Warlord: King of All Clans

It seemed that few people were surprised that the ogre Nain became the acting lord of Isembor.

There are 20,000 people in the city of Isenbol, but less than one percent of them can get in touch with the city lord.

Among these people, only a small number of traditional nobles would curse the lowly foreigners behind their backs.

But on the surface he could only put on a cheerful face and kowtow to a little dog-headed man.

Most people with discerning eyes know that this is Earl Riverbend's confidant and a capable general of the Riverbend Lord.

As for the river bend, everyone is more accustomed to it.

After all, Nain already had a rich resume and was the best in River Bay.

He was the supervisor of the construction of Gravel Fort, one of the left and right deputies of Leo the Builder, and the first civil administrator of Gravel Fort.

He is the chief civil servant of the twenty-two large villages and sixty-nine small villages in the United Knights, the construction supervisor of Swamp Town, and the first mayor of Swamp Town.

He is currently also in charge of the development of the northwest, southwest, and southeast United Knight Territories within the jurisdiction of Isenbol.

What's wrong with acting as a city lord?

When developing the Northwest United Knights Territory, civil affairs were still basically focused on clarifying land, registering people, supervising infrastructure construction, and promoting laws. Nain only had to manage his own little piece of land.

However, when the southwest and southeast regions were developed, mining, industry and commerce began to be involved on a large scale, and these contents became closely linked with cities.

Nain had to frequently enter the city of Isenbor to discuss and cooperate with Rigolav.

The intelligence of an ordinary dog-headed man is similar to that of a five-year-old human child. After receiving enlightenment in Hewan Primary School, they will develop stronger logical thinking and be able to reach the intelligence of a ten-year-old human.

Nain successfully awakened his spiritual supernatural powers, and through long-term participation in practical management, his intelligence further improved and has reached the level of a normal human being.

There are not many dogs like him, they are one in a thousand. Look at Seven who is ahead of him. He can count to fifty and feels that he has reached the peak of his life as a dog and does not need to improve any further.

Nain has a simple mind and very few desires. He devotes himself to work every day. As long as he receives a few compliments and eats a few candies, he will be happy for the whole day. He does not need to engage in corruption, bribery, extravagance, and comparison with each other like the upper echelons of human beings.

Of course, Nain is not alone in managing such a large territory. He already has a whole team similar to Olivia.

Before leaving, Rigolav also left him half of the administrative management to help him take over Isenpol.

Leo and Rigolav were looking at the scenery and chatting when an administrative member of Arbroath came up.

This is Bowen, the knight of the corner flag, a native noble of the city of Arbroath, who took the initiative to surrender to Rigolav.

However, looking at his potbelly, fat head and big ears, it is obvious that he can no longer meet the military service requirements of the Northern Corner Flag.

In fact, it is true. After Bowen inherited the family's knighthood, he never went to the battlefield. Instead, he made great achievements in business. He had more than ten merchant ships in the port of Arbroath and a street of shops in the most prosperous area of ​​the city.

Such wealthy nobles did not want to fight, and when they saw the change of power, they immediately surrendered to Rigolav.

Rigolav also thinks highly of him and now puts him in charge of the port of Arbroath.

Bowen, who was already a master of both black and white in Arbroath, is now even more powerful and more noble than several of the Knights of the Banners.

Arbroath port tax is the main source of commercial tax for the city of Arbroath. Merchant ships that rely on the upper reaches of the Anzeno River for their livelihood must pay taxes here to pass.

When Bol saw Leo was there, he hurriedly called out respectfully, "Good day, Count."

"Well, hello."

After he finished greeting, he reported to Rigolav, "Lord City Lord, the tax statistics for this month have been completed. This month, a total of 573 ships of all sizes docked at the port..."

Before he finished speaking, Seven, who was lying in front of the small coffee table showing off his snacks, pricked up his ears, "Woof! You're lying!"

Boll's report was interrupted and he was stunned for a moment.

He was about to explain, but Rigolav said coldly, "Report the truth."

"This...this..." Under Leo's playful gaze and Rigolav's expressionless attitude, cold sweat suddenly broke out on Bowen's face.

"Seven hundred and twenty-one fishing vessels, large and small, not including fishing boats..."

"The total port tax collected is 320 gold..."

"Woof! Lie!"

Bowen was completely panicked. Under Rigolav's increasingly cold gaze, he had to report the truth, "It's 320 gold for now, and the remaining commercial taxes have not yet been calculated!"

According to past tradition, Bowen was not too greedy. Three hundred and twenty gold was already a large sum of money, 20% more than the previous port tax. This was based on the fact that trade was damaged due to the war.

There are complicated connections behind other merchant ships. Some of them do not have to pay taxes, some have tax exemptions, and some are the money bags of the entire port officials system.

Rigolav stared at Bowen until he fell to his knees, then he said, "Then go back and investigate thoroughly. Report back when you have figured it out."

"Yes, sir!"

Bowen nodded as if he had been pardoned, wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurried downstairs.

Rigolav stroked Seven's head and said to Leo, "It's not that I won't punish him. This is the tradition in the North. In the past, taxes were collected by local leaders and guild presidents, and 30% was withheld by default to support gangsters, manage officials, and keep it in their own pockets."

"Bowen is just following tradition. We can't investigate him right away. He has the ability. We need to tame him first and wait until the rules are changed. If he is really too greedy, we can only investigate him according to the law."

Leo nodded without thinking, "Godfather, you can do it yourself."

Rigolav didn't care about his adopted son's attitude at all and continued, "The tax and property accounts of Arbroath City will be sent to River Bay once a quarter, just like Isenbol, and will be checked and signed by Olivia. Trust is important, and rules are also important."

"What godfather said is right."

In addition to the port tax, the assets of the Lordship of Arbroath were also checked. The properties that the former Lord Godwin was unable to take away were all transferred to Leo's name, and he also earned hundreds of gold a month.

Now the workshops, caravans, plantations, gold mines of the Lordship of Riverbend, and the Lordship of Isembol's industries can all make a profit of hundreds of gold coins each month. Together with the Lordship industries in the city of Abros, the monthly income is nearly four thousand gold coins, which is already on par with the traditional Great Earl of the North.

These are just the private properties of the lord's mansion. Land taxes, port taxes, etc., which are needed to pay the salaries of administrative officials, the salaries of the city defense team, city maintenance fees and other expenses, are not included.

This is also a characteristic of the lord's economy. The lord's private property is far greater than local taxes. It can even be said that local taxes are only a part of the lord's income.

However, the military expenses of the lord’s private army also come from the lord’s private property. So after this calculation, there is actually not much money left.

The River Bay Lord's Mansion maintains a firearms corps, which almost balances income and expenditure.

The profits from previous wars, the Grand Duke’s rewards, and smuggling in the imperial capital had all been almost spent.

If there is no new income, the large-scale development of Isenbol will have to be put on hold.

After chatting for a while, Rigolav asked, "The Riverbend Legion has been stationed in Arbroath for a month. What are you going to do next?"