Monarch of Evernight: 124 war tax

bsp;Qianye put down the record in his hand and said: "Where is the person in charge of liaison with the empire? Bring him to see me."

After a while, the general brought a thin middle-aged man. This man was dressed in rich clothes, and he came from an unknown low-class family. I don’t know what kind of effort his family had made, or he wanted to stand out, so he went to the remote place of Yonglu to serve as the liaison between the Emperor’s Ministry and Qianye’s Ministry. matters.

Qianye didn't have much favorable impression of this person. He put the two records in front of him and said, "I heard that the empire stopped shipping. What's going on?"

The man was not in a hurry, and said with a cupped hand: "The cause of this matter is very simple. The war in the new world in the empire is also extremely tight now, so the military adults are thinking about the exchange price given to you before. It’s really a great deal. When the empire itself is nervous, this price is not suitable, so I have stopped shipping and want to negotiate a new price with you?”

Qianye remained calm and asked: "What price do you want?"

"What the adults mean is that one potion needs to be replaced by three batches of tree sap."

"You are crazy!" The general next to him jumped up immediately. This is equivalent to tripling the price all of a sudden. How can people accept it?

Qianye stretched out his hand and pressed down, stopping his general. He looked at the imperial envoy, his face gradually darkened, and said: "You have got the news a long time ago, right?"

The imperial envoy's face changed slightly and he said: "I did get the news a few days ago. I don't think it is a big deal. I might as well wait until you come back and find a suitable time to tell you."

What he said sounded nice, but Qianye knew in his heart that it was just an excuse to trick Qianye into adding more batches of sap. If he could get Qianye to deliver an extra batch of sap, it would probably be considered his achievement.

Qianye said calmly: "Who do you think you are, that you dare to play such tricks in front of me?"

Qianye's body did not move, but he just slapped a button lightly on the table. The imperial envoy felt as if his chest was hit by a heavy hammer. His face instantly turned pale, and the Force was rushing around in his chest. The vortex is about to explode.

"Sir, have mercy!!" The imperial envoy looked pale and fell to his knees. He finally understood that Qianye could crush a little person like him to death with just a finger.

"Because of your status, I will spare your life this time. Go back and tell the adults in your family that what I can accept is two parts of tree sap in exchange for one potion. If the price is higher than this, There is no need to talk about it anymore. In addition, those 'adults' please sit tight and wait until the new world development is over. I will go and have a good talk with them."

The imperial envoy did not dare to say anything. He wiped the sweat from his brow, got up and bowed before bowing his head and hurried away.

The general looked at his back, a little worried, and said, "Sir, are you just letting this guy go? When he goes back, he will definitely be detrimental to you."

Qianye said: "We have even tripled the price, what could be more disadvantageous? It's just that the war in Qinlu is not going smoothly either. If you give more, it will be regarded as supporting the empire. At this time, they sometimes cause trouble, and I don’t have time to deal with them until the dust settles.”

The general thought about it and realized the same thing. The development of the new world is in full swing. At this time, arguing with the Imperial Ministry will not only take a long time, but also involve energy. He has been following Qianye for a long time, so he knows a lot about Qianye's past deeds, so he said: "Since Lord Jundu is in charge over there, support is also necessary."

Qianye shook his head and said: "This matter is not that simple. The price increase may be just the beginning."

The general was startled, "Given Lord Jundu and your status, there are still people out there who are brave enough to capture the tiger's whiskers?"

Qianye got up and came to the window, looking at the noisy city of blue waves, and said: "When I first came here, this was just a remote country. No one in the empire cared about it, and no one cared about the interests here. In the beginning, Those aristocratic families are all low-class characters. Rather than saying that they are optimistic about Yong Lu, it is better to say that they just want to bet on me. Now it is different. This city alone only provides food and clothing for tens of millions of werewolves. It’s a huge business. I think someone is eyeing our piece of meat.”

This general was born as a mercenary, so he also had a temper. He glared and said, "Want to swallow this fat piece of ours? I'm not afraid of choking to death!"

Qianye laughed and said: "That's the truth. You go down first and pay close attention to the trends in the empire. We still have several batches of supplies on the way."

The general was startled again, "Aren't those supplies and military supplies given to us by various aristocratic families?"

"It's true that it's from a noble family, but it was also shipped from the empire."

The general's voice rose a little, "But that's what you paid for, my lord!"

Qianye said: "At this time, it doesn't matter whether you have paid or not."

"This..." The general was speechless.

Qianye said calmly: "It's okay. I said that now these materials will be used to support Jundu and their development. It's just that I don't need the materials, but I won't care about where they go. If these things are delivered That’s all on the front line. If your whereabouts are unknown, I will investigate to the end and send my message to the empire.”

"Yes, sir."

The general retreated, Qianye stood by the window, the relief on his face disappeared, and his anger gradually rose. He spoke easily in front of his men, but there was no way he didn't have any temper in his heart.

At this time, there are still people within the empire who are holding back. This is something Qianye did not expect. He started from scratch in Yonglu, and almost single-handedly suppressed the expansion of the Mosar werewolves. He made great contributions to the empire and the human race. He never expected to encounter such a thing again.

