The first issue is the issue of resources. This Wangcheng covers a huge area, equivalent to one-fifth of Jiangmeng City. Because it is a mountainous area, it is extremely rich in flora and fauna. The soil is very fertile and the microbiota is very active, so there should be good veins to be produced. As a result, there were no mining fields in Wangcheng, only a few large quarries. The only medium-sized mining farm had very few workers, very little ore mined, and no red ore, only some blue ore.

The second problem is the problem of the arsenal. In such a big city as Wangcheng, there are not a few weapons factories, more grain processing factories, food manufacturing factories, etc.

The third problem is the question of soldiers. The number of troops in Wangcheng does not seem to be large, and there are construction workers everywhere. Tens of thousands of construction workers and porters were visually inspected, and dozens of buildings were constructed, including hospitals, schools, residential buildings, and office buildings. Every day, dozens of trucks carry sofas, tables, beds, pots and pans, clothes and other materials from the city. With a population of tens of thousands, but only a few thousand troops, the top brass of Wangcheng actually put all the focus on people's livelihood rather than the military.

The messenger also wondered if he had been manipulated somewhere, but it didn't look like he had been manipulated. You know, yesterday Wangcheng was holding a large banquet, and the next morning I started to investigate, and I felt that the other party had no time to do anything. After all, Wangcheng is so big, it is impossible for them to have such efficiency and be able to do things in such a short time.

Can they tear down a mining site or an arsenal in a short period of time? Can turn all soldiers into construction workers in a short period of time? It's impossible to think about it.

The envoy even asked a few random construction workers if there were already so many construction workers, and the other party's answer was very consistent, that is, there were already a lot of workers, and the most people in Wangcheng were workers.

Where did the envoy think that several of the quarries in Wangcheng were originally mining farms, but some adjustments and transformations were made temporarily. The messenger was not a professional miner, so he couldn't see the difference at all.

As for the small arsenals and weapons factories in Wangcheng, Su Koye chose a few factories that were easier to renovate, and let people do tricks and feet to temporarily turn them into food processing factories.

In fact, there are many large arsenals and mining fields built deep in the giant wood forest, even if you can't see it from the air by helicopter. As long as no one says it, no one knows the exact location. The envoy could only take a helicopter to get a rough idea of the location of the factory, and there was no time to go directly into the giant tree forest to check.

There are also workers, and there are indeed a lot of workers in Wangcheng. Su Koye did not let the soldiers disguise themselves as workers, because it was easier to show their feet. He just told 90% of the soldiers to stay in their dormitories and not go out for a while, so Wangcheng didn't seem to have any soldiers.

In Cai Huadao's office, the envoys and entourage sat on the sofa with a sad face. Cai Huadao, Jiang Feng, and Su Koye sat opposite the envoys, and Cai Huadao was talking and laughing to introduce the local products of Wangcheng to the envoys.

"Enough, don't talk about specialties, is Wangcheng a farmers' market?"

"No, no, no, the commercial market is better." Cai Huadao laughed.

"Okay, no more nonsense, let's get straight to the point." The emissary's expression became extremely serious.

Cai Huadao also stopped smiling after hearing this, and sat quietly opposite.

"Since ancient times, local governments have to pay taxes to the central government, you should understand this truth, right?" The messenger asked.

"Yes, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"It's the last days, and money has no effect. Therefore, this way of paying taxes should also be changed, that is, blue ore and red ore should be used instead of money. Blue ore is also known as Xuanbing cold iron ore, and red ore is also known as red basalt. These two minerals are as precious as gold. We have made an assessment of the general situation of Wangcheng, and your monthly tax is: 1 ton of Xuanbing Cold Iron Raw Ore, 50 soldiers with a combat strength of more than 20. ”

"What? 1 ton? Cai Huadao showed an embarrassed expression.

"That's right, originally according to the scale of your Wangcheng, you would have to ask for 2 tons, but seeing that your ore production is relatively low, it has only dropped to 1 ton."

"However, we only have 0.5 tons of inventory now."

"It's okay, let's take the 0.5 tons first, and then make up for it next month."

"This ...... Wouldn't it be nice to take our entire inventory all at once? "Cai Huadao is embarrassed.

"There's no way, your Wangcheng is so large, it doesn't look like it if you can't take it out."

"It's not that we can't take this out, it's just that we have to keep a little bit for ourselves."

"Don't say more, 0.5 tons must be taken out." The attitude of the messenger was tough.

At this time, Su Koye took out a small briefcase and put it on the table. When the briefcase was opened, it glowed golden, and the gold inside was dazzling.

"Emissary, there are 15 kilograms of pure gold in here, I wonder if we can reduce the amount of blue ore to 0.4 tons?"

