Ground was already being broken at several toll booths, and Richard set a tax rate of 10 per cent on all goods in transit, or in gold coins if they were not divisible.

Throughout Faro, Richard set a low tax rate, and there were many people who objected to it and said that it was completely incredible. However, Richard decided to do so, and declared that caravans that did not pay tolls were not allowed to enter the Bloodstained Lands. If a caravan enters without permission, their safety in the Bloodstained Lands will not be guaranteed.

Such a low tax rate would make tax evasion undesirable because it would risk the destruction of the entire caravan. The low tax rate also made it unnecessary to make a detour to the Iron Triangle Empire, which had to pay taxes in the border cities of the Guò Empire, and the tax rate was much higher. And since the center of gravity of the empire is in the east and north, the security in the southern mountains has always been not so good, and the luck is almost to encounter bandits.

Richard would send several bands of cavalry to roam the bloodstained land, and if they found a caravan that did not pay taxes, they would immediately turn into horse bandits. And those caravans who have paid their taxes will find that these cavalry have turned into natural enemies of horse bandits.

Richard knew that he was just putting a fig leaf on himself. His next plan was to announce that the entire Bloodstained Lands would be included in his territory when the time came, and then march to the Ancestral Spirit Plateau and the Pale Heights, further compressing the living space of the barbarians and dwarves. At that point, if any caravan wanted to figure out the bloodstained land without paying taxes, Richard would be able to justifiably expropriate all their goods.

When the combination of low tax rates, great business opportunities, and unaffordable consequences of not paying taxes, Richard believed that anyone who could organize a caravan through the Bloodstained Lands would have enough wisdom to know what to choose.

Richard's proposal was echoed by his fanatical supporters, and by the silence of the aristocracy, deterred by his previous achievements. Of course, he also knew that it was impossible to get the nobles, especially the nobles of the Iron Triangle Empire, to accept his 'justifiable' right to collect taxes and not fight a few battles fiercely. But Richard was ready.

Richard was only in Norland for a few days, and another month passed for Farrow. A month meant that there were hundreds of more humanoid knights under Richard. Seeing that the number of his knights was about to exceed 1,000, Richard immediately found that he had insufficient weapons and equipment at hand. At this time, he deeply felt that the war was really burning money, and the investment in equipping a super elite army with a scale of 1,000 people had exceeded 10 million. Of course, this is the reason why he is meticulous in his equipment requirements, and arming a knight with five thousand gold coins according to the Farro standard is the first-class level.

After arranging the troop arrangement, Richard paused, looked at the followers sitting in a circle in the conference room, and suddenly began to have a headache. The point is that he doesn't know who should be left to preside over the overall situation of the Faro plane. Gangde, Splash, Ogre...... Richard's gaze swept over the followers one by one, and finally stopped at Io.

Although the battle officer is very disgusting to Richard, he has to admit that this guy does have real knowledge, and he has also shown a superb sense of smell on the battlefield in past battles, and it can be said that his understanding of the local battle situation is second only to Richard. However, Richard knew that his advantages could not be replicated, because of the intelligence and real talent, as well as the connection with the elite units of the brood, the battlefield was equivalent to full transparency for Richard. In this way, Richard's reputation for being invincible in tactical command was achieved. Without any of these three conditions, Richard is not much better than Iran.

Moreover, the battle priest has outstanding wisdom and elegant appearance, can mingle with the nobles, and is not inferior to intrigue and trickery, so he is really the best candidate to lead a plane.

However, Richard sighed and shook his head in front of everyone, but he was the first to exclude Yi and Russia. Faro is Richard's stronghold, his foundation, and there is no room for negligence. Therefore, when choosing a caretaker general, loyalty is the first element, and as for ability, just get by. Richard did not seek to expand his territory, as long as he did not lose it. Heavy dà battle, he will definitely come back to preside over the overall situation by himself.

The second candidate is quicksand. This godly girl is inferior to Io except for commanding battles, and Richard doesn't see any place where she is worse than Io. However, Quicksand is a girl who often creates zào miracles, she just hasn't independently commanded large-scale battles, if she lets her train for a while, maybe another generation of famous generals will appear. As for local battlefields, just consider how sharp and precise her judgment can be when you consider how sharp and precise her judgment is when she is able to shield or regenerate the health of her own fighters the moment before the enemy's weapon falls. It's just that letting a god be a generation of famous generals seems to be overkill.

However, Richard took a deep look at Quicksand and decided to take her with him. Sometimes you can't just think about reason when making decisions.

Richard just wanted to take her with him, and he didn't have to have a reason.

