Chapter 503： taxi

"No! You can't do this to me!"

Ivan Knight struggled and shouted.

But the hands of the two blood cavalry guards were like iron tongs, and the Ivan knight couldn't break free.

"His Royal Highness, what about the covenant we reached before! You can't treachery like this!"

"Shut up!" A hint of shame flashed across Prince Harrison's face.

Colin winked, and one of the guards slammed Ivan Knight in the face.

Several teeth splattered out mixed with blood.

Ivan knight let out a miserable cry, but still screamed vaguely, as if saying that his brother would avenge himself.

Naturally, Colin would not be frightened by this threat.

In fact, even if there was no Ivan Knight, Colin had already avenged the Eastern Archon Imerson.

When Vera entered the Senate to vote as the heir to the Duke of the North, Colin knew clearly that the Archon Imerson voted against it.

This hatred, Colin will retaliate back sooner or later.

Now taking the opportunity to kill Imerson's younger brother, it can be regarded as an interest first.

After the reform of the Senate, the consul was changed from a lifetime tenure to a limited term, and Colin was also prepared to wait for the next change of office to remove the consul Imerson from his horse.

When the voice of Ivan Knight gradually disappeared outside the chamber, the expressions of the Eastern nobles in the hall gradually became more and more submissive.

Killing chickens and monkeys, although old-fashioned, is extremely effective.

And watching Prince Harrison abandon the Ivan Knight without hesitation, all the nobles in the East realized that not only the North but also the imperial family stood behind Colin!

Ke Lin's cold eyes slowly swept across the audience, seeing that no one objected anymore, he said:

"Well, since everyone has no opinion, then Earl Nicole will be in charge of the East for the time being."

It stands to reason that Colin is not qualified to announce this appointment.

But now Bailu City is under the control of the Blood Cavalry, and Prince Harrison has clearly expressed his support for his teacher, so no one dares to say that Colin's declaration is illegal.

What's more, with regard to the attack on the Pegasus Legion just now, most of the nobles in the East have been dragged into the water by Colin. At this time, it can be regarded as a basis for collusion.

Earl Nicole blushed and took his orders loudly, and he seemed to be ten years younger.

Colin smiled and said to Earl Nicole:

"Earl Nicol, originally I shouldn't interfere too much in the affairs of the Eastern Territory, but it is related to your majesty's war order. I still want to ask one more question. Are you sure to complete the tasks assigned in the war order in time?"

Count Nicole thought for a while, and said solemnly:

"According to your majesty’s war order, this time the East Territory should send an army of no less than 200,000 people to support the West Territory. Although the East Territory has just experienced a turmoil, I believe that as long as the lords of the East Territory donate generously and slaughter together, With strength, we will surely be able to form an army of 200,000 people in time!"

As soon as he said this, a series of inhalation sounds suddenly sounded in the chamber.

The nobles of the East Realm were all frowning, apparently realizing that they were about to bleed heavily, but because Colin was present at this time and did not dare to speak out, many people blushed, just like constipation.

Colin glanced at everyone's expressions, smiled in his heart, and said in his mouth:

"Everyone, I do have a suggestion for the cost of forming an army to support the Western Territory."

Count Nicole moved in his heart and quickly said:

"Master Earl, please tell me!"

Colin smiled slightly and said loudly:

"I know that the turmoil in the East is tentatively set, and you will definitely have some difficulties in preparing military expenditures.

Of course, I also have some responsibilities for this.

After all, because of some misunderstandings, I had a little friction with the East Territory..."

Hearing this, the nobles in the East couldn't help their mouths twitching, and they secretly complained—

Little friction?

You directly penetrated the eastern border, okay...

Colin ignored the expressions of the people, and continued to say:

"...I know that you now have a large amount of pensions to be paid, and a large number of conscriptions are needed to prepare for the expedition... Such a large amount of expenditure is a huge burden for everyone here.

But if you increase taxes rashly, it will be of little use if you increase them less. If you increase them, they will probably cause dissatisfaction among the people of the East. In that way, let alone supporting the West, even the East itself is at risk of falling into turmoil again. "

The nobles kept nodding their heads, and at the same time they were full of curiosity about what good solutions the Earl of Anglia could propose.

"... Therefore, I suggest that you can increase your tax revenue without increasing the tax burden of civilians."

Hearing this, everyone was confused.

Count Nicole couldn't help asking: "My Lord, please forgive us for our ignorance, but if we don't increase the tax burden of civilians, how can we increase tax revenue?"

Colin smiled faintly, and said: "Of course the total tax revenue will not increase, but it can increase your tax revenue!"

Hearing Colin's emphasis on the word "you", some smart nobles came to understand.

In fact, not all of the tax revenue of the Glorious Empire went into the pockets of the lords, and part of it was handed over to the Glorious Church!

Therefore, Colin's meaning is obvious.

No tax increases, but the church tax revenue can be misappropriated to offset military expenses!

For a while, the nobles were all frightened by Colin's boldness.

You must know that the church’s "tithe" was determined at the beginning of the establishment of the Glorious Empire. For thousands of years, no matter what turbulence occurred in the empire and the financial crisis experienced by the nobles, no one dared to beat the church’s "tithe". "The idea.

This is the tacit understanding between the nobility and the church, and it is the bottom line!

And if this suggestion of Colin is really to be implemented in the east, it will inevitably anger the church completely—

No, this is probably Colin's real purpose!

Many nobles in the East came to their senses immediately.

On the surface, Colin used the banner of helping the Eastern aristocracy to reduce the financial burden, but in reality, he was trying to provoke the Eastern aristocracy to provoke the authority of the church.

The Archbishop of the East, that is, the Duchess, has died in the hands of Beatrice St. Pros. This has obviously made the church dissatisfied with the East. If the nobles of the East should follow Colin’s advice and embezzle the church’s " "Tithe tax" is used as military expenditure, and I am afraid that the East Territory will completely break with the church from now on.

"Everyone, what do you think of this suggestion?"

Colin asked with a smile, as if what was said was just a trivial matter. UU reading

But the hall fell into a strange silence.

Although many nobles in the East were horrified by Colin's proposal, more people were ready to move.

After all, this involves their own interests.

If they don't grab food from the church, they will inevitably bleed heavily.

Thinking about it this way, why not just take this opportunity to completely draw a line from the church and go to the royal family?

However, this matter was too shocking to the world after all, and no one of the nobles in the East dared to take the initiative to stand up for the first time.

Colin glanced around in the chamber, finally fixed his gaze on Earl Nicole, and asked with a smile:

"Earl Nicol, what do you think of this proposal?"

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