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The 'innocent' Gu Cheng was sitting in the middle of the lobby, with Fa Jian next to him.
Dozens of powerful people below were either transmitting messages secretly or whispering, and the entire hall seemed a bit messy.
Fa Jian coughed and said loudly: "Everyone, stop discussing, it's time to talk about business."
Everyone present looked at Fa Jian, and most of them showed a look of disdain and contempt.
They are all martial arts forces in Nanyi County, so naturally they all know what kind of person Fa Jian is.
This perverted monk was a notorious figure in the street before. If he hadn't been so weak, he would have been beaten by everyone. Now he has become something like the Eight Great Vajra with Fang Zhenhai, and he is still doing it. This makes them
I felt very disdainful in my heart.
Fa Jian didn't care about the crowd's gaze and glanced at Gu Cheng. Seeing that Gu Cheng had no intention of speaking, he thought that Gu Cheng was afraid of him or Gao Jiande, so he didn't dare to compete with him for the qualification of abbot for this meeting.
Although it was Gu Cheng who brought up the matter, Fang Zhenhai did not say who would be the abbot in the end.
Looking at everyone present, Fa Jian said in a deep voice: "Everyone must know why I invited everyone here this time, so I won't say any more nonsense.
I, the Luanwu Army, took charge of Nanyi County on behalf of the imperial court, and naturally had to take over everything from the imperial court. Therefore, from now on, all business within each sect, including the transactions of various cultivation items, must be handed over to the Luanwu Army at 30% as tax.
"
Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly, this Dharma view was really a lion's mouth.
Fa Jianke had not told Gu Cheng how much the specific tax was before.
But if Gu Cheng is sincerely working for Fang Zhenhai, then he will definitely lower the tax to less than 10%.
This amount not only makes these small sects uncomfortable, but also does not give them the determination to resist.
And although top forces like the Siji Sect and the Wang Family have to collect taxes, they can't actually take them. Instead, they give them back to others after taking them, and they give the two companies a red light in various businesses and give them tax.
In order to serve the other party's interests, you must first stop the strongest one from causing trouble.
It turned out that this Fa Jian was good, and it was 30% as soon as he opened his mouth. This was enough to make those small sects nervous. Gu Cheng was now wondering if this Fa Jian was an undercover sent by someone. He was really worried about Fang Zhenhai.
If he doesn't die quickly enough, I'll bring hatred to him if he dies.
And as soon as this statement came out, the audience immediately exploded.
A crowd of people protested. How could they accept such an outrageous thing?
A middle-aged warrior in white clothes stood up and said loudly: "Even when the imperial court was there in the past, it didn't charge me so much in taxes. Why do you want to rebel against the military?"
Fa Jian slapped the table and snorted coldly: "Why? Just because the imperial court is not in charge of Nanyi County now, but my rebel army is in charge!
What you mean by this is that our rebel army is not as good as the imperial court? Are you colluding with the imperial court to overthrow our rebel army?"
A big hat was put on, and the middle-aged warrior suddenly turned red with anger and was speechless.
Everyone looked at Wang Yuan and an elder from the Siji Sect. They were the two strongest families here. If they didn't stand up and speak, no one would be able to stop this.
Wang Yuan frowned and said: "Master Fa Jian, it's okay for the rebel army to collect taxes, and we all understand, but isn't the 30% too much?
The biggest business our sects do is to collect various materials, ores and elixirs from the Southern Barbarians and sell them to the Central Plains. The profits of these raw materials are not high, and they are all made by the middlemen. You suddenly let them
If we give 30%, is it too much?"
Fajian coughed and said, "This tax rate is actually negotiable.
For example, the Wang Family and the Siji Sect, the two martial arts forces that command the entire Nanyi County, have also made a lot of contributions to the martial arts in Nanyi County, so you two only need to make one achievement.
But as for other forces, there is no room for negotiation on this matter. I will send people to check all taxes every month. Don't try to hide it from me.
If you say 30%, it’s 30%. If anyone wants to refuse to cooperate, then don’t blame me for rebelling against the moral principles of the military!"
When Fajian said that he would send someone to check every month, he also deliberately emphasized his tone. Anyone present who is not stupid will know what he means.
If you want to hide taxes, as long as you deal with him, it will be equivalent to 'hiding' from him. They all know Fa Jian's greedy character.
Gu Cheng, who was sitting next to him, curled his lips slightly. This way of eating was too ugly.
However, the other party was not really stupid. He knew that he could not push the Siji Sect and the Wang family into a hurry, so he agreed to give them only 10%.
But little did they know that doing so would arouse the anger of others, because it would appear that the rebel army was bullying the weak and exploiting them.
Looking at the excited people below, Fa Jian said calmly: "Everyone, the matter has been settled. If anyone has any different opinions, you can tell the rebel army.
But everyone has been hanging out in Nanyi County for such a long time, and no one wants to see things like this."
