Seeing Ye Li enter the room, the three of them saluted Ye Li with great respect and said: "Lord, thank you for your hard work."
Ye Li looked at the performance of the three people and felt a little confused.
It was obvious that there was something wrong with the other party's attitude.
It would actually be a good thing if the other party was really respectful to him, but judging from the current situation, the respect on the other party's face was obviously fake.
"It doesn't matter.
I just came to Dongfang County and I'm not familiar with it yet.
Now I can take this opportunity to get more familiar with the surrounding environment.
After all, this is my own territory.
I have to be able to find my way."
Hearing Ye Li mention his territory, the smiles on the faces of Wang Yue and others froze, then relaxed again.
"Yes, yes, Lord Lord should really become more familiar with the environment here."
Wang Yue spoke.
"Lord, please sit down first.
I will have someone give you a cup of good tea right away."
After Wang Yue finished speaking, he quickly asked Ye Li to sit down and ordered the servants outside to prepare tea.
Qian San and Ding Si were very well-behaved.
At this moment, they were completely in guarding postures.
They stood behind Ye Li and did not sit down on either side.
“Mayor Wang’s home looks very nice, the decoration is very elegant.
These Dongyin solid wood must be very valuable.
It seems that Mayor Wang is also a luxurious person and is very particular."
Ye Li said with a smile while tapping the table in front of him with his hand.
This smoky solid wood table looked very heavy and solid.
Seeing that Ye Li immediately recognized the Dongyin solid wood he used for decoration, Wang Yue smiled and said: "The lord is from Tang Jingcheng, and his knowledge is indeed extraordinary.
The villain also spent a lot of effort to get these things, but he can't compare to the big shots in Tang Jingcheng. " Ye Li just said a few words casually and had no intention of discussing solid wood materials with Wang Yue.
He changed the subject and said, "By the way, the three mayors should know the reason for my visit today."
Hearing Ye Li's words, the smiles on the three people's faces suddenly disappeared.
Wang Yue said: "We know your purpose of coming, sir.
It's just for tax money."
Ye Li nodded and said: "Yes, I came here just to talk about tax issues.
In order to help the development of Dongfang County, the imperial court did not collect taxes from you before, but now a long time has passed and the tax exemption period has expired, so you should also pay taxes.
All three of your towns must pay taxes.
This is your obligation as mayor. " Hearing Ye Li's words, Wang Yue rolled his eyes, with a tragic look on his face, and said: "Sir, although the court has exempted us from taxes for many years, we have not developed much and are still very poor.
If the court wants us to pay taxes again, the people here will not be able to survive.
You also know that if the people cannot survive, they will have no choice but to move away.
Your forced taxation will only make Dongfang County a deserted and dead county. " Ding Si heard this and sneered and said: "How can you have no money?
The Dongyin solid wood here is worth a lot of money.
If you have no money, how can you get these decorations."
After hearing Ding Si's words, Wang Yue looked a little gloomy and said: "I bought these things myself, using my family's money, and they have nothing to do with taxes.
I'm just telling you that the money we make here every year is only enough for the people to live, not enough to pay taxes.
If you want the people to pay taxes, they will definitely abandon this place and run away.
When the time comes, you will become a bare lord, but don't blame the people for being ruthless. " Ye Li glanced at Wang Yue and said, "So, you don't plan to pay taxes."
After hearing Ye Li's words, Wang Yue and the other two mayors looked at each other and said, "Actually, it's not that we don't want to pay, it's that we really have no money.
Of course, this does not mean that those of us in the town do not work and make money.
It's just that bandits are rampant in our Dongfang County, and their existence makes the lives of its people miserable.
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In the past, we would also collect tax money to use for town construction.
Later, the money was targeted by the bandits in yellow.
They dared not give them enough annual fees every year, and they made the entire Dongfang County restless.
Sir, you also know that our little strength is not enough.
In front of the bandits in yellow, we can only choose to surrender.
We can't give you the tax money, because if we give you the money to buy peace, the people will not be able to survive.
If you want to forcibly collect taxes, the people will definitely resist.
If you bring troops to suppress it, all the people here will leave. " Ye Li was suddenly shocked by Wang Yue's words.
Although he knew that Wang Yue was looking for a reason, he couldn't refute this situation.
In a county, bandits are rampant, and the living space of the people will indeed be compressed to the extreme.
Ye Li himself also has thoughts of suppressing bandits, even though he has not yet established his own private army.
"What Mayor Wang means is that the reason why you can't pay taxes now is because of the bandits in yellow.
So if we can get rid of these gangsters, will you be willing to pay taxes?"
Ye Li asked.
After all, his plan was to be courteous first and then to fight.
Unless it was absolutely necessary, he was unwilling to use force to solve the problem.
After all, the use of force may also bring many negative effects.
What's more, the reason the other party is looking for now is that he has no money to pay taxes because of banditry.
As the master of Dongfang County, it is his responsibility to eliminate bandits here and ensure the safety of people's livelihood.
Ye Li himself also believed that he really had no qualifications to require the people under his rule to pay taxes until he solved the security problem and fulfilled his responsibilities.
After all, as a lord, he has the obligation to protect the people under his rule.
Hearing Ye Li's words, Wang Yue's eyes flashed and he said: "Yes, the yellow-robed bandits are the biggest gang here.
If you, Lord Lord, have the ability, you should eradicate them.
Only by eradicating them will we, the common people, have enough money to pay taxes.
Otherwise, we will not be able to survive, so how can we pay taxes?"
Qian San glanced at Wang Yue and said: "Our young master has just arrived in Dongfang County, and he doesn't even have private troops or guards.
What do you want him to do to suppress the bandits?
It is your obligation as a citizen to pay taxes.
No matter how I look at you here, you don't look like you are too poor to pay. " Wang Yue was not angry when he heard this, smiled and said: "Of course I can pay taxes, but how much can I pay alone?
My money is also earned through the industry run by my family.
It does not come from the sky, so it is impossible to pay taxes for those poor people.
If you just want to take something from me, that would be a bit unrealistic.
As for the problem of suppressing bandits, I think the two of you are at least above the virtual god stage, so there should be no problem in dealing with the bandits in yellow.
There are three masters in total.
Only the first master and the second master have the strength of the False God Stage.
The third master only has the cultivation level of the God Subdue Stage.
The other bandits are relatively weaker.
If the two adults could plan carefully and sneak attack their second or first boss, it would be easy to deal with the bandit in yellow
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