Chapter 252: Demon-Killing Tax

In the lobby of the Heishi County government office.

The person sitting at the head of the lobby at this time was not the magistrate of Blackstone County, but a middle-aged man in his forties, dressed in fine clothes and with an arrogant look on his face.

The current Magistrate of Heishi County, Liu Xuezhen, sat down with a restrained look on his face, looking helpless and aggrieved.

Liu Xuezhen is in his forties this year. He was born in the same class as the Jinshi. He was ranked almost at the bottom of the imperial examination that year.

Moreover, his family was poor since he was a child and he had no money to manage the officials, so he was thrown to Heishi County.

This is somewhat similar to his predecessor Lin Wenzheng, but Lin Wenzheng was resentful of the court, but Liu Xuezhen didn't care.

For him, it was a blessing from God to pass the Jinshi examination, and it would be great to have an official position now, so he happily came to Heishi County to take up the post.

As a result, only a few months after taking office, he encountered demon chaos.

What worries Liu Xuezhen more than the demon chaos is the middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes in front of him.

His name is Wang Kai, he was born in the Wang family of Jingzhou Prefecture, and he is a powerful official of the Wang family.

The demon rebellion broke out half a month ago, and when Liu Xuezhen hurriedly ordered all the major forces in the county to resist the demon, Wang Kai and the Wang family came to support and beat back the demon.

Originally, Liu Xuezhen was grateful to Wang Kai and even wanted to report to the court to commend the Wang family.

But who would have thought that Wang Kai would find Liu Xuezhen the next day and say that the Wang family had come to Heishi County to eliminate demons. They couldn't let their trip go in vain, right?

Liu Xuezhen thought it was normal at the time. These aristocratic families are not the imperial court, so how could they help you for nothing?

So Liu Xuezhen immediately called on all the major forces in Heishi County to use money and resources, and collected a lot of things to thank the Wang family.

Who would have thought that the demon would come again the next day, and the Wang family would once again repel the demon, but Liu Xuezhen wanted benefits.

Liu Xuezhen summoned all the major forces in the county to pool money, and wanted to ask Wang Kai if he could completely kill the demon, but Wang Kai sprayed him back.

In his words, are monsters so easy to kill? It's already good if we can protect your Blackstone County from being attacked by demons.

After doing this four or five times, all the major forces in Blackstone County were dissatisfied.

After spending so much money, the monster still comes around every day, so why not fight to the death with the monster?

But it was useless to be dissatisfied. The money given that day was not enough, so the demon directly swallowed up a dozen of the soldiers guarding the city, so everyone had to bite the bullet and give them money.

Even in the end, Wang Kai forced Liu Xuezhen and the people to collect the demon tax.

The big households have no money, so ordinary people should have money, right?

Our Wang family protects Heishi County, and all the people are protected, so we should pay for it.

There are more than 200,000 people in Heishi County. If a small amount adds up to a large number, it is not a small number.

As a result, the entire Blackstone County was filled with complaints.

Now more than half a month has passed, and Blackstone County is almost squeezed dry by Wang Kai. Liu Xuezhen is really helpless, and even disregards the dignity of the imperial official and begs Wang Kai.

"Manager Wang, it's not that we in Heishi County are unwilling to pay, but that we have given out everything we can. We really have no money."

Wang Kai didn't even look at Liu Xuezhen. He lowered his head to drink tea and said calmly: "Mr. Liu, it's not that my Wang family insists on the whole money, but that my Wang family has no reason to fight to the death for you in Heishi County, right? The lives of your Heishi County people are Life, isn’t the life of my Wang family warrior not life?

I, a member of the Wang family, risked my life to fight against the demons in Heishi County. You can't let us feel so chilled?

And you can make money, but you only have one life. If your life is gone, how can you make money? "

Liu Xuezhen smiled bitterly and said: "If any of the warriors of the Wang family are injured, we in Heishi County will have to get this pension even if we sell grain.

But the problem is that in the past half month, the warriors of the Wang family have not suffered any losses. "

"Bang!"

Wang Kai slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table, and his expression instantly darkened.

"Mr. Liu, what do you mean by this? Are you hoping that members of my Wang family will die in the hands of demons?"

Liu Xuezhen said quickly: "Guanshi Wang, please calm down, that's not what I meant!"

At this time, a fat head catcher walked in and whispered: "Sir, Gang Leader Jiang and others are here and waiting outside."

The head catcher was none other than Li Sancheng, Han Zheng's former friend.

Before Han Zheng left, he helped Li Sancheng to the position of chief catcher of Heishi County. Not to mention that this position was really suitable for Li Sancheng.

