Mindaugas on Nostr: That is unfair and not simple. When I hold the money, it is no longer the king's ...

That is unfair and not simple. When I hold the money, it is no longer the king's money. If he had strings attached to it, and charged me for touching it with securing my payment before me touching it, that would be fair. But if strings are hidden or incomprehensible for simple people and first comes the touching and only then the taxes, then it is a scam. If the king limits my options to not use his money or tricks me into using it, it is also a scam.
Whereas this is simple: if I give you the land around me so you could protect me, the land is yours. If I don't give you the land, you don't have to protect me. If I don't fully give you the land or give it with strings attached, you don't have to take it and don't have to protect me.