Chapter 762: Tasang City
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Cook was stunned in surprise, twelve star fields, Nima Cook automatically made up his brain to know what a huge monster the Maru Imperial Division was.
Cook was deeply shocked. So much so that Cook didn't even notice that he was on the ground, and by the time he found that he had reached the ground, he was already sitting in a flying car, yes, a huge flying carriage-like guy.
"Cook, look at my Magic Speeder, it's three times as fast as the Magic Airship. Leon asked delightedly as he looked at Cook.
Through the window, Cook could see that the Magic Speed Car was traveling about ten meters above the ground, and above the ground was a huge road, twenty meters wide.
"The magic energy speed car must drive on this road, because it is surrounded by other people's private territory, and it is conducive to traffic, and the magic energy speed car cannot exceed a hundred meters in the air, and the height above one hundred meters is the space of the magic energy airship, but the minimum flight altitude must reach ten meters, and ten meters to one hundred meters is divided into two flight spaces. Leon looked at Cook and explained.
Cook didn't say anything, not only Cook, but Ume next to Cook, and Kesu behind him were all attracted by the scenery outside the window.
"Alright, guests, the city of Tasan has arrived!" Leon shouted loudly at the sight of a faint shadow of a building in front of him.
"The place where we landed from the stars just now is a transit station, which is also the military jurisdiction of our dimensional planet. Leon continued.
When Cook saw Tasan City, he was surprised to find that there were no high-rise buildings in Tasan City at all, only independent buildings, wide streets, and towering ancient trees.
"After entering the city, all the magic cars can only travel on the ground, and you don't think that driving on the ground is very low, but the guys who drive on the ground are very rich, thinking that they have to pay a lot of money for road maintenance. Leon looked at Cook's gaze and continued to explain.
"What kind of road is this, and it looks very smooth?" asked Ume boldly.
"Hehe, this is a high-level mage using an earth-based puppet to crush it, and then a fire mage using a fire wall technique to burn it...... , I don't really understand the specifics. Leon replied with a smile.
Cook couldn't help but smack his tongue, and then Cook immediately remembered a question: "Leon, it seems that I don't see a wizard's guild?"
"Magicians, magicians are under the direct jurisdiction of the Empire, what kind of union will there be!" Leon replied shaking his head.
"And almost half of the officials in the empire are magicians, don't you know, magicians have strong mental power, so they are faster and better in handling affairs, and they are very popular with people. Leon continued.
Cook also found a strange place, that is, the city of Tasan did not have a city wall, not even a moat, although Cook was puzzled, but he was not ready to ask.
"Tasang City can be said to be one of the most prosperous cities on this plane planet, Tasan City is in the Loriaga Star Domain, which is one of the wealthier star fields of the empire, and the plane planet where we are located is the Mulberry Shell Planet, because our planet has a very famous magic plant, that is, the Golden Mulberry, this magic plant can absorb the metal on the ground, and then condense into fruits, the core of these fruits is rich in metals, and the metal content is nearly 90%. Leon explained the location of the area where the city of Tasan is located, and then said.
Cook thought for a moment, and then asked a strange question: "Leon, what if a first-level civilization or a second-level civilization is found in the star field of the Maru Empire?"
"Hehe, this is impossible, the Malu Empire will be cautious about every star field with intelligent life, just like a first-level civilization, a second-level civilization, our Malu Empire will give up this star field, and then let these first-level and second-level civilizations join the plane alliance, and the entire star field will also be divided into the plane alliance, as for the jurisdiction, of course, it is in the hands of the Maru Empire, but the empire will not be developed, only when these first-level and second-level civilizations reach the third-level civilization, the empire will be handed over to these civilizations. Leon explained with a smile.
"And such a good thing?" asked Cook incredulously.
"However, there is a limit to support, as long as it reaches the third-level civilization, then if the third-level civilization wants to get a more advanced magical civilization, it has to exchange things. Leon nodded in reply.
Cook immediately understood, this is actually still a pyramid structure, but the first-level, second-level civilization does not have much use value, and there is no threat, so it is supported by the Malu Empire, the third-level civilization, the fourth-level civilization has the ability to get the value that the Malu Empire needs, so it needs to be exchanged for things, Cook understands, but Cook also knows that the Maru Empire is beyond reproach.
There were many people in the city of Tassan, and the streets were full of people, including mercenaries and magicians, as well as archers, hunters, warriors, and some women dressed in fancy clothes.
As well as some places that made the group feel novel, Cook felt that the magic energy speed car gradually stopped, and Cook saw a huge building next to him, and couldn't help but sigh: "Leon, your house is so big!"
"This is not my house yet, this is the security office, and the two of them have to apply for temporary permits. Leon said, pointing to Ume and Kesu.
