At the same time that the eyes of the entire civilized world were attracted by the disaster of the Night Elves of Mount Hyjal, in the middle of the continent of Kalimdor, without anyone expecting it, a sudden reform broke out.

Salt Mine County, which is the southernmost border county of the Storm Kingdom in the Flash Plains, covers a small area, but because this place contains extremely high-quality salt and some associated minerals, coupled with the close proximity to the commercial city of the Hot Sand Consortium Jackson, so from the establishment of the county 3 years ago to the present, in just a few years, the salt mine county has become one of the most important commercial distribution centers in the entire Storm Kingdom.

The administrator of this county is the ancient nobleman Earl Nelson of the Stormwind Kingdom, and according to the provisions of the Temporary Land Distribution Act after the westward relocation of the entire human empire a few years ago, the entire salt mining county plus the mountains in the border area belong to the territory of Earl Nelson.

And this count... Well, he's not a likable person.

According to the matters discussed with the nobles at the time of King Varian's return, the entire salt county should pay a tenth of the total trade as a tax every year, but Earl Nelson, like the other stubborn nobles, was not prepared to fulfill this responsibility, and he not only refused to pay taxes to the king, but also raised the tax required of all the commoners of the salt county in the name of the king, which for a time made the people hated and made the people of the whole realm miserable.

The Salt Mine County has been revolted several times by oppressed and miserable civilians, but Earl Nelson has purchased enough thermal weapons in Garkison to arm his private soldiers through his business dealings with the goblins of Garkison, and every small civilian uprising will be quickly suppressed, and those who are captured are thrown into his salt mines by the black-hearted Earl and work all day until they pay for their "sins".

Count Nelson is the most representative lord of the old nobles in the current 12 counties and royal capitals of the Stormwind Kingdom, of course, in the entire kingdom, there are not many nobles like him who act recklessly, especially those small nobles who lack territory and oil and water, they dare not oppress the people so blatantly, but the factor of dissatisfaction has been planted in the hearts of the people, just waiting for a suitable opportunity to break it out.

Turning into a raging wildfire, under the guidance of a wise man, it will completely burn the entire kingdom of the body.

In the early morning of this ordinary day, the people of Salt Mine County opened the door of their houses, in the somewhat dry sunlight of the Shining Plains, ready to start their new day's work, it is not easy to make a living in the insatiable Earl of Nelson's territory, the commoners do not even dare to have children, the "head tax" levied by the Earl of Nelson in the territory, but it is much higher than other territories, that is already a heavy burden for the common people.

Fortunately, the greedy count is quite sane... There was no outrageous bill such as "the right of the first night".

However, people walking on the streets today are attracted by some strange documents posted on the streets and alleys, the literacy rate of the Storm Kingdom is very pitiful, most civilians are only limited to writing their names crookedly, so the beautiful handwriting on this document is not recognized, but the people have seen the blood-red seal under the document.

Anyone who lives on this land knows that it is the coat of arms of the House of Ureon, representing His Majesty Varian, who now nominally governs the kingdom.

"Old Frank, come! Give us this thing! ”

The crowd gathered more and more, and many good deeds called Frank, the owner of the town's grocery store, a thin old man who was already an intellectual in the town who could read and write.

And old Frank was also willing to help with this, which would make his grocery store business better, so in the discussion of the people, old Frank who came over Shi Shiran cleared his throat and turned his head to look at the paperwork on the street, but after just one glance, Old Frank's eyes widened suddenly.

"Read! What's wrong? Frank? ”

Some of the impatient people pushed Frank, while others saw something bad in Frank's strange expression.

"Isn't that damn lord going to raise taxes again?"

"This is the king's seal, maybe the king is going to recruit young men to fight again! I've heard that our king was a gladiator, and he was particularly fond of provoking wars, and he wasn't a benevolent man..."

"Don't talk nonsense! When His Majesty Varian was crowned, I also went to Stormwind to see it, and when we were in the Eastern Continent, King Varian was known for being considerate of the people, he was a good king, and bad things were done by those nobles who deceived their superiors and subordinates! ”

"Old Frank, how long are you going to be stunned, read it!"

