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Chapter 680: Golden Idea (Asking for Votes)

The guards guarding the city were not the same as the tax collectors on the harbor. The tax collectors deal with strange seafarers, and their eyes are all businessmen or tourists from other places, relying on the advantages of the locals, often bullying and dominating the market, blocking ships indiscriminately, imposing fines or something, and playing hooligans.

The seafarers are cheap when they leave their hometowns, have no foundation in other places, and have no friends, so they naturally can't fight the rampant tax collectors and hooligans, even if they are bullied, they can only swallow their anger and spend money to buy peace.

Otherwise, it would be light to suffer some hardships, and maybe he would be indiscriminately accused of something, arrested and put in prison, and finally lose his life if he didn't understand.

And the city guards generally deal with the residents outside the city and inside the city, and they are all native to the city.

Even if the people who come out and go in don't know each other, they must be familiar, and maybe they can climb up to relatives even if they turn a corner.

So many times, although their attitude is not good, they also have to pay attention to the impact.

After all, they all live in this fart place, everyone looks down and doesn't look up, and everyone has a time to beg others.

Even if you meet a foreigner, if you blatantly make things difficult for them, the villagers around here will look at it, and it will not be good for their reputation.

The officer in front of him who watched the city gate was different from the tax collector in front, and the tax collector was dealing with some low-level toiling people.

This officer can be sent to guard the city gate and collect taxes directly from the city, which shows that he is not an ordinary little person, and anyone who directly deals with the collection of fees and taxes is fat.

His vision is naturally different, and he feels that Lorraine and they will not be ordinary people, but like the children of the nobles who came out to play, so when he is not sure, his attitude is very polite.

Lorraine looked at the officer and couldn't help but feel a lot of affection in her heart. After all, the other party did not bully others. Although he didn't greet each other with a smile all the time, his attitude was okay, and he kept smiling and talking to Lorraine.

Lorraine also smiled at the moment and said, "Let's say, if it's really a problem, maybe we can't solve it." ”

The officer also smiled, spread his hands, and said, "If that's really the case, at that time, we won't be able to do anything." I have to let you pay and go into the city. ”

Lorraine also laughed at the moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, fair and reasonable, okay, you can say it." ”

Although the conditions proposed by the officer have not changed in essence, relatively speaking, he has also given leeway, which is polite to change the law, and in the end, whether it works or not, at least it can be discussed.

That's a little more acceptable. Even when you pay money, you can't say that people are expropriating and expropriating, but that your plan is not working, and you can only sigh that you are unlucky.

Lorraine secretly said in his heart: This officer is a very intelligent person.

The officer said, "That's right, our original gatekeeper here, Lord Wisson, is retiring today. I think you know ...... too"

As he spoke, he showed a look of surprise on his face, and then squeezed his eyes, revealing an expression of "everyone understands", and said vaguely: "Let's do this, we still make some money." Hahaha......"

"Of course," the officer added, "it's just a little money." ”

Lorraine understood at the moment, knew what he meant, and couldn't help but show a smile on the corner of his mouth, but he secretly cursed in his heart: these splashed puppies, on the one hand, drank the blood of soldiers and ate empty wages, and on the other hand, they cleverly set up a name and forced themselves to collect taxes. Fill your pockets, a slap on both sides, you can hold all the places where you can make money, can you still not make money?

The officer rubbed his hands together and laughed dryly, and then continued: "Therefore, everyone thought of giving him a gift to commemorate the honorable retirement of Master Wisson, but they have never thought of a good gift. Seeing that this is coming, we don't have anything to show our hands on, so I'm very embarrassed, and I don't know if your Excellency has any good ideas?"

Lorraine looked at him and said secretly in his heart: Grandma's, isn't this grandson cheating on his father? I know if your Wesson looks like a pig, or like a dog, likes to eat, or likes to drink urine?

Come up with an idea, you don't like it. Come up with an idea, you don't like it. When the time comes, you can justifiably ask the uncle and me to pay for it.

But he still thought for a moment and said, "If your city gate official likes to drink, how about sending a few bottles of good wine?"

The officer smiled bitterly and said, "He does like to drink, but can we do this without this? ”

Lorraine thought for a moment and said, "Then let's send money." It's so clean. ”

The officer smiled bitterly again at the moment and said, "We are not short of money in this business, but we don't know how much to send, and if we send less, he can't look down on it, so we send more...... Everyone has that little money every month, but they still have to live. ”

Lorraine hesitated and said, "Then send the beautiful ......"

The officer said categorically: "Don't even think about it, he is a master who is afraid of his wife." Madame coughed, and she could scare him into peeing his pants. ”

Several guards next to him snickered.

