Chapter 972 Viscount Gould

While limping past the capture of several farmers, he sent a soul torture to the group of people in the tavern, "Haven't you thought about changing your way of life? You don't have to endure the exploitation of those noble gentlemen , don't have to endure the oppression of their villainous servants in captivity, but they have to hand over 70% to 80% of the land that they have worked so hard to cultivate for a year.

Those aristocrats are singing songs every day on the wealth we have created, but we have to tighten our belts, eat bran and swallow vegetables, and even drink the worst ale mixed with water. Are you willing to hold back like this? Qu live a lifetime? "

Facing Little John's questioning, the farmers who were chasing him couldn't help but slow down.

There is no doubt that these words hit their sore spot.

They do the hardest work and eat the worst food and drink.

All the wealth is planted by them, but not theirs.

Except for those lords and nobles, no one takes this for granted.

"If you don't live like this for the rest of your life, what else can you do?" A rhetorical question came from the crowd.

"If the leader of the Yongye army really uses large-scale troops on the Huayu Plateau, it will be a great opportunity for us to turn around." Little John finally threw out the topic he wanted to talk about.

"Hey... To put it nicely, so what if the leader of the Eternal Night Army comes over? All the crows in the world are black, and we still have to pay taxes? It's just that they are handed over to different people."

"It's not the same, it's very different. Under the rule of the Yong Ye army leader, although taxes are also paid, all tax items are clear and will not change easily. It is absolutely not allowed to impose additional taxes at will. On the contrary, if there are special In this case, the tax will be reduced.

When the food shortage was the worst in the Yong Ye army, the tax was only 30%. It is said that it has been falling for the past two years. This is what we have seen with our own eyes. This is also the reason why those nobles do not want us to do business. We are afraid that we will be attracted by the leader of the Yongye army, and we will run there and not want to come back. "

"What you are talking about is the situation of the Yong Ye army leader itself. It does not mean that they will adopt the same policy after they enter the plateau. What's more, if there is a war, you and I may not have the opportunity to sit here and drink, but will be treated as cannon fodder. After being dragged onto the battlefield, it is still unknown whether he can walk off the battlefield alive, everyone is dead, so there is nothing else."

"You really think highly of our noble gentlemen. If the army led by the Yongye Army really kills the highlands, they may surrender faster than a rabbit. If this happens, it will Worse yet, if the Yong Ye army leader still uses them to continue to govern the local area, we will still not have a good life."

"That's what I was going to say just now. Aren't those noble lords calling back and forth?"

"So, if the army led by the Yong Ye Army really attacks, we will make those noble gentlemen have no chance to surrender." Little John walked around for a long time, and finally revealed the cold light of the dagger.

At this time, no one dared to chase Little John any more. On the contrary, they couldn't help but stay away from him. They were more or less shocked by his rebellious remarks.

Little John didn't give them a chance to choose at all, but poured out his plan like a bamboo tube pouring beans: "What I'm talking about is just a hypothesis. It was established in the past that the Yongye army led the army to cross the natural danger and march into the plateau on a large scale. , if the army doesn't even show up, it's as if this proposal never happened.

If it really happens, this is not only an excellent opportunity for us to avoid future troubles, but also an excellent opportunity for us to get revenge and gain wealth. Don't you want to get back your part of the wealth?

Even if there is a problem at that time, we can push everything to the revolutionary party, which has nothing to do with us, and give me another drink. "

Little John limped and walked to the bar again, ordered double the amount of alcohol, drank it down, and laughed loudly: "The opportunity is already in front of you, whether you can seize it is up to you. Let's go, let's go, if nothing unexpected happens, our baron might have gotten the news, and his lackey might be on his way."

"Why are you still standing there in a daze? Are you really going to wait for those ruthless guys to come? Once they catch us and label us as the Revolutionary Army, even if we don't die, we'll have to get rid of it."

"Little John, you are going to make us miserable. You are trying to force everyone into the water."

