Qingzhou, Fengxiang, City Lord's Office.

Sun Liang is like an eggplant that has been beaten by frost. Shrugging his head, the wrinkles on his forehead were very obvious, and what was even more serious was that this young official, who was only in his early twenties, had a few more whites on his head. Most of Feng Xiang's money will flow in and out through Sun Liang's hands, and Deputy City Lord Sun has been under tremendous pressure.

Sun Liang's distress was that Fengxiang City's funds seemed to never be enough.

It's not that Fengxiang City's ability to absorb money is weak, Fengxiang's financial performance in terms of income is enviable, but the expenditure of the first city in the world is not something that can be described by the word "fierce". If Feng Xiangyue's expenditure account is made public, it is enough to make more than 80% of the lord players faint directly, 10% of the lord players are insane, and 5% of the lords are in tears.

"The expenses are ridiculously high, aren't they?" Even Ah Niu himself sometimes has such feelings, and salary expenses account for a large proportion.

Judging from the income statement of various industries in Fengxiang City, even if the sales of silk are stagnant now, the profits brought by other industries can also make the territorial finance make a little profit on the basis of maintaining the balance of profit and loss, provided that Fengxiang City does not have large expenditures in other aspects.

This is obviously impossible!

Some time ago, the military expenditure required for the comprehensive expansion of the army had already made Sun Liang eager to turn a copper into two petals. Before he could catch his breath, the news that the Taran tribe had joined Fengxiang came again. It is of course a good thing to subdue the Taran tribe, but the amount of money required to settle such a large number of people is also an astronomical amount.

Not to mention the food and various materials needed during the migration, the original NPC forces have their own system within the territory and maintain a high degree of autonomy, and the stations of such forces are very different from the dependent territories. The cost of building a new camp under the Black Tiger Ridge is twice that of the second-class stone wall, and the cost is like flowing water.

Ah Niu actually knew these situations, Sun Liangqiang didn't call out until now, and Ah Niu had greatly met Ah Niu's expectations.

"Lord, this is an urgent letter from Liangzhou yesterday."

Chen Gong's letter.

The content of the letter: Han Sui and Ma Teng's taxation activities among the lord players of Liangzhou intensified, not long after the end of the first wave of taxation, the two warlords who tasted the sweetness issued a solicitation order again, and the second wave of additional tax rates was greatly increased compared with the first wave, and the lord players of Liangzhou reacted strongly.

The second additional tax rate is three times that of the first!

In order to avoid a strong backlash from players caused by the excessive tax rate, the additional taxes in the first wave are not high, at least, they cannot meet the actual needs of Ma Teng and Han Sui's forces.

This matter, Ah Niu already knew on the forum a few days ago, of course the lords are not willing to be exploited by the NPCs in the game, and the precedent of Ma Teng and Han Sui taxing in Liangzhou will surely become a symbol in the entire history of the game.

Pandora's box was opened!

The further actions of Ma Teng and Han Sui's forces completely shattered the illusions of the lord players that they would "break the fortune and avoid disaster". The lord player forces of Liangzhou are closely connected, and the lords are unprecedentedly united. Where there is oppression, there is resistance, and a riot that has affected almost all the players of the Lord of Liangzhou is brewing!

This is likely to be the first head-on clash between the player forces and the NPC forces, and although the conflict is born in Liangzhou, it is related to the long-term interests of almost all lord players. The player wins, and the NPC forces in the rest of the country may not be so brazen in scavenging wealth from the lords; If the player loses, it will be extremely difficult to turn over in the future!

The lord players of Jincheng County in Liangzhou also sent people to try to get in touch with the lord of Long Fei City, but Long Fei's special situation determined that they were destined to run for nothing. Except for the five rats in Jincheng, Long Fei did not have any permanent players at all, and Ah Niu was even more unlikely to stand up and admit that he was Long Fei's master.

The matter was so big that Chen Gong could only delay the time on the grounds that "the city lord is not in the territory when he has something to do, and there is something that must be discussed after the city lord returns", and although the lord in charge of contacting Long Fei was very disappointed, he had to leave his name and leave.

