Nehecha, who had been watching, put on a sanctimonious posture and interrupted: "With all due respect, Mr. Richard, you are just relying on your power to block my mouth! Are you a little too tyrannical? You should collect Let’s take a look at public opinion.”

"Wait, let's talk first. If I can be included in Mr. Nehcha's public opinion, I will unconditionally support Miss Clintina's decision." The leader of an adventurer group immediately supported Richard, "I believe that Mrs. Nunalia will protect the interests of these organizations, and of course supports tax exemption."

A fat and fair president of the Chamber of Commerce also said: "That's right, Mr. Nehcha, wasn't your previous slogan always to lower taxes? Now that Miss Clintina is so wise, you should support her."

"Of course, it is true, but whether there is something wrong with zero tax rate, I will only remain doubtful about it." Neh looked not so happy when he looked at it, but he could only force a smile and said, "After all, a considerable part of these taxes are from It was handed over to the Duke's Palace because I was afraid of the Duke's Palace's finances..."

Clintina said calmly: "Mr. Nehecha doesn't need to worry about the affairs of the Duke's Palace."

Nehecha could only choose to remain silent.

"Then I have only one question. Did Lady Nunalia say that the tax-free bill was made by herself?" Maloof, as the leader of the conservative aristocracy, said reluctantly, "Miss Clintina is too young, and there are many people around her. It is possible for villains to confuse and do some irrational behavior.”

"Agree!" The conservative nobles immediately knocked on the table together, and their attitude of resistance was extremely strong and resolute.

Almost all the nobles are uniformly opposed to it. Even if Nunalia is here in person, they can't really have their own way.

Richard knew that the current tax exemption proposal had reached a deadlock, but this was also expected.

These greedy nobles have almost become parasitic in Binglin Valley.

To this day, the tax revenue from Binglin Valley is an indispensable and important source of income for them to ensure their luxurious life.

Cutting off Binglin Valley's tax revenue is almost equivalent to killing them.

"It seems we've reached a deadlock. How about we take a break first, Mr. Richard?"

Seeing this situation, Nehecha immediately said: "It's almost noon, all distinguished gentlemen should be tired. I have already ordered people to prepare a special lunch of Binglin Valley."

Kliman of the Rock School was completely convinced by the zero tax proposal. He glared at Nehcha and said, "What the hell, I'm not tired. Don't even think about delaying time by discussing countermeasures in the middle. You nobles don't want to do this." , I don’t believe it. Of course, the nobles here do not include Miss Clintina and Lady Nunalia.”

"Yes, we are indeed not tired. Exempting tax rates will benefit the country and the people. For the people of Binglin Valley, what's the point of being a little tired?" Several chamber of commerce presidents who were familiar with Richard also immediately supported him.

The Winter Holy Land, adventurer groups, and some chambers of commerce that were not parasitic on the power of the nobles tacitly established a united front in an instant.

The temptation of tax exemption is too great for civil society groups like them. If the bill can really be implemented and the residents of Binglin Valley gradually have savings, then everyone's pockets will be more than doubled.

"For the people of Binglin Valley?" Malouf suddenly asked, "Since it's for the residents of Binglin Valley, does that count for me?"

Richard nodded: "Of course I will."

Malouf was very thick-skinned: "To be honest, I have a terminal illness. As Mr. Richard said just now, if I don't get enough rest, I will die suddenly. If I am also considered a resident of Binglin Valley, then Please suspend the meeting temporarily for my sake, and we will talk again in the afternoon!"

"Of course, I agree." Richard nodded, "Since the tax exemption bill can be put in front of everyone, it will naturally have to withstand all kinds of doubts. Then we will temporarily adjourn the meeting and continue the second half of the meeting at three o'clock in the afternoon. But there’s one more issue to add.”

He said with an expressionless face: "That is to hold accountable who made the tax rates that have suddenly increased in recent weeks. I hope the relevant personnel can give me a reasonable reason in time."

The expressions on the faces of the conservative nobles instantly turned ugly to the point where the orcs could praise their handsomeness.

Richard added: "By the way, no one can leave the City Lord's Mansion until this meeting is over."

He snapped his fingers, and the blue flames rose up without any concealment, and enveloped the outer wall of the Binglin Valley City Lord's Mansion.

