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Public Letters On Taxes, Donations, And Service

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Public letters on taxes, donations, and service
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To the Secretary of Finance and Imperial Chamberlain,
Spirit's greetings to those that this applies to and those who choose to read this. With the current condition of our State Bank and financial situations of our war front the House of Hartwell feels the need to of course pay their mandated 40% State and War tax with an additional weekly donation of 25% family income for a total of 65% State and War tax paid, a weekly dedicated payment of 4,095 Regals to the State Bank.
The House of Hartwell furthers its service by devoting 7% of their income to the Crown Bank in weekly deposits. The House of Hartwell does this with faith and trust in our Secretary of Finance and Crown to handle their money without failure and to lead our Empire into a better age than that where Kathar pose a threat to our people.

To the Aristocratic Peerage,
The House of Hartwell calls upon their fellow aristocratic families through Regalia to match or even succeed their own donations to the State Bank of 65% and Crown Bank of 7% to help our Holy Empire in this time of war and financial struggle. Every regal counts and every percentage counts in protecting our loved ones and caring for our soldiers who risk their lives daily so you may live your life with little hardship. Refusing to pay what you can only to simply sit on a treasure trove of Regals while your sons, daughters, and neighbors are dying on the front leads to nothing but greed and laziness in your service to the Empire that grants you land and home. Unlike the nobility of the Empire we do not have troops and large assets to put forth in this war so we must rely on donations and taxation. Consider this a request, challenge, or a call out; whatever it takes to increase your donations.

To the citizen base that surely read this far,
The House of Hartwell writes to all able bodied men and women to find service in this war. This does not have to be as soldiers but can be farmers, smiths, cooks, doctors, any form of support to our empire.
To the women and men who find themselves incapable of providing physical labor to support this war we suggest you seek out work in charity ventures such as the Silver Heart Society and assist our Empire internally without expectation of reward other than the security provided to you in the Empire.

Signed,
The scribe of House Hartwell on Behalf of:
Aberforth III Eadwald Hartwell.
Patriarch of House Hartwell.
Aristocrat hailing from Swinnigh, Dragenthal.
Graduate of Admiralty.

 
Damon scoffed upon reading the letter and wrote the following reply:

Dear Mister Hartwell,
I do ever so appreciate your financial support of both the empire and it's military and while I would love to match your donation, I am donating in a different way, by serving on the front lines as a field commander, personally risking my life with many other Regalian citizens. If you do not consider this to be ample enough service to the great Regalian Empire, I bid you do as I am and fight on the front lines alongside me.

Good evening and spirit bless,
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Clementine Bagshaw-du Toit is handed the notice from a younger member of her family, looking upon the notice, she scowled. "SEVEN Percent..? I donate at least fifteen percent." She scoffed, before taking out her pen and quill.

Dear Mister Hartwell,
I do not like long, elongated, and unnecessary letters without a good meaning behind them. I, personally, think that you are doing this just to brag. Supporting the war for bragging rights is despicable. Many men and women are leaving their children, wife, husband, and families behind to help fight against the Kathar war effort, and I think you are making a fool out of yourself by stating that we must donate at least seven percent to the Crown. In addition to this, I'm sure that Duchess Tyrannian is doing her best for all of us, and she doesn't need you to dictate what she deems acceptable.

Signed,
The Matriarch of House Bagshaw,
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@Chapstxcks
 
Damon scoffed upon reading the letter and wrote the following reply:

Dear Mister Hartwell,
I do ever so appreciate your financial support of both the empire and it's military and while I would love to match your donation, I am donating in a different way, by serving on the front lines as a field commander, personally risking my life with many other Regalian citizens. If you do not consider this to be ample enough service to the great Regalian Empire, I bid you do as I am and fight on the front lines alongside me.

Good evening and spirit bless,
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A hasty reply was posted alongside the Slumberwood's own letter

Dear Mister Slumberwood,
On behalf of mister Aberforth III Hartwell I write a quick reply to your letter. As stated within his signature and as known recently through the city Aberforth III is a graduate from Admiralty and servicing under Division Admiral Christopher Black in the Imperial Fleet. Because of this positioning his presence on the front lines would be no benefit to anyone in this war as he is a strategist of ships, not a soldier. Further, while the House of Hartwell prays for your fortune and safety on the Front lines while extending their thanks for service they must remind the House of Slumberwood to at least meet the 40% mandated taxes rather than the current 14% they pay to avoid arrest for tax evasion. The House of Hartwell of course writes all of this in good faith and friendship, and reminds the house of Slumberwood that this after-all is a friendly competition to inspire donation and feed the mouths on our front.
Kindest Regards,
The scribe of House Hartwell on Behalf of:
Aberforth III Eadwald Hartwell.
Patriarch of House Hartwell.
Aristocrat hailing from Swinnigh, Dragenthal.
Graduate of Admiralty.​
@G0atfather
 
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Clementine Bagshaw-du Toit is handed the notice from a younger member of her family, looking upon the notice, she scowled. "SEVEN Percent..? I donate at least fifteen percent." She scoffed, before taking out her pen and quill.

