At night, in the palace of the divine blessed city, the main city of mankind, His Royal Highness the new king Anthony looked at the report that had just been sent, to be honest, Anthony really had a headache, although he knew that his brother would cause trouble, but he didn't expect it to cause trouble. On the first day of his tenure, Anthony here received a report from his intelligence department that his brother Wairing had directly pulled a large number of people from the Second Army to help him because he was useless.

The first thing that Anthony thought of when he saw this report was not how illegal this method was, but how to mix this thing up. If this report were known to the ministers below, they would definitely bombard Li Huailin, and maybe even say something like how to rebel. Anthony has known how capable these ministers are in the past few days, and in order to fight political opponents, they can talk about any small matter.

Thinking about his own side, he is also responsible, Li Huailin's side took over the area of Filmut, and all his subordinates were cut down, and he didn't expect that the problem of manpower did not send him some civil officials, but Li Huailin is really doing things, no one doesn't know how to ask for a little from himself......

But since it has happened, Anthony here will hide this information with a wave of his hand, anyway, it's already like this, let the people of the Second Legion do it first, anyway, the Second Legion is also Li Huailin's.

I thought there should be no problem after dealing with this matter, but a few days later, Lancaster had another accident over there, this time it was even more exaggerated, and even Anthony was shocked when he saw it.

“70%？” When Anthony received the report, it was already time for the tax to end, and when he saw the 70% tax rate, Anthony gasped, what kind of courage did he dare to collect 70% of the tax, is this really not afraid of the civilian rebellion below.

"What should I do now......" Anthony, who was sitting in the office, pinched the bridge of his nose, this time he really couldn't hide it. Because according to the intelligence, many ministers already knew about the situation and were ready to bombard Li Huailin at the court meeting tomorrow. As for why the minister knew, it was mainly because some small lords of Lancaster reported Li Huailin. They didn't expect the tax to be collected, but the result was more than they imagined, and almost all the villagers happily paid the tax. As a result, a lot of grain was piled up in the warehouse, and boxes of gold coins were collected, but it had nothing to do with them, all these things had to be handed in, and many people were red-eyed when they saw this, so they stabbed the minister they knew in the city of divine blessing.

"Your Highness, it's late, aren't you resting?" I'm annoying. As soon as the door opened, Queen Marlena slowly walked in.

Seeing the appearance of Marina, Anthony's eyes lit up, the more she got along recently, the more she felt that Marlena was indeed a natural queen, very compatible with herself, and she was also very capable, no matter what questions she asked, she could talk, and now she has a headache. Just talk to Marina.

"A 70% tax rate? You're not kidding? Hearing what Anthony said, Marlena here was also surprised. The 70% tax rate is no joke.

"My brother really doesn't kid." Anthony smiled wryly and said, "What now?" ”

"If it's not handled well, there will be chaos in the north." Ma Lina here said immediately.

"Don't worry, I don't know why, according to the information that came back, the local residents have paid their taxes...... "Anthony said.

"Huh? How is this done? Marlena looked surprised. This new duke is flying up in death, and there is nothing to do?

"I don't know, anyway, Huailin always has his way, and he hasn't made a mistake until now, I believe he always has his considerations. But the problem is that the ministers will attack him tomorrow morning...... What to do? Anthony said.

"Your Highness means that you will also protect the Duke of Aquitaine this time?" Marlena asked.

"Of course, I'm just such a brother." Anthony said immediately.

"Theoretically speaking, since the Lancaster region has been given to the Duke of Aquitaine, it doesn't matter how much tax the other party collects in his territory, since all the residents have already paid taxes, as long as there is no civil unrest, the empire will not find a direct reason to sanction him, as long as His Highness grasps this point, there should be no problem." Marlena thought for a moment and said.

"What if there is a civil unrest?" Anthony asked.

"Then it's troublesome, if the lord can't manage the land that has been given to him, then the king has the right to take back the map, and if there is really a civil unrest, then the ministers will definitely ask His Royal Highness the king to take back Lancaster." Marlena said.

"Looks like the key is still on Wyrin's side." Anthony said, "In that case, I'll use this reason to drag it out tomorrow, and then find a way when there is really a civil unrest." ”

"Lord Aquitaine...... 70% of the tax, what is he suddenly asking for so much money for......" Marina here suddenly complained.

"yes......" Anthony here also said, "70% is a little too much anyway, Huailin is really, always doing some things that everyone can't understand." ”

"I always feel that the Duke of Aquitaine is too capable of doing things, even if this matter is mixed, I don't know if there will be other big things in the future." Marlena here said worriedly.

