Chapter 244 Change of blood! (two in one)
Chen Mo felt it for a while, only to feel that his eyes are full of money, but how to squeeze it out is a technical job, and it seems a bit inappropriate to grab it directly.
In case of angering the public and causing resentment to boil, it will be troublesome to attract some evil gods and the like.
To do this kind of thing, you still have to pay attention to a clever name.
Chen Mo thought about it. It is more convenient to increase the tax. Although everyone will complain a lot, but he only collects it for such a day. It is not a long-term tax. These people will not say anything more if they are unwilling.
Thinking of this, Chen Mo immediately sensed who could do things.
Soon he saw a burly, long, menacing guy.
This person's job title is Chief Executive Officer, and he is obviously a right-hand man who often executes Kahn's orders.
Chen Mo immediately ordered someone to pass him over.
"My lord, what can I order you?"
CEO Tuskum knelt on one knee and asked respectfully.
"Nowadays, the city is bustling with business, the flow of people is overwhelming, and there is a lot of traffic, which has greatly increased the wear and tear on the ground in our city.
Since most of the wear and tear on the road surface is caused by the flow of people in the commercial area, naturally the maintenance costs of this area after wear and tear have to fall on their heads.
We haven't collected taxes in this area before, and now it's time to raise them. You take people to the business district and charge each household a maintenance fee.
"My lord, I don't know how to price this fee?"
Chen Mo estimated the number of merchants, and said: "Those who set up street stalls charge less, and those who set up fixed stores charge a little more. The total tax amount should be controlled at 1,000 eternal gold coins."
"so much!?"
After hearing what Chen Mo said, the people of Tuscom were dumbfounded.
This is equivalent to a huge sum of 1 billion in this world!
"It doesn't matter how much it is distributed to everyone. Tell them that the fee is collected once every 100 years, and the one-time payment will be worry-free for 100 years. Just record their names when collecting taxes."
"If it is collected according to the hundred years, it seems a bit too little."
Taskum, who thought it expensive just now, immediately changed his mind.
Chen Mo immediately smiled and said: "The wear and tear maintenance cycle of the road surface is also relatively long, which is already enough, you can take someone to do it immediately."
"Yes, this subordinate will order someone to count the number of merchants, and then list a detailed tax distribution to collect this maintenance fee."
"Very good, I don't worry about your work, let's go."
"The subordinate resigns."
Watching Tuscum leave, Chen Mo was still happy in his heart.
With just a few words, you can get another 100 billion, which is amazing.
Now Chen Mo suddenly understood why those corrupt officials could not resist the temptation.
With this method of making money, anyone who reads it will be confused.
After explaining the matter, Chen Mo began to enjoy the life of the city lord.
But Kahn doesn't seem to have any preference for women, and he doesn't even have a wife in his family.
The female servants also avoided him like a wolf when they saw him, no one dared to seduce him.
Kahn doesn't have anyone close to him, which is actually a good thing for Chen Mo.
This way it is more difficult to be seen through.
As the sky gradually changed, Elena in Green Bamboo Village had already led the team towards the misty forest.
Chen Mo had already explored the Misty Misty Forest before, and knew that although there were many monsters in it, compared to a large-scale army, they were not an all-in-one enemy at all, so he didn't care about their situation.
After dark, Chen Mo was always watching the movements of his teammates on the map.
On the other two routes, the two teams are almost reaching the target location.
Presumably the battle will start tomorrow.
At midnight, Elena led the team out of the forest and onto the plain.
She immediately contacted Chen Mo.
【Eileen】: Chen, I have led the team here, have you checked out Stormwind City yet? "
【Chen Mo】: You can just lead the team here, and I will send someone to pick you up.
【Eileen】: Where was it?
【Chen Mo】: Enter the city.
【Eileen】: Have you captured Stormwind City?
Eileen glanced at Stormwind City unexpectedly. Right now, the walls of Stormwind City are intact, and it doesn't look like there was a battle not long ago at all.
She was a little confused.
【Chen Mo】: Pretty much, you just take people to the city gate.
