Chapter 165, Cold Means, Slave Trade, Taxes of Rat War
A head was thrown off.
This is a head with fright, anger and unwillingness on its face.
It rolled on the grass until it stopped in front of an old priest.
On the grassland, in each tribe, the leader and the priest are the two who determine the existence of the tribe.
Their relationship is not that bad.
Maybe it’s because the priest is always the oldest elder in the tribe.
My body trembled a little more, wanting to touch the dead head in front of me.
But he was interrupted by those cold words.
“Gather all the warriors in your tribe.”
The wolf knight commander paid great attention to this group of sheep orcs. After all, their great king almost suffered a defeat on this grassland.
The cold gaze fell on the old priest in front of him, with a sense of scrutiny.
But despite taking it seriously, when facing the old priest in front of him, the wolf orc leader riding on the giant wolf always had a feeling of superiority.
The argali tribe in front of them is not small. Even when facing the wolf orc knights entrenched outside the tribe, they are at a disadvantage, but they are not without the power to resist.
But they will probably give in anyway.
It wasn't because of the werewolf knights who had arrived in front of them, or because the wolf-orc commander preemptively killed the leader of the tribe.
With just a call, the angry argali warriors from the tribe behind him would rush out, but the old priest did not do so.
Kneel down tremblingly.
In front of him, behind the wolf knight commander, a dazzling flag fluttered, and the aura of the god on it was so clear and strong.
The god who was worshiped and raised high betrayed the argali tribe.
After the leaders were killed and the priests knelt down in sorrow, even the power left by the argali clan in this four-season pasture far exceeded that of the arriving wolf knights.
But he lost the power to resist, in the betrayal of the gods, and in the silence of most of the priests.
Of course, there are some guys who are not cooperative.
Although the wolf knights who came to Four Seasons Ranch for support were only a reserve team, they had an absolute advantage when facing any scattered tribe.
All the guys who didn't cooperate were killed.
The Wolf Knight Commander successfully completed the gathering of most of the remaining power of the Argali tribe.
At the same time, the migration of the large and small argali tribes began.
After leaving behind most of the giant sheep, these argali tribes headed towards the grassland pasture promised by the wolf orc commander.
I don’t want to, but the warriors of the tribe have been recruited to leave and stay away from the tribe.
I don’t have any strength to resist.
When the wolf orc commander led the wolf knights to block the tribe again, there was only one choice left.
Either you believe in the promise made by the wolf orc commander and lead the tribe deeper into the grassland when the harsh winter is approaching.
In the words of the wolf orc commander, there is a wider pasture and food that has been prepared.
Or, be killed.
There was simply no choice. Under the leadership of the silent priest and the escort of the wolf knight, these old and weak argali tribesmen left most of the giant sheep behind and embarked on the journey of migration. the way.
The Wolf Knights received an extremely large amount of supplies.
Enough for them to spend this winter richly, enough for them to carry on the war for a long time.
At the same time, the group of argali knights became more obedient, caring about the old and weak who were taken away, and caring about their relatives and tribes.
This group of prairie barbarians who have experienced the baptism of civilization are no longer as free and easy as they once were.
Only the wolf orcs know the direction and specific location of the migration of the argali tribe.
They are not afraid of war and death, but they are still concerned about it.
Submit in front of this group of wolf knights and obey the command of the wolf knight commander.
But, can such surrender really bring any good results? Can these argali knights really see their relatives return to their tribes again?
Although the Argali Tribe nominally joined the Grassland Empire as a member, in fact the commander of the Wolf Knights did not seem to take this seriously.
What the argali knights don’t know is that their gods, the gods they worship, are no longer limited to their argali clan.
Some wolf orcs have new beliefs under the assignment of the wolf orc king, and even priests of the argali gods have been born among the wolf orcs.
God is a precious resource, even if it is just a trainee.
It is doubtful whether the argali tribe is still that important in the eyes of their gods.
