Before leaving, he handed the little girl over to the maids and told her to study hard.
It has been more than ten days since we returned from Luoxia Valley. During these days, there has been no movement, and the caravans have been coming and going.
But it's the end of the month and I have to pay taxes tomorrow. Let's see what happens tomorrow.
During this period, Martin's energy accumulated to 130,000 energy, mainly because the black crystal iron ore had been mined out, and the ten veins previously explored were not ideal.
It was as if their luck had run out. Some people started mining, but the veins were broken, or the output was extremely small. Only the magic copper ore remained strong.
Martin then went to Sunset Valley and began expanding the Knights of the Dawn. With some effort, he expanded the Knights to 600 members.
In terms of personnel promotions, 250 members were promoted to Knights, costing 37,500; 13 were promoted to Silver Knights, costing 71,500; and 40 were promoted to Bronze Knights, costing 20,000. After all this operation, the energy was almost completely depleted.
However, misfortunes never come singly. The next day, tax revenue was abysmal, only half of what it used to be. Roland's business also ran into trouble. The Emerald Chamber of Commerce stopped selling him knight armor, and his other businesses were squeezed out as well.
Martin called Yoder over and asked him who exactly did not pay taxes?
Before Martin called him, Yoder had made a list of the shops, auction houses or some underground black markets that had not paid taxes and was ready to hand it to Martin.
When Yoder came over, he handed the list to Martin, who looked at the names on it and the chambers of commerce behind them, which were probably listed one by one. There were five in total.
After reading it, Martin laughed out loud. It was like lighting a light in the toilet, courting death. I want to see what tricks those old Biddens can come up with.
Through the communication crystal, an order was issued to the Knights of Dawn, asking them to set off immediately for Luoqiu Town.
Martin asked Betan and others to go with him to search the property. He also asked Yoder to inform Roland that he was ready to take over the five families' assets.
The Knights of Dawn arrived soon. After Martin reunited with the knights, he took his men to collect taxes from the five families.
The first one was an auction house, and it was said that a marquis was backing it. This was a big shot, considering how many marquises there were in a kingdom. If he offended him, Martin would probably not give him a hard time when he was promoted to a noble title in the future, but would directly change to a bigger one.
However, if you have the money and energy to upgrade Betan and the others into Sky Knights, who would dare to say no?
Therefore, Martin had already made up his mind. After this period of development, he wanted to compete with them in his own fiefdom.
Walking on the street with the Knights of Dawn, the civilians and mercenaries nearby all dodged to the side.
People who didn't know the reason gathered together and discussed in low voices.
What's going on? Lord, why did you show up in Luoqiu Town with the Knights, full of murderous intent?
Who said it wasn’t? I was scared to death just now.
However, I guess it's a tax issue, as today is the beginning of the month.
Yes, this is the only reason that makes sense. It’s going to be interesting next.
Martin didn't care about what those people were talking about and went straight to the auction house.
After reaching the door, he ordered the Knights to rush in without hesitation. He told them to arrest everyone inside and release anyone who was not from the auction house.
There was a commotion and chaos, and everyone thought a fierce fight was inevitable, but in the end, everyone in the auction house was unusually submissive.
Martin looked at the auctioneers being brought before him, a wave of doubt rising in his heart. He swept his gaze coldly over them, his brow furrowing ever tighter—among these people, there was none of the auctioneer's son or wife.
Martin walked up to the auctioneer, asked him to look up, and asked, "Don't you have a backup plan?" The auctioneer looked up at Martin, said nothing, and lowered his head.
However, Martin still saw a smile in his eyes, although he didn't know whether the smile was based on confidence or what he wanted to express?
If you can't think of it, forget it. Let the Knights count their property and pay the taxes owed in the past few years. Then let them get out of Luoqiu Town, notify Roland to come and take over the property, and then take people to the next one.
The next shop was a potion reseller. As Martin reached the door, his communication crystal lit up. He took it out and saw it was a communication crystal from Count Walter, who was far away in the capital. Such long-distance communication consumed a lot of magic crystals.
After the call was connected, Earl White said to Martin: Martin, are you ready to take action against those companies now?
Well, father, one has been solved, and there are four to go.
The Earl sighed, his tone filled with helplessness and resentment: "No wonder those marquises targeted me time and again in the capital.
Originally, because of the need to defend the Orc Kingdom on the northern border, the matter of the 11th Legion was about to be settled, but they interfered and put it on hold again.
Then, those guys made a big fuss about the fact that there were four golden knights in Luoqiu Town within the Earldom, claiming that even without the Royal Legion stationed there, they were enough to defend the territory.
The king specifically asked me about the situation of the Golden Knights. Although I took the responsibility for the time being, I knew in my heart that even if the 11th Legion was really formed, the king would never let me be the legion commander.
His Highness was furious upon hearing this. "In my opinion, it will be difficult for the Royal Army to be stationed on the border in the future. Martin, you are my child. Just go ahead and do what you want. No matter what happens, I will cover it for you."
When the light from the communication crystal died, Martin suddenly realized what had happened. No wonder the auctioneer's eyes were filled with laughter. It wasn't because he was fearless, but because he felt secretly satisfied after seeing him take action against him.
But is it really worth exchanging a Royal Legion for a mere few thousand gold coins per month? The answer is self-evident: of course not.
After Martin knew what had happened, he did not continue to argue with them. He directly asked Betan and others to take all the people of those companies to mine and confiscate all their assets.
However, when he thought about the 11th Legion, Martin still felt depressed.
Okay, that's how it's going to work, right? He called the leader of the Knights of Dawn and told him to capture any caravans he saw with their flags while patrolling Luoqiu Town. He confiscated their cargo and sent them mining.
Since you are willing to give up, I am willing to give up too. Let’s see who can play last in the end.
Martin returned to the hotel and called Roland, asking him to comprehensively increase the operation of the Chamber of Commerce. If Luoqiu Town didn't have it, they had to find it themselves and not let them hold them back.
Afterwards, one silver, three bronze and ninety-six knights of the Knights of Dawn were transferred to Roland, allowing him to do his work with full freedom.
In Luoqiu Town, I am the rule.
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