When Taoist Kusang saw Jiang Xiaozhu, he immediately said proudly: "Xiaozhu, I have completed my bet and blocked the gate of the Lishui Imperial Court for three days. Let's come next."

Jiang Xiaozhu was a little embarrassed. He laughed twice and was dragged out by Taoist Kusang: "Let's go and play again."

The six elders stared at Jiang Xiaozhu with unkind eyes, but "outsiders" like Gu Zuo and the others were there, and they had to maintain the dignity of Taoist Kusang as the leader of the gang. They all suppressed their displeasure and sent Taoist Kusang to death.

Drive away.

Taoist Kusang hadn't forgotten the business yet, so he turned around and warned: "You can just tell me the result after you have discussed it, it's all fine!"

Gu Zuo suppressed his laughter and went into the house to discuss the charter with Taoist Priest Yuan, Liu Xuanji and the six elders of the Tonghai Gang.

Gu Zuo threw out two frameworks for the six elders to choose.

First, Tonghai Zhao followed Heishan Zhao and signed an agreement with Heishan Zhao in terms of taxes, prisons, war preparations, etc. The slight difference is that in view of the current situation, the annual amount of spiritual stones paid to Huaixian Pavilion can be reduced to

20,000. If you don’t have enough spirit stones, you can pay it with other cultivation resources according to the market price.

Secondly, the Tonghai imperial edict followed the Yongchang imperial edict and fully merged into Nanwu Prefecture. The Tonghai Gang was merged into the Huaixian Pavilion. As a branch of the Huaixian Pavilion, its status was the same as that of Pingtai Villa and Xianglumen.

Regarding these two options, the six elders tend to prefer the first one, which has greater autonomy and can also ensure that the Zhao Kingdom that they worked so hard to establish still exists. However, the difficulties are very big, and the main problem is the spirit stone.

If we put it in the past, 20,000 spirit stones would not be a difficult task. It was only 20,000 guan. All you had to do was go to various auction houses to bid. You know, their previous quota was 40,000 spirit stones. But now the situation is different, 20,000 guan.

The spiritual stone is worth more than 100,000 guan, and may even be worth 200,000 guan in the future. In addition to the court's tax of 100,000 guan, a total of more than 300,000 guan will be paid a year. How can you afford it?

In fact, it no longer matters how much tax they pay to Huaixian Pavilion. What matters is that they will soon be unable to buy spiritual stones.

Tonghaizhao has a reserve of spiritual stones, and the quantity is quite large. At the beginning of the year, there were more than 40,000, but hundreds of brothers consume a lot every day. In the past six months, more than 15,000 have been consumed directly, which can be purchased

The quantity is only more than 2,000, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to buy.

If this continues, within a year, everyone will have to sit back and have nothing to offer. The shortage of spiritual stones is like a rope around the neck, which is gradually tightening, getting tighter and tighter, making people unable to breathe.

The only hope now is Huaixian Pavilion, but if you choose the relatively independent first option, why should Huaixian Pavilion give you spiritual stones?

The more Zuo Lingcheng and the other six elders argued and thought, the more they understood why the Yongchang Society made the decision to merge into the Lishui Sect as a whole. There was really no other way!

But when it comes to choosing the second option, it's hard to give up. After all, this is the world where everyone works hard and the home where brothers rely on each other.

By the end of the discussion, the attitude of the six elders had become more and more inclined to imitate the Yongchang Society and become a branch of the Huaixian Pavilion. However, the last bit of attachment to Tonghaizhao made everyone reluctant to break the last layer of windows.

Paper.

During the last meeting, Gu Zuo expressed his thoughts: "Your reluctance is actually a nostalgia for the past, which shows that you are all good men who value friendship. Gu is deeply honored to have you join us, and is even more grateful."

Don’t worry. Gu can promise that if the Tonghai Gang is merged into the Huaixian Pavilion, the Tonghai Edict will not be revoked, but will remain in place. Taoist Kusang will still be the leader of the country, and you will still be the masters of the Tonghai Edict, and the Huaixian Pavilion will not interfere."