After threatening him, Fa Jian turned his gaze to Gu Cheng: "Master Gu, is there anything else you want to add?"
An unpredictable smile appeared on Gu Cheng's face and he said, "No more."
This Dharma See has already done things so beautifully, what else can he say?
Although this perverted monk's strength is pretty good, he has actually been hanging out at the bottom of the world.
Even after joining Fang Zhenhai's command and becoming one of the Eight Great Vajras, he has actually always played the role of a thug and has never participated in such intrigues with sect forces.
In Gu Cheng's opinion, his behavior was extremely simple and rude. He only threatened and ignored everything, and successfully aroused a lot of hatred for Fang Zhenhai.
Even if Gu Cheng comes to play a villain, he may not be able to play the role well.
When Fa Jian saw that Gu Cheng didn't even dare to speak, he immediately smiled proudly, turned around and left.
After Fa Jian left, everyone present was in a rage.
The elder of the Siji Sect came over to Gu Cheng and said, "Master Gu, the sect leader mentioned you to me before and said that you are a sensible person. Now that King Fang Tian has done this, it really makes me Nanyi County
The martial arts forces are chilling."
Over there, Wang Yuan saw that the elders of the Siji Sect seemed to be very familiar with Gu Cheng, and he didn't have any doubts.
After all, Gu Cheng is Fang Zhenhai's confidant and has also been to the Siji Sect. It is normal for people from the Siji Sect to want to befriend him.
Gu Cheng smiled bitterly and said: "Everyone, do you think I want to do this? You should have seen that this matter was supposed to be hosted by Fa Jian and I, but I didn't even have the chance to interrupt.
nothing.
Behind the scenes, Gao Jiande is the leader of the Eight Great Vajras and the sworn brother of King Fang Tian. He cannot afford to offend him.
Everyone, I also want to help you, but I am powerless, so you should just do your own thing."
With that said, Gu Cheng made a helpless expression and turned around to leave.
Wang Yuan and the elders of the Siji Sect looked at each other with helpless expressions in their eyes.
This time, the two enemies were not hostile to each other or fighting. At this time, they both stood on the side of the entire Nanyi County Wulin.
They also knew about Gao Jiande and Fang Zhenhai. Gu Cheng had made it so obvious, what else could they do?
But at this moment, a thought emerged in everyone's mind: Fang Zhenhai was not a person who could achieve great things.
Previously, the rebellious martial arts army swept through the entire Nanyi County, and no one of these martial arts sects could stop it, because the imperial court was not popular, and it didn't matter who managed Nanyi County.
Even Fang Zhenhai himself came from a rough background and had the same status as them, so they even had a good impression of Fang Zhenhai.
As a result, looking at it now, Fang Zhenhai is worse than the imperial court.
At least the imperial court would not push them so hard, and Fang Zhenhai had just gained power and wanted to cross the river and destroy the bridge to attack them. What the hell!
At this moment, at least the entire Nanyi County Wulin was alienated from Fang Zhenhai. Although no one dared to resist for the time being, it would be different who would do what when they really needed to bleed.
Gu Cheng slowly returned to the General's Mansion, but before he entered the door, he saw Fang Zhenhai riding his horse, followed by Master Yunhai, Ankang Hu and Taoist Mengshan.
Seeing Gu Cheng coming back, Fang Zhenhai immediately said: "Get on your horse and follow me out of the city."
Gu Cheng inexplicably got on his horse and followed Fang Zhenhai's team, and asked Taoist Mengshan next to him: "Taoist Master, has something happened?"
Taoist Mengshan nodded and said: "Something did happen, it's not a big deal.
Nanyi County is adjacent to Taikang County. There is also a group of rebels in Taikang County. They call themselves Taihao Tianshi and claim that they are the reincarnation of the Emperor of Heaven. Although their popularity is not as big as that of the Heavenly King, it is not small.
Before, when the King of Heaven was not in trouble, everyone still recognized each other and had a good relationship with each other.
But after Tian Wang occupied Nanyi County, he had some friction with the opponent's territory in Taikang County and caused some unpleasantness.
Some time ago, the other party's men even killed our people. The King of Heaven was furious and demanded an explanation from the other party.
Originally, the King of Heaven thought that the other party would make friends, but unexpectedly, the other party contacted a group of rebels and instead accused the King of Heaven of acting overbearingly and not following the rules.
At present, several rebel leaders have gathered there, and the King of Heaven will also lead his people there to resolve this matter."
Gu Cheng nodded understandingly. To put it bluntly, this was just a matter of a bunch of dogs biting dogs.
Before Fang Zhenhai made such a big splash, we were all friends, and we were all resisting the injustice of the court. Of course it was easy to talk to each other if we shared the same goals.
What happens now? We agreed to be rebels together, but you secretly became the king. What kind of thing is this? It's not elegant, so my heart is unbalanced.
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