Chapter Twenty-Three: The Empire of Excesses

Yan'er: "Great, why are you here?"

"I bought a bluebird mount, and I may arrive in Changfeng Town around the same time as you. ”

Yan'er and Xiaobai are both my contract phantom beasts, and I found that as long as I want, the three of us can chat in a group, just like QQ video voice chat. Wow~

I bought a lot of special products from Bamboo Silk Island for Qixin and Ziye's mother, and I had all the food and drink to go home.

I set out in the morning and arrived home it was already dark.

Mom didn't know that Xiaoyu was coming back, and she was playing in the yard with her two grandchildren at this time.

I quietly came behind my mother, and my two little nephews didn't know me well, and they were so frightened that they cried when they saw me.

Ziye looked back and said in surprise, "Son, why are you back!"

I immediately knelt on the ground, "I miss you, cheeky?"

"Hurry up, your dad went to see the planting of autumn rice, and he hasn't come back yet. ”

"I brought you a lot of good things, come on, Xiaotian and Xiaojie also have a lot of toys~"

Because I am not often at home, Xiaotian and Xiaojie don't know me very well when they are ten or eight years old, so Xiaoyu originally wanted to come behind his mother to cover his eyes, but these two children thought I was a bad person and cried in fear.

After eating, I was a little delayed, and it was already completely dark. When the half moon was in the sky, I didn't delay, bid farewell to my parents, and I rode the blue bird to fly to Changfeng Town.

Yuying bought more than a dozen large yards in a cheap area on the outskirts of Changfeng Town and transformed them into factories, although they have not yet been completed, they can already see the prototype. The distribution of more than a dozen large factories is very reasonable, leaving enough space in the middle, and there are three large residential groups, looking at the style, you can know that there are more trees, and green wood is the main building material, which must be a residence prepared for elves, and those very thick and slightly dwarf houses must be prepared for dwarves, and the goblin houses are a bit similar to human beings.

A big white bird flew in the sky, and Yan'er had already felt Xiaoyu's breath. As soon as I landed, Yan'er rushed up crying.

Holding Yan'er, gently patting Yan'er's back, "You have lost weight~"

"Woo~"

"Okay, okay, Yan'er doesn't cry or cry, aren't I coming back, what about Xiaobai?"

Xiaobai was processing the documents, and when he felt that Xiaoyu was back, he immediately rushed out of the door, "Well, Xiaobai is a little fatter." "What's wrong with Yan'er, this girl is not yet fully adult, and the human beings who have become into them are also young, Xiaoyu has come and gone and felt that Yan'er's little white rabbit doesn't seem to have grown up, Yan'er has indeed lost a lot of weight; was squeezed by Xiaobai's big white rabbit and panicked a little, "Xiaobai, grow up!"

"Huh!

Let go of Xiaobai, I saw Yuying with a shaven beard, I haven't seen her for a few months, how can this son-in-law, who was originally a hanger, feel a lot older all of a sudden, and directly skip the maturity period and become old.

"Yuying, you don't know how to shave your beard, play with vicissitudes?"

Yuying stretched out her arms and hugged me, "Don't laugh, what are the vicissitudes of playing, I don't have time." Sad. ”

"What are you worried about? I'll tell you when I have money, I have a lot of treasures, and I will get at least 100 million gold coins for auction!"

Yuying suddenly had a mental power, "Where is it? Let me see? Okay now, goblins, you don't know how greedy you are for money, the goblin reward alone is 50 million gold coins a year, 50 million, ahhhhh

"It's okay, money is not an issue. How's it going?"

Yuying frowned, "The problem is that there is no money! This, our Chamber of Commerce has not passed the qualification examination." ”

"What do you mean? Do you want money? Give it to him. ”

"We don't need money? We want 10 percent of the investment amount and 10 percent of the net profit every year! If we promise him, our cost will be more than 20 percent higher!"

"And such a thing!" I sighed. "Did it target us on purpose?"

Yuying: "I inquired, it wasn't deliberately aimed at our Chamber of Commerce, it's like this throughout the empire." ”

At this time, Jiang Yan and Fu Lin also came over, "President." Hello, I'm Jiang Yan, and this is Flynn. ”

"You and Sister Flynn are both older than me, so you will teach Brother and Sister Fu in the future, right?"

