"You want to suppress bandits?? But...... As far as I know, at the junction of Youzhou and the capital, there are many mountain ranges, and most of them are densely forested, so it is not easy to suppress bandits. ”

"Even if I support you as the lord of the city, I'm afraid...... It's hard to get what you want. ”

Wu Jing frowned slightly, she didn't understand why Yang Dong cared so much about suppressing bandits.

"No, I don't want to kill them."

Yang Dong shook his head, and a faint smile immediately appeared on his cheeks.

"I just need you to send an elite team to keep our workers safe."

Hearing this, Wu Jing breathed a sigh of relief slightly, if it was just to protect the safety of the workers, it would not be a difficult task.

So she nodded and said:

"If that's the case, I can help you."

"In addition, I need to clarify the tax rate with you."

As soon as these words came out, Wu Jing's face changed directly. Although she is not very good at these, she also knows that the tax revenue of a city is very important.

Even the emperor will only set a minimum standard. As for how much to add in the end, it actually depends on the rules of each place.

"The matter...... I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right? The tax rate of Wucheng has always been set by Wucheng itself, as long as it conforms to His Majesty's rules, it has always been so. Mr. Yang wants to set the tax rate, I'm afraid...... No way. ”

Yang Dong bowed slightly, looked at Wu Jing calmly and asked:

"Really?"

Wu Jing couldn't figure out what the other party was thinking, but she still shook her head slightly.

"The matter...... I'm afraid it's hard to convince the public. Even if I promise you, the officials of Wucheng will not agree. After all...... This is the rule of officialdom, and even I am not exempt from vulgarity. ”

"In that case...... I'm afraid that the martial arts city will be managed by the Yongwu Army for a while. Wu City Lord, you are in the City Lord's Mansion, take a rest. ”

Yang Dong said lightly, and after speaking, he wanted to turn around and leave.

However, his operation made Wu Jing panic.

"Manager Yang, I advise you not to mess around! Do you know that although this martial city is not big, the forces of all parties are intertwined, and it is not as simple as you think. ”

"I know, Your Majesty asked you to come to Youzhou, and you must need to make some achievements. However, I advise you not to make a fuss about Wucheng. ”

"You're threatening me?"

Yang Dong pointed to his nose and suddenly chuckled.

"Martial City Lord, you seem to have forgotten something. At the beginning of the flood in Luozhou, the officialdom of the entire Luozhou was decayed. ”

"Later, I Yang Dong went, guess what?"

Wu Jing didn't speak, but stared at Yang Dong quietly.

Yang Dong didn't care, and continued to talk eloquently:

"Later, after many investigations, I found that the Longwu Army and the Huwei Army sent by His Majesty to provide disaster relief were all dog officials who guarded and stole themselves."

"And our old prince, who doesn't ask about the world, seems to be a little dishonest. And guess what happened to them later? ”

Hearing this, Wu Jingliu's eyebrows frowned slightly, but a thoughtful look flashed in her eyes.

What Yang Dong said is the inside story of the floods in Luozhou. Although she is the lord of Wucheng, she has long been marginalized by the imperial court.

Therefore, she has no way of hearing about these insider information.

This time, Yang Dong didn't sell it, but said bluntly:

"Later, these corrupt officials and corrupt officials have all been brought to justice, and they were taken back to the capital by the governor and personally handed over to His Majesty for trial."

Hearing this, Wu Jing's eyes widened in shock.

"All the Dharma? How exactly do you do that? ”

"And ...... Although the old prince doesn't ask about the world, he is deeply rooted in the court, how can you move him? ”

"It's nothing, it's just going with the flow."

Yang Dong smiled indifferently and continued:

"Those corrupt officials and corrupt officials can't figure out what the general trend is until they die. They think that the people are the foundation of the state, and the state is solid, but it is just a joke that no one cares about. ”

"But as the saying goes, water can carry a boat and capsize a boat, and when the people can't survive, the general trend has been achieved."

"I'm just a gesture. As for the old prince who is deeply rooted in the imperial court, now that he counts the days, he has almost been buried in the imperial tomb. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wu Jing directly gasped.

Listen, is this talking about human language?

The dignified prince of Zhou actually died at the hands of a eunuch!

What if he's the head of Ouchi?

Wu Jing is not a fool, so he naturally understands that it is impossible for a mere eunuch to move the prince of the dynasty, unless he ......

Thinking of this, Wu Jing gasped again.

It turns out that all this is what His Majesty meant!

I see, I see!

She looked at Yang Dong, but a complicated color flashed in her eyes.

She opened her mouth with difficulty and asked:

"So...... The matter of deciding the tax rate of Wucheng is actually what His Majesty meant? ”

"Not really."

Yang Dong shook his head and continued:

"But Your Majesty said, let me take care of the affairs of Youzhou by myself, and I don't need to tell her about such a trivial matter."

"It's not a trivial matter!"

Wu Jing let out a low roar, and was very angry by Yang Dong's words in her heart. But when she thought about it, the other party could even settle the entire Luozhou.

A mere martial city seems to be a trivial matter.

So, her tone weakened a little, and she spoke:

"But the forces in Wucheng are intertwined, and if you do this, you will offend them."

"The son of the Xu family, isn't he dead?"

Yang Dong raised his eyes and looked into the distance, under the dark night, there were still sporadic fires at this moment.

"I don't care how many people die from these things that are eaten inside and out."

"And...... Bengong is not afraid of their revenge, of course, provided that they have to live! ”

With such murderous and awe-inspiring words, even Wu Jing, who was a military general, couldn't help but feel a chill in his back.

can solve the flood in Luozhou, and he is a big celebrity in front of His Majesty.

This Mr. Yang is really not to be underestimated.

Yang Dong didn't know what Wu Jing was thinking at the moment. If he knew, he would have laughed off his big teeth.

Because Yang Dong's real idea is to build Wucheng into a bridgehead of the Great Zhou, and take advantage of the situation to bring together all the forces in the entire Youzhou.

As the saying goes, fishing in troubled waters is a chestnut in the fire. Only when Youzhou is in chaos and completely beyond the control of Houjin, can Yang Dong buy time for Da Zhou.

But with the power he brought, it was not enough to stir up the entire Youzhou. Therefore, the significance of this high-speed official road can be imagined.

It doesn't need to be built immediately, it just needs to let the merchants of Wucheng and even the entire Youzhou understand that from now on, the goods in Youzhou will no longer be scarce.

Who to work with, they naturally understand.

After all, no one has a hard time with money, not to mention that this is also the trend of the times.

It's just that...... It is not easy for Youzhou to cultivate official roads. The first thing Yang Dong needs is a stable and safe martial city!

Some people died, but not completely......