Because the excise tax was only applied in towns, the king was reluctant to engage in war, as deployment of his expensive army in foreign lands would have deprived him of taxes from the town-based military.
Kuna aktsiisi rakendati vaid linnades, ei soovinud kuningas sõjaga tegeleda, kuna tema kalli armee kasutamine välismaal oleks temalt ära võtnud maksud linnapõhiselt sõjaväelt.