Chapter 140: Just Talking About Business
The City Lord's Mansion had already been seen in front of him, and the guards at the gate had already seen this scene, and even earlier, someone at the city gate had come to report what had happened over there. Now in the face of a mighty team of thousands of people, who dares to stand at the door to annoy people, the door has long been closed, not to mention people at the door, there are no two ghosts.
Bruce still followed, and he kept cursing the guild leaders in his heart, why there was no definite statement until now, and Bruce could only carefully maintain the relationship between the two sides. However, it seems that Adrian's side does not need to maintain much, the strength of the two sides has completely changed, and I believe that Bruce is now making a decision directly, and there will be no statement above.
I can't help but say that this little lord named Antonio is really shocking. I thought that a small lord in the cursed land was still a magic wastewood, and after the only big business was robbed by the city lord, he would never turn over, and there would be no return. Unexpectedly, Meng Han's speed of getting up again was even faster than the speed of falling, and the momentum was even more violent.
It is unimaginable that when the amount of gold coins reaches a certain level, his own power will become so powerful without how he builds momentum. The reason why Bruce didn't know this was because he hadn't seen enough gold coins before that.
"My lord, it's not like I'm going to protect the bastard inside, but if you're charged with anything by doing it to him, it's worth the loss. Bruce gave Meng Han a rare thought, and carefully mentioned it when Meng Han stood and considered how to enter the City Lord's Mansion.
"Makes sense. Meng Han nodded, looked up and saw Bruce's still somewhat nervous face, and couldn't help but roll his eyes: "You don't really think that I brought these people behind, right?"
Bruce was speechless, and didn't answer anything other than give Meng Han a roll of his eyes.
Meng Han shook his head helplessly, turned to face the large group of mercenaries who were talking in whispers behind him, stretched out his finger to his mouth, and made a shushing gesture. Suddenly, all the voices of the discussion disappeared, and it was as quiet as night.
Stretching out his fingers, Meng Han drew a line in front of him, as if drawing an invisible thin line on the ground. Then, Meng Han's hand waved outward, and he stroked it emphatically, and those mercenaries seemed to understand what Meng Han meant, and they all took a few steps back, as if standing behind the thin line.
Nodding with satisfaction, Meng Han shook his finger at everyone, and then pointed to the thin line on the ground that didn't exist at all, signaling everyone not to cross this line. A group of people were silent, looking at Meng Han's gestures, the people in front of them all nodded, no one spoke, and no one moved. It seems that the line really exists.
"Look, everyone doesn't come along, it's not mine!" Turning around, Meng Han said to Bruce very seriously. His words made Bruce smile bitterly beyond measure. So many people are so obedient, it's not your people, it's still mine? It's just that at this time, how could he say anything else?
"Open the door!" Meng Han just called softly, and the door of the City Lord's Mansion slowly opened. The figures of the two Christopher elven brothers appeared behind the door. There was no one else but the two of them.
Meng Han swaggered into the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, stood in the courtyard and looked at it, and nodded: "It's right here!" Brother Gavin nodded behind him, and immediately disappeared quickly, and when they reappeared, there was already an extra chair behind Meng Han.
Sitting comfortably on the chair, Meng Han looked at the soldiers who came in with him, nodded, and then turned to Bruce outside the door: "I don't know if the city lord is not here, do you want to trouble Mr. Bruce for me to invite?"
Bruce didn't wade into this muddy water by himself, and hurriedly shook his head when he heard this, he didn't even plan to come in, just watched from a distance. Bruce had also heard about how the Stormwind City Lord treated Meng Han before, and it seemed that he just wanted to see how this young lord repaid Viscount Adrian, and the rest, he didn't want to say more, and he wouldn't ask more.
"Gavin, please come out of our city lord, I need to talk to him properly. Meng Han ordered Gavin.
"Yes, my lord!" Garvin agreed, and with a wave of his hand, a dozen warriors rushed straight behind. The others scattered around Meng Han early, firmly guarding the lord in the middle.
In less than a moment, the city lord Adrian appeared in front of Meng Han under the hostage of the two warriors. Not far away, as soon as the two warriors let go, Viscount Adrian was thrown to the ground.
The current situation made Meng Han suddenly think of the situation when he first came to this world and finally separated from the earl. At that time, Meng Han seemed to be the same as this Viscount Adrian, although he had a title and an official position, but in front of the powerful earl, he didn't even have room to resist.
