Imposing the "One Copper Coin Tax" wasn't that he was reluctant to levy taxes, but the current situation just wasn't suitable for taxing these lords.
High taxes would not only dampen everyone's enthusiasm for investing in the Near East Region but would also delay the economic development there.
The five major families in the north are the best negative example. In the short term, they indeed collected a large amount of taxes from various lords of the Northern Border, but the cost was astonishing.
Offending people was a minor issue; the key impact was on the economic and industrial development of the Provinces of Northern Border. A major reason for the rapid collapse of the Northern Border Defense during the Orcs' invasion was the slow development progress of the provinces in the Northern Border.
