Chapter 849: Disaster Relief Tax!
"This is our own wine, and we invite you two to taste it!" After secretly tasting the re-roasted lamb, Li Zijun has become an excellent chef in the eyes of the couple, and they all hope to take this opportunity to absorb more of the essence from Li Zijun.
"I'm just a foodie, wine tasting is not my specialty!Sixth brother, you are an expert in this area, can you give advice?"
"You, okay, then I'll try it!" The sixth prince glanced at Li Zijun with a smile, and then his face turned straight and he picked up the wine glass in front of him.
"The color is reasonable, and the smell is barely strong!"
"Sixth brother, sixth brother!" Li Zijun saw that Abraham was really immersed in wine tasting, and hurriedly patted him gently and 'woke him up'.
The sixth prince, who still didn't know why, was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately noticed that the couple's faces had become a little ugly, and he hurriedly smiled and waved his hand:
"Get used to it, get used to it! I don't mean to say that your wine is bad, but that it's already ingestible!" the sixth prince didn't explain, but the couple almost cried out when he explained it.
Indeed, in a sense, 'being able to enter' is not even as good as 'reasonable' and 'reluctantly'. It's no wonder that the couple has such an expression!
This man has been away from the 'great suffering' for so long that he is almost unable to speak!
"This is my sixth brother's habit of talking, no matter how good the wine is, it is just a 'reluctant' and 'able to eat' when it arrives at him, don't worry about it!" Li Zijun looked at the sixth prince and shook his head, and turned to the couple with a smile to explain.
"It's okay! Since we took it out, we are not afraid of you to say, you drink and see, where do you think there are still shortcomings, please advise!" The proprietress was obviously more open-minded. She raised her hand and motioned for the sixth prince to continue speaking.
At this time, the sixth prince was a little embarrassed, there was time, and he didn't know whether he should continue.
"Sixth brother, the proprietress of the family has said so, then you can continue!"
Heard Li Zijun say this. The sixth prince put the wine that had already woken up into his mouth.
"Not bad! not bad!" I don't know if it was deliberate or sincere, the sixth prince nodded again and again after drinking.
"The astringency and acidity of the grapes are well balanced, the taste is delicate, the aroma is elegant, and there is no taste of grape stems, which should be quite good for home-brewing!"
"It's just" This turn of the sixth prince not only made the smiles of the couple in front of him instantly condense, but even Li Zijun couldn't help but widen his eyes.
I said, brother, can't you stop here?
Li Zijun motioned to the sixth prince with his eyes to stop 'just', but Abraham didn't seem to see it at all, or just didn't accept his reminder, and directly said what he thought:
"It's just that the fermentation temperature is not enough. Otherwise, this glass of wine will be even more perfect!" As soon as the sixth prince spoke, Li Zijun finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the couple's faces finally showed smiles.
"Sure enough, it's an expert!In fact, we have done okay in this area before, but recently due to the 'disaster relief tax' charged by Norgan City, the cost of our other materials has increased, and this is it!"
"But don't worry, both of you. When you come back next time, you'll be guaranteed to have even better wines!"
"'Disaster relief tax'?" Li Zijun couldn't help but be slightly stunned. He glanced up at the six princes in front of him.
"What is the 'disaster relief tax'? My sixth brother and I have traveled from south to north, but we have never heard of this tax, could it be that there is something wrong with this Nuogan City?"
"The disaster is indeed a disaster, but it is not our place. I heard that it is two counties in the southwest region, and it seems that many people have died, and the 'disaster relief tax' is to help them!"
"Disaster relief is not a matter for the state and the imperial court. Why do we ordinary people have to pay for it? This is too unreasonable!"
"Childe, don't say that, it's not easy for everyone, who doesn't want people to pull it when they are affected by the disaster! Let's just be a little tighter for the time being, and when we get through this paragraph, everything will be fine!" is different from Li Zijun's righteous indignation. The middle-aged couple acted like they didn't care.
"Poof!" the proprietress could finish speaking, and the sixth prince suddenly stood up from his chair.
"Sixth brother, those guys outside haven't eaten dinner yet, you just aren't in a hurry at this time. After a while, when the 'monkey' returns, let's go into the city together!" Li Zijun gently pulled the sleeve of the sixth prince and pulled him back to his seat.
"Boss, it stands to reason that the location of your stall is good, and the food you cook is very distinctive, this point should also be regarded as a meal, why doesn't your business seem to be too good today?" In fact, Li Zijun said this very politely, the business of this pergola today is not 'not too good', but very bad! Except for Li Zijun and his group, they are simply 'empty'!