"As long as you don't have a high secret to the baron, you don't have to worry. If there is a high secret among you, there is nothing you can do."

In just a few minutes, the bustling tavern disappeared.

As the culprit of this incident, Little John was also among the crowd and disappeared into the vast night.

When the guards of the real ruler of this small town heard the news and chased after Little John's house, the house was empty and the owner had been away for an unknown amount of time, so there was no way or time to investigate.

Because this is not an isolated incident, but a group.

For weeks, similar agitation has been circulating everywhere in the streets and alleys.

All the old and new accounts between the ordinary citizens of the Huayu Plateau and the nobles were revealed, and they were once again nakedly displayed in front of everyone.

All of a sudden, the relationship between ordinary citizens and local nobles was tense like never before.

In particular, some local nobles became angry from embarrassment and adopted bloodier and more brutal means of killing companies, which further intensified the contradictions between the two sides.

Huayu City.

The capital of Huayu Plateau.

The roots of the Bryan family.

Nature is at the very center of this revolutionary storm.

Like all the eye of the storm, here is currently calm, and the old class life is still maintained.

Lords and nobles still maintain their decent and luxurious lives.

The civilians worked hard to fill their eternally hungry stomachs, earning pitiful commissions.

Only a few people who have a sense of crisis and are willing to open their eyes to see the world can feel the sense of crisis.

The eye of the storm seems to be the safest place for the storm, but it is actually the most dangerous place, because the storm moves.

Once the storm starts to move, it means that the storm has accumulated enough strength, and it will sweep away everything in the eye of the storm with a terrifying gesture.

Viscount Gould is undoubtedly the best among them. He is known as the first person on the Huayu Plateau to see the world with his eyes open in the past ten years. He is also the fastest rising person in the Huayu Plateau in the past few decades. Promoted to a viscount, and a rare viscount with real power.

It's just that his real power is a little different from ordinary real power nobles. He currently only owns a remote town under his name, and many real power barons are stronger than him.

But now in Huayu Plateau, no one dares to underestimate him. It is a common thing to be the guest of those earls and marquises.

Not only because he is now the Minister of Finance of Grand Duke Christine, but also because of the trade lines, trade relations, and several arsenals he has in his hands with the leader of the Yongye army.

These arsenals are advanced technologies imported from the Yongye army leader.

The manufactured military products have the miraculous effect of transforming an army.

What these arsenals produce are not military products, but golden gold.

In this world, as long as you have money, you can buy everything you want. You said that Viscount Gould is strong or not.

It was just dawn.

Viscount Gould, who arrived in Huayu City in a hurry at midnight, didn't even sleep, washed his face with cold water, and couldn't wait to take a large stack of documents and headed straight to the High Rock Castle of the Brian family.

Along the way, Viscount Gould was unimpeded. For ordinary people, he had no chance to approach the castle fortress in his life, and he felt like returning to his own home.

The servants in the castle were all respectful and smiling when they saw him.

Viscount Gould is currently a popular person around Grand Duke Christine, and having the authorization of His Excellency is only one aspect.

On the other hand, the large amount of silver and gold that Viscount Gould spends on them every month is at work, and there are very few people who can't live with the money.

"Master Viscount, it's not that I don't give you face, it's that His Majesty was happy yesterday, drank a few more glasses, and just fell asleep, it's really not suitable to disturb, if there is something important, wait for His Majesty to wake up, before it's too late, don't worry, my lord. As soon as His Majesty wakes up, I will send someone to notify you as soon as possible." Viscount Gould was intercepted at the last hurdle to meet the Grand Duke Christine, and the Grand Duke's personal guards explained with a look of embarrassment.

Of course they don't want to offend the God of Wealth in front of them. Now that the other party has something exposed between his fingers, it will be enough for them to use for life.

But their responsibilities are more important. Grand Duke Christine's aura of waking up is astonishing. It's okay if they are just whipped a few times, but it would be bad if they are deemed not to be loyal to their duties and transferred from the Grand Duke's side.

