After a night of silence, Paul opened his bloodshot red eyes early the next morning and announced his follow-up treatment to everyone: If the rioters rejected the ultimatum, he authorized Martial Law Troops to use all available means to quell the riot, including the use of muskets and cannons. Since the people participating in the riot had lost their minds, it was probably impossible to calm them down without harming their lives.
The feudal lord will lose his consciousness if his butt falls in the position of a feudal lord. Even if failure is inevitable, he will never be like the locksmith king who was bullied and died by his people because of constant compromises and concessions - Paul cheers himself up.
Government Affairs Council and the people in the army praised the lord's "wise decision", and the arrival of Godwin and other salt farm owners strengthened his determination.
"My Lord Earl, you have to make the decision for us!"
Godwin and others threw themselves on the ground and cried loudly. They were dressed in shabby clothes, and it was obvious that they had arrived Lakeheart Town overnight.
"Those Rioters gang destroyed our salt farm on the seaside! They also killed many workers. Please send the army to arrest them all and hang them all!"
In the sobbing cries of the salt farm owners, Paul realized that the situation had become increasingly serious.
"Your Navy Commander actually had to wait for your order to arrive before sending troops. As a last resort, we came to beg you."
Godwin's tone revealed his strong dissatisfaction with Austin. If he had been more flexible, the riot would have been nipped in the bud soon, and he would not have suffered such a big loss.
"Report! Lakeheart Town has authorized us to use all feasible means to quell this riot."
Captain Quirk, who personally led the sailors to block the intersection, received the written order from Orderly.
Last night they received an order from Lakeheart Town using a fish falcon - to isolate the riot area and wait for further instructions.
The navy took urgent action. They acted separately as warships, with more than a hundred people per ship, blocking various intersections.
"Everyone assemble!"
Following Quirk's order, the sailors on the Southern quickly lined up.
"Our next target is Faber Village. According to the orders above, we must restore order there as soon as possible!"
Quirk waved his hand, "Let's go!"
Kevin stood on the tower of Landlord Baden's house and looked towards the road outside the village.
His companions in the yard were happily killing pigs and sheep to prepare food for the new day. However, he could not be happy in his heart. The development of things completely exceeded his expectations.
He couldn't help but start to remember again...
After the villagers drove away the first group of tax collectors, Landlord Baden soon sent the second group of people. This group of people were more vicious and armed with swords, guns and sticks. They threatened the villagers with words and threatened to give them some punishment if they refused to pay.
The exchanges between the two parties became increasingly tense, and it was unclear who took the lead. It finally escalated into a physical conflict.
Once the physical conflict started, they couldn't stop it. The villagers' long-standing resentment burst out in an instant. The usually docile people suddenly showed their violent side.
Baden's tax collection team, although they arrived with great momentum, were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers compared to the villagers. After a while, more than half of them fell down, and the rest fled with injuries all over their bodies.
After everyone cheered briefly, they didn't know what to do next.
Kevin, who was so excited by what just happened, jumped to the high platform and shouted, "Everyone! We are completely at odds with Baden now. He will definitely send people over to coerce us again, so I suggest that instead of passively waiting for the other party to come, Why don't we take the initiative to come to him and ask him to explain clearly what's going on with [War Tax]? He can't produce Lord's Manor's decree and sets up new taxes behind the lord's back. Even if Lord's Manor sends people to investigate, we still have a reason."
Someone asked, "Kevin, are you sure Baden is setting up a new tax on his own?"
Everyone was made nervous by this question. Just now they were just listening to Kevin swearing that Baden was collecting taxes indiscriminately behind the Lord's Manor's back. No one considered whether it was true or not.
Kevin said with certainty, "Don't worry, everyone, I have been to Lakeheart Town so many times and I have never heard of War Tax being charged in other places. Baden must be tricking us."
"But, that is Baden! The largest landlord of this generation, his family is very powerful."
After the tax collectors were beaten away, the blood of many people had dissipated, and the fear and worry about the landlord once again occupied their hearts.
"Villagers!"
Kevin shouted angrily.
"Do you think Baden will give up? No, absolutely not, he will definitely plot revenge, and he will also carefully fabricate charges to put on our heads, and gather more minions to deal with us. We must take advantage of him before he can react, and take the initiative to confront and negotiate with him. Let him make an agreement with us at a loss, and reduce the tax to a level we can afford."
Someone asked, "But isn't it decided by the lord to collect taxes?"
Kevin explained, "I told you before, Baden is just Tax Farmer, he contracted the taxation of our area, Lord's Manor only collects a fixed amount of taxes from him on a regular basis, but the actual taxes he collects from us are definitely far more than the taxes he paid to the Lord's Manor, and the difference naturally goes into his own pocket."
Seeing that people were still hesitating, Kevin urged anxiously, "People have been beaten by us, why are you still hesitating? We finally caught Baden for a crime. We must seize this opportunity and force him to lower taxes, otherwise we will go to Lakeheart Town to sue him."
Someone else asked, "Then why don't we go directly to Lakeheart Town to report him?"
Kevin explained, "The private tax type is Baden. If Lord's Manor is replaced by Tax Farmer, there will be no exchange in front of the new Tax Farmer. The world is as dark as crows, and the new Tax Farmer will definitely want to make a lot of money from us. It is better to keep Baden on the condition that he will not expose it and make some money in exchange for letting us pay less taxes."
"Great idea!"
"I think this method will work!"
More and more people began to support Kevin, and gradually everyone stood on the side of Kevin.
There is no way, as long as there is a way to survive, no one wants to offend the big landowner, but the livelihood has become more and more difficult recently. In this case, a non-existent War Tax will be added to make everyone survive.
Instead of starving to death, it's better to fight.
Seeing that his proposal received everyone's response, Kevin arranged for people to carry Baden Family's thug who was lying unconscious on the ground to bandage and treat him. Although he hated these thugs, they were all important witnesses and could not just die like this.
Someone made a suggestion. "Baden Family has a great cause and supports many thugs. Our village alone is a bit weak. But there are other villages that are also oppressed by him. It is better to persuade them to join forces with us to settle the score with Baden."
It was a good idea, and it quickly gained unanimous approval from everyone.
"Let's go get an explanation!"
"Find out that liar and ask him to find out!"
Voices like this kept coming from the crowd.
So a team composed of young and strong people set off in a mighty manner, and people continued to join them in the villages they passed along the way.