Lord from the end of the world

"My lord, we have already paid the wheel tax, bridge tax, dust tax, safety tax, etc. when we were on the road ahead. Look, this is the proof of our tax payment." Lambert took out the tax payment card from his arms. certificate.

The tax collector didn't even look at it: "That's a section of the road ahead, you need to pay again when you come here."

Lambert couldn't believe it. They had already paid a huge amount of taxes before, and now they have to pay taxes again!

If this goes on, they will go bankrupt as far as Hongfeng City, and it may not be enough to take all the goods to pay taxes.

Obviously, there was no such regulation in the past. In the past, there was no need to pay taxes on the lanes where two carriages could not run side by side. Even if they paid, it was only a small road maintenance fee.

Now the road is worse, but the money paid is even more.

"My lord, you see we only have this little cargo, can you be more flexible?"

"What nonsense, I said that you have to pay taxes, you have to pay taxes! What, do you want to disobey?!"

The tax collector was very impatient, and the soldiers behind him were even more eyeing. If you dare to say no, you will take "just punishment".

Lambert didn't dare to confront the official, so he nodded and bowed his head and asked: "We are going to Hongfeng City, do we still need to pay taxes later? "

"I'm only responsible for my section of the road, and I don't care about other places."

Lambert's face suddenly became ugly, which means that someone will collect taxes later!

"My lord, how much tax do we have to pay?"

The tax collector said lightly: "Just keep a quarter of your goods."

"What?!" Lambert was stunned, this is too cruel!

The tax they paid before has already caused them a lot of pain, and the amount has doubled!But thinking about going on the road with various guarantees, I can bear it, and now the lion directly asks for a quarter of the goods!

"Fortunately for you, the previous rule was to withhold half of the goods, and our lord kindly let you pay a lot less tax."

Lambert understood why there were no caravans on the avenue along the way. It turned out that he had heard the news a long time ago and knew that the taxation was very severe now, so he detoured from the avenue.

Lambert had a bitter face. He thought he had made all kinds of preparations and arranged everything, but he was too careless.

"Lambert, what should we do? We can't afford such a tax!" Rhodes whispered.

Lambert didn't know what to do, and was very annoyed in his heart: "It's all because I was too careless. I didn't find out the situation before."

"My good brother, you don't have to blame yourself. The people in our territory haven't entered Red Maple City for too long, and we don't have much contact with the outside world. It's normal that we can't hear some news." Rhode comforted.

"What are you mumbling about! Stop dawdling and procrastinating, and unload your cargo!"

The tax collector scolded angrily, and waved to the soldiers around him to search the goods.

Lambert hurried forward to stop him, and said with a respectful smile:

"My lord, please wait first. Our lord will be here soon. Our goods must be moved with his consent. He is a noble magician, and ordinary people cannot move his things."

The soldier who was about to draw his sword stopped his movements when he heard this sentence.

"Magician? You mean your lord is a magician?" The tax collector looked Lambert up and down, and his original arrogance weakened a lot.

Lambert nodded: "Yes, my lord, our honorable lord is a great space magician."

The tax collector and the soldier captain beside him looked at each other, feeling a little skeptical, thinking that the cunning goblin in front of him was talking nonsense, after all, goblins are a cunning and cunning race.

But to be on the safe side, they didn't act rashly for the time being, and Lambert gave them some food with a wink, so they waited impatiently.

"Why is your bread so fluffy?"

The tax collector was only willing to reward him when he happened to be hungry, otherwise he would not be able to bribe him with this little thing, but when he tasted it, he was immediately amazed!

He never thought that bread could taste like this, much better than the bread baked by the best bakery in the city!

Lambert was full of pride: "This is a new magic researched by our lord, it can make bread soft and delicious."

Many magicians like to invent some weird things, even if they are just inconspicuous gadgets sometimes, the tax collector began to believe that Lambert was not lying at this time.

At this moment, Ji Shaoguang, who was riding Jason looking for robbers, came back, and frowned slightly when he saw the situation below.

"What happened?"

The tax collector felt Ji Shaoguang's powerful aura. Although he looked a little strange and he didn't have the certification medal issued by the Magicians Association, he didn't dare to underestimate him.

"My lord mage, this is a beautiful misunderstanding." The tax collector took off his hat and saluted, his attitude was completely different from before, "We didn't know this was your team, I hope our interruption didn't spoil your pleasant journey .”

Ji Shaoguang nodded slightly, with a haughty attitude, and continued to set off with the large team without saying a word of nonsense.