【Eileen】: Good.
Although she said yes, Elena felt a little uneasy in her heart.
This Stormwind City is not the previous Rick Fortress. It is heavily guarded, and the defensive buildings are lined up on the towers. The terrain is excellent, and it is absolutely easy to defend and difficult to attack.
It is impossible to conquer a place like this without causing some damage.
So at this moment, Elena didn't figure out what Chen Mo meant.
Seeing the soldiers and patrollers coming and going on the city wall, Elena was naturally a little apprehensive.
If the guards of Stormwind City attack by approaching the past carelessly, the tens of thousands of people here may not be able to last long.
But out of trust in Chen Mo, she still led the team to approach Stormwind City.
Because the terrain of Stormwind City is high enough, and there are enough watchtowers.
Any slight disturbance around Stormwind City will be found.
Eileen came here with tens of thousands of people carelessly, and it was very difficult not to be discovered.
Soon the guards of Stormwind City had discovered them.
Immediately, an alarm sounded for an abnormal situation, and immediately the guards on the tower were all ready to fight with their bows and arrows.
Eileen naturally noticed the reactions of those people on the tower of Stormwind City very quickly.
Now she felt even more uneasy.
The reaction of the Stormwind soldiers did not seem to welcome them.
But soon, Elena discovered that there were abnormal changes in Stormwind City.
The city guards, who were still on edge, suddenly put away their crossbows and looked at them calmly.
The city gate that was originally closed by the curfew at night was also opened with a bang.
At the gate of the city, a burly figure appeared.
It was Tuscom who helped Chen Mo collect a thousand eternal gold coins in taxes today.
Chen Mo originally planned to come here in person, but after considering Kahn's character design, he only sent someone to pick him up.
When approaching Stormwind City, the rebels in the team were all very nervous at this moment. They asked Elena anxiously: "Master Elena, are we really going to walk over so carelessly? Once we enter the opponent's range Within the range, we will have no chance even if we want to escape."
"Don't worry, Chen Mo has already taken care of everything, let's go there with peace of mind."
"What magical power did Master Chen Mo display? Can he manage everything in Stormwind City?"
"I heard that the lord of Stormwind City is an iron-blooded and violent man with the title of Demon Marshal!"
"I've also heard that once he single-handedly wiped out the enemy's 100,000 troops. No one knows what method he used, but his reputation as the Demon Marshal resounded throughout the empire."
"Sir Chen Mo actually has a way to deal with such a person?"
Everyone was curious.
But seeing that the guards on the city wall no longer showed hostility towards themselves and others, they couldn't help but believe in Chen Mo's ability.
Soon everyone arrived at the gate of the city.
"You are Lady Elena, right?"
Seeing Elena walking at the front of the line, Tuscom immediately stepped forward and asked respectfully.
Although Elena didn't understand the current situation, she still nodded.
"You have worked hard, the brothers under your command go to the city to have a meal and rest. As for you, Elena, the Lord of the City has specially invited you to go."
"My lord?" Elena looked suspiciously at Tuskom in front of her.
Just now, she also heard clearly the arguments of her subordinates.
In addition to Tiandao's reminder, she also gave information that the Lord of Stormwind City is the matter of the Demon Marshal Kahn, and she knows it very well.
I haven't seen Chen Mo in the city yet, but being invited by this devil marshal suddenly, Elena always feels that it is not a good thing in her heart.
But they have already completely entered other people's territory, and it is obviously impossible not to go, otherwise things will be deadlocked directly at the gate of the city.
She immediately smiled and nodded, "Then please lead the way."
After she finished speaking, she turned around to appease the rebels under her command and said, "Everyone, let's rest in peace tonight, and I will tell you the follow-up arrangements later."
Hearing what Elena said, everyone who was still uneasy could only suppress the doubts in their hearts and nodded.
This kind of stately situation of entering a town heavily guarded by the enemy and being treated as a distinguished guest is really weird and makes them feel uncomfortable.
After handing over the people under her command to Tuscom, Elena followed Tuscom to the city lord's mansion.