As the host, Fit knocked the wooden hammer in his hand: "Then the meeting is suspended. Please exit in an orderly manner. Before the end of the meeting, Binglin Valley will fully bear the responsibility for your food, clothing, housing and transportation. If you have any need for external contact, please contact E Knock Grand Administration Application.”

Richard took Clintina and Veroka out of the council hall first, and then everyone rushed out in a noisy manner.

About two hundred people were in groups with each other. They had no intention of eating, but were caught up in heated discussions.

But a general antagonism was already evident, pitting the most powerful conservative aristocrats against a cross-section of other attendees.

On the other hand, Nekhzin appears to be neutral and seems to be trying to make peace.

Enoch, who was in his 70s and was as tall as a bear, patted Richard on the shoulder and said: "Mr. Richard, it seems that this meeting is going to be very difficult, and the nobles are already moving closer to Nehecha. "

Richard said with satisfaction: "This is the effect we want. If they don't unite, how can I catch them all in one fell swoop?"

Enoch was keenly aware of Richard's purpose, and he said with a ferocious smile: "It seems that there will be blood in Binglin Valley soon."

3 Zhang is in Binglin Valley. If you have anything to say, please speak!

In front of a relatively remote open space in the City Lord's Mansion, Clintina covered her flat belly and said, "I'm hungry."

Richard glared at her: "Do you think anyone is planning to eat?"

Clintina was not to be outdone: "But...it's noon, no matter what happens, you have to eat, right? What do you think, consuls?"

Richard also asked: "Feite, what do you think?"

Fit looked at Richard a little embarrassed and said, "I don't know, I'm both hungry and not hungry."

All I know is that my wife and children are still in Nuandong City. If you two quarrel, I can’t afford to offend either of you if you have to embarrass me, a little consul.

Enoch smoked a cigar and puffed away: "Since Miss Clintina has said it, let's ask the attendant to bring lunch. It just so happens that you two can also try the Bear Meat Stew, a specialty of Binglin Valley. .”

Unlike Fit, Enoch, who is in his 70s, has no wife or children and is half-buried. He is not very worried about whether his boss will wear his shoes in the future.

After all, bachelors are invincible in a sense.

Clindina quickly got her official meal.

Because this meeting can be regarded as the highest-level meeting in Binglin Valley, the official meal was very well prepared.

The specialty bear meat of Binglin Valley is marinated in red wine and onions. The edelweiss, which can only be produced in northern Xinjiang, is mixed with special spices to create a sweet and sour taste.

The staple food is bread similar to steamed buns, which is hard but surprisingly delicious to chew.

Clintina ate it carelessly, and then she suddenly said: "This seems to be prepared by Nehcha, is it poisonous?"

"You just remembered?" Richard pinched Clindina's ears angrily, and almost got bitten back. "Don't worry, anything poisonous will not be delivered to you."

With food still stuffed in her mouth, Clindina said vaguely: "You did a good job. You are a qualified guard. I will reward you later."

"Farewell, your reward..." Richard recalled the scene when Clintina raised her skirt to reveal her underwear in order to thank him, "I am very satisfied if you can be a good person."

"What do you mean, don't always look at me with old eyes, just like Nanalia! I told you that I am very good at dealing with this group of nobles. I was able to survive without being raped when I was in Delran. The killings and assassinations are not entirely your fault.”

Clintina raised her knife and fork and said with bared teeth.

"Besides, were you any better than me back then? Without Linda, you might not have been able to starve to death in the middle of your first adventure. Some people don't even know to bring mosquito repellent, and they don't even have the equipment on site. come out."

When Richard heard Clindina's question, he suddenly became anxious: "Wait a minute, you said it was your first adventure, and I already said that I haven't learned how to use high-level mosquito repellent, so it shouldn't be taken for granted. "

"As for you, how can you be better? I told you not to have a bad mouth, but you have to provoke the passing cultist. If I hadn't brought Lilinu with me, we would have been dead!"

Clindina snorted, raised her chin, and said proudly: "Hey, common man Richard, what are you so anxious about? It's really embarrassing for an uncle like you, who is in his 30s, to quarrel with a girl like me, who is seventeen or eighteen years old."

"Hiss, you look exactly like Nunalia!"

"Hey, are you being too insulting? This is the most vicious curse I have ever heard in my life!"

Feite and Enoch stared at each other, wishing they could turn into stone.

As these two expose each other's background, can't they avoid outsiders?

It shouldn't be silenced, right?

"Miss Clintina, Mr. Richard, are you two free?"

