Section 17 Introduction

"So that idiot died like this?" The other party asked contemptuously.

This place is a relatively high-end tavern in Brassian. Although in the eyes of many people, the tavern is a place full of scents of scents of inferior perfumes, inferior tobacco and spirits, there are indeed some special taverns for the rich. The soup and napkins here are clean, the halls and private rooms are always quiet, and the people entering and leaving here are polite. Now, Lair is in such a tavern.

On the surface, he came to have a drink, but in fact, since he took his seat, he had never touched the delicious wine and delicacies in front of him. The entire box was divided into two parts by a curtain hanging in the middle, which ensured that the two could have an unimpeded conversation without seeing each other. At this moment, the person who was talking to Lyle was hiding behind the curtain - that was the mysterious man on the carriage before.

Now it can be heard that this mysterious man is a woman.

"Yes. At that time... the dagger in his hand... pierced his own head at once." Lyle replied while recalling. The scream when Yara died still made him feel cold on his back.

"Who told you to use violence to solve this problem?" The voice behind the curtain snorted coldly. "If violence can solve this problem, what will I ask you to do? Wouldn't I go to find a few assassins... at least a few hooligans to solve this problem?"

"But...but...At that time, Yara took the initiative to propose it, I think it was a good idea..."

"That Ash Rufate is a mercenary. Do you know what kind of mercenaries are? Although they are all shameless gangsters, they must have some fighting ability to survive on the battlefield, right? Besides, they are cruel and sarcastic... Do you think you playboys who have no other ability than picking up girls, drinking and gambling can beat him? This is a gambling with much risk than profit, and you lost the bet without surprise."

The mysterious man spoke very harshly and said mercilessly, but Lyle could only be submissive.

"But no matter what, he must be removed...I can go find some reliable people, just a suitable opportunity...just a little..."

"It doesn't need to do this anymore." The mysterious man answered uninterestedly. "The reason why you were asked to do it is to handle everything quietly is to not attract the attention of anyone who is interested. Since you haven't handled this matter well... Now it's probably shocking the enemy. At least Countess Marianne knows it. We must use the second plan instead. Next month, next month, Countess Marianne will go far... and the sheriff who has a good relationship with her will be transferred. Then it will be a chance to act..." The mysterious man's voice became cold. "As for you, it's useless!"

"Wait a minute...I..." Lyle's expression changed drastically. He tried hard to explain, but he couldn't say anything for a moment.

"Are you talking about the debt you will expire in a few days?" said the mysterious man contemptuously. "Don't worry, I will still pay the dog food on time. Because you may need to come forward in the future and do some cleaning of the garbage... But your horse... Humph, if it's useless, you'd better change a horse that's more suitable for you to ride."

Then, the sound of the door opening came from behind the curtain. Lyle knew that the other party had left. Although this was a room, there was also a door opposite the curtain.

He lowered his head in frustration. As mentioned earlier, there were delicious wines and delicacies on the table in front of him that had never been touched, so Lyle grabbed the wine glass in anger and drank it all in one go.

"Damn it!" It turned out to be just a very simple thing, and it was also a small thing he was good at, but now it has become a trouble that he cannot solve. He was already ready to enjoy the fruits - the generous reward was like fruits on the branches on the roadside, waiting for him to pick them. But now this beautiful future has completely ended.

"Damn it! Ashu Rufate!" He was cursing the name softly. If it weren't for this guy who suddenly appeared, things wouldn't have fallen to this point!

Wait...A month left! Suddenly, Lyle remembered something. He was not a fool. After his initial anger faded, he immediately realized that he still had a chance. As long as he could get things done...

Indeed, force is a mistake. He should use more clever and more appropriate means... Lyle suddenly burst into laughter. If he hadn't been in this box alone, others might have thought he was crazy. But he didn't care about this at the moment, he had an idea! And it was a good idea.

"Ah Yeh!" Ashu Rufat gently rubbed his nose.

It is already winter, and the first snow of this winter has fallen a few days ago. Although the first snow has melted, the wind blowing towards us at this time cannot be said to be like a knife cutting, and it will definitely make the skin feel cold.

