"In view of your refusal to pay taxes, your goods will not be allowed to be bought and sold in Kent Town. All facilities in the town, including docks, will not provide any services to you. Please leave this town as soon as possible. []" Jason said business-like.
: "Considering the hard work of all of you traveling long distances, the deadline to leave this town is tomorrow morning."
Jason's reaction surprised everyone except Roger. Roger and others refused to pay taxes and were only ordered to leave within a time limit. This punishment can be said to be light and light. If the so-called punishment is only such a small amount,
Not only is Jason not as vicious as Cage said, but he can actually be called the kindest tax collector in the country.
After announcing his decision, Jason left without looking back. Bonnie and Chris looked at each other, not knowing what to say. The innocent Lisa couldn't help but whispered: "This person seems quite nice.
, much better than the bad guy just now!"
Roger watched Jason leave, shook his head and murmured to himself: "A good person...I may not be."
"Sir, why don't you arrest them all?" Aken, who was following Jason, whispered reluctantly: "There are only about ten people in total, and we can definitely deal with them. In this way, all the goods will be ours.
By the way, there are those two women!"
At this point, Aken smacked his lips with aftertaste and said, "It's no wonder Xiao couldn't help but touch her. These two women are so beautiful!"
"How many times have I said that we are officials of Kent Town and represent law and justice!" Jason lectured Akon dissatisfied: "How can you do those things in front of other people? I have ordered them to do it early tomorrow morning
Just leave, as soon as they leave Kentish Town..."
"Ah ha, I understand, sir." Aken quickly understood what Jason meant, and smiled and volunteered: "I will personally report to Mr. Watson and ask him to intercept them outside the town!"
"Are you the one who killed those two women?" Jason revealed Aken's motives mercilessly, and then said with a straight face: "Tell Watson, you can play with those two women however you want, but you can't be subjected to any
There must be no mistakes in the damage, especially to their faces. Women like this can be sold for a lot of money, but the goods will lose their value if they are damaged, do you understand?"
"I understand!" Aken said quickly, knowing that money is the most important thing to Jason: "I guarantee that when those two women stand in front of the buyer, they will be as perfect as new."
"As long as you understand." Aken's attitude satisfied Jason and reminded him again: "This time we will follow the old rules and leave all the harvest with Watson. Okay, you can set off now!
"
Dreaming of being able to indulge in two beauties, one big and one young, Akon left Kent Town on horseback. His destination was somewhere in the south, which was the home of the horse thieves who had been wreaking havoc nearby. Although Aken
Ken knew that Watson, the leader of the horse thieves, had always been in contact with the tax collector, but he didn't know that the rough man with a big beard was actually the younger brother of the polite tax collector.
At the same time that Akon left Kent Town, Roger and others also sat down in the only bar in the town. Although it was already evening, there were almost no customers in the bar. Except for a drunkard playing at the table in the corner.
Apart from snoring, there were only three or five people sitting at the bar drinking low-quality ale.
Roger and others occupied two tables, and Chris yelled for the boss to bring wine and food. Everyone has been busy traveling for several days, eating only dry food that is difficult to swallow, and now they can finally have a warm meal.
Yes.
The other people in the bar were very wary of these outsiders who had just had a conflict with the tax officer. As soon as Roger and others came in, the two customers hurriedly checked out and left. Although the remaining few people did not
Go, but also deliberately stay away from Roger and others, as if they are carrying a contagious plague.
Only the bar owner couldn't avoid Roger and others. Naidi brought them food and the best ale in the bar. The bar's business was getting worse and worse. The owner couldn't even afford a entertainer. He had to do these things.
Did it myself.
After the boss brought the wine, Chris immediately took a sip eagerly, and then sighed with disdain: "This is the best ale? It's better to drink water!"
Chris has always had a loud voice, and although he had deliberately lowered his voice, his words still reached the ears of the bar owner. Of course, the bar owner understood that Chris was right, and couldn't help but reveal a wry smile on his face, thinking to himself
Said: "If this continues, in a few months no one will even be able to afford such ale. Alas... I will also end the business here and try my luck elsewhere. But... I can really leave.
Here?"
Roger's mind was not on the wine and food. He took a look at the situation in the bar, and then took the initiative to walk to the bar and greet the bar owner: "Boss, give everyone a glass of the best ale, and it will be counted as mine."
On the account!”
If it were in any other bar, Roger's words would definitely have caused a burst of cheers. However, at this time, the bar was eerily quiet. Not only did the bar owner stare blankly at Roger without any reaction, but even the three remaining guests seemed to
They were also frightened. They looked at Roger who was smiling at them in horror and involuntarily stepped back, as if they would be killed if they got even a little closer to him.
