Farrs have co to pay taxes, huh?
Its the 6th day of the autumn month, three days have passed since the God of Healing, Lydina and the God of Entertainnt, Arcana began to live in Yuritania.
Amid her usual duties, Yuri was baffled by the sowhat unbelievable report from Renge, the deputy captain of , who is todays love duty.
Im sure theyve been inford that there will be no taxes for the rest of the year, right?
Yes, my lord, but At present, more than 20 farrs flocked to the lords house. They said, I know its tax-free, but Id like to pay my taxes.
Where in the world can you find people who want to pay taxes?
I completely agree, but since there are people, I cant help but
Renge also lowered her eyebrows and made the sa puzzled face as Yuri.
Surely, if they are there, there is no point in questioning Renge about it.
At any rate, I would like to ask for your lords decision on how to handle this. If you dont mind, I can send them away for you.
Well No, lets just see them for now.
Empress Yuri will et with the farrs in person?
I have ti to spare. Besides, I like farrs, you know? Its very admirable that they are willing to work hard to produce a steady stream of delicious crops.
Thats what I an when I say I have pure respect for them.
In this world, farrs tend to be looked down upon. Yuri even thinks that it would be better to give preferential treatnt to the farrs among the city dwellers.
Yuri was once asked by Terres of the to be kind to the farrs. Yuri responded by promising Terres that she would take responsibility for making the country farrs happy.
What her beloved child wants is none other than Yuris wish. Can I try to do sothing to improve the treatnt of the farrs to comply with Terres wishes?
My Lord?
Im sorry, I got a little sidetracked in my thinking. Im going to et with the farr directly and ask them about it.
Haha, yes.
The office was not large enough to accommodate too many people, let alone several. Ill tell Renge to et in the other room.
When we t, we found out that there were 22 farrs in total.
There were too many people for Yuri to have a conversation with, so she asked the farrs to decide on one representative.
It took a few minutes, but one of the chosen n walked up to Yuri.
Im a farr, my na is Castella.
Thats a nice na.
Oh, thank you.
At Yuris words, Castella bowed deeply.
He was a well-built man with the appearance of a diligent farr. His na, on the other hand, reminded of a sweet treat from Nagasaki.
As for Yuri, she prefers it without the coarse powder.
May I ask what brings you to the lords house?
Yes. We are all wheat farrs, and thanks to Your Majesty, Yuri, we have had no damage from demons this year. We were able to harvest a lot of wheat in late sumr, and we would like to pay it as a tax.
I believe there is a notice that there will be Tax-Free for the rest of the year. Do you know that?
Yes, but . I know, but I cant help but feel a little guilty if Im treated so well and I have to keep all the wheat I harvest for myself.
I dont want to be taxed 70 percent like in the kingdom, but can I at least pay half of the harvest to Your Majesty, Yuri?
Indeed, I had just thought of giving preferential treatnt to the farrs. But at this point, Yuri hasnt done anything about it.
We would be more than grateful if we didnt have to farm in fear of demons. Its a very fine house with unlimited water, no stench of excrent, and several magic tools that look like sothing a noble would use.
We have a lot of good things going for us, but to not pay taxes and use all the wheat we harvest for our food is just too much.
It seems that wheat farrs are quite picky when it cos to paying taxes when we say we dont want taxes
And thats not to say that youre the only ones who get preferential treatnt. Im not just talking about you. Im talking about the rchants, the artisans, and the manual laborers who unload the goods. To all of them, I am providing housing with equal comfort. There is no need for you to be grateful for what you consider to be good treatnt.
From our point of view, it is more than enough for us to be treated equally with other citizens.
Agriculture is, of course, the most important industry in the country.
They think that it is normal for their bearers to be treated in a lower rank than citizens of other professions.
I can see how unfairly they were treated under the kingdoms administration.
Your clothes are not dirty, but they are very damaged.
Oh, Im embarrassed about this. I picked out the best clothes I could find at ho, but
In response to Yuris words, Castella looked a little dismayed.
The clothes worn by the farrs were quite worn out.
Though they seed to have been washed properly and did not sll unpleasant. To be honest, it was quite a sight to see how bad their clothes looked, with many torn and blackened parts.
Im glad you want to pay taxes to , but why dont you sell your wheat to a rchant and use the money to buy clothes and other necessities?
Even if we sell our crops, the rchants will beat us to the punch anyway. If thats the case, wed be more than happy to have Your Majesty, Yuri, take all the money.
Hmm
The wisdom of the farr is specialized in growing crops, and they are not familiar with common sense learning, such as reading, writing, and calculating.
From the rchants point of view, there is nothing easier to deceive than an uneducated person. Yuri couldnt help but think that it was understandable that they were being sold off for their crops.
So, to protect themselves, the farrs would collide with each other and barter for crops and other products that they created with their own hands.
Even though they live in cities, they are citizens who seldom use money.
