Koma is an ordinary farmer near the city of Satumare, with a family of five and six acres of land, although he is not very rich, but he is doing well. This year's autumn harvest is over, the six acres of land are basically a bumper harvest, the wheat is full of piles in the warehouse, Koma has also completed the most important work of the year, now wait for the lord to pay the taxes, and then go to the city to sell a little grain, and then it is the rest period of the whole winter.

"Koma! Go to the village square, the official document on it is here. He was sitting in front of his house drinking tea, and a person hurried over next to him, and Koma looked up to see that it was Devens, who lived next door to him.

"Oh, autumn tax?" Koma nodded, it was almost time, he was ready, so he got up and followed Devens to the village square, on which there was a small wooden platform, on which the village chief Eco was speaking.

"Are they all here?" The village chief Eco looked at the people below, basically every household had already sent someone, so he nodded, "Everyone, call everyone here today, I believe everyone knows what is going on, the annual autumn harvest has ended, and now is the time to pay taxes, this year, the city of Satumare to which our West Cole Village belongs is no longer the territory directly under the empire, everyone knows that there is a new duke, the entire Lancaster region has become the Duchy of Lancaster, and our village is now also the territory of the Duchy of Lancaster." So this year's tax has just been set by the Duke, and the official document has been sent to Satumare, and I have just come back to see it. ”

"Village chief, we already know, you can tell me what the tax rate is." A villager below said that the change of owner of this place had been notified to every family a few days ago, and everyone knew that the boss above had become the Duke of Aquitaine, but what did it have to do with them. It's not the same tax every year, can you not pay it if you change people?

"Okay, everyone, listen up, the tax rate set by the Duke this year is...... 70%！ The village elder suddenly raised his voice and shouted loudly to the villagers below.

"Huh?" The people below were stunned, did you hear me right?

"Yes. I couldn't believe it when I first heard it, but it was 70%, which, this is simply an impossible tax rate, and the lord is really ...... to us Too...... That's great! As he spoke, the village chief burst into tears with excitement.

“70%？ 70%！ Oh my God, the lord actually charged us a 70% tax rate! The villagers below also came back to their senses and immediately began to become agitated, "I have eight people in my family, if I pay 70% of the tax." Isn't that going to starve to death? This...... It's simply amazing! ”

"Oh my God, this new lord is too kind, he actually charges a 70% tax rate, now it's okay, our family is going to starve to death, it looks like I'm going to sell a son, thank you, lord!" A villager next to him said gratefully.

"70% ah, I've never met such a good lord. Thank you to the God of Light for sending this good lord to us. ”

"I can't live anymore. Great, Koma, did you hear me, it looks like our family is going to starve to death this year. Devens pulled Koma and said excitedly, they have more families, and brothers are generally more able to give birth. There are 11 people in total, and the land is relatively small, the 15% tax in previous years is a bit tight, and this year there is no way to live, which makes Devens so excited that he can't help himself.

"Great. Devens! Koma also felt a warm current in his heart, very happy for his neighbors who wanted to be starved to death, 70% of the tax, this year the family is still hungry, a year in vain, although it is not a big deal, Koma is still relatively happy.

"Villagers, hearing this, I'm really excited to myself, I've been the village chief for more than ten years, how can you ever be so frustrating at the tax rate, not to mention, the empire now requires the lords everywhere to recuperate, can't charge such a high tax rate, the lord for our lives, just take such a big risk, collect 70% of our tax, this ...... What a great lord this is! Emma, the village chief, patted her chest as she spoke.

"Long live your lord!" "Long live your lord!"

Without being reminded by the village chief here, the villagers below immediately shouted, and Devens and Koma immediately followed suit, everyone was grateful from the bottom of their hearts, and the shouts shook the earth.

"Everybody's quiet, everybody's quiet." The village chief Emma immediately pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet, and soon the scene calmed down again, and Emma said again, "Everyone, I have decided that in order to thank the lord for his kindness, I will personally go to Sovata City, hoping to personally thank the great lord. ”

"Village Chief, I'm going too!" One of the villagers below immediately shouted.

"I'm going too! My family is going to starve to death this year, and I must thank my lord before that! ”

"I'm going too!" "I'm going!"

