Chapter 380: Imperial Gladiator (22)

It's not that they can't pay the tax, but they don't want to pay it, all the taxes in the city have been put into their own pockets early, and they have become the funds for them to train the army and run the city, and now it is impossible for them to hand over this money again.

But how to deal with the tax collectors who have already left the empire?

Boda's approach is quite simple and crude, that is, just kill the other party directly.

Of course, this method can only solve the immediate need, and it is impossible to completely solve the problem.

As soon as the tax collectors arrive in their cities, then the fact that these cities have changed hands will be completely exposed, and Marcus will definitely come to attack them at that time, and if that time comes, everything will seem quite passive.

On the battlefield, passivity must be bad, only the initiative can grasp all the initiative, the initiative in one's own hands, in order to effectively control the rhythm of the battle.

Therefore, when Boda killed the second tax collector sent from the royal capital who had not yet arrived in the city, Ding Zhu and his party had already made a decision to directly expose the uprising.

Their uprising actually went very smoothly, Marcus's looting of the people was already too much because of the war, and the taxes paid every year were completely unpayable by the people, not to mention, the war with the outside consumed a large number of men, and Marcus had to start conscription.

The men in the family were conscripted and taken away, the women couldn't pay taxes, and the children had just grown up, in short, this war, which was not big at the beginning, actually brought ruin to the people at the bottom, so when Ding Zhu and their rebel army rose up, it was recognized by almost all the people.

Even Ding Zhu didn't expect that what seemed very difficult would become so easy.

And what she has to do is very simple, just stand in front of the army and give a provocative and heartfelt speech before every major event departs.

Doing so not only cemented the position of Ding Candle's mascot, but also made a very big profit for Ding Candle.

As more and more people followed, the faith value on the Ding Candle Ring continued to skyrocket, and soon the groove was filled. After being filled, there is an extra refined button under the faith value, and when Ding Candle clicks it, the result is that the fragment of her faith power is upgraded to level 2.

Level 2 Faith Fragments are faster at collecting Faith Points, and the benefits of these Faith Points to Ding Candle itself are gradually being revealed.

For example, the combat power is more durable, the physical strength is more, the speed is faster, and the strength is stronger.

In short, the strong makes it stronger, and the weak makes it stronger, so that Ding Candle is more in line with the identity of the mascot.

Marcus never dreamed that there would be a rebellion under his nose.

He got the news at a breakfast, and at that time Marcus thought that the person who sent the news was simply joking, although all his attention has been on foreign wars recently, but it does not mean that his rule over the country has weakened, he has not received any abnormal information at all, how can he riot and rebel?

And the rebels sound like there are not a few.

When I started to check the map, there were not a few, not to mention not a few! Marcus was almost in the middle of nowhere, and it looked like most of his country had disappeared on the map, completely falling into the hands of this group called the Red Maple Army. Even not so long ago, they had annexed two major military camps in the middle of the empire to stabilize the country, one of the most dedicated troops he had ever raised since he ascended the throne.

Wherever this army went, there was almost no grass, and all the nobles in the city were killed if they were not loyal to them, and the middle class and commoners, who were between the nobles and the commoners, were simply waiting for their arrival, and as soon as they entered the city, these people immediately defected, and there were no more effective loyalists in the city.

Even, there are many cities where they have set foot in Mimi, and there are already many people looking forward to their arrival.

The news continued to flow through the network of news that the empire was still alive, and it was sent to Marcus's desk, and he was immersed in this irrepressible state of anger every day.

Three days later, only three days after the news arrived, Marcus could no longer sit still, and he summoned all the ministers to discuss countermeasures. Speaking of rebellion, it has never been uncommon in the entire history of the empire, every time there is a rebellion, of course, it is indispensable to bloody suppression, coupled with the power of the empire and the millions of iron hooves, as long as these armies are drawn, no matter how rampant the rebellion, it is only a matter of time before it is eliminated.

However, this time is different.

The protracted war on the border and several countries has consumed too many troops of the empire, just twenty days ago, Marcus had just sent an army of 100,000 to the front, and now the entire country has only a few troops hoarded on the edge of the capital, and the rest are either on the border or have been swallowed up by this locust-like Red Maple army.

"Say! Say! Marcus was furious, and he roared almost at all the ministers standing in front of him: "Aren't you usually very talkative? How did they become mute one by one? On weekdays, you tell me that those bullshit truths are simply a set of things that never stop, what's wrong today? Are you out of words? ”

What awaited Marcus was a whisper, and no one dared to stand up for his words, which made Marcus even more resentful, and he stared at the golden roof of the palace before he said, "Bring back the troops from the border." ”

This decision made all the ministers begin to object, "Your Majesty, this must not be, now the war on the border has reached the point of white heat, as long as we hold on, these restless small countries will all be defeated, at that time, the territory of our empire will be expanded at one time, and we will be the supreme empire......"

The minister didn't say anything, and Marcus's sneer rang out: "Yes, by that time, I have also been pulled from the throne by these rebels, and by that time, what does the expansion of the empire have to do with me?" ”

This is simply a proposition, and no one dares to answer it.

Marcus looked at a room of ministers with their heads bowed like turtledoves, and finally said coldly: "Give the general an order, and immediately drive back to fight against the rebels." “()

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