Chapter 859: Tibian Noble Treaty (Part-2)

The nobles' reluctance to pay the large land tax was of course something Alexander had anticipated.

No nobles wanted to pay taxes, including Alexander himself.

But since he was able to foresee that, Alexander was also able to have a great answer.

He reasoned with them, "The 4% total land tax that I ask you to pay is less than half what your Zanzan peers have to give!"

"Just ask them how much they pay?"

"9 percent! 1 percent to me and 8 percent to His Majesty Ptolomy as tithes. Do you want to be like that?"

"I don't get what you are complaining about!" Alexander sounded incredulous.

And this comparison between the two groups quickly made the Tibian nobles pipe down.