This was equivalent to several days of their income. A farmer's average daily income was about 20 Copper Coins. The only thing that pained them was that the Civil Servant announced that one bundle of hay would exchange for one Copper Coin, but they could never get that much. The pastures' overseer, that fat-headed and big-eared guy, would withhold two to three percent of the commission at will, under the guise of saving for the Lord.
The farmers were helpless, but they were content with the few Copper Coins in their hands. No matter what, this was the benevolent governance of the Lord. With this additional income, their children wouldn't have to compete with stray dogs for food.
After all, even if the Civil Servant didn't pay them, these commoners would still have to "voluntarily" sacrifice for the Lord's great cause.