(They must be able to exchange their crops for money at a fair price.)
Yuri pondered in her mind what he needed to do.
Would it be a good idea to create an organization like an Agricultural Guild to make it easier for farrs to convert their crops into gold? With a guild in charge of the crops, they would be able to prevent themselves from being taken advantage of by the bargaining power of the rchants.
Or would it be better for the governnt to receive only what the farrs want to pay for the crops? It would be quicker to give them a cash refund based on the amount of crops paid.
( Yes, lets go with that.)
Yuri decides on a plan in her mind.
Once she has made up her mind, Yuris actions are quick.
As an Empress, I am very happy to have such an honest and disciplined people like you. I will be grateful for the crops that you have brought.
Oh! Thank you for accepting it!
However, I believe that I must repay you with a certain amount of sincerity for your devotion in paying the tax that was originally unnecessary. I will give you so form of small reward later, but please dont refuse it.
Yes, I understand. I will be grateful if you do.
Ive got your word. There would be no problem now.
As soon as the farr left the lords mansion, Renge gave them a word of encouragent.
Thank you for your hard work, my lord.
Renge, Im sorry, but could you call Erin to the manor? There is no need to rush, but if she is free, tell her I would appreciate it if she ca early.
Yes!
Erin is the wife of Ados, the head of the Tormark Trading Company.
Ive heard from Ados that she used to be a skilled rchant, so Im sure I can count on her for this.
Twenty minutes after I gave instructions to Renge, Erin ca to visit at the lords mansion.
I heard that Your Majesty, Yuri, wanted to see , so Ive co.
Erin, could you take a look at the wheat in the other room for ?
Wheat, you an?
I led Erin to the room where the wheat we had just received was being stored.
As many as 22 farrs harvested 50 percent of the wheat this year.
Each farr manages about three to four fields, so the total amount of wheat harvested from 33 to 44 fields is naturally quite a lot.
This is especially true this year since the crop has not been damaged by any demons.
However, if the wheat is processed into flour and compressed, it will be much less bulky.
It seems to be very good quality wheat. Whats going on with this?
A few days ago, a farr from Yuritania ca to pay his taxes.
? Isnt there supposed to be Tax-Free this year?
Erins expression, which seed to say, I dont understand, was understandable.
Yuri explained the whole story. Erin nodded admiringly.
Its all thanks to Your Majesty, Yuri.
The farrs dont want to sell their wheat to rchants because theyll buy it anyway, so Im thinking that instead of receiving this wheat from the governnt, Ill give them a cash paynt that matches the amount they pay.
I see Instead of rchants, the governnt buys them once.
Thank you for understanding so quickly. Unfortunately, we dont know the correct market price for wheat, but since we can clearly distinguish which wheat was paid for by which farrs and by how much, can Erin calculate the cash amount to be paid to them on our behalf?
Im sure I can do the calculations on my own. Id be happy to do it for you.
Thank you, that would be great.
It took Erin less than two days to calculate the right amount of wheat to be paid this ti, and the treasury of the Yuri Empire paid the farrs that amount.
Since a large amount of good quality wheat was delivered, the equivalent amount would be quite substantial.
The farrs seed to be quite puzzled by the fact that the governnt had refunded them more than they had expected. But we did not allow them to refuse to accept the money, using their word as a shield.
Yuri also took this opportunity to issue a notice to the farrs that if they sell their crops to the governnt, they would be paid the proper amount. This gave the farrs the ans to convert their crops into cash without being sold off by rchants.
Soon after the issuance of the notice, crops other than wheat began to be brought into the country. The amount of cash that Erin judged to be sufficient for the amount to be paid would contribute to the circulation of the economy, as farrs would have cash and be willing to spend it.
On the other hand, the rchants were notified that they could purchase crops from the governnt at any ti at a reasonable price.
Unlike buying from the farrs, they would not be able to buy at a discount, which would an less profit. The stability of being able to purchase crops from the governnt at the sa price all year round is very attractive to rchants.
Whats more, since they can buy as much as they want from the governnt at any ti, they no longer need to prepare storage facilities for stockpiling.
Since all rchants receive the sa price from the governnt, the price of crops sold by rchants to citizens has also beco more stable. On the other hand, there was no price competition among rchants, but this could not be helped.
Ten days had passed since the asures were implented, letters of appreciation from the farrs began to arrive at the lords house from ti to ti.
Until now, it had been difficult for them to earn cash, so when they saw stalls operating in the city, they could only look at them as if they were soone else. Now that the governnt has started to convert crops into cash, they can actively use the stalls and their daily diet has beco much richer.
Although the main food served at the stalls is demon at. Many other stalls use a variety of crops as ingredients to create unique and distinctive dishes.
Knowing the happiness of tasting good food, and knowing that the crops they grow are being used effectively in those dishes, will help farrs find the motivation to grow even better food.
I hope that they will continue to do their best to make Yuritania a Gastronomic City.
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