Chen Mo sensed it, and only felt that his eyes were full of money, but how to get it was a technical job, and it seemed a little inappropriate to grab it directly.

If you provoke the anger of the people and cause the resentment to boil, it will be troublesome to attract some evil gods and other things.

To do this kind of thing, you still have to pay attention to a clever name.

Chen Mo thought about it for a while, it is more convenient to raise taxes, although everyone will have a lot of complaints, but they will only collect such a day, it is not a long-term tax, these people are afraid that they will not say anything if they are unwilling in their hearts.

Thinking of this, Chen Mo immediately sensed someone who could do things.

Soon he saw a burly, menacing fellow.

The man's title was that of the Chief Executive and was apparently a capable subordinate who regularly carried out Karn's orders.

Chen Mo immediately ordered someone to pass him over.

"My lord, what do you have to say?"

CEO Taskholm asked respectfully as he knelt down on one knee.

"Nowadays, the city is prosperous with commerce, people and traffic, which has increased the wear and tear on the ground in our city.

Since most of the wear and tear of this road surface is caused by the flow of people in the commercial area, it is natural that the maintenance cost of this area after wear and tear will also fall on their heads.

We haven't collected taxes on this before, and now it's time to add a little more, you take people to the business district and collect a maintenance fee from each household.

"My lord, I don't know how to price this fee?"

Chen Mo estimated the number of merchants and said, "Those who set up stalls will charge less, and those who set up fixed shops will charge a little more, and the total tax amount will be controlled at 1,000 eternal gold coins." ”

"So much!?"

After listening to Chen Mo's words, the Tuskems were stupid.

That's the equivalent of 1 billion dollars in the world!

"It's not much to share with everyone, tell them that this fee is collected once in a hundred years, and they can pay a fee once in a hundred years, and they can record their names when collecting taxes."

"If it's a hundred-year share, it seems a little too little."

Taskem, who just thought it was expensive, immediately changed his tune.

Chen Mo immediately smiled and said: "The wear and tear maintenance cycle of the road surface is also relatively long, it is enough, you can take someone to do it immediately." ”

"Yes, my subordinates will order someone to count the number of merchants, and then make a detailed tax distribution to collect this maintenance fee."

"Very good, I don't have to worry about you doing things, and let's go."

"The subordinates retired."

Watching Taskem leave, Chen Mo was still happy in his heart.

In a few words, you can knock on another 100 billion, which is refreshing.

At this moment, Chen Mo suddenly understood why those corrupt officials couldn't resist the temptation.

With this method of making money, anyone who looks at it will be confused.

After explaining the matter, Chen Mo also enjoyed the life of the city lord.

However, Karn did not seem to have any preference for women, and there was not even a lady in the house.

Those waitresses also avoided him when they saw him, and no one dared to seduce him.

Karn didn't have any people close to him, which was actually a good thing for Chen Mo.

It's even harder to see through.

As the sky gradually changed, Elena in Green Bamboo Village had already led the team towards the Smoke Miasma Forest.

Chen Mo had already explored the Smoke Miasma Forest before, and knew that although there were many monsters inside, compared to a large-scale army, it was not a unified enemy at all, so he didn't care about the situation on their side.

After nightfall, Chen Mo always observed the movements of his teammates on the map.

On the other two routes, the two teams are already close to reaching the target location.

I guess the battle will start tomorrow.

In the middle of the night, Elena had already led her party out of the forest and into the plains.

She immediately contacted Chen Mo.

[Elena]: Chen, I've already led the team, have you already explored Stormwind City? ”

[Chen Mo]: You can just lead the team over, and I will send someone to pick you up.

Elena: Where was the past?

[Chen Mo]: Enter the city.

Elena: You've already taken Stormwind?

Elena glanced at Stormwind in surprise, the walls of Stormwind were intact, and it didn't look like the battle had taken place not long ago.

She was a little confused.

[Chen Mo]: Almost, you just take people to the city gate.

Elena: Okay.

Although she said yes, Elena had a little apprehension in her heart.