In fact, it's not just this one, but the business of everyone at the city gate seems to be very depressed.
Ever since the castle keeper imposed a 'disaster relief tax' on all the people who came in and out of the city, our business has been like this. I really hope that the disasters in those two counties will pass soon!" The boss and his wife were also idle, pulled two chairs, and they sat down next to Li Zijun and Abraham, and chatted with them like this.
"Taxes are collected when you go in and out of the city?" I wonder who this castle keeper is now?" the sixth prince asked the middle-aged couple in a flat voice.
"Ever since Mantejow left, the position of the Guardian of Norgan City has been vacant, and all affairs have been handled by the Archon Lord Evan Becette!"
"What is the origin of this person?" Li Zijun seemed to have heard this name somewhere, but it didn't seem to be on some formal occasion, he forgot the source, and instead cast a plea at the sixth prince for help.
"I heard that he seems to be the cousin of the fifth prince today, since he came to our city of Nogan"
"Don't talk nonsense!" the woman's talk startled the boss, who hurriedly interrupted her.
The woman also realized her gaffe at this time, and her face instantly turned pale!
"It's okay! It's okay! Our brothers are also ordinary people, and the affairs of officialdom have nothing to do with us, so you don't have to worry about anything!" Seeing the couple's expressions, the sixth prince hurriedly smiled and explained a few words, and at the same time gave Li Zijun a look.
Li Zijun opened his mouth, took out a silver coin from his bosom and threw it to the boss.
"I heard that there was a city guard in Nuogan City before, what is it called? By the way, 'Manteqiu'! This guy has been confused all day, as if he had made a joke once before, is there such a thing?" The sixth prince glanced at Li Zijun and led the topic to Manteqiu.
The woman became much more cautious this time, and she glanced at her husband, and when he got his approval, she spoke again:
"'Confused' that's just for outsiders to see! Our Nuogan City can have today's prosperity, and even if it is not the greatest achievement, the city guard of Manteqiu is definitely the one who has contributed the most! To tell you the truth, we have always been looking forward to him returning here! It's just that this wish of ours is only afraid that it will be difficult to come true, I have heard people here in the past say that he has leaned on the high branch of the fifth prince, and he will soon soar to the top! He will no longer be able to look at us as a city guard in this small place!"
The sixth prince inquired about Mante Qiu just to ridicule Li Zijun, but he didn't expect to ask such a result, and he couldn't help but glance at Li Zijun again:
"Really, what's wrong with what I've heard!"
"Really, what have you heard?" Shopping and gossiping are women's nature, and when she heard the sixth prince say this, the woman immediately became emotional.
"Didn't Edlaide transfer him to Gao Sheng last time, he should have hugged Edlaide's thighs tightly!"
"You're right, but you should also know that although King Tulip and the Sixth Prince are both princes, the gap between them is not half a star. Lord Castle Guard is extremely smart, so he will naturally choose to rise step by step!"
"So you're just guessing?" The sixth prince saw that the woman wanted to speak and stopped, and his eyes rolled and he came to a 'radical method' without a trace.
"This is not speculation, the current Nogan City has been spread all over the city! The reason why Lord Castle Guard was able to serve as a disaster relief officer this time was entirely because of the impetus behind the five princes. We all believe that with the ability of Lord Castle Guard, he can easily turn danger into disaster this time, and then ascend again!"
"Eldest sister, I see you seem to be very excited! Aren't you looking forward to Mantejou's return here, if he rises again, the possibility of returning here will be completely gone. Aren't you worried?" Li Zijun saw that the sixth prince was a little speechless, and he joined this 'small talk' with a smile.
"Of course I'm excited! A good official like Lord Cheng Shou, the bigger the official he becomes, the more benefits we ordinary people will have! Although he can't come back here, we people here believe that he will find a way to make our life here as high as possible!" The woman looked at Li Zijun and nodded very firmly.
"Even if it's because of him you need to pay a 'disaster tax'?"
"This matter has nothing to do with Lord Castle Guard, this is the decision of the state! And even if this is Lord Castle Keeper's intention, we are willing to pay some money, after all, this is not a good deed!"
The woman's simple words made Li Zijun and the sixth prince fall into silence, and in the face of this woman's selflessness and kindness, they couldn't help but blush!
"Sixth brother, what should we do next?" Li Zijun did not allow such people to be bullied, and a cold light flashed in his eyes! )