Why, after a short rest, cheers, Romon personally took out a bottle of wine and let it shine in the sunlight, revealing a brilliant rose-like red.

"Thank you, my lord, for the new wine in our territory. Nick said.

"Ah, yes, that's it, how does it taste?. Romon asked.

, not bad, it doesn't seem to be as good as Luzis Manor

"The wines of Château Zess are superb, they are 500 years old, and of course they can't be compared, and there is no regret about that. Romon raised an eyebrow. "How far do you think you've reached?"

"If the brand keeps up. At the Earl level. At a general banquet, it is more than enough. Nick thought for a moment. Said cautiously in reply.

"That's okay, let's use it for our own use first, starting with the New Year's banquet, anyway, we don't produce much now. High-quality wine is not done in a day

Sunlight filtered in through the glass windows. Gives everything inside a warm color.

The two sat on the sand, which was covered with thick cashmere, and drank a fine wine. Leaning against the fireplace on the wall, there is a pile of split wood by the hearth, and the fire in the fireplace is burning brightly, and the inside of the house is warm.

Biogas can be used to cook vegetables, but it cannot replace a fireplace. But. Romon wasn't a perfectionist either.

Resting for a while. Served a snack. When you run out, you get back to work.

"The loan is sixty thousand gold coins, the branch of the Pilgrim Chamber of Commerce. It is said that he is willing to borrow all of it, and the interest rate for one year is one percent, and it is not conducive to rolling interest for a period of five years. Then there's the Sennangen Chamber of Commerce. It is the oldest chamber of commerce in our county, and it is said that it has ties to Lord Count Camplin and is willing to take out loans. There are also other chambers of commerce that are willing to provide loans of a certain amount. ”

"Yes. Then divide 30,000 to the pilgrimage chamber of commerce, and the other 30,000 will be shared by the local chamber of commerce. said: "The deadline is two years." ”

"That's right. How much we have earned this year. Did you come out?"

"There are 60,000 gold coins, by the way, my lord, why do we need to take out a loan? That's the number!" Nick said, puzzled.

"For territories that I control in general. That is, the income is about 10,000 gold coins, and we are now the port tax, the territory business tax, the trade income, and the special product income, which add up to this number

"That's already a huge amount of income. Although I am not afraid. But why bother to show richness? Borrow some money and strengthen the ties of some chambers of commerce, and there is not much to lose. Romon said casually.

"That's right, but you're also overhead, the road is almost built, and you've built the port. This year, the Mage Tower was built. I heard that you want to build biogas for free, and you want to rebuild the army and increase investment. A year counts down. I actually spent more than 60,000 yuan, and if it weren't for some savings last year, I would have been a little overdrawn

"There was nothing below except for some greening and artisan projects, and the caravan was supposed to be expanded. Now there are boats, too. There's nothing to spend below.

。 Romon waved his hand and said, "From next year." In our territory, there is basically nothing to consume in large quantities

"Yes, the good days are coming. That's right. How many New Year's gifts to His Majesty the King, how many are you going to give?

"I'm a viscount now, how much is the shield tax?"

"Under the three-hundred-gold coin system, the nobility did not have to pay the so-called taxes to the king.

The duties of the nobility were, firstly, to owe allegiance to the king, and secondly, all hereditary nobles differed according to the size of the territory. The nobility must have fifty days a year. Knights and soldiers were sent to the king for military service, and if they could not come, they had to pay a shield tax to offset it, and each lord had to pay a hereditary fee to the king, and each rank had a fixed number, equivalent to a year's income of an ordinary domain.

But usually, in practice, except for the shield tax, the nobility did not need to pay taxes to the king.

"Send three hundred gold coins, plus two horses, and 100 jars of olive oil. ”

"This is already a very rich contribution, and Your Majesty will be very happy. ”

According to the customs and laws of this world. The king though is the largest of the lords. But he had to live on his own income, which meant that he had no right to tax the nobility.

Nick knew that last New Year, the king of the kingdom of Eske, in seven counties of the country, received 25 horses, wounded boars, swans "doves, hares, rabbits, fowls, and pheasants". Eggs.

This is the contribution of the nobility to the king, except for the shield tax.

That's why it's a very generous contribution.

All kings live on national taxes. Engraving is not a sub-feudal society anymore, or according to the earth's Ge points. It has turned to the germ of a capitalist society.

"To His Royal Highness the Prince. Thirty jars of olive oil and one hundred gold coins were given, and Romon said indispensably.

"By the way, what do you do with tariffs?

On the mainland, the king's new tax, that is, tariffs, is old, and the authority is limited to a thousand territories, and with the development of society, the process of loosening has accelerated, and the scope of commodity flow has increased.

