Chapter 589 Making money is nothing more than increasing revenue and reducing expenditure
After Stellagosa first followed Valeera to Silvermoon City to report the news, there were some rumors in Quel'Thalas that Lord Thalayan Deep Shadow (at that time) had a confidante of the blue dragon clan.
The nobles of Silvermoon City who were the first to learn of this information knew that this was not just a rumor, but news deliberately released by the old king Anasteria.
There are not many races that can make the proud high elves bow down, and the powerful dragon race is one of them.
Dragons are a truly extraordinary species, with immortal lifespans, and can directly escape the restrictions of mortal species through rituals when they reach adulthood.
When facing dragons, high elves will consciously put away their arrogance and lower their posture.
Sarlayan's intimidation, both soft and hard, caused mixed reactions from the more than 20 nobles present. Some were angry, some were frightened, and some had hidden smiles in their hearts.
Sarlayan, who has outstanding dynamic vision, can see the changes in everyone's expressions, and by using this combination of two-handed punches, he can roughly tell which nobles can be won over and which ones need to be suppressed.
What’s interesting is that these honorable men with different positions also have different positions in grouping together.
Those at the front are the neutrals who are not yet firm in their stance.
If the chips offered by Sarlayan can impress them, these people don't mind lowering their profile and asking for cooperation.
The group standing in the middle are hard-liners with a relatively firm stance. This group of nobles intends to unite to put pressure on Sarlayan and force him to give up his interests.
They didn't believe that a newly promoted earl would dare to resist forcefully.
These people still wanted to gamble. If they bet on the young model in the club, they would bet on the wrong one... They think that Sarlayan does not dare to go too far.
The group of people standing at the back watching the show with their arms folded had the calmest attitude. They had already decided to follow Sarlayan.
Most of these people are nobles who are relatively close to the Deep Shadow family and the Windrunner family. I believe that Sarlayan will not cheat him.
All kinds of thoughts flashed by, and with a smile on his face, Sarlayan motioned for the 26 people, including Vereesa, to take their seats.
As expected, the three groups chose distinct positions around the large round table.
Sitting on Sharlayan's left is Vereesa, who represents the Windrunner family, and on her right is the head of Valeela's family, Viscount Sangunar.
Although it has not been officially announced, anyone with eyes can see that Valeela will definitely become Sarlayan's partner in the future, and the Sangunar family can also use this to further draw closer to the Deep Shadow family.
The farther away the nobles are from Sarlayan, the lower their recognition and trust in Sarlayan.
The white-haired old nobleman sitting directly opposite Sarlayan had stared at him with eager eyes from the beginning, as if he planned to rely on the majesty of his elders to give him a blow.
However, after Sarlayan's two performances just now, the old nobleman felt somewhat lacking in confidence.
There were two dragons standing next to Sarlayan, and no noble dared to jump out and slap the table until they found out the details of the other party.
"Let the meeting begin."
Sarlayan signaled the maid working in the Lord's Mansion to close the door. The excitement and noise of Unicorn Town had nothing to do with this conference room with good sound insulation.
"I know that all the seniors are gathered here to further develop their territories and contribute more tax revenue to our motherland."
Sharlayan smiled and nodded to everyone present: "As the Royal Planner of Quel'Thalas, I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of His Majesty Kael'thas."
That's right, Kael'thas has long known about the noble meeting that Sarlayan planned to hold.
According to the established rules of the feudal kingdom, the king has no right to intervene in the affairs of the noble territories, but every noble lord is required to pay various taxes for the year to the treasury on time and in full every year.
Simply put, the more the noble lords earn, the more taxes they pay to the treasury, and the richer the country becomes.
The Sun Chaser royal family is definitely not poor, but to say how rich they are... that's not the case.
Due to Dath'Remar's crazily apple-dividing operation during the founding of the nation, most of the wealth in Quel'Thalas was concentrated in the hands of the great nobles.
After 7,000 years of accumulation, the four noble families have a richer family background than the Sunstrider royal family, and each one of them can be said to be as rich as the rest of the country.
When the country was first founded, Dath'Remar and the nobles were in the honeymoon period. Both parties were in a fight and did not realize the problem with this dual leadership system.
After Dath'Remar passed away, his eldest son succeeded him.
This short-lived (by high elven standards) king only reigned for less than 100 years, and was unfortunately killed in a tragic war with the Amani trolls.
The third generation of kings, King Homs, Anastria's father, reigned for a longer period of time, lasting more than 2,000 years.
