"No! You can't do this to me!"
Knight Ivan struggled and shouted loudly.
But the hands of the two blood cavalry guards were like iron tongs, and Knight Ivan couldn't break free no matter what.
"Your Highness Harrison, what about the covenant we reached before! You can't be so treacherous!"
"Shut up!" A trace of embarrassment flashed across Prince Harrison's face.
Colin winked, and a guard punched Ivan Knight in the face.
Several teeth spattered out mixed with blood.
Knight Ivan howled miserably, but still yelled inarticulately, as if saying that his brother would definitely avenge him.
Naturally, Colin would not be frightened by this threat.
In fact, even without Knight Ivan, Colin had already made a feud with Imerson, the Consul of the Eastern Territory.
When Vera entered the Senate to vote as the heir to the Duke of the North, Colin knew clearly that the Consul of Imerson had voted against it.
Colin will take revenge on this hatred sooner or later.
Taking the opportunity to kill Imerson's younger brother now is considered an interest.
After the reform of the Senate, the consul was changed from lifelong tenure to limited term, and Colin was also planning to pull down the Imerson consul when the next re-election happened.
When Knight Ivan's voice gradually disappeared outside the conference hall, the expressions of the nobles of the Eastern Realm in the hall gradually became more and more submissive.
Killing chickens to warn monkeys is an old-fashioned method, but it is extremely effective.
And watching Prince Harrison abandon Knight Ivan without hesitation, all the nobles of the Eastern Realm also realized that behind Colin was not only the Northern Realm, but also the imperial family!
Ke Lin's cold eyes slowly swept across the audience, seeing that no one objected, he said:
"Okay, since everyone has no objections, then Earl Nicole will be in charge of the Eastern Territory temporarily."
It stands to reason that Colin is not qualified to announce this appointment.
But now Bailu City is under the control of the Blood Cavalry Army, and Prince Harrison has clearly expressed his support for his teacher, so no one dares to say that Colin's declaration is illegal.
What's more, in the matter of attacking the Tianma Legion just now, most of the nobles in the eastern region have been dragged into the water by Ke Lin, and at this time there is a basis for conspiracy.
Earl Nicole took orders loudly with a flushed face, as if he was ten years younger.
Colin smiled and said to Earl Nicole:
"Earl Nicole, originally I shouldn't interfere too much in the internal affairs of the East, but it is related to His Majesty's war order, I still want to ask one more question, are you sure to complete the tasks assigned in the war order in time?"
Count Nicole thought for a while, then said in a deep voice:
"According to His Majesty's war order, this time the Eastern Territory should send an army of no less than 200,000 people to support the Western Territory. Although the Eastern Territory has just experienced a turmoil, I believe that as long as the Eastern Territory lords donate generously and fight together With strength, we will be able to form an army of 200,000 people in time!"
As soon as this remark came out, there was a series of gasps in the chamber.
The aristocrats in the Eastern Realm were all frowning, obviously aware that they were going to bleed profusely, but because Ke Lin was present at this time and did not dare to speak out against them, many of them blushed, as if they were constipated.
Ke Lin had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, secretly smiled in his heart, and said in his mouth:
"Everyone, I have a suggestion for the cost of forming an army to support the Western Territory."
Earl Nicole's heart moved, and he quickly said:
"My lord, please speak!"
Colin smiled slightly, and said loudly:
"I know that this turmoil in the east is initially determined, and you will definitely have some difficulties in preparing military expenses.
Of course, I am also somewhat responsible for this.
After all, due to some misunderstandings, I had some friction with the East Realm..."
Hearing this, all the nobles in the Eastern Realm couldn't help but twitch their mouths, and secretly complained in their hearts—
Small friction
You have directly pierced through the Eastern Realm, okay...
Ke Lin ignored everyone's expressions, and continued on his own:
"...I know that you now have a lot of pensions to be paid out, and you have to recruit a lot of troops and prepare food for the expedition... Such a large amount of money is a huge burden for everyone here.
But if the tax is raised rashly, it will be useless if it is too little. If it is too much, it may cause dissatisfaction among the people in the east. In that case, let alone supporting the west, even the east itself is at risk of falling into turmoil again. "
The nobles kept nodding, and at the same time were full of curiosity about what good solution this Earl Angelet could come up with.
"... Therefore, I suggest that you can increase your tax revenue without increasing the tax burden on the common people."
Hearing this, everyone was confused.
Earl Nicole couldn't help asking: "My lord, please forgive our ignorance, but if it doesn't increase the tax burden on commoners, how can it be possible to increase tax revenue?"
Ke Lin smiled lightly and said: "Of course the total tax revenue will not increase, but it can increase the tax revenue of 'you'!"
After hearing Colin's emphatic emphasis on the word "you", some smart nobles finally understood.
In fact, not all the tax revenue of the Glorious Empire went into the pockets of the lords, and part of it was handed over to the Glorious Church!
Therefore, what Colin meant was obvious.
There is no tax increase, but the tax revenue of the church can be embezzled to offset military expenses!
For a moment, the nobles were frightened by Colin's boldness.
You must know that the "tithe tax" of the church was determined at the beginning of the founding of the Glorious Empire. For thousands of years, no matter what turmoil occurred in the empire or what kind of financial crisis the nobles experienced, no one dared to pay the "tithe tax" of the church. " thought.
This is the tacit understanding between the nobles and the church, and it is the bottom line!
And Colin's suggestion, if it is really going to be implemented in the Eastern Territory, will definitely anger the church completely—
No, this is probably Colin's real purpose!
Many nobles in the Eastern Realm came to their senses immediately.
On the surface, Ke Lin pretended to help the nobles of the eastern border to reduce their financial burden, but in fact, he was encouraging the nobles of the eastern border to provoke the authority of the church.
The Archbishop of the East, that is, the Duchess, has died in the hands of Beatrice St. Pross. This has obviously made the church dissatisfied with the East. If the nobles of the East follow Colin's suggestion and appropriate the church's " Tithe" as military expenses, I am afraid that the Eastern Territory will completely break with the church from now on.
"Guys, what do you think of this proposal?"
Colin asked with a smile, as if what he was talking about was just a trivial matter.
But there was an eerie silence in the hall.
Although many aristocrats in the Eastern Realm were terrified by Ke Lin's proposal, more people were eager to make a move instead.
After all, this involves their own interests.
If they don't snatch food from the church, they themselves are bound to bleed profusely.
Thinking about it this way, why not just take this opportunity to completely draw a line with the church and fall to the royal family
However, this matter was too shocking after all, and none of the nobles in the Eastern Realm dared to take the initiative to stand up and express their opinions first.
Colin glanced around the meeting room, finally resting his eyes on Earl Nicole, and asked with a smile:
"Count Nicole, what do you think of this proposal?"
(end of this chapter)