Chapter 880: Privateer Tax

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I thought that Wang Tongdeng's noble big man should also be the kind of serious content at this banquet, what to thank the Son of Heaven for his kindness and loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But I didn't expect this Hou Ye, who destroyed the Ministry of Answers and conquered the northern Xinjiang, to say so directly, "As long as you don't rob each other, everything on the grassland is yours."

The hall was quiet again, even the maids and the guards around them were dumbfounded, and the people present were stunned at first, and then looked at each other, their expressions were lively.

I don't know who couldn't help laughing, everyone in the hall laughed, at first they covered their mouths and laughed, and then it turned into laughing out loud, Meng Duo glanced left and right, his face became ugly, Dingbei Hou said, the following is so laughing, isn't it too bad to give Lord Wang face.

Before Meng Duo could reprimand, Niu Gengang, who had just stepped forward to bow, stood up from his seat and said in a rough voice:

"With Hou Ye's words, the little one put his mind at ease, these things were done carefully before, for fear of violating the king's law, but thinking about it, those people are not the people of the Ming Dynasty, and they are not governed by the king's law, looking at us weak, they still have to come over to rob, let's rob them, why can't we, Hou Ye made it clear, and the little one has a bottom in his heart, and he can rest assured to let go in the future!"

Before he finished speaking, Tian Daqian on the side also stood up, if this Tian Daqian was not wearing a long robe, he didn't look like a businessman at all, he was completely a martial artist, he said in a rough voice there:

i, this Chinese New Year's Eve listening to Hou Ye's words, it is really as refreshing as drinking snow water on three days of life, the little ones used to be frightened on the grassland, they had to worship the nobles of shoes all day, and they were afraid of being robbed by them when doing business on the grassland, but now they have turned over, let's do business, and if we see what we can rob, we will rob his mother, happy! ”

The local Han merchants and other businessmen of several ethnic groups were not so well-behaved, and when they heard Tian Daqian, they all applauded, and they all agreed, although the merchants from Tianjin Wei and Shanxi did not coax with them, but their faces were quite approving, Meng Duo looked back at Wang Tong's expression, and saw Wang Tong listening with a smile on his face, so he was relieved.

Tian Daqian's words were not finished, and he raised his voice there and said:

i. Hou Ye has brought countless benefits to the little ones since he came to the north, and this sentence is even more kind, this is to make the little ones rich!! Hou Ye let the little ones have firearms and carts, this thing walks on the grassland, and the shoes on horseback can't get in, but we can rush out to do it, not only the firearms and carts, the veterans left by the Hou Ye, each of them is a good style, with them "The little ones in the past have also been trained, and they are rampant on the grassland, can have these, by whom, not relying on the kindness of the Hou Ye, what do the small ones have in the grassland, how embarrassed to eat it all, Hou Ye also has to share in it!! ”

After saying it in a loud voice, everyone understood, and some of the spoils on the grassland should be given to Wang Tong, those local wealthy merchants and foreign merchants were not very particular, and after drinking some wine, the rules were not discussed, and a nearby Suoguhao chief stretched out his hand to pull Tian Daqian's robe, and said in a somewhat strange tone:

"Lao Tian, you were kicked by a horse, why do you want to divide the things that you got from the life and death of the children below?"

Seeing this meaning, he consciously lowered his voice, but those who drank wine were not so controllable, Wang Tong heard it clearly, and several Shanxi businessmen couldn't help laughing.

Tian Daqian was also drinking, and when he heard the words of the rich chief, he turned his head and scolded back:

"I'm stunned, your kid's brain was kicked by a horse, and you got so many things that are not traded in Naturalization City, you go there to sell ......,

The voice was not small, but after speaking, the hall was quiet, everyone looked at Wang Tong, in a word, it was confused, if you keep saying this, it would be disrespectful, these local wealthy merchants and Mongolian wealthy chieftains have been on the grassland for a long time after drinking, and they can't control it if they drink too much, but this is in front of Wang Tong, and I am afraid that such disrespectful behavior will be guilty.

After Tian Daqian finished speaking, he was pulled hard by a person on the other side, he also realized the silence of the hall, shook his head, and finally understood.

After reacting, Tian Daqian broke out in a cold sweat, stumbled out from behind the low table, and knelt directly on the ground.

The Mongolian chief was still stunned there, Niu Gen just couldn't look at it, he slapped him on the head, scolded a few words in a low voice, the chief of the hao also stood up in a panic, and directly overturned the low table in front of him, but he couldn't care about it, and he also lay on the ground, Niu Gen just pondered, walked two steps quickly, and knelt down in front, kowtowed and said: Hou Ye is magnanimous, these bastards don't know how to measure when they drink wine, they talk nonsense, their minds are still good, they are very respectful to Hou Ye, and they are also loyal to Daming!! ”

Niu Gengang is a family that has been on the grassland for many years, and he is also a representative of the local Han wealthy merchants and foreign wealthy chieftains in the area of Naturalized City.

