In the village square of West Kerr Village, a temporary banquet had been set up. Pavlov, the tax collector, was sitting inside and drinking. Of course, he only dared to drink after the other party drank first. He was really afraid of being poisoned to death.
"Sir, what's wrong? You don't look so good. Is the food not to your liking?" Servin asked kindly when he saw Pavlov's gloomy face.
"You … where's your village chief?" When he first entered the village, Servin introduced himself as the village chief's son. Where did the village chief go? Was he organizing the villagers to surround him?
"My father left for Sovata City yesterday. He must personally thank the Duke for his kindness. So, I'll be in charge of things here for the time being. Please rest assured, sir. The tax collection will not be delayed," Servin immediately said.
Damn, who are you kidding? Thank the Duke? They must be hiding somewhere with the villagers, waiting for us to get drunk and then capturing us. Pavlov immediately realized that Servin's lies were too clumsy. You're collecting 70% of the tax, and you're thanking the Lord? Are you crazy?
"Hurry … hurry up and pay the tax. I … I'm going to the next place." Pavlov was already panicking. Everything was too unnatural, so he was panicking to death.
"Alright, sir. Let's start now." When Servin heard that Pavlov was going to start collecting the tax, he naturally nodded. He took out a book and shouted to the people below, "It's time to pay the tax. First, Devin. His family has a total of four mu of land. This year, he harvested 1140 pounds. He should pay 798 pounds. Devin, where's Devin? "
"Village chief, Devin went home to fetch food," a villager below shouted.
As expected, Pavlov thought about it and agreed. How was it possible that someone would really pay the taxes? Would Devin really bring the grain over?
"Oh, sorry, sir. There's a little too much. I think Devin will have a hard time moving it. Please wait for a while," Servin immediately said.
Wait? Do you think I'm stupid? If I wait any longer, I might have to wait for a bunch of mobs with sickles and dung forks to chop me up. Pavlov looked at the city guard captain beside him and immediately said, "Since you're not ready, then forget it. I'll give you one more day. I'll go back first today …" Anyway, he had already been here once. Even if he couldn't collect the tax, the city lord wouldn't blame him.
"Sir, you can't go back. Please wait for a while. We can't delay the lord's tax collection time," Cerwin immediately said.
F * ck, he's not letting me go back? There must be a conspiracy. Pavlov heard Selwin's words and wanted to go back even more. He immediately said, "That's it. Let's forget about it for today. I'll …"
"I'm coming! I'm coming! " Before he finished his words, Pavlov heard a shout not far away. He turned his head and saw a farmer pulling a cart full of food towards him. Behind him, there were several family members who were helping to push the cart.
"Devon! What's going on? Didn't I inform you yesterday? You're the first to pay the tax today. Why are you so late? Sir is not happy with the tax collector! "Cerwin immediately shouted.
"Sorry, village chief and tax collector. I didn't expect there to be too many and I couldn't move them all. I went to borrow a cart, so I was delayed. I'm really sorry!" Devon immediately said.
"Sir, I'm sorry. The villagers don't know the rules. Please forgive them." Cerwin immediately said. Naturally, he was pleading for the villagers.
Pavlov didn't have time to care about this at this time. Seeing the cart full of food, Pavlov didn't know how to react. You really brought food to pay taxes? Is there something wrong with your brain?
"Sir, please check and accept it." Seeing Pavlov in a daze for some reason, Cerwin reminded him in a low voice.
"Oh … Oh … Someone, weigh it." Pavlov didn't know what was going on. Fortunately, although he didn't really want to pay the tax, the things were still very well prepared. There were even scales and the like. He immediately ordered the people next to him to carry the food up.
The quantity was really a bit too much. Pavlov took quite a while to check the Devon's house. In the end, Pavlov couldn't believe it, because the Devon house had really brought nearly 800 jin of grain to him.
"Yes … Check and accept completed …" Pavlov said in disbelief.
"Devon, good job!" Cerwin immediately said. "Now we won't cause any trouble for the lord."
The villagers looked at Devon with encouraging eyes. Looking at him, they were a little embarrassed. The big man touched his head honestly and said, "Of course. How can we cause trouble for such a great lord? Alright, whose family hasn't moved the food yet? Everyone, go and help."
