Rise of the Plants

A cold light flashed in Chi Nan's eyes: "I'm really sorry. There are a lot of things going on in my territory right now, and I'm very busy. As you can see, I can't leave now, so I can only apologize."

"What, how can you say that? This is an order from Count Longgen."

Chi Nan said calmly: "If I remember correctly, all nobles are equal, and Earl Longgen is not qualified to give orders to me. Even if he wants to give orders, only the Third Princess has the qualifications."

This is correct. Chi Nan was canonized by the third princess Sophila herself, so she belongs to Sophila's subordinate nobles. But other nobles, at least for now, do not have an absolute subordinate relationship with themselves.

Now, Mocha finally knew what he said wrongly. For a long time, in the local area, the big nobles usually controlled the absolute lifeblood of the small nobles, so it was normal for them to order the small nobles. Especially in the army, orders must be strictly implemented, but Chi Nan does not belong to their subordinate army at all. "

Mocha was silent for a moment, and finally thought of something: "You have to go. The front line is now in danger. If the front line collapses, your territory will bear the brunt. You can't stop so many wild orcs."

Chi Nan nodded: "You are right, I can't stop you, but as long as you retreat back to the Red Sand Ridge, there is no problem in relying on the roads outside to protect yourself. We are self-sufficient here and have enough for everything."

"Why are you so stubborn? Don't you think about it for yourself? I have already inquired about your territory outside. It is several times larger than the area of ​​​​Hongsha Ridge. Are you so heartless to give up?"

"So what if I don't give up? Anyway, I'm not the only one giving up. At worst, I can just develop the Death Forest."

Mocha immediately misunderstood that Chi Nan was a half-elf. Half-elves, like elves, have different feelings for the forest. Developing forests is a chore for humans, but it is nothing for half-elves.

"Sir, maybe you can lure him to gain some benefits, isn't there some benefit?" Luo Jia reminded in a low voice.

Hearing this, Mocha nodded quickly. I really like him as a subordinate. "Baron Chinan, this transaction is not completely without benefits. As long as you participate in the transaction, the tax on Hongsha Ridge will be waived in the future."

Chi Nan was stunned: "What tax?" Chi Nan had never heard of it.

Mocha immediately explained: "Every territory must pay taxes according to the size of the territory and the title of the lord and noble, and every noble is no exception. If you have made a great contribution this time, then while you are still alive, You don’t have to pay taxes on Hongsha Ridge. This is the condition Earl Longgen gave you before I came here.”

Chi Nan thought silently. The Rusiyala Empire really knew how to play and came up with such a policy.

As long as you pay taxes according to the territory and title of the nobles, no matter whether the territory is rich or not, no matter what situation the major territories encounter, there is no need for the royal family to take care of it. As long as you collect taxes according to the marks, there will be no problem.

"Then, what if the products of some noble territories cannot pay taxes."

Mocha felt that he couldn't keep up with his ideas, but he still said: "Most of the territories can't actually pay taxes. So our main income usually comes from caravans and other industries of the lords."

"Many nobles have empty territories, but they don't manage them because the output is too little, so they use their caravans to make money to supplement their taxes. The territory cannot be lost. The previous lord of Red Sand Ridge did the same thing."

It turns out that's what happened. This is equivalent to the empire directly collecting two copies. There is a tax on the transaction, and they have to pay the territory tax themselves. It's really a sure profit. Although, it doesn't look very flexible.

However, such a policy is of great benefit to myself. As long as the taxes are paid in full, no matter how strong his territory develops, the king cannot extract unnecessary taxes from himself. If you want your own things, you can only get them through transactions or other policy offers.

"My Hongsha Ridge is not big, and the tax revenue is not much. Calculating it this way, it still doesn't do me much good."

Baron Mocha is only talking about the tax exemption in Red Sand Ridge, not a new territory outside. Then the new territory that you conquer will still have to pay taxes as required in the future. This is absolutely unavoidable.

Mocha felt like cold sweat was breaking out on his head. This was the first time he had encountered such an incompetent guy. All diplomatic methods were useless. This half-elf could only see the benefits.

"All in all, this is the current situation. If you don't trade with the frontline troops, you will still have to take the blame after losing. This is definitely not something you are willing to bear."

Chi Nan's eyes narrowed, and Mo Cha continued as if he hadn't seen him before: "And you originally wanted to sell these things. Without the imperial army to buy them, no one else would dare to buy them casually. This is the best time. Opportunity. Last but not least, as long as you can defeat the orcs' attack, you, as a weapons provider, will definitely do a great job."

Chi Nan smiled. This was what he was waiting for. In addition to selling weapons, didn't he just want this military merit? Without military merit, one cannot be promoted to a noble title. If there are not enough titles, all newly acquired territories will be returned to the kingdom.

Chi Nan didn't want to spit out the meat he had eaten, so he had to do this. Although Mocha said this, he would never have dared to say it without the instruction of the commander, Count Longgen.

Seeing that Mocha was almost angry and almost ignoring the situation, Chi Nan finally relented.

"Okay, in that case, let's pack up, take some pea cannons, and set off right away. The frontline headquarters is quite far away from us, and it will take several days to walk."

"No need to bother, just get to the front line. People from the headquarters have been mobilized. As long as your pea cannons are supplied, the headquarters will be here in the future." During the war, everything is aimed at victory.

Chi Nan nodded slightly and ordered his men to start cleaning up. Mocha finally breathed a sigh of relief, this guy was finally willing to follow him. I'm so tired of dealing with this guy, I'll never see him again.

The soldiers cleaned up quickly. In fact, this was because Chi Nan had already explained it. He knew that he would have to go there in person this time. Such a large transaction volume could not be finalized by Mo Cha alone. Besides, this is also a great achievement for those involved in the transaction. How could those nobles give such great credit to Mocha?

The most important thing is that the commander cannot leave the army, otherwise he will be in trouble.