Lorraine sighed at the moment and said, "Then ask the killer to slaughter his mother-in-law's family clean." Although he didn't say anything on the surface, he was happy in his heart.

That's what the old man of the generation of heroes did back then, and he invited a peerless miracle doctor. Treat your own daughter. So there's a tradition of doing that. “

When the officer heard this, he was immediately shocked and demented, and after a long while, he muttered, "This trick is really ruthless." It's a brilliant plan, I didn't see it, your heart is really vicious enough, just in the blink of an eye, you came up with such a bad black water, yellow pus poisonous plan, fortunately I didn't do it against you. ”

He looked at Lorraine with apprehension, and when he saw Lorraine's indifferent face, he couldn't figure out for a moment whether he was talking about fun or serious.

But he was already sure that it was not an ordinary person who could come up with such an idea. I believe that Lorraine and his party are all from noble backgrounds.

He immediately froze, then changed his tone and said, "But...... However, we are just giving a retirement gift for ourselves, and this is not a big deal, can we use murder and arson?

And although we also accept a little bribe and live a life, we don't do this kind of thing that violates the criminal law. “

As he spoke, he shook his head again and again, and then sighed again, and said, "Alas, it's a good plan, but this retirement gift is too heavy for us to give." If I do something else, maybe I can use it. “

After saying that, he sighed again with some regret. It was clear that the officer had also been tortured, and hoped that one day someone would give him such a gift.

Lorraine looked at him and said immediately: "You said it yourself, this plan is a good plan, we have achieved your conditions, now you can let us go, right?"

The officer shook his head again and again, and said with a wry smile: "No, no. I don't deny that your plan is good, but it's too difficult to implement. Isn't that the same as nothing? “

Lorraine said: "Then I don't care, I just have to make a plan, you really don't implement it, that's your business." ”

As he spoke, he was about to break through.

The officer immediately laughed, stretched out his hand to grab Lorraine, and said, "Brother, uh, big brother, big brother." You see, we are all rough people with knives and guns, and we don't know anything about human feelings. Don't laugh either.

And you've only been working for a while, and you've already thought of several strategies. This brain spins much faster than the rest of us. You're suffering, help us think of a good way to satisfy the old man with a small amount of money, and I don't have a hard time for you to see you come here, so I'll help us.

After all, he has been doing it all his life. There is no merit and hard work, isn't it? It is better to leave a last thought for the old man~ In this regard, people from a big family like you are more knowledgeable than us. “

As a modern person, Lorraine has always treated people as equals. These ideas are deeply ingrained in the bone marrow.

When ordinary people hear it, they will be infected and affected before they know it.

The officer was no exception, even though he was used to being domineering in the countryside, but at this time, he also regarded Lorraine as an equal and credible acquaintance.

Therefore, he did not see anything outside, and when it came to the future, his voice was extremely earnest. And it is reasonable, even if Lorraine is hard-hearted, after listening to it, he can't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

Lorraine sighed at the moment and said, "Is there any money?"

The officer was stunned.

Lorraine said: "My methods are all golden ideas, and they have always been extremely valuable. Which time did not receive a hundred and eighty thousand? ”

"One hundred and eighty thousand,......," the officer immediately gasped. looked at Lorraine, and secretly said in his heart: This guy can really blow.

But seeing Lorraine's appearance of being a bamboo in his chest, he was about to open his mouth as soon as his heart moved.

Lorraine stretched out her hand to stop him, and then continued: "However, I will make an exception for your sake today." Just one silver coin. ”

As he spoke, he held out his hand.

The officer hesitated for a moment, then smiled wryly and took out a silver coin from his pocket, shook his head and sighed: "I also made an exception, you must know that in the past, we only collected money, and never produced a copper plate." Yes, you are the first to enter the door and not only not pay, but also to collect money. ”

Lorraine took the money in his hand, and then looked carefully at the sun, and saw that the workmanship of this silver coin was not good, as if it was privately minted in the local area, and immediately pouted, and said: "Nonsense, don't you have to spend money to go to the doctor? ”

The officer froze, but at the moment he shook his head again and again and smiled bitterly.

Lorraine stuffed the money into her pocket and said, "It's actually very simple. It's just that you didn't notice. I gave you this idea, and I don't even want you to spend a penny. You don't need to pay for it. ”

The officer's eyes widened. Said: "And this kind of good thing?". “

No matter where it is, this Shangguan retires and gets married on his birthday, or even his son gets married, his daughter grows up, and his mother-in-law's dog is full moon, but it is an excellent opportunity for subordinates to give money and gifts to show their loyalty.

Anyway, this is a proper custom there, and you can't find fault with it.

If the etiquette is thin, the boss will not like it, let alone be promoted and make a fortune, maybe you will have to wear small shoes and be laid off and re-employed.

