"It's very simple. I've been to the Dragon Palace in the South China Sea. It's in an eye of the sea. The eye is huge, the water is turbulent, and the bottom is thousands of feet high!"
"It can be seen from this that the special thing about the South China Sea Dragon Palace is that these people should hide themselves well when entering the South China Sea Dragon Palace. Only in silence can they make a fortune!"
"But, like fools, they told everyone about this, haha! People are selfish, and now I don't know how many people want to kill them!"
Lin Fan said coldly.
As the saying goes, if a man is not guilty, he is guilty of having a jade. If he has no strength, he should not take good things.
At that time, King Xiao Ming was the co-owner of the world, but he did not have any real power. In the end, he was eliminated because he was a stumbling block to Zhu Yuanzhang.
After Zhu Yuanzhang took the throne, countless people coveted this position. In order to clear the way for his descendants, it took Zhu Yuanzhang ten thousand years to kill so many people.
Later, the Zhu family's throne was firmly established, and today we are here. However, even so, seeing the decline of the Ming Dynasty, those officials were waiting to welcome the Qing army into the pass.
But these were all stopped by Lin Fan. Elder Zhulu plus the remaining people from Nanhai Dragon Palace, there are only a dozen people at most. No matter how powerful they are, can they be the opponent of the entire martial arts world?
"Well! Your Highness, your explanation makes me think it is very possible. However, it is inevitable that they will gather people in advance to attack you!"
Xu Kuangao said in a deep voice.
"Haha! Those martial arts sects have all taken advantage of me. I allocate tens of millions or even over 100 million to them every year. They will never do anything to me!"
"Moreover, the current situation is good for everyone in the world. Those martial arts people are not fools. Will they come to kill me?"
"Kill me and the world will be in chaos again. How will they survive then?
Haha! I am now the cornerstone of stability in the world, no one dares to touch me easily!"
"Moreover, I am in the capital, protected by the Jinyi Guards and the Crown Prince's Guards. Which one do you think is easier, killing me or killing the people of Nanhai Dragon Palace?"
Lin Fan said with a sneer.
Xu Kuangao's face slightly condensed, and he kept thinking in his heart, and found that the difficulty of killing Lin Fan was comparable to climbing to the sky. Compared with it, killing the people of Nanhai Dragon Palace was a little easier.
"However, even so, we have to guard against it!"
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, please leave this matter to me. I, Xu Kuangao, also have some connections in the world. If I use them all, I might be able to find out their location!"
Xu Kuangao said in a deep voice.
"Haha! You try your best to find out. You don't need to find out their location. You just need to mobilize all your connections to put pressure on them!"
"When the pressure comes, they will naturally become chaotic internally. Moreover, I also have ways to put pressure on them."
Lin Fan said with a sneer.
If he had not known about Elder Zhulu and the others before, Lin Fan would never have used this trick. Now that he knew it, he would use the most ruthless means to deal with them.
"Here comes someone! Starting today, all merchants in our Ming Dynasty must submit their monthly accounts to the Ministry of Accounts for verification."
"Then, let the Ministry of Accounts issue fixed taxes to each merchant based on the account details submitted within three months. After the monthly quota is used up, you will have to spend money to apply again."
"Also, in the future, as long as you spend money, whether it is eating, drinking tea, etc., you will have the right to ask for a fixed tax. If any merchant does not pay, the Ministry of Household Affairs has the right to impose penalties!"
Lin Fan said coldly.
This move can be said to be a blow to the bottom of the pot!
You know, the biggest reason why Nanhai Dragon Palace has been able to exist for such a long time is because they have a lot of gray income.
With money, they can support themselves and win over a large number of people at the same time, but their gray income cannot be seen in the light.
His first step was to introduce a fixed tax to make the legal merchants of the Ming Dynasty more legal. With a sharp contrast, it would be difficult for the unscrupulous merchants to hide themselves.
When a large number of unscrupulous businessmen are detected, the industry of Nanhai Dragon Palace will inevitably be affected. After all, unscrupulous businessmen will only cooperate with those who do not let go.
When the Nanhai Dragon Palace's industry is affected, they will be unable to support enough masters because they have no money. If there are not enough masters, what awaits them next is collapse.
It only takes half a year to complete this set of operations. Coupled with the pressure Xu Kuangao puts on Nanhai Dragon Palace, it is enough to cause civil strife among their people!
"Your Highness, what threat does the introduction of this fixed tax pose to the Nanhai Dragon Palace?"
Xu Kuangao didn't understand the logic behind this.
"Haha! Senior Xu, you may not understand this, but you just need to do what I say. I will give you as much money as you need."
Lin Fan said with a smile.
Xu Kuangao said: "Your Highness, I don't need any money. By the way, that old boy Song Zang is here with you. He and I may not have seen each other for a long time."
"Well! Do you know him?"
Lin Fan asked.
"Haha! Of course we know each other. This guy was my archrival back then. I don't know how many times he competed with me, but he lost every time!"
Xu Kuangao said with a smile.
"You bastard! You dare to lie in front of His Highness the Crown Prince. Who said I lose every time?
You lose every time, okay? Last time I knelt down and was so scared that I peed my pants!"
At this time, Sun Buer suddenly appeared.
He heard that the prince's guards were back, so he thought of coming to see his four apprentices. Unexpectedly, he saw Xu Kuangao, still talking shamelessly, and he immediately cursed.
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"Well! You old man is really not dead. When have I ever lied?
Did you wet your pants last time?
It’s obvious that you can’t beat me because you poured water into my crotch!”
Xu Kuangao said coldly.
"Haha! I am the leader of the martial arts alliance, would I do such a dirty thing?
You four, come here and show me clearly, this old guy was so scared that he peed his pants!"
Sun Buer called Ye Liangchen and the others over, pointed at Xu Kuangao and cursed.
Xu Kuangao stroked his beard and said, "Haha! It's impossible for me to wet my pants because of fear. However, it was true that you peeped at the women taking a bath in the bathhouse back then!"
Sun Buer's face turned red when he was told this, and he said angrily: "Didn't you see it?"
"Ahem! I really didn't look at it, I kept my eyes closed the whole time!"
Xu Kuangao said with a proud look on his face.
"Asshole! What an asshole! How dare you say that to me, apprentice, let's go up together. You'll attack him later, and we'll capture him and lock him in the cellar!"
Sun Buer said angrily, saying that he would lead Ye Liangchen and four others up to beat Xu Kuangao.