Did Krylov III's brain get into the water?

I believe that most of the nobles present had such a doubt flashing in their minds.

Disrespectful? Of course this is disrespectful!

But does Krylov III know what he is talking about now?

What is he trying to do!

The expressions of the three great nobles of the royalist party did not change, it seems that they should have known about it in advance, and even Krylov III discussed this matter with them.

However, the fact that they can be calm does not mean that others can continue to be calm, because even the faces of several local nobles have changed.

Either because of anything, or because Krylov III might want to touch their interests.

"Ahem. An old nobleman cleared his throat and asked with a blank expression: "Your Majesty, what did you just say?" ”

"Marquis of Elfaro, don't you hear me?" said Krylov III with a laugh, "I mean, let's talk about the overtaxation of certain realms in the kingdom. Because of the wanton behavior and greed of some nobles, it is okay to let themselves have a bad reputation, and it also makes the people's livelihood miserable, so I would like to take this opportunity to discuss relevant issues with all of you here. ”

"Your Majesty!" the Marquis of Elfaro lowered his face, "Your Lord, please be careful!"

Krylov III took a deep breath, "Sir Elfaro, what do you think I'm talking about?"

"Your Majesty, aren't you talking about 'taxes'?"

Krylov III stroked his beard with his right hand and suddenly sighed: "Sir Elfaro, how do you think the demon believers and cultists, as well as those revolutionary armies, came from?"

The Marquis of Elfaro was silent, or rather, the majority of the nobles were silent.

"As a mage, I would like to ask you to be frank, I remember that you always have people emphasizing that 'nobles are mages'?" Krylov III scanned the audience and snorted coldly, "If that's the case, I hope you all remember - the kingdom is the 'land of mages'!"

The Marquis of Elfaro was embarrassed, so his face was ugly, and the black dragon glanced at him, then smiled contemptuously.

No one could refute Krylov III's words, because his words were a trap, and if anyone refuted his words, then he could logically raise the question of whether to make anyone other than the mage a nobleman of the kingdom.

Having guessed Krylov III's intentions, the Marquis of Elfaro preferred to embarrass himself rather than let Krylov III bring the issue up.

The black dragon suddenly felt that these humans were really interesting, more interesting than him lying in the gold coins all day, although these people around him were very angry, but they behaved calmly, and the one above was very calm, but they were very angry.

He doesn't like to figure out other people's minds because it's troublesome, but he likes to watch because it's fun.

Cervantes seems to understand why there are always metal dragons or gem dragons who like to live in a society of intelligent beings, because it's really fun.

Krylov III 'calmed' his 'anger' and patted his armrest, "That's why I'm bringing this issue up today - the taxes in many territories are too high, and I hope that all of you here can discuss with me a suitable plan to adjust the tax rates in various parts of the kingdom." ”

It has been mentioned before that Krylov III had great ambitions, and as he is now, he wanted to adjust the tax rates in all parts of the kingdom, which may also include the Sadder Lord, but the maid had reason to refuse his 'good intentions'.

The tax rate of the Sad Wind Collar is already very low, especially the reason of Krylov III is 'for the sake of the commoners of the kingdom', but the tax rate of the Sad Wind Collar may be the lowest tax rate on this continent, even the tax rate of the Wealth Holy City is not as low as that of the Sad Wind Lord.

After the success of Wende City, the other nobles of the Sorrowful Wind Territory began to quietly learn the business model of Windwind City, and in fact, they did make money, because Wende City was not too big, the population was not large, and they couldn't eat so much, so the overall tax rate of the Sadnesswind Territory was still low on this continent.

If Krylov III wanted to regulate the tax rate of the entire kingdom, he would not have touched the interests of the Sadwind, because he had no reason to do so!

"Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the rules. ”

Eventually, a great nobleman spoke.

The same great nobleman of the local faction, the Duke of Valho repeated again: "Your Majesty, this is not in accordance with the rules!"

From the outside, the Duke of Valho looked like a middle-aged man in the prime of life.

He had a rugged appearance and a thick build, not at all like a mage...... It's like a wizard, and it's even more like a thick wooden staff in your hand.

"Duke Valho, be careful!"

The royalist nobleman sitting to the left of the maid spoke.

The first confrontation between the localists and the royalists began!

As the prime minister of the kingdom, Count Ronald turned his head to look at the Duke of Valho, and the eyes of the two great nobles met in the air, and then they turned their heads away and snorted coldly.

Except for these two great nobles, many nobles wanted to speak, but they didn't dare.

The nobles, both royalist and local, were shocked, even frightened, by the 'second item of the council' proposed by Krylov III.

Krylov III not only wanted to touch the interests of the local nobles, but even wanted to interfere with the interests of the royalist nobles, which made them a little overwhelmed and even a little afraid, and some of them had already retreated.

Whether or not to support Krylov III has now become a difficult decision.

Every nobleman has the power to change the tax rate and laws in his own territory, and as long as they do not violate the laws of the kingdom, then no matter how they play, no one will be able to judge them except the holy warriors.

They can take advantage of the law, but in reality, no lord will set the tax on his domain too high, because that will make the civilians in their realm flee, and without the lords, they will be nothing.

There will be no income, there will be no army, and it is even possible to lose your life when you are killed by robbers and robbed of your property.

Many lords will set the tax on their territory to the extent that they can feed their people but also allow them to gain more property, and there are a few who are greedy like Baron Benoit and Count Etitisia.

Poor and extravagant, they don't look like a mage at all, they have become a nobleman completely, and they are not like the old duke, the traditional nobles whose duty is to protect their families, territories, and people, and they are no different from the nobles of the Ogordon Empire in the north.

"Of course I know it's not in line. Krylov III chuckled, "But was it not proper for my ancestor, Bertrand Reezel, who founded the kingdom, to build Greenland on this wasteland more than six hundred years ago?"

Because of the legacy of the Arcane Empire, even in the war to expel the Arcane Empire, mages who raised their staff with others would be discriminated against in this world, and there was a time when witches and mages were wanted in the Ogordon Empire, although that period was only five years, but there were many spellcasters who were killed.

And those spellcasters, many of whom were originally descendants of heroes in the war to expel the Arcane Empire, were the dark ages of spellcasters for more than a hundred years after the expulsion of the Arcane Empire, until a mage who was 'once discriminated against' founded Greenland.

He built a village in what was once a wasteland, and then gathered the mages to build the rudiments of the kingdom of Kolo.

At first, just to escape the persecution of the 'ignorant' nobles, many mages gathered and formed the 'Mage Country'.

Because they believe that the mage is the most rational and enlightened being, they have set the rule that 'nobles are mages', that is, they do not want any 'ignorant' nobles in their own country.

The corner of Duke Valho's eyes twitched, in fact, not only him, but all the local nobles had a sense of foreboding.

Krylov III stood up and roared angrily: "Look at you, where do you still look like a mage!

"When did you stop being proud of your research results, but oppressing your people for vanity!"

"When did you start to stop researching, and even when did my grandfather laugh at his stupidity when he died in an accidental magic experiment?!"

"Tell me!"

"You told me—"

"Is this still the land of mages?"