return to the throne

Although being a husband does not need to summon the female family members, the husband actually bears a lot of responsibilities, such as meeting the subjects, checking taxes, taking over the warehouse of the palace, and calculating the wages of the servants.Carlos' finance minister is called Ophelia, an older Marquis, whose status is more valuable than Rika. Adrian only met her once when he got married, and got a small gold box inlaid with luxurious pearls as a gift. A gift for celebration.

Seeing that it was Adrian, the serious elder couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, "Thank God, it doesn't mean that brat Carlos came to beg for money from me."

Adrian couldn't help laughing, "Is Carlos embarrassing you? Mrs. Ophelia?"

Ophelia said, "What's the matter? No, he's a nightmare. He doesn't want to deduct money from me to fill his military supplies all the time. I told him no. The money is used to build the foundation of the city. People want schools." , I want a hospital, and I also need a place to take care of orphans. He cheated on me, saying that he wants the nobles to do more charity, be kind, and consciously donate to public utilities, so that he can save tax for him to buy horses And ships, listen, what an absurd idea."

Aragon's tax system is completely different from those countries in the north of the Celtic continent that are controlled by the Church of Light. The northern countries follow the principle that the king lives for himself, and the king's taxation level is determined according to his ability to control the country.Three-tenths of the grain grown by the farmers is handed over to the lord, three-tenths to the church, and the rest to the farmers themselves.If the king is incompetent, none of the taxes received by the lords will be distributed to the king. They will turn the grain into gold and store it, regardless of whether the king is poor or not. The tribute of the lord, and the kings of some countries can't even support an army of thousands of people. In order to get money, they can only assign a lot of exorbitant taxes to the civilians in their territories, including salt tax, poll tax, commodity tax...even Every stove has to be taxed.

However, Aragon implements a tax collection policy that is uniformly managed by the state, with land tax as the mainstay and commercial tax as a supplement. The lord can only be the manager and protector of the territory. They have no access to taxation, and the state will return it when necessary. There are special tax collectors who come to manage it, so as to avoid their violations.This policy has greatly offended the interests of the nobles, especially when the lords can no longer afford to support private soldiers and civil strife, most of the nobles have complaints, but they dare not protest to the king, because there are still big The new nobles waited for the old nobles to make room. When Carlos succeeded to the throne, he hung a row of heads of the lords who refused to pay taxes on the outer wall of the palace, scaring these nobles who claimed to be superior like quails in the cold wind. Trembling, when all the nobles thought he wanted to use the new nobles to monopolize power, he promoted the blood of the Albert family, the Phillips family and other noble families, playing a good balance.

Adrian had spent a day figuring out Aragon's tax laws, and couldn't help but feel admiration for whoever created them in the first place.

Aragorn's tax is not high, even lower than that of the black dragon known as benevolent government.Only three-tenths of the food produced per acre of land is collected, and the farmers no longer need to pay tribute to the church. The construction of the temple and the salary of the servants of the gods are completely paid by donations from the rich or the state, and they do not need to pay extra tribute to the lord— ——Unless the land is leased from the lord, Aragon encourages commerce, fishing and manufacturing, and gives preferential treatment to the floating population doing business. This kind of atmosphere makes many nobles stop relying on farmland income and develop commercial trade instead. It also greatly stimulated the economic development of the country.

Because the lord no longer enjoys taxation, the royal power has been unified unprecedentedly. You can know how rich Carlos is by looking at the treasury of the entire country-this does not include his private treasury and other income. Enough to match the financial value of Lancaster for ten years, no wonder he can have a large army and support the Royal Fleet at the same time.

Finance Minister Ophelia and Adrian introduced the economic composition of the entire country in detail. Rather than explaining public utility expenditures to Adrian, she gave him a systematic taxation class. After a day of During the discussion, the two of them did not come to a conclusion on how much the infrastructure construction would cost, but Adrian already knew about it. Of course, Carlos had to decide on the expenditure in the end. Derian can't count.

Although most of the expenses were spent on the military, the young king was indifferent to the lives of ordinary people. Aragorn believed in the God of Truth, and believed that bachelors were the believers of the Goddess of Truth in the world, so they spread Schools allow people to receive education generally, and tuition fees are also very low. They also provide subsidies to families with difficulties in life. At present, Aragon's largest expenditures are military supplies and education. The concept of emphasizing learning and investing in the military has been deeply rooted. people's hearts.

