Although Ma Ban has never met the "slave friend" Solandel calls him, he comes from a poor family and has seen too many scenes of oppression of the people at the bottom.

Looking at the high-ranking people I met before, they all spoke from their own standpoint. Now when I heard Her Highness the Princess speak such heartfelt words for the people, Ma Ban couldn't help but shed tears: "It's really disappointing that Her Highness the Princess can have such an idea.

It's gratifying. But these ills are deeply rooted, and it's so difficult to shake them..."

Solandel wiped away her tears, sighed, and said silently: "I know all this. The complicated network of interests in the kingdom cannot be sorted out overnight. But these ills have been accumulated for too long. If

If no one takes care of it, it may be too late.”

"Moban, let me ask you, in recent years the national treasury has become increasingly empty year by year. What do you think is the fundamental problem?"

Ma Ban thought for a long time and replied in a deep voice: "On the surface, it seems that officials at all levels are corrupt, but in fact the biggest problem lies in the tax system passed down from ancient times."

"When a person becomes a high-ranking official, he can receive a high salary without paying taxes, and the whole family does not have to pay taxes. Since the founding of the country, there have been countless people who have climbed to high positions. Those nobles who enjoy tax-free treatment have spread all over the kingdom, and they are sitting on huge amounts of money.

With wealth, not only do you not have to pay taxes to the royal family, but you also have to receive benefits such as annual gifts from the treasury during holidays."

"The people who really bear the burden of taxes are the common people or slaves at the bottom. This leads to the continuous concentration of wealth upwards, with the poor getting poorer and the rich getting richer. Moreover, the concentrated wealth is in the hands of individual nobles and cannot be passed through.

Taxes flow into the treasury, which ultimately leads to a strange phenomenon - the nobles become richer and the treasury becomes increasingly empty."

Solandel's eyes were full of admiration, as if she had found a confidant: "Yes, this is the biggest shortcoming of Doguland. Since the founding of the country 514 years ago, the nobles have annexed land, sitting on huge wealth without paying taxes. The people at the bottom have been greedy for work,

But it bears the vast majority of the kingdom’s taxes. This deformed tax system will eventually lead to more and more fiscal expenditures and less and less fiscal revenue.”

"For example, in the past two years, two wars have stretched the national treasury, and the royal family has had to impose additional taxes on the lower class. The common people have been unable to eat meat during the New Year. At the same time, the property stolen by corrupt officials in Danyu City is worth more than half of

The military supplies of the legion are enough to show how concentrated the wealth is."

"In addition to financial problems, there is also damage to the morale. For example, during the day, you cannot accuse the boss of wanting to become an official in order to make a fortune, because the general ethos of the entire kingdom is like this. The only way for civilians to turn around is to find ways

Earn money, let the children go to school, become officials, and change the fate of the family."

"But if all the officials in the kingdom think this way, what will the kingdom look like in the future? I believe I am not the only one who has seen these ills. There must be many others who have seen them, but no one has ever said anything about them."

"Why? Because those rentiers with vested interests won't say it. To say it would be to undermine their own interests, and no one would do that. Those at the bottom dare not say it, because such words offend the higher-ups, whoever says it

You may be punished!"

"If everyone doesn't talk about it, and everyone doesn't talk about it, the ills will continue to accumulate. The pockets of the nobles will become bigger day by day, and the national treasury will become empty day by day. In the end, we can only endlessly increase taxes and increase taxes on the bottom. When they are miserable and unable to raise their heads, they grit their teeth and endure it, and continue to endure it. When the day comes that they can no longer endure it, they will rise up in various places and destroy the entire kingdom in one day!"

Solandel turned and looked outside the giant wall, with the lights of thousands of families in the royal city reflected in her eyes: "Since the rentiers don't want to say it and the people at the bottom don't dare to say it, well, let me say it."

After hearing this, Maban was very frightened. He quickly walked to Solandel and advised her hard: "Your Highness, no! It's easy to say these words, but have you ever thought about how many people you will offend?"

"You are a princess. Both your reputation and your life are much more important than mine. If you really want to say those words, let me say it for you! Even if I will be executed after saying it, I am willing to sacrifice my life!"

There was a little sadness in Solandel's eyes: "It's up to you? Who are you going to tell? So what if you say it? If you just say it and nothing happens after saying it, what's the use?"

"Don't talk about you, even if it's me, if I ask the minister to bend down to pick up the wheat on the ground, he can find an excuse to come back. In the end, Lan Xian must speak. I want to build a palace, and the imperial guards can stop me at will. And as long as Brother Bolton gives an order, they will obediently give way."

"It's useless, Mo Ban. Just saying it is useless, it won't change anything. It's useless to ask for help, because you can't guarantee that those people will be with you. Even if they agree to you today, they may go back on their word tomorrow. Who can you blame? No one can blame you, you can only blame yourself for being so useless."

Solandel narrowed her eyes slightly and looked deeper and deeper: "In the last meeting, my father promised to let me make the decision, and I decided to give those tribal civilians a way out, but he later regretted it and expelled everyone without distinction. ..”

"That incident taught me a very important truth - if you want to accomplish anything, you cannot rely on others. Relying on others to accomplish something is just because someone else happens to give you charity. If they give you charity this time, they may not necessarily do it next time. Know how to give to you. Only the things you accomplish by yourself truly belong to you."

"So, what you said just now must not only be said, but also must be done, and you cannot rely on anyone to do it. You cannot rely on your father, you cannot rely on Lan Xian and Sting, you cannot rely on my two brothers, you cannot rely on anyone, you can only Rely on myself."

"Moban, we haven't known each other for a long time. There are some things that are on your mind that shouldn't be spoken too early. But I can feel that you are a person who cares about the world, and you are not the kind of person who only focuses on his official position and the little things in front of him. A profit-seeking mediocre official."

"So, there is something I think I can tell you. This is the first time in my life that I have had this thought, and you are the first person to hear it. I haven't even told Lorna and Chino.”

"Whether you want to stay away from me or want to follow me after hearing this, you have a reason to listen to this sentence based on your personality and the correct answer you gave me today."

Solandel stood on the top of the royal city, looking down at Maban, her brows filled with the natural aura of a superior, and her next words were like a butterfly spreading its wings, setting off an unprecedented storm in the history of later generations:

"I, Solandel Van Doguland, will become the Queen of Doguland!"
Chapter completed!