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Half an hour later, Joseph left the residence of the Count of Artuwa.
The latter had already agreed that he would speak with Queen Mary, admitting that his previous considerations had been inadequate and that the case involving the Tax Farmers Association was very serious and should not be tolerated.
Joseph was not at all worried that this influential member of the Royal Family would harbor resentment.
He now controlled military and police forces, held the economic lifeline of the Count of Artuwa, and was not afraid of him rallying the nobles to create trouble—the new nobility were mostly obedient to him, and the Old Nobility had been weakened after repeated blow, now incapable of causing any significant disturbances. Moreover, the Old Nobility Group still hoped to revive their family's glory through warfare, and to rise in the army required his approval.