Chapter 970: Traitor and Loyal Minister
"Isn't it! Everybody! Walter slammed his fist on the table.
"You!" Walter burst out with an astonishing momentum, and Oswell, who was pointed at by his finger, couldn't help but be shocked, "Heh, you idiot! You don't have to cast it privately, you actually put your hand inside! This has been found out by the tyrant! Do you think this kind of thing can be solved by fining some money and sending a stupid son as a hostage?! ”
"No, it can't be, he can't find out! There is no physical evidence! There will be no witnesses either! There's no way they'll find out! The bald face grew bluer.
Walter sat back in his seat, looked at Oswell, whose face was getting worse and worse, and said nonchalantly: "Oh, what is impossible~ It's just that you bought off the waiter, and then, the real trader, the merchant who transports grain every month, is the one your brother-in-law disguised." He was lucky, he just didn't happen to be in the royal city, otherwise, depending on what he did, he would end up with that chamberlain. Next time, remember not to work with someone who can keep accounts in a diary! ”
Seeing that everyone in the audience hesitated, Walter simply magnified his move. He began to point his fingers at the people in the room.
"You! From the time of the reign of the fifth king, there was tax evasion! Your territory has the highest tax in the country, but you only pay 20% to the royal family! ”
"You! Raised the cost of Tie Weijun's guns by fifty percent! And use a large number of inferior magic stones to replace high-quality magic stones to deliver to you, resulting in the budget and later maintenance of the monarch far beyond expectations! ”
"You! Not to mention raising the price of grain, but also wantonly mixing wood chips and gravel to make profits, ah, your family's business has been around since the time of the fourth generation! ”
"You! Privately engaged in human trafficking, hundreds of boys and girls are sold to Owes every year! You don't expect this dirty money to buy your life back from a tyrant's noose, do you? ”
"And you! The private monarch who is domesticated in private is actually the 'blue-headed bandit' who cannot be eradicated. Don't be surprised, you guys who deal with stolen goods in the royal city have all done it~! ”
"And you。。。" "You too~!。。。。" "Of course you can't run~!。。。。" Walter uncovered all the old stories of everyone present.
"Finally, you!" Walter looked at Kolode, whose body was trembling slightly, "Your family is the most daring, it is said that the 'Zhimashi' with maritime trade as the pillar is not short of money at all, but you actually do business with the demons, or grain and minerals, these two big businesses of destroying the family and destroying the clan!" ”
"How can such a thing happen? I've never heard of it, it's too much! "There were people in the room who were angry.
"That's it, there is such a good way, and I actually swallowed it myself!" There are also people who are jealous.
"Nope! We just shipped grain and minerals to the north, and we didn't have any contact with the demons at all! Kolode vetoed loudly, but already had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Hmm, you gave the food to a monarch official, and then that official handed it over to Tie Weijun's deputy general Bellez~ Heh, don't you understand?"
Hearing this, Kolod slumped into his seat.
Walter looked at the people in the room, and continued to speak in a contemptuous tone: "Gentlemen, give up your illusions~ Don't expect the tyrant to forgive you and let you continue to live a good life in the south!" Now, unite and unite! In order to defend against the minions of the tyrant, only in this way! Your lives and property can be truly saved! ”
"Nope! I don't have the idea of fighting against the royal court, I just want to make a little money, I don't sell a lot of grain and minerals, even if I am really found, it will only be a heavy fine! Yes, as long as I'm willing to admit punishment, that's it, that's it... Claude got up and retorted, but in the end, he lost his confidence.
"Don't be delusional!" Walter angrily interrupted the other man's retort, "You idiots! The catastrophe is coming, and I am still daydreaming! ”
Standing up and pacing back and forth in his seat, Walter shouted to the crowd, "Times have changed, and the good days are over!" Sober up! ”
"Do you think you're still in the heyday of the 'Virtuous King' V?" The former royal minister looked at everyone with disdain: "A bunch of fools, your good days will be over when you kill the chamberlain sent by the previous king to check taxes!" That's the fifth playmate since childhood, the son of his nurse! Huh, drowned? Right in the pond of your accommodation? ”
"Who's the one to clean up the mess for you idiots? It's me! You are living a good life in the south, all kinds of tax evasion and concealment, and occupation of state assets, who is helping you to hide it? It's me! There are also many colleagues who are also national officials, who work tirelessly to help you revise your statements and calculate taxes! So that you can profit in the south with peace of mind! The former minister continued to say angrily.