A new round of taxation has also not been avoided by Long Fei, a special territory, and Han Sui's subordinates have already issued tax targets to Long Fei. Intriguingly, the value of the tax that Long Fei needed to pay was twice as much as that of the territory of the same level, and it was specified that it must be paid with Xiqiang war horses.

Long Fei has been targeted by Han Sui!

Due to the large amount of materials collected this time, the lord players have twenty days to prepare, and judging from the date of payment, six days have passed. In other words, there are only 14 days left before the deadline for paying taxes.

Chen Gong also attached his comments to the letter:

First of all, judging from the current situation, even if Long Fei obediently pays the additional tax this time, it will be followed by one loot after another, and it will be difficult to fill the desire. Therefore. If Han Sui could not be allowed to give up his attempt at Long Fei, it would have been almost a luxury for the special territory to continue to build peacefully in Liangzhou.

Secondly, Han Sui and Ma Teng's perverse actions in Liangzhou have aroused the righteous indignation of many lord players, and the contradiction between the forces of Liangzhou players and the forces of the princes has intensified.

Chen Gong's letter aroused Ah Niu's great attention, and Chen Gong's attitude was very clear - "not a single son will be given to Han Sui", which means that Long Fei may be about to meet a war. Having just experienced the war in Youzhou, Feng Xiang's large number of troops, manpower, and financial resources are still trapped in the great migration of the Talan tribe.

Pang Tong soon came to the city lord's office, and he had read the letter before Ah Niu returned.

A certain city lord frowned and said, "The meaning in the letter from Gongtai seems to be that you want to violently resist Han Sui's harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes. ”

"Yes."

"In the battle of Youzhou, our Fengxiang did not lose a single soldier, and also added the strong help of the Taran tribe for nothing, and the strength has improved significantly. But now the migration of the Talan tribe has just begun, there is still an empty camp under the Black Tiger Ridge, Liangzhou is really fighting, we can't count on the warriors of the Talan tribe to help, and even the Flying Wing Battalion and the Canglan Water Division have been busy with the migration of the tribe, and Qingzhou has almost no way to draw out manpower. ”

"Hey."

Pang Tong sighed, Feng Xiang's current strength is not very empty, and it is an indisputable fact that there are almost no generals available.

People hate less when they use it!

Ah Niu was also very annoyed by this, "Do we have any other choice?" ”

Pang Tong raised his head, and there was a little helplessness in his clear eyes, "Of course there is." We only need to deal with this wave of additional taxes with patience, and when the migration of the Taran tribe progresses to a certain stage, it will be easier for us to take the initiative no matter what kind of response we make in the later stage.

That kind of practice can keep Long Fei out of the matter for a while. However, the conflict with Han Sui in the future is still unavoidable. Han Sui obviously wanted to get Long Fei's war horse and wealth, and the tax twice that of other second-tier cities was enough to explain the problem, if Long Fei refused to pay the tax, it was likely to become the first target of Han Sui's army to suppress. ”

"What Shiyuan means, is it to let the public station be patient for the time being?"

Pang Tong asked rhetorically, "Regardless of whether the public platform agrees or not, is it possible for the lord to agree?" ”

Ah Niu's face was noncommittal, "Of course I ...... No! ”

The two ministers looked at each other and smiled, the haze in the office was swept away, Sun Liang listened to it like a cloud next to him, and Pang Tong had to explain it for him.

"Now Feng Xiang can mobilize very few people, but the public station also said in the letter that the various Inhuman territories in Liangzhou are being connected in series, looking at the situation, Han Sui and Ma Teng want to receive money smoothly this time, it is not possible to go through bloodshed, so many Inhuman territories will inevitably involve Han Sui's great attention. If he waits until this tax incident subsides, Long Fei will have to face Han Sui's pressure alone, and there is almost no chance of winning.

That's why this is an opportunity we must take advantage of, and if done right, we may even be able to get extra help and use the power of other Inhuman realms to weather this crisis. ”

Sun Liang suddenly realized.