Several warriors in armor came from a distance and interrupted their quarrel.

"Ahem, oh, it's Connor and the other adventure group leaders." Richard greeted, "What's the matter?"

"Well, um, Mr. Richard..." Connor was obviously a little embarrassed.

Richard reassured: "Connor, don't worry. You helped us a lot when I was the president of the Star Chamber of Commerce. Just treat me as your friend. And several other group leaders and chamber of commerce will Sirs, don’t be nervous.”

The adventure group led by Connor can be said to be the most standardized and high-quality adventure group in the Midden Territory, and can be regarded as the signature of the Adventurer's Guild.

When Richard and Dekao first entered the orc trade route and prepared to do business, they paid a lot of money to hire Connor as a bodyguard.

When faced with a massive orc ambush, Connor resolutely led all the adventurers to fight back desperately to protect Richard and his cargo.

If it weren't for Connor, Richard would have gone bankrupt and racked up huge debts when he first set foot on the orc trade route, and might even have lost his life.

Later, when the Star Chamber of Commerce was established, Connor often took action to deal with the gangsters who wanted to cause trouble for the Chamber of Commerce, and only received a small amount of reward.

It can be said that Connor is a truly heroic figure, and Richard naturally has a good impression of him and is grateful.

"I'm sorry, you are not an ordinary person now." The soldier with a resolute face and a capable temperament quickly shook his head, "We are visiting you, and we still want to ask about the tax rate just now."

Richard nodded, knowing that they would come sooner or later, and said calmly: "This is a conclusion that Clintina and I have carefully considered after discussing it all night. It is not a temporary success, nor will it cause any big impact on the entire province of Midden." Influence."

If Richard guessed correctly, Nunalia had probably never seen the tax money from Binglin Valley from the beginning.

Therefore, even if the taxes from Binglin Valley are cut off, it will not have any negative impact on the current Midden Territory.

The only ones who really suffered losses were the greedy nobles and the Baal Order behind them.

"We actually just want to ask a more direct question."

Connor looked at the several adventure group leaders and chamber of commerce presidents behind him. They quickly stepped back and handed the stage to Connor, looking down at their toes.

"It's really disrespectful."

Connor cursed secretly, and then bravely asked, "There is never a free lunch in the world. The free lunch is always the most expensive. To be honest, our methods against certain nobles are already notorious."

"We want to know whether Binglin Valley will have to pay an even more unbearable and huge price after it is tax-free? Is the tax-free in the true sense, or is it your word play?"

Clintina came over with a business meal, a piece of bear meat stuffed in her mouth, and said very seriously:

"I can use Clintina An's surname as a guarantee that I am not playing any conspiracy. The residents of Ice Rin Valley have suffered for too long. This is Middenland's reward for them."

"By the way, the business meal tastes good. Do you want to try it?"

Connor was stunned for a moment, then took a lunch box from Clintina's hand, and immediately said: "With your words, we are satisfied. As long as we can be tax-free for three years, with the prosperity of Binglin Valley , the residents’ lives will soon warm up and reach the level of a warm winter city.”

"Yes, I am so great. You must promote my wisdom more when you go back." Clintina raised her head proudly.

"It will definitely happen. You are obviously the future of the Midden Territory, and the only object of allegiance to me and other Midden people." Connor said seriously, "As for the delicacy you gave me, I will definitely take it back and show it to Luo Shanda prayed and then shared this honor with my teammates."

The remaining leaders of the adventure group and the president of the Chamber of Commerce also took this opportunity to brag wildly, hoping to take the opportunity to become familiar with this distinguished lady.

"Cough, no need."

Clindina was unable to resist such non-aristocratic and upright praise. She stood on tiptoes unconsciously and looked a little embarrassed: "Okay, if you don't have anything to do, just go back and rest. There will be a meeting in the afternoon." For a long time.”

After Connor and others left, a sneaky, strong and huge figure slowly walked over.

His expression was obviously a little embarrassed, and he was not at all as unruly as he was at the beginning.

Richard found him: "Kliman, what's the matter?"

Kliman immediately ran over after knowing that he had been discovered, with a simple smile on his face.

He stood in front of Clintina, then fell to his knees with a snap, and smashed the stone bricks in front of him with his head.

"Miss Clintina, I'm here to apologize to you. I deserve to be punished for being blind and daring to offend you." Kliman said as he dug out a stone brick on the ground. Then he hit himself hard on the head.

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