A cold light flashed in Chi Nan's eyes: "I'm really sorry, my territory has a lot of things to do now, and I'm very busy." As you can see, I can't leave right now, so I can only apologize. ”

"What, how can you say that, this is Count Dragongen's order. ”

Chi Nan said indifferently: "If I remember correctly, all nobles are equal, and Count Longen is not qualified to order me yet." Even if you want to order, only Her Royal Highness the Third Princess has this qualification. ”

This is not wrong, Chi Nan was canonized by the order of the third princess Sophia herself, so she belongs to Sophira's subordinate nobles. But the other nobles, at least for the time being, have no absolute subordination to themselves.

Now, Mocha finally knew what he had said wrong. For a long time, at the local level, the big nobles usually held the absolute lifeblood of the small nobles, so it was normal for them to order the small nobles. Especially in the army, orders must be strictly enforced, but Chi Nan does not belong to their subordinate army at all. “

Mocha was silent for a moment, and finally thought of something: "You can't not go, now the front line is already in danger, if the front line collapses, then your territory will bear the brunt, and you can't stop so many wild beastmen at all." ”

Chi Nan nodded: "You're right, I can't stop it, but as long as you retreat back to Hongshaling, then it's no problem to rely on the road outside to protect yourself." We are self-sufficient here, and we have enough for everything. ”

"Why are you so stubborn, don't you think about it for yourself. I've already inquired about your territory outside, and it's several times larger than the area of Hongshaling, so you can't bear to give it up. ”

"What if you don't give up, I'm not the only one who gives up anyway. Big deal, I'll just develop the Death Forest. ”

Mocha immediately misunderstood, Chi Nan is a half-elf, and half-elfs have different feelings for the forest like elves. Cultivating forests is a chore for humans, but nothing for half-elves.

"My lord, maybe you can tempt you to take advantage, isn't it beneficial? Luojia reminded in a low voice.

Hearing this, Mo Cha nodded hurriedly, his subordinate is really very much in my favor. "Baron Chinan, this deal is not completely without benefits. As long as you participate in the transaction, then the tax of Hongshaling can be exempted in the future. ”

Chi Nan was stunned: "What tax?" Chi Nan really hasn't heard of it.

Mocha immediately explained: "Every domain has to pay taxes according to the size of the territory and the size of the lord's noble title, and every nobleman is no exception. If you have made a great contribution this time, then while you are still alive, Hongshaling will not have to pay taxes, which is the condition that Count Longen gave you before I came. ”

Chi Nan thought silently, this Rusyala Empire is really good at playing, and actually came up with such a policy.

As long as the taxes are paid according to the territory and title of the nobles, no matter whether the territory is rich or not, no matter what situation is encountered in the major territories, there is no need for the royal family to take care of it, and there is no problem as long as you collect taxes according to the mark.

"Well, what if the production of some noble lands cannot afford to pay taxes. ”

Mocha felt a little out of his mind, but said, "Most of the territories can't actually pay taxes. So usually our main income is caravans and other industries of the lords. ”

"Many nobles have empty territories, but they usually don't manage them, because the production is too small, so they use their caravans to make money to supplement taxes, and the territory cannot be lost. The previous Lord of Red Sand Ridge did the same. ”

It turns out that this is the case, which is equivalent to the empire directly receiving two copies. Transactions have to be taxed, and they have to make up for the territory taxes themselves, which is really sure to make a profit. Although, it doesn't look very flexible.

However, such a policy is of great benefit to oneself. As long as the taxes are paid in full, no matter how strong the development of his own territory is, it is impossible for the king to extract excess taxes from his side. If you want your own things, you can only do so through trading or other preferential policies.

"My Hongsha Ridge is not big, and the taxes are not much, so it still doesn't do me much good. ”

Baron Mocha was only talking about the tax exemption in Hongsha Ridge, not a new territory outside. Then the new territory that you have beaten down will still have to pay taxes as required in the future, which is absolutely inevitable.

Mocha felt that cold sweat was about to break out on his head, and it was the first time he had encountered such a guy who couldn't eat oil and salt. All kinds of diplomatic means are useless, and this half-elf can only see the benefits.

"All in all, the situation is like this, if you don't trade with the front-line troops, then you will have to bear the same black pot after losing, this is definitely not something you are willing to bear. ”

Chi Nan's eyes narrowed, Mo Cha seemed to have not seen it, and continued: "And you originally wanted to sell these things, no one else dared to buy them casually without the imperial army to buy them." This is the best opportunity ever. Finally, as long as you can attack the thigh beastmen, you, as the weapon provider, will definitely be a great achievement. ”

Chi Nan smiled, waiting for this sentence, in addition to selling weapons, didn't he want this military feat. Without military merit, you can't be promoted to a knighthood. Without enough titles, all the newly created territories had to be returned to the kingdom.

Chi Nan didn't want to spit out the meat that had eaten in his mouth, so he had to do that. Although Mocha said this, he would never dare to say it without the instruction of his commander, Count Longen.

Seeing that Mocha was already about to be angry and about to ignore the situation, Chi Nan finally relented.

"Well, in that case, let's pack up, grab some pea cannons, and let's go. The front-line headquarters is quite far from us, and it will take several days to walk. ”

"Don't be so troublesome, just get to the front line, the people in the command have already been transferred. As long as your pea cannon is supplied, the command will be here in the future. "In times of war, everything is aimed at victory.

Chi Nan nodded slightly, and ordered his subordinates to start cleaning up. Mocha finally breathed a sigh of relief, and this guy was finally willing to follow him. It's so tiring to deal with this guy that I'll never come back to see him again.

The soldiers cleaned up quickly, in fact, this was because Chi Nan had already confessed. He knew that this time he would definitely have to go in person, and such a large transaction volume could not be finalized by Mo Cha alone. Besides, the people involved in the transaction, this is also a great achievement. With such a big credit, how could those nobles give up to Mocha.

The most critical thing is that the commander cannot leave the army, otherwise it will be troublesome.