Everyone quietly enjoyed the "big fireworks" together, and then the night passed like this.
The divine punishment in the palace because Taoist Songyan had done something and printed the Dharma made the originally chaotic Moqiu City suddenly quiet.
Mortal nobles do not know the mysterious knowledge of the spiritual world, and they will only suffer divine punishment if the old king colludes with outsiders, but Xia Qingyang has become a manifestation of "doing justice for heaven".
And because of this, the eighth prince's lineage, which the Bloody Young Master clearly expressed his support for, became the legitimate successor... regardless of bloodline, age or destiny.
This situation surprised Xia Qingyang... He thought he would be a thug or even a killer for a while, but he didn't expect that this time God himself would be his 'thug'.
The effect of that divine punishment was better than anything else.
Then the situation in Heilin Kingdom began to develop in the direction Xia Qingyang expected...
The eighth prince ascended the throne, which was expected.
It's just that the eighth prince was already very old. Within three months, he abdicated in favor of a worthy man, allowing his son in his prime to ascend to the throne of the country, and officially began to implement the things previously agreed with Xia Qingyang.
Train a strong army, then tax the landowners and nobles!
This was supposed to be done step by step, but after training the new army for half a year, the new king went to the manor outside the city.
Now the manor has had its plaque changed and is named the 'Holy Blood Mansion', with all the slaves available.
Mrs. Xuanyin was not impatient to live in the 'Holy Blood Residence', but Xuechi and the others were watching the court affairs here, but they were very anxious in their hearts.
Xia Qingyang only has 20% of his annual income, so the accumulation of these nine months has already left a big gap in the total amount of offerings this year.
It should be noted that 30% of the offerings they receive must be handed over to the Green Demon Sect, and the amount handed over is calculated based on the original total amount of offerings from the Black Forest Kingdom.
Although you can still use your share to fill this hole... But wouldn't you suffer a loss if you do this?
According to the thinking of the magic sect, it is okay for others to suffer losses, but you absolutely cannot suffer losses!
Just when Madam Xuanyin was clenching her fists and preparing to find a place on Xia Qingyang's head, the newly enthroned king finally arrived!
He was ready to take action.
And he also understands the trouble that will result from doing so. He is here to seek the support of the Green Demon Sect, or to be more precise, the Blood Pond!
Xia Qingyang understood this very well and said: "In this case, I will enter the palace with you."
He immediately said goodbye to his master, took Elder Li who was working for him, and followed the Lord of the Black Forest back to the palace.
According to the agreement, he will personally sit in the palace in the next period of time to protect the safety of the king's family and his children.
And the reason he used to persuade Mrs. Xuanyin to let him out was also very simple: "It will be one year in three months. Our harvest this year actually depends on these last three months!"
Mrs. Xuanyin immediately asked him to work hard, and said that it didn't matter what he offered, the main thing was to see how he had experienced during this period...
After saying goodbye to his master, Xia Qingyang felt relaxed all over.
Good guy, it's so tiring to make Master happy. It's not like staying in the palace with people trying to make him happy!
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Elder Li who followed Xia Qingyang to the palace was 'incited to rebel' two days later.
The fine clothes and fine food in the palace made him linger over it, and he even felt like he was reluctant to leave.
It's like I want to keep doing this.
Xia Qingyang understood that this was inevitable. Elder Shou and Elder Li were both old men of the Qing Mo Sect. They only had twenty or thirty years of life left, and there was no hope of further progress. They could only enjoy the rest of their lives.
Looking at this issue from Xia Qingyang's perspective, one can naturally feel Master's partiality...
The younger generation who have not yet grown up and Song Huo who is still in his prime stay with Song Ru, and here he is accompanied by two guardian elders who will spend their entire lives and only want to enjoy the rest of their lives... Even if he accepts
What's the use of destroying the hearts of these two guardian elders?
When the time came, he was still penniless.
I always feel that Mrs. Xuanyin is on guard against me...
Xia Qingyang was only slightly uncomfortable with this, and then concentrated on refining a magic weapon for himself... He extracted a lot of spiritual materials from three hundred pieces of garbage, and the spirituality of these things was downgraded, allowing him to use them
I don’t think it’s a waste either.
But when you think about it, you are pitiful, no one loves you, and you can only pick up rubbish with all the resources you have.
This time, he pieced together various materials and made a beggar's version of the 'shadow cloak'. Putting on this cloak, he could hide his aura to a great extent.
Coupled with the breath-concealing technique he learned in the Sutra Library, at least he felt that it would be difficult for ordinary immortals at Master's level to detect his traces.
He was quite satisfied with this... You can watch it while Master is taking a bath... Phew, you can get away from Master's gaze!
This is also a special item for making troubles, just waiting for the king's side to start things...
After a short period of preparation, the leader of the Black Forest Kingdom issued a decree: "The Black Forest Tax Law"!
In short, it is: the whole country, including the royal family, except the king, all need to pay taxes to the national treasury!
The specific point is that every acre of land must be taxed, and every additional person in the family must be taxed!
The poll tax was not much, but slaves were also taxed... In other words, the nobles who had more slaves in their families suffered more.
The amazing thing is that when this tax law is implemented on ordinary homesteaders, the tax collected may actually be less than before...
It is foreseeable that such a tax law will inevitably cause a huge backlash.
And the new army newly trained by the Lord of the Black Forest is actually a force specially used to supervise tax collection... It's very thoughtful.
From the beginning, the "Heilin Tax Law" was resisted by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, who bluntly said that it was a rebellion.
At this time, the importance of the new army selected from poor families came. How could these dignitaries be so rich and still refuse to pay taxes? This must not be possible. They carried out the orders of the king very thoroughly.
In an instant, the city of Moqiu once again became filled with smoke and chaos.
The new army quickly replaced the old military system of Moqiu City and then took control of the entire city.
The nobles in the city had no choice but to pay taxes, but they couldn't let go of their hatred.
To this end, they sent multiple groups of assassins to the palace...
At this time, Xia Qingyang's role came into play.
His spiritual thoughts cover the palace, and these people usually evaporate from the world before they are discovered.
The king's decree was carried out without any hindrance, and Moqiu City, the capital of the Black Forest Kingdom, was soon covered by the new tax law.
The eyes of Mrs. Xuanyin who stayed in the Holy Blood Residence were instantly filled with a lot of spiritual stones and jewels... This was just a thank-you gift from the king, not a share of the annual income.
Just this one month's forcibly collected wealth has already exceeded the income in previous years!
And this is just Moqiu City. There are three other big cities that are not covered by the new tax law...