one step closer to the end

Zhao Guanren continued to bury his head in eating supper, but Li Sheyue kept staring at Baiguan Tu in silence, neither adding anything nor accusing him of mistakes.

"Master! Yue'er is a daughter after all, it is her blessing to serve you..."

Cuiyu knelt down and patted Zhao Guanren's thigh lightly, and said, "If you can save her from being exiled, Yue'er can concentrate on doing things for you, and you can raise a female bookboy, who can be your assistant and write for you. It can also bear children for you, killing two birds with one stone!"

"Okay! Let's go together tonight, you motherfucker, teach her well..."

Zhao Guanren put down the bowls and chopsticks with a full smile, Cuiyu's cheeks flushed, and she nodded shyly, the little lady was already ready to be painted, and although Li Sheyue was eighteen or nineteen years old, she was only 34 or [-] years old , is the most charming age.

"No! Yin Zhiping, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning..."

Li Sheyue suddenly turned around and said angrily: "I was deeply touched by your sentence before that a woman has to rely on herself. Who would have thought that you are actually a man with a face and a heart. I would rather be exiled for three thousand miles than share the same bed with my mother." Sleep together, take me back to Dali Temple!"

"Shut up! Do you really think you can be exiled..."

Cuiyu said angrily: "If you can't get out of Luoyang City, you'll have to be thrown into a kiln. Then you won't be able to die if you want to. We slaves have a low life. We were born to be trampled by the Lord. Take off your clothes! Go to bed, do you hear me?"

"You have been a slave for half your life, and your heart is full of your master, but I am not..."

Li Sheyue pointed at the picture of hundreds of officials and said angrily: "Do you know what this is? This picture goes up to the emperor's grandson, down to the ninth-rank small officials, as well as the Wuhou shop, the city gate officials, the six yamen and twelve guards." , This is not a map of the guard at all, this is... this is a map of treason!"

"You're going to die, don't talk nonsense..."

Cuiyu jumped up in horror, pressed her against the wall and covered her mouth, but Li Sheyue pushed the nail plate on the wall again, and the nail plate suddenly slipped away, revealing a Here is the full picture of Luoyang City, with various careful annotations on it.

"Puff~"

Cuiyu's legs softened and she knelt on the ground. The idiot knew what this picture was for. The city defense map of Shendu City was a secret in the Tang Dynasty. Zhao Guanren also asked the bad people in the city to draw it in batches and piece it together. It was only half an hour ago. Just got it done.

"Li Sheyue..."

Zhao Guanren walked to the door, looked around, turned around and closed the door, pulled out the demon sword, and said, "I was just joking with you two, I wanted to see how your character is, I didn't expect you to be really smart, but why? Want to kill yourself?"

"Master! She is still a child, please spare her..."

Cuiyu was so frightened that she kowtowed and begged, and Li Sheyue also knelt on the ground, cupped her hands and said, "My lord! The little girl has only one thing to ask, if you can avenge my father and king, don't say I will serve you as a slave. Even if you want my head, I will have no complaints!"

"You're too self-righteous..."

Zhao Guanren said in a cold voice: "Privately drawing city defense maps is a capital crime. No matter what I want to do, I have to beheaded. Besides, you are just a prisoner. I have a lot of beautiful concubines here. Why should I take the risk to keep you and help you kill the snake demon?" , you are only worth 20 taels!"

"My lord! Your picture of hundreds of officials is wrong. There are many important officials that you have not colored, which means that you are not sure about their factions..."

Li Sheyue said seriously: "You are nothing more than collecting the words of the concubines, but what they heard is exaggerated, far less than my father and king understand, and I can not only help you analyze the current situation in the court, but also Let my father's old department help you!"

"You're so naive, I'm just a mere petty official..."

Zhao Guanren said disdainfully: "You are also a fake princess born by a concubine. Your father's old department is not a fool. If they find out that I am a little bit different, they will cut off my head first and ask the emperor to claim credit. The sales can be seen!"

"You're right, but just like Mr. Pei who let me go today, it's not a kind of speculation for him to sell you a favor..."

Li Sheyue raised her head and said: "If you really bring down King Ning, he will definitely serve you. The same goes for my father's old department. Besides, my enemy is not only the snake demon, but the real mastermind is King Ning. Princess Ning has been transferred for more than two months!"

Zhao Guanren wondered, "How do you know that there are more than two snake demons?"