Zuo Lingcheng and others looked at each other, nodded slowly, and said to Gu Zuo: "Brothers, I am deeply grateful that you can leave this thought to us, even if it is just a status."

Gu Zuo continued with a smile: "In the future, the Tonghai Edict will not just be a title. I can promise that Tonghai County and the surrounding areas will be given to all 426 brothers of the Tonghai Gang as your private property.

, you can continue to establish your imperial kingdom here."

The six elders couldn't believe it and asked one after another: "Is this the master's statement seriously?"

Gu Zuo held out a finger: "There is one condition. From now on, Tonghai Zhao will have to pay a tax of 50,000 guan to Huaixian Pavilion every year. You also know that Tonghai Zhao will pay 100,000 guan to the court every year. This amount of money

, I can help you pay half of it."

The six elders all nodded in approval, and Gu Zuo said again: "Within the imperial edict, it is up to you to make the decision. Just like before, the governor of Nanwu and the Shifu will not interfere, and the Huaixian Pavilion will not interfere."

Someone asked: "How far is a stone's throw?"

Gu Zuo smiled and said: "One of you, no matter who he is, picks a bow at will, stands on the top of the city of Tonghai County and shoots an arrow outward. The arrow will go as far as he wants."

Zuo Lingcheng and others immediately cheered and began to recommend the shooter on the spot. The shooter was naturally Kusang Taoist. How big the Tonghai edict will be in the future depends on Kusang Taoist.

The elders of the Tonghai Gang were happy, and Gu Zuo was also very pleased. This big stone fell to the ground, and the territory controlled by Huaixian Pavilion was initially integrated.

The merger of Tonghaizhao has two benefits. First, one Yuanying and six Jindan join the Huaixian Pavilion - especially the addition of Yuan Ying, which makes the Huaixian Pavilion's strength reach another level and finally has high-end combat power.

.At present, judging from the nature of Taoist Kusang, Zuo Lingcheng and others, there is no need to worry about the following offenses and internal unrest for the time being.

At present, the Huaixian Pavilion relies on spiritual stones to integrate all parties. This is the general trend, and it can be reversed by a few people with ulterior motives. When the Huaixian Pavilion continues to grow in the future, this problem will gradually cease to be a problem.

Another advantage is that it provides a ready-made solution for the further integration of the Heishan Zhao. Gu Zuo believes that the Heishan Zhao will follow the Yongchang Zhao and the Tonghai Zhao will not be far away. Everything will wait until the retreating leader Duan Yinsheng comes out of seclusion.

Regardless of whether Duan Yinsheng's attack on Yuanying is successful or not, the four Black Mountain Parties must face this problem head-on.

After all, the spiritual stones placed by the Chongxuan Department in the Spring and Autumn Pawn Shop are not enough to support an imperial edict. Moreover, relying on small means to intercept the spiritual stones placed by the Chongxuan Department, such as the Spring and Autumn Pawn Shop, is itself risky and will not last long.

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Next, Gu Zuo needs to prepare for the taxes to be handed over to the court at the end of the year. Among them, the 300,000 guan from the Heishan imperial edict will be paid by themselves, and Gu Zuo needs to prepare half of the 40,000 guan from the Yongchang imperial edict, and one from Nanwuzhou.

Wan Guan, and the 100,000 guan paid for Tonghaizhao, a total of 150,000 guan.

This money is not a big deal to Gu Zuo. He has already prepared it. The only problem is that the tax exemption procedures for the first three years have not been completed until now.

The Spring and Autumn Fu of Nanliuzhao were collected by Jiannan Jiedufu and then handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs. The imperial edict exempting all prefectures and counties from taxation did not mention Nanliuzhao. According to convention, Nanliuzhao

The implementation is based on the Jiannan Jiedu Prefecture, and the Jiedu Prefecture also issued an official letter in March, requiring all imperial edicts to report losses in the beast tide. This is the preliminary procedure for tax exemption.

But half a year has passed, and the approval procedures from the Jiedu Government have not yet been implemented. Without the procedures, this matter will not be completed. The previous taxes have not been completed, and the new year's taxes will naturally not be paid. Therefore, this matter

I still need to ask again.
Chapter completed!