Dongzhou is in chaos!

The inner hall of the castle lord's mansion.

"The god of martial arts, Win Nine Hells, has actually fallen. Ling Wenjin trembled and held the information in his hand, the news was so shocking that he could barely hold the paper in his hand.

Ling Yiyi: "When the subordinates got the news, they blocked the news as soon as possible, and then came to report it to the city lord in person." ”

Ling Wenjin said: "How likely do you think this matter is true?"

Ling Yiyi: "No one in this world should dare to joke about the life and death of the god of martial arts, but people can't, the god of martial arts can." The reason why this news came out was because of the appearance of Youlanruo, the god of martial arts in Xizhou, if it was a confrontation between the gods of martial arts, then it was normal for Youlanruo to use some means. ”

The strength of the god of martial arts is not known to ordinary people, and subconsciously they all think that the gods of martial arts are not equal, so even if Youlan shows up and announces that she killed the god of martial arts in the world to win the nine hells, people will not believe it immediately.

Of course, there is also a small reason, which is that she is a woman.

In this society where men are superior to women, women are easy to be looked down upon, although their strength can elevate their status, but in the case of being the same god of martial arts, Youlan Ruo will still be looked down upon.

This concept that has been ingrained since the time of the Immortal Dao will not change easily.

"However, the Martial Dao God won the twelve saints of the Nine Souls all rebelled and took refuge in Youlan Ruo, this matter should always be true! If they join forces, maybe they can really do it. Ling Wenjin got through the initial shock and had begun to calm down.

Ling Yi was silent, this possibility was not impossible.

"The order of Dongzhou is second only to Middle-earth, and the fall of the god of martial arts will not make Dongzhou fall apart, there will be someone to stabilize the situation, but the big and small wars will not stop. We need to plan ahead. Ling Wenjin said.

"The lord of the castle has allocated a large amount of money for military spending. "Ling Yiyi.

"It's not enough, we have a bit of a shortage of masters. By the way, is Xiyue still at the bottom of the valley and hasn't come out?" Ling Wenjin couldn't help but feel a heartache when he mentioned this.

Now Yun Xudu and Leng Lanying often live in the City Lord's Mansion, but Ling Xiyue and Jiang Ming often live in the Misty Canyon, and they only come out once in three days, and they don't care about the name at all.

Ling Wenjin felt a heartache at the thought of his daughter living with a big man, and no one could disturb them, the wedding that had been interrupted because of the war might now have to be held again.

"Lord City Lord, I have seen Prince Jiang Ming before, and I think he is not a good match for the eldest lady, but the last time we met, I suddenly felt that he was a little closer, and it seemed that he was ......" Ling Yi wanted to speak and stopped, not knowing how to describe it.

"It seems that it is not bad to marry my daughter to him?" Ling Wenjin raised his eyebrows.

"This is the meaning of the lord of the city, not the meaning of his subordinates. Ling Yi immediately excused himself to shake the pot.

Ling Wenjin had the urge to slap the goods out, but he was reluctant to do so after all.

"Forget it, let them go to their own affairs! Copy a copy of the information and send it to Yunxu, let them discuss it themselves after the next meeting! Li Xiaoxiang, take 100,000 taels of silver from the treasury and use it to buy the information of the other four domains from the Diting Pavilion, it doesn't need to be too detailed, but it needs to be purchased for a long time, let the staff analyze it, and can't be ignorant of the movements of the other four domains. Ling Wenjin knew that he couldn't control his daughter anymore, so he could only put things aside and deal with business first.

Li Xiaoxiang said: "Lord of the city, there is not so much silver in the treasury anymore. ”

Ling Wenjin was puzzled: "How is it possible? Our income in Hengyang City has always been very good, how can we not even take out 100,000 taels." ”

Hengyang City sits on the moon collar, and the income of this piece alone is higher than the sum of the surrounding three cities, although the cost is also large, but it is not even enough to take out 100,000 taels.

Li Xiaoxiang explained: "First of all, our Hengyang City has a large army establishment, and the patrol guards have been stationed outside the city for a long time, and the consumption is greater than that of ordinary troops. And war also costs money, and a large amount of medicinal materials and grains were purchased at high prices, as well as tools for defending the city. Although the war ended quickly and the consumption was not large, it was not something that could be realized in a short period of time. However, the pension of the dead soldiers in battle, the wear and tear of armor and weapons cost money immediately. ”

Ling Wenjin was silent in thought.

Li Xiaoxiang glanced at Ling Yi, and then said: "Although the war has come to an end, the next battle still needs sufficient preparations, so Commander Ling took a million taels of silver from the treasury and went out, which is also allowed by you, Lord of the City." Now, there is really no silver left in the treasury. ”

Ling Yiyi: "Intelligence plays a great role in war, if it is only 100,000 taels, it can still be saved from military spending." ”

In fact, intelligence is also military spending, and a blind army has no combat effectiveness.

Ling Wenjin said: "Military spending must not be saved, and every time you cut military expenditure, you have to pay an extra life when you fight." In a few days, it will be the day of the tax!"

Li Xiaoxiang said: "The next tax has also been included in the budget, after all, some money needs to be paid immediately, and some money must be prepared at all times." ”

He didn't go into too much detail this time, but he believed that the city lord could understand.

Ling Wenjin said indifferently: "Then charge a little more." ”

He added, "Just double it! Remember to send a forest patrol to collect it." ”

He's going to be forcibly expropriated.

"Lord of the city, if you add so much military spending, it will cause turmoil. Li Xiaoxiang persuaded.

Ling Wenjin waved his hand: "I know in my heart, the income of people in Hengyang is higher than that of the outside world, and every household has surplus food. Moreover, Hengyang City is well secure, and there are many bandits in the outside world, so they will not escape from paying taxes for this. ”

Li Xiaoxiang saw that the city lord had made up his mind, so he stopped persuading.

The city lord's analysis is not wrong, after all, what he said is all the truth, and the security level of Hengyang City is even better than that of the Nine Underworld, the most prosperous place in Dongzhou, and there is no harassment from bandits. Although the life is a little inferior, but it is also much better than the surrounding cities, in order to maintain this price, it is just an increase in taxes, and it is also the most appropriate way for everyone to pay a certain price to get through the difficulties.

His analysis was correct, and Ling Yi and Li Xiaoxiang didn't think they were wrong, but they always thought about things from the perspective of the superiors.

Thinking from one's own point of view, no matter how smart the person is, will be limited by the perspective. However, it is human nature and instinct.

If the people were really rational, then bandits, a group that should not exist, would not exist in the world, and the human world would not be the world where magic is rampant.