"Master! The two of them have an affair. Other than me, the only one who knows is Princess Ning's personal maid..."

Cuiyu whispered: "Concubine Ning was flirtatious before getting married, and King Qing was her guest of honor. After getting married, the two also had an affair, but two months ago when the prince went to tease her, she didn't pretend to be flirtatious. It's also missing, so the prince became suspicious!"

"Oh?"

Zhao Guanren asked: "Shooting the moon! How is the relationship between King Ning and his wife? How do you know that King Ning is the mastermind?"

"Prince Ning is jealous, she has to share the bed with King Ning every night, but on the day of the accident, I found that Princess Ning's skin was cold and unhuman, I blamed me for not thinking about goblins, but how could King Ning not know..."

Li Sheyue got up and said: "King Ning is not a person who does great things, he is just a dude, but he obeys the eldest princess, and the eldest princess is nurturing him with all her strength. If he is really in collusion with monsters, the little girl thinks only Two possibilities!"

"tell me the story……"

"Since the White Snake Demon is willing to work for King Ning, it proves that it is just a small role..."

Li Sheyue whispered: "King Ning's temperament has not changed. He spends his days dreaming and dying in brothels. If I were a monster, I would never assist him. However, the eldest princess has been thanking guests frequently recently, so she is either a monster or someone more A big monster hooked up with her!"

"The analysis makes some sense, but you know what I have to do, even the Zhu Jiu clan thinks it's too little..."

Zhao Guanren squinted at her, and Li Sheyue saluted again and said, "My lord! If you accept me as a concubine, both my mother and daughter will be among your nine clans, and none of them will be able to escape!"

"Hey? Didn't you just refuse to serve a husband together? Why do you want to be a concubine again..."

Zhao Guanren was suddenly puzzled, but Li Sheyue also said strangely: "No! What I said just now is that you can't sleep in the same bed. Besides, the concubine is my concubine. You are my husband, my mother is my maidservant, and you are her." My lord, how can this count as serving a husband together?"

"Oh! Just separate, right..."

"That's right! Otherwise, wouldn't it be that pigs and dogs are not as good as..."

"Uh~ Your three views... are so fucking..."

Chapter 1254 Paying taxes

In just five days, it has finally entered the early winter season...

But the monster seems to have disappeared, or the hot topic has been snatched away by someone. The hot topic in the market has long since changed from the monster making trouble to which concubine has been arrested. Two concubines worth tens of thousands.

"Don't arrest me! I'm not a concubine, I'm Geng Yachai's concubine..."

A woman with disheveled hair was dragged out of the courtyard, and all the servants were escorted out. A seventh-rank official was watching helplessly by the side of the road. When the Dali Temple sent people to start putting up seals, he couldn't help but stepped forward and asked : "Why are the concubines arrested by Yacha?"

"Master Han! You're asking the question knowingly, a yamen servant has sixteen concubines..."

An officer smiled wryly and said: "Where did the concubine's money come from? He either got corrupt and broke the law, or stole and robbed, and suddenly there were more than a dozen houses and a hundred acres of fertile land. Our adults did not dare to go down there." Check it out, otherwise it will be a crime of deceiving the king if you are found out!"

"Aren't you bullying people..."

The little official said anxiously: "Then Yin Zhiping has more than 2000 concubines, hundreds of houses and tens of thousands of acres of fertile land have been added overnight, and the prince is not as rich as him. This regulation is almost catching up with the emperor. Why do you If you don’t catch him, I’ll be easy to bully, right?”

"My lord! You have just come back from a foreign country. I borrowed their farm and house..."

The guard spread his hands and said: "The concubine is also a female worker sent to him by the adults. They have their own yamen and workshops. It is justifiable to buy slaves to work and make talismans to subjugate demons. The key is that they pay taxes. They paid 5 yuan three days ago. Two silver coins go up!"

The official asked in confusion: "Why is the tax paid? What kind of tax is this paid?"

"Incense tax! The town magician borrowed money to make talismans to eliminate harm for the people, and the people generously donated their money..."

The guard replied: "But there were too many to use, so Deputy Envoy Yin generously reported to the court, saying that he didn't dare to fill his own pockets. From now on, [-]% of the incense money will be handed over, and [-]% will be hired to patrol the city. It is used as labor and material money, and it is taken from the people and used by the people!"

The official wondered: "Isn't this just paying poll tax in disguise, and 5 taels will send you out of court?"

"Do you think the emperor cares about a mere 5 taels? The most ruthless thing is the incense tax..."

