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93: Chapter 89, Bimon Emperor (Request for first Subscription) _2 93: Chapter 89, Bimon Emperor (Request for first Subscription) _2 Among Layton and Wharton Counties, only his family was capable of large-scale iron production.

Looking throughout the Southeastern Province, Hudson was also the largest supplier of ironware.

In the era of numerous lords, it was unsuitable for developing commercial logistics.

Simply by collecting endless tolls along the way, they could effectively block outside goods at the door.

For the same product, its price differing by several times across different regions was quite normal.

Do not blame the nobles for their ruthless exploitation; it was all spurred by the all-inclusive tax system.

The Governor was responsible for tax collection throughout the province, the Prefectural Governor was responsible for the tax collection in the entire prefecture, and the noble lords below were responsible for the tax collection in their own territories.

Either they commission someone else or personally collect the tax, as long as they meet the figure set by the Kingdom, the profits are theirs.

If they couldn’t complete the tax collection task, they could only make up for the deficit from their own pockets.

The remoteness of the nobles was largely due to the fact that there were no commercial taxes to be collected in their territories, and no free citizens to exploit.

All the industries were their own, and they could only fill the gap with their own money.

Of course, loss-making was a minor probability event.

Despite the implementation of the all-inclusive tax system, the tax standards in each region were set based on the actual local conditions.

For instance: the Skeleton Society rebelled in Layton and Wharton Counties, and nine out of ten households were victimised, so the Kingdom exempted them from tax for the last three years, and there could be different tax reduction policies for the next ten years.

All these were gradually improved after the Kingdom and the local nobles had been embroiled in a long period of game-playing.

Maybe some local areas suffered losses or reaped benefits, but overall, the interests of all parties were taken into consideration.

Everyone was a shareholder, sharing in the dividends of the Kingdom’s development.

As for the other classes within the Kingdom, they were all workers dependent on the nobles for survival.

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Canglan City, Jade Palace.

“You said what?

Count Flado was ambushed outside Rockland City, and none of the members of the entire mission survived?”

Caesar III roared in questioning.

As the King’s special envoy, Count Flado represented the royal power.

Now that he was killed within the Kingdom, it was a clear provocation to the royal power.

This was something that any monarch could not tolerate, let alone Caesar III.

“Yes, Your Majesty.

Count Flado was attacked twenty miles outside of Rockland City.

When the nearby nobles rushed to the rescue, the battle had already ended.

Although the enemy tried to destroy the corpses and traces, we still found some Dragon feces during an investigation around the battlefield.

There are only a few forces in the continent that have a Dragon Cavalry organization, and the only ones who have recently entered the Kingdom are the Second Dragon Cavalry under the Church’s Judgment Knights.

According to the news from the insiders of the Church, their mission this time was to seize the Blood Moon Horn at any cost.

It is quite likely that after Count Flado obtained the Blood Moon Horn, some news was leaked out, which led them to take a desperate gamble.”

Duke Newfoundland seriously analysed.

As the Chancellor of the Kingdom, he had aged.

He only wanted to peacefully see out his tenure, but trouble did come knocking at the door.

If the Church intercepted the King’s special envoy, and if the Alpha Kingdom didn’t respond, how would it survive on the Continent of Aslante?

If the Kingdom took retaliatory actions, the already tense relationship with the Church might be completely ruined, and there might even be a war.

Of course, the Alpha Kingdom was not afraid of a war with the Church.

As the guardian of the Human Race, the Alpha Kingdom, which has held the frontline against the orcs for many years, is not weak.

Even if it is not as strong as the Church, there is not an overwhelming difference between the two.

As a major power, everyone has their own concerns and no one wants to be taken advantage of by others.

Furthermore, there are several countries in between.

Even if the Church wants to invade, they must get their permission.

Undeniably, this is impossible.

Various countries on the continent need the Alpha Kingdom to hold back the attack of the Orcs, and there is no way they will let the Church invade.

With many dependencies, the Alpha Kingdom has always been known for its tough stance on the Church.

In fact, it has never softened its stance on any power.

“Send someone to intercept the Church’s Dragon Cavalry.

Before this matter is thoroughly investigated, no member of the Church is allowed to enter or leave the Kingdom, and anyone who resists will be killed!

Issue an order to freeze all of the Church’s assets in the Kingdom and we will decide how to deal with them after this matter is cleared up.”

Caesar III ordered coldly.

Apparently, he was indeed furious.

Before settling accounts with the Church on the matter of the Blood Moon Horn, another issue of intercepting the special envoy arose.

This was clearly a sign of blatant disregard for the Alpha Kingdom.

If this matter is verified, what will happen next, no one knows.

“Your Majesty, detaining the Dragon Cavalry makes sense, but isn’t freezing the Church’s assets a bit of an overreaction?”

Duke Newfoundland hastened to persuade.

The dispute between the royal power and the divine power has been going on for more than a day or two, but everyone has always adhered to the principle of peaceful coexistence.

Even though kingdoms have stripped the internal churches from the Church, they still nominally retain their subordination to the Church.

“An overreaction?”

“I don’t see it that way!”

“Those guys up north have started to become restless again.

They jump up and down and reach out everywhere, not afraid that during the next Orc invasion, the nobles from everywhere would stab them in the back.

In comparison to the Kingdom’s internal strife, the Church isn’t much of a threat.

It’s just a temporary freeze of their assets, it’s not like we’re confiscating them, at most it’s just a war of words.