"No way, if he doesn't do something, he won't be Huailin......" Anthony here smiled bitterly, "Forget it, Marina, let's go rest." ”

"Hmm." Marlena didn't say any more, and nodded.

Soon it was the morning time of the next day, it was now the opening stage, and there were a lot of things, so now it was basically a day, less than eight o'clock in the morning, Anthony here was ready to start dealing with official business, I heard that today's ministers came very early, and I knew what it was for at a glance.

"What's the matter, guys?" Anthony said as he looked at the ministers below.

"Your Highness! Yesterday we received a report that in the Lancaster region, the new lord, the Duke of Aquitaine, actually imposed a 70% tax rate on his territory, which is really terrifying. A minister immediately came out and said.

"Sure enough, that's it." Anthony nodded, and then said, "Oh, I've heard about it, but it seems that the local residents don't object." ”

"Your Highness!" Prime Minister Maher suddenly stepped forward, "This matter is a very strict behavior, if you don't get it right, it will shake the foundation of the country, our new empire has just been established, and it is time to clean up the hearts of the people, but the behavior of the Duke of Aquitaine has suddenly put us on the opposite side of the people." ”

"Yes, Your Highness, this is really no joke." Another minister came out and said.

Sure enough, as he expected, seeing that Prime Minister Maher had come out, the ministers here all stood up and said to Anthony.

"And what do you say you should do?" Anthony asked with a sigh.

"What else can I do about this, Duke Aquitaine actually did such a thing, he must be rewarded!" Thinking about it, Mach immediately said.

"I also think Wolin did a bit ...... this time Wait a minute...... What did you say? Anthony was still following Maher's meaning, and suddenly it felt a little wrong, what was the matter with the commendation.

"I said I had to reward him." Maher here said.

"Commendation? Are you mistaken? Anthony asked curiously.

"Your Royal Highness, the Duke of Aquitaine has charged a 70% tax rate, and doing such a complaining thing is a big thing to impress the development of the empire, if the lords everywhere follow the example of the Duke of Aquitaine, then there will be a big problem with the newly established empire, and you should not be rewarded for this kind of behavior?" Mach on this side stepped forward and said sonorously.

"Ahem...... Are you sure? Anthony choked on Mach.

"Your Highness, what is there to hesitate about, the behavior of the Duke of Aquitaine, it is simply impossible to correct the law of the country if he is not rewarded well, although I know that he has a great friendship with His Royal Highness the King, but I still hope that His Royal Highness the King will not show favoritism and reward him fiercely." Mach raised his hand and bowed after speaking.

"Reconsideration!" The minister next to him also said immediately.

"You agree to reward him?" Anthony said with a look of surprise.

"Your Highness, that's a must." One of the ministers next to Mach said, "The Duke of Aquitaine's actions have hindered the development of the new empire, and it is necessary to reward him." ”

"Whew......" Anthony exhaled heavily, then propped his forehead, "What's going on with this......"

"Your Highness, you can't hesitate." Seeing that Anthony was slow to give an order, Maher immediately stepped forward and said, "If you don't reward Duke Aquitaine, where is the will of the people, where is the majesty of the empire!" ”

"Wait...... Let me think about it first, shall we? I don't know yet...... "Anthony said, propping his forehead.

"Your Highness, please make a decision quickly!" Mach here knelt down and said.

"Your Highness, please make a decision quickly!" The ministers next to him also immediately knelt on the ground and shouted.

"What's going on? Why? "To be honest, Anthony also wanted to protect Li Huailin, in fact, Anthony had already made a plan, even if all the ministers blamed Li Huailin, he had to protect him, but the current situation is too strange, why are all the ministers on Li Huailin's side, as if he is the only one who wants to trouble Li Huailin.

"Wylin...... What the hell are you doing......" Anthony smiled bitterly, otherwise he would have saved a lot of trouble.

"In that case, then I will listen to everyone's opinions and reward ......"

Just as Anthony was about to issue an edict here, the commander of the First Legion at the gate, Wilkham, who had just been promoted to the rank of marshal, suddenly rushed in.

"Your Highness, it's not a good thing." Wilkham said hurriedly.

"What's the matter?" Seeing Wilkham come in, Anthony here had his heart skip a beat, Wilkham coming to him was definitely a matter for the army, so it must be a big deal.

"Lord Duke Aquitaine's Duchy of Lancaster declares war with our ally, the Elven Kingdom." Wilham said immediately.

"Huh?" Anthony was dumbfounded. (To be continued......)