The guard said in a low voice: "In the early dynasty, the emperor greatly praised Deputy Envoy Yin, and ordered the three provinces to draft a document for the collection of incense taxes, and set the example of Zhenmasi. In the future, all Taoist temples, temples, nunneries, churches, etc. You have to pay the incense tax!"

"Ah? This monk doesn't hate Yin Zhiping to death. He used to be a monk in the court..."

The officials were stunned, and the guard smiled wryly: "The support will not be less, but the premise is that you have to pay taxes. In the past, no one dared to mention this matter, but Yin Zhiping suddenly jumped out to take the lead. It is said that the emperor stood up and personally I wrote a plaque for him—Zhenmensi!"

"No promotion?"

The official pulled him aside, and the other party whispered, "How can he go into business after being promoted, and how to deal with more than 1000 concubines, but with the golden signboard of the emperor, as long as he does not rebel, no one dares to take it easy." Move him, let's talk about how many adults he has protected private property for!"

"You can't lose your money and personal wealth, I will go find him now..."

The official picked up his clothes and ran for a trot. It was already approaching noon, but Zhao Guanren's house was overcrowded. Not only did countless people come to inhale the fairy spirit, but he also set up eight "Exorcism Courts" for local tyrants to enjoy VIPs. Serve.

"Oh! It's as beautiful as poetry and painting, it's really beautiful..."

A courtyard facing the street is full of literati and poets. Just look at the waterside pavilion in the pond. There are ten beautiful girls standing in unison. Legs, stepping on the stone bench facing the water.

cigarette!

A cigar is slowly rubbed on the beautiful legs, and the visual impact is very large. In another era, it would definitely be insulting, but it is not a big deal in the romantic Tang Dynasty.

"Young masters, let's appreciate the rare items in my Fumotang..."

Two tall oirans came out with a team of maidservants. On the four trays were various cigarettes, match holders, eclectic pictures, soap candies, and someone pushed a small cart covered with a red cloth. a very large object.

"Everyone! This is the unique cigar in our shop, all made by rubbing on the beautiful legs of a virgin..."

The oiran held up a small cigar and introduced it with a smile: "This cigarette has both the body fragrance of a virgin and the mellowness of natural tobacco. The combination of the two is the breath of fairy grass. Taking a sip is like a bliss." World, gentlemen, don’t be polite, just taste it!”

"Come on! The servants are waiting for you young masters..."

Congliang girls all poured out, delicately helping the poets put their cigarettes on their mouths, an oiran picked up a box of matches, held them in circles with a smile on his hands, waved his hands in the air as if showing off skills, and suddenly appeared The flames startled everyone.

"Hey~ What is this thing? It's so blazing, dazzling and compelling, like the dawn of winter..."

The literati and poets are really extraordinary, even the adjectives are like bragging. When the maids give them a box of matches for them to strike, a group of young men will immediately turn into earth leopards. Every time they light one, it will definitely attract cheers, and more People heard the sound and ran in.

"This is the natural fire, also known as the fire from the sky, it was originally a magic weapon used to subdue demons..."

Holding the matchbox, the oiran smiled gracefully: "However, the transformation by our workshop has already benefited thousands of households. It is very convenient to light cigarettes and candles. There are also fairy dew soap, jade girl fructose, and comics in the Forbidden Palace. Unique treasures in this store!"

"Taste the jade girl fructose, let me quietly tell you how many jade girls..."

"Don't cover the forbidden palace paintings, let's open our eyes..."

"Smell it, this soap is really fragrant and slippery..."

The poets got excited all of a sudden, and gathered around to play with novelty things, and Zhao Guanren had been in the big man for several years, and he knew what these ancient people were most rare, and he was already familiar with making cigarettes and matches. .

"My lords, please write a poem for the cigars in our store, and the best one will be rewarded with a salt tiger..."

The oiran suddenly lifted the red cloth on the cart, and it turned out to be a huge "salt tiger". , but Zhao Guanren's piece is not only synthetic, but also more than one meter tall.

"Oh~"

This time the audience was really shocked. Such a huge "salt block" is really rare, and the tiger that came out of the mold is even more lifelike. Help them spread the word.

At this time Zhao Daguanren was not idle either, he had just returned to Pingle Fang from the Yamen, and was inspecting half of his site. The cash cow is in trouble.

"I'm Taishan next door, waiting for you to go to work on a business trip, your wife, oh~ oh oh..."

