In Luoxia Valley, Martin asked everyone to wear 360 sets of D-level knight armor and headed to Luoqiu Town.

On the way, Martin took out the communication crystal and informed Yoder to call all the persons in charge of the trading venues to the meeting room of the town hall, and told them that if they could not come, they could leave Luoqiu Town.

After hanging up the communication crystal, Martin used it again to ask Betan how things were going. He quickly replied, saying that the Luoqiu Mountains were too vast, so they could only mark a small number of mineral veins on the outer parts of the Luoqiu Mountains. There were a total of ten of them. They were currently resting at the Demon Copper Mine camp and preparing to resume exploration tomorrow.

After hearing this, Martin said, "Let's do this first. You two come to Luoqiu Town first. I'll meet you outside Luoqiu Town." After that, he hung up the phone. Martin took Eric and another golden knight on horseback and rode in front. The Knights of Dawn followed behind, moving slowly, intending to let the leaders and representatives arrive first.

Here, Yoder asked the guards to notify the persons in charge of the open and covert exchanges one by one, asking them to come to the meeting hall of the town hall within an hour. If they did not come, they would be asked to get out of Luoqiu Town tomorrow.

After hearing this, those responsible were very surprised. They didn't understand why Martin was so bold. Even his father, Earl White, couldn't handle this matter, so how could he?

No one was optimistic, but they still sent people to attend the meeting to see what Martin was up to.

Those who can be the responsible persons are not stupid, so there is no need to openly make things difficult for them. Therefore, within an hour, all the persons in charge or representatives of the town's trading markets arrived.

At this time, Martin was still waiting for Betan and the others outside the town, ready to show his sword. While waiting, he took out the communication crystal and asked if all the responsible persons had arrived.

Yoder looked around the conference room and found that all the persons in charge of the trading market, both openly and covertly, had come. He reported the situation truthfully to Martin.

I didn't expect them to be so considerate. Martin thought so. Eric suddenly looked in the direction of Luoqiu Mountains and saw two figures in the distance rushing towards Martin's position.

Martin waited until the two men got closer and found that they were Betan and the other man. After a while, Betan and the other man came in front of Martin and shouted to him: Be loyal.

Seeing people coming, Martin signaled to start the action and asked the Knights of Dawn to guard the various exits of Luoqiu Town and impose martial law. He also notified Yoder to send out all the guards to pacify the civilians.

The other four golden knights followed Martin to the meeting hall of the town hall to discuss the tax issue with the leaders and representatives.

As we entered the town hall, the closer we got to the council chamber, the more noisy the noise inside became. This noise only lasted until Martin pushed the door open, and then the volume gradually subsided.

When they arrived at the podium, Betan and the other three stood on the four sides. The people below the podium didn't understand what this meant.

Martin stood still, adjusted the magic loudspeaker, and began to speak.

Today, I called you here to discuss how to improve the living standards of the residents of Luoqiu Town. You are all major taxpayers and help me a lot on weekdays, so I want to express my gratitude to you.

Starting today, the tax payment method in Luoqiu Town has changed. A certain tax rate will be levied based on your current location. The better the location, the higher the tax. This tax is called: Residential Security Tax.

There's no cap on taxes. Wait, I'll have Yoder hand you your tax bills. After you look at them, you can decide whether to pay or not. If you don't want to pay, then leave Luoqiu Town. If you want to pay, give it to Yoder before nightfall.

After Martin finished speaking, the audience began to discuss the situation. Someone directly said, "Lord Martin, isn't this against the rules?" Martin laughed. Where is this place? This is Luoqiu Town, the fiefdom of Martin White.

You are not qualified to talk about rules with me here. Here, my rules are the rules.

Seeing Martin being so arrogant, the people below immediately said, "The Marquis will not let you do such a thing." Martin said playfully, "I wonder which Marquis it is? He is so honored." The man fell silent instantly.

Martin ignored the man, looked at the group of people below who were all reluctant, and said very generously: "I said, you don't have to pay. Those who haven't paid the tax before this evening can leave by themselves, don't let me help you."

At this time, a big man couldn't help but slammed the table and stood up. I won't hand it over and I won't leave. What can you do to me?

Before Martin could say anything, Betan and others around him released the aura of the Golden Knights and pressed towards the big man together.

The big man was pressed to the ground in an instant, unable to move. The people around him were shocked when they saw this.

What? Four golden knights!

How is this possible? Is this something the White family could do?

Don't be silly, if the White family had such generosity, we would have paid taxes long ago.

To everyone's surprise, Martin stepped down from the podium, came to the big man, and asked Yoder: Is this man the person in charge of the transaction in that place?

Yoder looked at the big man, took out the tax bill, searched for it, and said: Master, this man is the person in charge of a shop.

After hearing this, Martin nodded and notified the Knights of Dawn to help him move. Remember, make him pay all the previous taxes and let them leave Luoqiu Town.

After that, Martin asked Yoder to do it, turned to those people and said: You don’t have to pay it, I will never beg you.

As Martin left, Betan and the other three also retreated, following Martin's lead. The remaining group looked at each other, each leaving the town hall with a gloomy expression.

Arriving on the street, they discovered that all exits of Luoqiu Town were under martial law. Everyone was at least a Knight. This made some people who had hoped for a lucky break give up their hopes. After returning, they hurriedly took out their communication crystals and contacted the nobles.

After the connection was established, I explained the situation here truthfully to the other party. After listening, they were silent for a while and then paid the tax first. I asked the other marquises for their opinions.

Almost everyone received a similar answer. There was no other way. Before dark, everyone paid the tax, including the big man.

After Martin knew that those people had paid the taxes, he asked the Knights of Dawn to return to Sunset Valley and continue to be stationed there, and appointed a golden knight as the leader.

After the martial law was lifted, people who didn't understand what was going on began to ask around. After a period of time, everyone finally knew what had happened at night.

It was like listening to a divine book. Lord Martin was so domineering.

Yes, it was too domineering. They directly forced the people in charge of the trading venue to pay taxes.

I heard there are four golden knights?

Yes, otherwise, I guess they wouldn't pay taxes so quickly.

Civilians were talking quietly with some people who did not harm their interests.