The reality is really cruel, in just one year, Meng Han can sit here and watch his subordinates pull out his nominal boss directly from his City Lord's Mansion, unceremoniously. And this city lord, a few months ago, was even able to sit high on the high platform of the square, forcing himself to transfer the only money-making Bai Yao Crystal Mine in his hand to him without paying a penny.
After a few months of not seeing each other, Lord Adrian seemed to have become a different person. If it weren't for the aristocratic clothes and familiar face he was wearing, Meng Han would not even dare to recognize it. After just a few months of hunger, Lord Adrian seemed to be dozens of years old, with a rickety body, and there were actually some gray hairs on his head. It's like falling under the curse of old age of the elven sisters.
"Lord Adrian!" Meng Han's voice was calm, with a hint of ridicule: "What's the matter? Is it cursed?
Where did Adrian dare to answer, those city guards in the City Lord's Mansion didn't know where they all ran to for a long time, facing Meng Han's group of wolf-like subordinates, when they were inside, they just resisted a little and took a few beats, and they still hurt now. Moreover, Meng Han's ridicule, in Adrian's ears, was like a demon's whisper, who knows if Meng Han is angry, what will be the next order, will he kill himself?
From the time Austin was sent to assassinate him and his body was shown to the public, Adrian knew he was finished. The biggest reliance is no longer reliable, and the backers of officialdom have always looked at how many gold coins they can honor, but compared with Meng Han in Huangsha Town now, everyone understands which one to choose if they want gold coins. These words, Adrian is even more unable to eat and can't sleep at night, where is there any aristocratic demeanor, if it weren't for some people waiting, it is estimated that there is no difference between it and calling Hanako now.
"Isn't this too disrespectful to the City Lord?" Meng Han looked at Adrian who was huddled on the ground, remembering the way he ordered the soldiers to point their bows and arrows at Alice on the gallows, and couldn't help but feel a wave of anger in his heart. But the words that came out of his mouth changed into a different taste: "Come on, bring a seat to the city lord, Lord Viscount, what kind of body is it to sit on the ground?"
"Yes!" someone quickly lifted a chair from the house, and then very unceremoniously lifted the city lord who was slumped on the ground directly, and then pressed it heavily on the chair.
"Lord of the City, I came here on purpose today, one of them is to pay a visit to the Lord of the City. Meng Han said slowly and reasonably, without glancing at the city lord opposite: "I'm very relieved to see that you are still alive!"
The people who heard Meng Han speak outside the door all felt a chill in their hearts. Meng Han's appearance seemed to be gratified, but who would feel uncomfortable with himself and his lord at this time?
"The second thing is that I want to discuss it with the city lord, you see, Huangsha Town, as a subsidiary territory of Stormwind City, how should this tax be calculated?" This time, Meng Han's gaze was on Adrian, as if he was seriously discussing or asking for instructions.
"You, you have the final say!" Lord Adrian was now only trembling, where would he dare to express his opinion. However, Meng Han's words could not be answered, so he could only answer tremblingly.
"In that case, I think that since I have already paid taxes to Lord Earl, then Stormwind should not be taxed anymore, what do you think? Lord Adrian!" Meng Han said very seriously, as if he was really negotiating the tax rate with him.
"But, yes!" Adrian only nodded except for trembling.
"Also, can the caravans traveling to and from Huangsha Town passing through Stormwind City ask the City Lord to open up the net, and there is no need to levy such a high tax?" Meng Han took the initiative to raise an issue again.
"No more taxes. Adrian spoke fluently, but he didn't dare to contradict Meng Han in the slightest.
"Okay!" Meng Han waved his hand, and someone had already prepared a written order for Adrian to sign. As long as he signs it, these things are official resolutions.
"It's a pleasure to talk to you about business, I like it. Meng Han stood up and said with a smile: "My lord, you have to take care of your health, today we only talk about official affairs, and next time, we will talk about some private matters." ”
After speaking, he completely ignored Adrian's miserable face, and snapped his fingers at everyone: "Let's go!" When he left the City Lord's Mansion first, he was thinking in his heart: "Such a good thing, you can't enjoy it all at once, you should feel very good if you come over every once in a while!"
(To be continued)