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Failure in war does not end in death.

The surviving farmers and knights no longer have the wonderful experience of being included as before.

Most of these war prisoners will not be brought to the frozen land, and many of them will end up dead.

The last time he fought against the church, Lawrence took no prisoners.

This time is no exception.

Some wizards and knights were brought down for questioning, and some were secretly taken elsewhere.

At this time the great Crowfeather Seer was inspecting Valkyrie.

The good news of victory ahead made Lawrence smile.

Although I always believe that I will definitely win, I sometimes worry about unexpected events.

Now that victory is certain, people feel more relaxed and don't have to think about it all the time.

The countess smiled and asked: "Master, it seems that something good has happened."

"We won the battle with the coalition forces of the Southern Church. There were almost no casualties on our side, while five or six thousand people died on our side, and several thousand were captured."

Lawrence stated a glorious victory. He hated the people below for deceiving him and the barbarians for exaggerating numbers and boasting.

Therefore, sending a few more generals and staff this time is not to supervise each other, but to calculate an accurate number.

You can accept it regardless of whether you win or lose, but you must make it clear.

If you lose, you can find your shortcomings. If you win, you can also find where you need improvement. The worst thing is that no one will care if you don't know.

The countess said respectfully: "This is all your blessing. If you are great in this land, we will be invincible!"

Lawrence's character doesn't like to speak too harshly, so he quickly added, "Victory and failure will make us grow."

"We can continue to win easily now. It's not that we are so strong that we have no opponents. It's just that we haven't encountered an opponent as strong as us yet."

The countess affirmed: "There will never be a man more powerful than you. If there is, we will kill him too!"

The countess is not the kind of character who follows anyone who is stronger.

Now everyone is used to being with Lawrence. Although the countess has no children these years, she has been training children for Lawrence who can fight.

Lawrence himself didn't care whether the woman had children, this was the best destination for the countess.

Especially as she grew older, the countess became even more protective of Lawrence's rule.

She is not as capable of fighting as before, but for Valkyrie, a land that values ​​force, she is already a normal ruler in the minds of young people.

No warrior thinks there is anything wrong with the fact that the ruler of Valkyrie is a woman, and everyone has been doing well over the years.

The countess doesn't want a man stronger than Lawrence to appear. If there is such a man, he must be their enemy!
Lawrence and the countess chatted together in the monastery, ranging from the war to the internal affairs of the territory and the development of the past few years, and also talked about some things and talents that had appeared in the territory.

While chatting, it was time to eat.

Laurence and the countess go to Beow's house.

Beow is the governor of Iceport, a nobleman of the Kingdom of Stars, and the admiral of Iceport.

In addition to Beoff's family and children, the banquet also included Sister Faure, the countess's staff and many of Lawrence's old friends.

For example, the Valkyrie Barons who followed Lawrence in his early years.

There were also many other merchants and nobles who wanted to show their faces, but Lawrence did not want to suffer an assassination and paid great attention to personal safety during the war.

Safety first.

For the current Kingdom of Stars, all he needs to do is survive peacefully, and the rest will be solved by himself.

Lawrence thought so and did so.

After inspecting Valkyrie's potato harvest, Lawrence took the countess back to Oak City.

The countess had been Lawrence's lover for many years and was a frequent visitor to Oak City.

Lawrence also gave her a hat. It was a plush hat that could protect her cheeks and ears. It had a prairie style when worn. There are so many women in Lawrence that I have to visit them often after I come back.

Fortunately, witches won't take the initiative unless they have children, and most elf women are very indifferent to that kind of thing.

In addition to a few elves such as the Elf Queen, Lawrence mainly accompanied Sophia and Heidi, who would actively stick to him.

The nineteenth year of the New Calendar is coming soon, and it’s snowing heavily outside.

This year is basically like this. Both the military and agriculture have basically started to take a break.

Except for a small amount of agriculture and military activities that continued, the main development at this time was commerce and industry.

The service industry is also steadily improving. With more and more wealthy people, some people have discovered that they can earn more just by being waiters than by farming.

This strong contrast can easily make people change their minds about farming to support their families.

In the Oak Castle, Lawrence discussed government affairs with Heidi, Stellar, Lathander, Kharan, the Elf Queen, and Cassandra.

"My territory has grown for a generation, and some things must be determined in time, otherwise it will be difficult for my children and those who come after me to do these things."

Lawrence has a reserve of experience from another world. These historical experiences and political systems become more important the later they go.

Kassandra asked: "Is it about capturing the south?"

"No, that kind of thing doesn't matter." Lawrence said seriously: "I plan to collect inheritance tax."

Several witches showed expressions of incomprehension.

Salil asked for everyone: "What is this?"

"Inheritance tax." Lawrence repeated the pronunciation of the thing's name. "It is a tax that my people have to pay me, representing their legal inheritance rights to this land."

Cassandra didn't wait for Sariel to continue asking, "I still don't understand."

Lawrence knew that everyone would not understand it at first, and if it was the nobles outside, they would definitely oppose this.

But precisely because of this, I have to push it forward.

Otherwise, the people behind will not be able to influence such a huge interest group.

This was not only an attack on the nobles, but also on businessmen, farmers and ordinary wealthy people.

This is something that must be done now!

Unless future generations risk their lives, they will not be able to enforce this rule.

"You see, many people are my slaves, because they work for me so they can stay in this God-given land and enjoy a rich and privileged life."

"But their descendants are only their descendants. The gifts that God and I gave to their fathers are not for them."

"These people grew up without permission to a certain extent."

"I allowed them to live here and provided them with houses and land. These houses, land, job opportunities, and the qualification to continue to stay on this land are all my gifts."

"They cannot give my gifts to others privately."

"I allow their descendants and wives and friends to inherit the fruits of their hard work, but I will not recognize this transfer until they pay me taxes."

Lawrence carefully explained the understanding of inheritance tax to the witches around him.

If they don't accept it or understand it, it proves that this matter needs to be supplemented.

Sofia quickly figured this out.

"Okay!" Sophia said happily: "The inheritance tax is 90%! These are our things!"

Lawrence thought it was too much, sixty percent would be enough.

The implementation of inheritance tax is more important than conquering several southern countries!

(End of this chapter)