Chapter 415: Territorial income

Paul hurried back to Huxin Town after leaving Port Fullland Church.

As soon as he returned to the office, before his **** was hot, he ordered someone to call Ford, the director of the State Council, and Cecil, the minister of intelligence.

"My lord, what happened." As soon as the two entered Paul's office, they felt that the atmosphere was not right. The earl seemed to be in a bad mood, so he had better be careful when speaking.

"You two." Paul nestled himself in the chair, intertwined his fingers on his abdomen, and sounded dispirited.

"I overheard some bad things in Port Fullern."

What's wrong?

Old Ford looked normal, but the hairs of the intelligence director stood up. Could it be that some key technology was stolen, or some secrets of the army were leaked?

His mind immediately retrieved the recent work status quickly and carefully, and it seemed that nothing was wrong.

That's what I didn't detect, and I, who was in charge of intelligence work, wouldn't have to face the lord's thunderous wrath.

What Paul said next made him feel a little relieved.

"Some of our soldiers who died in the military had their relatives treated unfairly back home."

Cecil was relieved that this was no longer within his purview.

Now it was Old Ford's turn to get nervous.

"Master Gleiman, Heavenly Father can testify that the Government Affairs Council has provided generous pensions to the families of every soldier who died in full compliance with your wishes."

Paul waved his hand and said, "I don't doubt your work, but..."

Depressedly, he explained to the two what he had encountered in the church in Port Fulan, and then solemnly issued an order to the intelligence chief: "Cecil, I order you to investigate the situation in Totor Village within one month. Clearly, I cannot tolerate the fact that the family members of those sacrificed soldiers are bullied by others."

Old Ford and Cecil nodded emphatically: "Please rest assured, Lord Graiman, we will find out the situation there."

"Okay, you guys go first and give me a result as soon as possible."

"Farewell, Mr. Grayman."

When the two turned to leave, they were suddenly stopped by Paul again.

"Wait, I suddenly remembered something."

"What else do you want?"

"I want to know about the living conditions of the clergy, especially those with lower ranks."

Paul's mind went back to how Father Hershey was dressed.

Old Ford and Cecil looked at each other, why did the Earl suddenly care about such things.

"As far as I know, the life of the clergy seems to be quite good, like Anderson, Morrison, and Violet from Port François, but the Hershey I saw, how come? It doesn't look very affluent."

"It's not unusual, Mr. Grayman." Old Ford explained to him: "It's just a priest who presides over a country church, and he certainly doesn't have much money."

Paul asked: "Why, the oil and water these country priests get... er, I mean, isn't the treatment good?"

Old Ford replied naturally: "This is natural. You must know that the church is a hierarchical system. Although the priests in the countryside are front-line personnel who collect tithes, there are not many left, not to mention most of them are still there." Families have to feed."

"Huh? Most of them still have family members?"

"Yes, marry a wife and have children."

"Aren't there very few people who remain celibate and devote themselves to the Lord?"

Manager Ford shook his head: "100% piety can't bring about material improvement, so just 70% is fine."

"Why not, as far as I know, isn't such a person able to get a better promotion in the church?"

"Hohohohoho, Lord Graham." Old Ford revealed a mysterious smile on his face, and explained to Paul in a low voice.

"In theory, but most of these rural priests come from commoner families, and they have basically stopped here in their lifetime. As for higher positions in the church... those big families have to give themselves second sons who have no inheritance rights or... or An illegitimate child arranges a good future. For example, the Hershey you just met, as far as I know, came from an aristocratic family."

Paul's heart changed. Maybe these junior priests are a force that can be won?

That being the case, he looked at the intelligence chief: "Cecile, I still have an important task for you."

"Please do as you please, Lord Greyman."

"Secretly investigate the living standards of all the clergy in our territory. It can be roughly divided into upper, middle and lower classes, as well as their respective ratios. The more detailed the information, the better." Sacrifice dingdingxiaoshuo.com Sacrifice

Cecil was stunned for a moment, what does the count want this information for? But he habitually agreed, and the Earl naturally had his reasons for doing so.

Paul turned to Old Ford, the director of the State Council and the director of the Ministry of Finance, and asked, "How much do you expect our fiscal revenue to reach next year?"

Old Ford recalled the information he had at hand, and concluded, "Master Graeman, taking into account the taxes of Arda, Bairding, and Emden and the various industries that you have entrusted to the Government Council to manage, we will Converting various objects and currencies into Aldo silver coins, I estimate that it can reach around 120,000." Si minus bxwx.Co Si

120,000 silver coins? Paul stroked his chin and pondered. If the economic income generated by the various forest farms, farms, workshops, mines, and shops that Paul left to the Greiman family were included, there would be less than 250,000 Aldo silver coins.

He recalled a post he saw in his last life estimating the income of the rulers of Western European countries in the Middle Ages. The income of the rulers of various countries was uniformly converted into the Nomisma of Byzantium. In the first half of the 14th century, the income of the British king was 60,000. The British pound is about 400,000 Nomisma, a Nomisma gold coin is equivalent to the value of 54g of silver, and the silver content of the Aldo silver coin in this life is about 24~25g~www.readwn.com~ After such a conversion, the annual income of the British king at that time was more than 860,000 Aldo silver coins, so the wealth that the earl can control every year is almost equivalent to more than a quarter of the British king in the 14th century?

It's exciting to think about.

Of course, Paul must listen to the opinions of Myron Garnard, who is still the lord of Bairding, on how to allocate and use the tax revenue from Bairding, but Paul's ally has always supported his decision.

Looking at Paul who was deep in thought, old Ford and Cecil were a little puzzled. The Earl first inquired about the living standards of low-ranking priests, and then asked about the fiscal revenue of the territory. What is the purpose of this?

The two of them thought of a possibility at the same time: the earl is not going to send money to those low-level priests, is he?

Haha, it's impossible, if this is the case, wouldn't it be too much money to burn your hands?

The two dismissed this ridiculous idea from their minds again. Mi He Mi

(Check it out. In the first half of the 14th century, the annual income of the British king was 60,000 pounds, and the minimum annual income of an English earl was 1,000 pounds. The richest Earl of Lancaster had an annual income of 12,000 pounds. 15. At that time, one pound contained 279.936g of silver. The protagonist originally owned an earldom, but also managed Bairding, and annexed Emden, which was far beyond the ordinary earldom. In addition, he used various new earldoms After a few years of development, it shouldn’t be too much for an industry with technological development to double the annual income of the Earl of Lancaster in the first half of the 14th century, right?

However, I did not check the area and population of the Earl of Lancaster's territory at that time. The setting is not very strict, haha! )

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