Then, when he stores your coins, you can get them back the next day. He keeps your coins for you-if you pay him enough. 'Who is that fat guy who wanders around my camp with the book? (The tax guy)?'
The best way to find your base on a new island is to pay a bum, they'll walk immediately in the direction of the your base. It seems to point you to the beginning camp, so you can get started, though ive seen the ghost point me somewhere only to get me to the edge of a map at a portal. Well, drop a coin on the tree that fell on them, and they'll be a helper for you to bark at incoming trouble-the dog barks in directions he sees the nearest threats. I'd like to help with people trying to improve at their Kingdom building-this will have spoilers and will give the basics on how to survive the 5 lands: