Chapter 453 Tariffs of the House of Commons

Chapter 453: Tariffs of the House of Commons

"In the past two years, the prime minister has managed Tianshan Mountain very well.~~"

Take your time, ride your horse on this street. Just by looking at the endless shops on both sides, you can know how prosperous Qiantian Mountain is today.

There are also pedestrians like weaving, which is similar to when he first arrived at Qiantian Mountain. However, Zong Shou knew that the rent of these stores had already increased tenfold.

And the commercial tax of Qiantian Mountain has increased tenfold in just two years!

Even if you don't need to hunt in the sea of ​​clouds, you can still support Qiantian Mountain, the cost of an army of three million.

In the past, most of the beast crystal spirit stones were for personal use. There are not many transactions in the market, but now there are more warriors in the country, beast crystals, spirit stones, and various animal skin spirit grasses and medicinal herbs have also increased by multiples, and naturally the business tax has also risen sharply.

"This is the credit of your majesty, but it has nothing to do with Ren Bo!"

That Ren Bo smiled, showing self-mockery: "If it weren't for the few decrees of your majesty back then, where would Qian Tianshan's current national power be? You must know that today, just the innate strong men who have been registered in Gantian Mountain, there are A total of 80,000. But these, a small half, are all for the nine copies of the real dragon sword left by the emperor. It was a sensation in Yunlu at that time—”

Zong Shou was also quite complacent, his eyes became crescent moons with a smile. However, he also knew that if Ren Bo hadn't helped him deal with those complicated government affairs, Qiantian Mountain would never have been so strong.

This old guy is good everywhere, but he is too shrewd. More than a year ago, he wanted to build roads, and originally wanted to charge two hundred years. As a result, the old man forced him to a 50-year deadline, which cut his expected future income by 70%, which is really hateful.

"It's just that now, no matter where I go, I hear people say that I, Zong Shou, is a ridiculous and stupid king—"

"Hmph! What do those ignorant people know?"

Ren Bo snorted coldly, full of sarcasm: "I Gan Tianshan, although there are only three million soldiers and horses, but at least they are all martial artists who have cultivated to the fifth chakra, and almost all of them have cultivated a kind of military force. The combat strength of the auxiliary heart formula in the middle is far from that of the mobs two years ago. Your majesty ordered that the three million spirit armor spirit soldiers that were secretly built and purchased only need half a year to be fully prepared and can be replaced at any time. Pretending. And that Blood Cloud Cavalry—"

Speaking of these three words, Ren Bo's expression was slightly different. If he hadn't known that they had formed such an elite group in Tianshan City without a sound, he almost thought that Zong Shou was really satisfied and had no intention of expanding.

Thinking of this, it is not a place where I can speak with confidence. Ren Bo's voice paused, and then he asked curiously: "I don't know when your Highness will do it?"

This is also the question of Qian Tianshan and everyone. Others thought that after Tianshan disarmed, its strength was weak. But anyone who has some status and can enter the real core of Qiantian can know how powerful the army is now.

Three million warriors, or not the opponents of the tens of millions of troops of the Thousand Cities League. But once equipped with the spirit armor and spirit soldiers that have been prepared for a long time, they can be as good as ten!

And in the entire east of Yunlu, how many forces can there be that can come up with such a big deal?

Even the Lingyun Sect, which has been passed down for thousands of years, might not be willing to do so.

In Ren Bo's view, if Zong Shou hadn't been suppressing him forcefully, with the current strength of Qiantian Mountain, it would be enough to sweep the two cities of Yunxia and Lieyan.

"Hehe, it's better to show that he is weak. Occupying the righteousness can also eliminate the excuse of the Eastern sects interfering."

Zong Shou thought about it carefully, then shook his head slightly. I only secretly sighed that things in this world are just so strange.

A year and a half ago, he was still praised by everyone as a wise and promising king. But a year and a half later, it has already been linked to stupidity and absurdity.

Suddenly, from the corner of my eye, I saw a person. Zong Shou was stunned for a moment, and looked towards the restaurant beside him, only to see a girl in silver armor with a delicate mask looking towards her.

Why is this woman here?

After coming to this era, Zong Shou has never seen him. But in later generations after 10,000 years, it is like thunder.

The only woman who was called the "Military God" in the early days of the Emperor's Era.

The attire was exactly the same as that recorded in the history books. The silver mask and the ninth-level refined silver snow pattern armor are the only ones in this family.

But isn't this woman now the ruler of the Great Shang Dynasty? How come here?

Inside the restaurant, there was another person looking at him, his expression was like watching a monkey, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

Zong Shou frowned, but didn't pay much attention. That woman is said to be loyal to the Great Shang Dynasty, and it is impossible for him to win her over. As for the latter, what is that?

On the top of the Qiantian Mountain, a bell rang at this time, spreading throughout the city,

Zong Shou's attention was also withdrawn, and he looked at Zhen Ganfeng.

"Your Majesty, the meeting hall has already started over there. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Zong Shou nodded slightly. He was in Cangsheng Dao Palace and only came back every six months. Naturally, I want to see this meeting hall.

"Prime Minister, I don't know what is being discussed today?"