Qianye slowly calmed down, suppressed his anger, and was ready to wait and see what tricks those people could pull off. For him now, it makes no sense to just get angry. The key lies in how he can fight back.

This time the news came very quickly, but the content really couldn't make Qianye happy. He could even restrain himself from getting angry on the spot. Qianye already felt that he had a good temper.

The fleets carrying military supplies from various families have finally arrived, but the fleet that was supposed to be fully loaded has not only reduced the number of ships, but also has much less supplies in the cabins.

It is said that most of the aristocratic fleets were intercepted by the Imperial fleet. Marines of the Imperial Guard fleet forcibly boarded the ship and announced the Empire's new regulations: From now on, all military supplies shipped outside the Empire must pay taxes. .

Unfortunately, the materials sent to Yonglu can be included in the list of military supplies, and Yonglu is definitely from overseas. Qianye wanted to be the king independently. Not to mention that he had not fulfilled the vassalage procedures, even if he had completed them, the vassal country would still be defined as outside the country.

As for the tax rate, it is half of all supplies. This is the 'discount' that the people in charge of escorting the Saga Fleet tried their best to obtain.

This time Qianye did not get angry in front of anyone, but first asked about the incident in detail.

The deacons of several aristocratic families who were in charge of the fleet were all sensible people. When something happened, they would sense something was wrong. They made great efforts to establish friendship with the team members who were performing official duties and inquired a lot about the information.

It turns out that the empire recently passed a new edict. During wartime, military supplies sent abroad will be subject to heavy taxes.

In peacetime, there would be no problem with this order. In many cases, many types of bulk materials are embargoed to foreign countries in a state of war. Although there is a black market, some respectable aristocratic families have to do it secretly or find agents if they want to make money from the national crisis. Now they just collect taxes. But when it fell on Qianye's head, things changed.

Qianye's face remained calm as he said: "Those people in the empire will know that if this happens, the resources exported from me to the empire will also be cut off."

A business manager said: "Sir, maybe those people don't see it that way."

"Oh, so what?"

"Sir, please think about it. From our dealings with each other, you have gained the truth, and the family has gained benefits. There is nothing to do with the Empire, let alone those people. Even if you stop paying attention to the Empire, Exporting supplies has nothing to do with them. The salary of the adults who make the decision will not be reduced by one gold coin."

Qianye frowned and asked, "What should we do now?"

"Find the key person and prescribe the right medicine!"

Qianye's face was as dark as water and he asked: "What if the medicine doesn't work? Or will the disease heal slowly?"

The head of the trading bank said: "This... there is really no good way. Only this way can be effective. Think about it, since those people dare to do such dirty tricks, they naturally did not take you or Zhao Valve in your eyes."

Qianye nodded and sighed: "It seems that this piece of meat from Yong Lu is really too fat."

The head of the trading house said at the right time: "It was under your rule that the land became fat."

This flattery made Qianye feel really comfortable, and he smiled and said: "I'm just lucky." After being humble, Qianye's mood instantly improved a lot. He looked at the person in charge and asked: "What's your name?" ?"

The head of the trading company said hurriedly: "The villain's grandson must be noble, and he is now in the Sihai Trading Company."

Qianye nodded, "Please pay more attention to the news from the empire and tell me directly if there is anything important. Also, go and find out who is eyeing me."

Sun Degui hurriedly said: "You should try your best!"

"That's it." Qianye dismissed everyone, wrote a letter, and ordered people to be sent to the Zhao clan's station in the imperial capital, and handed them over to Zhao Jundu on the front line. After doing this, he plunged into the new world and continued to develop his big plans. At the same time, he also wanted to suppress the Mosar werewolves.

Empire, Qinlu, the fortress garrison at the gate was standing ready, nervously staring at the boundless white mist. What comes out of the door now may not only be strange beasts, but also a reconnaissance force of demons.

At this moment, the Empire and the Eternal Night Alliance, led by the famous demon clan Masefield, are fighting in the new world. The locations of the gates of both sides have been discovered, and each side has sent death squads deep into the other side's gates.

There was sudden movement at the gate on the empire side, and a fierce murderous intention shot up into the sky, which immediately made everyone shiver. Some with low cultivation and timidity even sat down on the ground.

A general was very dissatisfied and shouted: "Why are you panicking! Lord Cointreau must be back. It has happened so many times, it's not like I haven't seen it before, but everyone is still scared like a bird!"

The soldiers obeyed, but they were dissatisfied. The general himself looked pale, and his whole body trembled when he felt murderous. How could he be better?

Heavy and low footsteps sounded in the fog area, and the ground shook. Then groups of soldiers came out of the fog area.

Under the unparalleled military power, although the soldiers were all in ragged armor, and some were even wrapped with tattered and dirty bandages, their murderous aura and uniform, machine-like movements were breathtaking. shudder.

The general whispered: "This is called an army!"

When the groups of soldiers finished walking, deep in the foggy area, a pillar of green and black force suddenly rose up, piercing the sky.

Everyone from the fortress general to ordinary soldiers felt a chill deep in their hearts when they looked at the nearly black cyan pillar of force. Some people whispered to themselves: "Why has the color become darker again?" ( https:)