The wolf knights who sent the argali tribe away one by one quickly turned back. It seemed that they had not sent them very far, and they were also stained with some bright red traces, like the freshly solidified blood.
The commander of this wolf knight was decisive and resourceful, and quickly completed the integration of the remaining forces of the argali tribe.
Be prepared, be prepared to face the impact of the outsider.
Then, he punched the cotton.
There was no attack at all, and no trace of the enemy was seen. The Wolf Knight Commander staying deep in the Four Seasons Ranch did not wait for any enemies.
During this period, Rat Zhan was recruiting troops and had no plans to go on an expedition. The rat scavengers who were actively heading out also had more delicious goals and were running around on the grassland. With.
They are hunting the sheep orc tribes scattered outside the Four Seasons Ranch.
After nearly destroying all the warriors, these large and small sheep orc tribes unsurprisingly became fat pies scattered on the grassland.
A large number of rat scavenger teams chased their traces in this vast four-season pasture.
Especially recently, a large tribe of sheep orcs was targeted and defeated by a large team of rat scavengers.
That harvest is really enviable.
The rat scavengers who have been picking up rubbish behind Shu Zhan have never seen such a posture before.
Large swaths of giant sheep were driven outside the grassland city, but this was not the biggest gain. The biggest gain was the large number of captured sheep orc slaves.
This is a rare commodity. Although the rat war killed a lot of blood on this grassland, this killing embryo did not leave any survivors.
In most cases, there are piles of corpses, and sometimes the corpses don't even have heads.
Compared to corpses, living slaves are undoubtedly more popular.
Even the commander of the temple guards, the real big shot who serves the gods, showed his face.
Although these sheep orc slaves did not satisfy the commander of the temple guards, the best sacrifices must be powerful warriors, enemy priests, or leaders.
But it is a pity that these guys were all killed by the rat war.
There was no other way. With a wave of their hands, the temple guards bought all these sheep orc slaves and the huge sheep.
Preparing to send him back to the barren mountains can be regarded as his own merit. After all, no sheep orc sacrifices have been offered to the main temple of the great god in the barren mountains. As for these giant sheep, they are in the same operation as the rat war, preparing to bleed to fill the blood pool.
The price offered by the temple guards was very generous, and these guys never lacked blood mushrooms.
Given a pretty huge number.
Even during the transaction negotiations, the captain of the large scavenger team bowed and looked humble in front of these temple guards.
But if they had a choice, a lot of Ratmen would rather be the one kneeling before the temple guards.
Even the rat war was alarmed in the end.
Shu Zhan looked at this posture and felt something was wrong. He was keenly aware of something wrong.
Wait! These guys bought slaves and brought them back to the barren mountains, instead of offering sacrifices in the temple of this prairie city?
Although Rat Zhan doesn't care what these guys do, after all, no matter how they do it, half of the blood mushrooms produced in the temple of Prairie City must flow into his hands.
But you went to capture the sheep orc tribe that I maimed, and then made a deal with those temple guards, so you stopped offering sacrifices in this prairie city?
This is not allowed! This is absolutely not allowed!
Rat Zhan immediately sensed that something was wrong, but he did not mobilize his troops to find trouble with the temple guards. After being dealt with by him, these guys ignored him and did not ask for trouble.
And this problem is easy to solve.
The arrival of the Rat War directly interrupted the captain of the large scavenging team's dream of getting rich overnight.
It’s a direct 80% commission.
When Mouzhan can kill these guys as pigs, he is not polite at all.
In a daze, the expression on the captain of the large scavenging team changed drastically. He turned red almost instantly, his expression became ferocious and terrifying, and his eyes were blood red.
Then, then he glanced at Rat War.
At that time, Rat Zhan was watching him with interest.
This moment.
All the emotions were suppressed, and the red face was forced back, and he gave Shu Zhan a flattering expression.
The captain of this large scavenging team is very self-aware.
