Chapter 195: Half-Saint
Su Junbao doesn't know anything about business and trade, which involves tax rates, commodities, transportation and circulation, negotiation skills and many other knowledge, he has never been interested in these, where can he learn in a short period of time, he will be left to others to deal with, like Li Lu is the main force here, he is at most here to join in the fun, for Feng Languo to suppress the scene.
Many monarchs and Su Junbao have a similar attitude, a problem that can be solved by sending envoys in previous years, as monarchs, why bother to be sad, they came here just by the summons of the Central Empire, and they had no choice but to do so.
For example, the monarch of the Shangtang Kingdom who was sitting on the edge of Fenglan Country kept coughing, looking like he had been sinned, and the beautiful woman next to him kept patting him on the back!
"Young man, you are still so young, so you came to the trade fair?" He coughed and said to Yan Guiyi in the air.
"You're so old, don't you come here with a lot of hard work?"
Yan Gui smiled and said that the days of being a monarch are not short, he no longer has the shyness when he first left the fiefdom and came to the royal city, and he can still cope with some occasions!
"Old man, I'm old, no younger than you! It's still the future of your Fenglan country! The old man gasped and replied, coughing violently again, looking ready to breathe at any time, but he couldn't breathe!
Look at the heirs next to him, they are all middle-aged people, there is contrast, there is harm, the other party looked at Yan Guiyi, and his eyes showed envy, jealousy and hatred.
At a young age, he has already ascended to the throne, and he doesn't know how many years he will have to wait? But the old monarch just doesn't abdicate, what can he do as a monarch, unless he kills his father and usurps the throne like an unfilial son.
They chatted with each other.
Of course, not every monarch is as laid-back as they are!
Soon after the opening, someone stood up, this person Su Junbao knew, it was Wan Chengzhong, the monarch of the Southern Desert Country, and his burly figure stood up from his seat.
"Master Li!"
He opened his mouth and said: "We have to hand over one-third of our territorial income to the Central Empire every year, which is already very heavy, but our things are sold in Taige City, in exchange for some money, and the tax rate of thirty percent will be deducted, even the terms of trade we signed here, the transactions between countries, and Taige City have nothing to do with it, and the Central Empire will also take one percent of the profits, come and go, the tax rate of the same commodity is as high as fifty or sixty percent, may I ask, is this tax rate too heavy, since we have traded money, In the end, it will also be handed over to the Central Empire, why do you have to hand it over twice? ”
This question can be asked, and the audience is silent, this is probably the most troublesome thing for the major subject countries, but the people who dare to bring it up are very few, very few.
Su Junbao stopped what he was doing and looked at it seriously.
Li Yi looked directly at each other, his gaze was calm and easy!
"The tax of the Central Empire is the tax of the Central Empire, the tax of Taige City, the tax of Taige City, the tax of Taige City, the two cannot be confused, if everyone here, who does not want to trade in Taige City, you can go to trade elsewhere, we will not force it, is there any problem?" He asked.
"Humph!"
Wan Cheng snorted coldly: "Trade somewhere else? Why should we trade elsewhere? Taige City has been a place of centralized trade in our Northern Plains since ancient times, and before there was no Central Empire, it was! It exists here, and it was established by our ancestors for generations, and if you come here and make a rule, you will ask us to pay money, not to mention that even if we go to other places to trade, you can guarantee that those who do not want to follow the law will collect other taxes? ”
The entire hall was so quiet that only he had the sound of him speaking, Su Junbao had never felt such a heartbeat, let alone heard a person's voice so powerful!
Everyone knew what he meant when he said this, and the expressions on his faces were different, some were worried and indignant, some were playful, and even gloating, for example, Shangguan Feihong, who was the monarch of the first great country, looked at him coldly and did not make any statement.
In Wan Chengzhong's loud questioning, Li Yi's detached attitude gradually cooled down, among these people, there are always a few thorns!
"It seems that the monarch of the Southern Desert Kingdom seems to be not very satisfied with the taxes of the Central Empire, in this case, you can give advice to Apocalypse City, maybe they will listen, this official is only responsible for Taige City, this official will say again, all the goods traded in Taige City, the agreement signed, the taxes that should be paid, still have to be paid, not a single copper plate can be missing, this is the rule!"
"Hahaha!"
When Wan Cheng heard this, he looked up to the sky and laughed wildly, and lowered his head: "So, the invitation from the Central Empire written on our invitation this time is all fake?" So, all the words you just said are farts, and you can't solve anything at all except that you will take money? Then this trade fair, we can open it ourselves, what do you want you to do here? ”
"Wan Chengzhong, you are talking nonsense, do you know what it means? Don't blame the official for not reminding you, you have been a monarch for many years, you shouldn't be so stupid, right? Li Yi's face completely changed.
The atmosphere was frozen to the extreme, and the two sides looked at each other, and neither of them would budge.
At this moment, the sound of applause sounded in the hall, people followed the sound and found that a pair of young men and women did not know when they appeared at the door of the hall, and it was the man who applauded, he was watching the scene in the hall with the eyes of watching the play, and the woman was cold and indifferent!
"Okay, very good, Master Li, it seems that you are still too merciful to these untouchables!"
The young man said that he called the people here untouchables, and that all the rulers of the Northern Plains were here, but no one refuted them!
This is a rare pair of handsome men and beautiful women, and the clothes are not the same as those of the Northern Regions!
The two of them look like they are only in their twenties, wearing delicate armor all over their bodies, the woman has long hair with a shawl, her figure is tall and full, her waist is like willow branches, especially the legs exposed under the skirt, snow-white and fit!
Her hair is a rare purple, her temperament is cold, and she is wearing pale gold armor, like a Valkyrie in a painting. The gaze is surprisingly cold, and no matter which way you look at it, it feels like you're looking down on everything.
Condescending!
Compared with his appearance, Su Junbao cares more about the abnormalities revealed by the other party!
There is no doubt that these two people are martial arts powerhouses, Su Junbao himself is a martial artist, and when he cultivates his true qi, he can sense the same flow of true qi on other martial artists, but in these two people, he feels that it is another kind of aura fluctuation, which is countless times stronger than true qi!
It's not a matter of missing a few realms, it's a matter of missing a dimension! Su Junbao has only felt this feeling in one person, that is, the old man Qingxiao who has passed away, but these two people are still so young!
"These two are both martial arts demi-saints!" Meng Tiande said as low as he could, his face full of solemnity!