Succubus' Manor

The speed at which the demons save people is due to their physical fitness. They are resistant to freezing and have great strength. After all, they can thrive in places like the abyss where the temperature and environment are harsh, let alone here.

Although the demons are ugly, as they rescue one civilian after another from the ruins, and then continue to save others, in the eyes of the common people, they are the ugly saviors!

The man who was rescued by the demons followed the demons to save people before he had time to find his family's belongings.

Probably because of the "rescue team" of the Mozu, the people who were frightened and frightened, gradually calmed down.

After all, there are still people saving them now.

The civilians are still kind. After they stabilized, some went to clean up their own roofs and those of their neighbors, and some started to rescue them.

In sharp contrast to this, until now, the royal family and the Holy Court have not taken any action.

This cannot be blamed on the royal family and the Holy Court. After all, such a heavy snow is rare in a hundred years. They need time to discuss and then assign work.

But after following their procedures, when the rescuers are sent out, it is estimated that those who are still alive will die.

Some saints, whose homes were crushed, gathered at the gate of the Holy Court—their property was buried, and they now needed shelter from the wind and snow, a bowl of hot soup and warm clothes, and if they didn’t have these, then There is a fireplace to keep them warm too.

But the Holy Court did not open the door.

Because there are too many people, too many, far more than the number of people that the Holy Court can handle.

After deliberation, the dean of the holy people sent people out to deliver hot soup to these saints, but they did not enter the holy courtyard.

In contrast, the slums opened their doors.

Anyone with thin clothes and a crushed family can go in, sit by the fire, and drink a bowl of hot soup with beans.

Even the hotel where Chi Yan lived opened the door. The lobby of the hotel can accommodate many people. These people were already shivering from the cold and were about to lose their ability to move. After being led in, they talked about the disaster in the light of the fire.

There were also those who condemned the Holy House and the royal family.

"The people who saved us turned out to be Lord Stettin's people, and the Holy Court and the royal family turned a blind eye to us!"

These commoners are all educated. Although they are not higher education for nobles, they can read and write, know some truths, and have their own ideas.

"It's ridiculous. I used to think that no matter how much the royal family and the Holy Court fight, they won't let us suffer."

"Isn't it because of their selfish desires? When I was a child, I heard my father say that Joels II is the real good king. He has his citizens in his heart!"

"I would rather let Stettin's lord manage us than the royal family and the Holy Court. What can they do? How nice they are when they reach out to us for money. When we need help, they don't even have a shadow. "

"I've heard that it's easy for Stettin to find a job. People who can read can make a lot of money, maybe even more than businessmen."

"I heard that Stettin has a lot of delicious food, and there is no tax for marriage."

"There is no tax for farming! Newly reclaimed land will not be taxed for three years."

"If the lord of Stettin manages the Holy City, we will definitely be able to pay a lot less tax."

"Yes, we have to pay taxes on everything we do now, and we have to pay transaction taxes on buying a chair."

The tax in the holy city is indeed the place with the most tax types in all regions. As long as there is a transaction, you have to pay tax, poll tax is also indispensable, and you have to pay tax on inheritance. Taxes have to be paid all the time, and inheritance tax can sometimes be even more than inheritance, so many people can only be forced to give up the inheritance left by their parents.

People like them who are not firm in their beliefs have long complained about the royal family and the Holy Court, but they didn't dare to say it before.

Now everyone is so miserable, and the dissatisfaction has reached its peak, and there is no psychological burden to scold.

The servants who stayed at the hotel quickly brought them hot soup.

Some salt and beans were added to the hot soup.

After people got the soup and drank it into their stomachs, they felt that they were alive, at least their hands and feet were not as cold as before.

Someone regained his spirits, and even had the mood to ask the male servant standing aside: "Are you all from Stettin?"

The male servant did not resist chatting with them, and said with a smile: "Yes, we came from Stettin with the lord."

People chattered and asked, "Is it true that Stettin doesn't collect taxes?"

The male servant shook his head: "It will be charged, but basically only business tax is collected. If you are not a businessman, there is usually no need to pay tax."

"Civilian tax is only a personal tax, because the common people in Stettin have their own jobs, and their factories or trade unions have to pay taxes to them."

People curiously asked: "How much do they pay in taxes every year?"

Servant: "If you earn more, you will pay more. If your annual income is less than [-] copper coins, you don't have to pay tax."

"A thousand copper coins!" The civilians were shocked.