Flynn "That's a good feeling, our Guangzheng Chamber of Commerce has a history of hundreds of years, since fifteen years ago, when I just graduated, my grandfather was worried, and at that time, the business department of the empire began to charge ten percent of the profits. ”

I said, "Is there no tax to pay?"

Flynn: "How is that possible? The tax department still collects taxes normally. ”

"The Empire doesn't care?"

"Anyway, Grandpa said that this is very complicated, and it is not something that a chamber of commerce or a big family can solve. ”

I said, "If that's the case, my plan will be ruined? Charging so much for no reason, the price of magic items won't be able to operate normally without increasing by thirty or forty percent! I'll go and find it, what a mess, there's no royal law!"

Flynn "Brother Xiaoyu, it's not my sister who pours cold water, if you really look for it, it's in vain!"

"You have to try it first, there is such a thing, now that the empire is strong, is there a large-scale war with the outside world, how can it need so much money?

"The water in here is very mixed, you can just go and know it. ”

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow. ”

took Yan'er to Yuying's house.

Yuping, the mayor of the town, was particularly enthusiastic when he saw me, and he would get great benefits from such a large chamber of commerce in his own town, and it was not a dream to be promoted to become rich.

"Xiaoyu, why are you back?"

"Uncle Yu, where is the office of the department official in charge of commerce in our town?"

"I'll write down the address for you. ”

"Uncle Yu, do all the big families and chambers of commerce have to hand over ten percent of their annual profits to them?"

"It's not just the big chamber of commerce, it's the same with the small shops, I really don't know who is behind it! It's been more than ten years, and no one in the empire has asked!"

"Nationwide, how much does this cost per year?

"Xiaoyu, you know, they are all relatives of the emperor, although I don't know who is really behind it, but it is definitely not something we can shake. ”

I said, "If you can't shake it, I'll shake it too!"

On the second day, I didn't expect that the commercial qualification department of a town would be so magnificent, this decoration is pure blue jade floor, the walls are white crystal, and the roof is topaz.

A middle-aged man in a red robe glanced at me sitting down, "What? You want to set up a chamber of commerce?" ”

I handed over the materials prepared by Yuying, "Xianyu Chamber of Commerce, no, your qualifications are enough, you only need to pay the necessary handling fees." ”

"How many gold coins?"

The man stood up, "You're not here to be funny, are you? How many gold coins? 10 percent of the annual profit, 10 percent of the total investment, a few gold coins, are you kidding your uncle? If you want to open a chamber of commerce, you have to do this." Otherwise, even if you set up a chamber of commerce, you won't be able to last a few days. Without our protection, my Carlo Empire, with a vast territory of tens of thousands of miles, strong people, and a lot of bandits in the mountains and forests, let's put it this way, all your goods can't be shipped, and if they are transported, they will also increase additional income for the bandits, I said it so bluntly, you shouldn't be stupid, can you understand?"

"I understand, you are robbing the king! The imperial king's law is strict, don't you have the king's law?"

"Wang Fa? We represent Wang Fa! Promise, I'll give you a seal, and you can open the shop, if you don't agree, stay where it's cool! I still have important things to do, don't waste grandpa's time." ”

I really wanted to cut this garbage with a sword, Xiaobai felt my anger and hurriedly pulled it out.

Calm down, I know that it's useless to kill this official, he's just a little minion.

When I went out, Xiaobai comfortingly hugged my arm, "Brother Xiaoyu, he is just a small official, he doesn't know anything, he only knows how to do things according to the orders of the above." If you want to find it, let's go directly to the imperial capital Kuqi City and meet the emperor. ”

"Emperors don't just meet each other. I wonder if there is any way to meet the emperor. ”

Back to the base, "Yuying, do you think there is any way to meet the emperor in person?

Xiao Long is now wearing the clothes of a maid, although Xiao Long insists on wearing the clothes of a maid, but how can Yuying be willing to give Xiao Long those clothes of inferior fabrics, this pure silk fabric is specially customized, and I am afraid that only this maid is the most high-end and high-grade in the entire Changfeng Town.

Kotaki "Brother Koyu." ”

"I didn't expect Sister Kotaki to be so beautiful in this dress, no wonder Yuying, this kid is fascinated. ”

Kotaki was a little shy and blushed, "I'll go make tea." ”

Yuying thought about Xiao Yu's question, "It's not that no one has objected before, and there have been complaints to the emperor, but what is the result? The result is that in that county, each store pays 20% of the annual profit, if you make false accounts and want to escape, once you are discovered, you will directly raid the house." Hey, there's no other way than to sue the royal court. But if you join forces with Changfeng Town to sue you, Changfeng Town may be even worse. ”

I thought to myself, "Do you think this will work? Didn't I get a lot of treasures from ancient times? Do you know what kind of things the emperor likes?"

