From a distance, there is not much difference between Shacheng and the ancient city that Ye Fan saw on TV, surrounded by tall city walls, the layout of Shacheng is boxy, very regular, the overall style is full of strong ancient charm, and on the periphery of Shacheng, there are villages and towns. Ye Fan took out the map and looked at it, Shacheng is the largest city in the border area, less than fifty miles away from Shenxiao Gate, and it is an important town.

However, Shenzhou and the martial arts world are different, the borders of the martial arts world, especially the border towns, are military fortresses, but in addition to the tall city wall, there are only a few soldiers patrolling the city wall, and it seems to be very lazy, the reason why there is a huge difference is because in Shenzhou, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is very poor, and they can only maintain normal order.

As for the defense of the city, for a martial arts master, it is no different from a papier-mâché.

When he arrived at the gate of Shacheng, looking at the people coming and going, Ye Fan felt very fresh, Shacheng was very lively, there were many people coming and going, and a large number of traders could be seen coming in and out, there were more than ten soldiers holding swords and wearing armor standing at the gate of the city gate, they didn't care about the people who went out of the city, and those who entered the city had to pay more, some according to the head, and the traders were according to the goods.

Ye Fan glanced at it and found that the currency in Shenzhou was mainly copper coins, platinum and gold, most of the people who entered and exited Shacheng used copper coins, only some traders with more goods used silver, and the copper coins were minted very exquisitely, with two big characters dancing on the front and two crossed swords on the back, in addition to this copper coin, Ye Fan also saw other styles of copper coins.

Seeing Ye Fan staring at the city gate, Shangguan Yun said: "Each sect's territory has its own style of currency, the quality and quality are similar, and they can be interconnected, the most widely used are copper coins, followed by silver coins and gold coins. ”

Ye Fan nodded, and then said, "Do you have to pay taxes when you enter Shacheng?"

Shangguan Yun shook his head and said: "No, the people in Shacheng don't need it, but the people outside Shacheng need to pay, one copper coin per person, the cost is not high, if it is a merchant who comes and goes, you have to pay taxes according to the value of the goods, let's go, let's go in." Shangguan Yun shook his wrist, and there were two more exquisite copper coins in his hand.

Walking to the gate of the city, Shangguan Yun handed the copper coin to the soldiers, and then walked inside with Ye Fan, but as soon as he took two steps, he was stopped by the soldiers.

"Is there something wrong?" Shangguan Yunxiu frowned slightly, with a trace of doubt on his face, Shangguan Yun had been to Shacheng before, and one person who entered the city could give a copper coin, of course, this is a case of hiding his identity, if Shangguan Yun revealed the identity of a disciple of the Sword Sect, not only would the other party not dare to accept the money, but would serve as a guest.

The territory of the Sword Sect is huge, the area is extensive, and the population is large, but there are very few people who can enter the Sword Sect, and most of them are registered disciples, and the people who can really become official disciples are even less surprisingly, the children of the Sword Sect are in the territory of the Sword Sect, that is, the emperor's general existence, no one dares to provoke, even if the city lord sees the official disciples of the Sword Sect, he must be half a head shorter.

Ye Fan threw Shangguan Yun a steady look, then walked up to the soldier and said, "Is there any problem?"

The soldiers glanced Ye Fan up and down, crooked their mouths and said: "Seeing that you are dressed well, you should be a businessman, I now suspect that you are carrying valuables into Shacheng, we will search your body, please cooperate, of course, if you don't cooperate, you will be put in a cell immediately." Immediately after saying this, four soldiers surrounded him with swords in their hands.

The other people who entered the city were frightened and avoided one after another.

Ye Fan frowned slightly, this is the meaning of robbing while the fire is burning, now you should quietly hand over the money to the soldiers, as long as the soldiers receive the money, there will be nothing to do, but Ye Fan didn't want to do this, so he said: "We are just ordinary people, not businessmen." ”

"I said you're a businessman, you're a businessman, what a lot of nonsense. The soldier said angrily, and then a few brightly dressed people were stopped by the soldier and dragged to Ye Fan's side.

Ye Fan frowned slightly, no wonder Ye Fan saw a lot of people entering the city just now, dressed very ordinarily, it turned out that they were afraid of being blackmailed, as for these people who were stopped, they should be the same as Ye Fan, they don't know the rules here.

Ye Fan said to Shangguan Yun with his true qi transmission, "Is this normal?"

Shangguan Yun shook his head and said with his true qi transmission: "It's not normal, all the taxes in the territory are negotiated and customized by the head of the Sword Sect and the four first seats, and then the chief disciple is responsible for supervising it, the taxes formulated by the Sword Sect have always been very low, reducing the burden of the people, and the people who have enough food and clothing can multiply and grow, providing a large number of disciple candidates for the Sword Sect." ”

"It's a kind of loose management, and the tax only needs to ensure the normal needs of the Sword Sect, and for thousands of years, the tax has changed very little. Shangguan Yun continued.