In addition to the Minister of Finance coming to report to Adrian from time to time, the magistrate also often came to see Mrs. Wang. He mainly asked Mrs. Wang to solve some cases that he could not decide.King James used to help the farmers in the territory to mediate conflicts. They often quarreled over trivial matters such as cattle being taken away, and wives eloping with others. Adrian would occasionally help his father. It is no stranger to do.

After a busy day, he still has to instruct the maids to prepare dinner, wash clothes, clean up, and prepare for tomorrow's clothes. If a nobleman comes to visit, he has to assume the responsibility of hosting a banquet and entertaining guests.These trivial matters allowed Adrian to integrate into the life of Sardinia very quickly, and gradually became acquainted with other lords in the country.

Of course, in the past, Adrian didn't feel how hard his mother's life was. He even thought that her job was just to summon the female relatives for his father, inquire about the situation among the nobles, drink tea, chat, and watch dramas to pass the time.But after he was really the other half of the king and handled all kinds of things for Carlos, he felt that he had underestimated his mother's actions. His mother was not as busy as he was when she was managing the palace.

However, it is impossible to ask Adrian to do nothing and wait for Carlos to take pity on him in the bedroom like a canary. Such a busy work just allows him to quickly deploy his own people into the important areas of the palace. At the same time, the knights of the Knights did not relax themselves, they were training very diligently, preparing for returning to the Black Dragon in half a month.

But before returning to Black Dragon, Adrian had to attend a grand wedding.

It was Tracy Phillips' wedding.

She is about to marry the eldest son of an aristocratic family from Anjou. His name is Cosmo Reilly. He is 32 years old this year. His wife died of illness, and they had no children, so the head of the Morley family planned to see his wife again for him.

This selection chose Tracy who wanted to marry as soon as possible.

The Morley family has a long history and great status. Most importantly, their family members are very knowledgeable about current affairs and always make the most correct choices.Before Anjou was conquered, the Morley family secretly sent someone to express their goodwill to Carlos, expressing their willingness to submit to the rule of Aragon. Therefore, after the city was broken, he was one of the few who was not driven out and killed, and was kept. One of the nobles who took over the fief.

Lawrence likes them very much. The Morley family is smart and good at making money. King Lawrence has cooperated with them several times in business, so he confidently handed over several casinos, shopping malls and commercial routes belonging to Castile to them. After leaving them, after Carlos succeeded to the throne, he did not take back their right to run these places. On the contrary, he gave a little support to the business of the Morley family. It's no less debilitating, and he is always extra lenient to this family that can provide him with resources.

But Molly still felt that Carlos was difficult to deal with.

Because the chancellor of finance chosen by Carlos is Ophelia Lawson.

Before King Lawrence died, because of the Morley family’s unparalleled ability to earn money, he wanted to hand over the fat post of Minister of Finance to Joshua Morley, the head of the Morley family. Carlos did not object to his opinion at the time, but waited He died, but the new finance minister was Ophelia——she was known for her rigorous and fair personality and eloquent eloquence. Since she became the finance minister, no one can take one more from her. children, including the king himself.On the contrary, Molly is always kind and rich. He is an outsider and always subconsciously pleases everyone. This kind of character made him miss the position of Minister of Finance.

Marrying Tracy this time was actually Molly's acceptance of Carlos' hint.

In this way, it not only appeases Molly's hurt heart that he did not become the Minister of Finance, but also implies that he is no longer an outsider. The king married the sister of his beloved courtier to him, which means that he has been regarded as a very close partner by His Majesty.

Joshua Morley was relieved.

Jessica Phillips was also relieved.

Tracy Phillips, however, nearly fell apart.

"I won't marry to Anjou! It's completely in the countryside!" She grew up in Sardinia, and this world-famous island is her homeland. Once married strangers.

"Sir Cosmo doesn't live in Anjou. He moved to Sardinia with his father." Her sister, family heir Jessica said coldly.

"I don't want it!" Tracy's tears kept flowing, "Why doesn't Carlos marry me as his wife, I like him so much, but he wants my father to marry me to someone else?"

Jessica looked at her sternly, "Tracey, you shouldn't have said that."

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It's still the old rule, this chapter randomly sends out red envelopes