Viscount Gould was able to bring benefits to them because of their current status as Grand Duke's Guards. If they lost this status, the other party might not even look at them, let alone offer them benefits.

They are very clear about the primary and secondary.

The game of power and money between lords and nobles has always been played like this.

"The matter is urgent, and there is really no way to wait until His Majesty wakes up. Please go in and report. If Your Majesty gets angry, I am willing to take care of it alone." Sir Gould's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was extremely heavy. Passed in the bottom of my heart.

What time is this?

Grand Duke Christian was still in the mood to drink and have fun all night long.

He had to wait until the army led by the Yongye army entered the plateau, and those revolutionary troops led the mob to the Gaoyan Castle before he realized the seriousness of the matter?

"This..." The Grand Duke's bodyguard said with a troubled expression on his face, "My lord, don't embarrass us. This kind of responsibility is not something you can take on if you want to help us. This is our greatest responsibility. When someone disturbs His Majesty, it is our dereliction of duty, no matter how important it is, it will not take a day and a half, please forgive me."

"If what I am holding now is just ordinary financial information, I would turn around and leave without saying a word, but what I am holding now is important information that is related to the life and death of our military leader, let alone half a day, even half an hour. First of all, once the important event is delayed, it will not be a matter of heavy punishment, but a loss of head." Seeing that the other party is not willing to pay, and regards his responsibility more than anything else, Sir Gould's face can't help drooped down.

Putting away his usual slick smile, the serious Sir Gould had a certain majesty.

The two close guards of the Grand Duke in front of him couldn't help but feel a burst of shock.

The more tactful Grand Duke's bodyguard smiled all over his face and said, "Your Majesty, don't scare us. Who doesn't know that you are the Minister of Finance next to the Grand Duke. The intelligence is under the control of Lord Calvin, and the military is the responsibility of Lord Nicholas. You tell us now that what you are taking is important military information, and you have already exceeded your duty. If the matter is really as urgent as you said, you should talk to the two adults first, and after reaching an agreement, come to see His Majesty together. Even if it is a heavy punishment, I will definitely go in and report."

"If the two adults pay enough attention to the information I provided, I don't have to come to see His Majesty in person." The other party's suggestion made Gould's chest feel more oppressed.

He had already obtained the information in his hand yesterday morning.

Given that it was too late, High Rock Castle had already closed its gates, and meeting Grand Duke Christine was even more cumbersome.

I also don't want to make people completely clean.

Send someone in advance to send a copy to the Minister of Intelligence and the Minister of Military Affairs of the Bryan family.

Needless to say, the troubles those messengers encountered during this process were delivered in the early morning, and it was almost dawn when they returned. As for whether the information was delivered to the parties in the first place, it is still unknown.

Judging from the fact that he was the first to rush to Gaoyan Castle, even if they received the information he handed over, they didn't pay much attention to it.

"I just said that according to Viscount Gould's rigorous and loyal nature, he will definitely come to meet His Majesty at the time when the castle is opened. Take a walk around the mansion, now you believe it, your latest pistol from the Yongye Army Commander belongs to me."

"I would like to admit defeat. When I go back later, I will ask the attendant to pack it up and send it to Earl Calvin."

Two figures, one tall and one short, reached Viscount Gould's side while speaking.

"Lord Calvin and Nicholas, you are here." Seeing these two people, Viscount Gould was somewhat surprised, and bowed slightly to salute them.

In terms of positions beside Grand Duke Christine, the three are similar, but in terms of family status, he is still inferior.

Some concepts of dignity and inferiority have already been engraved in the bones, and will not be completely eliminated with the change of Viscount Gould's status.

The two nodded slightly to Viscount Gould, as if it was a matter of course.

The affinity between the two of them for Viscount Gould is only on the surface, and they still reject people thousands of miles away in their bones.