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Chapter 347
Cheng Jinzhou has never played an important polo match with others on such a formal occasion.

Seeing the arrogant attitudes of Gao You and Gao Chang, he unconsciously became serious.Of course, that doesn't mean that the action of the game will become regular because of this.

Polo is a free sport, at least in Great Xia, the nobles who are still in the war will regard it as a rehearsal for the infant version of the war.

Most of the nobles, after all, are inseparable from the war, especially the gentlemen in the southwest, even if they don’t have to go to the battlefield, they are called up for war reasons from time to time. In some cases, they will be called Raising supplies and, in some cases, sending trained genealogies to battle, few aristocrats spend their lives away from war—the title of nobility comes from politics, and war is a byproduct of politics.

Holding the hammer high, Cheng Jinzhou ran all the way to the right, dribbling the ball across the center line with his horse speed, and then slammed it hard to the left.His skills are not very good, he can hit the ball but not catch the ball, unlike the others on the same team, they are all masters since childhood.

Both Gao You and Gao Chang are star warlocks with good physical coordination. They fought more smoothly and quickly surpassed the fighting power of the young people. They rushed and killed on the field, which made people suspect that they used some special star formation.

Polo defense is not an easy task, and everyone is not always willing to defend, so in a short while, the two sides switched venues 4 times-if any team scored a goal, the two sides would exchange venues.

After a while, Star Warlock Jiang Huang and Star Warlock Li Xianfeng also appeared on the field, and Lu Xu was forcibly dragged here.If Cheng Jinzhou was doing research in the laboratory or plagiarizing articles, he would be kept aside.

The more people who pay attention, the more polo players will work harder.Gao Tanglong moved to Jiang Huang intentionally or unintentionally, and said in a low voice: "I heard that someone came, but left again."

Jiang Huang said "hmm", since he ate the cotton fruit for the second time, his physical fitness has returned to the peak state, that's how it is, and Li Xianfeng did not leave anyone behind, so he is naturally ashamed.

The polo players were coming and going, and soon at halftime, the makeshift referee sounded the gong, and men and women swarmed into the field and started stamping on the turf.

During the intermission, stepping on the upturned turf is a very interesting part of polo socialization. Men and women in gorgeous clothes run and step on the ground, which not only helps the polo field to recover, but also has the joy of participating in the game.

Inevitably, several star warlocks also walked onto the field and started the process of contacting the dirt lawn.Cheng Jinzhou deliberately stayed on the court, looking down at Gao Tanglong.

The latter was a little surprised by his observation ability, chopped his feet fiercely on the ground and said with a smile: "Nephew Jinzhou, you sweated a little, feel comfortable. I think polo is like a court match. Side, isn’t it just that you come and go, you are strong and I am weak?”

"I'll come on stage after you sing." Cheng Jinzhou cocked his head and held the horse between his legs to keep it from moving, but he did not follow Gao Tanglong's words.

The latter laughed twice, looked at the Jiang Huang star warlock not far away, and said: "Even with Jiang Huang's strength, he also has a star warlock who can't stop him, why is my nephew Jinzhou so persistent."

Cheng Jinzhou slandered in his heart: the elderly just talk a lot of nonsense.

He didn't want to talk to him about it, so he just kept silent.

The halftime was coming to an end soon, Gao Muen saw this, and finally said: "The royal family invited me this time, it can be said that I was forced into a desperate situation by Master Cheng. Master Cheng doesn't want to think about it. With the court's accumulation of thousands of years, is it possible that it will come true?" No power to parry?"

"I don't want to rebel, there is nothing to parry or not." Cheng Jinzhou's expression froze.He believed that since the imperial court had invited Gao Tanglong out, it was possible to invite two more star warlocks.Just like Jiang Huang, An Feng and others did before, the court cannot decide their fate, but when Jiang Huang and others are at their most prosperous, they cannot destroy the court.

Cheng Jinzhou also didn't want to turn the matter into a life-and-death struggle.

Gao Tanglong thought in his heart: If you want national tariffs, what is the difference between rebellion and rebellion.

However, he still said to himself: "Now things are very clear. The imperial court means that the commercial tax of the four provinces must be collected, as well as the customs duties. However, the collection of the latter is the responsibility of the transfer envoy. , Tariffs in other places will naturally refer to De'an's approach."

The commercial tax is the transaction tax. Due to the lagging development of Daxia itself, various taxes are often collected together, and it is difficult to collect tax once for a transaction.Each merchant has its own solution to this—the tariffs are slightly different, and any re-exported materials will be collected upon arrival. This is Daxia's tariff, and they don't talk about the so-called tax refund policy.

Liu Bin has already talked with Cheng Jinzhou about the way the transshipment envoys collect tariffs. Opponents are exhausted—the so-called free port zero tax is actually benefiting merchants. In the thinking of Xia Dynasty people, it is better to benefit court officials than to benefit merchants.

Cheng Jinzhou sat on the horse and pondered, without answering for a long time.

The referee on the sidelines knocked the gong once, but he didn't dare to knock the gong again.

Gao Tanglong's suggestion has actually taken many steps back.However, fundamentally speaking, this time the imperial court snatched resources from Cheng Jinzhou, even though the existence of tariffs would increase his own income.