In the city lord's mansion, Chen Mo sat at the head of the meeting hall, sipping special black tea, waiting for Elena's arrival.
"My lord, Elena is here." Tuscom first reported to Chen Mo respectfully, and then let Elena enter the conference hall.
"Very well, you can go down first, I have something to talk to Elena alone."
"Yes, this subordinate resigns!"
As Tuscum receded, Elena looked up and down Chen Mo with a puzzled face.
It wasn't until she made a probe of Chen Mo that she finally realized that the Demon Marshal Kahn in front of her was not her real self.
Under normal circumstances, professionals can investigate the characters in the dungeon.
Even if the relevant information cannot be investigated, Tiandao will give corresponding prompts.
And now she is investigating the demon Marshal Kahn in front of her, but she has not received any reminders, and the situation she has investigated is still chaotic.
This is the same as the feedback she received when she first met Chen Mo and secretly investigated Chen Mo!
At this moment, she looked at Chen Mo in shock and said, "How did you do it?"
Chen Mo originally wanted to play it, but he didn't expect to be seen through so quickly. He immediately smiled and said: "This matter starts with the hidden mission in Greenwood Village..."
After some explanations, Eileen finally understood. Unexpectedly, the city lord of Stormwind was killed by Chen Mo during the previous hidden mission.
"Then we have completed the task now? Why hasn't the reminder from Heaven sounded?" Elena asked curiously.
According to Chen Mo's estimate, she should have counted when she brought people into the city.
Chen Mo rubbed his chin and thought for a moment: "The people who should be in the key positions in the city are not our people, especially in the city defense, they are still all the imperial army, and our people have not occupied any place yet.
Tomorrow I will change the city defense personnel, and the entire city defense system has fallen into our own hands. It should be considered that we have completely taken down the city. "
"It makes sense. It's just a one-time large-scale replacement of personnel. Will it really not arouse suspicion?"
"Don't worry, I have already tested it during the day. This Kahn is worthy of being called the Demon Marshal. In this Stormwind City, he is completely a dictator who speaks his mind. This kind of unambiguous situation is not conducive to Jiuzhi, but it is a good thing for us. .
As long as no one can reveal my current identity, it can serve as an absolute deterrent. No one dares to say anything when I issue any orders in Stormwind City. "
"Is there such a good thing?"
"To tell you the truth, I even took advantage of this identity to knock a sum of money in the city today, but no one dared to criticize it. Money is the life of ordinary people, and it can be seen from this." Chen Mo said with a smile .
"Then it seems that we can complete the hidden achievements again this time. After all, it is really rare to take such a difficult town with your novel method." Elena said with a smile.
"I ordered someone to arrange a room for you. You go to rest first, and I will study about the job replacement tomorrow."
Eileen walked up to Chen Mo and said, "How can you work hard alone for the task of two people, let me help you watch it together."
Seeing this, Chen Mo didn't say much.
The two immediately checked the situation of various key positions in the city overnight, and then marked them one by one, so that they could be quickly arranged in place the next day.
When doing things, time always flies by.
It wasn't long before the two of them settled all the posts, and the morning light of the next day had already entered the meeting hall.
After the people under his hand pushed the meal and finished breakfast, Chen Mo called Tuskom again.
"Yesterday, Elena brought back all my trusted soldiers. When they come back this time, they will definitely need to arrange suitable positions. I have already drawn up a job replacement form here. You can follow this form to notify. "
"Yes!" Taking the form in Chen Mo's hands respectfully, Tuscom exited the meeting room.
At first, he thought that Chen Mo would give those people a few dispensable errands at most, but when he looked through the replacement positions, the people in Tuscom were dumbfounded.
All the posts to be replaced above are important posts in the city.
This is a complete change of city defense and key management!
"Could it be that there were internal thieves in Stormwind City? That made the city lord spend so much time on such a large-scale exchange of blood?"
Although he was puzzled in his heart, Tuskom did not dare to neglect the orders of the Demon Marshal. When he counted the manpower, he began to implement it!
(end of this chapter)