The hall of the lords in Hebron was no worse than the one in Jogrisburg in Lothar.

With its soaring round dome, wide living room, lavish floor tiles, and exquisite reliefs, it is simply a paradise compared to the castles of the country lords of Western Europe.

The two axe guards had already walked up the wraparound staircase to the second floor to replace Lothar's giant heraldic flag.

This flag is juxtaposed with another Jerusalem cross flag, on which a double-headed eagle designed by Lothar himself flutters its wings.

Lothar couldn't help but feel a strong sense of accomplishment in her heart.

Count of Transjordan!

This is already many times more noble than the title of Count of Allgau, right? No matter how much Werner is, he can't imagine that he, the second son of the family, has made such an achievement, right?

Lothar sat down in the very center of the hall, on the throne that belonged to the lord.

He tapped on the gilded armrest.

After a while, he planned to gather Marles as well, so that the well-equipped ironwork workshop could be set up as well.

The iron ore of Sego was not far from Hebron as far from Yogrüsburg, so there was no need to transit it again.

Due to the size of his territory, even if Jogrüsburg had a hussar camp and a Varangian guard barracks, his court and ruling center of gravity would inevitably be in Hebron.

The mounted cavalry spear is still in Hans's possession, and Lothar has no intention of using this epic item to unlock the cavalry barracks.

It has been proved in actual combat that the effect of this thing is still very strong, and if it is combined with the bonus of 20% of the full attributes of the "Jeanne" knight's flower, it will be extremely terrifying.

How much property he has under his hands now will not be known until Andreas, the new garment officer, and Renard stay here.

But even if he didn't have a fief, when he had deprived those pagans of the powerful land, he could divide it among the hussars under his command and make them all knights.

When the time comes, recruit a hundred hussars, and on the battlefield, they will play an invincible effect.

Fringira wanted to get there.

Jeanne stopped her: "Let the adults revel in themselves, if you want to please people, you can't just stick it up." ”

Fringira was a little unconvinced: "You know better than me?" ”

Jeanne's face stiffened: "At least you know better!" ”

Fringilla was still unconvinced: "Don't look at me young, I'm actually eight hundred years old, but I've been asleep for a long time, I haven't seen anything?" ”

Jeanne smiled: "I don't know the depth of knowledge, but it's small, it's really small." ”

The good impression of Jeanne that Flynn had accumulated in her heart disappeared in an instant, but she was a little afraid of Jeanne, and she didn't dare to give people a nickname like she did for Panruo, so she could only sulk.

Andreas then presented a booklet: "Your Excellency, the golden book of the Hebron realm is already here, and the tax collector of Baron Renard assures them that they will only take away the movable property that originally belonged to Count Renard, and that all the deeds of the estate, and the keys to the mansion have been properly placed. ”

The golden book is not golden, just as the golden seal edict is not golden.

Lothar opened the booklet and said, "Fourteen estates, three vineyards, two wineries, twelve wind mills, two churches, and two bridges."

These are all assets that can be divided among knights for fiefdoms.

They all belong to the category of real estate, and can generate sustainable income, such as how much grain each old farmer has to pay for the mill once.

Manors such as those in Constance are not among them, because they are located in the city and can only meet the conditions of habitation.

It is impossible to maintain a knight's need for food and clothing, and to change armor and horses.

The so-called eleventh tax really cannot summarize all the taxes that a peasant needs to pay.

Lothar frowned, put down the golden book, and said, "It's much less than I thought. ”

Andreas explained: "Baron Renard is not very good at managing his territory, and many estates and lands have been sold to local pagans in exchange for wealth. ”

"Heh, that's understandable."

Renard was clearly a model of recklessness, and at his most insane time, he raised an army of 8,000 men, not inferior to the regent Raymond.

The Outer Jordanian Empire is categorically incomparable to Raymond, who occupies the entire Count of Tripoli.

If nothing else, the Count of Tripoli did not need to provide any financial endowment to the kingdom, and only nominally submitted to the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which was incomparable to the Earldom of Transjordan.

Either the former is a county, and the latter can only be called an earldom.

"But to tell you the truth, with Renard's hatred of the infidels, I did not expect that he would not kill all the local tycoons of these heretics and plunder their wealth."

Lothar teased, but in her heart she knew that Renard was just reckless, but by no means a complete fool.

Otherwise, he would not have been one of the greatest contributors to the Battle of Monguiza, and he also pioneered the genius strategy of "boating on dry land" (note).

Although Lothar is resistant to the tax system, it must also admit that the tax system has a great advantage, that is, it can receive the most money at the lowest cost.

Even if the rebellion of the Diao people is caused by tyranny, it is also the business of the tax collector, which is equivalent to the full amount of positive assets, and there is no need to bear any obligations to the land and the "Diao Min".

