Chapter 70 Its hard to tell the truth from the false
Such a suffocating tax even seemed to Li Ke to be fake.
Because normally, if you receive this kind of tax, you will basically be on the verge of starving to death all day long. To be precise, it is normal for people to starve to death under such taxes!
This is basically a tax collection aimed at killing people!
After working for a year, not only do you have to work for four months in vain, but you also have to hand over 95% of the harvest?!
Is this really true?
Li Ke felt a little dizzy.
That holy light actually cares about such a group of guys??
"How did you survive?"
Li Ke covered his head. He really couldn't imagine how these people could survive.
How on earth can they make a living with such horrific taxes?
"A few years ago, when there were no Defias thieves, life was just fine, and there were very few people in the Western Wilderness. Everyone lived well if they borrowed the manor owner's harvesting robot. But since the Defias thieves destroyed the wheat fields,
There are not many robots, and there is not a lot of labor. Most of the time, I just visit the gate for a few days and take turns farming for the gentlemen."
When he said this, the old farmer smiled and scratched the back of his head.
"The gentlemen are all good people, so I can come back and farm my own land for three days a week without my wife and daughters having to work too hard."
"Besides, we used to be able to sell cowhide and wool, and many gold diggers came here to mine for gold. We were still able to do their business, so it was pretty decent. But since Defias came, there have been very few merchants.
, and the gold diggers have also left..."
After the old farmer's explanation, Li Ke finally understood what was going on.
Before Defias came, although the taxes on these people were heavy, they were only about 80%. The head tax in Stormwind City was almost offset by the wool and cowhide at home.
Then businessmen, gold diggers, and other people will also spend money here, buying sheep or cattle.
In addition, each of them can have a large piece of land to cultivate. Although the tax is heavy and tiring, their lives are richer than the farmers in Elwynn Forest or even Lordaeron.
But since the arrival of the Defias thieves, commercial activities have basically disappeared, and an additional tax has been added. The coming and going has directly suppressed these farmers to the point where they can no longer survive.
Moreover, these Defias thieves also destroyed a large number of wheat field robots purchased from dwarfs and goblins in response to the shortage of manpower, turning these robots that could replace a large number of human workers directly into killing machines, directly causing the shortage of manpower to become even more difficult.
Became lacking.
"Wheat field robot..."
Li Ke vaguely remembered these things, which were technological products tinkered with by goblins and dwarves.
Yes, it’s just technological products, and the world is so excessive.
There are a lot of technologies, even helicopters have appeared, but most people still live like in the Middle Ages, and even most human beings don't care much about those technological products.
It is simply a very outrageous world.
"It seems that the former tax collector can no longer be used."
Li Ke pinched his fingers. Originally, he had no intention of touching the tax collectors, but these tax collectors had been fed so fat that they could no longer be used.
After all, he had no intention of changing his plan.
In his system, the existence of these tax collectors is unnecessary, because his tax collectors absolutely cannot have such a large income!
A full 10%!
Isn't this a joke?
No wonder Onyxia is so popular, this is basically giving money to those nobles!
He doesn't believe that the tax collector here is from the Black Dragon Legion!
Jennifer asked a little worriedly.
"But dear, although I don't mind changing tax collectors, our foundation here is too shallow, and as for tax collectors, many of them should be descendants of nobles in Stormwind City, right? And their commission is actually very normal.
of."
Jennifer was very worried that Li Ke would kill all these tax collectors, because Li Ke's current aura was very terrifying.
Those who can serve as tax collectors are those who are literate and have received good combat training. Some illegitimate sons, second sons, etc. of noble families. Some ways out are to become tax collectors to serve their own families, or others.
Family marriage.
Of course, some people use their own subordinates or knights as tax collectors, but they are basically confidants.
"I will write to Countess Catalana to explain and give these people time to leave. I will not do anything to these troublesome guys."
Li Ke rubbed his temples. These people's commissions were indeed normal in this fucked-up world. As for the money given to the church, it belonged to medieval tradition and must be tasted. Even Li Ke couldn't do anything about this tax.
There is no other way, religion is like this, and it is also an inconvenience caused by the character of the Paladin. But fortunately, the Church of Holy Light is different from the church in the Middle Ages. Although the top leaders of the church make a lot of money, they are still very helpful for public security and stability.
, there are actually many people like Pastor Kyle.
I just don’t know why, but the higher the level, the higher the chance of assholes. It’s just like the church on Earth. The one with the highest position and the one who should be the most pious in theory turns out to be the least believer.
So far, the two bishops that Li Ke has met are both bastards. On the contrary, the Paladins, except for Alsace, a real cheating thing, have not turned over yet.
"But... the countess has been really nice to us, Li Ke."
Jennifer bit her lower lip. She had a feeling that Li Ke had never paid attention to a powerful person like Katrana. It seemed that she was his little brother who could come and go at a moment's notice.
Even though the other party gave them so many things, Li Ke's attitude towards Katlana did not change at all.
Jennifer felt that Li Ke was somewhat arrogant like this.
That's Countess Katrana! Her father is about to become the king, and she is the real power in charge of half of Stormwind City's government affairs!
Moreover, they openly accepted each other's investment. If Li Ke was so disdainful and disrespectful to Countess Katlana, Jennifer really didn't know what she would do.
"You don't have to worry about her, Jennifer, she will just cooperate with me obediently, and our goals are actually the same. She won't have any objections, and she will even continue to invest!"
Li Ke didn't worry about Jennifer's worries at all. At worst, he would just say Katrana was the Black Dragon Princess if pressed.
Anyway, she is.
By that time, all her political resources, status, and power will collapse, and they will no longer be a concern.