Therefore, as soon as Lorraine's words came out, the officer was immediately incredulous.

Lorraine saw it, and was not surprised, but paused for a moment, and then continued: "Isn't your city gate official about to retire?"

You just let him stand on the last shift and have a perfect end, and that's not the end of it. “

The officer was stunned for a moment, thought carefully for a long time, but still didn't understand, and muttered: "Standing guard? He used to stand guard every day, this is considered a generous gift? This is the good idea you said?"

In this way, your good ideas that can be worth 180,000 yuan will not be sold lightly don't seem to be very ......."

He raised his head and saw the strange smile on Lorraine's face, and was stunned for a moment, and spit out the last word: "...... Sample ......"

At this time, he vaguely seemed to understand something, but he always felt as if there was a layer of fog blocking his eyes. I can't help but think hard: what is the mystery of standing on the last shift?

Leo listened to it for a long time, and he already understood what was going on. He saw the bewilderment on the officer's face, stomped his foot at the moment, and sighed long: "You ruffians, what a bunch of pig brains. Just by looking at you, you can be a city gate official for a lifetime.

Isn't that obvious? You have received a day's money, no matter how much, and pretend not to know, and put it in his bag, isn't it? Isn't this a gift that is meaningful and valuable?

What a stupid bunch. Isn't it, Xiaobai?"

Xiao Bai nodded beside him, and then looked at the officer with a look of disdain, snorted heavily, and pursed his mouth to show his disdain~

When the officer heard this, it dawned on him.

He took a half step back, then bowed deeply to Lorraine, and said, "Your Excellency, this is a really good idea. Under admiration admiration. Everyone, please welcome to our city. ”

Lorraine laughed at the moment, then bowed slightly, which was considered a salute, and then turned around and walked towards the city gate.

Next to Vera hurriedly called Leo at the moment, and then watched him and Xiaobai follow, and then led them to follow behind Lorraine and walk towards the city.

Leo walked through the gates, turned his head and saw that the officer was gone, so he smiled and took a money bag from his pocket, emptied it, and threw it in the gutter on the side.

The buckskin purse fell into the ditch, rolled over in the sewage, and gradually sank. After the last few bubbles popped up, they regained their calm.

Leo counted the coins in his hand, and then added five to Vera and Xiaobai, and happily divided them.

Lorraine came to the city, only to see that the city was also in a depression.

There were not many pedestrians on the streets, and even fewer cars, and the people were all looking a little gray with hungry vegetables on their faces, and they walked listlessly. There is no optimism of the people of Naian. It's as if life is an ordeal for them.

The streets are lined with closed gates, and it is rare to see shops with wide open doors for business.

Not to mention the carriage transportation, inns and taverns, and even the service and entertainment industry, which is known as the star pillar industry of the tertiary industry, seem to be a little cold in the foyer.

Lorraine walked around the city several times before finding an inn that was okay, not good enough, but at least clean.

There they rested for the night, and washed away the fatigue of the long sea. I waited until I had rested enough before I set off again.

Since several people are all pampered and comfortable, these hundreds of miles, Lorraine and they are not like walking.

Lorraine originally thought that she could hire a car or something to get around the city, but after thinking about it, she ended up paying for one herself.

For such a long journey, hiring a person and a car, and when you walk down, it is not much different from buying one.

What's more, what they are doing is a big business of murder and arson, subversion and espionage, and once someone is around, it is also extremely inconvenient.

But after Lorraine bought the carriage and horses, she found that she had to pay a large amount of taxes on the exchange before it could be settled. Otherwise, it will be difficult for his car to move an inch on the mainland.

That large amount of taxes, even when Lord Lorraine, who is now full of money, pays for it, he also has to feel a pain in his flesh.

Lorraine realized that the demons had collected extremely high taxes from the people for the expedition, and the people who had been overwhelmed by these heavy taxes were almost out of breath, and they could only struggle to survive.

So much so that now all industries are depressed, and the people prefer to do nothing because they can't afford the high taxes and fees, and most of the shops are closed.

Lorraine walked around the city and could hear the people's complaints about high taxes.

But the more this happened, the happier Lorraine became. The heavier the demon tax, the more sad the people are, and of course, the more they complain, and the more dissatisfied they are.

The three of them and Xiaobai crowded together on the broken car they bought, and then drove the old horse, and when they left the city, they paid the exit tax again, and then walked along a road in disrepair, step by step, towards the dazzling imperial city of Acaderin.

Akadeline. There are thousands of Semitic generals and warriors, and there are cunning and resourceful men. There are millions of people.

Since the Patriotic War thousands of years ago, generations of popes of the Holy See of Light have dreamed of and wanted to set foot on the land every moment~