The messenger also seemed to be attracted by the golden gold, and he touched the shiny gold and smiled. However, he pretended to say in his mouth: "This is not good, I am not good at it." ”

"How can it be difficult to make a difference, as long as you report to the central government that the blue ore production in Wangcheng is very low, you can make a good difference. After all, the emperor is far away, and they won't come to see it in person, isn't it all up to you? Su Koye's rhetoric is very distinctive, and Cai Huadao admires it very much.

The envoy was moved, and couldn't help but make a calculation in his heart: although the value of gold is not much higher than that of blue ore, of course 15 kilograms for 100 kilograms of blue ore will not be worth it. However, gold in the imperial capital can be held by individuals, while blue mines can only be owned by the state, and no individual can hold them. So for individuals, the value of this 15 kilograms of gold will be better.

"So, let's reduce the blue ore to 0.4 tons. But the 50 soldiers, you must hand them over. ”

"Yes, you can, but you don't know how to identify the combat power of soldiers?"

"It's simple, I brought a specially made force tester, as long as you hold it with your hand, a grip force of more than 20 means that the combat power is more than 20."

"Okay, this is easy to do, and it's a pleasure to cooperate." Su Koye held out his hand.

"Haha, it seems that the deputy city lord is still good at talking." The envoy and Su Koye talked and laughed, and reached an agreement.

That night, Jiang Feng and Su Koye had an urgent discussion in the office. Now all the performances of the messenger can fully prove that all the previous guesses of the two people are accurate.

"Tomorrow the envoy will return to the imperial capital, we should take this opportunity to return to the imperial capital with the envoy to check the reality and reality." Jiang Feng said to Su Koye.

"Then who do you think we should send? This person must have a certain strength and be worthy of our trust. ”

As soon as Su Koye's question came out, the phone in the office rang.

Jiang Feng got up and picked up the phone, it was Xiao Jiang Wei calling.

"Little girl, spare me, you've made several phone calls in one night."

"It's boring, just talk a few words." Xiao Jiangwei shouted on the other end of the phone.

"Why don't you come to the office, let Liming come too."

"Is that okay?"

"Well, come on."

"Okay."

Jiang Wei's "good" was very crisp and good, and Jiang Feng's heart melted when he heard it.

"What are the two of them doing?" Su Koye asked curiously.

"If you don't come, Jiang Wei's phone calls will be endless."

"She just thinks it's very interesting, the wired phone in Wangcheng has just been connected in the past two days, and Jiang Wei is all kinds of random calls."

"yes, she always does something cute." Jiang Feng smiled.

"Cute? It's a mess, right? ”

"Nonsense, this is clearly cute."

"Gotta get it, it's a white fight with Lori."

Ten minutes later, Li Ming and Jiang Wei came to the office.

Jiang Wei pounced on Jiang Feng and sat in his arms. Li Ming walked to the sofa and sat down beside Jiang Feng.

"Hey, hey, you're not going to show affection in front of me, are you?" Su Ko Ye was a little uncomfortable.

"I have something important to tell you."

"What?"

"We're going to go to the imperial capital, and I'm going to hand over Wangcheng to you."

"What did you say?" Su Koye was shocked and couldn't help but cry out.

"Didn't you ask who we should send as a representative to the imperial capital to meet the king? It's the three of us, we're going to the imperial capital, and Wangcheng will be handed over to you. ”

"No, no, no, I'm not asking you to repeat this, I don't understand. Are you going to give me the city of Lookout? Aren't you afraid that I will take the city to myself? ”

"You can swallow whatever you want." Jiang Feng smiled.

"No, hey, Liming, can you rest assured of me?" Su Koye turned to Liming.

"I listened to Jiang Feng, and besides, I wasn't interested in glory and wealth." There was a clear smile on Liming's face.

Su Koye suddenly understood that Li Ming and Jiang Wei might be waiting for this day, because in this way, Jiang Feng would not have to be busy with official business in Wangcheng every day, and could have a lot of time to be a good husband and a good father.

"What are you going to do in the imperial capital? How do I feel that you are going to the emperor for some private matters? ”

"Meet the king, investigate the situation in the imperial capital, and it is estimated that he will be back soon." Jiang Feng said with a smile.

Su Koye watched Jiang Wei happily rub Jiang Feng's chin with her head, and said, "I think it's better to take Jiang Wei to visit the palace in the imperial capital, and then go find Cui Wei." Look at Jiang Wei, how happy she is. ”

Jiang Feng smiled, touched Jiang Wei's head, and said softly: "Xiao Jiang Wei, restrain yourself, don't get too excited." ”

"Would you like to bring a few more people with you?" Su Koye was a little worried.

"I feel that except for the future people, there should be no one better than Liming."

"That's what I said, but I'm afraid of accidents. Under normal circumstances, how can a leader personally enter the tiger's den, I suggest that Tianpeng and Xin Soul go together to make a decision. ”

Jiang Feng didn't expect Su Koye to care about him, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

"Okay, then bring Tianpeng and Xin Soul."