Chapter 451: Are You Rich?
However, the three-year tax exemption is not the real reason for the excitement of the residents of Pavas.
The status of the honorary knight, as well as the right to discuss the implementation of the policy of Pavath in the future, this is crazy news!
Becoming a nobleman, even the lowliest, is the dream of almost all commoners.
In the Star Empire, this country full of respect and humility, if you can become a noble lord, even if you can't be hereditary, it is also a great honor.
It can also make their children and grandchildren remember which ancestor of their family once obtained the status of nobility and be proud of it.
One hundred thousand gold coins is certainly attractive, but the status of an honorary knight is enough to drive the inhabitants of Parvas crazy!
There is also the right to discuss the policies that Pavas will carry out in the future, which is also great news for them. It allows them to be one step ahead of others, to know the future development direction of the territory, and to always be one step ahead in business transactions!
Just one sentence made Li Yunyang, in the minds of the residents of Parvas Town, change from a lord who needed to be feared to a benevolent and generous lord.
Don't underestimate this little change, this is a good start, and it can make the residents of Pavas accept Li Yunyang's rule as soon as possible.
And before the residents of Pavas could digest the news, Li Yunyang smiled and announced loudly: "From today on, I will strengthen the construction of the Pavas army, expand the strength of Pavas, and build Pavas into a super fortress integrating military and commerce, so that Pavas will no longer have to worry about war!"
After a pause, Li Yunyang continued to shout: "All Pavas residents who respond to the call and join the army this month will be tax-exempt for three years on the basis of tax exemption for three years, and the army will provide weapons and equipment, and according to the treatment of the regular army, they can receive military salaries every month, but only for the families of civilian children. ”
"If you are excellent in the army and obtain military merits, you can also get the title of honorary knight, or even official knight, and the right to discuss the military policy of Pavas! Of course, this is limited to the children of the commoners of Pavas!"
As soon as Li Yunyang's words came out, the residents of Parvas couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and then burst into crazy cheers.
If the news announced by Li Yunyang earlier was for the benefit of the big family and businessmen of Parvas, then the latter news is simply the gospel of all the civilian families of Parvas!
No matter where there are poor people, the town of Parvas is the same, and because of the development of commerce, the commoners who come to Pavas to earn money to support their families account for two-thirds of the total population of the town of Parvas.
For these civilians, tax exemption for three years, although they cannot make a lot of money like those businessmen, but if they work hard, they can also earn more money and ensure their livelihood for the next few years.
This news, for them, has already made them very satisfied. The civilians are very clear that the policies issued by all the territories are served by the adults in the territory, and they serve the rich people in the territory, and they are already very lucky to be able to follow the light.
However, the second news announced by Li Yunyang made the civilians of Parvas wonder if they had heard it wrong.
After all, when fighting in the territory of the past, except for the regular army under the lord, everyone else who joined the army had to bring their own equipment and weapons, and when they made military achievements, they would be rewarded with standard equipment.
And their new lord, Viscount Allen, actually announced that he could directly provide equipment to the civilians, and as long as one member of the family joined the army, his family could be tax-free for another three years!
These words alone were enough for the civilians of Parvas to break through the threshold of the Lord's Palace's recruiting office.
If someone in the family joins the army, they can be exempted from tax for six years, and those who join the army also receive military pay, what is the concept of this for a civilian family?
To put it simply, as long as there are more than three people in the family who can work in addition to those who have joined the army, and all three of them are diligent, then the family, after six years of tax exemption, is enough to turn from a commoner into a small blessed family.
This kind of change, according to normal terms, is enough to make a family struggle for more than three generations!
And jumping from a commoner to a noble lord, this is something they can't even think of, after all, when the family is still struggling with food and clothing, who would have such unrealistic ideas.
But Li Yunyang actually announced that civilians can also get the title of honorary knight, and even those wealthy businessmen can't get the title of official knight!
This almost made the civilians faint with excitement, for them, any Pavas military power is a dispensable thing.
Even if he obtained the right to discuss the Pavas army, it represented the ruling class who had entered the small town of Pavas, and it was not as important as becoming a noble lord in their eyes.
