Chapter 662: Bridgehead Tax
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This was followed by two feathered arrows, three feathered arrows, and four feathered arrows...... Arrows are connected to each other with great precision.
Zhang Chuchen's expression was solemn, and he waved his sword lightly, sweeping these feather arrows one by one, but he found that his wrist was also a little numb, and it was becoming more and more difficult to dodge, each arrow of the other party was not only very powerful, as if he could predict the position where she was going to dodge, and he couldn't help but be slightly shocked, only then did he notice that it was Nie Xiaoyu holding a very ordinary bow and arrow, and shooting arrows at her with a calm face.
Nie Xiaoyu shot eleven arrows in one go, Zhang Chuchen dodged a little embarrassed, and then, six long swords flew over like broken bamboos, this is the sword formation of six swordsmen!
Boom Boom!
The sound of six golden stones crashing almost sounded together, and the six sword guards fell backwards in their pale faces as if they had been shocked, and the corners of their mouths were bleeding, but they also forced Zhang Chuchen back two steps.
On the other side, Shen Guang and six ghost eye masters also surrounded him, and behind Nie Xiaoyu, the Spring and Autumn Slave and the Spring and Autumn Old Slave walked over to this side.
"I'll kill you next time." Zhang Chuchen floated lightly, like light smoke, and instantly opened a long distance from everyone, and then gently stroked his long hair, and said a word to Wang Junlin, and his figure flashed, and disappeared in an instant.
Wang Junlin saw Zhang Chuchen's terrifying body, his pupils shrank, and he thought that it was no wonder that this woman dared to fight with him surrounded by all of them, he smiled, and did not do any verbal disputes, he knew that in this open place, the other party was vigilant and abnormal, the most important thing was that the body was like a ghost, and if he wanted to leave, it would be difficult to leave it.
In fact, breaking out of the encirclement and getting rid of the siege is what the Hidden Killing Gate is best at, and for many years, the Spring and Autumn Envoy has led other Hidden Killing Gate masters to besiege and kill No. 1 many times, leaving a few corpses each time, but failing to leave No. 1.
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When Wang Junlin and his convoy came out of Flying Fox Road, it was completely different, not only was the convoy divided into two, but the appearance of Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu had also changed a lot.
The six ghost-eyed masters brought by Chunqiu Nu and Shen Guang disappeared and disappeared, and they didn't know where they went. And Wang Junlin took Nie Xiaoyu into a rich son and a female dependent, and went to Taiyuan City to visit relatives under the protection of the old housekeeper and twelve guards dressed as old slaves in the Spring and Autumn Period. Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu have naturally been dressed up by Nie Xiaoyu's own disguise technique.
Stone Town is the first town belonging to the state that Wang Junlin and his entourage encountered after the Flying Fox Road, Wang Junlin and his entourage did not stop at all, but under the gaze of the numb people in the town, they slowly pressed the bluestone road, and continued to move forward in the direction of the northeast and east. The curtain of the carriage was still open, which was Wang Junlin's personal habit, and he liked to sit in the carriage and look at the people and scenery along the way, rather than having his eyes covered by a black cloth.
Stone Town, is the last remote town leading to Hedong County in Bingzhou, the new emperor ascended the throne, the king of Han fled back, and the news that the Bingzhou army may have to fight with the imperial army has spread, as long as there is a war, the town must bear the brunt, so this town is inevitably depressed and silent, Wang Junlin saw despair and resentment in the looks of these people. Despair is because their homes, fields, shops, and other things that can keep them alive are here, and even if they flee to other places and become homeless, they will die, and if they survive by luck, they will become inhuman and ghostly. Resentment is naturally against those big people led by Yang Liang, the king of Han.
From the houses in the town and the emaciated bodies of the people, it can be seen that he was not wrong to let Shen Guang hear the news about Bingzhou before-how ruthless Yang Liang has been in recruiting soldiers and buying horses in Bingzhou in recent years. For this alone, Wang Junlin knew that even if he didn't know the original history, he could definitely say that Yang Liang would definitely lose in this battle for the world, because he had lost the hearts of the people.
Wang Junlin, who was sitting in the carriage in the middle of the street, sighed, knowing that Yang Guang and Yang Liang brothers would inevitably die a lot of people and officers and soldiers in order to fight for the throne, and these were completely avoidable, such as he killed Yang Liang.
Wang Junlin narrowed his eyes, and began to think about how he should act after entering Taiyuan Mansion.
There is a small river on the periphery of Stone Town, which is actually the boundary river between Hedong County and Bingzhou, but this town is located in the north of Taihang Mountain, and Hedong County is actually not managed, but is managed by Bingzhou.
There is a trestle bridge on the river, which is not built by the people of the town, but the official bridge erected by the government can accommodate a carriage to move forward, and Wang Junlin saw that there were several officials sitting there on the other side of the bridge blocking the bridge to collect taxes.
"This is the legendary bridgehead tax." Wang Junlin sneered, knowing that this was another method that Yang Liang thought of in order to raise enough money, grain and grass, as long as anyone with a certain long-term mind knew that this was the method of killing chickens and taking eggs. Collecting taxes step by step may raise a certain amount of money in a short period of time, but after the news spreads, businessmen outside the state no longer come to the state to do business, and even the merchants in the state no longer run business, which directly affects the economic development and market prosperity of the entire state.
Wang Junlin didn't believe that the people under Yang Liang, the king of the Han Dynasty, were so stupid, he guessed that it was related to Xiao Maha and Wang Cheng, who Yang Liang trusted the most, and heard that these two people were both literary and martial, and controlled Yang Liang's military and political power, and these two people were the elders of the Nanhua Society, the remnants of the Chen Dynasty, and they were bent on restoring the country.
"This Yang Liang can beat Yang Guang, that's really the hell."
"But I still have to kill Yang Liang as much as possible, because killing him can kill a lot fewer people and officers and soldiers. What's more, this is the most important thing for Yang Guang at the moment, and in his eyes, I am afraid that it is heavier than all my military exploits in the northwest in the past two years combined. ”
"Besides, Yang Liang is my great enemy of life and death, many people will serve him, so it is better to kill such an enemy as soon as possible."
Wang Junlin muttered to himself in his heart, and the murderous intent towards Yang Liang in his heart was like a tide.
On the other side of the bridge, two tax collectors and four listless, yellow-skinned local garrisons, just look at the way they sleep with the barrels of their guns in their hands, and you know that this kind of tax collection has been going on for a long time.
Wang Junlin and his entourage look relatively rich, so the tax they pay is about ten times that of ordinary people, Wang Junlin naturally will not waste time for this little money, and obediently let Shan Xiongxin give the money.
The carriage went up the bridge. The wheels make a gurgling sound when they come into contact with the undulating wooden deck, and it looks like the bridge is about to collapse at any moment, which is a little scary.