Seeing Richard's gaze move to the next person, a shallow smile appeared on Quicksand's lips, and he was very happy and satisfied.

Eventually, Richard finally made a difficult decision, reached out to Gangde, and said, "Gangde!

Gangde immediately jumped up: "What? Boss! This is not good! How can you throw me in this hellish place where birds don't? You see, there is no fight at all now! Just leave Oral, this kid is very good at dealing with noble ladies." ”

Richard pointed to Gangde without question, and said, "It's you! Oral wants to come with me, and I'll leave Io to you." ”

The battle priest's smile froze instantly, Huo Di stood up, and just wanted to object, the quicksand next to him suddenly coughed. Io's expression stiffened even more, and he turned his head to look at the quicksand, only to see that the goddess girl was looking at her left fingernails in a distracted manner. Her hands were long and powerful, and her nails were moist and round, perfect enough to be touched.

"Io, what do you think?" Richard asked lightly, but there was a faint fierce light in his eyes. Just kidding! Richard defeated Iran and Russia in hand-to-hand combat last time, and now he has returned from a circle of the desperate battlefield, and the whole person's understanding of lethality has reached a higher level.

However, to Richard's surprise, Io actually sat back in his place with a depressed face and said, "No idea." ”

Richard suddenly had no way to vent his martial arts in his chest, and was stunned for a moment before he said, "Okay!"

For a moment, Io remembered Quicksand's most real threat: to create another female battle priest instead of raising his level cap to level eighteen. What worries Io is that the combined effect of the two sixteenth-level battle priests must be more than that of an eighteenth-level battle priest. The problem is that Ioko is a special one.

It's just that the cruel reality makes Io understand that no matter how special a special one is, sometimes it doesn't work, and the quicksand that controls his upgrade limit is the truly special one.

Just when Io had to let go of his glorious pride and succumb to reality, the quicksand sitting next to him thought: "This guy, finally be honest." Hmph, don't think it's useful to be honest, next time I'll still make a female battle priest!"

Richard arranged for Gangde and Yiou to stay on the Faro plane, and gave the supreme command to Gangde. At the same time, Richard quietly established communication with the brood, and in his absence, if there was a conflict between Gangde and Iran, the fighting units of the brood would obey Gangde. In this way, it constitutes double insurance. With only a thousand humanoid knights armed to the teeth, Gonde could crush several times the noble army head-on. Moreover, the Akmund warriors, foot knights, and mages that Richard brought with him from Norland would also be at the mercy of Gonder. A fellow follower, the necromancer Sandru was also left behind, and he would naturally be on Gonde's side.

In the same room, at the same moment, Richard, Quicksand, and Yi and Io each have their own ideas and arrangements, and only Io is passive.

After arranging the arrangement, Richard wrote a letter to the Duke of Blue Wolf, mentioning that he would be away for a while, but would be back in half a year. At present, among his allies, large and small, the Duke of Blue Wolf is the more reliable.

Richard then decided to return to Norland in seven days.

Seven days was the necessary time to prepare and prepare, and Richard took the time to meditate on improving his magic and research to improve his magic. In a few months, Richard will be promoted to the fourteenth rank, equaling Io in terms of rank.

In addition to meditation, Richard did not relax the composition, since the trip to the Peerless Battlefield, Richard continued to be inspired, and finally completed the obscure mood, and found a night to tattoo this composition on the waist ribs of quicksand. After the construction and drawing are completed, the two young men and women with strong blood will naturally not waste the night.

The night was fierce, and Richard first rose and then suppressed, and finally fell to the bottom, where he was eaten and wiped clean by quicksand.

Two days before returning to Norland, Richard decided to give himself a little relaxation, so he chose a twilight spot and walked around the camp at will.

As he walked to the vicinity of Viscount Sim's residence, Richard suddenly heard a burst of flamboyant and unbridled laughter, which was so penetrating that even Richard would immediately want to turn around and run away. Not only Richard, but any of the great nobles of the Sequoia Kingdom, including the three major dukes, would also feel a headache when they heard this laughter.

Because this laughter belongs to Countess Caterina.

Richard immediately turned around and wanted to leave, but suddenly a young woman with a long body and an expressionless face suddenly appeared in front of him. She was dressed in a military uniform and had a face of classical beauty, which was the countess's first confidant, Anna.

Richard was no stranger to Anna, who had led the Countess's army in the first two battles of the Vertical Line. Anna is level fourteen, young and beautiful, and knows how to lead soldiers in battle, these characteristics are combined, which makes her stand out among those nobles. But when you look at it separately, there is nothing.

ps: August is about to pass halfway, time can't be wasted, blood must be boiling!