Considering his father-in-law's suggestion and so on, Cheng Jinzhou thought to himself: One day, I will have Daxia in my hands, and no matter how I think about collecting taxes, I will listen to me.

Ah Q paused, and he clapped his hands and said, "For the collected tariffs, I have nine courts and one, and for the commercial taxes of four provinces, I have six courts and four. In addition, I will send an official to each port and pass in the country, Served as first deputy."

"This..." Gao Tanglong was caught off guard.

The annual commercial tax in the four provinces is about 10 taels of silver, which is less than one-tenth of the current De'an. If the commercial tax is fully collected, the increased tax may just be eaten by Cheng Jinzhou.Moreover, the court took less money than the local nobles, so it's not nice to say it.In contrast, sending a deputy to each pass in the country is a very small matter. It is nothing more than adding a force to fight for power and profit. It has a lot to do with whether the sender is effective or not.

Cheng Jinzhou didn't wait for him to think slowly, turned around and entered the arena, while the others left wrapped in Gao Tanglong.

The polo continues.

After a short rest, the horses recovered well, and the fast back and forth made everyone concentrate.

Gao You and Gao Chang's speed is getting faster and faster, which seems to be a manifestation of gradual proficiency.They rushed towards Cheng Jinzhou intentionally or unintentionally, threatening.

The battle between the star warlocks is dangerous, but if it is replaced by a polo game, it is not so difficult.

Cheng Jinzhou twitched his lips and made a face to Li Bin. He was a little behind, so he changed to a few noblemen to attack Gao You and Gao Chang.

The county magistrate is not as good as the current one, not to mention that Cheng Jinzhou is both the magistrate and the magistrate. He clearly understands the trouble of finding those two third-level star warlocks.

In fact, they'd be fine if they didn't help.

The polo rolled down from the front, Cheng Jinzhou picked up the mallet, and hit Gao You hard.

This ball seemed to be an attack, and Li Bin took the lead, holding the long-handled mallet high.Unwilling to fall behind, the others leaped forward one after another.

Gao You and Gao Chang also moved forward bravely, but his teammates were slowly falling behind.

As a result, the situation became that seven people passed in front of two people continuously, and the mallet fell from time to time.

The two astrologists lived in seclusion for too long, and they became more honest. Although they didn't suffer much, the anger on their faces was obvious.It didn't take long before I scolded my mother.

The aristocrats don't care so much, being bored is bullying-it's what they are best at.

How did the astrologists experience this? They were just familiar with the formal polo moves, but now they seemed to be struggling in the rain of hammers. The children of the same team did not come to help, and the two were quickly surrounded.

Weng Xilian was dumbfounded, and so were the others.

While stretching out his feet, Cheng Jinzhou did not forget to remind: "Astrology is not allowed."

Jiang Huang and other astrologists could hear the voices in the arena, so they couldn't help laughing.When they laughed, everyone else laughed.

Amidst the laughter, Li Bin punched Gao You hard on the neck of the horse.This guy was as strong as a cow, now that the two animals bumped into each other, the horse immediately stood up.

Cheng Jinzhou and the others were not polite, they all stretched out their hammers to smash it.

Gao Chang was angry at first, opened his eyes wide and shouted: "Aren't you afraid of beating people to death?"

As he spoke, he activated the star array.

Cheng Jinzhou immediately threw the hammer out, waved his hands and shouted: "It's boring, you used astrology."

There were also boos from the sidelines.

Gao Chang's anger suddenly made people feel inexplicable.

Cheng Jinzhou rode on Chasing the Wind and left slowly. The nobles looked at the three star warlocks of the Gao family with discriminating eyes.Weng Xilian blinked her eyes, and suddenly thought: Since when did the nobles in the southwest follow the lead of the Cheng family, even ignoring the presence of the court?
The polo ended naturally, and Jiang Huang smiled at Gao Tanglong at this time: "When you come to Daxia again, does it feel like the world is different?"

He had met Gao Tanglong before, and based on the time, there were not many old friends who could live to be a fourth-level star warlock.

Gao Tanglong said with a normal expression: "Every time I come out, the world will be very different, but so what, mathematics and science will not change, and the essence of the world will not change."

"Then I should show you the Jinzhou laboratory." Jiang Huang glanced at him from the corner of his eyes.

"I've heard of it." Gao Tanglong retorted, "You seem to have joined this team headed by a three-star warlock, relying on him for food?"

"It's because of him that I can live to this day." Jiang Huang said very frankly.

"Could it be that you really think he is a practitioner of the Holy Cliff?"

Jiang Huang laughed and said, "It doesn't matter if it's true or not, it seems that you can't hide any news from you."

"If you want to talk about the experience of the holy cliff, I think the one who walked with the child is more similar. You should ask Mr. Cheng, they have seen each other."

Jiang Huang's expression turned cold, and he sneered, "Sacred Cliff practitioners don't meet each other, so who knows."

"Such a powerful star warlock has accepted the grandson of the Zhao family in Nanling as his apprentice. I think you will be able to help." Gao Tanglong's every sentence pointed to the vital point.

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(End of this chapter)