"If it weren't for the concerted efforts of all our colleagues, this Maharaja would have come down and hanged you all twenty years earlier! And the taxes, do you know how much the kingdom pays in a year? Well? Don't know, right? But I know! Only a pitiful half a million quintals! Walter put his left index finger and thumb together and placed them in front of him: "See?" That's it, that's the tax revenue of a country! And, this value has been maintained for thirty years! Who's on this? We tireless treasurers! ”
"But we didn't give you any less money! You have a part in it! Besides, it was a big deal that you caused in the first place! I blame you 'public weapons'! Oswell interrupted the former minister's speech angrily.
"That's it!" "It's your fault!" And the crowd chimed in.
"I don't deny that we have a small fee for our hard work, but that's what we deserve! And we've already paid for it! Walter lowered his left hand and continued to prop himself on the table and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I invite you here to make you understand that we are already on a dangerous dark path! Relying on the support of your local forces, we, the officials in the royal court, can shine and help you walk safely and smoothly on this dangerous but rich road! ”
"But we're done, we're done! I do not know... Speaking of which, Walter felt a little weak, but fortunately his acting skills were good and not revealed. He coughed a few times and continued, "The jackals of the Justice Department are more cunning and stronger than ever! They bit us to the death, these poor state officials, as far as I know, they found a lot of evidence, which drove that tyrant crazy! Completely lost mercy and sanity, and everyone saw the tragedy after that. ”
"You don't know, do you? The tyrant, guided by the jackal, not only got the evidence of the crime, but also the property of those who were murdered! Guess how many?! Walter raised his right hand and opened his palm, "Five million Quintal!" This is still cash, not counting other real estate, bonds, equity or something, a full five million! Ten years of taxes! ”
"Think about it, guys!" Walter took a deep breath, "Just by relying on your alms, eating the bread crumbs you gave and drinking the leftover soup, you can save more than five million assets!" So, as you who eat meat and drink wine in the south, how much oil and water can you squeeze out? Million? Fifty thousand? ”
"Now you get it, right? Who can resist the temptation of 50,000! Not to mention the mad tyrant, even the most merciful saint will be transformed into a demon for it! Now, is there anyone else leaving? Well? ”
After discussing with each other for a few seconds, they sat back in their seats and looked solemnly at Walter, who was in the center seat.
"Just say, what's next? We fully support you! "Oswell used an honorific title for the first time.
"Very well, do you have any other questions? What I'm going to talk about next will be about strategies for future action. It takes your all, and I'm talking about it! If someone wants to quit, then this is the last chance! Walter finished speaking in a calm tone, and then he stopped speaking, but looked at everyone indifferently.
"Please wait a moment, honorable Mr. Fospo." The bearded man wrapped in a turban stood up, "I'm sorry to interrupt your speech again, but, if I'm not mistaken, what follows is the internal strife of your Grande people, and it has nothing to do with us believers in the great gods. I think it's time for us to quit. ”
The crowd didn't care, and after all, they were puzzled as to why Walter would invite these outsiders entrenched in the disputed area, or pagans.
"Please stay, Priest Muramusen, there is a reason why I invited you to come to the meeting~" Walter stopped calling
Count the departed followers of the Great God Cult.
"Mr. Fosbo, I don't understand, in fact, my brothers and I don't understand, we don't have much contact between us, whether it's you or the nobles here, we are not familiar with each other~" The bearded man spread his hands, very helpless: "Coming here itself is to solve this doubt, but the theme of your council has always been the conflict between your local nobles and the royal family, which has nothing to do with us?" I am sorry, Mr. Fospo, but we do not intend to get involved in the internal struggle in your country, and I once again ask to leave. ”
"Don't worry~ As you said, you actually have very little to do with the kingdom, except for a few nearby cities and some trade, there is really no other contact." Walter looked at the bearded hands, on which he wore eight rings, and the golden light on his wrists also proved that he was wearing gold bracelets on both hands.
"Since the defeat of the Morakot uprising, your ministry has been exiled in the disputed border between our country and the 'Orqi Divine Kingdom', and I can honestly say that I am deeply sympathetic to your plight." Walter bowed to the other party, and then said with a smile: "Originally, the disputes in my country really have little to do with you. You do occupy our disputed area, but it was originally an enclave, and there was no output, and the former king did decree that the dispute should be put aside. It's just that... ”
"Just what?" The bearded man was a little flustered and hurriedly asked.
"That tyrant, he knows the truth! Yes, you decades, the hidden truth! ”