In the urging of the loud voices, old Frank swallowed his saliva with difficulty, he looked at the curious eyes of the civilians behind him, and he said a little overwhelmed:

"Nope! It's not a tax increase! This is a new law enacted by King Varian himself... Call... It's called "Affirmative Action", it's us, it's a bill we've never seen before. ”

"You read it!"

Old Frank's words made the others even more interested, and at their urging, old Frank read in a hoarse voice, word by word:

"Varian. Wrynn, the current king of the Stormwind Kingdom, wrote to all the people: "

"In the name of the King, I hereby declare that the Affirmative Action Act shall be enacted today throughout the country, and that all free people living in the lands of the Kingdom of Stormwind shall enjoy the divine rights conferred by this Act."

The voices of the surrounding civilians gradually became quieter, and from the trembling voice of old Frank, they all heard a serious meaning, this is probably the most vernacular of all the edicts issued by the king since the establishment of the Stormwind Kingdom, it is so simple that any commoner with the ability to think can understand it.

"1. From this day onwards, the political power of the Kingdom of Stormwind will be handed over by the King to the Cabinet Council, Varian. Wryon and his descendants voluntarily relinquished their rule over the Kingdom of Stormwind, retaining only the title of "King" and ownership of the three palaces and estates of the House of Wrynn, but would no longer interfere in all political affairs in the country, and the king would only be a national symbol, and in times of war, the king would automatically become the commander of the military system. ”

"2. From this day forward, all freedmen in the Kingdom of Stormwind will enjoy equal rights, and all the powers of all nobles left in the old era will be transferred to the royal family, including, but not limited to, owning more land than the freedmen are entitled to, interference with the normal life and lives of the freemen, immunity from the laws of the state, the power of family inheritance, and the control of all powers in the so-called territory, all of which are suspended and abolished today!"

"3. From this day forward, all freemen in the Kingdom of Stormwind will enjoy the right to vote and to stand for election, the right to the person and liberty of citizens, and the inviolability of private property granted by the Council of Stormwind."

"4. From this day on, all freedmen in the Kingdom of Stormwind will be taxed in accordance with the tax laws of the Kingdom, which will be the only tax that the freedmen of the Kingdom need to pay, and no one else has any right to collect additional taxes anywhere!"

Old Frank's voice grew louder and louder, and at this moment it even became like a roar, and all the civilians in the street had gathered here, and even those who had been patient and stayed at home rushed out, and the whole neighborhood was silent, and everyone was stunned by these words spoken by old Frank.

"Don't read it! Don't read it! ”

And the tax collector who got the news rushed over, of course, the tax collector of the Earl of Nelson with a few guards, and he brutally pushed away the silent civilians, who pointed their sharp knives at old Frank, and the tax collector shouted angrily:

"Get out of here! The king is crazy, these are fake! Don't listen, don't believe! Don't read it! You've been arrested! In the name of the Count! ”

Before the swaggering tax collector could finish his sentence, the heavy shield slammed down on him, knocking the town's formidable figure to the ground, and the guards tried to protect him, but when they turned around, they were hit on the head by a dozen cold muskets.

The knight at the head of the group, dressed like a cowboy, looked up and looked at the others, he had a silver lion emblem pinned to his chest, which clearly belonged to Varian. A member of the "Lion Warband" formed by His Majesty Urien, he cleared his throat and shouted in a deep and majestic voice:

"Don't be afraid! Citizen, King Varian is here to help! ”

"Keep reading! Read it out and let all citizens know about the laws enacted by His Majesty Varian! ”

"Yes, yes."

Old Frank nodded dryly, and a silent old man next to him took the initiative to hand him a glass of water, and the grocery store owner Frank drank the glass of water, and then under the gaze of nearly a hundred people, he read out the last few articles of the "Affirmative Action" in a roaring manner.

"5. From this day, the New Stormwind City Heraldic House will be abolished, and upon completion of the verification of the land currently reclaimed by the Kingdom, the illegally occupied land will be redistributed to the people in accordance with the subsequent Land and Homestead Law."