Dear Mister Hartwell,
I do not like long, elongated, and unnecessary letters without a good meaning behind them. I, personally, think that you are doing this just to brag. Supporting the war for bragging rights is despicable. Many men and women are leaving their children, wife, husband, and families behind to help fight against the Kathar war effort, and I think you are making a fool out of yourself by stating that we must donate at least seven percent to the Crown. In addition to this, I'm sure that Duchess Tyrannian is doing her best for all of us, and she doesn't need you to dictate what she deems acceptable.

Signed,
The Matriarch of House Bagshaw,
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@Chapstxcks

Dear Miss Bagshaw,
On behalf of Mister Aberforth III Hartwell I write a reply. If you could not understand the meaning of these letters being the slowly dropping state bank in need of more donation, and the fact many of our soldiers are starving at war, the House of Hartwell apologizes and willingly will provide a literacy tutor. Furthermore the house of Hartwell supports this war financially because our state is in need of it, not for bragging rights or otherwise. Aloria is not ran on bragging, it is ran by the armor, weapons, clothes, and food our donations provide to our soldiers. For your comment on families parting for this war, these words were already covered in the previous public letters, but thank you for confirming the fact that donations are needed for the men and women on our frontlines, leaving their families. The House of Hartwell further issues its apologies to Miss Bagshaw if she missed the part of the letter stating these tax raises are done through donations of the family income, and that they are not proposing a tax change, simply putting on a friendly challenge to have their fellow aristocratic families pay what they can rather than acting with greed. The final point of your letter we agree on, Duchess Tyrannian is doing a fantastic job, far better than many would think a woman was capable of, that is for sure. And for a final time the House of Hartwell apologizes for the literary level they employed me to use in this letter as you for some reason came to the conclusion they were proposing a tax change, when they are not.

The scribe of House Hartwell offers the well known advice of silence to Miss Bagshaw, for just early you post a song, detailing how aberrants are gifted and not aberrants, which simply is disgusting, and now you try to slander a family pushing their fellow Aristocrats to donate to the war effort and care for their empire. If you have further complaints direct a letter personally to Aberforth III Hartwell or his brother Andrew Hartwell.

For sake of clarity to avoid confusion I, the Scribe offer a shortened and to the point explanation of this letter. First, the meaning of the letter is to point out our state bank, and our starving soldiers both in need of donation. Because of your lack of understanding a simple concept the House of Hartwell offers Miss Bagshaw a literacy tutor. Second, the House of Hartwell serves in this war and donates because it is greedy to do otherwise when you can donate to the starving men and women. Third, thank you for highlighting the point made in the original letter that men and women are being sent to a sadly underfunded war in need of our donations. Forth, the House of Hartwell made no tax changes or requests to do so, only issuing a friendly challenge to the aristocrats to up the donations currently provided as to try and combat our financial situation. Finally, the House of Hartwell offers praise to Duchess Tyrannian who does a job many would consider unfit for a woman, and makes no attempts to undermine her.
Spirit Bless,
The scribe of House Hartwell on Behalf of:
Aberforth III Eadwald Hartwell.
Patriarch of House Hartwell.
Aristocrat hailing from Swinnigh, Dragenthal.
Graduate of Admiralty.​
@deerrie
 
Upon reading the letter sent back to her, she nodded. Before looking at the "song about Abberants" part. She looked horrified, getting out her ink and quill once more.

Dear Mister Hartwell, and the Scribe of Mister Hartwell
Once more, I will keep this short and sweet. While you made good points and I seemed rather misinformed, and should've read it twice, why is my song relevant in this situation? I see no reason as to why, if you could please explain, do so. But, it seemed more of an insult than something I should be critiqued on.

Spirit Bless,
The Matriarch of House Bagshaw,
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@Chapstxcks
 
Upon reading the letter sent back to her, she nodded. Before looking at the "song about Abberants" part. She looked horrified, getting out her ink and quill once more.

Dear Mister Hartwell, and the Scribe of Mister Hartwell
Once more, I will keep this short and sweet. While you made good points and I seemed rather misinformed, and should've read it twice, why is my song relevant in this situation? I see no reason as to why, if you could please explain, do so. But, it seemed more of an insult than something I should be critiqued on.

Spirit Bless,
The Matriarch of House Bagshaw,
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@Chapstxcks
A note was pinned to this letter with the Hartwell mailing address accompanied by a quoted message consisting of the following words
"If you have further complaints direct a letter personally to Aberforth III Hartwell or his brother Andrew Hartwell."
 
Milena du Brierüst looks over the letters, blinking at their contents. She looks to her right, haphazardly tossing them into her cousin's lap with a sigh. "Leeeeufred, the commoners are fighting over moneyyy," she whines jokingly, before shaking her head. "Do you think we should send our condolences for that cold-blooded murder?" @Fergoff
 
@Chapstxcks

A letter is promptly returned to the original sender, merely stating:

The Imperial Chamberlain is most pleased with House Hartwell's voluntary donation to the Imperial Family and has taken note of of House Hartwell's patriotism. The Imperial Court will be sure to make it a clear point that patriotism is duly rewarded when the time is appropriate.

Signed,
Imperial Chamberlain
Marceau Delmotte