of the Masons Guild is newly located in the town of Mecklenburg, and only needs to pay a few skilled stonemasons to pay for it.

"Good, but get Harlan and Sean with you in the tax line, I need these kids to get acquainted with the work." Arold drips off the hot wax. After pressing his ring on it, signing the order in his hand, and holding it in his hand, he said to Brother Elvet that this text would be nailed to the door of the church so that people would know about his decree.

"But are they your personal attendants?" Brother Elvet said worriedly.

"It's okay, I have other squires who won't be leaving Mecklenburgshire anytime soon, so I don't need the service of the two of them." Arold said to Brother Elvet.

"Understood, Lord Earl." Brother Elvet said after bowing to Arrod.

"Yes." Arold waved his hand at Brother Elvet, and he finished the text at hand as fast as he could. Princess Josie was still waiting for him to go to the service with her. By this time the church bells had already sounded.

"Lord Count." Princess Josie wore a long sky-blue dress, her own pearl hairnet on her head, and two tightly tied sleeves embroidered with gold threads, and gracefully led her maid to the door. And stretched out his little hand and gently buckled the door. A loud noise sounded to warn Arold not to be late.

"Oh. Princess, I'm coming. Arold propped himself up on his wooden table with both hands, and walked towards the door, where the chubby squire Xia Zuo held Arold's sword terminator and placed it on his shoulder. Follow Arrod closely.

"It's Sunday, how long has it been since you've been to a service, Earl?" Princess Josie smiled and curtsied Arold and held out her hand, who smiled back and shook the princess's hand.

"Well, you know that my territory is under the threat of savage infidels, so I'm really busy with business." Arold shrugged his shoulders, wearing a black turban on his head, said to have come from the distant Italian peninsula, as one of the gifts given by his brother-in-law, the Duke of Abel, and there was nothing more flattering in this day and age than the gift of expensive clothing.

"As rulers, we have to attend church services regularly, and last week the deacon of the church complained that it was not taken seriously by the court, and the roof of the church was leaking, and I had taken some money from my dowry to repair the roof for the deacon." Princess Josie walked side by side with Arjod to the castle church and said to Arold on the way.

"What's such a thing?" Arrod's brows furrowed, he had always been repulsive and wary of Christianity from the bottom of his heart, but he also knew that it was impossible to expose the tone of an atheist in this era, because this era was the most pious time for people, from the king to the peasants, faith was the first priority, and Princess Josie's approach was correct, and it could not give the impression that Arrod, Count of Mecklenburg, was not reverent.

"Bell, bell, bell~~~." The bells of the church echoed over Mecklenburg, and people walked to the church one after another, both nobles and commoners were proud of their faith, and everyone was almost equal in the church.

"Blessed Virgin Mary ~~~~." From the empty reverberating church came the priest's missionary voice, although Arold had listened patiently to the priest's sermon, but to be honest, it was really very boring, which was why he was reluctant to go, but this time, in the company of the beautiful and elegant Princess Josie, he still patiently stepped into the church, which housed the remains of his forged Virgin, and made him a lot of money.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Josie, Count and Lady of Mecklenburg, has arrived~~~." When he saw Arrold and Princess Josie enter the church, the deacon standing at the gate of the church hurriedly shouted loudly, the arrival of the lord and the lady made everyone get up from the wooden benches, and they all took off their hats and bowed to Arold and Princess Josie, and Xia Zuo, the fat man with a sword, stood at the gate and went out, because those who wore weapons were not allowed to enter the temple of God.

"Welcome, Lord Earl, and oh, and the noble Princess Josie." The priest who was preaching saw Arold and his party, walked down from the pulpit excitedly, bowed to Arold and Princess Josie, and said.

"Well, please go on, Father." Arold slightly, at this time in the church everyone eyes are full of reverence and appreciation, the lord and the lord's wife personally attended the worship is an honor, under normal circumstances there are prayer rooms in the castle, if Arold said that he prayed in his own prayer room, no one will think it is inappropriate, but Arold brought his wife to the church to worship with everyone, in fact, in the words of later generations, it is a strategy to be close to the people, many farmers from remote places are excited and tearful, It's enough for them to go back and brag about it.

"Yes, Lord Earl." The priest bowed flatteringly to Arrod, and then took a corner of his priesthood robe and took a few steps up to the pulpit, where his voice resounded in the dome-shaped church. (To be continued......)