Chapter 235: Rectifying Port Vendre

Looking at their appearance, Richard knew that these private armies might have even had their salaries taken away by Marion.

However, they are all private armies of nobles, and Richard will not use them. There may be soldiers loyal to Marion among them, and Richard does not want to hide mines in his own territory.

Soon, Eric, who had escorted Marion, returned to the city guards' barracks.

"Eric, these are my private army. From today on, they will be your subordinates."

Richard pointed at the hunting sect warriors behind him, and the warriors immediately roared in response.

"Yes, Sir Richard."

Richard then asked the warriors of the hunting sect to enter the barracks of the city guards and go to the quartermaster department of the barracks to collect their equipment. The equipment that the private soldiers had just taken off was taken back and worn by the warriors of the hunting sect before it was put into storage.

The warriors of the hunting sect did not dislike them. These were all metal armors. For the Jeff Kingdom with many mineral veins, these were nothing. However, it was different for the Tiger God Plane. Currently, only a small iron mine was mined, and its main purpose was to mint the currency of the Tiger God Plane.

The soldiers happily put on their new equipment, which stunned the city guards nearby. Could it be that Lord Richard's private army couldn't even afford a set of metal armor?

The three thousand men quickly put on their equipment, including Vic and Cook. Of course, they were directly appointed by Richard as flag officers of the city guard.

Although he had no military merits, Richard was the lord of Port Vendel. The city guards were equivalent to Richard's private army, and Richard could appoint his own flag officers and military leaders.

"From today on, fighting is not allowed in Wandel Port. If anyone violates this rule, they will be fined 20 gold coins. If they violate this rule again, the fine will be doubled. If they violate this rule again, the fine will be doubled successively."

Richard said to the city guards and Andy in front of him that rectifying the current situation in Port Wandel was what Richard needed to do most now.

"As for those who dare to kill civilians in Port Vendre, the murderer must be investigated and sentenced to death if it is not the civilians' fault."

The lives of slaves were not valued by the people of Jeff's Kingdom, and Richard was too lazy to waste manpower on other people's property.

If he were to start a fight, he would probably offend not just the nobles of Jeff's Kingdom, but the nobles of the entire wizarding world.

"The City Guards will only enforce these two orders, and the Government Affairs Hall will also collect taxes as normal starting today. Except for transactions that are exempted from taxes by the kingdom's nobles, all other transactions will be taxed according to the laws of the Kingdom of Jeff."

Andy took note of this silently. There were several temporary lords in Port Wandel who wanted to do this before, but they were forced to give up due to the forces behind the merchants.

From what Richard sees now, he has the courage, but he doesn't know if he has the ability to do what the previous temporary lords could not do.

Soon, the notice drafted by Andy was stamped and posted on bulletin boards and streets in Port Vendre.

"No fighting allowed. Violators will be fined 20 gold coins. The fine will be doubled for each subsequent offense."

"It's just twenty gold coins, isn't it? I'll pay for it."

"Are you stupid? If you do it again, the fine will be doubled. If you do it nine times, you will have to pay a fine of more than 10,000 gold coins. Don't underestimate this money. Port Wandel is so chaotic now. Who hasn't participated in a fight? How can you guarantee that you won't fight next time?"

"If you want to reduce the fine, you have to fight less often."

"Paying taxes normally, isn't this going to cost us our lives?"

Some businessmen wailed, but this was the decision of Lord Richard, and the staff of the government hall could only execute it impartially.

Suddenly, a long queue formed outside the government hall. The businessmen all looked grim, but it was impossible to ask them to give up the transaction. Paying taxes would only mean making a little less profit. If they really gave up the transaction, all their previous investments would be lost.

Of course, there are also some businessmen who scoff at Richard's approach, thinking that Richard will not be able to hold on for a few days and will give up this decision.

After all, many merchants in Port Wandel have legendary masters behind them. Richard is just a ninth-level wizard. How could he have such a great reputation in front of a legendary master?

No matter what the businessmen said, the policy Richard proposed was briefly implemented for three consecutive days.

The number of fights did not decrease much during this period, and most people still did not take twenty gold coins seriously.

However, they soon witnessed the horror of the index.

In just three days, dozens of so-called gang members in Port Vendre were fined into bankruptcy. After confirming that they had no ability to repay, these gang members were directly demoted to slaves by Richard and sold directly on the slave market.

What surprised Richard was that these slaves who came from gangs actually had unexpectedly good sales. The civilians who had been bullied by them in the past had to pool their money together to buy back these gang slaves, which probably didn't feel good.

"Lord Richard, someone from the Cohen Chamber of Commerce wants to see you."

Andy reported to Richard.

Behind the Cohen Chamber of Commerce is the Cohen family, which has a legendary strongman in charge and its influence should not be underestimated.

In the past few days, businessmen from the Chamber of Commerce have been coming to see Richard, wanting Richard to give their Chamber of Commerce a break, let them go, and stop collecting taxes from them.

Unfortunately, these people were all turned away by Richard.

"It seems that the people in the Chamber of Commerce are getting anxious. It's time for the Mis Chamber of Commerce to make a move."

Richard looked at Margaret who was sitting next to him.

These days, Margaret and Elsa get along quite well, but after seeing Elsa's appearance, Margaret becomes even more attached to Richard, and no longer refuses some of Richard's excessive requests. These days, the two of them have tried some positions that Margaret didn't want to do in the past.

"Sure. I have asked several executives of the Meath Chamber of Commerce to come to Port Wandel, and we also have the funds you gave us, Richard." Margaret remembered something and reminded, "But, Richard, are you sure you want the Meath Chamber of Commerce to auction the legendary dagger?"

When Richard took out the legendary dagger, Margaret was shocked. She didn't know where Richard got this thing worth an entire plane.

"Of course."

Richard was prepared for this. "The flow of people in Wandel Port is no worse than that in Dover City. If we don't take out this equipment, how can we deter these greedy businessmen?"

Richard didn't care much about how many gold coins the legendary dagger was auctioned for. What he cared more about was the influence that this dagger brought to him.

This legendary dagger is not ordinary. It has been in Osmond's hands and has killed countless people. Richard took out this dagger, which means that Osmond died at Richard's hands. Although Richard did not kill him personally, it also means that there is someone behind Richard who can kill Osmond, the legendary assassin.

And this is the effect Richard wanted.

I wonder if those businessmen dare to confront me head-on just for a little bit of tax.