Chapter 174 New man in town. (2/2)
If the taxes were too high the new citizens would find it hard to sustain themselves in the new environment When in such a situation it was not rare for the co run ht cause them to lose more money
They would need to invest more into security and would also risk the ire of the merchants If the city wasn’t safe for the merchants they would just pack up and leave With fewer people to tax they would need to increase taxes even further which could lead to an even bigger collapse
“Let us est asset that our family has here is still the auction house”
While the adventurer guild produced the most money in the city the auction house wasn’t that far behind The allure of auctioning so very addicting with the people in this kingdom
Not everyone had tiather the right customer for the best possible offer Thus auction houses had been created for this purpose in athered, witha better deal than directly selling them to stores
This didn’t mean that the auction house was used for low-quality iteh appraisal skill Only if the iteood profit would it be auctioned off
“It’s the only real asset that I can use now if I e to increase the sales…”
The Auction house belonged to the Valerian household, as the new lord, he would be given part of the iven soh which he could slowly build up his power base By showing that he was ood profits for the family he would show his worth
“We need to see this auction house, schedule ait, and I will pay them a visit personally”
While nor like this by themselves, Arthur didn’t trust the people in the city They probably saw him as an eyesore that could alter the power balance
“No wait, let us not schedule a ”
“Oh? Want them not to be prepared for your visit?”
“Yes, let us see how they really handle things here”
Mary nodded while grinding as she had an idea what her lord was thinking about
“Should I do the usual?”
“Yes, I’ll be counting on you but try not to cause any problems in the city, my reach is very li
“Don’t worry lord Arthur, I will be very discreet!”
“Good, while you tend to the probleh all this paperwork…”
Arthur looked at the pile of record books that he had nabbed from the city hall There was a lot of infor in the city and he wanted to look through theh theest factions in the city
The adventurer guild was so that he couldn’t really touch but theHe could make life really easy for theuild could not be replaced the peddlers could What he needed to see as in bed hoive hi to be in there There were various ways of doing business without involving any written down proof
He didn’t think that any of the merchants would attempt tax evasion as the penalties for that were quite severe If he actuallylike that on the rich business owners it would ht take a while”
Mary asked while ive you a week, try finding some trustworthy allies if you can”
“You are a real slave worker, lord Arthur, leaving everything up to a weak youngthe door, behind it were the two soldiers that arrived with the lord’s safety to you, I’ll send a replacement maid soon”
The two armored men nodded with their heads as Mary clued them in They knew that this was not just a si a sound was proof
As this was happening Roland the city Runesh some personally drawn schematics Next to hie wife that was also a blacksot there”
Dyana co at one of the Durium ores They were stacked to the side and created a nice pile of resources that Roland was intending to use
“Yeah, the current sh to produce the ingots we need…”
While the current runic smelter was created froh the s process What Roland needed was Durasteel to e Soo into the mix
With its addition to the durasteel alloy, he would be able to h-quality tools and equipher quality e
This type of mythril was resistant to fire but even it wouldn’t last forever The three people in this roo here forto occur
“I hope you ate enough, don’t even think of leaving this workshop before we are done Don’t forget about the potions, there should be enough for everyone”
Roland pointed to the stack of fire resistance potions that he bought for this occasion The workshop was decked out with runes to alleviate the probleet quite toasty in here
Everyone here was a high-level blacksmith with skills to alleviate heat in one way or another Even with that accounted for he wasn’t sure if it would be enough to last through the scorching flaet that you’ll let e of yours fro one of the potions fro the sao then…”