"Today's discussions are all major issues. One is to adjust the import tariffs of Xuanxing Bamboo Arrows, and the other is that Qianxue and Fanghui will enter the second city directly under our Qiantian jurisdiction. Hu Qianqiu and Chai Yuan, from two months I started scolding before, and it is said that now I am ready to die forever."

"The customs duty for Xuanxing Bamboo Arrow?"

Zong Shou frowned, full of doubts. He knew that Xuanxing Bamboo was an excellent material for making spirit arrows, and it could seal and engrave wind-type spirit formations with extraordinary power. It is common in Yunlu in the east, but the quality is good, but there are only a few dozen origins.

And that Qian Xuefang returned to the second city, which is also strange. These city lords should not be proper local tyrants, why should they be under his direct control?

In the past year or so, the number of cities under Qiantian's direct control has increased to forty, and it's really strange that he didn't need him to mobilize troops.

"A quarter of the Xuanxing bamboo arrow industry is now controlled by the Fengxiong clan. It is said that Hu Qianqiu, the king of the country, recently bought a lot of Xuanxing wood spirit arrows through trade, and made a lot of money. pen. Your Majesty understands now?"

Seeing the sudden look on Zong Shou's face, Ren Bo also smiled and said: "Therefore, the two of you quarreled so much that they couldn't get along. A few days ago, Chai Yuan even proposed a motion to increase the customs duty on Xuanxing Bamboo Arrows. If they can't make money from outside purchases, their property of the Fengxiong clan will naturally be able to keep it. Chai Yuan, Duke of Hao, is not an opponent of Lord Ba, but this matter also involves the Danhe clan, so the He family is also involved The two parties teamed up and attracted a lot of councilors, and their momentum was even stronger than that of Chai Yuan. As for Qianxue's return to the second city, it was for the welfare of the subjects formulated by the emperor. Only the people of the cities directly under the jurisdiction are eligible to enjoy it. In addition, merchants are all taxed together, and now in the thirteen provinces, less than half of them want to be under our direct jurisdiction, so as to take advantage of it. It's really annoying—"

Zong Shou let out an 'oh' to express his understanding. After thinking about what happened in the meeting hall half a year ago, I decided to make some preparations before going. Then she turned her head to look at Chuxue: "Xue'er, go and buy some delicious food and come back."

Chuxue smiled when she heard the words, patted her small Qiankun bag and said, "It's been prepared a long time ago, it's the young master's favorite."

Zong Shou couldn't help but admire him through his eyes, or Chuxue knew what he wanted.

Urging the horse to speed up, he galloped on the street with all his might. Kankan rushed back to Zhengan Peak just before the third bell rang.

The meeting hall here has tripled in size and is made of Tiegang Rock.

The stellar qi became stronger and stronger, and the suppression of the true qi and soul power was even more powerful.

Originally, Hu Qianqiu and Chai Yuan presided over the council affairs in turn.

However, since Zong Shou had returned at this time, he was naturally the leader and sat at the top with a solemn expression. Below are a total of five hundred 'counselors'.

Just before the start, Zong Shou glanced at the spectator seats again. There are even more people, thousands of them.

In Zong Shou's eyes, there was also a hint of a smile. These seats are all beast crystal spirit stones.

But a moment later, he was taken aback again. Not only the young man was there, but the silver armor girl was also there.

Regardless of the latter, he knew the origin long ago, and the identity of the former seems to be very extraordinary.

What is the purpose of these two people coming here?

Without much thought, Zong Shou took a hammer and hit it hard. Indicating that today's Senate meeting has officially begun.

There was no need for him to speak, an accompanying official took the first proposal and began to read it.

Sure enough, it was the Zengjia Xuanxing Bamboo Arrow import tariff, which would immediately increase the Xuanxing Bamboo Arrow tax by a full 30%.

After the reading was finished, Hu Qianqiu's face darkened: "Grand Chai, I don't know what you mean? You are only allowed to eat by yourself, and no one else is allowed to drink soup."

Chai Yuan was on the side, without blinking his eyes: "The problem is that I, the Fengxiong clan, can't even drink soup now!"

"Do you really want to compete with our Hu family today?"

"Of course!"

Hu Qianqiu snorted coldly when he heard the words, his eyes flashed sharply, and he didn't speak again.

Most of Chai Yuan also walked to the front of the stage. Then he looked sad, wiped his eyes with his hands, and burst into tears.

"Today, I, Chai Yuan, have come to share my sufferings with all of you! A piece of Xuanxing Bamboo Arrow's material is worth three third-order beast crystals. It only takes half a day to make one, and the material is often at least three times out of ten. After leaving, it was only worth ten Tier 3 beast crystals. This is a small profit, but my Fengxiong clan, including servants, has 120,000 people living on it, relying on this kind of business to make a living. But now, but I can’t earn even this little bit of living money!”

Zong Shou already covered his mouth with his hand, resisting the urge to laugh: "Prime Minister, did Duke Hao use garlic just now?"

Just now he saw with his own eyes that Chai Yuan secretly wiped his eyes with garlic. Beside Chuxue, she turned her face away and laughed out loud.

Ren Bo coughed lightly, as if he was used to it, and his expression was calm: "Mr. Hao's acting skills have always been very good. In Tianshan City, everyone praises him."

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