Chapter 361 The Destructive Power Is Comparable to an Atomic Bomb

Soon the small platform was full of villagers. Oliveira, McCann, and Hongchen Yanyu on the platform all looked nervous, and the soldiers below also clenched their spears. Although there were few people, they They will rush forward as soon as there is danger, at least to give His Excellency the time to leave. M only had Li Huailin look contented, he dug his ears casually, walked to the middle of the stage and shouted to the crowd: "What are you doing here? Tax matters?"

"Excuse me, my lord, is it your order to pay taxes this year?" The villager in his seventies in front stepped forward and asked cautiously.

Before Li Huailin could speak, Oliveira behind him took the initiative to take a step forward: "This old man, in fact, this matter..."

"It's my order." Li Huailin said directly.

"Lord?" Oliveira turned to look at Li Huailin.

"Really...really?" the old man asked a little excitedly.

"That's... do you think other people can think of such a thing? I definitely did it properly." Li Huailin said proudly.

"Did everyone hear it? It really is the Duke's order. Everyone, kowtow to the Duke!" The old man shouted, and he knelt down after speaking. They all knelt down.

"Thank you Lord Lord!"

"Thank you Lord Lord for collecting 70% of our tax."

"Thank you Lord Lord for not giving us a way out!"

"Huh?" The three people behind Li Huailin were dumbfounded. What are you guys doing here? If you want to rebel, you can rebel, okay? We can't understand it at all.

"Look..." Li Huailin pointed to a large group of villagers in front of him and said to the misty rain of mortals, "I just said, didn't you come here specially to thank me?"

"Is this okay too?" Hong Chen Misty Rain couldn't help swearing. What is the situation? Why do these villagers come over to thank this guy.

Li Huailin turned back, looked at the villagers who were kowtowing to him and said, "They all came here to thank me?"

"Yes, Lord Lord, there are representatives from the villages near us, and there are representatives from other villages here. They all want to thank you in person, just like me," said the old man at the front.

"You are in a good mood,

But next time, don't come with so many people. You see, the guards like me are nervous, and you think you are going to rebel. "Li Huailin said.

"How could I rebel!" The uncle who took the lead said immediately. "The lord is so kind to us, this 70% tax is simply stealing our money, everyone knows that the lord has to set such a tax rate for us in spite of the laws of the empire, how can we object to the lord and you!"

"Huh? Is it illegal for me to collect 70% tax?" Li Huailin really knew this for the first time, and asked Oliveira back.

"It's...you can collect as much tax as you like in your fief, but you may be bombarded by other ministers with such a high tax rate..." Oliveira replied here.

"Please rest assured, my lord. If other ministers want to bombard you, I will go to the imperial city to explain it to you!" The old man said immediately.

"Oh, no need, I've accepted everyone's wishes, and I won't be afraid of others' accusations if I dare to accept them." Li Huailin waved his hand and said, "And you, if you always thank me next time. Don't shoot so many people, send a few Representation is enough, and it gets in the way of our work."

"Yes... yes, my lord, we will definitely not do this again next time." The old man here hurriedly said.

"Okay, I already know your intentions. This year is also my first year as a lord. There are many things that need everyone's cooperation. Seeing that everyone loves me so much, I think what I do is worthwhile. Okay. No If there is something to do, everyone should go back first." Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.

"My lord, please don't be so polite. Everyone wants to do something for you. If you have anything to do, please tell us as much as possible. If any village dares to disobey your lord's order, I, Gezi, will be the first to let him go. " said the old man at the front.

"Of course we obey the Lord Lord's orders." The villagers behind said immediately.

"Yeah, yeah." Li Huailin nodded, "When will I find you later, I'm fine now, let's go back and rest."

"Okay, my lord." The old man at the front turned around and said, "Everyone, go back. Your lord is very busy. It is very kind of you to take time to learn from us. Don't bother your lord any more. gone."

The villagers nodded one after another, then lined up in an orderly manner and slowly left.

"Hey, it's not easy to be a beloved lord." Li Huaili sighed and said, then looked at the three people behind him who hadn't fully reacted, and asked, "What are you doing, let's go!" .”

"Is this solved?" McCann said after recovering.

"Yeah, what else do you want?" Li Huailin asked.

"This... this..." McCann found that his brain was simply not enough, and he always felt that something was wrong. Although he said that he didn't want the villagers to riot and Li Huailin would be in danger, but you solved it like this...I feel uncomfortable all over.