A trace of coldness flashed on Ye Fan's face, and he said, "It seems that this is Qiu Long's private behavior. ”

"These soldiers are under the direct jurisdiction of the city lord, and Qiu Long only needs to arrange the city lord. Shangguan Yun said.

Seeing Ye Fan and Shangguan Yun looking at each other, Bingding's face suddenly sank, and he said impatiently: "Why don't you know the rules so much? Can't you just pay the money directly? Do you have to let us search your body?" After speaking, Bingding's eyes fell on Shangguan Yun's body, although he disguised his appearance, Shangguan Yun was still a beauty.

"Then let's start with you. The soldier smiled hesitantly and reached out to grab Shangguan Yun.

Ye Fan raised his hand and slapped the soldier half to death on the spot, and then said coldly: "Presumptuous." ”

The other soldiers all came up, looking at Ye Fan coldly, the city gate official came over with a pretended face surrounded by several soldiers, glanced at Ye Fan, and then looked at Shangguan Yun, when he saw Shangguan Yun, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then said: "I dare to openly disrupt the order, drag this man to the back and beat him to death, and then send this woman to my house, I will interrogate him strictly." ”

"My lord, we'll do it. The soldiers laughed.

Ye Fan grabbed the void, grabbed the city gate official in his hand, gave a few big mouths one after another, and said coldly: "The dog can't spit out ivory in its mouth, and now I will abolish your dog mouth." Then, Ye Fan slapped him twice.

The city gate official was beaten with gold stars in front of his eyes, and his mouth full of teeth was shattered, and the broken teeth mixed with blood fell out of the corners of his mouth.

The soldiers were dumbfounded, they were actually a warrior, which was not something they could provoke, so they retreated one after another.

The beaten and dizzy city gate official's intestines were blue, and the moment Ye Fan grabbed his neck, the city gate official realized that this time he had provoked someone who should not be provoked.

It's really strange, the martial artists in the territory of the Sword Sect are either the registered disciples of the Sword Sect, or the official disciples or guests of the Sword Sect, the masters of other sects, when they arrive in the territory of the Sword Sect, they all carry the customs clearance documents, as long as they see the customs clearance documents, they can be unimpeded, and the people of other sects will never dare to make trouble in the territory of the Sword Sect, let alone beat the city gate officials.

After a short analysis, the city gate official realized that the person who beat him must be someone from the Sword Sect.

"I ...... There are eyes that don't know Mount Tai...... "The teeth of the city gate officials have all been knocked out, and their speech is leaky, and their speech is vague."

Ye Fan kicked the city gate official to his stomach, and then said in a cold voice: "It is a great crime to modify the taxes of the Sword Sect in vain. ”

Sure enough, it was someone from the Sword Sect, and the city gate official hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Daxia spares my life, we just did it according to the city lord's orders." ”

"City Lord?" Ye Fan snorted disdainfully, then took out the token from his arms, shook it in front of the city gate official, and then said, "Stand up, I have something for you to do." ”

The moment the city gate official saw the token, his face turned green, he guessed correctly, the other party was indeed a member of the Sword Sect, and it was a token owned by the core members, so he hurriedly said: "Your Excellency, what do you have to command." ”

Inside the Mansion of the Lord of Shacheng.

The city lord of Shacheng, who is nearly fifty years old, wears a beautiful silk robe, sits in the hall, the teacup in his hand is carved from high-grade white jade, and even the table is a rare golden silk nanmu, wearing a huge wrench in his hand, holding a teacup, squinting at the rockery outside the door, this rockery was purchased by him with a lot of money, using rare jade rough stones.

"Lord of the city, I caught two tax evaders today. A soldier ran in.

The city lord looked at the soldiers who rushed in with an unhappy face, and said in a cold voice: "I just caught two tax evaders, so I was so flustered, what kind of system did it be?"

The soldier helped the crooked voyeur on his head, and said breathlessly: "City ...... Lord of the city, those two men not only evaded taxes, but also injured the city gate officials, and are now being held in the prison. ”

"It's okay to kill it directly, there's no need to report this kind of thing. The city lord said indifferently, playing with the wrench in his hand, it seemed that killing someone was the easiest thing for him.

"You can get out. The city lord said impatiently.

The soldier hurriedly said: "Lord City, those two people are the registered disciples of the Sword Sect, although their strength is not strong, but their status is noble......"

Before the soldiers could finish speaking, the city lord's face suddenly turned cold, and he hurriedly stood up and said, "Let's go, take me to have a look." "The city lord's mood is very heavy at this time, the people of the Sword Sect rarely come to Shacheng, and even if they come to Shacheng, they will hold a token and go directly to the city lord's mansion.

You have to look at the purpose of the other party's coming here, the city lord's face is getting more and more gloomy, if it is placed in normal times, he is not afraid, because there is Qiu Long on top, but the great elder of Shenxiao Gate who passed by here once left a message, saying that Qiu Long has been killed, and the chief disciple has been replaced.

Without Qiu Long's protection, once the matter of wanton tax collection reaches the Sword Sect, things will not be easy to handle.

(End of chapter)