This Stormwind City is not the previous Rick Fortress, it is heavily guarded, and the buildings defending the city are lined up on the city towers one after another, and the terrain is excellent, absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack.

It is simply impossible to capture such a place without causing a little damage.

So at this time, Elena didn't figure out what Chen Mo meant for a while.

Seeing the patrols of the soldiers coming and going on the city wall, Elena was naturally a little apprehensive.

If this is a big grinning approach, the guards of Stormwind City will attack, and the tens of thousands of people here here will not last long.

But out of trust in Chen Mo, she still led the team to Stormwind City.

Due to the high terrain of Stormwind, and the abundance of watchtowers.

The slightest disturbance around Stormwind will be discovered.

Elena came with tens of thousands of people, and it was difficult not to be discovered.

Soon they were spotted by the Stormwind guards.

Immediately, the alarm of an abnormal situation sounded, and immediately the guards on the city tower were all ready for battle.

Elena naturally quickly noticed the reaction of those people on the upper floors of Stormwind.

At the moment, she was even more uneasy in her heart.

The Stormwind soldiers didn't react like they were welcome.

It always felt like the guards were going to fire their arrows if they got any closer.

Soon, however, Elena noticed that something unusual had changed on Stormwind's side.

The city guards, who were still nervous, suddenly put away their bows and crossbows and looked at them calmly.

The gates of the city, which had been closed by curfew at night, also clicked open.

At the gate of the city, a burly figure appeared.

It was Taskem who helped Chen Mo to collect a thousand eternal gold coins in tax today.

Chen Mo was originally going to come over in person, but after considering Karn's personality, he only sent someone to pick him up.

When approaching Stormwind City, the rebels in the team were all very nervous at this time, and they asked Elena nervously, "Lord Elena, are we really just going to walk over with such a big grin?" Once within the range of the opponent, we will have no chance to escape even if we want to. ”

"Don't worry, Chen Mo has already taken care of everything, let's go over with peace of mind."

"What kind of magical power did Lord Chen Mo use? Can you take care of everything in Stormwind? ”

"I've heard that the lord of Stormwind is an iron-blooded tyrant with the title of Demon Marshal!"

"I've also heard that he once slaughtered the enemy's 100,000 army by himself, and no one knows what means he used, but his reputation as a demon marshal resounded throughout the empire."

"With such a person, Master Chen Mo actually has a way to deal with it?"

Everyone was curious.

But seeing that the guards on the city wall no longer showed hostility towards themselves and the others, they couldn't help but believe in Chen Mo's ability a little.

Soon the people were at the gates of the city.

"You're Elena-sama."

Seeing Elena at the front of the line, Taskem immediately stepped forward respectfully and asked.

Although Elena was a little unclear about the current situation, she nodded anyway.

"You've worked hard, the brothers under your command should go to the city to eat and rest, as for you, Lord Elena, the city lord has specially invited you to go."

"Lord of the city?" Elena glanced suspiciously at Taskem in front of her.

She also heard the discussion of her subordinates clearly just now.

In addition, the Heavenly Dao prompt also gave information before, and this Stormwind City Lord is the matter of that Demon Marshal Karn, and she knows it very well.

Now that she has entered the city and has not seen Chen Mo, she was suddenly invited by this demon marshal, and Elena always felt that it was not a good thing in her heart.

But they have completely entered other people's territory, and it is obviously impossible not to go, otherwise things will be frozen directly at the city gate.

She immediately smiled and nodded, "Then please lead the way." ”

After speaking, she turned around and calmed the rebels under her command and said, "Everyone should rest in peace tonight, and I will tell you the follow-up arrangements when I come back." ”

Hearing Elena say this, everyone who was still nervous could only suppress the doubts in their hearts and nodded.

This kind of grandiose situation of entering a town heavily guarded by the enemy and being treated as a distinguished guest is really strange and makes them a little uncomfortable.

After handing over her men to Taskem, Elena followed Taskum to the Lord's Mansion.