During the reign of this king, Taranas Windrunner rose to prominence and the ranger force was established, laying a solid foundation for the steady development of Quel'Thalas.
In order to collect the large amount of resources required to establish the Ranger Army, King Homs repeatedly paid for subsidies from the inner treasury of the Sunstrider royal family.
Taranas lived up to the trust of King Homs. He led the ranger troops to permanently drive the Amani trolls out of the northern part of Yongsong Forest.
It was during this period that the Bandinoril Barrier was established.
As the external environment gradually stabilized, King Homs finally found the energy to take care of internal affairs.
You won’t know if you don’t check, but you’ll be shocked if you check.
While the Sun Chaser royal family was extremely poor, those nobles who claimed to be doing their best for the country were making huge war fortunes, and they were all very fat.
There is no need to talk about this, after all, people make money based on their skills.
What annoyed King Homs most was not this, but that these greedy nobles actually found ways to evade taxes. Smuggling without going through official channels has become commonplace.
After finally establishing the foundation of the dynasty, the old and exhausted King Homs had no energy to fight with the nobles anymore, so he had no choice but to leave this hidden danger to his son, the fourth generation Sun King Anas.
Tria.
When they first took over the throne, Anasteria knew that this mess would be difficult to deal with, and if it was not handled properly, it would trigger a civil war in Quel'Thalas.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! While young Anastria is walking on thin ice and playing political games with the Silver Moon Council, which is dominated by the great nobles, Amani, who has the support of Zandalari,
The trolls rise again.
The arrogant troll coalition even once attacked the gate of Silver Moon City.
The powerful external threat forced the Silvermoon Council and the royal family to put aside their differences and work together.
Anastria sent people to contact Arathor, the human empire that had just completed its unification.
The two countries, who had a common enemy, successfully reached a cooperation agreement and jointly led the shocking reversal, defeating the Amani trolls.
The arrogant Zandalari also suffered heavy losses in this war. Even a few Loa were killed, and they could only flee back to the overseas Zandalari Islands in disgrace and recover their strength behind closed doors.
After clearing away external threats, Anastria, who was still young and powerful at the time, relied on his reputation as a meritorious king and decided to fight with the nobles to weaken the power of the lawless nobles.
In order to avoid the unscrupulous nobles who resorted to evil methods, Anasteria, who was widowed in his early years, sent Kael'thas, his only direct relative, to Dalaran for refuge.
Without worries, Anastria attracted the nobles who rose up in the Troll War and freely challenged the founding noble forces in the country.
This battle between the royal family, the emerging nobles and the founding nobles lasted for more than 1,000 years, and finally ended with the discovery of the four nobles' conspiracy to treason, and the aristocratic faction that advocated snatching the power of the royal family suffered a devastating blow.
Taking the surrender of the four nobles as an opportunity, the old aristocratic power has never recovered.
After struggling for more than 1,000 years, the orc war finally took advantage of the opportunity to eliminate the worms in the country. The old Anasteria was satisfied but also tired and wanted to quit.
Afterwards, there were many events that Sharlayan experienced personally. The old king retired after his success, and the new king Kael'thas, who advocated reforming the old system, came to power.
Anastria reigned for 3,000 years. First, it fought against trolls, and then fought with domestic nobles for a long time. External wars and internal conflicts consumed a lot of resources, and the royal family's internal treasury was not very full.
When Kael'thas came to power, the treasury still had some reserves, and the Sunstrider's internal treasury could be described as impoverished, retaining only some magical weapons specially used to award meritorious soldiers.
Can Kael'thas sell these weapons and armor?
Of course not, wouldn't this be a slap in the face of the royal family?
Kael'thas didn't care about personal enjoyment. He was worried about how the empty internal treasury would fill the gap when the treasury once again failed to make ends meet.
Sharlayan found it difficult to understand Kael'thas' strange brain circuitry.
Why do we need to use the exclusive inner treasury of the royal family to make up for the loss of the national treasury? Isn’t it enough to find a way to expand the revenue of the national treasury?
The treasury income of Quel'Thalas mainly relies on taxes. The more the lords in various places earn, the more taxes the treasury receives.
The answer given by Sarlayan is to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
Not to mention cutting costs, Anastria has been doing it since he was in power.
Open source is nothing more than making the pie bigger, combating smuggling, and re-incorporating the wealth that already belongs to the country into the national treasury.
This meeting of honors was just a front stop, and Sarlayan had informed Kael'thas in advance.
If this meeting is completed as planned, Kael'thas plans to directly copy the homework, slightly modify it, and apply this template to the whole country, making Quel'Thalas great again.