It is very smooth to apply for a temporary pass, because there is a nobleman named Leon as a guarantee, you must know that in the Malu Empire, nobles are very rare, in the Malu Empire, it may be very simple to become a rich person, not to mention anything else, that is, for several third-level and fourth-level civilized chambers of commerce representatives, there will be a lot of income every year, but the nobles in the Malu Empire, what they want is real merit, of course, the scarcity of nobles also represents the great power of the nobles.
However, Cook also learned that the rights of the nobles were not in the ordinary aspect, for example, the roads, on the plane, all the commoners would wait for the nobles to pass before they could walk, but in the Maru Empire, such a thing was impossible.
In terms of taxation, the taxes of the nobles were the same as those of the commoners, and there was no distinction.
Of course, the privileges of the nobility are all on the side that ordinary people can't see, for example, if ordinary commoners guarantee people from other planes, it will take at least a few days of review, but it is different with the guarantee of nobles.
In addition, the nobles can have their own territory, as well as personal guards, and in terms of weapons, nobles can have private magic energy spaceships, and they can freely travel to and from various planes.
However, these rights are almost all invisible, and even if they are open to civilians, it is impossible for civilians to own magical spaceships.
In addition, the greatest privilege of the nobility is a judicial immunity, that is, if the nobleman commits a crime, he can be exempted from prison, but he will pay a huge amount of wealth or the demotion of the noble title and other measures.
Of course, there are more, such as the nobles know more information than the commoners, anyway, these privileges have no effect on ordinary commoners.
After hearing this, Cook couldn't help but sigh, the superficial work of the Malu Empire was good, and this alone was enough to make the civilians of the Maru Empire have a sense of belonging, rather than being resentful of the government.
Next, Leon took Cook around, gave Cook a general introduction to the distribution of Tasan City, and then went straight to Leon's territory.
"See, Cook, this is my territory, a small town. Leon left Tasan City with Cook, and then the magic energy car drove for half an hour, at least a distance of more than two hundred kilometers according to Cook's estimates.
A bustling town appeared in Cook's field of vision, and Leon said excitedly, but Cook didn't say anything.
"It's not a big town!" said Cook, looking at the town.
"I'm just a baron, that's not bad, in the Maru Empire, each title has a detailed territorial division, and I have to pay for it every year!" Leon said dissatisfiedly.
"Sticking money?" Cook was puzzled.
"Yes, there are only more than 2,000 people in my town, all of them are civilians, and the minimum number of subjects in my territory is 1,500 people, and these 1,500 people must be citizens of the Malu Empire, and I must pay the annual tax, once I have not paid it for two consecutive years, then my territory will be audited, and the situation will deprive me of the jurisdiction of my territory, and then the empire will issue subsidies to me every year.
Although the tax can be equal, but the security of the town, management, as well as the construction of roads, the construction of canals, etc., all cost money, Cook, you don't know that if the current civilians treat them badly, these guys will be poached by others. Leon complained.
Cook also understood, Cook knew that the citizenship of the Malu Empire had a great effect, and in the third-level empire and the fourth-level empire, some people seemed to be willing to pay countless fortunes to become servants of these people, because the Maru Empire stipulated that as long as you worked continuously in the Maru Empire and lived in it for twenty years, you could obtain the civilian status of the Maru Empire.
Citizens and civilians in the Malu Empire are two different things, civilians refer to people who have the right to reside in the Malu Empire, and citizens have the right to vote in imperial elections, you must know that the Malu Empire also has a parliamentary system, so citizens and civilians are two different concepts.
"Cook, this is my estate. "After passing through the town, Cook could see a small river in the distance, there were countless farmlands next to the river, and a stone bridge crossed the river, and on the opposite side of the river was a grassland, a forest, and on the hillside where the grassland and the forest meet, there was a glass curtain wall-like building, three stories high, and some flags fluttering on it.
"Tsk, all-metal construction, what kind of crystal is this?" Cook sighed in amazement as he got out of the car, because the building was actually made of white iron.
Leon looked at Cook with a wry smile and said, "Cook, you, you ......." ”
"What's wrong?" Cook wondered.
"I'll tell you, Cook, I'm the cheapest building, these things are after buying, those chambers of commerce directly drive a large magic car to transport these things, and they can be built in two hours, which is the cheapest, and those artificial crystals, although they seem huge and transparent, are actually very cheap. With those last words, Leon glared at Cook angrily.
"Really?" Cook wondered.
"Oh my God, Cook, do you think it's made of stone, I tell you that kind of stone manor costs dozens of times more than my castle. Leon replied angrily, and at the same time the people in the manor came out, apparently to welcome Leon.