Kurt didn't know what to think about the inspector.
Jerry had actually gotten to keep most of his little business. There was just a tax bill coming now. Even moved to improve.
That had surprised Kurt. Otherwise, he seemed to want to move to a lot of the larger towns. Most of the time closer to a number of their troops.
Eventually, Betsy had worked out an appropriate tax for using the gates, most of which went to them but still contributed something to the kingdom. As with a new bank, the finances of the place were going to start changing.
Paying the tax in a lot of situations was well worth it, fewer people to pay, fewer horses to move, cheaper for longer and more complicated moves. Since the tax was on what came through.
The hardest struggle was with people, and how much was on them. And what to charge for just going from place to place.
