Turbulent Times Chapter 662: Bridgehead Tax

It was followed by two feathered arrows, three feathered arrows, and four feathered arrows… Arrows and arrows were connected at the end, and they were extremely accurate.

Zhang Chuchen looked solemn, swung his sword lightly, and swept the feathered arrows one by one, but found that his wrist was a little numb, and it became more and more difficult to dodge, each arrow of the opponent was not only powerful , seemed to be able to predict where she was going to dodge, and couldn’t help being slightly startled. Only then did he notice that it was Nie Xiaoyu who was holding a very ordinary bow and arrow, and shot at her with a calm expression.

Nie Xiaoyu shot eleven arrows in one breath, Zhang Chuchen dodged in a little embarrassment, and then six long swords flew over like broken bamboo. This is the sword array of six sword servants!

Clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang!

Six gold and stone impacts sounded almost together, and the six sword servants fell back pale as if they had been electrocuted, bleeding from the corners of their mouths, but they also forced Zhang Chuchen back two steps.

On the other side, Shen Guang led six ghost-eyed masters to surround him. Behind Nie Xiaoyu, Chunqiu Nu and Chunqiu Lao Nu came over.

“I’ll kill you next time.” Zhang Chuchen floated lightly, and instantly separated a long distance from the crowd like a light smoke, then gently stroked his long hair, and said to Wang Junlin After saying a word, his figure flickered and disappeared in an instant.

Wang Junlin saw Zhang Chuchen’s terrifying movement, his pupils shrank slightly, thinking that no wonder this woman dared to fight him while surrounded by them, he smiled, and didn’t do any verbal disputes, he knew that in this situation In an open place, the other party is extremely vigilant, and the most important thing is that his body is like a ghost, if he wants to leave, it will be difficult to keep him.

In fact, rushing out of the siege and getting rid of the siege is what Yinshamen is best at. Over the years, the Spring and Autumn Envoy led other Hidden Shamen masters to siege No. 1 countless times, leaving a few corpses each time , but failed to leave No. 1.

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When Wang Junlin and his team came out of Feihu Road, they were completely different. Not only did the team split into two, but the appearance of Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu also changed a lot.

The six ghost-eyed masters brought by Chunqiu Nu and Shen Guang disappeared, and they did not know where they went. And Wang Junlin took Nie Xiaoyu into a wealthy son and female family member, and went to Taiyuan City to visit relatives under the protection of an old housekeeper dressed as a Spring and Autumn slave and twelve guards. Naturally, Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu had been disguised by Nie Xiaoyu himself.

Stone Town is the first small town belonging to Bingzhou that Wang Junlin and his party encountered after coming out of Feihu Road. Pressing the Qingshiban Road, continue to move in the direction of east-northeast all the way. The curtain of the carriage was still drawn, this was Wang Junlin’s personal habit, he liked to sit in the carriage and look at the people and scenery along the way, rather than being covered by a black cloth over his eyes.

Stone Town is the last remote town in Bingzhou leading to Hedong County. The new emperor ascended the throne and the King of Han fled back. The news that the Bingzhou army might fight the imperial army has spread. As long as there is a war, the small town must bear the brunt. Therefore, the town became inevitably depressed and quiet. Wang Junlin saw despair and resentment in the expressions of these people. Desperation is because their homes, fields, shops, and other things that allow them to survive are here. Even if they escape to other places and become refugees, they are close to death. The resentment is naturally towards those big figures headed by Han Wang Yang Liang.

From the houses in the town and the emaciated bodies of the people, it can be seen that it was not wrong for him to let Shen Guang know the news about Bingzhou – how ruthless Yang Liang has been in search of the people’s wealth in order to recruit soldiers and horses in Bingzhou in the past few years . From this point alone, Wang Junlin knew that even if he didn’t know the original history, he could say with certainty that Yang Liang would definitely lose in this battle for the world, because he had already lost the hearts of the people.

Wang Junlin, who was sitting on the carriage in the street, sighed, knowing that Yang Guang and Yang Liang brothers must die many people and officers and soldiers in order to fight for the throne, and these are completely avoidable, for example, he killed Yang Liang.

Wang Junlin squinted his eyes, and began to think about how he should act after entering Taiyuan Mansion.

There is a small river on the outskirts of Stone Town. This is actually the boundary river between Hedong County and Bingzhou.

There is a trestle bridge on the river, it is not built by the townspeople, but an official bridge built by the government, which can accommodate a carriage. Tax.

“Could this be the legendary bridgehead tax.” Wang Junlin sneered, knowing that this was another method Yang Liang thought of in order to raise enough money and food, anyone with a certain long-term mind would know , This is the method of killing the chicken and taking the egg. Collecting taxes step by step may raise a certain amount of money in a short period of time, but after the news spread, merchants outside Bingzhou no longer come to Bingzhou to do business, and even merchants within Bingzhou no longer run merchants, which directly affects The development of the entire Bingzhou economy and the prosperity of the market, after careful calculation, it is not known how much tax revenue will be reduced by Bingzhou.

Wang Junlin didn’t believe that the people under Yang Liang, king of Bingzhou Han, were so stupid. He guessed that it was related to Yang Liang’s most trusted Xiao Mahe and Wang Wei. He heard that these two people controlled Yang Liang’s military affairs Power, and these two people happened to be the elders of the South China Association, the remnants of the Chen Dynasty, and they only wanted to restore the country.

“If this Yang Liang can beat Yang Guang, then he really saw a ghost.”

“But I still want to kill Yang Liang as much as possible, because killing him can save many people and officers and soldiers from dying. What’s more, this is the most important thing for Yang Guang right now. The combined weight of all the military achievements made in the Northwest in the past two years is even heavier.”

“Furthermore, Yang Liang is my life-and-death enemy, and many people will serve him. It’s better to kill such an enemy as soon as possible.”

Wang Junlin muttered to himself, his murderous intent towards Yang Liang was overwhelming.

On the other side of the bridge, two tax collectors led four listless, sallow and emaciated local garrisons. Just by looking at the way they sleep with their guns in their arms, one can tell that this kind of tax collection has already been carried out. for a long time.

Wang Junlin and his party seem to be relatively rich, so the tax they pay is about ten times that of ordinary people. Naturally, Wang Junlin will not waste time for this little money, and obediently asks Shan Xiongxin to give the money.

The carriage got on the bridge. The wheels made rattling noises when they came into contact with the undulating simple wooden bridge deck. It seemed that the bridge might collapse at any time, which was unavoidably scary.