"6. From this day on, the existing nobles within the Kingdom of Stormwind must disband all illegal armed forces, and within 3 days consciously go to the Kingdom Tax Collectors in each territory to register all their property, and those who fail to do so will have all their property confiscated and paid into the treasury."

"Addendum: As a result of the disturbances caused by the enactment of the Affirmative Action Act, His Majesty the King and the Storm Council have decided that all taxes this autumn ... a third..."

Old Frank had finished speaking, and the whole street remained silent, until a few minutes later, a still somewhat confused farmer asked in a low voice:

"In other words, we don't have to pay any more poll tax? My son gets married next month, and he doesn't need to pay marriage tax? ”

"So I'm going to move and build a house?"

Another woman shouted, "You don't have to pay the new house tax?" ”

"No need!"

Old Frank looked back at the simple clause again, and he cried out, "No need! The king said that there was no need to pay all these messy taxes! Nelson is not an earl anymore, there is no count in the kingdom anymore! We don't need to be afraid of him anymore! ”

"He's a freedman just like us!"

"Wow"

The crowd was in an uproar, these honest civilians could not accept this unexpected "gift package" in front of them, they were at a loss, everyone was trying to say something, but none of them could fully describe their inner feelings, but even so, a slightly chaotic momentum slowly erupted in the group of these people.

Kings Max!

Whatever the king says, it is what it is!

The king has now said that there are no nobles left in the kingdom! No one can oppress them anymore... The king was right! So we're going to listen to the king! Let the damned nobles die!

Such a simple syllogism quickly took shape in the simple minds of the people, and they even forgot that Article 1 of the Affirmative Action Act said that His Majesty Varian had voluntarily renounced all power as a king, but this could not change the deep-seated minds of the people.

And no matter how stupid people are, they know what kind of beautiful new life this bill will bring to the lowest level of the common people, people, are selfish, so soon, more and more people gathered on the streets are firmly on the side of the king, even in their lives, it is impossible to see Varian.

Seeing that the atmosphere was sufficient, the pioneer knight who had come from the dust raised his hand and shouted loudly, drawing everyone's eyes to him, and the young knight stood on a table that had been brought by old Frank, and he condescendingly shouted:

"I am the Pioneer Knight of the Lion Warband, which belongs to the King and the Stormwind Council, and my name is Carlos! I have heard that the local Nelson is imprisoning many innocent people who have rebelled against him in a mine not far from here, which is a crime in the name of the Affirmative Action Act promulgated by His Majesty the King! ”

"Now, I need some guides to take us to rescue our compatriots! And in the name of the law, arrest the guilty Kassa. Nelson, who wants to go with us? ”

This request made the commoners in front of them somewhat frightened, after all, Earl Nelson had ruled this land for almost eight years, and the terrible impression he had left on the hearts of the local people would not be reversed for a while.

"Don't be afraid! Citizens! ”

Carlos, the pioneer knight, pointed to the paperwork behind him stamped with Varian's letter, and he shouted proudly:

"The king is on your side, and Nelson can't hurt you anymore... Are you willing to give your part for the king's reforms? Are you not willing to contribute to your own future and that of future generations? ”

"Would you rather your offspring be like you, slaves to villains like Nelson who can beat and curse at will?"

"Now, citizens, with the sacred mission given to me by His Majesty the King, I am going to save my suffering compatriots, and I am going to bring down such a scoundrel as Nelson who has brought disaster to the country, who is going to come with me?"

"Me!"

Old Frank was the first to raise his hand, and he shouted:

"I'm with you! In the name of my poor, dead son in Nelson prison! ”

Old Frank's raised hand was like a spark, igniting the fiercest longing in the hearts of the silent people at this moment, and the next moment hundreds of arms were stretched out in the crowd, and some people shouted excitedly.

"Go along! Let's go! ”

"Good!"

Carlos drew his sword from his waist and swung it towards the mine:

"Then let's... Give everything for the future of this country! ”

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