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Chapter 733 - 733 28 Berkshire Shipyard_2

733: Chapter 28, Berkshire Shipyard_2 733: Chapter 28, Berkshire Shipyard_2 You must understand that the “repayment tax” is not only levied for one year, but continues for many years, and the amount collected is even more year after year.

The Southeastern Province is indeed wealthy, but it cannot withstand repeated torment.

The minor nobles who have just caught their breath after the war are likely to have a hard time in the coming years.

I estimate that more than a third of the minor nobles in the province will face varying degrees of financial problems.

They will either have to cut back on their daily expenses or resort to borrowing money to survive.

“Master, has the plan been successful?”

Old Butler Gadley asked with concern.

“The plan failed, but it also succeeded!

Earl Hudson is still too young.

After a few words of flattery, he lost himself and actually considered himself the spokesperson for the military.

The plan to reduce military expenses fell apart because of his meddling; even I was convinced.

However, he paid a heavy price for this.

Our backup proposal was smoothly passed.

The Koslow Family has nothing to fall back on in terms of finances.

Now it depends on how much advantage Hudson has gained from the war.

Keep an eye on the Koslow Family.

Once their finances fall into difficulties, Hudson may risk dealing with some ill-gotten war spoils.

First, gather the evidence.

After the Magical Beast Beast Legion plan is complete, seize the opportunity to give them a hard time.

Of course, it could also be a bargaining chip.

As long as the Koslow Family is willing to move their base out of the Southeastern Province, we can still continue to be friends!”

The Earl of Piers spoke with a tone of confidence.

It’s an open secret that the military units share the spoils that they can take away.

As the Commander of the Army taking the largest share of the loot, it’s also an unspoken rule.

However, this only applies to ordinary or ownerless spoils, and some spoils must be returned.

Obviously, returning it to the rightful owner is only an ideal state.

The various forces that participated in the war didn’t play “nice,” and for the most part, divided the spoils under the table.

Everyone does the same.

As long as they don’t openly sell items that are of special significance or that can prove the identity of the original owner, there is no problem.

This is the reason why Hudson had carts full of war spoils brought to his home after the war ended.

It’s not that he had no way of selling them, but that he did not dare to.

If word leaked out and alerted the rightful owner, resulting in an uproar regardless of the consequences, his noble reputation would be ruined.

The best choice is to first take them home and store them.

After the storm subsides, he can either sell them in batches when the opportunity arises or directly enrich his own stash.

The substantial assets of the Major Nobles are accumulated slowly in this way.

Things that cannot be exposed now does not mean they cannot be exposed in the future.

Time can dilute everything; even items with an owner will become ownerless under the baptism of time.

Even making up an excuse and selling the item back to the original owner is not impossible.

“Master, according to the intelligence we have collected, Earl Hudson has obtained at least four million gold coins worth of spoils from this war.

About one-third of it is cash, and another one-third is large sums of war bonds.

These are mainly bonds of the Moxi Duchy, at least over a million, and there’s also several hundred thousand in kingdom war bonds.

From various aspects, Earl Hudson seems to have monetized some of the war bonds privately; otherwise, the cash he has on hand would not be able to support the Mountain Domain’s current expenditure.

It is said that he has a good relationship with all the major trading houses.

The remaining spoils that can’t be monetized in time are likely to be taken abroad for monetization through these people’s channels.

The finances of the Mountain Domain should be able to hold up for a short time.

Due to the presence of the Magical Beast Breeding Base in the Mountain Domain, many of our methods to drain his finances are not convenient to use.

We can only wait for the impact of the repayment tax to ferment further.

After the Koslow Family exhausts their last bit of financial strength, we can take further action and continuously put pressure on them!”

On hearing Butler Gadley’s response, the Earl of Piers frowned.

It was obvious that Gadley was opposed to dealing with the Koslow Family directly; instead, he advocated the ‘boiling frog method,’ driving this competitor away through economic means.

“Butler, although Hudson is a bit aggressive in the construction of his territory, he is very frugal in his life.

Under normal circumstances, he neither likes to host banquets nor is obsessed with various activities.

The only thing he probably spends money on is magic experiments.

But as a warlock, having a passion for magic research is nothing to talk about.

His trend is followed by the Koslow Family who do not appear as upstarts.

The standard of living of most of the family members is no different from that of ordinary noble families.

To further drain their financial resources, I’m afraid it will not be easy to take action!”

Earl Piers said with a headache.

If it weren’t for this piece of information, verified on many fronts, Earl Piers wouldn’t dare to believe that Hudson was so good at making money.

It’s not terrible simply to get rich, but the thing is, he not only doesn’t squander his money, but he also restrains his clan-members from being extravagant.

According to the information collected from the Dalton Family, the cash in the Mountain Domain is indeed not much, but the most costly project has been completed.

Even if finances are still in deficit, with the dividends from the Magical Beast Breeding Base, they can just slow down the progress of various projects in the territory to barely achieve a balance.