"Don't be nervous, I just want to buy everyone a drink." Roger tried to make a few people relax so that he could get some news about Kent Town from them. However, his opening was even more outrageous, directly
The last few customers were so frightened that they ran out of the bar without even paying their bills.
"Am I so terrible?" Roger Nai touched his nose and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Who...who said I wanted to invite everyone to drink?" Just when Roger was disappointed, the drunk who had been sleeping raised his head and said, "Why didn't I drink?"
Roger was happy when there was only one customer left. He smiled and said to the bar owner: "Here, give this gentleman a large glass of the best ale. I'll treat you!"
The drunk man's eyes immediately lit up when he heard Roger's words, and he shouted to the bar owner: "Did you hear that? This generous gentleman is treating you!"
"Drink, drink... don't be afraid of drinking yourself to death." Although the bar owner muttered, he still gave the drunkard a large glass of ale.
"I wish you good health!" The drunkard raised his glass to Roger, couldn't wait to pour most of the glass of wine into his mouth, then took a deep breath and said, "Good wine!"
Finally, he found someone who dared to talk to him. Of course, Roger would not give up. He naturally sat down opposite the drunkard and said, "This wine is just average for me."
"Haha, in the eyes of you outsiders, of course this wine is not very good." The drunkard laughed and said: "But for people in Kent Town, it is pretty good to be able to drink such wine!"
With a so-called expression on Roger's face, he seemed to ask casually: "Why?"
"Because no one can afford good wine, most of everyone's income has been collected by the tax collector!" The drunkard burped and said: "Everyone in Kent Town, whether old or young,
Whether you are a man or a woman, you have to pay a tax of two gold coins every year. Tell me...do you have any extra money for drinking?"
The tax of two gold coins a year is indeed very high, especially in a dilapidated town like Kent Town with barren land and no commercial income, it is even more ridiculously high. An ordinary family's hard-earned income for a year is probably too high to pay.
How much is left after taxes?
"Two gold coins a year? That's a lot of money." Roger agreed with the drunkard's words: "With that much money, you can buy a lot of good wine!"
"That's right!" the drunkard sighed after taking a sip of the glass of ale: "It's a pity that so much money has gone into the tax collector's pocket, so there is no good wine to sell in the bar. If I hadn't made a small fortune a few days ago, I wouldn't have
Maybe come here and have a few drinks to satisfy your cravings!”
"Since the taxes here are so high, why don't you resist?" Roger continued to pick up the message from the drunkard.
"Who said there was no resistance?" The drunkard waved his hand and said: "But those guys who resisted disappeared from the town after a while. It is said that they moved to other places, but hey... you know
!”
"It's really hard and dangerous to live here." Roger shook his head deliberately and said, "I'll leave early tomorrow morning to avoid being 'moved elsewhere'."
"Leave? Is that that easy?" The drunkard glared at Roger and said, "Do you think the remaining people in the town don't want to leave? Are they willing to pay such high taxes here?"
Roger deliberately asked in surprise: "Isn't it even possible to leave?"
"Okay, of course." The drunkard smiled strangely: "But orcs are rampant outside Kent Town, and there are also horse thieves who kill people and sell goods. It is said that those who want to move out of the town will always encounter orcs or horse thieves. This guy
Sir, be careful when you leave!"
Even a drunkard said this, how could Roger still not understand what he meant? Thinking that Jason had used this method to control the entire town, he couldn't help but secretly sigh at how cruel this guy was. But Roger was on the surface.
He still looked very calm, smiled at the drunk man and said, "Thank you for reminding me, I really have to be careful when I leave."
The bar owner had been paying attention to the questions and answers between Roger and the drunk man. At this time, his legs were shaking with fear. For fear that the drunk man would say something outrageous again, the bar owner took the opportunity to come over and said: "I said Jamie
, you’ve drunk enough, go back and rest quickly, don’t sleep here and affect your business!”
The bar owner just wanted the drunkard to leave quickly, and it was just an excuse to affect business. However, Jamie had indeed drunk enough today, and after listening to his words, he stood up unsteadily and said: "Yes... Me too
It’s time to go back, thank you for the ale, goodbye!”
"Goodbye!" Roger also waved goodbye to the drunkard. He had already obtained a lot of useful information from this guy, and there was no point in talking more.
The drunk man staggered out of the bar, and Roger returned to the table where Bonnie and others were sitting. Just as the female knight was about to ask what Roger had heard, a scream suddenly sounded outside the bar.