"The emperor loved porcelain. I knew it when I was a kid. ”

"Haha, there really is one piece, this porcelain I am going to leave for my master. It seems that there is no way, I can't bear the child to trap the wolf!"

This is a pure red porcelain, a fine porcelain with a square top and a round mouth. Yuying was so frightened that she almost fell off her chair, "My God, such beautiful porcelain, this thickness is only one page, and the sky is round under such a thickness, and the meaning is good." If this is an auction, you can't imagine how much it will be worth!"

"No matter how valuable it is, it's in vain, the Chamber of Commerce can't pay so much, and it's still pure profit!"

I rode the green phoenix alone and flew towards Kuchi City.

The home of the emperor is huge.

The ground paved with fine white jade shines with a warm light, like a fog shrouded, the palace in the distance seems to be looming, the phoenix spreads its wings and is alive on the eaves carved by the thousand-year-old golden thunder wood, the golden glazed tiles look noble and abnormal in the sun, and the moat is strictly guarded by ten steps, one post, five steps and one sentry.

The 100-meter-high gate with gold nails on a red background saved eighty-one.

The soldiers on guard were upright, vigorous, and disciplined.

In a garden, a man wearing a dragon and a phoenix is admiring the porcelain that Uncle Feng has just personally sent, this colorful porcelain and its exquisiteness, the colorful is to depict the life of the ordinary bazaar in the current prosperous era, the country is strong and the people are rich, and the meaning is very suitable for the emperor's appetite. The craftsmen have put in a lot of effort, and hundreds of characters are all vivid, and the emperor is overjoyed.

"Feng Qing really knows the emperor's preferences, and the emperor loves it very much. ”

At this time, a little eunuch came to the emperor's side softly, and made a voice like a woman's: "Emperor, there is a young man with an extraordinary temperament outside the palace gate, saying that there is excellent porcelain to offer." Can you let him in and meet him?"

Uncle Feng Guo is fifty or sixty years old, and his eyes are wide with anger, "Bold! This porcelain brought by the old man is the best in the world, how can there be any good porcelain." You also believe what Huangkou Xiaoer said!"

The emperor "Don't be angry, don't be angry, call him in, if it's really as Feng Qing said, behead him!"

"Yes!"

The emperor couldn't put it down and looked at the porcelain sent by Uncle Feng Guo on the table, but he had another idea in his heart. A few years before he ascended the throne, Uncle Feng Guo did the greatest help, why was the first emperor able to succeed to the throne by leaving dozens of sons? It was all the credit of Uncle Feng Guo, but Uncle Feng Guo is now richer than the country, and his family's money is more than the state treasury. It's good that he has military power in his hands, and Uncle Feng Guo has the wealth of the country, hey, fortunately, Uncle Feng Guo doesn't have the heart to be an emperor, and if he doesn't enrich the treasury every year, the whole empire will definitely not move. As long as it is for the good of the empire, Uncle Feng Guo is greedy for some money, isn't he just thinking about letting his nephew inherit the throne and accumulate family business for his nephew? Okay! Then it will fulfill you, as long as the empire is still strong, you will do whatever you want.

Emperor Jan Caro does not have too many grand ambitions, and some are just able to keep the existing throne and keep the existing territory. Uncle Feng Guo's people inside and out, even if they really want to be the masters of their own house, there will be a big move, and they will lose both.

In fact, the emperor has a chance, and many families are loyal not to Uncle Feng, but to the emperor, no matter who is the emperor, they are only loyal to the emperor. But the current emperor is timid and afraid, afraid that the hard-won throne will be hidden, and he is worried that it will bring misfortune to the empire. I was afraid of the tiger and the wolf, and I didn't plan to make any moves.

He didn't know that Uncle Guo did this, although the money came quickly and the money came a lot, but it dragged the development speed of the entire empire. The emperor was so beautiful that he was fooled by his uncle all day long, and he couldn't think so far.

I followed the guards with knives and walked over, kneeling on the white jade pavement, "Student Qi Xiaoyu, knock on the emperor!"