Zhao Guanren hummed and walked on the street of his home. He opened up all 24 houses, and turned the eight yards by the river into workshops. Penicillin, etc. are included.

"master!"

A group of female guards wearing red armbands approached them, and they all moved out of the way to salute obediently. They didn't go far and ran into a group of women engaged in firefighting. After all, this place is all wooden houses, and gunpowder and matches are easy to catch fire. Pine can burn the whole workshop.

"Chang'e! It feels good to make money by yourself..."

Zhao Guanren walked into the cigarette factory with a smile. The girls in Chang'e class were rolling thin cigarettes. Of course they wouldn't rub them on their thighs. It was just a stunt for outsiders to see, but there were all his little wives here, and the girls were very carefree. Open arms and bare legs.

"It's not bad, I can't even sell the cigarettes..."

Several female leaders were sitting in the gazebo drinking tea, and one director complained: "Everyone's workshop has started to make a lot of money, and baskets of bonuses are brought back, but our inventory is increasing, and cigars are too expensive People are also used to smoking dry tobacco!"

"What's the rush? It's only been a few days..."

Zhao Guanren walked into the gazebo and sat down. A beautiful concubine lifted her butt and sat in his arms. She took out a special offering from her chest, lit it for him, and asked, "Master! I heard that Liushenjing from Feiyan Squad Body exposed, a net profit of 8000 taels in three days, but really?"

"This is a commercial secret of Renban..."

Zhao Guanren smoked a cigarette and said with a smile: "The business was chosen by you at the beginning, everyone is responsible for keeping the secret recipe, and the leadership team is working hard. I have already divided the dry stock for them, so I can only tell you, master, that it is far more than that. This number!"

"Mother! There are more than 8000 taels..."

The girls covered their mouths in surprise, and the hostess also said in shock: "Yang Feiyan, her man sent word in this morning that he would redeem her next month, and she gave it back right away, saying that she is yours." Concubine, I will only recognize you as an official from now on, so they earn so much!"

"Officer! You are biased, our sisters serve you desperately, and you still favor them..."

The six girls surrounded him coquettishly, but Zhao Guanren stood up and said, "Can I treat you six Chang'es badly? After the female general card is printed and the news of winning the grand prize spreads, I will give you the prize money from the cigarette shop. It will become ten times that of other squares!"

"Really? Sisters, we're going to make a fortune..."

The director cheered excitedly, and hundreds of girls rushed in. Zhao Guanren's face was full of saliva after kissing in turn. Zhao Guanren hurriedly fled. If he kissed again, he was afraid that he would die here. Concubine's room, there is nothing you dare not play with.

"Hey!"

A familiar low shout sounded from the front, Zhao Guanren walked into the bamboo grove silently, and entered an empty wooden house, only to see Xia Buer leaning on the wooden wall with his arms folded, wearing an old commoner's clothes, There is a bamboo hat.

"Your security measures have to be strengthened, a group of girls are just decorations..."

Xia Buer said with a smile: "Vice Envoy Yin! You have played too big this time, making the sects all over the country pay the incense tax, monks and Taoists greet your mother all day long, and even the national teacher won't help you. The old emperor can't stand it anymore. I'm under pressure, I'm afraid I'm going to let others kill you to vent my anger!"

"I guessed it a long time ago! It's not that the old emperor couldn't bear the pressure, but that he deliberately diverted the conflict..."

Zhao Guanren said disdainfully: "Kill me a small official in exchange for the tax revenue of the sects in the whole country. This transaction can kill him alive. Besides, the territory of the Tang Dynasty has lost a third, and now Ah San is attacking the hinterland of Tianzhu. Raise military salaries everywhere, and send a large army to fight!"

"I guess you dare to play like this..."

Xia Buer frowned and said: "Generally people don't know about this. Brother Teddy heard about it in the harem. He specifically asked me to remind you in the early court that the old emperor is a white-eyed wolf who kills donkeys. Mage, you must run away from the city!"

"Hey~ You also listened to other people's copywriting, so you didn't read it yourself..."

Zhao Guanren suddenly smirked, and Xia Buer asked in confusion: "What do you mean, the number of people in Zhenmagic Division is fixed for you, even if you secretly recruit a group of people, 500 people will die, any more will definitely count as your rebellion, those Bad people are also trash!"

"Classmate Bu Er! Put on your bamboo hat and go out with me. I'll show you my capital and tell you what the three major powers are..."