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He walked forward and pointed out several of the items.

"The wood tax, tea tax, fishing tax, restaurant tax, and spiritual consumption were added by the previous county magistrate."

"This contract tax, gate tax, ship tax, navigation tax, and spring and autumn planting tax on farmland were added by the previous county magistrate."

"this..."

"Okay, anyway, it's none of your business, right?"

"My Lord, that's not what I meant. I am definitely slightly responsible."

"Wu Guiming, you are such a genius, do you think I can't read the accounts?"

"These spring and autumn planting taxes and door-to-door taxes have only been implemented for a few days, and you're blaming them all on a dead person, right?"

"My lord, my lord, please listen to my explanation again. Please listen to my explanation."

"Wu Guiming, according to the imperial law, you falsified accounts and deceived your superiors. You should be executed according to the law!"

"Sir, please give me a chance. Please give me a chance."

Chen Shiyan is now in a dilemma. Should he kill a chicken to scare the monkeys and make them hand over the spirit stones obediently?

Or should we let him go and not alert the enemy?

He was too greedy for the families in this county, especially since all the taxes had been collected.

As I said, how much money does a casual cultivator have?

After a moment of silence, he spoke up and let him go, but not completely.

"Yesterday I heard from County Magistrate Dou that the previous county magistrate died in a strange way."

This sentence made Wu Guiming dizzy. How did it get to this point?

"It's possible that a family in the county was involved. The county magistrate is willing to share my concerns and help me find which family did it."

"As for me, I'm new here, so I can't completely trust him. Let's put it this way."

Chen Shiyan stood up, leaned forward with his hands on the table.

The gloomy face, angry because he couldn't collect taxes, turned to Wu Guiming who was kneeling behind the table.

"Please do me a small favor and help me check which families in this county are suspects. Find a few."

"This...this..."

Wu Guiming took back what he had thought before. This county magistrate is not a kind person.

It's so fucking cruel!

"Why, you don't want to share my worries?"

"Yes, yes, I am willing. I will do my best to serve you."

"Well, if you get it done, I'll keep you safe in your post. If you don't, go feed the fish in the lake."

After saying that, he stood up and left.

Back to the terrace of the main house.

Lying in the rocking chair, the light in my eyes has gone.

Can't collect taxes? Isn't this trip in vain?

After all, the family’s spiritual stones and spiritual objects are just a meal.

These various taxes are collected to ensure that we have enough food to eat.

"Alas, I can only borrow the spiritual stones from my family members to satisfy my craving."

......

The Lee family mansion.

"Second brother, is that what the county magistrate said?"

"That's exactly what he said. It's all true."

"Hmph, a glutton from the city."

"Go get some spirit stones, 80,000, no, 50,000, it would be better to get rid of them sooner rather than later."

"Yes, then I'll send it to him right away?"

"Well, go overnight to show your sincerity."

Li Zhigui took the spiritual stone and flew into the air.

The flying boat and the magic sword were quite eye-catching in the night sky.

What the Li family needs now is to keep a low profile.

......

"It's so late, aren't you going to practice?"

"My Lord, I am trembling with fear."

As he spoke, he took out a storage bag from his arms and placed it in front of Chen Shiyan.

Chen Shiyan was not polite either.

I put it directly in my hand and started to examine it.

He was shocked. How could this foundation-building family have so many spirit stones?

In fact, he was stuck in a fixed mindset.

Where is this?

This is Qianyuan County, Bibo Prefecture, not far from Zhongzhou.

In the Purple Lion Dynasty, there is at least one fourth-grade top-quality spiritual vein in each prefecture, not to mention the fifth-grade spiritual veins in the imperial city.

It is said that a sixth-level spiritual vein is being nurtured.

As for the counties below, the third and second levels are even more common.

The spiritual creatures born from nature will produce more.

There are many mineral veins and mineral deposits.

It was unlike the border area where he was before, where only the fairy city in a prefecture had fourth-level spiritual veins, and the quality varied.

"I am a principled person. I don't want things that are not mine."

"My Lord, this is yours."

"It's mine?"

"It's yours!"

"Hahaha, okay, since it's mine, I'll keep it."

