Arthur walked into Nuel town in a crosswalk welcome from the mayor and hundreds of residents.

The fat mayor named Larkin was indeed a shrewd guy. Not only did he bring people to greet him, but he also specially organized hundreds of residents to welcome him at the gate of the town.

And under Larkin's intentional publicity, Arthur's deeds had already spread throughout the town. His lord was the hero who assassinated the orc prince, and the joy and respect on the face of every resident were from the heart.

For the first time, Arthur felt a sense of elegance. It turned out that becoming a noble and a lord would really make people addicted!

The town of Nuel was the king before, and there was no lord, so there was no lord's mansion for the time being. Arthur and Jose and other entourages were invited by Mayor Lagin to the town office.

The entire town's territory now belongs to Arthur. Arthur can choose any place he is satisfied with to build the Viscount Mansion. Before the Viscount Mansion was built, he could only live in the town office for the time being. The sensible Larkin vacated his room and gave it to Arthur.

After a warm reception, he saw off the welcome guests and settled the accompanying soldiers. Larkin came to Arthur's room alone.

The focus is only really beginning now, and before that, Arthur is happy with everything about Larkin.

After Larkin poured Arthur a cup of tea for Arthur and himself, he began to introduce the situation in Nuel to Arthur in detail, from population, land, mines to local customs and etiquette.

Arthur listened quietly, without any comments in the middle.

"It's getting late, so I won't disturb the Viscount's rest. I'll take you to the town tomorrow. If you choose a satisfactory place, I can organize people to build a mansion for you. The taxes collected in the town in the past two years have more than 600 gold coins, which is enough to build a very grand Viscount's mansion for you." Lajin said before getting up and leaving.

Arthur looked at Larkin without saying anything.

Larkin was suddenly a little embarrassed, not knowing whether he should get up and leave.

"Before this, I'm ready to let you stay as the mayor, but unfortunately you lied in the end." Arthur said lightly.

"Sir Viscount, there is no lie I have said before." Larkin explained hurriedly.

"Then tell me, how much tax should a medium-sized viscount receive in a year? How much is the town of Nuel?" Arthur pointed at the critical point.

Arthur, who was a mercenary, was extremely sensitive to money. When His Majesty Strech gave him the viscount fief, he had planned how much gold coins he could earn in a year.

In the Kingdom of Isaac, five or six gold coins can meet the needs of ordinary people's family in a year. It is already a wealthy family to earn ten gold coins a year. For the nobles, jazz without fiefdoms can earn twenty or thirty gold coins a year, and barons with a village fiefdom can earn about one hundred gold coins a year.

As for the nobles of the Viscount, according to the size of the fiefdom and the degree of barrenness, they will have tax revenue of 7,800 to 2,300 gold coins a year. Arthur's territory is of medium size, and there are mines, inns, commercial banks and other businesses. It is estimated that the annual tax revenue will not be much different if there are no two thousand gold coins. Even if the salary and necessary expenses of the public officials in the town are removed, the annual surplus income will not be less than one thousand gold coins.

Arthur has been officially enthroned by Viscount Jiayong for more than a year and a half, and Lakin said that the income in the town is only more than 600 gold coins, obviously there is a big problem.

Lajin's khan suddenly flowed down, "I will bring all the accounts of the past two years. I have never dared to move any of the territory you have earned since your enthronement."

Arthur waved his hand, "I don't read the account book, I just need an explanation, why my territory has less income than other viscounts."

Larkin immediately looked embarrassed.

"Since you have no reasonable explanation, I can only check it myself." Arthur's voice had become a little cold.

Lajin wiped the sweat from his head, "Master Viscount, the income of the territory has indeed decreased significantly in the past two years. I didn't dare to tell you the reason because I didn't want the adults to get into trouble when they first arrived at the territory."

"It seems you're kind-hearted? Give me an explanation first. As for whether to cause trouble, I will naturally judge."

Laginshu breathed a sigh of relief and began to say slowly: "There is a small iron ore in our town. Although the output is not high, the iron ore produced is of high quality. The things produced by several weapons and commercial banks in the town are also quite famous in this area. The town's taxes are more than 2,000 gold coins every year. Our town is next to the territory of Earl Milne. All iron ore and iron products sold to the inland areas of the town must pass through the territory of Earl Milne. The Count imposed an additional layer of tax on us, and the things sold from the Earl to the town also added a layer of tax. After two layers of taxes are in and out, there is not much left in the town."

"Oh?" Arthur was quite surprised. He thought it was Rakin who had embezzled with the people below, but he didn't expect that there was such a joint.

"Has Earl Milne always taxed the town of Nuel?"

Lakin hesitated for a moment, "No, it was the king who officially enthroned the town to you before he started collecting taxes from the town soon?"

Arthur frowned slightly, it seemed that the other party was coming for him on purpose.

"If you do not conform to the rules of the kingdom, will you let them collect taxes on the town's industries?" Arthur asked.

Lajin looked bitter, "I have visited the Count, but the people are so careless that the Count doesn't even see me. I have also gone to the Guruer City, which was under the jurisdiction of the previous jurisdiction, but the lord's mansion said that after the territory was enthroned, it was a dispute between the nobles and no longer under the jurisdiction of the lord's mansion. Several businesses in the town also joined forces to boycott, but Earl Milne has five hundred private troops, and the security team in our town is less than 50. Resistance by force is equivalent to hitting stones with eggs."

Arthur tapped his fingers on the seat armrest without saying anything.

The Kingdom of Isaac stipulated that aristocratic lords with fiefs could raise private troops. The Kingdom stipulated that the maximum number of nobles at all levels could store soldiers. Under this number, as long as the nobles could afford them, they would not interfere with the number of kingdoms. For example, the four field legions of the four kings under the 100,000 men under the command of the four kings had the nature of semi-private troops. The Marquis could raise up to five thousand private troops at the first level, the Earl could raise up to one thousand private troops at the first level, the Viscount could raise up to two hundred private troops, and at the first level, the Baron could only raise up to twenty people.

Allowing nobles to maintain private troops was to maintain public order within the territory, and the kingdom was to fight outside the country, and the nobles had the obligation to send troops to participate in the war, and the military pay and weapons and equipment were all borne by the nobles. For example, in the previous two tribe war, half of the 200,000 inland reinforcements were guards in major cities, and the other half were the private troops of the nobles.

Lakin mustered up the courage to continue, "I think there must be any misunderstandings here? Now that you have already taken office, I suggest you visit Count Milne in person with a gift. If the misunderstanding is said to be opened, the matter may be resolved."
Chapter completed!