Douluo: Tang Hao kills me, the son pays for the father's debt

Chapter 277: The Tiandou Royal Family's Counterattack, the Furious Yu Xiaogang

Although Emperor Xue Beng did not express his opinion, Prince Xue Xing's words already represented his meaning, which means that from this moment on, the Tiandou Empire belongs to Tang San.

Yu Xiaogang was very satisfied with the result, so he unceremoniously asked Xue Beng to hand over the military token to the emperor. This was the most important thing of their trip, to control Tiandou's million-strong army.

Xue Beng was very reluctant, but had to compromise under Tang San's sharp gaze. After taking the military token, Yu Xiaogang began his next plan.

"Your Majesty, please issue an order to have all the armies of the Tiandou Empire gather at Jialing Pass within half a year."

Yu Xiaogang was not good at marching and fighting, but he also knew that traveling would take time. Some troops were stationed far away, but they should be able to arrive there in half a year.

However, Yu Xiaogang overlooked one point. The army was involved in many complicated matters. How could it be mobilized at any time? Moreover, many of the soldiers were ordinary people. How could they have the strength of a spirit master? It was simply a joke to cross the entire Tiandou Empire within half a year.

Prince Xuexing was so surprised by this outsider that he was speechless for a long time. In the end, he had no choice but to explain the reason to Yu Xiaogang.

"One year at the latest, don't bargain with me."

Originally wanting to show off, he ended up getting slapped in the face. Yu Xiaogang suddenly felt a little embarrassed and issued an ultimatum, but Prince Xuexing shook his head again.

Tang San frowned slightly, thinking that Xue Xing was deliberately making things difficult for him. He was in no mood to play tricks with this old fox. Just when he was about to lose his temper, Xue Xing finally gave an explanation.

"Master, you don't know that the Tiandou Empire is in financial difficulties and has been in arrears of military expenses for half a year. It is not easy for the army to survive until now without a mutiny. It is probably difficult to command them."

It could be said that Tang San had it all his own fault, robbing the treasury of the Heaven Dou Empire for no reason. Seeing the three men in a daze, the uncle and nephew felt secretly happy.

Of course, the final target was still Mo Bai. Thinking of this, Tang San's anger began to become uncontrollable, and he inadvertently leaked a trace of his pressure, which made everyone present break out in a cold sweat. They only came to their senses after Tang Hao's reminder.

Faced with this troublesome problem, the three were at a loss, and Tang San and Tang Hao could only place their hopes on Yu Xiaogang.

But what could Yu Xiaogang do? He couldn't have children, and giving up the Tiandou Empire was equivalent to reducing his chances of winning by half, so what was the point of fighting?

"Military expenditure, how much is the shortfall?"

Yu Xiaogang stumbled over the specific amount he asked. He wanted to see if there was any possibility of making amends, but he didn't know that this was exactly what the uncle and nephew wanted. They didn't expect to encounter such a good thing.
"Two billion gold soul coins."

Xue Xing is asking for a huge sum of money this time. There is a shortage of military funds, but about 10 billion is enough to settle it. But don't forget that they still owe a lot of foreign debts. If Tang San really takes over this hot potato, it is possible that the uncle and nephew can even have some surplus.

"Are you kidding? The treasury was able to sustain itself with 1.2 billion gold soul coins back then, so why does it need 2 billion now?"

Yu Xiaogang was obviously not that easy to fool, but this was not a problem for Xue Xing. For an outsider, the best way to fool him was to talk to him about the details.

"Master, you also said that it is for maintenance. It is fine in peacetime, but war is another matter. I am still following the minimum standard.

The 2 billion is just to make up for the previous military expenses and serve as the capital for the expedition. I haven't calculated many subsequent expenses such as military equipment, food and fodder, etc.

For example, if a battle is lost, rewards are needed to encourage morale. If a battle is won, rewards are given to encourage soldiers to keep fighting. If a soldier dies in battle, he also needs compensation. In addition, "

Xue Beng really admired his uncle. He talked about all kinds of things for half an hour. Xue Xing was so tired that his mouth was dry. When he saw that his teacup was empty, he quickly handed over his own cup.

After the last exchange with Dai Mubai, Tang San also knew that governing a country was not easy, but he did not expect marching and fighting would be so troublesome. If he was not so weak, he really did not want to listen to nonsense here.

Xue Xing spoke very clearly, but none of them had any experience in this area, and they were soon stunned. Finally, Yu Xiaogang couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted him violently. "Stop, don't talk nonsense to me. I don't care about the process, I only care about the results. If you can't do it, you can do it yourself, hum."

Facing Yu Xiaogang's threat, the uncle and nephew did not indulge him. Anyway, the Tiandou Empire was already so rotten, what could happen if the situation got worse? Receiving the hint from Xue Beng's eyes, Xue Xing immediately turned into a rolling meat.

"Master, if you say so, then I can't help it. This is the real situation."

Yu Xiaogang's face turned blue with anger, apart from training Tang San, this was the only major thing left in his life, so naturally he hoped to do it with glory.

"Isn't it all about money? Can't you think of a solution? Do you need me to teach you how to levy additional taxes?"

"We also think that since the nobles don't pay taxes, we can only collect taxes from the common people. The army now basically relies on their families to send them money to survive. If we collect taxes from their families, it will definitely anger the people and the Tiandou Empire will be in chaos."

The uncle and nephew were also full of grievances. Tiandou was an empire on the surface, but there were many principalities and kingdoms within its borders, and lords of all sizes were everywhere.

Those with smaller territories can still be controlled, and the big lords put it nicely that they obey orders but not declarations. In fact, they are basically in a state of autonomy now, and the military, political and royal family have no chance to intervene.

It is hard to say how much money can be recovered after this tax order is issued, but the common people will definitely be defrauded, and the uncle and nephew will have to bear the bad reputation.

It’s not that they don’t want change, but the court is full of vested interests. If you want to touch their cake, you may die inexplicably tomorrow.

Yu Xiaogang refused to give in, but Xue Xing was no pushover either. The two of them argued endlessly, and Tang San finally lost his patience and spoke out to stop them.

"Okay, I have my own ideas on this matter. Let's leave it like this for now, Teacher. Let's go back first."

Seeing that Yu Xiaogang wanted to continue, Tang San forcibly took him away from here and returned to Shrek Academy. Yu Xiaogang could no longer bear it.

"Xiao San, why are you stopping me? I think Xue Xing is just looking for trouble on purpose."

Yu Xiaogang was still furious, but Tang San just shook his head helplessly. The reason why he was so calm was because he had thought of a way to deal with it.

"Teacher, calm down. Xue Xing's behavior is understandable. Let's not embarrass him. Besides, he has also pointed out the direction for us."

Thinking of the scene when he robbed the Tiandou royal family, Yu Xiaogang felt that he had indeed gone too far today, but Tang San's words also made him a little confused.

"Xiaosan, what do you mean?"

"Teacher, didn't Xue Xing say that? The nobles don't pay taxes, and the common people don't have money. What do you think we should do?"

As soon as Tang San finished speaking, Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up. After all, he had previous experience, so he blurted out the answer.

"Robbery, you mean."

Tang San nodded first, then shook his head. Just when Yu Xiaogang was confused, he said with a smile:

"Teacher, we are not bandits, how can we use this method? We are borrowing."

　I'll post one chapter first.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)