Dongfang Yong and Yang E looked at Zhang Fu's three fingers and couldn't help but ask.
They didn't understand what kind of wealth his three fingers represented.
"Yes, for three years, I only need you to come up with half of Yangcheng's three-year tax revenue, plus half of the ten-year revenue from the one-sword-for-ten-year trial place near you, and I can help you convince most of them.
Ministers and Dukes, please help you speak, and you can guarantee that the emperor will not embarrass Yang City, nor will he take back the position of Yang City Lord. From now on, Yang City will be your world," Zhang Fu said with a smile.
Dongfang Yong looked at his grinning mouth at this time, it was like a bloody mouth, a bottomless mouth that drank human blood and ate human flesh.
Half of Yangcheng’s three-year tax?
A sword's income in ten years, half of ten years' income?
Dongfang Yong didn't expect Zhang Fu to have such a big appetite and dare to make such big conditions.
In fact, Dongfang Yong still underestimated Zhang Fu. When he came here before, he wanted to pay half of the tax for five years. It was only after seeing Dongfang Yong's Celestial Master strength that he reduced it to three years.
As for Zhang Fu, a person who was very untimely about Yangcheng's intelligence. He didn't even know that Dongfang Yong was the direct grandson of the Dongfang family and the marshal who followed Yang E to Yangcheng, but he was able to know in time that Yangcheng was expanding.
, and there is also the matter of a huge income for ten years with a sword, because after the city guard of another city knew about it, he reported it to the emperor as soon as possible, and now the emperor knew about the expansion of Yangcheng, but he didn't mean it yet.
When the news came back, the city guard who reported the report found Zhang Fu and told him about the incident.
And Zhang Fu got the city guard of Wenxing City just because his father was a prince. He was not very good at other things, but he loved money very much and knew how to blackmail. So when he heard what the city guard said, he was tempted.
He also heard that the city guard said that Yang Cheng's relationship was very deep, and that the emperor would probably acquiesce in this matter, so he decided to use his father Zhang Guogong as a cover to get Yang Cheng to pay.
, let Zhang Guogong ask for help
Zhang Fu was being used as a weapon without knowing it, so he ran to Yangbsp; in fact, the power of those princes and the like is not too great, they just have a certain seniority. The real power lies in
Dongfang Bubai was in the hands of Prime Minister Yang, Grand Master Chu and others. Those princes were almost too old to understand. How could the emperor listen to their opinions and change his policy?
Therefore, once the money goes into Zhang Feo's pocket, it will never go out again.
In the future, if the emperor wanted to convict Yang E and others of treason, then the money he took into his pocket first would still be his own, and the money he did not pocket later would not be a loss to Zhang Fu.
And if the emperor does not pursue the expansion of Yang E and others, then as long as Zhang Guogong stands up and says a few good words about Yangcheng, then all the benefits of Yang E will go into his pocket.
This is a business without capital. Zhang Fu will never lose money.
Zhang Fu saw that Dongfang Yong and Yang E looked at each other a few times after listening to his words, and then said nothing. They were silent for a while. Zhang Fu thought that they thought this benefit was too great and hesitated, so he couldn't help but smile and said
: "City Master Yang, this money is not taken by me, but by the ministers and princes, and this money is not much. All the income from Yangcheng in the future will be yours. Then
But it will last for tens of thousands of years, and I will only take half of it for three years, and the money will not be taken from you now, but from your future. If you are reluctant to part with it now, then Yangcheng may be taken away by the emperor.
"
At this time, Dongfang Yong also heard what Zhang Fe was here for. He initially thought that Zhang Fe was the person sent by the emperor to stop his expansion, but now he heard that this good guy was using this matter to blackmail him.
Without the emperor's backing, Dongfang Yong would no longer be polite to him.
Who is the Duke of the State?
Dongfang Yong has the grandfather who is the first military boss in the empire. The emperor still relies on him. Does he still need this prince? Is he still afraid of him?
It's strange to be afraid
Dongfang Yong put away the fake smile on his face and asked Zhang Fu in a strange voice: "Three years of taxes? Mr. Zhang, you are so open-minded."
