"The monarch is obsessed with cultivation, the prince is bedridden all the year round, the princes are mediocre and incompetent, absurd and unplanned, and the Great Qi is over."

In Bianliang's wine shop, a middle-aged man with a white silk bun head and a pincer hair gloating said. Although he has Khitan clothes and hairstyles, he looks like an authentic Han Chinese.

In front of him, a man dressed as a scribe, but with an obvious bearded appearance, asked suspiciously: "Who is running this country, and why is there no king and there is no chaos?" ”

"The prince doesn't know that the power of this Great Qi is in the hands of the emperor, but the actual management is indeed the officials below. They have long been huddled together, shielding each other, and becoming a gang to make money for themselves. ”

If anyone recognizes these two people, they will be surprised, this is the chief official of the Khitan mission sent to Daqi.

The Central Plains Scholar dressed as the Khitan prince Tiyin Yelu Nan, who was an official of the Khitan, specializing in managing imperial affairs and an important figure in the Khitan decision-making circle.

The Khitan people are dressed as Han Yanhui, the Khitan political order, his ancestors are all Han people, and he was depressed in the Central Plains, so he defected to the Khitan and slowly mixed into the high position of the political order.

Although the Han family surrendered to the Khitan, they have a deep understanding of the Han people, and these words have exposed the biggest problems and hidden dangers of the Great Qi State.

Yelu Nan sighed, "What's more, this Great Qi, our Khitan is not riddled with diseases. It's a pity that if Taizu hadn't encountered such a strong opponent as Qi Taizu when he founded the country, but caught up with today's Great Qi, this flower would have fallen into the hands of our Khitan long ago. ”

The two of them looked at each other and shook their heads, both of them saw the pity in each other's eyes, such a good opportunity was in front of them, and the Khitan was unable to go south at all.

Two brothers and sisters, peeking at each other, but each of them is anxious.

"Hey, what's that?"

The two of them looked down the railing together, and saw a disorganized army walking past the street of Bianliang.

These people are big and small, and their military uniforms are very inappropriate, and they look like they are messing around.

On their chests, they all embroidered the word "tax", beating gongs and drums as they walked, and shouted loudly: "According to Your Majesty's will, from today onwards, Hu merchants who enter and leave Kaifeng Mansion must pay taxes according to the number of goods and vehicles. ”

While they were shouting, there were people posting notices next to them, and there were many Hu merchants in the restaurant, and they were making a lot of noise.

On the road, a bearded man leading a camel asked loudly in a strange tone: "I didn't collect taxes before, why did I suddenly collect taxes?" ”

The tax collector, who was riding a horse and striking the gong, glanced at him and snorted, "What, you want to make up for the previous one?" ”

"You!"

Hu Ren's partner hurriedly grabbed him and said with a smile: "He is in a hurry, don't be like him." ”

"I don't have this spare time, let me tell you, remember to pay taxes, otherwise you won't be able to get out of this Kaifeng Mansion. There are points at the gates of the four cities, and there is no door to tax evasion. ”

After saying that, he continued to take people and went all over the streets, leaving behind a series of sighs.

Chen Shou's tax supervisors were all recruited with the help of Gao Huan, a group of dilapidated households in Bianliang City, who speak without swearing words, can disgust you for half a year.

You can't do anything to him yet, otherwise as soon as you say hello, a group of people will come up and hold you down and beat you, don't worry if you can't beat him, there is Jin Yuwei behind.

For a time, the Hu merchants of Kaifeng Mansion complained bitterly, but there were still few people who resisted, after all, they were in the capital of Daqi.

In fact, the taxes they pay are not much, less than a tenth of the profits they make. But I was still a little unwilling to be taken away all of a sudden.

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With the real money in his hand, Chen Shou looked at a group of subordinates with shiny eyes with a smile.

"Keep recruiting for me! I will soon select a few capable generals and send them to other prefectures and counties, and I will do a good job. Chen Shou licked his lips and said, "Damn, Hu Ren is really rich." ”

I don't know if the Hu people have any money, but the Hu people who came to do business were all big dogs in the Qarakhanid Dynasty.

Because they practiced ****, they would never allow people from the west to cross their lands and come to the East to buy precious silk and porcelain.

They monopolized the trade routes, and they used to need to find middlemen like Mrs. Su, but now that Xiliang is calm, they simply come by themselves, they are all rich people in the Western Regions.

Ordinary merchants, they prefer to trade from Dashi and take the waterway to Nantang.

The Southern Tang Dynasty had a more open business environment and more mature partners, and the Tang people's ships were already able to cross the Indian Ocean and reach Africa, and they also brought back a few blacks and giraffes to the Tang Emperor, which made the Tang people wonder about it.

Chen Shou grabbed a handful of silver casually, threw it to Gao Huan, and said with a smile: "This time it's thanks to your idea." ”

He was an excuse to build a Taoist temple for the emperor, so all the silver was at his disposal, and outsiders had no right to see how much it was spent.

Chen Shou is not stingy at all, after all, this money is a start-up capital, and if this matter is confirmed, the financial resources will roll in in the future.

As he was talking, a person suddenly came in from outside, and said with a smile: "I heard that Xiao Chen often serves the new Na'vi people, and he has made a fortune, so I took the liberty to congratulate him, and asked the Chang to forgive me." ”

It seems that Li Bohao has a good complexion, and he is still carrying two salted fish in his hand.

Chen Shou pursed his lips angrily and said, "Come on, what are you doing with gifts, carrying strange and heavy, the main thing is that the taste is too big." ”

Li Bohao gritted his teeth and stepped forward and said, "This is not for you, this is given to you by the crown princess, saying that you are congratulating you on accepting a concubine." ”

Li Bohao looked at him gloatingly, and naturally thought that this was the crown princess supporting his sister and giving him a dismount.

Chen Shou was a little uncomfortable in his heart, this woman... Sending two salted fish is really creative.

Li Bohao's eyes moved, Chen Shou nodded, waved his hand and asked Gao Huan and the others to carry the silver to the treasury and lock it up, and soon only Chen Shou and Li Bohao were left in the huge courtyard.

"The man in the black mask you mentioned last time, I've already found some eyebrows..."

Chen Shou had been poisoned by them, and when he heard this, he immediately became interested and asked in a low voice, "Who have you found?" ”

"That's not true, but it is said that in a big case in Bianliang back then, someone had seen similar outfits. At that time, more than 70 ministers died in one go, and the people of Bianliang were panicked. ”

Chen Shou gasped, this court is really messed up from the roots.

Li Bohao was very relaxed, he sneered, "No matter what kind of birdmen they are, as long as we find out, the General's Mansion will not give up!" ”

"The revenge of the eldest prince, we must avenge it!"