20 Episode 18: Easy Way Out (2/2)

No one will raise their hands. This information is from Gilles. That is, it should be something that anyone can know if they want to. Yet the villagers do not know anyone but the famous lord who is the village chief. This is why you will be exploited all you want.

”It is the production of the area of the field with a coefficient of harvest, which imposes a 50% tax rate on the sum of it. This is uniformly imposed on every village. Here, only the tax rate can be changed by the will of the Lords, and permits to the central authorities are required to change production.

Most importantly, it is normal for this to be quoted less and no amendment will be made first ”

”Admiral, why?

Judd raises his hand and asks questions.

”Because it involves military service. Military service is imposed according to the production of the territory. The scarcity of military service obligations in this Millard territory is due to low production. If the people were taken into military service, the production rate would fall significantly. If he were ordered to serve in the current Millard, he would definitely be crushed (crushed). You can swear. Unless there's more to it, the production will remain the same.”

”But it doesn't make much sense that tax rates can be changed by lords, does it?

This question of Carla captures the essence of this problem.

”That's right. If production increases across the Millard, the Lords will respond with higher tax rates”

”Uh, tax rates can only be applied to the entire territory, right?

Carla's guy, he's sharp. The rotation of the head is quite rapid.

”That's right. In other words, even if a significant increase in production occurs in one of the villages, it is not possible to collect a tax on that increase from that village without increasing the overall tax rate in the territory.

However, if we raise the tax rate for the entire territory, the other villages will soon cease to stand. If you do poorly, there will be a riot. So even if the yield per unit area of this village of Toto increases, the Lord's side cannot increase the tax rate, and the increase is in your interest ”

”But even if we become only wealthy, we will be treated like traitors in other villages.”

”Drop the idea. The same goes for this one, but you're always on guard against monster raids. I can't afford you guys like that.”

”I think the saint is right. We protect other villages from demonic raids. I don't have the guts to tell you!

When a woman who was murdered by her brother stood up at the New Year's Eve party and spoke, one voice of endorsement after another.

”You're convinced. Then I'll explain how to increase the production volume.”

Explain Norfolk farming methods to the villagers.

And I buy livestock and lend it to the village.

Plant mackerel plants in the autumn, grow livestock, and fertilize farmland. And grow and harvest rye as usual in the spring. After harvesting, livestock is also sold according to its application (such as breeding, milking), etc. The resulting funds change from rye to wheat and repeat on a yearly basis.

The advantage here is that the maintenance of agricultural land is required by law under the laws of the Empire, while taxes need to be recorded in the central livestock ledger to be taken from livestock rearing.

Most importantly, that is not done first of all because of concerns (kennels) that arise about the obligation to conscript. So these will be complete by-products and in the interest of the village.

The ten children who raided the carriage, beginning with Judo and Karla, were to be asked to work at my Sagami Chamber of Commerce. I thought you might be reluctant to take precious labor, but I was not surprised to disagree. In the near future, there may be only a few prospects (rarely) for the return of those injured.

Anyway, my farmland management was a distorted (snoring) relationship, but it starts.