For example, if Lothar wants to kill the tax collectors, he has to pay out of his own pocket to raise a group of tax collectors, and the tax collectors must also have a guard to prevent the people from arming the people to resist the taxes.

Not to mention, tax collectors are also greedy for money.

If Lothar is not in control of a small county, but a large empire like the Song Dynasty, I am afraid that the remote areas, not only can not collect taxes, but the courtiers report a famine, and the nomads can plunder, but they can squeeze a disaster relief money or military salary from Lothar's pocket.

Moreover, the tax collector was far more adept at extracting every copper plate and every grain of grain from the hands of the people than the tax collector, who was an outsider.

"Well, that's it, Hebron can collect eight thousand souls a year, and if you add in the additional Saladin tax, the unbeliever's tax, the pilgrim's tolls, the shield tax for unwillingness to perform military service, the exempt tax for the offenders, the extortion of Jewish merchants, and the depreciation of the currency. No wonder Count Raymond was willing to compromise with them. ”

Hebron was too rich.

Not to mention that Renard originally owned the two core fiefdoms of Montreal and Calleburg.

It is no wonder that Renard was able to maintain a generous and luxurious court life while still having a standing army of up to 3,000 capable of fighting well.

"My lord, some of the pagans in the city have arrived outside the court, and they hope to meet you."

"Let's go, let's go and see these pagan heroes who can still mix under Renard."

It was still early, and there were not many people coming, only a dozen.

They stood at the foot of the steps outside the hall of the lord, and when they saw Lothar, they took the initiative to kiss the heraldic ring on Lothar's finger with the Frankish etiquette, and squeezed out a flattering smile on their faces.

"You're so handsome, and it's an honor to have the opportunity to meet you."

"Praise be to you, great Count of Lothar."

They were touted.

Then, he pulled out a stack of documents.

Lothar glanced at it, didn't reach out to take it, just frowned: "What is this?" ”

A Jewish businessman laughed and said, "My lord, this is the document that Lord Renard borrowed from us. ”

Lothar sneered: "I'm not blind, what I want to say is, what are you doing with these things for me?" ”

A bearded Saracen man said with a smile on his face: "My lord, according to the laws of the Franks, since you have inherited the title and territory of Count Renard, you will naturally inherit the debt relationship between Count Renard and us. ”

Sure enough, there is a pit!

Lothar glanced at the garment officer, Andreas, meaning: Look at what you do?

Andreas immediately stepped forward with a grim face, and first introduced himself: "I am the court dressmaker of the Earl, Andreas, and it is simply a great disrespect that you polluted my lord's ears with a dispute over money during your first meeting. ”

The men immediately looked frightened and hurriedly apologized.

Andreas snorted: "You know that Renard of Shatilon was only deprived of the title of earl and the territory of Hebron, and he did not die suddenly or died of illness, since he is still alive, he should naturally be responsible for the money he owes you." ”

"According to the Salic inheritance law of our Franks, if Hebron is inherited from Renard by my family according to the inheritance law, he will naturally inherit his debt to you, but the premise of all this is that Renard is dead!"

Andreas cut the railroad.

These people wrapped in turbans were strong and embarrassed: "But my lord, where do we dare to go to Calleburg to ask Lord Renard for our money?" ”

I'll go to your mother's!

Lothar scolded her mother in her heart, but her face was filled with a warm smile: "It's okay, Baron Renard's tax collector here hasn't had time to leave the city, I will immediately send my patrol officers to lead the hussar company to recover your arrears." ”

There was a hint of surprise on their faces: "Thank you so much, you are really a generous lord as the legend says." ”

They thought to themselves that the new earl was so talkative, and that the days to come would be much more relaxed than under that violent fellow of Renard.

Unbeknownst to them, Lothar already regarded the money in their pockets as his possession!

He is not asking for money for these people at all, but for himself!

As Ulm left with these "creditors", the smile on Lothar's face immediately disappeared: "Heh, these dogs, they are afraid of Renard, but they are not afraid of me, good people should be pointed at gunpoint?" ”

Andreas: "? ”

"It's okay, it's just a meme."

Lothar began to understand why the King had persecuted the Knights Templar on trumped-up charges.

The reason is simple: if you can't solve the debt, just settle the creditor!

"Andreas, call Moder, and now send the axe guards and city guards to guard the gate at once, and I will not receive anyone from now on, except for the knights and nobles who have fought alongside me."

(Dryland Sailing - refers to Renard's strategy of transporting ships overland to the Red Sea by rolling logs and other means to launch a surprise attack on the two holy sites of Zoroastrianism, which was successful for a time, and finally failed, but also plundered a lot of wealth.) Popular on the Internet because the Ottomans also used this strategy during the storming of Constantinople)

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