On the Memory Crystal, someone handed Orendo a piece of beast skin. Orendo casually took it and glanced at it.
"There's news from the Imperial Capital. In view of your city's unfortunate encounter, the Emperor of the Empire has decided to exempt the taxes of the City of the Comoros for a year.
" Look, the annual tax of the Xiongnu is 50,000 gold coins. It's not a small amount!
Of course, the family can't be stingy. How about this, the cost of your request for support from the Magic and Martial Arts Union will be borne by the family. As for the post-war compensation and reconstruction, you can settle it yourself.”
Tangning quickly cried," Sir Orlando, Uncle Orlando, you know my situation. How can I have the money to pay for the aftermath of the war?"
You have to know that if I can't take out the money, wouldn't I lose the face of the family? Please help me."
"Alright then!"
" I'll give you 1,000 gold coins a year for the post-war pension and reconstruction." Oren said, feeling troubled." How about that?"”
Five years? He was afraid that the money would not be paid in the second year, right? It was still for five years.
At this thought, Tangning's expression remained calm." There's no need for a five-year term. Just give me a one-time subsidy of 10,000 gold coins."”
"No, if it's a one-time payment, it'll only be a subsidy of two thousand gold coins at most.”
Tangning replied awkwardly," 2,000 is too little. It'll cost at least 9,000 gold coins. Uncle Orlando, there are so many nobles in the city watching. If the York Family is too shabby, we'll be laughed at. This concerns the dignity of the family, so please accept it."”
Orendo paused silently for a while before saying," Alright, we'll do as you say. 5,000 military expenses and 9,000 compensation. A total of 14,000. I'll transfer it to your mana crystal card later."”
" Wait a minute," Tangning said in embarrassment." On my way to the Xiongnu, my Magic Crystal Card was stolen by a thief. Please transfer the money to my butler, Sai Wen." Lancaster's mana crystal card."
"What do you want me to say?" " You're very organized when it comes to dealing with serious matters," Orendo said with concern." You're so flawless. I'm impressed. Why are you so sloppy in your daily life?" Even your mana crystal card was stolen. No wonder you're crying poverty in front of me. How about it? How much money is in your mana crystal card? Can you tell me?”
Tangning gritted her teeth," Don't mention it. There were 6 Purple Crystal Coins, 561 gold coins and 91 silver coins. They were all gone in an instant."”
Orendo sighed and said," No wonder. It's a pity. Alright, I'll get someone to transfer the money to Savon. Baron Lancaster, you have to be careful in the future. Don't make the same mistake again, understand?”
Tangning gave a noble bow and replied," Yes, I won't make the same mistake again. It's too expensive. I can't afford to make the same mistake."”
The image of Orlando disappeared from the memory crystal as Tangning turned around and left the magic sensing room.
In the hall on the first floor, the nobles still hadn't left. They were discussing something in groups of three or five.
Some of them were trying to build a relationship with Sai Wen, hoping to build a foundation for their future relationship. In their eyes, Sai Wen was a favorite of the Feudal Lord, so there were only benefits and no disadvantages to building a relationship with him.
Tangning clapped her hands vigorously and the applause immediately attracted everyone's attention.
" Long story short, I have some good news to tell everyone," Tangning said after everyone had quietened down.
"After the great and benevolent emperor learned of our city's misfortune, he issued an edict to exempt our city from taxes for a year. Therefore, in the coming year, our city will no longer have to pay the empire's taxes.”
Tangning thought everyone would be happy to hear this news and at least not so cold. But, things did not go as planned.
After he announced the news in public, everyone's reaction was very cold. Only a few nobles clapped their hands to celebrate, and most people only forced a smile.
After some thought, Tangning understood how these people felt. The city's tax had nothing to do with them. All this time, the city's tax had always been handled by the city's mayor. So, they had nothing to do with how much they paid. So, when they heard that the tax had been waived, their expressions turned cold.
Tangning rolled her eyes as she thought of an idea," I know that whether or not I pay the Empire's taxes is my business. It has nothing to do with you. But, since I don't have to pay the taxes, I might as well invest it into the city's defense."”