Are Stettin's people so rich?Even for them, in the holy city, their annual income is around [-] to [-] copper coins, which is like two silver coins.

And the tax they have to pay is actually far more than two silver coins, so what they can do is to evade taxes, but even if they evade a lot of taxes, their annual income will shrink to about [-] copper coins.

Family expenses depend entirely on the property left by the ancestors.

The servant said proudly: "Actually, there are quite a few people who pay taxes in Stettin, and many of them can earn a few silver coins a year."

Now Stettin is short of labor force, as long as he has good hands and feet, he can earn money, and there are more and more manual jobs, and the wages are getting higher and higher. After all, there are more businessmen, but the labor force is still only these.

Merchants bid, and the chamber of commerce would not intervene in such a thing that is beneficial to the common people. As a result, not only men but also women began to do manual labor in Stettin now-after all, there is money to get it.

Just by cutting down trees and burning charcoal, a woman with average physical strength can earn three or four silver coins a year.

Taxes are also not high, you have to pay [-] taxes for [-] copper coins.

But this is divided into tiers. If you earn more than five silver coins, you will have to pay fifty copper coins for every thousand copper coins.

More than ten silver coins, one thousand coins will be paid one hundred coins.

The less you earn, the less you pay, the more you earn, the more you pay.

But for people who earn more money, the tax is not heavy, so they don't care.

And for those who earn less, even better, they don't have to pay taxes.

The civilians looked a little dazed, and then asked more about Stettin from the servants. For example, Stettin's roads were paved with stone slabs, and later earth cement was used to pave the road outside.

Moreover, Stettin has three-wheeled and two-wheeled carts, which are very labor-saving, at least the road is smooth, and the speed can even be compared with riding a horse.

There is a school in Stettin, which was remodeled by the Holy Academy. The priests of the Holy Academy volunteered to give more children the opportunity to read and write. Among these children, those with good grades and good literacy can also become teachers.

So Stettin's children, under the age of 14, can go to school, and the school also provides a meal.

"Holy Academy... No, the school is supporting them for nothing?"

"That's right, if you raise it for nothing, the school should be destroyed, right?"

The male servant shook his head: "Of course not. The school's money is allocated directly from the lord. People pay taxes. Part of the tax money is used to improve the construction of the city, and part of it is used for the education of the children."

"And the poor people of Stettin, the poor and the handicapped, are given jobs that they can do, and receive beans every month."

The civilians continued to ask: "What if foreigners go to Stettin?"

Servant: "That depends on whether he is passing by, traveling for a long time, or planning to settle in Stettin."

"If you pass by, Stettin will only register once and give you a wooden sign. Whether you want to buy food or stay in a hotel, you need this wooden sign. If you don't renew it, no store will accept him."

"If you travel for a long-term stay, you need a long-term residence permit."

"It's not difficult to settle down, as long as you buy a house in Stettin and go to the real estate bureau to make a record."

The civilians thought Stettin was miraculous, and the more they heard about him, the more curious they became about him.

"Is it true that marriage is not taxed?"

In the Holy City, marriages are subject to a large tax.

Servant: "There is no tax, just register, but when you get divorced, the income from the marriage must be divided equally between the two."

The civilians talked a lot, and the girl in the family said: "This is very good, so I don't have to make my daughter a widow."

butler:"??"

"Yeah, we only knew one way before."

It turns out that civilians who have daughters at home and love their daughters more, after their daughters are beaten and abused by their husbands, they will not allow their daughters to divorce. After divorce, they have to pay taxes and cannot get property.

They will directly unite with relatives to find a way to make their son-in-law "disappear", and then their daughter will become a rich widow.

Those with sons said, "That's good, so the woman's parents won't want to kill our son."

"I've been worried about what will happen if my son marries a bad wife and cannot get divorced."

butler:"……"

Sure enough, the people in your holy city can play.

The people in the holy city are very courageous, at least much more courageous than the common people in other places.

Some civilians said at this time: "I will go to Stettin when spring begins."

"I want to go too, and then we will go together."

"I've had enough of the holy city! I'm going to Stettin and earn six silver coins a year!"

"Me too, I want a tax of one hundred copper coins!"

"Are you really going? I want to wait..."

"What are you waiting for? My family will run out of money this year. If it happens again next year, our family will have to move to the slums."

At this time, the male servant suddenly said: "Actually, there is no need to move."

The crowd looked at him.

The male servant said reservedly: "Our lord, we are still very interested in the holy city."

More than just being interested, I just want to take it as my own.