The three of them stood on the high ground on the hill, looking at the vast land around them.

"There is a mountainous area in front of you." Xingke pointed ahead. "The mountainous areas in this area belong to us."

"It's really big." Ashu Rufate said sincerely. He originally thought that the two sisters' manor was not big, but in fact it was a bit unexpected. If this mountainous area was added... the land owned by the two sisters was no less than those little lords.

"It doesn't mean it's useful," Xingke said lightly. "There is very little land for farming... not much land for animal husbandry. For example, this mountainous area... except for providing limited game every year, it has almost no value."

"Actually, I heard..." Xingjian interrupted. "A gold mine was found here."

"It's just a legend." Xingke replied disdainfully.

"It's true, my aunt has also said this before. It seems that someone organized a team to detect minerals to this mountain a long time ago..."

"What then?" Ashu Rufate asked.

"Then, they discovered that the ore vein lacked the value of excavation." Xingjian replied. "Although it is indeed a gold mine, it has a small amount of burial and is relatively deep, and it lacks the value of development... They even found some traces of rat people's activities. Considering various factors, this place was finally abandoned."

"Ratman?" Ashu Rufate repeated the title.

"A kind of intelligent creature living in the underground world, half like a human and half like a mouse." Xingjian replied. "When I was in the academy..." When she said this, she found that her sister looked at her fiercely, so she immediately realized that she had let go and stopped quickly.

"Is a small mineral vein that lacks value..." Ashu Rufate did not notice the mystery in Xingjian's words at all. "According to Groone's law... it should be that the income of any mineral is charged one-third of the tax on the royal family. Because of this, it becomes worthless..."

It took a few seconds before he realized what he had said inadvertently. Has he understood the relevant laws? No, he should have studied Groney's laws. No, he has come here to get married, so it is normal to have some understanding of the here. It would be ridiculous if he knew nothing about the law.

There is a winding road under the hills. This road is not particularly spacious, but the road is well built, and it is a flat and solid road paved with gravel. Therefore, there will not be too much mud on rainy days, and there will not be too much dust on sunny days. At this time, four or five carriages carrying carriages are passing by the road.

"This should be your land, right?" Ashu Rufate pointed to this road and asked. "This road."

"Yes." Xingke replied. "It's all..." Her voice was a little regretful. Although this land belonging to their sisters was very large, most of it was unusable land. If such a large land was all arable land, or even grasslands that could only be grazed, then the two of them would be considered rich in this small place in Brassian City.

"Why can't you collect taxes?" Ashu Rufat asked. Several more carriages appeared at the end of his vision. It can be seen that this road is a very important trade route. "For example, setting up a level or something."

"There is no right to collect taxes... we are just land owners, not lords." Xingke replied. "Besides, even lords cannot collect taxes, because the reason why these merchants passed here was entirely because there was no tax. If taxes were collected here, they would change a way without hesitation. Aunt Mary was a lord, but she had never considered this possibility at all."

"Change a way..." Ashu Rufate repeated.

"Yes, if one road is not open, then change to another road. Therefore, setting up tax checkpoints will not only not receive the money for buying roads from such levels, but will stagnate the business in the territory. On the one hand, it will not be able to obtain external supplies, and on the other hand, it will not be able to collect commercial taxes. So everyone can only give up. In the entire province of Acaneia, aside from the territory directly under the royal family, there are about 600 lords of all sizes. Unless these more than 600 families can reach a unified opinion and unite, setting up tax checkpoints is completely empty talk. Of course, even if they are really united, it is useless. Because the royal family still has many directly under the jurisdiction, and unless the queen also joins this alliance, no one can buy money."

"So that's it." Ashu Rufat thought. Although the road tax could not be collected, due to the passage of the trade route, the merchants would inevitably bring supplies, money and other commercial taxes to the city. For the lords or the governors, this could also make up for it. The only losses in this process were those lords in remote locations, or land owners like the two sisters. However, they had no choice but to do anything about it.
Chapter completed!