"Your Highness, I have something to report."
It was once the current White Cloud City Order, equivalent to the role of a county magistrate. From the seventh grade, Bai Fu stood up and cupped his hands.
"Emissary Bai, if you have something to say, say it directly." Li Lin nodded at this subordinate, the only civil official he had at the moment.
According to the investigation of the Shadow Secret Guards, this White Floating Emissary didn't have any foundation. He was from Youzhou, and his whole family was here.
Moreover, he was an upright person and had always been ostracized. Now, he was in his forties, but he was only a Rank-7 emissary. He was even ostracized to a border town like White Cloud City.
One had to know that in a border town like White Cloud City, it was managed by the garrison. As a commander, other than helping to handle some logistics and other work, he was completely dispensable.
Fortunately, Lu Tong wasn't the kind of person who monopolized power. He handed over the city's security, tax collection, treasurers, and other work to him.
Now that King Jing had arrived, the treasurers and the others would definitely be handed over to King Jing's Mansion to manage.
The taxes from before, other than meeting most of the needs of the garrison, the rest had not been transported away in time.
Although it wasn't much, the rules were there. He, as a commander, didn't dare to make the decision.
"Your Highness, there are still 10,000 taels of silver in the White Cloud City's treasury that have not been transported away. Your Highness, please give the order on how to deal with this matter.”
"Where are these taxes sent to?" Li Lin frowned and asked.
"Your Highness, the taxes should be sent to the state capital.”Bai Ling replied.
"No need, leave it in the treasury and use it as White Cloud City!”
"This…" Messenger Bai was stunned for a moment. Then, he considered it for a moment and respectfully replied, preparing to stand back in the class.
"Emissary Bai!"
Without waiting for him to go back, Li Lin shouted again.
"Your subject is here!" Bai Fu replied.
"This Prince intends to appoint you as the Household Supervisor, in charge of the people's livelihood and other matters in White Cloud City.”
"Ah?" Emissary Bai's face instantly turned red. He raised his head and looked at Li Lin, who was sitting at the head of the table with a smile on his face. Then, he bowed and said,"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness. Bai Fu will do his best until he dies!”
An emissary from the seventh rank had become a household manager of a junwang fu from the fifth rank and above. This was a promotion for him.
How could he not be happy?
After so many years, he was also disheartened.
He was only prepared to complete his current duties and wait for King Jing to arrange for his confidant to take over. He did not expect King Jing to directly make him an important official in the Prince's mansion.
How could he not be grateful?
"Officer Bai, please rise. This king also knows that Officer Bai is loyal, upright, and talented. After returning to the court, please report to the emperor that you will work hard in the future.”
"Your highness, don't worry. This official will not disappoint your highness.”
"Alright, get up."
Only then did Bai Fu stand up and return to his seat of honor.
"From now on, White Cloud City will still be under military control. All the people who came and went in the city, regardless of whether they were from sects, merchants, or itinerant people, had to obey the military order of White Cloud City.”
"Anyone who spreads rumors and causes trouble will be beheaded!"
"Those who use force in the city will be beheaded!"
"Those who bully the people of my city will be beheaded!"
"Those who raise prices will be beheaded!"
"Thief, forty sticks, one month of hard labor.”
"Those who abduct lovers, behead!"
"All restaurants, inns, etc., take one out of ten taxes, brothels take two out of ten, and merchants take two out of ten. Those who dare to evade taxes will be fined ten times the amount of taxes paid. Those who refuse to obey will be beheaded!”
"Any non-residents of this city will have to pay a personal tax of one silver tael per person. Baifu, Lu Tong."
"Your subject is here."
"I'm here."
"Other than handling the recruitment, the two of you also have to set up tax offices near the city gates and arrange for people to guard them. In addition, from now on, whether it was the shops of aristocratic families or sects, all of them had to make up for the taxes they owed.”
"Cunxiao!"
"I'm here!" Li Cunxiao stood up.
"You lead the Tiger Guards to hold the line. Slash!"
"Here!"
Lu Tong and Bai Fu looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
White Cloud City was close to the Pillar of Heavens Mountains and the Werewolves of the Northern Turkic Tribe, so it had many influential clans and sects.
Their goal was the heavenly resources and ferocious beasts in the Pillar of Heavens Mountains.
Of course, there was also the enormous profits from trading with the Turkic wolf tribe.
However, these aristocratic families and large sects were powerful. The people stationed in White Cloud City were all Xiantian Realm experts.
Even though the White Cloud City's army was dispatched, they could still suppress the enemy.
However, it would not do if there were too few people. Moreover, they might even assassinate him. Some of the top aristocratic families and the four Holy Lands had Connate Marrow Cleansing realm experts guarding them.
Therefore, all along, no matter how much these guys earned, they never paid taxes in White Cloud City.
Whether it was Bai Fu or Lu Tong, they could only sulk and not dare to say anything.
Now that King Jing had arrived, the first thing he did was to order the tax collection.
Furthermore, he had sent his trusted general to lead the army to support them.
He did not know what the Tiger Guards looked like or how elite they were.
However, it should be one of His Highness 'personal guards.
Lu Tong had seen the Vietnamese Cavalry Battalion last night. The military might was overwhelming. Every soldier was at least at the peak of the Bone Forging realm. With two thousand cavalry like this, the sects and aristocratic families stationed in White Cloud City would not be able to withstand it.
"This humble subject accepts your orders."
The two of them received the order and then bowed to Li Xiaogong, saying,"Sorry to trouble you, General Li."
"Nothing."
Afterwards, Gao Shun, Lu Tong, and the other garrison generals left first.
Next, Gao Shun would live in the military camp and train the army and recruit new soldiers as a soldier.
As for Li Cunxiao, he was temporarily in charge of leading the Tiger Guards to patrol White Cloud City and help suppress the rebels.
According to the Shadow Secret Guards, the forces in the city were complicated.
Among the top aristocratic families, the five surnames, the seven Wangs, the seven Guanlong families, the four sacred lands, and even the first rank sects all had shops in White Cloud City.
However, these places were taken for themselves after paying a small price. He didn't even pay any taxes.
In the past, White Cloud City had nothing to do with him and he did not want to interfere. But now, White Cloud City was his fief. No matter what, he could not let these aristocratic families and sects pressure him.
It was also because of this that when dealing with the Imperial Censorate's Black Knights, Zhang Han was ordered to assassinate Chu Ying, causing the Imperial Censorate to target these sects and aristocratic families.
Give them some pressure.
Rumble…
Li Cunxiao held the Yu King Spear in his hand and rode on a tall dragon horse. He was the first to come out of the mansion. Behind him, a thousand Tiger Guards came out in a line of five.
Then, they formed a formation in the square in front of the mansion.
"Ha!"
With a loud shout, the aura of the 1,000 Tiger Guards continued to rise. In a moment, thick blood qi condensed into a blood cloud that formed above the Tiger Guards.
"Hiss, this is…the condensation of the baleful aura of the military path?”
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