Of course, the parliament knows this, but the problem is that the parliament has no money!

This is not to say that there is really no money in the treasury, but this year's budget is already in deficit, and the next pensions and funds are completely unplanned expenses. It is now the middle of the year, and all the expenditures of the Parliament have been set up a year ago, and now this huge expenditure can no longer be covered from the original planning funds, because that would make the entire budget of the Parliament for the whole year go to waste.

Am's parliament is not good-looking on the table, they have real power, even if the real core of the parliament is the six-member council, it can't change this, and it is also because the parliament controls Am's capital budget, so they can lead this contradictory country, who listens to them without money?

But it is precisely this that has also led to the fact that they cannot cut the budget, at least most of the budget cannot be cut, once there is a problem with the budget, then the already fragile political situation in Amm will definitely be turbulent, which is the last thing the parliament wants to see. So the budget can't be cut. And even more unlucky, they can't touch the money in the treasury yet, because that's the budget for the next year, or even the year after.

You must know that the current situation of Amm is not too good, the withering of the sea trade, so that their income in the coast has been greatly reduced, which means that they will be in a very poor financial situation in two or even three or four years, after all, the sea trade can not be restored in a day or two, there must be a process, and in this process, the parliament will continue to invest funds to rebuild, otherwise just wait to drink the northwest wind.

This is also the disadvantage of the Amm system of government, they are a republic and an aristocracy, so the rift in the country is very serious, the reason why the parliament can rule Am, by virtue of their control of the coastal taxes, so the reconstruction of the coast is necessary, after all, they live on this, so the money cannot be moved.

Since the budget for all aspects cannot be cut, what will be done with this money? What else can I do! Find a way! They also can't afford to give up this money. So I can only rack my brains to get money, but the money can't come for nothing, so I can only make crooked moves.

Money, the council can't do anything, but they have land! That's right, the council thought that the best way to make money was to sell the land directly! Didn't you say it before, it's very simple to become a nobleman in Ascalla, just have money, but those nobles are just a title, they don't have fiefs, they just look good, but even so, there are still many people who flock to it.

Now that the parliament is short of money, it simply relaxes the restrictions and wants to become a powerful nobleman? Take the money in exchange!

Real money, one hand to pay money, one hand to hand over the fief, Tong Su is not bullied! - This is a fart of course!

If the parliament dares to really do this, those traditional nobles will definitely dare to directly pull the flag and rebel! The title of nobility can be given, and the left and right are just names, anyway, the discipline of the nobles of Amm has been in arrears for a long time, and the sense of honor is really scarce, otherwise they would not have such a high status as a businessman, and there is no reaction at all.

But no matter how scarce the sense of honor is, they still have a little sense of superiority, for example, those businessmen are rich, and in the eyes of the real nobles, they are just like that, this is the superiority of the aristocracy. Now if you let a bunch of people take the money to be on an equal footing with them, then they are still mixed hair? Isn't their noble bloodline as good as a little stinky money?

Of course, this will not work, and the parliament knows that it will not work, so it came up with the idea of immorality and smoke, that is, to sell those poor and barren lands as fiefs to those big dog households. In today's Faerun, there is land, but what is really lacking is actually the people who farm the land. Take Am, for example, as one of the richest countries on the continent, their territory is not small at all. But in fact, in their territory, the land that can be effectively controlled and taxed is actually less than half of the entire territory, including the fiefs of those nobles.

It's not that Amm doesn't want to use the land, it's that the price of developing it is too high! In this world where monsters are rampant, it is very dangerous to reclaim the land, as long as you are a little far away from the settlement, you may encounter monsters, and ordinary people have no way to fight those monsters. Only by relying on towns can we barely maintain arable land.

The towns on the Faren Continent are generally not large, and the towns with two or three thousand households are already very, very large, but even this kind of town, its defense capabilities cannot be underestimated, and there are many city walls and arrow towers, in order to resist the invasion of monsters.

The same is true of those villages, most of which have wooden walls and even have various city defense weapons. But even so, these villages did not dare to be too far from the towns to which they belonged, and the towns did not dare to be too far from the cities.

