There was a sea of people outside the gate of the Lord's Mansion.
Most of them were the five thousand plus disciples of the Chamber of Commerce led by Du Shijie.
These people were all blocking the door.
"Everyone, calm down. The lord will be here soon and will give everyone a satisfactory answer!"
In front of the steps of the Lord's Mansion, Mei Caigan shouted until his throat was hoarse, but it was useless.
The crowd below the steps were all angry. They pointed at Mei Caigan and scolded him.
It was as if Mei Caigan was their father's murderer.
"Who do you think you are? Get lost! "
"If Hanxing doesn't see us today, I guarantee that he won't be able to survive for half a year in Silent City!"
"How dare you squeeze our hard-earned money like this? Come out quickly! "
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Such voices kept ringing.
Soon, it attracted the attention of many players.
More and more onlookers gathered.
They pointed at these people from the Chamber of Commerce and discussed.
"What are these people doing? So bold! Don't they want to live anymore? "
"Can't you see this? They are the famous Chamber of Commerce in Vile Valley! Now that they are gathered together, it seems like they want to pressure the Lord! "
"With Hanxing's temper, he will probably kill them all, right?"
"I don't think so! These Chamber of Commerce, let's not talk about the forces behind them. Just the economic prosperity brought by them through Silent City, I think Hanxing will weigh the pros and cons! "
The discussion kept ringing.
The whole scene was getting more and more intense.
It looked like a big pot of boiling porridge.
"Mei Caigan, tell your lord to come out quickly!"
A loud shout shook the heavens.
This shout suppressed the whole scene.
The surroundings gradually quieted down. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the young man who shouted this.
Sensing everyone's gaze, the young man couldn't help but close his eyes, secretly proud.
It was quite satisfying to be the focus of so many people.
However, the surroundings were deathly silent.
The man couldn't help but frown slightly. He opened his eyes to take a look. His expression froze first, then it was filled with horror.
When he looked up, he found that Su Ziyang was standing in front of him without him knowing.
"This …"
Sensing Su Ziyang's domineering aura, the young man's body trembled and quickly lowered his head.
"Hehe!"
Su Ziyang patted the man's shoulder and walked back to the stairs, sweeping his gaze over the crowd.
Mei Caigan ran to Su Ziyang. "My lord!"
Hearing this, the merchants were puzzled.
"The Lord is so young?"
"That makes things much easier!"
"Negotiate with him. At most, you'll get a 1% tax rate. No, 0.5%!"
The group of merchants discussed in low voices and secretly made a decision.
Su Ziyang grinned, revealing his eight teeth. "Everyone, I've already come out. May I know why you're looking for me?"
"My lord, I'm the president of the Soaring Dragon Chamber of Commerce. I'm here on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce to discuss this matter with you."
At this moment, a man with a mustache stepped forward.
"Oh, how?" Su Ziyang said with a smile.
"Lord, your tax is unreasonable. In the past, there was no transaction tax for the City Lord!"
"Of course, as the new Lord, you have the right to collect taxes. Of course, we will pay them."
"So, I think you should change the tax rate!" The mustache man said.
"How do you want to change it?" Su Ziyang said lightly.
"Very simple, half the interest rate!"
"That's good for everyone!"
"Without our Chamber of Commerce, Silent City is just a barren land. There won't be a city at all!"
"If you don't agree, then we can rent flying mounts and directly cross Silent City. This way, we only need to pay 1% of the transportation fee!"
"Also, our Chamber of Commerce has the support of the Broken Mountain Palace and the Hongwu Empire. You have to pay attention to this!"
A threat, a naked threat.
This wasn't a discussion at all, but a coercion.
Even a clay figurine would have some anger, let alone Su Ziyang.
"So, you're here to teach me how to do things?"
Su Ziyang's voice gradually became cold.
The mustache man saw this scene and his body trembled.
Behind him, there were more than five thousand eyes staring at him.
If he was scared, it meant that all the Chamber of Commerce were scared.
The mustache man took a step forward. "So what?"
"Hehe … …"
Su Ziyang smiled coldly and released murderous aura from his body.
The biting cold murderous intent whistled wildly.
Su Ziyang just gave a look, and Mei Caigan was as fast as lightning, stabbing out with a spear.
"Buzz … …"
The air vibrated, and the roar continued.
The mustache man stared blankly at the huge hole in his chest with a look of disbelief.
Finally.
"Peng … …"
The mustache man fell to the ground, twitched a few times, and then there was no movement.
The leaders of the other Chamber of Commerce looked at this scene, and their faces turned ashen yellow as if they were dead.
The young man who asked Su Ziyang to roll out, his body suddenly trembled and directly collapsed to the ground. His face was pale.
Su Ziyang glanced and said, "Who else wants to command me to do things?"
But everyone who was swept by his gaze, without exception, lowered their heads and dared not look at him.
The people who shouted the most fiercely just now all became cowards.
The pressure on Su Ziyang's body made the people of the Chamber of Commerce breathless and cold sweat.
"Peng … …"
Finally, someone couldn't withstand this pressure and knelt down.
Immediately afterward, the others also knelt down and kowtowed to Su Ziyang.
"Lord, spare our lives, please let us go!"
"Lord, I have old people and young people. Without me, my family can't live. Please give my family a way out!"
Such a voice echoed over the Lord's Mansion.
Such a scene strongly stimulated the eyes of the onlookers.
Everyone's face showed an incredible expression.
"Quiet!"
Su Ziyang shouted softly, and everyone immediately quieted down.
"I don't care which Chamber of Commerce you are, or how powerful the forces behind you are, in front of me, you are all a paper tiger!"
"You don't want to pay taxes, no problem!"
"As long as you don't pass through my territory, it's fine!"
"Get out!"
With this sound, more than five thousand people, all of them fled in embarrassment as if they were being pardoned.
Soon after.
Inside the Lord's Mansion.
"Lord, if you chase them out like this, the development of our Silent City will be greatly affected!" Mei Caigan said.
"Don't worry, they will be back soon!" Su Ziyang said.
"Why is that?" Mei Caigan was puzzled.
"Come here, look here!"
Su Ziyang stood next to the sand table of the forces in Vile Valley, pointed at the surroundings of Silent City, and said.
"To the east of Silent City is a foggy canyon. This is the only way to the Hongwu Empire!"
"To the north of the foggy canyon is the endless Swamp of Misfortune, which is extremely dangerous. To the south is the incomparably huge Forest of Absolute Silence, which is also extremely dangerous!"
"As long as the Hongwu Empire does business with the Broken Mountain Palace, they must pass through Silent City!" Su Ziyang said.
"Lord, I understand what you are saying, but I am afraid that they will fly over Silent City!" Mei Caigan said.
"Don't worry about this, they can't fly over!" Su Ziyang was full of confidence.
"Do you want to?"
"That's right, kill! Seize all the resources, seize all of them! "Su Ziyang said.
"But, we don't have any flying troops!" Mei Caigan said.
"Don't worry about this, I will think of a way!" Su Ziyang said.
"Lord, I am worried about the Broken Mountain Palace and the Hongwu Empire. If we rob their caravan, we will definitely declare war on them!"
"Hehe, actually the war has already begun!"
Su Ziyang's face was full of confidence.
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