"Lord Allen, please forgive us for our initial offense, you have thought of us humble people in every way, I am really ashamed of my words!"
"Lord Allen, you are truly a benevolent and generous lord, and I believe that your arrival will definitely bring Parvas to a new peak. ”
"My lord, I don't know when you are going to start conscripting, I can't wait to join your command and serve a lord like you who treats his people well!"
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Li Yunyang's two successive announcements suddenly made his image taller in the hearts of the residents of Pavas in an instant, and the words of praise were endless for a while.
Listening to these words of praise that were not much different from those of the residents of Fort Art, Li Yunyang couldn't help but laugh, the civilians in this world are very simple, as long as the lord is a little better to them, they can submit to the lord's rule wholeheartedly.
Li Yunyang raised his hand and pressed it down, and everyone immediately quieted down, and he responded loudly to everyone's words: "The conscription starts tomorrow, wait a while, I will announce the conditions for conscription, and everyone can go back and prepare well." Moreover, in the future, if the merchants of the town of Parvas want to go out to transport goods, they can apply for the protection of the army of Parvas, and only need to provide the most basic food and lodging, and the employment fee will be paid by the army itself. ”
Crazy, completely crazy, the inhabitants of Parvas, in front of the three things that Li Yunyang announced in a row, completely fell into a state of madness.
Whether it is a merchant or a civilian, they can't believe that this is true, you must know that when you go out to transport goods, you often need the protection of a mercenary group, and it costs a lot of money, and sometimes you will encounter mercenaries and robbers.
And Li Yunyang actually announced that in the future, the army could go out to escort them to business, and it would not cost them a penny, which made the merchants of Parvas seem to see the scene of their future earning thousands of family fortunes.
As for those civilians who want to join the army, they are also very excited when they hear this news. You must know that Li Yunyang said that if you join the army, you will get a military salary, and if you participate in the escort mission, even the army will pay additional employment fees.
This is a great thing for the commoners, even if they did not obtain military merits and became nobles when they joined the army.
However, if they are a little more frugal and participate in more mercenary tasks when they are in the army, then the military salary and employment fees they have saved, even if they do nothing for the rest of their lives, will be enough for them to eat for a lifetime.
But Shi Erdeken was a little surprised when he heard the news announced by Li Yunyang, he remembered that he didn't seem to write this, and in the two things that Li Yunyang announced before, Li Yunyang seemed to confuse the preferential treatment of businessmen and civilians.
While the inhabitants of Pavas were whispering in the square and looking forward to their future lives, Sjörken could not help asking, "Alan, do you know how much it cost to make the last thing you just announced?
"Dissatisfied?"
Li Yunyang laughed and asked rhetorically: "What qualifications do they have to be dissatisfied? You must know that the rules implemented by other territories are not comparable to Pavas, if they are dissatisfied, just leave, and as far as I know, now except for Pavas, it is Ateborg that has such a favorable policy, but it is a pity that these two places are now my territory!"
Li Yunyang was not worried at all that the residents of Pavas would be dissatisfied with him in such a situation. As he said, now the lords of the entire empire are only thinking about how to squeeze the last copper out of the people of their territory, how can they provide them with such a good policy.
However, Li Yunyang was very dissatisfied with the cunning guy Shardken!
When Shi Erdeken heard Li Yunyang's words, he touched his nose and laughed dryly, and then asked: "Allen, I know you have your own plans, but have you ever thought that just recruiting troops and buying equipment for them is a big expense, and you actually have to provide free escorts for businessmen and pay hire fees to soldiers out of your own pocket, do you have so much money?"
This is the problem that Shierdeken is most worried about, even if Li Yunyang just announced that the residents of Parvas will be exempted from taxes for three years, which is enough for him to gain a firm foothold in Pavass.
However, Li Yunyang then announced two things that benefited the people of Parvas, although his image instantly became high in the minds of the people of Parvas, and everyone accepted him as the new lord.
It's just that if these two things can't be done, or if they can't be done well, it will have a considerable impact on his prestige in Pavas, and even affect the future development of Pavas.
And to do these two things, the most critical and indispensable condition is to have money!