"How could it be? I'm not taking your current money, but waiting for your taxes to be collected before I come to get it. Now I have to find someone for help, but I need to get the money myself first." Zhang Fe
He didn't feel the change in Dongfang Yong's attitude and said with a smile.
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"Master Zhang, as the city guard of Wenxing City, also knows that a city does not just collect taxes but does not pay. Managing a city requires money in many aspects. If half of our tax revenue in the next three years is given to you, then
What should we do in Yangcheng? Everyone is hungry, the black wolf army came to attack, and the weapons we took out were curled blades and rusty?" Dongfang Yong narrowed his eyes and looked at him.
"Oh, you can't say that, little marshal. It's just a few less taxes, which is better than no Yangbsp;" Mr. Zhang, you want to raise taxes because you see that Yangcheng is independent, so the taxes don't have to go to the emperor.
, that’s why we say this. But if we don’t pay taxes to the emperor, the emperor will also not give us a penny in Yangcheng. So in our three years, which are the most important three years for us to manage Yangcheng, we can only
If half of the tax money is used, how can we manage Yangcheng? If Yangcheng runs away from us, it seems to be disadvantageous to us. Then how can we give you half of the tax money?" Dongfang
Yong asked.
Zhang Fu narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Young Marshal and City Master Yang need to consider this. The balance depends on how you strike it."
Dongfang Yong stood up and clapped his hands, looking at Zhang Fu coldly.
Zhang Fu was stunned, he asked for help just now, why does it feel wrong now?
"Master Zhang, not only do you want our taxes, but you also want ten years of income, but your good calculation is wrong?" Dongfang Yong slowly approached Zhang Fu, and then supported Zhang Fu's horse with both hands.
He said, looking down at the two handles of the child.
Because of the relationship between height and angle, Zhang Feo suddenly felt a pressure from Dongfang Yong, which made his breathing become somewhat dull.
"Little Marshal, what do you mean? I'm just here to help you out of kindness." Zhang Fu took a deep breath, calmed himself, and said.
"Then thank you Zhang Chengshou for your kindness, but don't worry, even if we expand Yangcheng, the emperor will only ask a few questions at most, but if he sees the Tianshi and Tianzong on our side, he will not dare to take us
We know this, the emperor knows it, but you are the only one who doesn’t know it. Hey, don’t you think it’s ridiculous?” Dongfang Yong smiled.
"You..." Dongfang Yong's words stung Zhang Fu, and he was so angry that he wanted to spit fire.
"And I feel that you are a bit ignorant. You still want to earn ten years of income with one sword. Your vision is very powerful. You see that one sword ten years is very profitable, but why don't you take a look at what kind of person can support it?"
It takes ten years to wield a sword. What kind of strong man can make those heavenly masters and sects obey when they come here? But now you dare to come and ask for the benefits of ten years to wield a sword. Do you know what kind of person you have offended?
Are you a human being? Do you think you are ignorant or an idiot?" Dongfang Yong said in a weird voice.
Zhang Fu was startled, and then his face turned pale. It seemed that he had just thought of this terrible consequence.
He trembled and asked hesitantly: "You mean there are strong people behind you?"
Dongfang Yong did not answer him. Answering such a straightforward question only weakened his momentum. Dongfang Yong grinned with a sneer and said: "You have offended him now. You said you walked out of this door, you will
Those subordinates who will never live to see you, are your little city guards useful to those people who are above you?"
Zhang Fu's face was horribly pale, his eyelids were drooped, and he didn't know what terrible consequences he was thinking about.
Dongfang Yong laughed and turned away from Zhang Feo. A voice came from his background: "Send off guests."
Zhang Fu shuddered. Didn't Dongfang Yong just say that he would die if he told this door? So now, wouldn't he be sent to die if he saw the guest off?
Zhang Fu was so frightened that he stood up quickly, caught up with Dongfang Yong, and begged behind him: "Brother Dongfang, you have such a strong person as your backer, why didn't you tell me, hey, we had a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, I
How dare you accept the benefits of a senior person?"