In fact, there is another point that Pang Tong did not make clear to Sun Liang: this big tandem of Liangzhou lord players is directly related to the vital interests of all lord players, and with this alone, it is impossible for Ah Niu to stay out of the matter. At this point, Chen Gong obviously also thought of it, and Chen Gong, who has always acted in a stable style, took the initiative to ask for battle, which is enough to explain the problem.

The first city in the world is not just an honor. It also carries a bit of responsibility!

Ah Niu quickly dialed the communication bracelet that had no regrets among the five rats in Jincheng, "Help me inform the Chen Palace, and show your attitude to the other lord players, Long Fei stands with the other territories, before the victory is divided, Han Sui don't want to get a copper from Long Fei City!"

In five days, a force of 2,000 men will arrive in Longfei, and Qingzhou will send more troops to support the special territory. I'll come over when everything is arranged. ”

Feng Xiang's current manpower is very limited, and in order to avoid Long Fei's secret exposure, Feng Xiang's most elite cavalry unit, the Flying Wing Battalion, is not suitable to participate in this war at all. As soon as they appeared, it was tantamount to officially announcing to everyone that Long Fei and Feng Xiang had an ulterior relationship.

This made a certain city lord have a headache, and he laughed at himself: "That's fine, Fengxiang City also needs to leave some elite troops." It's the treasure of the town. ”

In addition, Feng Xiang's martial arts strength, which Feng Xiang has always been proud of, had to stay in Qingzhou for the same reason, and several of Ah Niu's brothers are all celebrities, and the Dark Flower Liangzhou Department cannot fight directly unless it is absolutely necessary.

Gao Shun's trapped camp is also inconvenient to mobilize, although the number of battles of this special army is not much, and the probability of being detected by players is low, but the characteristics of the trapped camp are suitable for attacking fortifications. If Long Fei, a special territory, was really unfortunate enough to be besieged by Han Sui's army, the most correct strategy was to rely on the defense system of Babao Valley and defend against danger.

This war that had to be fought had already set the tone from the beginning, and Fengxiang City could only use some more conventional military forces to fight against the princes' troops.

The only advantage of Fengxiang City is that the three-dimensional defense system of the Eight Treasure Valley, which Chen Gong has painstakingly managed, and the defense system that has been built with a lot of money, may be able to show its due value!

In the end, Ah Niu could only grit his teeth and send out the heavy step battalion, the two thousand heavy infantry battalion led by Lu Han, and among the many troops of Feng Xiang, the heavy infantry battalion was definitely one who could be like a fish in water in defensive warfare.

Lu Han was ecstatic when he received the order to go out, this was the first battle of the heavy infantry battalion!

Only two thousand heavy infantry battalions were not enough, Ah Niu was even worried that before the heavy infantry battalion arrived in Liangzhou, Long Fei was already besieged by regiments. Under such circumstances, Zhou Tai of Luoyang also received an order to rush to Liangzhou overnight with two thousand soldiers of the Shanzi Battalion stationed in Luoyang.

"Feng Xiang's 2,000 troops stationed in Luoyang have something to leave temporarily, and Luoyang's defense can only rely on your troops for the time being." Ah Niu said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Zong Wuyan.

Zhou Tai led his troops to quietly go on the road under the cover of night, and according to the news from Luoyang, after receiving the order, the cold-faced military general ran outside Luoyang City alone and yelled for a while. It was to the effect: "Wowhaha, God open my eyes, I finally have a chance!" ”

"You must come!"

"I don't want to run for nothing again."

Poor cold-faced killer, a king-level military general with outstanding strength, after joining Fengxiang City, Leng did not seize a few opportunities to fight. The battle of Luoyang was so tragic, but when Zhou Tai led the troops to arrive, the dust had already settled.

Zhou Tai received an order to lead his troops to Longfei City within five days, which was a difficult task for an infantry team, but Zhou Tai arrived at his destination a day early.

That uninhibited heart has already been baked by the strong war intent to the extreme!

For Zhou Tai, this is also his first battle!

(The state is not good, only 8,000 words are coded today, and the addition of 60 votes is still 1,000 years away, and it will be made up tomorrow.) (To be continued)

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