"You...you...what the hell is going on with you people?" The world of mortals here said, "This is unscientific. You really collected 70% of the tax, not 7%?"

"Yes, Oliveira, where is my money?" Li Huailin asked again.

"My lord, I just wanted to tell you about this. The tax collection situation in our Principality...is very, very optimistic. Taxes from all over the country have basically been collected...although I don't know what's going on." Ollie "But now we're also in big trouble," Villa said.

"What's the trouble?" Li Huailin asked.

"It's a bit... too much... so much that it can't even fit in the warehouse..." Oliveira here said, "The total tax revenue this year is estimated to be 6 million tons of grain, which is six times that of previous years... Now all cities across the country have sent reports that the warehouses are in a hurry, and there are still many places where grain is directly piled up in the open space, and it will be troublesome if it encounters rainy days."

"Olivia. I need food for wool, and I need money. Can I find a place to sell it?" Li Huailin asked.

"Yes, my lord, there will be merchants who come here to collect grain at this time in previous years. But this year has not come, and we are waiting." Oliveira said here, "But my lord, we will come here this year How much grain should be sold?"

"It's all sold." Li Huailin said casually.

"But my lord, we have too much food. If we sell it all, not many people can eat it. And...if we sell it all, the price will be very low..." Oliveira said.

"Don't listen to him." Hongchen Misty Rain came up and said immediately, "You count all the excess grain that can't be put into the warehouse, and then sell these first."

"Yes madam." Oliveira said immediately, this is the more correct way, since the lady here seemed to understand better, Oliveira replied immediately.

"Yanyu. What's the use of food, aren't we short of money?" Li Huailin asked.

"In addition to food tax, there should be gold coins, right?" Hongchen Misty Rain gave Li Huailin a blank look, and asked Oliveira.

"Yes, the gold coins received are about 310,000..." Oliveira replied immediately.

"Alas? Why is there money?" Li Huailin asked strangely.

"The empire implements the method of paying taxes with gold instead of grain, and with gold coins instead of grain, you can pay 10% less." Hongchen Yanyu said here.

"Yes, Lord Lord. However, ordinary farmers do not have so many gold coins. These gold coins were handed over by some big landlords." Oliveira said.

"It doesn't matter where he came from, he is rich anyway, right?" Li Huailin said with a smile, "Look, I did a good job. I got 310,000 gold coins all at once, so I won't worry about it in my next life."

"I... I was so angry that I almost passed out." Hongchen Yanyu said, "Although I don't know how you got rid of those villagers, the biggest problem is not over yet."

"Oh? What's the problem?" Li Huailin asked strangely.

"That means your citizens have no money." Hongchen Yanyu said, "You collected 70% of the tax. The remaining 30% is already a problem for them just to eat, right?"

"Well, that's true." Li Huailin nodded.

"You said they didn't even have to eat, do they have spare money to buy other things?" Hongchen Yanyu asked again.

"Well...it seems not." Li Huailin said.

"That is to say, the consumption power of your territory has been reduced to 0 points by you. Will there be merchants in places without any consumption power?" Hongchen Yanyu asked again.

"Uh……"

"That is to say, your territory was forced back to the farming society by yourself. When they had no food to eat and went to the mountains to hunt, they were directly beaten back to the primitive society by you. You are more powerful than the atomic bomb, okay? It’s still the kind that just blows up your own people.” Hongchen Yanyu said while holding his forehead.

"Uh... from what you said... it seems that there is indeed a problem." Li Huailin nodded and said.

"It's not just a small problem, it's a big problem, okay? What do you think will happen to your territory?" Hongchen Misty Rain said.

"Uh... so what should I do? Send the food back? This won't work..." Sending the food back, I am detaining the loyalty of the people, and I haven't recruited private soldiers yet.

"It's even more messy how to send it back after it's all collected." Hongchen Misty Rain said, "Another way to send the money back."

"What way?" Li Huailin asked.

"Do you know how the United States dealt with the Great Depression?" Hongchen Yanyu asked.

Li Huailin shook his head without saying a word.

"I...you will die if you read more books. Now the villagers have nothing to do in winter and summer, so invite them to work and pay them wages." Hongchen Yanyu said, "Infrastructural construction, understand?"

"Crack." Li Huailin snapped his fingers and said immediately, "Understood, I just want to build a temple for the Goddess of Indiscretion here. Since it's going to be a big deal, then every city should build one."