After listening to Alfreid's narrative, Scott gained a deeper understanding of the Duke of Burgundy's rule in the Netherlands.

The Netherlands is divided into two regions, but because Antwerp in the South Netherlands is closer to the local area of ​​the Principal of Burgundy, its geographical location is more important than Amsterdam in the north. In addition, Antwerp as an important commercial port and military port can provide more convenience and assistance to the Principal of Burgundy.

Therefore, under this circumstance, the Duke of Burgundy's policies here are very relaxed, and there is no suppression at all, and even invisibly provides a lot of support!

This is why Scott persuaded them to leave the Netherlands after the group of Dutch merchants came to Norfolk, no matter how Scott persuaded them. After all, the market around Antwerp is even larger than Norfolk.

While Scott was considering the situation in the Netherlands, Alfreid's voice rang in his ears: "So, Count, we are really willing to join Norfolk, please take us in!"

Yalfret was a businessman from the North Netherlands, and their lives were not as easy as those from the Antwerp region.

They were oppressed by the Duke of Burgundy every day and paid a large amount of taxes to the Duke of Burgundy every day. Even when the merchants in the Antwerp region lacked a certain cargo, the Duke of Burgundy would always send powerful troops to the Amsterdam region to grab the goods, and then provide the goods to the merchants in the Antwerp region.

It can be said that this strong contrast has aroused the disgust of merchants such as Alfreid, but since they have never had strong military power as a guarantee, all they can do is to accept it in the face of the plunder of the Duke of Burgundy.

Until a few days ago, after Yalfreid and others heard the news about Norfolk, they immediately had the idea of ​​joining Norfolk.

Faced with the voluntary surrender of Alfreid and others, Scott naturally would not object: "Since you sincerely want to join Norfolk, I will naturally not refuse this! However, Norfolk has Norfolk's rules. If you can abide by my rules, you can become Norfolk people, and I will fulfill your lord's obligations and send troops to protect your interests and safety when necessary."

"I wonder what rules are there for the Count?" Yalfred and others asked quickly.

Scott smiled and said, "The rules are simple, it's just a matter of paying taxes! I won't charge too much taxes. As long as you pay 20%, it's enough. But if the Norfolk region enters a state of emergency and plans to fight with surrounding areas or even fight for hegemony overseas, then as Norfolk's people, you must fully support Norfolk's military and political actions, and the corresponding taxes must be increased to 55%.

As soon as he finished speaking, Alfreid and others frowned. The tax revenue was too ruthless! It was even more ruthless than the Duke of Burgundy.

It seems that after seeing the thoughts in the minds of Alfreid and others, Scott said directly: "All the activities I have carried out are to further open up Norfolk's living space. Once the excess living space is opened, can you also benefit from it? I don't think you are willing to trade only in the Kingdom of England and some marginal countries on the European continent, right? Anyway, I have plans to open up the inland European market! I really hope that our goods can be sold to Austria, Hungary, Venice, and even the Alexandria in the Far East..."

It has to be said that all the merchants in Europe are greedy. When Alfreid and others heard the blueprint drawn by Scott, they were immediately moved.

"Earl, we will abide by your rules! But we have a small condition, that is, the herring in the Norfolk area can only be enjoyed and must not be provided to other merchants outside of Norfolk."

When Scott heard this, he patted his chest and said, "This is absolutely no problem! After all, the products of our own home products will certainly take care of our own people."

After receiving Scott's guarantee, Alfreid was in a good mood: "Well, Count, when can we bring our workers here to live? Also, where will we live after we come here?"

Scott quickly replied: "If you want, you can come here now. As for where to live? I have already thought about it, and I suggest you live south of Great Yarmouth. In this way, not only will you be closer to the port, but you can also get fresh herring at the fastest speed, then process it, and finally sell it to the outside world through the port."

Yalfred said again: "That land..."

As soon as he heard the sensitive topic of land, Scott interrupted him: "Norfolk has rules that all land belongs to the Earl's Mansion and is not sold to the outside world, so you don't need to buy land from me, you just need to provide me with some cheap rent!"

In the Asian continent in the East, because the land area there is very large and the value of the land is not very valuable, people can buy and sell each other.

However, in the Western European continent, even the British Peninsula, and even the entire Norfolk region, this land is very precious. Therefore, after Scott took over Norfolk, he had already issued an order that all land belong to the Earl's Mansion, and no land shall be bought or sold unless the Earl grants the land ownership. Anyone who dares to sell the land privately will be the Inquisition and Hang.

Seeing that Scott was unwilling to sell the land, Yalfred and others had no choice but to nod, saying: "Then please ask the Count to draw out the place for us as soon as possible. We will quickly build the facilities to start herring production."

"Don't worry about this!" Scottie replied: "I will solve the problem of land as quickly as possible. You just need to relocate as soon as possible!"

In the following time, after a group of businessmen had close negotiations with Scott, they quickly left Norfolk and returned to Amsterdam to prepare for the next relocation work.

After seeing off Yalfred and others, Scott hurriedly set out to go around the Harbour of Great Yarmouth, and finally quickly divided the factory for them based on factors such as geographical terrain.

After finishing the place, Scott went to Simon's house to visit. At this moment, Simon had already returned from the sea. He was sending herrings in a tightly packed manner on the dock.
Chapter completed!