Gu Yangming was also taken aback, "Isn't it 40%? Why is it 50% all of a sudden?"

The palace official smiled bitterly: "I heard that the mercenary guild is the obstruction." ”

Gu Yangming, Gu Tiancheng, and Gavin Muqi were all stunned when they heard this: the role of the Mercenary Guild in this matter, they all knew it. Unexpectedly, they couldn't beat it, and it was a trick behind their backs. It's too ungraceful.

When it comes to the Mercenary Guild, it won't be able to be solved by the Han Public Relations Kingdom Guild. As an old kingdom, Dahan naturally has a relationship with the Kingdom Guild, and there is a lot of filial piety every year.

If it was just a wrestling with Carter, and both sides were desperately trying to publicize the Kingdom Guild, the Kingdom Guild would definitely not be so biased towards Carter, and before the victory or defeat was determined in the war, the tax rate adjustment plan would be sent to Dahan first. It is obvious that it is to suppress the morale of the big man and make the big man give up the attack on Carter.

Gu Yangming's face was solemn, knowing that the trickiness of this matter was far beyond his imagination.

Entering the palace, I happened to meet Baili Changxing and You Yuchen who were also rushing over there. The two sides met and greeted for a while, and when they saw that Gu Tiancheng and Gavin Muqi were also there, they also laughed with them for a while.

Gu Tiancheng and Gavin Muqi both listened to them with their ears open, and in just a few words, they heard a lot of useful information.

In order to keep Carter, the Kingdom Guild actually proposed to the Great Han that as long as the Great Han defeated the Iron Wall Fort, it would be equivalent to a fundamental victory, and the annexation of Carter was just a convenient matter. Therefore, as long as the Great Han takes the Iron Wall Fort, he will have to pay 50% of the luxury tax to the Kingdom Guild!

If this is to tell the Han nakedly: You must not take the Iron Wall Fort.

That's not all, the Kingdom Guild also demanded that the Great Han return the captured Carter Three Holy Steps, and not ask for any compensation.

It doesn't matter if the Kingdom Guild favors Carter, but in order to favor Carter, the Kingdom Guild does not hesitate to break the rules it has made, which is serious.

If the Kingdom Guild does this, it will definitely weaken its prestige among the kingdoms, but before the Kingdom Guild is weakened, the Great Han will definitely not be able to withstand the blow of the Kingdom Guild, if the Great Han jumps out to resist.

The Kingdom Guild saw this point, so it rode on the head of the big man to make a fortune.

Gu Tiancheng almost exploded on the spot when he heard this! If the Kingdom Guild was a person, right in front of him, Gu Tiancheng would definitely be beaten up and sent him back to the West directly.

In contrast, Gavin Muqi was much calmer, but his brows were furrowed more and more tightly, and he was obviously aware of the thorniness of the problem.

When I came to the compound of the Senate, all the members of the Senate gathered, and the lord of the country Gref was naturally there, not only that, but the eldest prince Huawen, the second prince Huawu, the third prince Huafeng, and the fourth prince Hualiang were also there.

The four of them sat honestly in the corner, and when they saw Gu Tiancheng's gaze falling on them, they all responded with smiles on their faces.

Gu Tiancheng thought that Gref wanted to train his sons to take on great responsibilities in the kingdom, and his intention was too obvious.

Some of the younger generation of the royal family are people, and they really have to talk about seniority, talent and learning, and strength, when will it be their turn to sit here with the four brothers.

But when someone has a father who is the lord of the country, everything is different. No matter how good a nephew is, he is not as good as his own son. Whoever holds the power hopes that one day he will be able to pass it on to his son, not his nephew. Gref, of course, is not immune.

In response to Gref's obvious entrainment of private goods, Gavin Quinn turned a blind eye and did not raise any objections.

With Quinn's experience, of course he knows what Gref is thinking, and he knows that this is human nature, and he can't limit himself.

If it weren't for Quinn's own son, how could the throne of the kingdom fall to Gref. Anyway, it is impossible for the future lord to pass on his own lineage, so why bother to oppose Gref and create internal contradictions.

Besides, even if Greif's sons become the lords of the country, not they can be the masters of everything, there is a council of senators, there are elders, and there are four marquises, which is enough to constitute a containment of the lord of the country.

Thinking of this, Quinn was a little impressed with Gref, he was restricted from using his hands and feet back then, and he was disheartened early, and he gave up the position of lord of the country at a young age.

Unexpectedly, Gref is in the position of the lord of the country, but he is doing well, the same constraints, if he were replaced by himself, he would have been angry and smoking, but that Gref is fine, and he can still deal with it with a smile and a face.

I have to say that this is also a rare ability! After all these years of accumulation, isn't Gref now gradually grasping more and more power? Being able to bring his sons to the Senate to observe is one of the proofs.

Hua Liang saw that Gavin Muqi was also there, so he beckoned to her and motioned for her to come over. Gavin Muqi hesitated, shook his head at him gently, and sat beside Gu Tiancheng.

The small movements between them were seen by Gu Tiancheng, and after sitting down, he quietly asked, "You're not afraid that they will gossip about you behind your back?"

Gavin Muqi smiled and said, "What kind of gossip? I'm afraid everyone in the capital knows about me and you." If you abandon me in the future, you don't need anyone else, the eyes and mouths of those people alone will kill me more than ten times. ”

Gu Tiancheng was stunned, he had never thought about this problem, but when Gavin Muqi mentioned this, he felt that what he said was very right, it was just that he had neglected this.

Doesn't that mean that although I promised to get along with each other, in fact, from the beginning, I had no other choice.

"You knew this from the beginning, didn't you?" Gu Tiancheng felt that he had fallen into the trap set by the old foxes, and couldn't help but ask.

Gavin Muki nodded slightly, "I know, but I'm not against that." ”

Gu Tiancheng hugged his head, "It seems that I'm a fool, if you don't say it today, I'm still in the dark." ”

Gavin Muki said, "Just kidding. What do you think too much, if you don't want me, can I still stay in Dahan? I must marry someone else, and I may not return to Dahan in this life. What does the big man think of me, do I need to care?"

"You don't care, but I do. Gu Tiancheng said softly.

Gavin Muqi shook slightly, looked up at Gu Tiancheng, then turned his head to the other side and stopped talking.

Gu Tiancheng found that several people were looking at this side, and he didn't speak, and began to sit upright.

Gavin Quinn saw that everyone had arrived and called the meeting to order. Gu Yangming had just returned from the front line and was not familiar with the situation, so Gref introduced what happened during this time.

Gref stood up with his stomach held up, and began in a tone full of emotion.

The envoy of the Kingdom Guild in Dahan lives in the manor exclusive to the Kingdom envoy on weekdays, and does not ask about the affairs of Dahan, but when the tax is paid every year, he takes the tax team of the Kingdom Guild to check the accounts.