This was the greatest source of wealth for the king.

On Earth. In the second half of the British era, tariffs could earn 30,000 sales a year. Converted into this world, it is a blade thousand gold coins, what is this, the world. There are also signs of this.

Romon frowned. He said, "How are the other nobles now?"

"They are all negotiating with Your Majesty, and now the preliminary agreement is. Through the leadership of His Majesty the King, the national tariff will be unified, and the specific level is as follows, that is, the king will extract a certain amount of taxes. ”

This is a sign of a business economic show with a foreseeable future. The power of the royal family will raise its head.

According to the Earth. Economic power determines political power.

"The nobility, however, demand that they unite to examine and control the king's right. Seeing that Romon was thinking about it, Nick said again: "Without the approval of the Council of Nobles, it shall not be increased at will." ”

This is not on Earth. The so-called democratic House of Representatives?

However, Romon thought about it and felt that it didn't matter, there was no oil and no coal anyway. This society will basically stay at the equivalent of the equivalent of the Earth's century or so.

After all, what's the matter. In fact, there is no shortage of energy in the world, but the gods who master all kinds of energy sources. Nor will it give mortals unbridled use of energy, and the foreseeable future will be far from the spread of magic.

Thinking of this, Romon suddenly. The look is a little odd.

God arrived. Equal to energy vendors?

"My lord?" Seeing that Romon didn't speak for a long time, Nick couldn't help but ask.

"Well, if Your Majesty agrees to convene a parliament, I will join the king's customs duties, which can be regarded as a gesture of goodwill to the royal family. The royal family may be allowed to send a small team of tax collectors to the Far Sail Harbor. They are not allowed to enter or interfere with other territories. ”

"Yes. My lord!"

"Also, prepare for the New Year's reward, how much was last year?" said Romon inquiringly.

"Last year, after converting everyone's gifts, the Lord's Mansion. It also cost six hundred gold coins. ”

"This year, it will be 1,000 gold coins, and it will become customized in the future. ”

New year. The king and the nobles had a banquet. This was also the time for vassals to offer gifts to their lords, such as robes and necklaces, and some lords were often insatiable and forcibly extorted large amounts of valuable gifts, arousing the displeasure of the knights.

At the same time, the king and nobles entertained their subordinates, and the generous lords would give them gifts including sumptuous gowns, shining armor, jewels, and cloaks, which made their subordinates grateful.

Not only that, but the servants who worked for the master went home on vacation, and the lord gave them bounty, food, clothing, wine, and firewood to ensure a happy New Year, and the few servants who could not return home because of their work, they could get an extra bar of white bread, a plate of vegetables, and a gallon of ale every day.

The lords would hand over bread, hens, home-brewed ale, chopping wood, and plates, which were often the raw materials of the feast, and they would be rewarded with abundant food, and they could take leftovers with them as they went.

In a word. If it's a stingy lord. It often turns out that the lord receives gifts on the New Year's Day. The cost of the banquet was deducted to earn a profit, and the generous lord. At this time, the reward will be increased, so that the subordinates will be grateful.

There is no doubt that Romon belongs to the lord of generosity.

"My lord, this is too generous, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat this, well, are you taking the opportunity to invite the newly relocated Shinshi?"

After the dilapidated nobles moved to the city, Romon gave them the title of servants one by one, but did not give them the fiefs, and these people, who were called "sir" and "shrugged", belonged to decent people.

No matter how broken these nobles are, they still have some special bloodlines and family knowledge. As long as you work and study hard, can there be a large number of talents in these families in the future?

This is the reserve of cities and territories, and it is only natural that Romon attaches importance to it.

"Okay, just invite those Shinshi 2" Romon said with a smile.

"Nobles near and far, thanks to you becoming a Grand Druid. They may also send someone to come, or even accumulate it themselves."

"Then give them a warm reception and believe in their gifts. Much more expensive than my banquet. Romon said, "Of course, in person." All give a generous gift in return?"

Nick listened. I can't help but smile.

"By the way, you and Favel's village. How's it going?" said Romon.

Nick and Fafel. Each has a village as its own fief.

"It's ok, the village has a good harvest and the villa has been renovated. Plus the annuity you give is very generous. But they don't like to be in the country, they all like to live in the city. Thank you for giving us a home. Every day is to socialize, but fortunately, I can afford their expenses. "Now, more and more nobles are moving to the city.

The aristocracy who can build cities has an increasing influence.

Romon waved his hand. said: "Nick, you are my friend, these are as they should be, if you can be satisfied." If you have any financial problems, just talk to me. ”

Nick didn't speak, but nodded. All the time. Romon has never treated his friends badly.