"You still need to do the accounting. Also, I heard that the death of the previous county magistrate had something to do with your Li family?"

"Ah? Sir, which villain is gossiping about you? My Li family is loyal to the dynasty, how could we do such a thing?"

"That's good, that's good, otherwise I really don't know how to deal with it."

Li Zhigui cursed in his heart, just as the master of the family said, the master who came to the mansion was really a glutton.

This is too few spirit stones. You need to add more spirit stones!

"Sir, my Li family has a shop in the city, but it has not been doing well. We only make about 30,000 to 50,000 spirit stones a year, which is really a big burden. I heard that you have a cultivator who is good at business. Why don't you send a cultivator to give us some guidance so that we can learn how the business in the capital is done and teach us for three to five years."

“This income counts as tuition.”

Chen Shiyan knew that this was to add spirit stones, but the time was strange. Why was it three to five years, not ten to eight years?

He didn't think any further about it; he didn't want to waste his energy on it.

His mind was still full of thoughts about collecting taxes, which had to be collected. He underestimated the wealth of the people of the dynasty.

I feel very uneasy because I almost neglected it before!

That’s a lot of spirit stones.

"Forget about the store. I'm not that keen on these spirit stones. Instead, I hope to buy some elixirs or natural treasures that can replenish my essence. I have an elder in the capital who was seriously injured in the secret realm. Alas, his essence was damaged."

"Your Excellency is a sentimental person. Speaking of things that replenish the essence of cultivators, we actually have them in Qianyuan County."

"Tell me about it." Chen Shiyan became serious. This matter concerned the essence of the matter, so he had to be serious.

"Ning Yuan Clam Pearls, these are pearls produced by a giant clam that has been dormant and swallowing in the lake's spiritual veins for a long time."

"Is this thing good?"

"It depends on luck, but by chance, there is a second-level one in the family."

"Oh, this is so embarrassing." Chen Shiyan stood up, walked closer, patted Li Zhigui on the shoulder and said.

"This is a great achievement for you. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to me."

Li Zhigui realized that this was not the county magistrate's excuse.

This kind of spiritual object is really needed.

Originally they said they would sell it at a low price, but this thing is not cheap at all. In the provincial capital or county town, it is worth five or six spirit crystals.

It is said that in the imperial city, the price can be 30% higher.

However, it would be a good thing if this county magistrate, who looks kind but has a black heart and a big appetite, would stop paying attention to the Li family.

At Chen Shiyan's suggestion, Li Zhigui went back to the Li family and took the clam pearls.

If Li Zhigui hadn't insisted on going back, Chen Shiyan would have dragged him over for a couple of drinks.

What a pleasant surprise. What a pleasant surprise.

Because I already had the goods in hand, neither my original body nor my clone in the city paid too much attention to the spiritual objects that could make up for the origin.

Just focus on how to get an official position.

Now we have obtained the clam pearls and know that this thing is considered a specialty of Bibo Prefecture.

Even Cheng Qian, who was far away in the capital, was a little excited.

Nothing is too little when it comes to making up for our origins.

......

"Old Patriarch, the things have been delivered."

"Well, don't let that kid ruin my business. Even if he wants the Li family, I can give it to him."

"Yes, I understand."

It seemed as if she was afraid that he would have resistance in his heart.

The people in the formation spoke again.

"Yunyou, this is a great opportunity for our Li family. If we take the treasures in the secret realm first, then our Li family can go to the outer realm and make a comeback. It is not impossible to achieve the Golden Core or even the Nascent Soul."

"Don't worry, uncle. Yunyou knows the seriousness of this matter."

"Well, go ahead."

Li Yunyou returned to the Li family under the cover of night, listening to the sound of the lake water hitting the shore.

Chen Shiyan in the government office also looked in the direction of the Li family.

The Li family was so happy, either they didn't care about the spirit stones, or they didn't want to get entangled with him any more.

Forget it, he is Chen Shiyan, a kind-hearted person.

It would be better to ask County Magistrate Dou and his men to deal with it.

Chen Shiyan didn't know that this small Qianyuan County was really full of turtles.

I plan to follow my previous plan.

Let the people below bite each other.

He reaped the benefits.

I never thought that I would poke a nest of turtles.