" Speaking of defense, the defense of the city isn't a small matter," Tangning said as she looked around.
"There's a bandit gang outside the city that's eyeing us covetously, unwilling to leave. What they're after is nothing more than our lives and property. For the safety of our lives and property, we must strengthen the defense of the city.
"This is unquestionable. I've thought about it. To completely defeat the bandit gang, we have to rebuild the City Defense Army. In the battle outside the city, the City Defense Army has lost all its demonic and martial forces. Therefore, we have to obtain the support of the Magic Martial Union and inject new blood into the City Defense Army. Also, since it's a war, there will be casualties. Post-war compensation and reconstruction will also be a big problem.”
"The city's tax is 50,000 gold coins a year. Since there's no need to pay it this year, I'm going to take out this 50,000 gold coins and use it on the defense of the city. You are the pillars of the city, the elites of the empire. For the future of the city, for the safety of the lives and property of the residents, shouldn't you do something?”
As he listened, Sai Wen felt that something was wrong.
In the Brilliance Continent, the lowest rank of nobility was a knight, followed by a lord, and then a baron, a viscount, an earl, a duke, and then a prince and a Kurfürst.
The Xiongnu was located in a remote area, and there were very few nobles who could be ranked well. Looking around, there were only a few old barons in the entire hall who could be considered nobles with high titles. This made Baron Savon feel a sense of superiority and pride.
He was originally quite happy. In just a short while, he received several magic crystal cards from several nobles, and a few nobles even invited him to a banquet. He liked this feeling very much. He liked this kind of day very much.
However, when he heard that his young master wanted to take out 50,000 gold coins, his heart suddenly sank. The God of Light, 50,000 gold coins, even if he killed him, he wouldn't be able to take it out.
"How much does it cost?" someone asked cautiously.”
" As I said, the city's defense can be divided into three parts," Tangning said as she raised three fingers.
"The first is to form a new army to defend the city. Equipment, training, and supplies are not easy to form an army. There are already barracks in the city, and training and supplies are readily available.
The equipment of the 5,000 City Defense Army was completely lost in the battle outside the city. We have to replenish them. In terms of equipment, 2 gold coins per person is not too much, right? 5,000 soldiers, that would be 10,000 gold coins.”
"The second is to go to the Magic and Martial Arts Union to recruit mages and warriors, Parton. Lord Modrian, tell me, how much is the recruitment fee for a high-level mage and a silver warrior? How much is the recruitment fee for a grand mage and a grand warrior?”
Parton looked around and said,"In terms of fees, the fees of mages and warriors of the same level are similar."
Even if there was a difference, it was not very big. For a mission like defending a city, a high-level mage would cost 3,000 gold coins, while a grand mage would cost 50,000 gold coins.”
" Based on the current situation, how many Magicians and Warriors do we need to recruit?" Tangning asked.”
Parton thought for a moment and replied," In the battle this morning, we suffered because we had too few warriors. We couldn't provide effective protection to the mages, which made the grand mage Naga.
Apis was killed by the enemy's assassin at the critical moment, and Lord Hamid and the rest died in the explosion caused by Naga's magic backlash.
Therefore, I believe that apart from four high-level mages and one grand mage, which is a necessary large-scale destructive force, we should also deploy three to four silver warriors and one grand warrior.”
" Then, do a calculation," Tangning asked." How much gold do you need to recruit these people?"”
" 12,000 gold coins for four Advanced Magicians, 12,000 gold coins for four Silver Warriors," Parton said as he calculated." 50,000 for a Grand Magician; One Great Warrior, 50,000 gold coins, a total of 124,000 gold coins.”
Tangning raised her third finger," Thirdly, post-war reconstruction and compensation. Some people think that post-war reconstruction is necessary, but compensation is unnecessary, right?
In my opinion, both reconstruction and compensation are necessary. For the sake of the city, even the grand mage Naga and that grand warrior, what was his name again? They sacrificed themselves. They lost their precious lives. Shouldn't we remember them? How?
I've said it long ago, I'll erect a monument for them! It was just a stone tablet to make everyone in the city remember them. At most, it would not even cost 10,000 gold coins. Such a big city would not even have that much money, right?”
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