Chapter 358 Tax Payment
A temporary banquet has been arranged in the village square of Sikor Village. The tax collector Pavlov is sitting inside and drinking. Of course, he dares to drink after the other party drinks first, because he is really afraid of being poisoned to death.
"Sir, what's wrong with you? Your face is not very good. Is the food not suitable for your appetite?" Selwin asked kindly when he saw Pavlov with a heavy face.
"Where are your village chief?" When Selwin just entered the village, he introduced himself as the village chief's son. Where did the village chief go? Was he organizing the villagers to prepare to surround him?
"My father had already set out to Sovata City yesterday. He must personally thank the Duke for his kindness, so I will be responsible for the matter here for the time being. Please rest assured that taxation will never be delayed." Selwin said immediately.
I'm lying, I'm going to thank the Duke? I definitely took the villagers to hide and wait for us to catch us when we got drunk. Pavlov here immediately thought that this was mainly because Selwin's lie was too clumsy. If you charge 70% tax, you still thank the lord. Are you sick?
"Hurry up... pay the tax quickly, I... I'm going to set out to the next place." Pavlov here was already very panicked. Everything was too unnatural, so he was so panicked.
"Okay, sir, let's start now." Selwin here heard Pavlov's vitality and started collecting taxes. He naturally nodded, so he took out a book and shouted to the people below: "We started paying taxes. The first one is Devin. The family has a total of 4 acres of land. This year, he has harvested a total of 1,140 kilograms. 798 kilograms. Where is Devin, where is Devin?"
"Village Chief, Devin went home to get food." A villager below shouted to the top.
As expected, Pavlov here thought, so was it. Someone would really pay it. Will this German really bring food over?
"Oh, sorry, sir, the number is a little bit too much. I guess Devin is a little bit hard to move. Please wait a little bit." Selwin said immediately.
Wait? Do you think I'm stupid. If you wait any longer, maybe a group of mobs with sickle forks rushed over and chopped him up. Pavlov looked at the city guard captain next to him and immediately said, "Since you are not ready, forget it, give you another day, I'll go back today..." Anyway, he has come and walked around. Even if he can't collect taxes in this situation, the city lord shouldn't blame him.
"Sir, you can't go back. Please wait a little bit. We can't delay the time for the Lord to collect taxes." Selwin said immediately.
I'm sorry, if you don't let me go back, there must be a conspiracy. Pavlov here heard Selwin say this and wanted to go back even more. He immediately said, "That's it, let's forget it today, I'll..."
"I'm here! I'm here!" Before he could finish his words, Pavlov heard a shout not far away. He turned around and saw a farmer walking towards him with a truck full of food. There were several others behind him who were probably helping to push the cart.
"Derwin! What's going on? Didn't you notify me yesterday? Today you are the first to pay taxes. Why is it so late? Who will end up unhappy!" Selwin shouted immediately.
"Sorry, the village chief, and the tax collector. I didn't expect that there were too many people and I couldn't move in. I went to borrow a car, so I was delayed for a while. I'm really sorry!" Dewen on this side said immediately.
"Sir, I'm sorry, the villagers don't understand the rules, please forgive me." Selwin said immediately, naturally, helping the villagers plead for mercy.
Pavlov didn't have time to care about this at this time. When he saw a truck full of food, Pavlov didn't know how to react. You were really pulling the food to pay taxes. You are not ill.
"Sir, please accept it?" Selwin, who was in a daze for some reason, whispered to remind him.
"Oh...oh..., come, I'll be fine." Pavlov couldn't figure out what was going on now, but fortunately, although he didn't think about actually receiving taxes, he was still prepared very well, including scales and other things, so he immediately directed the people next to him to carry them up.
The number was really large. Pavlov, who was in German alone, accepted it for a long time. In the end, Pavlov here was a little unbelievable because the other party really brought nearly 800 kilograms of food with a lot of money.
"The inspection...the acceptance is completed..." Pavlov said in disbelief.
"Derwin, it's a good job!" Selwin said immediately, "This time, it won't cause trouble for the Lord."
