"Just wait and see, we'll deal with it later. It will take a lot of time to raise the money." Sean gave the order.

Let's just observe for now.

As for what the other lords will do, let's wait and see.

"Yes, sir."

Luke agreed.

…………

In the following days, I heard that lords in various places had received similar reports, and some began to complain that the country would not give them a way to survive. So much money and food had already been sent out before, so why did they need more now? It would be ok to give some to support the north...but they wanted so much, were they going to force the locals to death?

It was probably on the third day that Sean received letters from other southern lords, asking them to write to King Simon together and ask him to reduce the gold coins he demanded, otherwise no one would survive.

really.

They started to huddle together for warmth.

Just like the situation in Oro City, almost most of the families that were asked for money began to come together to beg... They have invested a lot of money and manpower in the construction of Oro City over the past six months, especially during the spring planting period when the cost was also very high, and they really couldn't come up with that much money.

Otherwise they won’t be able to survive!

In the end, they all came to their own earl's mansion to beg for a reduction...

But Sean didn't give in. As long as the king wouldn't let him go, there was nothing he could do. That was the king's order! Disobeying it would be a felony of treason.

And the situation of other lords seemed similar. Finally...

Probably the next day, Sean received an invitation from other earls in the south to go to the imperial capital to explain the situation to King Simon.

So that's how it is...

Sean seemed to understand as he looked at the letter bearing the seals of most of the southern lord families.

So the king wants us to go to the imperial capital in person...