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Bai Chaoyun had an ominous premonition in his heart.
Could it be said that Yan Qi is determined to support Dika to rise to power.
Why!
Things are unpredictable.
Dika was flattered by Yan Qi's praise: "Master Yan, please don't be polite. If you come to Miao territory this time, if you have any instructions, just tell them clearly. I will try my best to cooperate. If you need my help, Dika, I will put my head down. , it will definitely be done.”
"Hahaha."
Yan Qi suddenly laughed: "I am so lucky to have such support from King Heimiao. King Heimiao, please take a seat. Please take your seat."
Yan Qi enthusiastically invited Dika to sit on the imperial envoy's seat, while she sat on the broken chair.
Dika was terribly moved.
I didn’t expect Yan Qi to be so kind to me.
Fortunately, I didn't listen to the turtle grandson of the Nine Kings.
Yan Qi came here for the Nine Kings and has nothing to do with me.
If I kill Yan Qi, the Nine Kings will be freed. But I will be wanted by the court for assassinating Yan Qi.
When the time comes, the Nine Kings will use me to kill Yan Qi as an excuse to get rid of me.
How unjust I am.
The more Dika thought about it, the angrier he became, and he stared blankly at the Nine Kings.
It's like a wolf targeting the little white rabbit.
The Nine Kings looked over at Dika's vicious look and rolled their eyes angrily.
"Dika's brain is bullshit. He fell into Yan Qi's alienation plan, but he suddenly didn't know. Hey, what should we do?"
Jiu Wang felt very uneasy.
The people below were whispering.
"Master Yan really takes care of Dika. He even gave up his seat to him. From this point alone, you know that Master Yan attaches great importance to Dika."
"Yes, it can be seen that the Nine Kings are really not very good towards Dika. Hehe, the Nine Kings snatched Dika's chair. How embarrassing it is for Dika."
"However, with Master Yan's support, Dika's status has declined instead of rising. Today's scene is really good to watch."
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After hearing these words, Dika felt angry and became even more angry towards the Nine Kings.
The Nine Kings are so frustrated.
Paralyzed, just because this broken chair is not human inside and out.
The situation was very unfavorable, so Nine Kings quickly changed the subject.
He rushed to say: "Dear patriarchs, this tea party is carefully arranged by the king. Its original intention is for the long-term peace and stability of the Miao territory, and more importantly, for the prosperity of the people. At this tea party, all the patriarchs, please speak freely and contribute to the prosperity of the Miao territory. Adding bricks and tiles…”
A eloquent and high-sounding speech.
Yan Qi knew that Jiu Wang was deliberately grabbing the credit and said with a smile: "Nine Wang is absolutely right. Everything is for the development, stability and long-term peace of Miao territory. Moreover, Jiu Wang has outstanding abilities and must have managed Miao territory very well." Bar?"
The Nine Kings held their heads high: "That's natural. I have governed the Miao territory for ten years, and it can be said that I have managed it well."
Yan Qi looked at the Nine Kings with a smile and changed the subject: "Since the Nine Kings govern the Miao Territory well, then why is the Miao Territory so poor?"
"Why……"
The Nine Kings were anxious: "Who said that the Miao Territory is poor? The Miao Territory is prosperous."
Yan Qi shouted: "Where is Xia Ming?"
Xia Ming came over.
Yan Qidao: "Please give a good introduction to Hongcheng's financial data and people's livelihood development."
Xia Ming had been prepared for a long time and took out the financial data: "Sir, Hongcheng has a tax of 10 million taels, which is a lot of tax. The people live in poverty. They have no support for the elderly, no food to eat, thieves and thieves are infested, and they often cannot feed their children. , tragic things that can only be sold to others happen. Hey, as the governor of Hongcheng, I am very ashamed..."
After listening to Xia Ming's introduction to Hongcheng's tax data and the people's living difficulties, Yan Qi felt extremely heavy in her heart.
He asked the Nine Kings: "Didn't you say that the people in Miao territory are prosperous? How do you explain the tragedy of Hongcheng?"
"this……"
Jiuwang said: "Hongcheng is a border city of Dahua. There are often wars and the economy is not good. It is really normal."
Yan Qidao: "Since the Nine Kings know that Hongcheng is a border city and wars often occur, why do you still have Hongcheng to pay taxes of 10 million taels? Shouldn't you be subsidizing taxes for Hongcheng? You want Hongcheng to pay so much tax , and what’s the point?”
"Hey, this..."
The Nine Kings hesitated and said: "Paying taxes is the foundation of the country. It is a matter of course, and no one can refuse it. I govern the country according to the law, how can I do anything wrong?"
Yan Qi waited for the words of the Nine Kings and asked: "The Nine Kings also know that paying taxes is the foundation of the country. I want to ask you now, have you ever paid taxes to the Dahua court in the ten years you have governed Miao territory?"
Jiuwang's expression suddenly changed, and he held it in for a long time before he said, "Miao territory is extremely poor, so they don't pay taxes."
Yan Qi said again: "If you don't pay taxes to the court, then why do you force Hongcheng to pay taxes to you? What's more, Hongcheng is still a border city?"
This was a sharp and tricky question, and the Nine Kings groaned and couldn't answer.
Yan Qi asked each clan leader again: "Have you paid taxes?"
Many clan leaders wanted to answer.
The Nine Kings stared.
The clan leaders quickly shut up.
Yan Qi shouted angrily: "I am an imperial envoy, patrolling the south on behalf of the emperor. Whatever I ask you, you answer truthfully. Anyone who dares not to answer or deliberately lies is deceiving the emperor. He has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor. Do you understand? How serious?”
Seeing that Yan Qi was so stubborn, the clan leaders couldn't help but refuse to answer.
"Yes, we pay taxes of 15 million taels."
"We pay eight million taels in taxes."
"We pay 20 million taels in taxes."
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The clan leaders seized the opportunity and reported their numbers one by one.
When the Nine Kings saw this, their faces turned dark.
Yan Qi asked Leng Youxue to write them down one by one, and then stared at the Nine Kings: "The Nine Kings did not pay taxes to the court because the Miao Territory was poor and had no money to pay taxes. The court naturally believed it."
"But seeing is believing. The taxes paid by many clan leaders are onerous. These taxes are handed over to the Nine Kings. Why don't the Nine Kings pay taxes to the court?"
The Nine Kings were sweating profusely: "I will use it in a more useful place."
Yan Qixiao asked: "What is a more useful place? The people are hungry, have you given them food? The people are sick, have you given money for medicine? Bandits are rampant in the border areas, have you spent money to control them? All of them Everything is in a mess. Then I am wondering, what useful things did you spend your money on? In front of all the clan leaders, please tell me clearly and clearly. "
The Nine Kings shivered, and there was a cool breeze on the back of their heads.
Faced with Yan Qi's questioning, he couldn't even let out a fart.
Nuo Da Changsheng Hall was completely silent.
Everyone looked at the Nine Kings, wanting to hear what he had to say.
I secretly applauded in my heart: Mr. Yan is still awesome.
Only Yan Qi could control the nine native emperors of Miao territory.
Yan Qi stared at the Nine Kings coldly: "Can't you answer? I'm asking on behalf of the emperor, so you have to answer."
The Nine Kings said: "I use the money to expand the army and defend against foreign enemies."
Yan Qidao: "Since we are expanding the army to resist foreign enemies, then the place where Hongcheng is located is a border city. Why are there no soldiers?"
The Nine Kings were completely dumbfounded.
