With a "snap", Tang Ping reached out and held down Lao Cui's shoulder.
If the defenders of this harbor were to fight against these two hundred people, they would definitely be killed instantly.
But this is not their purpose. If they are going to conflict with local forces as soon as they land, do they still have to fight all the way?
I can't help but use some small tricks.
"Two of you, please don't say anything."
Tang Ping's smiling look made the two guards relax a little. After looking at each other, he and Tang Ping took a few steps to the side.
"Boy, there are probably several hundred garrison troops in this port, right?"
"Why are you asking about this? Is this something you can ask about?" A guard looked at Tang Ping warily.
Tang Ping chuckled, quite alert, but his purpose was not to inquire about the opponent's military strength. They also stopped at several ports along the way. Supplies, we now have a general understanding of the garrison strength of these seaports in this sea area.
"Okay, okay, don't ask, don't ask. What I'm saying is that even if our group pays taxes per head, the two hundred of us will only get two hundred silver coins. I'm afraid that neither of us can get a big silver coin, right?"
The guards who come out to patrol are just small bosses. Thinking about it, they must have a rough proportion of the spoils. Hundreds of people will be divided into two hundred silver coins. It is strange that each of them can get one.
Without waiting for the two of them to reply, Tang Ping took out four large silver coins from his bag, stuffed two into each person, then leaned closer and whispered:
"It's a little fun."
The two people squeezed the big coins in their hands, and their faces were filled with smiles.
Even the title has changed: "Sir, all caravans that come ashore have to pay taxes, even if you..."
He looked at the big silver coin in his palm and said, "But you still have to pay taxes, otherwise you won't be able to leave the harbor."
"Understand, understand, this is the price to treat you two to tea. We will pay the amount, but can you let us meet your leader?"
They are official missions and naturally have to communicate with local officials.
It is said that the king of hell is very difficult to deal with. When the time comes, he will reveal his identity to the local officials. If the other party continues to make things difficult for him, Tang Ping will not be merciful.
After all, when meeting in an official capacity, he represents Datang, and he is absolutely not allowed to back down.
After listening to Tang Ping's request, the two
The guard also breathed a sigh of relief. Since the other party was an envoy, it was their duty to go see the superior. If they took the person there, they could get these two big coins for free, so why not?
"Follow me!" The two waved and led Tang Ping and the others towards the outside of the harbor.
The people watching along the way pointed at Tang Ping and the others curiously.
Lao Cui, Lao Du and others who followed Tang Ping also looked at the Tianzhu people next to them curiously.
"Hey, look at that guy, he has a chain on his nose."
"Isn't it? Just like the cows in our Shanghe Village, hahaha."
"And that hat, it's such a big lump, isn't it tiring to wear it on your head?"
"What do you know? Didn't you see that there was a loader just now with a can on his head? Their necks and heads are a little different from ours Same."
Anyway, the people here don’t understand what they are saying, so they speak unscrupulously.
Moreover, the two of them have been following Tang Ping for so long, and they have already learned to be like thieves.
Although they are complaining about others, they always have friendly smiles on their faces. When they meet people who look at them, they will nod slightly to say hello.
Tang Ping shook his head. He didn't have a good impression of this place either. If they wanted to complain, they could complain.
Arriving at a camp at the port exit, two guards communicated with the gatekeeper at the door. Soon someone ran in and then ran out again.
"Okay, sir, our general invites you to come in."
As the group walked into the military camp, their inner disdain became even stronger.
It's said to be a military camp, but it doesn't feel much better than the harbor outside. There's rubbish everywhere on the ground.
There was also an unpleasant smell of urine coming from some corners.
You must know that the ordinary armies of the Tang Dynasty are now managed in a militarized manner proposed by Tang Ping, and have higher requirements for internal affairs.
Not to mention that the people who followed him this time were the most elite special forces in the Tang Dynasty, and their usual requirements would only be more stringent.
Even the Tang Navy that sent them here, the camps of those pirates in the past were a hundred times neater than this one.
There were not many people in the harbor garrison, and the military camp was naturally not big. After walking a few steps, we arrived in front of a two-story building.
A guard went in to inform Tang Ping, then came out and said to Tang Ping, "Please."
It was naturally impossible for Tang Ping to bring everyone in and ask others to stay
To save his life, he walked in with only Lao Cui, Lao Du and Wang Xuance.
"Are you from the Tang Dynasty?" A fat man like a mountain of flesh asked Tang Ping while leaning on a stool.
"Exactly, this is our customs clearance document." Tang Ping handed over the customs clearance document written in both languages.
The fat man did not read the customs clearance document first, but looked at Tang Ping in surprise, because the local dialect Tang Ping spoke was so authentic.
"Have you been to our place?" he asked curiously.
"No, this is my first time coming to your country." Tang Ping replied honestly.
"Then why do you say what we say here?"
"There was a winter when the mountains were covered with heavy snow. There was an old beggar who fainted in front of my house. After I rescued him, I found out that he was from Tianzhu. He also taught me my Tianzhu dialect." Tang Ping After finishing speaking with a smile, Lao Cui and Lao Du behind him could only try not to laugh out loud.
"Okay!" The fat general stopped worrying about this. He took a casual look at the customs clearance document that Tang Ping placed on the table, and then threw it back to Tang Ping.
"Datang, I've never heard of it to be honest. If someone comes to our Jitai Port, and then gives a customs clearance document that we don't know whether it's true or not, and says it's a foreign mission, our Jitai Port will exempt them from the head tax, right?"
"And you guys in big and small cars are pulling so many things. Are they coming to our Tianzhu to sell them? How could they not be caravans?"
Tang Ping frowned. The fat man's tone was unkind, and he seemed to be looking for trouble. The main things they were pulling were their equipment and supplies, and they were called cargo.
Sure enough, the fat general said the next sentence: "Originally, for people like you, we collect a hundred silver coins for tax collection, but your attempt to get through is in contempt of our laws and regulations, so I decided to , raise your taxes to five hundred silver coins!"
As he spoke, he stretched out his fat palm and spread all five fingers.
In fact, he knew that Tang Ping and the others were probably an envoy. After all, how could a caravan of two hundred people wear the same uniform?
But just like his men, I don't know which country Datang is in anyway, and it's definitely not nearby. Are they afraid of a powerful dragon?
So the lion opened his mouth and wanted more than his men.
After saying that, he waited for Tang Ping's reply, but he didn't expect that he was stunned as soon as Tang Ping opened his mouth.
"Fatty!"
