Chapter 37: The Mystery of Population Loss (Part II)
"So last month the population of Sagos lost a bit? There is a loss of population every month, and if this continues, we will soon become an empty city, what do you say, Minister of Management? Münster said as he looked at the Managing Minister, Marifu.
"This ...... I'll try to control it after that. Malifu said with some weakness.
Münster also sensed something strange, and continued to ask Marifu: "I have always focused on military training, and I have never known anything about the affairs in the city, and I would like to ask the Minister of Management to explain it to me, so that I can know what the situation is." ”
"Uh......" Marifu was suddenly asked, looking up at Kelida with a distress look, and Kelida tapped the table without saying a word.
Seeing this situation, it was impossible for Kelida to help herself, so she could only rely on herself to fool herself by, and her little eyes turned slyly to think about how to answer Münster's words.
Jason watched silently from the side, he knew the situation, just waiting for Marifu to explain it to Münster, if Münster knew that they had changed the tax rules without authorization, then Kelida would definitely be finished.
Jason was happy when he thought of this, and his previous nervousness was relieved a lot.
"This, it may be that these days, the thieves and bandits outside the city have been significantly reduced by our crackdown, and some misers are unwilling to live in the city and pay taxes, so they choose to leave." Marifu said to Münster.
"Damn, it's okay, not only did they not say anything about their tax increase, but they also put gold on their faces, it's a character!" Jason sighed to himself.
"Is that really the case? That can only be said that Sagos still made their lives a little uncomfortable, otherwise they would not be willing to leave. Münster said.
"I'll urge Marifu to do this, so you don't have to worry about it, Lord Münster." Kelida interrupted Münster and said in a stern tone.
Kelida was quite dissatisfied with Münster's nosy behavior.
"Of course, you have to take care of this, the city lord, I'm just exposing some problems for you, after all, Lord Daun told me to help you well." Münster responds to Kellyda.
"Okay, okay, is there anything else?" Kelida said impatiently when she heard Minster use Dawn to press him again.
Seeing that this matter was about to be fooled by them like this, Jason immediately couldn't sit still, and said to everyone: "I don't think the serious population loss of Sagos is as simple as you said, right?" ”
As soon as Jason's words came out, the other three people all looked at Jason in unison.
Münster asked Jason with great interest, "Do you know anything else about the Deputy City Lord?" ”
"I also knew about it by accident." When Jason said this, he deliberately glanced at Kelida, wanting to see what Kelida's expression was, but what he didn't expect was that Kelida didn't have the slightest nervousness, and he was still smiling.
"Hey, hey, just laugh! You won't be able to laugh for a while. Jason thought triumphantly.
"Then the deputy city lord said let's hear it!" Minster said to Jason.
"Okay, that day, I accidentally found a group of soldiers collecting taxes, and I learned from them that since you sat on the position of the city lord of Sagos, Sagoth actually collects taxes every month, I don't know if you know about this, brother?" Jason asked Kellyda with a smile.
"Brother, where did you hear all this slander? This is absolutely nothing. Kelida vetoed.
Jason smiled smugly and said, "This is really not, I saw it with my own eyes, and the soldier who collected the tax told me himself." ”
"There is no evidence, brother, what evidence do you have?" Kelida asked Jason with a smile.
Minster followed up and asked Jason, "Deputy City Lord, do you have no evidence?" As long as you have evidence to prove that what you said is true, I will investigate this matter to the end. ”
"How easy is this! A few of us went out on the streets and asked the people! Jason said with an idea.
Minsette nodded, "Yes! The deputy city lord is right, let's go and ask the people in the city directly, and listen to their answers to know if it's true or not! ”
Jason felt that he had the hope of using this matter to directly bring down Kelida, and his heart was also full of joy.
With that, Münster stood up and said to the crowd, "Shall we, then, go out into the streets, then?" ”
"Of course there's no problem with that!" Kelida was the first to stand up and walk out of the main hall.
Seeing that Kelida was so neat, Jason's heart became a little bottomless, and he had an inexplicable sense of foreboding in his heart.
It didn't take long for everyone to hide their identities so that the people could tell the truth without being affected, so they changed into ordinary people's clothes and came to the streets of Sagoth.
Minster took the lead in coming to the tavern with a large flow of people, because there were not many people in the tavern in the morning, seeing Minster and his party walking in, the shop guy greeted him enthusiastically.
"What do you want?" The shopkeeper asked with a smile and led them to a table to sit down.
"Just give us a few side dishes." Minster sat down and said politely to the shopkeeper.
"Okay, please wait!" Saying that, the shopkeeper was leaving.
Minster immediately stopped the shopkeeper: "Wait a minute, little brother, I still have something I want to ask you." ”
"What's the matter, can you ask?" The shopkeeper replied.
Minster smiled and asked the little brother, "I want to ask you how the taxes of Sagoth are collected?" We are a group of wanderers looking for a comfortable place to settle down. ”
The shopkeeper couldn't help but shudder when he heard Minster's question about taxes, then swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "We have the same place here as other cities in the south, and we collect it on a per capita basis every quarter. ”
Sen is a little excited! He stood up and asked the shopkeeper, "What's that?" Are you sure what you're saying is true? I've heard that it's harvested once a month. ”
The shopkeeper shook his head again and again and said, "Nothing, nothing." ”
"Haha~ It's okay now, right?" Kelida said with a smug smile.
"It seems that the deputy city lord just listened to someone's slander, I hope that next time the deputy city lord will learn to distinguish the true from the false!" Marifu said to Jason with a smile on his face.
Faced with such a situation, Jason didn't know what to do for a while, and he was extremely embarrassed.
"Damn! What the hell is going on? Could it be that the family and the soldiers teamed up to deceive me? ”