In the City Lord's Mansion, Chen Mo sat on the main seat of the council hall and tasted the special black tea, waiting for Elena's arrival.

"My lord, Lord Elena has arrived." Taskem first respectfully reported to Chen Mo, and then gave up his body and let Elena enter the council chamber.

"Very well, you can go down first, I have something to talk to Elena alone."

"Yes, the subordinates are retired!"

As Taskem retreated, Elena looked Chen Mo up and down with a puzzled face.

It wasn't until she lost a probe on Chen Mo that she finally knew that the demon marshal Karn in front of her was not the deity.

Under normal circumstances, professionals are able to investigate characters in quests.

Even if you can't investigate the relevant information, Tiandao will have corresponding prompts.

And now she is investigating the demon marshal Karn in front of her, and she has not received any hints, let alone say, the situation she has investigated is still chaotic.

This is the same feedback she received when she secretly investigated Chen Mo when she first met him!

At this moment, she looked at Chen Mo with some shock and said, "How did you do it?" ”

Chen Mo originally wanted to act, but he didn't expect to be seen through so quickly, he immediately smiled and said, "This matter has to start with the hidden mission in Green Forest Village......

After some explanation, Elena was clear, but she didn't expect that this city lord of Stormwind City had been killed by Chen Mo during the previous hidden mission.

"Are we done now? Why hasn't the Heavenly Dao prompt sounded yet? Elena said curiously.

According to Chen Mo's estimate, she should have already counted the number of people she brought into the city.

Chen Mo touched his chin and thought for a while: "It should be that the people in key positions in the city are not our people, especially in terms of city defense, they are all imperial troops now, and our people have not yet occupied any place."

Tomorrow I will change the city defense personnel, and the entire city defense system will fall into the hands of our own people, and we should be considered to have completely taken this city. ”

"It makes sense, it's just that you replace people in a large area at one time, and it really won't arouse the suspicion of others?"

"Don't worry, I've already tried it during the day today, this Karn is worthy of being called the Demon Marshal, in this Stormwind City, he is completely a dictator who says nothing, this kind of situation is not good for Kuji, but it is good for us.

As long as no one can debunk my current identity, it can serve as an absolute deterrent, and no one dares to say anything if any order is issued in Stormwind City. ”

"And such a good thing?"

"To tell you the truth, I deliberately used this identity to knock out a sum of money in the city today, but no one dares to say much, money is the life of ordinary people, which can be seen." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Then it seems that we will be able to complete the hidden achievement or something this time, after all, it is really rare to take such a difficult town with such a novel method as yours." Elena said with a smile.

"I ordered someone to arrange a room for you, you go and rest first, and then I will study the matter of changing positions tomorrow."

Elena walked up to Chen Mo and said, "The task of two people, how can you work hard alone, I'll help you watch it together." ”

Seeing this, Chen Mo didn't say much.

The two immediately checked the situation of various key positions in the city overnight, and then made signs one by one, so that they could be quickly arranged in place the next day.

When doing things, time always flies.

Not long after the two of them had sorted out all their posts, the morning light of the next day had already sprinkled into the conference hall.

After the people under his hands pushed the food and finished breakfast, Chen Mo called Taskum again.

"The soldiers brought back by Elena yesterday are all my cronies, and when they return this time, they will inevitably need to arrange suitable positions, and I have drawn up a list of job replacement here, and you will notify them according to this form."

"Yes!" Respectfully taking the form from Chen Mo's hand, Taskem withdrew from the chamber.

Originally, he thought that Chen Mo would at most give a few dispensable idlers to let those people support their old age, but when he looked at these replaced positions, the Tuskems were stupid.

All the positions to be replaced above are important positions in the city.

This is a complete change of blood for the city defense and key management!

"Could it be that there were thieves in Stormwind City? Would the city lord be able to carry out such a large-scale blood exchange operation so hesitantly? ”

Although he was puzzled in his heart, but the order of this demon marshal, Taskem did not dare to slack off at all, and even after counting the manpower, he really began to implement it!

(End of chapter)