Generally speaking, if they want to open up a town suitable for human settlement, it will take at least a hundred years to succeed, at least they must be afraid of all the monsters, and let them deeply remember that the land cannot be set on, then a town can stand firm. And the odds of success are not very high, after all, if you want to build a town, you have to be constantly attacked and harassed by monsters for a long time, and you have to attract people to come here to cultivate the land, which is too difficult. The average peasant would not settle in the new towns because it would be too dangerous.

Therefore, those ownerless wastelands in the territory of Amm are really as many as there are. And the attitude towards these lands, whether it is parliamentary or traditional aristocracy, is one attitude: let him die! This is also the determination of the council, they take out these lands to divide them, and those traditional nobles will not have any opinions.

In fact, the traditional aristocracy really had little opinion, at least in their opinion, it would take at least a hundred years and several generations to carve out a territory in these wastelands. Moreover, if those people are really allowed to do it, then they will be no different from real nobles. Isn't this how these traditional aristocratic inheritances came from? It is their ancestors who have overcome all obstacles and made great strides that have allowed their descendants to enjoy today's fruits, so if they become nobles in this way, those traditional nobles are completely acceptable.

As for whether anyone buys it, don't worry at all, some people buy it! In fact, after the Parliament proposed the tax exemption for 200 years, countless people rushed to it. This is a shortcut to becoming a real nobleman! Because according to Am's law, all fiefdom nobles must pay taxes to the council, and if they don't, then the council has the right to revoke the title and territory of the nobles. At the same time, the real power aristocracy will have a lot more privileges than the average empty aristocracy.

Two hundred years of tax exemption means that the family that buys the fief will enjoy the privileges of two hundred years of real power and aristocrats, and no longer have to pay any price. And in two hundred years, there are too many possibilities that can happen, maybe after two hundred years, a merchant family can become a real aristocratic family through various marriages and other political means, but it doesn't have to care about that bit of fiefdom at all.

All in all, the land has never been the point, the real focus is only on those privileges!

I have to say that the group of politicians in the parliament really have two brushes, they made a perfect decision to get the best of both worlds, the traditional aristocracy guarantees dignity, anyway, those guys who buy fiefdoms are just buying a name, although this name is a bit heavy, but so what, those guys still can't be compared with the real power aristocracy.

And those big dogs saw a broad road to enter the aristocracy, which was a noble title for at least two hundred years, and those noble titles that could not be hereditary, were much stronger. (Those bought titles of nobility are only valid for one generation)

"You see, as long as you give another 200,000 gold coins, we can give you the surrounding land, look at these lands, they are all very fertile land, and they are on the edge of the lake, and it is also a very good choice to develop fisheries. If you can pay back 300,000 gold coins, the council can give you the entire land east of the lake, and give you the title of Marquis. ”

From Askatra, follow the river east, passing through Cremur, which can be accessed by Kremur, the caravan capital of Am. However, the average merchant would disembark at Cremur and start taking the overland route instead of continuing east, because after passing Creemur, the water system of the lake will become turbulent, and the speed of the ships will be much slower, and at the same time, it will be too dangerous to go upstream, and all kinds of monsters living in the river and still coming down from the Cloud Mountains will attack the ships coming and going.

The land that the aristocratic man sold was on the east side of the lake, and the land was surrounded by the cloud mountains behind it, and the front was also divided by the lake water system, the place was quite large, but it was a little isolated from the world. There is turbulence in front and high mountains in the back, and it is really difficult for ordinary people to go to that place.

Looking at the aristocratic man, with a courteous face selling the land that did not have a specific place name, Solam always had an indescribable sense of disobedience, and always felt that someone was shouting in his ear, "As long as 998!" Just 998! Take it home! ”

Solam even wondered if this guy had done it at a shopping station before he did something for the council.

In fact, I don't blame others for being so attentive, it was Solam's flaunting of wealth some time ago, which let everyone know that Solam is a local tyrant who is not bad for money, and now that the council is short of money, it is natural to find Solam, a big customer. Otherwise, the parliament would not have been so polite to Soram, and it was to send money and raise the title. If you want more, you have to be willing to take the bait! If you don't give some sweetness, how can you cheat money from Solam.

It's a pity that Soram really doesn't have much interest in this poor and remote land. In fact, Solam doesn't have any feelings about the title of nobility given by the parliament, it's just a viscount, Soram really doesn't like it, but he is a king, and if he reacts to a viscount title, it would be too bad. But just as Soram was about to open his mouth to refuse, a man appeared and stopped Solam.