"Everyone, be quiet!" Emma stood on the floor with a cane and said, "Just let me go, the tax collector will arrive tomorrow, all of you are here to prepare, strive to pay the tax as soon as possible, the lord is so good to us, you can't cause trouble to the lord, your mind, I will pass it on to the lord." ”

"The village chief has a point." The villagers below also nodded, everyone is gone, the tax collector can't find anyone, isn't this delaying the lord's taxes, the lord is so good to himself, this thing can't be done.

"Okay, village chief, we will stay and cooperate with the tax collector to pay the tax immediately." The villagers below said one after another.

"Good...... I'm going to leave today, and tomorrow my son Selwyn will greet the tax collector in my place, so you must cooperate and don't cause trouble to your lordship, you know? Emma, the village chief, admonished.

"Don't worry, village chief, we will definitely cooperate!" The villagers replied one after another.

"Alright, disband, I'm ready to go." Village Chief Emma said with a wave of her hand.

The villagers immediately dispersed and went home to inform their families of the good news so that they could be happy.

The next day, on the way to Sikor Village, the tax collector Pavlov walked towards Sikor Village with a nervous face, he really didn't want to come, this year's tax is simply not collected by people, is this a tax? This is obviously a robbery, how can you live as a 70% tax farmer, this is an absolute rebellion.

The city lord Bakwu has already ordered martial law, and when the tax collector was sent in the morning, Pavlov, a petty official who was not in his turn, was actually chosen, on the grounds that his boss resigned yesterday, nonsense, when he encountered such a fatal thing, his boss who was greedy for life and afraid of death had already run away. It's a pity that Pavlov didn't react, he was directly appointed by the city lord this morning, and now there are more than 30 city guards behind him, saying that he wants to protect his own safety, in fact, Pavlov also understands, and he is afraid that he will run away.

Imagine what happened today, it must be a large number of angry villagers who questioned themselves what was going on with this tax rate, and then the crowd was excited, beheading himself, the tax collector, to revolt, the more Pavlov here thought about it, the more afraid he became, the slower he walked, and the city guards behind him didn't know what was going on, and kept urging Pavlov to hurry up.

After a long delay, Pavlov still arrived at the gate of Sikor Village, which was his first stop, but Pavlov felt as if he had no life to go to the next stop, and the hundred pounds must have been confessed here today.

"It's coming, it's coming!" As soon as they reached the gate of the village, Pavlov's group was discovered by a few villagers who were waiting for them, and the villagers who immediately reported the news went to the village chief to represent Selwyn.

"It's over...... It's over......" Pavlov immediately saw a large crowd of excited villagers rushing towards them, and Pavlov's legs were so weak that he almost didn't stand still.

"Whatever you want, stop!" The city guards immediately stepped forward and stopped in front of the villagers and said.

"Is it the tax collector?" The village chief's agent, Selwyn, stepped forward and asked.

"This is Lord Pavlov, the tax collector, and now he is going to the village of Sikor to collect taxes, you little people, why are you blocking the way, I don't know what it is to delay the tax!" The captain of the city guard stepped forward and yelled at the villagers.

"Lord Pavlov's forgiveness!" The villagers here were startled, immediately knelt down, and said in unison to Pavlov in the middle.

"Huh? Why is it different from what you imagined? Pavlov here was stunned, shouldn't he have tore himself into several pieces when a few people rushed up? How do you feel that this is not the case, it is the first time that this petty official has been called Lord Pavlov, Pavlov is also very happy in his heart, and he has strengthened his courage, Pavlov stepped forward and said: "I am the tax collector Pavlov, you ...... What are you doing? ”

"Lord Pavlov, the grass people are Selwyn, the son of the head of Sikor Village, my father asked me to receive you, it is not easy for you to come here, the village has prepared a banquet, just waiting for the adults to come, I hope the adults will appreciate their faces." Selwyn said immediately.

"Wine ...... Feast? "Pavlov here doesn't understand it at all, it's good if he doesn't tear himself, and he still prepares a banquet for himself, you're kidding.

"Yes, my lord, please hurry up and enter the village." Selwyn said again.

"No, why is this guy smiling so happily." Pavlov suddenly didn't know what was going on, and began to think crankily, "There must be a problem, there is definitely something wrong with this banquet, is it to capture me alive, or to see that there are many people here, and want to poison us?" ”

"Bastard!" Pavlov boldly stepped forward and said, "I...... How can I have time to drink, pay your taxes quickly, I ...... I'm going to the next place. ”

"Your Excellency, forgive your sins!" Selwyn immediately said, "Then please come into the village and rest for a while, and we will start paying the taxes at once." (To be continued......)