C622 The truth behind being forced into a corner

In the blink of an eye, his taxes and fees had risen tenfold.

But what was the use?

Zhan Tianming didn't even want to pay the eight hundred and twenty silver, let alone the eight thousand two hundred.

Although this amount of silver was only a small sum to Zhan Tianming, sometimes, when he casually threw it away, it would exceed this amount of silver.

If he gave it to her, then he wouldn't be satisfied.

After hearing what the leader said, Zhan Tianming immediately rolled his eyes.

"Humph!" "Looks like you're prepared to resist until the end. However, I have to tell you, you chose the wrong choice. "Everyone in the enforcement team, listen up. Capture this audacious fellow and send him to the tax department. Let him know how terrifying it is to not pay the taxes in his own country."

"Yes sir!"

The voices of a dozen soldiers sounded out at the same time, loud and clear like the crashing of waves on a shore.

Clang! Clang! Clang …

The soldiers all drew their sabers from their waists.

"Humph!" "Sir, I will give you one last chance. Pay up all the taxes. Immediately. Otherwise, you will be imprisoned for the rest of your life." The leader of the soldiers said again.

However, Zhan Tianming was not in a good mood.

Fuck you.

If it was the tax that should have been paid, he wouldn't have run away. However, you guys randomly created a name to collect the tax and you want people to pay it obediently?

Be your spring and autumn dream.

I don't want to play this game.

Just as the atmosphere between Zhan Tianming and the soldiers became tense, the curtain of the carriage was opened.

That extremely beautiful and delicate face appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

However, it did not appear as a physical entity, but as an illusory Spirit Body.

Seeing Spirit Women's Spirit Body, the dozen or so soldiers that were about to attack were all stunned for a moment. Then with a whoosh, they all kneeled down respectfully and saluted.

"Greetings, Lord Spiritual Master. I did not know that Lord Spiritual Master would be here. Please punish me, Lord Spiritual Master." The leading soldier respectfully said.

This respect was not something that could be casually said.

It was from the look in his eyes.

Other than the few soldiers, those who were reprimanding Zhan Tianming previously all came out of the big room, and knelt down respectfully towards Spirit Women.

"Greetings, Lord Spirit Master!"

Zhan Tianming, who was already prepared to make his move, couldn't help but freeze on the spot in shock.

F * ck, this change was a bit unexpected.

"You can leave now. This mister is the hero responsible for escorting me back." The Spirit Women said.

Hearing this, the soldiers who looked like they wanted to kill Zhan Tianming previously all became respectful, and some even spoke with a tone of reverence, "Welcome back, hero!"

"Welcome back Hero!"

"Welcome back Hero!"

"…"

Zhan Tianming still had not recovered from his shock.

Shock was written all over his face.

Just then, the Spirit Women seemed to be slightly weak, he sat back into the horse carriage, and only the pleasant voice came out.

"Let's keep going."

Without needing Zhan Tianming to say another word, the soldiers and citizens made way for him.

At the same time, the leading soldier respectfully handed over a silver badge to Zhan Tianming with both hands, and said, "Sir Hero, with this badge, the other tax teams will no longer make things difficult for you."

Nodding his head, Zhan Tianming kept the badge.

In any case, it was a good thing to be able to save some trouble.

Although he did not completely understand the situation, Zhan Tianming was a very adaptable person. With a grin on his face, he drove the horse carriage forward onto the main street.

"Ugh …" Beauty, what exactly is going on? " Zhan Tianming asked.

In the entire carriage, only he and that Spirit Women were left. Needless to say more, that Spirit Women naturally knew that Zhan Tianming was questioning her.

After a moment of silence, the Spirit Women's melodious voice came out.

"My name is Dai Nina, and inside the Yunsan, all the citizens of the continent believe in Spirit Clan. They view Spirit Clan as a guardian god arranged by their sides by the heavens, a symbol of peace, tranquility, happiness and beauty, because every few decades, there will be a Spirit Women that will voluntarily make a sacrifice to marry into either the imperial family or the royal family of Nanshan Empire in order to maintain this sort of subordinate relationship and ensure that the powerful countries in the surroundings don't dare to invade the Yunsan. Thus, as long as one is a person of the Yunsan, they will treat us with extreme respect."

"So that's how it is." Zhan Tianming thought.

It was like a religion.

And within the Yunsan, people with Spirit Clan were precisely the gods that their citizens worshipped.

Perhaps these thoughts were unattainable in the eyes of outsiders, but in the hearts of people with Yunsan, these thoughts were sacred, prideful, and unprofane.

After all, the women of Spirit Clan had always been silently sacrificing themselves for the peace of this country.

Whoever dared to destroy the faith of this nation's citizens, they would definitely fight to the death with their enemies at the cost of their lives.

"Uh, that … Dai Nina, why did the Yunsan collect so many taxes? " Zhan Tianming could not help but ask.

After all, this was a little too strange.

This time, Dai Nina was silent for a good while.

Just as Zhan Tianming was about to ask again, Dai Nina's voice sounded out.

"Actually, they were forced into a corner."

"Forced into a corner?"

"En, yes, such a large amount of taxes is not something that the monarch of this country would be willing to see, nor is it something that the commoners here would be willing to see, but if we do not do this, then the Yunsan would have long ago ceased to exist. The surrounding countries would have long since swallowed the Yunsan."

"Isn't Yunsan a subsidiary country of the Nanshan Empire?"

"Yes, but if one wants to maintain their status as a Subordinate Country, it is not something that a few women with Spirit Clan can solve after marrying into either the Imperial Family or the Imperial Family. Yunsan, every year, requires the provision of a large amount of gold and silver items to the Nanshan Empire in exchange for tranquility and peace for the entire nation."

Although he did not see Dai Nina's face, upon hearing this voice, Zhan Tianming knew that there was definitely unwillingness and pain on her face.

It was truly difficult to survive in a place with powerful enemies.

Just from the fact that Yunsan had spent so much effort to collect taxes and yet was able to peek into the eyes of the leopard, it could be seen.

It could be said that the situation with Yunsan was even more severe than that of Sky Wind Country.

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have immediately given them some silver taels." Zhan Tianming could not help but think.

He really did not know about this.

Otherwise, not to mention only 82 million, even if it was 82 million, he would still directly pay it.

Of course, Zhan Tianming also understood that this was only a way to cure the symptoms.