Taxes collected.

Meaning: This means that the government was taking money from the people in the kingdom to pay for things like roads, schools, and defense. It's like saying, The government gathered money from the people to pay for public services.

Choice of Words: Taxes are the money that citizens pay to their government for public services. Collected means to gather or obtain something. So, 'Taxes collected' means that the government was collecting money from its citizens to pay for public services.

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