Li Sancheng was eloquent, careful and prudent in his work, and with the power brought by Han Zheng, it was easy for Li Sancheng to gain a foothold in Heishi County.

Li Jingzhong from the Zhenwei Martial Arts School is his teacher, and Jiang Tai, the leader of the Sanhe Gang, has a good relationship with Li San because of Han Zheng's relationship. As the chief catcher, he can be said to be at home in Heishi County.

After Liu Xuezhen came to Heishi County, Li Sancheng was also very knowledgeable and actively cooperated with him to quickly familiarize himself with Heishi County.

So in less than a month, Liu Xuezhen regarded Li Sancheng as his confidant, trusted him very much, and left everything to him.

Wang Kai said calmly: "They're all here, right? It's just right that they're all here, let them all come in. The demon removal tax has been getting less and less in the past two days, so there should be an explanation."

Liu Xuezhen sighed: "Let them all come in."

Li Sancheng nodded and walked outside to call everyone in.

After a while, more than ten people filed in.

There are Li Jingzhong, the current top master in Heishi County and the leader of Zhenwei Martial Arts Hall, Jiang Tai, the leader of the Sanhe Gang, the leader of the largest gang in Heishi County, Qiu Tianying, the leader of the Tianying Gang, and Chen Baiqing, the shopkeeper of Shenghetang, the largest drug store in Heishi County. , as well as the well-known businessmen and foreigners in Blackstone County.

Looking at everyone present, Wang Kai knocked on the table and said calmly: "Everyone has come just in time, the demon elimination tax is getting less and less day by day.

It's okay that the common people pay less, why are you fooling me with those three melons and two dates?

Your business in Blackstone County is not small. Once the demons come in, you will suffer the greatest loss. "

Everyone present dared to be angry but dared not speak out.

Their wealth was almost drained, how much more money did Wang Kai want them to give?

Li Jingzhong smiled bitterly and said: "Guanshi Wang, I am a martial arts teacher, and I have earned my money bit by bit by teaching my disciples over the years.

I also want to support the martyrs of the Wang family to eradicate the demons completely, but I really have no money. "

Chen Baiqing also cried: "Our Shenghetang has not been open for half a month. All the medicinal baths and even the unprepared elixirs have been given to the Wang family. Now we really can't get anything out."

Others present also cried out about poverty. Of course, they didn't mean to cry out about poverty, but they were almost drained of everything.

Not long after the Wenxiang Rebellion, they had suffered heavy losses.

Now that there is such a monster chaos again, how can they survive?

Wang Kai sneered and said: "Don't cry poor to me, you go talk to the monster and see if they can let you go?

Do you believe that without my members of the Wang family to guard Blackstone County, you would all have to enter the belly of the monster the next day?

You are all well-known people in Heishi County. Instead of crying about poverty with me here, you should find a way to get the money out of the hands of those unscrupulous people.

Those unscrupulous people have money in their hands, but they are enjoying their gains without paying for it. The demon removal tax is just a tiny bit, which is simply unreasonable! "

Li Sancheng felt very angry. Although he had become the chief catcher and always dealt with the people, he also knew what the people at the bottom were like.

At this time, when he heard that Wang Kai actually asked them to exploit the people again, Li Sancheng couldn't help but said: "The people in Heishi County have already suffered a wave of disasters due to the Wenxiang Cult riot. How can they still have money to give you? Manager Wang, Are you trying to force them to death?"

Wang Kai frowned and slapped his hand fiercely in the air. The aura condensed into a hand seal and headed straight for Li Sancheng.

"presumptuous!"

He seems arrogant and domineering, but he is actually a warrior in the Xuangang Realm.

Li Sancheng has not yet entered the innate state, and this slap can almost blow his head off!

Li Jingzhong's expression changed, and he looked like an ape. He instantly flashed in front of Li Sancheng, his true energy exploded, and he struck down with the white ape's fist.

Jiang Tai from the Sanhe Gang and Qiu Tianying from the Tianying Gang also stepped in front of Li Sancheng.

The two of them have a good relationship with Li Sancheng. Besides, they are both from Heishi County. They can't just sit back and watch Wang Kai kill people here.

With an explosion, the three of them were blasted away by the Gang Qi. Their internal organs were shaken and their Qi and blood were exhausted.

Wang Kai's eyes turned cold, and a chill emanated from his whole body: "Do you want to rebel? I help you resist the demon, but you still dare to attack me?"

At this moment, the Wang family disciple guarding the door suddenly shouted: "You can't go in!"

The next moment, two screams came.

Two Wang family disciples were thrown into the Yamen by Han Zheng, who stared at Wang Kai with a cold voice.

"Is the word rebellion also suitable for your Wang family?"