LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 7
Chapter 7: More taxes?! [Please give me flowers on 2/7! Please give me votes!]
The Kingdom of Los is located on the western border of the Roliland Continent. There are three kingdoms around the Kingdom of Los, the Kingdom of Nord, the Kingdom of Qisi, and the Kingdom of Lot.
The Kingdom of Los is close to the sea at the edge. The Kingdom of Nord and the Kingdom of Lot are next to the Kingdom of Los in the east. The Kingdom of Qisi is to the east of the Kingdom of
Nord. A bit of the border of the Kingdom of Qisi is connected to the grassland of the Southern Orc Empire.
To the east of the Kingdom of Qisi are hundreds of Western Kingdoms and Principalities controlled by the Gutongs Empire!
These hundreds of Western Kingdoms and Principalities are controlled by Emperor Gutongs. This ambitious emperor controls these kingdoms to form the Gutongs Empire.
Rather than an empire, it is better to say that it is an iron-clad alliance empire.
The Duke of Golden Lion is a warlord of the Gutongs Alliance Empire, with an army of millions.
This alliance empire with a population of hundreds of millions and a vast territory and hundreds of kingdoms has blocked the road for all countries in the Western Region to the Central Magic Empire.
Beyond the Gutongs Empire is the Central Region, where the Central Magic Empire Council of Representatives will meet, which is the largest force in the entire continent. There are several magic kingdoms around the Central Magic Empire Council.
As for the southern region, it is a large grassland occupied by several orc kingdoms and some half-orc tribes.
As for the northern and eastern regions, the ancient source there is unknown.
“Please select the location of the production line”
“The required resources list has been listed. The following resources are needed to install the production line. Your Majesty, please collect them.”
Gu Yuan sat in his palace. Not far away were the guards and knights standing in line.
And Rotis was sent out by him to lead the American soldiers to conquer the lost territory nearby.
After all, there are more than ten towns in the country controlled by the Nord Kingdom.
This is really the beginning of only one city.
“Steward Stephens, how many gold coins are left in the treasury?”
Gu Yuan looked at the list of resources needed given by the system and asked the palace steward standing next to him.
“Your Majesty, because we went to war with the Kingdom of Nord this year, and most of the territory was lost, taxes could not be collected, and there was a lot of military expenditure…..Now there are only 20,000 gold coins left in the treasury…..”
Stephens always carries an account book with him. He took out the account book and flipped through it. He said bitterly:
“Only 20,000 gold coins, so little….”
Gu Yuan sighed, no money, too poor
“There is no way, because the Kingdom of Nord is at war with us……”
“Transfer 15,000 gold coins to collect the materials on this list.”
Gu Yuan handed the list to Stephens.
“Your Majesty, this is….”
Stephens was stunned.
He glanced at the list and didn’t understand why Gu Yuan would use the remaining money in the treasury to buy all these things that seemed useless to him.
“How much iron resources are left in the country?”
Gu Yuan asked
“Because of the war with the Kingdom of Nord, the trade route was cut off, so there is a lot of iron accumulated in the treasury.”
“If all of them were made into armor, they could fully arm an army of nearly 10,000 people.
Stephens looked at the records in the account book and said to Gu Yuan.
“Very good.”
Gu Yuan smiled and said,”I want to open a new factory. Go and collect all the resources on the list!””
“Yes all!”
“Your Majesty, if this is the case, I am afraid there will be nothing left in our treasury.
Stephens was stunned and said
“If there is nothing left, there is nothing left. Don’t make me say it again!”
Gu Yuan looked at Stephens deeply.
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Stephens shuddered. After a war, would people change so much?….
He still remembered what Gu Yuan looked like when he was a child, but now, he looked like two different people, even though he was the same person!
Gu Yuan used to be cowardly and indecisive.
But since His Majesty ascended the throne, Gu Yuan has shown his brilliance, like a giant dragon that wants to devour the world!
But for the country, the king they need is undoubtedly the latter!
“By the way, go and help me gather all the national guards in the city center square. I have a new decree to announce.”
Gu Yuan asked
“Gather all together?”
Stephens was stunned.
“Right, now we only have this city left, gather them all, some orders will only be believed if I, the king, speak them out in person.”
Gu Yuan stood up, already dressed in a royal suit, he looked handsome and tall.
“Did you hear that His Majesty the King wants to summon all of us to the central square, saying that there is a new decree to be announced?”
“New decree? Are they going to increase taxes again?”
On the street, a man screamed
“What, increase taxes? We are already living a hard life, if we increase taxes, we will not be able to survive!”
Another man said with a haggard face and bitterness.
“These abominable nobles only know how to exploit us. They are all damn vampires!”
Some people on the street were filled with righteous indignation and said angrily.
“Okay, stop talking and go to the square to hear what the skin-thinning king is going to do!”
“Our taxes have been increasing continuously since he took office!”
Citizens kept rushing to the central square of the city.
After a while, tens of thousands of people gathered here.
Most of them looked haggard and full of worries.
After all, in their hearts, they were afraid that taxes would be increased again.
Because of the war, their taxes were already very heavy, and various miscellaneous taxes were frequently added before.
Garbage tax, window tax, water tax, food tax.
And so on.
And where did all the money collected go? It was all used to build weapons and armor and fight with the Kingdom of Nord.
But the army was defeated again and again.
The taxes were also heavy.
The people had long been overwhelmed.
Up to now, seven or eight out of ten of the citizens’ income have been paid in taxes.
Fortunately, this time is not long, otherwise after a while, Gu Yuan will receive news of the rebellion of the residents in the city.
But now it is not much better.
Gu Yuan summoned the citizens to the square. Many citizens thought that he wanted to increase taxes again, so they were very resentful.
A large number of people gathered, and several fights had already occurred.
The thousands of soldiers present had a hard time controlling the order on the scene.
“Fellow citizens of Los, I am your king, Gu Yuan.”
Gu Yuan, wearing court clothes and accompanied by knights and German guards, stood on the platform and spoke loudly.
Because of the special structure of the square, there were sound amplification devices all around, so Gu Yuan’s voice could be clearly heard by people.
“My respected king, what do you want to do? Are you going to increase taxes? Although we are just civilians, we are also human beings!”
A civilian could no longer bear the resentment in his heart and shouted loudly
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