Well... no. I have yet to raise taxes. Wait! Wait! Before you get all huffy on me, you have to realize these people are naming their children after me! And raising glasses of beer in my honor at the local tavern (where there are quite a few parties judging by all the hoopin' n' hollerin' going on when I zoom in).

When next I play - not 'til this weekend as this game sucks time like sand through a freakin' hourglass. It's amazing how "just an hour" suddenly turns into 4 or 5! - my goal is to increase the gold flowing into my coffers and that will require taxation. Especially now that the Patricians have come on the scene. They're demanding actual bread and beer on top of the spicy fish and cider I've provided. There will be no "money for nothing & the chicks are free" in my world! [Image Can Not Be Found]

And Helmut, all the toddlers are shackled and working in the fields. Child labor FTW.