Parliament is a notoriously noisy and inefficient body, and the big-bellied members in it are often able to drag a simple, straightforward, and good bill for everyone for decades before it can be officially implemented. And in the face of bills that are not good for them, these professional politicians will let it forever be under the countless bills backlogged in Parliament, and never see the light of day.

Therefore, the king convened such a meeting at this moment when he was about to send troops, which really puzzled Sinan Pei at the beginning.

However, after observing for a while, Sinampe roughly understood the king's thoughts - these war-torn townspeople, if they didn't want to wait for the Caledonian army to arrive at the city of Pali, and the king's army was still in the city, then they could only negotiate some terms in favor of the king in a short time. Even some of the power that could have been fought for will be lost in a hurry. Although the armies of the nobles have always been self-funded, and the king only needs to pay the commission of mercenaries, these councillors sitting here do not think that they do not come up with the money, and the nobles will still go out honestly.

The king was very well timed, for it was indeed impossible for the citizens to provoke the king at this juncture, which would do nothing but to make themselves suffer. No matter what kind of loss you suffer, you can only swallow it temporarily. However, it would be difficult to wait until after peace to counterattack, because the strange attitude of the nobles and clergy was on the one hand, and the disunity within the burghers on the other, which determined that once a bill was passed, it would be very difficult to discuss the revocation of the bill, and if it dragged on for decades, the king who was already in the boat would not be able to deal with it.

The nobles and clergy, on the other hand, strongly supported the king, because they also wanted to emulate this method in their own domains, and draw a little more blood from the cities, which grew more and more wealthy, and many nobles were no longer willing to confine themselves to the countryside where they did not have much wealth.

In just a few moments, some of the burghers rebelled against their allies and expressed their support for the king's taxation - these were the scholars gathered at the University of Pali, and the intellectuals, who had been supported by many powerful people and the king, said that it was right to sacrifice something in the face of the great calamity of the country, otherwise they would regret it when the Caledonian army invaded the land and looted all your belongings...... The sharp-eyed Sinampe noticed that Arue seemed to be sitting in it, smiling at the king.

"Sinan Pei inexplicably remembered the royal literati on the earth at this moment. No wonder the king looks so confident...... He stole a glance at the king, only to find that he had not said anything more to Arue's gaze,

Many people also despised these unruly people, but the representatives of the middle class, who were more educated and closest to the scholars, were quick to express their willingness to make sacrifices.

What's next......

"Your Majesty, I wonder if we can use military service instead of taxes to serve you?" a horse-faced man who looked fairly well-dressed.

This time the king himself spoke: "This gentleman, your mention is very good, and I trust my subjects more than the Saranyi. But ......"

"We are all mercenaries returning from the jihadist battlefields in the East. The horse-faced man rubbed his hands, with a cheap smile on his face that couldn't tell what it was, "The price is negotiable, as long as the contract is signed, we can take out the equipment from home at any time and go to the battlefield with you, even if we are your own soldiers, it is no problem......

The king was intrigued: "Warriors returning from the battlefields of the Eastern Holy War, I will gladly hire you at a higher price than the Saranites, provided that you can prove your worth to my marshals and generals." ”

"That's great. Why don't you go and gather my brothers now?" the horse-faced man looked rather happy.

Everyone was overwhelmed, Si Nanpei looked at this interesting big man, and almost laughed so much that he couldn't get angry. Fortunately, this is not in ancient Huaxia, otherwise this guy would have been pushed out of the noon gate.

In any case, such a strange business was negotiated, and there were more voices in favor of the king, and in the final vote, it was not necessary to count them to know that the pro-taxing faction had won a great victory, though most of them were either confused or reluctant.

The seemingly solid Civic Alliance unexpectedly quickly fell apart...... As the backbone of the diehards, the faces of several businessmen were blackened. It hurts more for the kingdom to take money out of their hands than it is to cut off their flesh.

The priests smiled at them, and the obscene eyes were clear to everyone: "These gentlemen, do you want to borrow some money from us, God understands your difficulties quite well......

In fact, the usurers, with the exception of the notorious Jacobs, were the clergymen who were no different from vampires......

"Your Majesty, I advise you to be arbitrary, and in the event of a similar emergency in the future, you may collect the war tax on your own. "The limbs must unconditionally obey the command of the brain, so that the body can be flexible." ”

This time there was much more opposition than before, and there was another round of clamour, but at the right moment, several opinion leaders jumped out again and steered the tide in favor of the king...... Although jealousy and displeasure had become the norm, the citizens who had been bleeding even in previous years when the situation was pressing finally agreed to the proposal - it was better to settle the matter now than to meet later to discuss the bleeding, and even if they did not agree now, bleeding would inevitably be avoided in the future, and nothing was actually lost.

However, on the earth, Si Nanpei, who has not taken advantage of legal loopholes, has already heard that something is wrong. There was clearly a sloppy eye in the scholar's words, which was the "war tax". Although in the past, the temporary war tax collected by the Capetian Kingdom is a fixed percentage, it doesn't mean that it will be this proportion in the future...... It was fatal for them that the council had allowed the king to levy taxes, but they were completely unaware of this, and the judges and scholars had communicated with the king beforehand, and the nobles and clergy who wanted to do the same had no objection...... Such a bill, which was crucial for the centralization of power in the future, was thus inexplicably passed.

This is Chi Guoguo's conspiracy! Coupled with the impeccable conspiracy just now, Si Nanpei re-acquainted himself with the uncle sitting on the throne, what kind of king's heart he has under his inconspicuous appearance...... It is frightening at the same time, but it also makes people feel inexplicable admiration in their hearts.

"Oh, yes, Mr. Tsukasa The king, in full view of everyone, suddenly turned to him and said, "Didn't you say that you would raise some money for your artillery research at this meeting?"

"Huh?" "The conscience of heaven and earth, Sinan Peike has never said such a thing!"