"Send off the guests." Dongfang Yong ignored him and said to see the guests off again, but no servant came in.
"Nephew Dongfang, don't get me wrong. I will never ask for your taxes from Yangcheng again. Can you please say a kind word to the master?" At this time, Zhang Fu said to Dongfang Yong in a begging tone.
Dongfang Yong paused for a moment, then turned around, looked at Zhang Fu, and asked: "If you don't want taxes, does that mean you won't help us Yangcheng?" No, don't get me wrong, how could I not speak for Yangcheng?
What?" Zhang Fu said with a smile.
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Zhang Fu rolled his eyes and discussed with Dongfang Yong: "Brother Dongfang, I wonder if it would be convenient for me to meet that master, so that I can show my respect to him?"
Zhang Fu still didn't believe Dongfang Yong and wanted to test whether there really was such a strong person.
In his heart, the one who can make the Heavenly Master be honest and obedient should be the Tianzong. However, Dongfang Yong’s words about making the Heavenly Master and the Tianzong obedient were thought by him to be Dongfang Yong’s exaggeration.
There are very few Heavenly Sects in the world. How many Heavenly Sects would come to him?
Dongfang Yong did not answer him, but looked at him funny. Suddenly Dongfang Yong felt Chi Mei's aura released from the backyard, and then rushed towards Zhang Fu.
It seems that Chi Mei'er has been paying attention to what's going on here, and even heard their conversation. At this time, she didn't even need to say hello to Dongfang Yong, but took the initiative to cooperate with Dongfang Yong.
Zhang Fu's body shook, and he felt the powerful majesty of Tianzong, which pressed towards him. For a moment, Zhang Fu was suffocated, as if the next moment, he was about to sink into the dark abyss.
Chi Meier's breath only stayed for a second, and then she took it back, but this second made Zhang Furu feel like a century had passed. When he recovered, his whole body was covered in cold sweat.
"He...he is..." Zhang Fu asked Dongfang Yongdao with difficulty.
Zhang Fu had already guessed that there really was a strong man behind Dongfang Yong, and it could be seen from his actions just now that the strong man was dissatisfied with him.
How can I, a small city guard, be taken seriously by a strong man? I am afraid that I will be killed by him when I step out.
Zhang Fu became nervous and regarded Dongfang Yong as a life-saving straw and wanted to grab it tightly immediately.
Dongfang Yong didn't answer him, but the pitiful and sympathetic look in his eyes made Zhang Fu think of the answer himself.
Zhang Fu took Dongfang Yong's hand and begged for mercy: "Marshal, please save me. I...I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have come to seek your benefits or take advantage of you. Please help me."
To my seniors, let me go."
"Hey, it's hard for her to let you go." Dongfang Yong shook his head. This sentence seemed to have sentenced Zhang Feo to death, making Zhang Feo's face paler.
"No, no, Marshal, don't say that. You just need to say a few nice words to him, and I have something good to honor him. That's enough, please." Zhang Fu was about to cry. If he comes to Yangcheng this time
Not only did you not get any benefits, but you also lost your life. It’s not worth it.
Dongfang Yong hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
Zhang Fu's face turned even paler, but suddenly he became excited as if he saw the dawn of hope.
Because he saw Dongfang Yong's left hand gently rubbing it with his index finger, middle finger and thumb.
What does this mean? Of course it means benefit. For someone like Zhang Fu who has such a good track record in a benefit situation, how can he not know the secret code of such a gesture?
Zhang Fu gritted his teeth for the sake of his life and said: "Marshal, don't worry, I will not be less filial to you."
Dongfang Yong then showed a smile on his face and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."
"Ah, thank you Marshal, thank you Marshal," Zhang Fei said gratefully when he thought that his life was promising.
"However, I have a few questions to ask Zhang Chengshou..." Dongfang Yong saw Zhang Fu nodding and asked: "I don't know how to ask questions, so you can tell me the causes and consequences of your coming to Yangcheng."