However, the businessmen from Shanxi and Tianjin did not move, but they were also looking at Wang Tong's face, Meng Duo's face was very ugly, these people had warned him in advance, but he didn't expect to be so unruly, how to say that Meng Duo was also in charge of Naturalization City, such a nonsense, it was considered to have ruined his face

Wang Tong is not a good-natured person, Meng Duo knew in his heart, he looked at the kneeling businessman below, and then looked at Wang Tong, and he was about to speak.

Before Meng Duo could speak, Tan Jiang walked up to Wang Tong and said in a low voice:

i. Master, this cow root is just loyal, and many things inside and outside the city are not suppressed by him, so it's better to give him some ......"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Tong laughed, put the wine glass on the table, and said with a smile:

"Fang Cai Tian Daqian didn't say it, Ben Hou couldn't remember this matter yet, what he said made sense, in the future, the income from private plundering outside the city should be handed over to thirty percent! Do anything on your knees, get up, get up! ,”

Hearing Wang Tong say this, the faces of the people kneeling below were not very good-looking, not to mention that they were even the businessmen from Daming on the side.

Since the Hata tribe was wiped out, the tribes and tribes on the grassland were all frightened, and the troops of the Han merchants had carts and firearms to deal with the cavalry on the grassland, and they did not suffer at all in dealing with the cavalry on the grassland, plus the cavalry that had already existed, they already had an advantage.

In this case, the caravans walking on the grassland are honestly doing business with the big tribes and big forces, but they are robbing the small tribes, and each time they get quite a lot, these property guards divide their own parts, and the rest of the bulk is owned by the merchants, which is regarded as free, and now the white money suddenly has to be handed over to the government Sancheng, although it can be done with hands and feet, but after all, it is inconvenient to cause trouble.

The world is big, the silver is the biggest, you Tian Daqian drank too much and said a beautiful word, everyone followed to earn less silver, no one wants to do such a thing, but what kind of character Wang Tong is, it is not something that everyone can offend, and he can only grit his teeth and admit it.

The expressions of these people were all seen by Wang Tong, Wang Tong naturally understood why everyone's faces were ugly, he didn't explain, he said with a smile:

"There will definitely be fewer and fewer of those on the grassland that can be robbed by you, and you will have to do something big sooner or later, right?"

This was said more directly than that of Tian Daqian and that stunned, everyone was stunned, but they also knew that what Wang Tong said was the truth, Wang Tong continued:

"After all, these things are going to be killed and injured when the knife soldiers come out, what should I do if you admit this yourself, but what if there is a large group of people who do it to you, do it, sooner or later!"

When Wang Tong said this, everyone could not raise any objections, which was indeed the case, because the Alta tribe was destroyed, the steppe was divided, the big tribes were divided into small tribes, and they lived a nomadic life scattered everywhere, and these tribes did not have the protection of the big forces and khanates, and for these caravans armed to the teeth, they were pigs and sheep to be slaughtered.

But this situation will not last long, according to the law of the steppe, small tribes will gather, there will be other big forces to come to collect, but this kind of behavior will not stop, there will inevitably be a big conflict, in front of the absolute superiority of the Tartar cavalry, limited firearms and carts of caravans, not unbreakable.

"Anyone who pays 30% can open a market in the Naturalization City to sell, if the situation is critical outside, all the caravan guards in the Naturalization City have the obligation to rescue."

Speaking of this, everyone's expressions are a lot better, selling in Naturalization City, the price will be much higher than their own private trading, and it also saves the trouble of transportation, and the caravan guards of the entire Naturalization City add up, and it is also a very considerable strength on the grassland, with this protection, the safety is a little more guaranteed.

Wang Tong said it so directly, the people below also let go, and someone raised his voice and asked:

"Master Hou, the grassland is so big, if they all die outside, then what's the use!"

"If you die outside, Naturalization City will avenge your corpse!"

Wang Tong's answer made the hall much quieter, and there were a few Hao chiefs who were not very good at Chinese and asked in low voices, and some people explained to them.

Wang Tong's proposal, on the one hand, has a guarantee for collecting Meng, and on the other hand, there is also a guarantee for safety, even if he dies outside, someone will collect his body to avenge it, and this promise is even more heartwarming.

Taking 10,000 steps back, Wang Tong has already opened his mouth, is it possible that everyone still has a reason not to do it, who can deal with a behemoth like Sanjiang Commercial Bank.

"Master Hou is for the good of the little ones, and the little ones are willing to obey!"

Someone shouted below, and there were more and more people who should be he, Wang Tong glanced around, nodded and said with a smile:

i. If you are willing to do this, you should go to Gonggong Meng's side to register and report your name, and also get a sign to go out, this brand is called a privateer license card!! ”