Just this change of expression, amidst the ups and downs of emotions, is inevitably a bit unnatural. This flattering smile looks particularly twisted and weird.
Zhu Zhan shook his head with pity. If the guy in front of him had not known good and bad, then he could have more blood mushrooms in his hand.
He found that he was out of mushrooms again. Although the blood mushrooms in the temple had not stopped popping up for the time being, he was currently preparing and forming the second round of violent knights.
I glanced at the palace of the gods with greedy eyes. It was a bigger bell with more complicated patterns carved on it.
Although Shu Zhan is already considered wealthy in the Skaven Kingdom, compared to those really big families, those senior Skaven priests and these temple guards, the things Shu Zhan has in his hands are really not much. .
The giant bell in the temple outside the prairie city has been replaced with a bigger one, better one, and the sound is clearer.
Withdrew his gaze.
The rat war left.
The captain of the large scavenging team who was crying and laughing was left behind.
Regret lingers in my heart for a long time.
Although even if Shu Zhan directly took 80% of the commission, he would still be able to make a lot of money, just not that much.
But if you can’t make more, you will make less!
New rules have been determined. For all transactions that occur in Prairie City, Rat War will charge a commission.
A new thing was officially put on the table by the rat war who was not wealthy enough, taxes.
The big warlord Shuzhan began to collect taxes.
Especially the sale of slaves was heavily taxed.
Ordinary buying and selling activities, if blood mushrooms are involved, will be taxed at 50%.
And if it is a slave transaction, it is 80%.
A very interesting point emerged. According to the rules of Rat War, slave trading does not include the sale of slave rats. He classified the sale of slave rats into ordinary transactions.
The above two items, coupled with the five-level commission on blood mushrooms in the temple, it is conservative to call it tax collection. In fact, it is not a problem at all to be regarded as exploitation.
But after all, this can be considered a kind of progress.
Yes, the god Du Yuan will write a record in his notebook whenever he sees it.
The rat people's civilization progress increased by one again.
In the future, many strange things happened in this prairie city because of the tax issue of the Rat War.
The most direct expression is.
The ordinary sales tax of Rat Zhan cannot be collected at all. Although it is true that Rat Zhan is the commander-in-chief, it is quite difficult to deduct rice from the mouths of these rats.
The Rat War sent out to collect taxes was the Rat Supervisory Team. These Supervisory Teams who coldly executed the fleeing Rat Men one after another on the battlefield, but they were against this group of guys who were thinking of various ways to evade taxes. Nothing can be done.
When these guys are pushed into a hurry, they will even choose the most primitive form of barter.
Anyway, it’s a life-threatening thing. There are no blood mushrooms at all, and what’s more, they are filled with bags of low-quality blood mushroom powder.
When he saw these low-quality blood mushroom powder for the first time, Shu Zhan fell into deep thought.
What is this?
This is the first question that appears in Shu Zhan’s mind.
But it’s no wonder Rat Zhan.
These low-quality blood mushroom powders are just as their names suggest. They are truly inferior products. Adulteration is certain, at least half of them. Better ones use cave mushroom powder, which has the closest texture.
The worse ones are without acting, just mud, sawdust and some random things mixed in.
In Rat War's contemplation, this ordinary sales tax fell into place.
In fact, there are still some people who can collect this tax, such as collecting it from those big-clawed priests, but Rat Zhan is not stupid.
Most of the recruitment and logistics of his army are supported by these Big Claw Priests. He has offended so many people in the Ratman Kingdom, but he has never had any conflicts with the Big Claw Priests.
But the slave tax was still collected.
Although the temple guards no longer offer as high a price as the first time, they still want slaves.
Generally speaking, you can still make some money, even if you get a high commission from Rat War.
A large number of rat people began to break into the grassland in front of them and dreamed of catching slaves and becoming rich.
In this case.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and fine light snow has covered the vast grassland overnight.
Winter is coming.
(End of this chapter)