Zhang Fu was stunned, didn't you have a question to ask? Why didn't you know how to ask it again? But when he saw Dongfang Yong's eyes, Zhang Fu immediately understood. This was asking him to ask the Tianzong
Senior, explain it well. If you explain it well, you will be innocent.
"Okay, I said. In fact, I didn't know about the expansion of Yangcheng. It was Chu Like, the city guard of Wude City, who told me. He said that the expansion of Yangcheng was not impressive, and he had already reported it to Bauhinia Capital, and he also
I was worried that Marshal Dongfang and Prime Minister Yang were too powerful and this matter would be covered up. So I secretly wanted to come to Yangcheng to seek some benefits, but I definitely had no intention of harming Yangcheng." Zhang
Did you speak out the matter?
When Dongfang Yong heard this, he knew that Zhang Fu was being used as a weapon by that Chu Like.
He asked Zhang Fu: "Who is Chu Like? His surname is Chu. Is he related to Grand Master Chu?"
"Well, it is related. He is an external descendant of the Chu family." Zhang Fu said.
It seems that it was the Chu family's fault, but the emperor would know about the expansion sooner or later, and now it was just reported by Chu Like earlier. But it would not be against Dongfang Yong.
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After sending the frightened Zhang Feo away, Dongfang Yong and Yang E discussed it for a few words. They both regarded Zhang Feo's visit as a rehearsal sent by the emperor to stop them. Then the two discussed and improved some of their mistakes.
A place that works well together.
Fortunately today, Chi Meier was smart and cooperated in time, otherwise Zhang Fu would not be able to be shocked.
Naturally, the person sent by the emperor will not be weaker than Zhang Fu, so if he wants to cooperate next time, he may need Qin Wei's cooperation.
We need to discuss this matter with them first so that we can coordinate with them when the time comes.
On the third day after Zhang Fu left, he came back and delivered several boxes of gold cakes and several boxes of luxury goods, which were given to the masters Dongfang Yong said. Another box of gold cakes was given to Dongfang Yong.
Dongfang Yong happily accepted it from Yong and Yang E.
In the past few days, Dongfang Yong asked the clay soldiers to speed up their work and built the city wall to about fifty meters high.
As for urban buildings, workers are hired to build the foundations.
These workers came to Yangcheng from other war-torn places. They had no food and no money. Having this job was a very satisfying thing for them.
In addition, Dongfang Yong asked Xuan Weng to find Huang Po, who was in charge of the intelligence organization in "Tao", and asked him to spread the intelligence network near Yangcheng. Wude City, like Chu Like's, must be taken care of and cannot be allowed to
He secretly told Yang bsp; Huang Po is the female with the highest cultivation level in the Zhuan Qin Clan besides Qin Wei, and is also a female in the three Tianzong. Her name is Qin Mihuang, and she is the patriarch’s wife of the patriarch Xuan Weng. She is in Bauhinia City.
Wen He, who is in charge of intelligence, is Huang Po's disciple.
After listening to Dongfang Yong's words, she nodded and accepted the task.
Now Huang Po and Xuan Weng call Dongfang Yong "Emperor", which offends Qin Wei, but because of Qin Wei, "Tao" can really be used by them.
The intelligence network was under the care of the power of "Tao". Dongfang Yong received the news on the tenth day. The emperor was very dissatisfied when he got the absurdly expanded place in Yangcheng, and had already asked the palace manager Bai to come to Yangbsp
; Dongfang Yong knows that this General Manager Bai is a Tianzong and is very powerful. However, Dongfang Yong was afraid of him before, but now he knows that there are levels such as Dragon Elephant Grade, Xuanyuan Grade, and Tongtian Grade in the Martial Realm.
For Dongfang Yong, Zong has lost the impression of being deified, and with Qin Wei around, no Tianzong will threaten him when he comes in front of him.
Knowing that General Manager Bai would arrive in Yangcheng in two days, Dongfang Yong asked the Tao Tu soldiers to speed up the project, while asking Qin Wei to control the flow of people in Yijian Ten Years to half of the usual amount the day before, and then a lot of people flowed back to Yangcheng even more.