Helping with Adventurer Party Management

Episode 208: Grasping the Tax

Of all the faces that were opening their mouths that way, it was Sarah who was the first to get back on her feet and question her.

"Kenji, I just wasn't sure..."

Following that, the remaining faces of Gorgogo, Anne and Kilik have also spoken out their dissatisfaction.

"Right. I have no idea."

"Well, I didn't get it either."

"I wasn't sure, either. I was wondering if you could talk to me so I could understand."

The earlier explanation is a story that I explained so that it can be understood by Michelino Sacrifice, which has the foundation of law, so it is natural even if I do not understand it. To them, it would be better to explain in another instance.

When I snorted, I decided to explain it from a slightly different angle.

"Guys, you're paying taxes."

When I heard that, they all looked disgusted.

Well, no one likes to hear about taxes. No, isn't that true of the upper echelons of society like nobility and priesthood?

Only Michelino Sabbath looks cool when it comes to taxes.

They're the ones who take taxes.

"Have you ever thought about what taxes are used for?

I'll throw that question at you. He made a face that no one had ever thought of, except for Michelino Sabbath.

Public education is not popular, so it's natural.

"Uh, I don't know, aren't we eating your noble clothes or something? You change your beautiful clothes every day and eat a pile of meat and white bread, don't you? Sounds like a lot of money..."

sarah says.

"You idiot! More clothes than meals. Clothes! Then gems! And then trendy shoes! That's a mansion ornament! That's what I use it for! The candlestick, the silver, the dishes are shiny silver! I have entered your noble mansion many times! There's gold and silver embellishments all over the mansion, and they're so sparkling!

is Anne's word.

"I don't know, but you're using it to buy swords and armor. Every piece of your nobleman's sheet metal armor is handcrafted to suit your body. The sculpture to grant magical potency is elaborate, and it's expensive."

What is Gorgogo.

"You must be using it to maintain the army. Anyway, the army is a goldeater."

and Kilik.

I nod to their opinions.

"I think everyone's opinion fits all. I just can't know if I really am. Wouldn't you?

"Well, that's what taxes are for."

and Kilik answers.

This is the average tax outlook in this world.

Taxes are imposed unilaterally. I don't know what the use is.

"What do you think if they let you know how to use the tax?

"I don't know... that's not true!

Anne denies it, but I urge her to continue the discussion there because I want her to continue ahead as a thought experiment.

"Suppose it is. What do you think if the taxes your nobles took were to be explained to us, the common people, in writing and in words?

When I ask that, everyone closes their eyes and thinks, roaring.

It seems to suffer from the hypothesis that nobility explains the use of taxes to the common people.

After a while, Anne raised her voice.

"Well... maybe I'll convince you to pay your taxes a little."

"Right."

Gorgogo agrees too.

But Sarah disagreed a little.

"Yeah, but... if there's something wrong with your use, you could be very dissatisfied. 'Cause when my brother and sister are hungry, when I find out that nobles are eating meat and stuff in taxes, I know what comes to mind."

After hearing that opinion, the other three also change their opinions.

"Sure, you are"

"Well, that's impossible!

"Well, nobles don't teach the common people how to use taxes."

The lack of trust of the common people in the nobility is thick.

Feudal lords in a world without public education would be, well, that's what it is.