"After deducting the expenses for maintaining the City Guard Army, mansion slaves, attendants, and leasing of monasteries and estates to the Knight Order, just from taxes, by the end of this year, my Lord, you could earn twelve thousand Suludes."
"Twelve thousand Suludes, that number is indeed considerable."
Losa was momentarily taken aback.
If it were when he first traveled here, earning more than twelve thousand Suludes in gold coins annually would have made him laugh even in dreams. Count Werner collected taxes amounting to only half of that of Limassol, even if all the grain was exchanged at a premium for gold coins.
Moreover, due to poor road conditions, the surplus grain in the entire Algo County was often brewed into beer and consumed internally, making it hard to sell; otherwise, Count Werner would not have held onto a bunch of silver dining utensils like treasures.
