Otherworld Nation Founding Chronicles

Episode 43: Tax Collector

The new lord is someone who understands the story.

That is the reputation of the inhabitants of the Ass territory as new lords.

Currently, there is no military service. If you work, you can get the salary.

Taxes are surprisingly low.

And for widows and other people who can't do proper agriculture, they do a special job ... making paper.

He said to the blacksmith, "Oh, it's not a tax. I don't need a tax unless it's urgently needed because of a war or natural disaster." Was.

King Ferm frequently raided supplies, and Lagos As also imposed extraordinary taxes.

There is no it.

The people had high hopes for Almus.

But there were also praise for being strangers.

That is the role of tax collector.

The tax collectors are the servants who have been brought by the present lord from the forest.

Also known as a knight.

They are very good at martial arts, and in addition everyone can read, write and calculate.

The new lord dispatched the tax collector to all villages as soon as he took office.

He checked the size of all farmland in the village and noted the owner on a piece of paper.

This is a really strange thing for the people of the U.S. territory.

I do not understand the meaning.

And the tax collector also said:

"Okay, we'll come to collect taxes now. We'll just come to collect the taxes collected by the village chief, so it won't change so much.

From the point of view of the village chiefs, there is no need to bring them.

While wondering why they do this, they were convinced.

Until June, when we actually come to collect taxes ...

"Hey. I don't have enough tax. Is this really all?"

Ron listens while staring at the village chief in front of him. The village chief responds while hesitating.

"Yes, it's true, because there's evidence that it's not enough?"

"Oh. The expected yield and tax collected here are far apart. I haven't heard of a bad harvest this time."

The expected yield is the amount of normal fruit heard from the villagers, the size of the land, and the yield derived from the weather this year.

Even with some differences, the expected and actual yields will not be far apart unless there is a natural catastrophe.

In other words, the embezzlement of the village may be suspected.

"Hey.

Ron and So-yeon then shake off the village chief and enter the village chief's house.

They carefully observe the village mayor's house.

The house is not a pit dwelling, probably because you are a mayor. There is a decent floor.

They walk on the floor.

"Hmm?"

Ron notices something wrong.

Poke the floor with the handle of a sword. The sound is different for some reason.

The two looked away. The village head turns his face blue.

Ron raised his sword and knocked on the floor.

A sword pierces the floor.

He put his hand in the crack, and two people pulled it up.

A loud noise is heard and the floor rolls up.

A large space under the floor. And there was a great deal of hidden wheat.

"What is this?"

"Um ... this is ..."

The chief of the village to stop saying.

Ron looks at the wheat with frosty eyes.

"It's embezzlement. Embezzlement is a felony. Sure ... five whiplashes?"

After hearing Ron's words, the mayor broke his knee.

Lower your head deeply.

"Please, please, to the Lord ... one-third of this wheat ... no, two-thirds ..."

"Do not be silly!!"

Ron pulls out his sword and shakes it.

The last three village chiefs fall to the ground.

The village chief turned his face blue.

"Bribery. This was definitely five whipping."

"Please do your mercy ..."

"Tell it to the Lord."

Ron and Soyong called the villagers, carried the wheat into the carriage and left.

"This is the twelfth house ... bribery and embezzlement. Isn't it too bad?"

"It's common for village chiefs to embezzle taxes, so it's difficult for them to collect heavy taxes."

Iar who joins from the middle says. Ial is learning to write, so he has a solo assistant.

He is collecting taxes and is on his way to Almus.

"But Ron was cool, right?"

"Yeah? I practiced. You know, the leader is kind, so we're going to go hard."

Ba Couple with flutter.

Ial looks at it with a half laugh.

"By the way, aren't there enough horses? The cavalry doesn't mean it, like collecting taxes or tilling farmland. Don't you think it's better to buy it?"

"Your lord is thinking about buying a horse, too. You're negotiating with a Greek merchant."

"That's right ... but what about the cost? Can you buy a horse that can meet the demand just with paper?"

At present, Wisdom and children are being collected and mass-produced in the Ath region.

However, there is a limit to the number of trees that can be made on paper.

Is it really possible to keep the horses, and can I keep that many horses?

"If you move this to the house's warehouse, this time it's a village in the northern part ... I'll stay overnight because it's far away.

"Well, after a while, I'll be free. I'll do my best until then. Those two people are the hardest."

Former King Ferm's palace.

It is now the nest of love between Almus and Tetra, but it has now turned into a hell far from the nest of love.

"Shit ... too much !!!!! This is finally a quarter ..."

"... or, to be exact, a quarter of the existing reports.

"I know ... please don't tell me ..."

Make a resident's card and collect taxes properly.

Indeed, it's natural.

The obvious thing was so hard ...

Why don't everyone do it? I thought ...

I don't do it, can't I?

"When Ron and his colleagues return, ask for help. I can't handle this alone ..."

"Agree. I guess everyone doesn't end soon ..."

Everyone is now working hard to collect taxes from around the territory.

You must be tired.

I'm really sorry,

But.

We are more tired! !

"Huh ... do you do this in this season every year ... do not die?"

"Okay. Ten people will be able to use it next year. That means ten more tax collectors. That will make my job easier ..."

"But it's up to a hundred ..."

One hundred children came with me.

In other words, the bureaucracy limit is one hundred.

At present, even young girls hunt mercilessly and are in a 70-person position.

The number of people is 1.5 times larger than now, but ...

"Is it necessary to develop human resources?"

"Yeah, need. I'll talk later."

In other words, one more job.

Huh ...

Don't get stressed.

"Well ... Isn't it just a little hit?"

"Hmm?

I push my lips against Tetra's lips and forcibly push them down.

"I'll let you breathe?"

"Hmm ... I hit as much as I like ..."

Tetra closes her eyes.

I reach for Tetra's chest ...

"Um, this is an additional report ..."

Lulu and his eyes met.

Lulu looks away as if panic, and silently places it on the desk.

"Um ... it's better to choose a little more place?"

Lulu said so and went out.

......

I'm awkward.

what to do.

"what will you do?"

Tetra looked straight at me and asked me.

"Hmm, let's keep it until tonight. It has cooled down. And ..."

I need to digest additional documents quickly.

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Extra: Bra

"Well, Tetra. Could you show me your chest?"

"Hmm? It's yours, even if you don't get any permission.

Don't say happy things ...

But this time I don't want to massage.

"What that?"

"It's underwear. It's handmade. I want to check the size."

I attach a handmade bra to Tetra's chest.

The size is perfect.

Thanks for checking every day.

"How about?"

"... weird, but not bad"

"Yes, that was good."

There is no underwear on the Adernia Peninsula.

I wear something like a waistband, but I wouldn't call it underwear.

I'm terrified.

The shaking chest.

No, if it's the chest of another person, it's rather my eyes, but it's my wife's chest ...

Well luck? The Tetra is just average milk.

"If you attach this, your chest will be less likely to sag."

"Is it true? How many?"

"It's just a prototype, but I'll make as many as I want."

"Then, about 5 pieces .... Teach me how to make it because I make it myself."

It ’s good, but…

It's pretty fun to make while imagining Tetra's chest.

But if you refuse for that reason, is it a pervert?

They do not yet know that brasseries will spread throughout the Adernia Peninsula decades later.