The tax collector was still waving goodbye from a distance, and the smile on his mouth took a long time to dissipate.

"Lord, thank you for showing up in time! Otherwise, a quarter of our supplies would have been confiscated." Lambert told Ji Shaoguang what happened just now.

Ji Shaoguang was surprised: "So many?"

Ji Shaoguang didn't find it strange to pay taxes. After all, road construction required a lot of money, and it would be repaired later. It was understandable for him to pay some money for walking on it.

But it is too abnormal to be so harsh.

"Yeah, the rules now are completely different from before. They had to pay taxes before, but they weren't so strict."

Ji Shaoguang pondered: "What happened to cause such a big change?"

"When I inquired last year, there was no news. However, we are located in a remote area, and news from nearby cities is also very closed, so it may have happened but we just don't know."

"There weren't so many robbers before, were there?"

During this period of time, Ji Shaoguang made a small fortune just by robbing robbers. There are so many robbers here that it is unimaginable.

Many of them were so strong that Ji Shaoguang had to go around, looking for persimmons that were neither soft nor hard.

Just pick and choose like this, and you will gain a lot every day.

The poor law and order is simply outrageous.

The Red Light Continent does not have a particularly powerful centralized country that can suppress other countries. Instead, it is divided into many small countries of comparable strength, with cooperation and war.

Many countries do not have that deep control over their territories, and the lords have a high right to speak, which can easily lead to rampant gangsters in many three-way areas.

"Yes, we saw more robbers during this trip than I have seen before combined."

Lambert was very depressed. The situation outside was so bad that it would be even more difficult for him to come out to do business in the future. The risk was too great.

"No wonder the taxes are so diligent."

Ji Shaoguang has been looking for robbers during this period of time, and found that the law and order near the avenue is obviously better, and few robbers set foot in it.

But if you want to avoid taxes and bypass the road, the probability of encountering robbers is very high.

This makes it hard for Ji Shaoguang not to wonder if there is any connection between them.

This time, Ji Shaoguang is more aware of how convenient it is to be a magician in this world, and he can also avoid taxes with this status.

But he is the only magician in their territory, so they can't always need him to accompany them every time they go out to trade, can they?

"Is there any other way to reduce taxation?" Ji Shaoguang asked.

Lambert thought for a while and said, "If you, my lord, can obtain the rank medal certified by the Association of Magicians, the situation should be much better."

Since Tang Feng left, no magician appeared in Tang Feng's territory, and it has gradually become an unpopular place.

If you don't have a good reputation outside and haven't joined any alliance, you can easily become the target of slaughter.

If outsiders learn that a powerful magician has become their lord, it will be much easier to go out and do errands.

Schulte also mentioned this matter before, and Ji Shaoguang originally thought that he was not in a hurry, but it seems that for the sake of convenience, he has to put it on the agenda this time.

"What obligations and responsibilities do you need to fulfill after certification?"

Lambert shook his head: "It's hard for ordinary people to find out about magicians."

Ji Shaoguang didn't continue to ask, and said to Jason beside him: "When you enter the city, you can go and verify it."

Not only magicians, but also warriors have corresponding warrior associations, and they will also award rank medals to people of different strengths in order to obtain equal benefits and glory.

"My lord, me?" Jason pointed to himself in disbelief.

Although he felt that he was different from now, and being able to kill junior fighters gave him a lot of confidence, but he had just started to practice, and he was not ready to become a magician now.

"I feel that you are different from before, but it's not very real. I just took this opportunity to test and find out the situation by the way."

"Yes!"

The group walked for another three days and finally arrived at Hongfeng City.

There are many taxation barriers encountered along the way, and every time Ji Shaoguang reveals his strength and identity, he can pass directly.

But the closer you get to Red Maple City, the more perfunctory the people in the checkpoint treat Ji Shaoguang.

If it weren't for Ji Shaoguang's strong performance, it would be difficult for a wild magician like him who has not won the rank medal of the Magicians Association to enjoy tax-free benefits.

There are many magicians in the city. Although people respect magicians, they are still much calmer than the country people in Tang Feng's territory, especially those who have gained power.

Ji Shaoguang does not need to pay taxes to enter Red Maple City, but other people cannot be exempted. Fortunately, the entrance fee is not expensive, and it is discounted compared to other ordinary people. Ji Shaoguang thinks it is reasonable.

But when they entered the city and saw everything in front of them, Ji Shaoguang immediately regretted it.

He shouldn't have paid for it!