Mosiah 7:22

and all this he done, for the sole purpose of bringing this people into subjection, or into bondage. And behold, we at this time do pay tribute to the king of the Lamanites, to the amount of one half of our corn, and our barley, and even all our grain of every kind, and one half of the increase of our flocks, and our herds; and even one half of all we have or possess, the king of the Lamanites doth exact of us, or our lives.

“He did all this just to make this people become slaves. We now pay money to the king of the Lamanites. We give him half of our corn, barley, and all our grain. We give him half of our sheep, cattle, and half of everything we have. The king of the Lamanites takes all this from us, or he will kill us.”

“He did it all for one reason: to enslave us. And that’s exactly where we are now. We pay tribute to the Lamanite king—half our corn, half our barley, half of all our grain. Half the calves born to our herds, half the lambs from our flocks. Half of everything we own or produce—the Lamanite king demands it all, or he’ll take our lives.”