Gu Xiuliang laughed, "What are you tempting, tell you, I'm a soul level now! If you kid is disobedient, I can beat you and can't fight back." ”

The others sat there, holding back their laughter and not speaking. Gu Tiancheng was also happy, "Dad, you took a turn around the ghost gate this time, why do you feel that the whole person has become much more handsome?"

Gu Xiuliang said proudly: "That's my foundation!"

......

After saying a few words, Gu Xiuliang took them to the barracks to see Gu Yangming. During this time, there were no big wars, and small fights were non-stop every day.

Gu Yangming is still in high-frequency contact with Carter's high-level management, hoping to surrender without a fight. But Carter, for his part, was stubborn and reluctant to give up Fort Ironwall. It can be said that the time before the final general attack is already very short. Gu Yangming's patience is not much.

When Gu Tiancheng came to Gu Yangming's camp, he met Gu Yangming who was furious there, complaining to the commander under him that the Carter royal family was short-sighted and tendoned.

Seeing Gu Tiancheng come in, Gu Yangming's anger subsided a little, and he waved his hand to let those people get out of the way. Those commanders who led the troops were all like they had been amnestied, looked at Gu Tiancheng gratefully, and ran away.

"Grandpa, the Carter royal family doesn't cooperate, what's the use of you getting angry with them?" Gu Tiancheng said.

Gu Yangming sighed, "If the Carter royal family is willing to submit to the Great Han, then it would be great, there is no need to alarm the Kingdom Guild." But the Carter royal family diehards, we are sure that we don't want to fight a lawsuit with them in the Kingdom Guild, and we must bear it to the end. ”

Yu Xiaoyao asked, "Why can't you alarm the Kingdom Guild?"

Gu Tiancheng's question was: Why did it alarm the Kingdom Guild?

Since Gu Yangming told them about these things, even if they didn't ask, he would popularize this kind of science to them.

The Kingdom Guild is in charge of all the kingdoms, and all the kingdom families below are ambitious, hoping to stand at the height of the empire and become the main players in the Shining Continent through annexation wars.

However, under the pattern set by the psychic god, the main players can only be the psychic hall and the seven guilds, and it is difficult for the kingdom below to achieve class promotion.

Suppressing the Kingdom's way forward is naturally the business of the Kingdom Guild.

Although the Kingdom Guild stipulates that once a kingdom realizes the dream of the empire through hard work, the Kingdom Guild will negotiate with them to let them give up dismantling the empire and enter the Kingdom Guild's Elder Guild, enjoy the benefits of the upper echelons of the Kingdom Guild, and become an upper-class family from now on.

However, this approach did not work well, and encouraged the kingdoms below to be keen on war and annexation. The Kingdom Guild certainly has other measures.

Once a kingdom has a fundamental victory over another kingdom and is about to complete the feat of annexation, the inspector will report the information to the kingdom guild, and the kingdom guild will send someone to negotiate with the kingdom about the tax rate adjustment.

It is said that it is a consultation, and with the strength of the Kingdom Guild, it is naturally a unilateral ultimatum. The general kingdom tax is 30%, and the kingdom tax that has completed the annexation is often 40%, and even up to 70%!

The Kingdom Guild will have to suppress the enthusiasm of the kingdom below for foreign expansion by raising the tax rate. When the gains from foreign expansion could not offset the loss of taxes, the kingdom below naturally ceased.

But there are policies at the top, and there are countermeasures at the bottom. The annexation wars of the kingdoms below are very careful not to touch the red line of fundamental victory. Rather, when one party has a clear advantage, negotiations are initiated with the inferior party, and the inferior party is conditionally merged into the superior party. In this way, the restrictions of the Kingdom Guild can be perfectly solved.

Therefore, Gu Yangming has been patiently waiting for the Carter Kingdom's reply, hoping that the Carter Kingdom can understand the current affairs and take the initiative to merge into the Han Dynasty.

Who knew that Carter was determined to fight the big man to the end, but he would not surrender. Gu Yangming didn't have a way at all.

"The Kingdom Guild must know about this, right?" Sima Xin asked, "Could it be that they just watched the kingdom below play ghost under their noses?"

Gu Yangming said: "The Kingdom Guild is shrewd, there are at most six Hou clans in charge of military power under a kingdom royal family, and if there are too many, there will be problems." This has been true for thousands of years. Such a method of annexation will not only fail to increase the strength of the kingdom, but will also cause internal friction in the kingdom. Why should the Kingdom Guild interfere, just wait and see. ”

"Those kingdoms also know this, right, why should they be so keen on this?" asked Sima Xin.

"Compared to being immediately required to pay more than 40% of the kingdom tax, this kind of general rise is still possible. Gu Yangming said, with some helplessness in his voice.

Gu Tiancheng knew that the rules of this world were formulated by the Psychic Hall and the Seven Great Guilds, and it was impossible to win against them if he had to go around within the framework of their rules. If you want to win, you have to break this framework.

Therefore, Gu Tiancheng has always lacked enough respect for the rules of the Kingdom Guild.

"Since Carter is not cooperating, if we storm the Iron Wall Fort and then take it, will it constitute a fundamental victory?" asked Gu Tiancheng.

Gu Yangming said: "An iron fortress has stopped our Tiger Wing Legion for more than ten years. Once it is won, of course, it will be a fundamental victory. ”

Gu Tiancheng suddenly became excited, "So, after taking the Iron Wall Fort, we will have to deal with the people of the Kingdom Guild?"

Gu Yangming stepped forward and knocked Gu Tiancheng on the face, "It's not your turn to deal with it." The trouble now is that the lord of the country has specially sent a special envoy to come over, and he has been instructed that he cannot easily take the Iron Wall Fort. Dahan's finances are tight, and even if it is only a 10% increase, it will not be able to withstand it. ”

Gu Tiancheng was angry, "The first time I heard that the lord of the country who will win the battle is in a hurry and won't let him fight." It's really strange that it happens every year, especially this year. ”

Gu Yangming also smiled, "Now that Liangzi has recovered, the frontline will be handed over to him." I will go back and discuss this matter with the lord of the kingdom. Boy, will you go back with me, or will you stay here and wait for the war?"

Gu Tiancheng thought about it, he couldn't touch a holy rank if he stayed here, what was the point, it was better to follow Gu Yangming back. Ever since he knew about the Kingdom Guild, Gu Tiancheng had always wanted to see and understand one day, and now that he had the opportunity, Gu Tiancheng would certainly not miss it.

Gu Yangming didn't just say to leave, he always had to explain to Gu Xiuliang. Moreover, Gu Xiuliang recovered from his injury and his strength rose sharply, so he naturally wanted to celebrate, the Tiger Wing Legion was full of joy, and Gu Yangming also needed to stay for a few days.

Finding a suitable opportunity, Gu Yangming pulled Gu Tiancheng and asked quietly, "What does that Jade Xiaoyao have to do with you?"

Gu Tiancheng was playing cards with a few cousins and cousins at the time, and he didn't react for a while, so he opened his mouth and said, "Classmate, it's also from our Allen faction." What's wrong?"