"That's right. Hurry up, the Tax Collector is waiting." Cerwin said and shouted, "Next, Kemar. My family has a total of 6 mu of farmland. This year, I harvested a total of 1550 pounds. 1085 pounds should be paid, Kemar."
"It's already here." Kemar immediately said. He woke up early in the morning and moved all the food in the warehouse to the cart. He was just waiting for the tax to be paid.
"Weigh … Weigh …" Pavlov was shocked by this group of people. He didn't understand what they were saying. Not only did they say that 70% of the tax was not normal, but they also happily paid it. Looking at the smiling villagers moving the food for him, Pavlov suddenly felt like he was dreaming.
"Check and accept completed … 1085 pounds …" After a while, Pavlov drew a line on Kemar's name to show that he had paid the tax for this year. 1085 pounds was not a small amount.
"Next, Sadie, home …" Cerwin began to call the next person.
Just like that, the tax collection went very smoothly. It was so smooth that Pavlov couldn't believe it was real. One by one, the excited villagers brought bundles of food to him like crazy. Soon, there was a small hill of food next to the village square.
"Sir … the cars we brought are not enough." At this time, the city guard captain whispered in Pavlov's ear.
Before coming out, no one thought that they would really be able to collect the tax. Therefore, when Pavlov went out, he only brought three cars symbolically. Looking at the situation now, if they really collected all the food, even ten cars wouldn't be able to carry it back.
"You … you go back to Satumare and find a car. Also, report the situation here to the governor …" Pavlov said after thinking for a while. West Kerr Village was not far from Satumare. They would be back soon after going back.
"Yes, sir." The city guard captain nodded and immediately went back.
On this side, Pavlov continued to collect taxes. The progress was too smooth. The villagers on this side were like crazy. They only paid more, and no one paid less. The whole village worked together to move the grain to Pavlov's side.
Looking at the bundles of food, Pavlov temporarily forgot about the rebellion and began to seriously check and accept the food. In one morning, Pavlov had already received 20,000 kilograms of food.
At this time, the city guard captain who was sent to find cars had returned. He walked to Pavlov's side with an inexplicable expression.
"Sir, only four cars were found." The city guard captain reported.
"What? Four cars are not enough. Can't you see? "Pavlov immediately said.
"No, sir. The city has gone crazy. I don't know what happened to all the tax collectors, but they all received the tax. Everyone sent people back to find cars. Now, all the cars in the city that can be used have been taken out to load the food. These few cars were borrowed from the governor's family. There are really no cars left." The city guard captain said.
"F * ck, are you kidding? All the surrounding villages have paid taxes?" Pavlov said in disbelief. Although he said he saw the situation of West Kerr Village paying taxes with his own eyes, it only meant that the villagers in West Kerr Village were crazy. Now, all the surrounding villages had started to pay taxes. Wasn't this a joke? 70%, 70%. This wasn't a 7% tax rate. They could also collect taxes?
"It's true. I met a few captains who came back to find cars. I heard that the villagers were overjoyed when they saw them collecting taxes. The village chief even wanted to drag his daughter to sleep with the tax collectors," the city guard captain said with an inexplicable expression.
"…" Pavlov was really speechless. "What's going on this year? Are the villagers crazy? "
"I don't know, sir." The city guard captain looked at the villagers who were enthusiastically moving food for them. He thought for a moment and said, "They are probably crazy to pay 70% tax."
"Tax collector, is there a problem?" Servin saw that Pavlov was talking to the captain next to him, so he walked over and asked.
"That … Servin, right?" Pavlov said.
"Yes, sir." Servin nodded.
"I realized that we don't have enough cars. Is there a car in your village …" Pavlov asked.
"Everyone, the Tax Collector doesn't have enough carriages. Help me out later and bring all the food back to Satu Mare for the Tax Collector. We can't delay Sir Lord's tax collection," Servin immediately shouted. "That's right. Sir Lord, you're running out of carriages.
"Yes, chief!"
"No problem!"
"Alright, I'm sure they are crazy," Pavlov said to the city guard captain next to him.
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