The villagers in the village looked at Dewen with encouragement, and they all felt embarrassed when they looked at him. The big man touched his head honestly: "That's natural. How can we cause trouble for such a great lord? Well, if anyone's food has not been moved yet, everyone will help move it."
"Yes, you all hurry up, the tax collector is waiting." Selwin said here and shouted, "Next, Coma, there are 6 acres of land in the family, and this year we have harvested a total of 1,550 kilograms, and 1,085 kilograms should be paid, Coma."
"It's already here." Koma said immediately. He got up early in the morning to move all the food in the warehouse to the car, waiting to pay the tax.
"Go... and pounds..." Pavlov was frightened by these guys and couldn't understand it. It would be fine if you said you didn't know how to pay the 70% tax. What's wrong with you paying it happily? Looking at the villagers who were smiling in front of you who brought food to him, Pavlov suddenly felt that he was dreaming.
"The acceptance is completed... the actual collection is 1,085 kilograms..." After a while, Pavlov here drew a thread on Koma's name, proving that he had paid off the tax this year, 1,085 kilograms per kilogram.
"Next, Saidi, at home..." Selwin started calling the next one again.
In this way, the tax collection went very smoothly. Pavlov couldn't believe it was true. The excited villagers delivered bundles of grain to themselves like crazy. After a while, a pile of grain like a hill was pushed up next to the village square.
"Sir... the car we brought is not enough." At this time, the city guard captain whispered in Pavlov's ear.
No one thought that he would really receive taxes before he came out, so when Pavlov went out, he symbolically pulled three cars. Now, if all of them are collected, even ten cars will not be transported back.
"You...you go back to Satumare, go find a car, and report the situation here to the city lord..." Pavlov here thought for a while and said. Sikor Village is not far from Satumare, and you will be able to come back soon after you go back.
"Okay, sir." The city guard captain here nodded and went back immediately.
Pavlov continued to collect taxes here, and the progress was so smooth. The villagers here were crazy. They only paid more, but none paid less. The people of the village worked together to move the food to Pavlov.
Looking at the bundles of grain, Pavlov here temporarily forgot about the rebellion and began to carefully accept it. In one morning, Pavlov here had received 20,000 kilograms of grain.
This is, the city guard captain who was sent to find a car here has also returned and walked to Pavlov with an inexplicable expression.
"Sir, I only found 4 cars." The City Guard Captain reported.
"What? Four cars are not enough, can't you tell me?" Pavlov said immediately.
"No, sir, the city is already crazy. The tax collectors from all over the country have received taxes. Everyone sent people back to find a car. Now all the cars that can be used in the whole city have been pulled out to load food. These cars were borrowed from the city lord's house. There are really no cars." said the captain of the city guard.
"Damn, what are you kidding? All the surrounding villages have paid taxes?" Pavlov said incredible. Although he had seen the tax payment in Sikor Village with his own eyes, it means that the whole village of Sikor Village is just a psychopath. Now all the surrounding villages have started paying taxes. Isn't this a joke? 70%, 70%, this is not a 7% tax rate, can you receive taxes?
"It's true. When I met several captains, they all came back to find a car. I was so happy that the villagers there saw them collecting taxes. The village chief wished he could bring his daughter to sleep with the tax collector." The captain of the city guard said inexplicably.
"..." Pavlov was really speechless, "What's going on this year? The villagers are crazy?"
"I don't know either, sir." The city guard captain looked at the villagers who were enthusiastic about moving food to them, and thought for a while and said, "It's probably crazy to pay 70% of the tax."
"Sir, are there any problems?" Selwin, who was here, saw Pavlov talking to the captain next to him, came over and asked.
"That...Selwin, right?" Pavlov said.
"Yes, sir." Selwin nodded here.
"I found that our car seemed a bit insufficient. Do you have cars in your village..." Pavlov asked.
"Everyone, the tax collector's car is not enough. Please help me later. Use all the cars at home to use them. Move all the food back to Satumare to the tax collector. We cannot delay the tax on the lord." Selwin shouted immediately.
"Okay village chief!"
"no problem!"
Chapter completed!