Pirates: After being exiled by the Warring States Period, I started building a city

"This...is this true?"

The King of Goa held the document in his hand, his voice trembling.

The World Government actually gave in, even ceding territory in order to ensure non-aggression between the two sides.

How did this happen?

How could it happen?

He didn't understand, and he couldn't comprehend it at all.

"Of course, this is also the World Economic Report that I just discovered today, you can also take a look at it!"

Soon, the soldiers in King's Landing delivered a newspaper to each king.

The huge headline on the front page of the newspaper is also particularly eye-catching.

[The East China Sea Autonomy Agreement is signed, and Junlin obtains jurisdiction over the East China Sea]

hiss...

In the conference hall, a series of gasps were heard.

However, unlike the others, there was one person among the seventeen seats who looked somewhat excited.

Then he raised his hand.

"Representative of the Akado Kingdom, what's your question?"

Yes, this person is the representative of the Akado Kingdom.

He was neither royal nor aristocratic.

Before the rebellion in the Akado Kingdom, he was just a commoner.

Therefore, when they entered the meeting place just now, the other sixteen kings kept their distance from him and deliberately left him aside.

"Marshal Luo Lan, does this mean that our kingdom will no longer have to pay Heavenly Gold?"

As soon as these words came out.

The other sixteen kings were stunned for a moment.

Then they all looked at Luo Lan.

They also want to know this question, after all...

Heavenly gold is an extremely heavy burden for any kingdom.

For example, a kingdom's normal tax revenue is about 100 billion Beli, while the World Government will require the kingdom to pay 120 billion Beli of Heavenly Gold.

Obviously, this is simply not possible.

But you have to do it!

Therefore, in order to come up with 120 billion gold coins, the king had to start from the common people, imposing various harsh taxes.

Do you think that raising 120 billion in tax revenue in this way is enough?

It’s definitely not enough!

After all, the construction of the kingdom requires money, and so many nobles below also require money.

There are many other aspects as well, so why not spend money?

After paying 120 billion in heavenly gold, the kingdom is left with no money. What should it do?

Therefore, the king must raise taxes to 200 billion berries in order to barely survive.

As for the result?

This part of the difference will naturally not be made up by the nobles, but will still be madly exploited from the common people.

This is also the reason why so many kings in the original book performed various strange operations in their own kingdoms in order to pay the gold from heaven.

"Yes, from now on you just need to pay normal taxes. The rate we set at King's Landing is 20% of the kingdom's total annual tax revenue."

"For example, if the tax revenue of the Kingdom of Goa is 100 billion per year, then the amount that needs to be paid is 20 billion!"

"But I have to state in advance that if I find that you are still using the same old methods to exploit the civilians, then..."

murderous look...

Suddenly spread out.

How could these kings, who were even worse than ordinary people, withstand such murderous aura?

Everyone began to tremble.

They understood what Luo Lan meant.

To put it simply, that is...

In order to cope with the Heavenly Gold, the various kingdoms had crazily increased taxes under various names. Now that Heavenly Gold is no longer required and the King's Landing does not ask for much, then...

These various taxes that oppress the civilians must naturally be abolished.

If anyone continues to rely on those to exploit the civilians after this, King's Landing will take action.

Luo Lan did not say what happened to them after Jun Lin took action.

Please imagine.

As for resistance?

It's not that they haven't thought about it, but they quickly threw the idea out of their heads.

Even the World Government gave in and even ceded the East China Sea.

How many lives do they have to dare to offend Luo Lan?

In the future in the East China Sea, even if Luo Lan killed them, their deaths would be in vain.

By then, no one would stand up for them and cause trouble for Luo Lan.

Looking around at everyone, Luo Lan was very satisfied with the expressions of these kings.

"I have finished talking about the first thing, and now I will talk about the second thing."

"Since King's Landing collects 20% of the total tax revenue from each kingdom, we will naturally do our duty well, and the first thing is to clear out the pirates from the entire East China Sea."

"You should have heard about this matter, but you don't know the specific progress. Let me give you a brief introduction here!"

"In the past ten days, the Second Fleet of the King's Landing has eliminated 478 pirate groups and killed or captured 9127 pirates. According to our estimation, by the end of this month at the latest, that is, in 11 days, the East China Sea will become the world's first sea area without pirates!"

"Yes, no matter what happens in other places, the East China Sea will be the first to enter an era without pirates."

"Of course, in order to prevent possible escapees or new pirates, Junlin will station a squadron of 100 people in each kingdom to protect the safety of each kingdom."

"Don't underestimate these 100 people. Each of them has the strength to independently defeat a former East China Sea Navy branch."

boom! !

Luo Lan's words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in everyone's mind in an instant.

East China Sea, is this going to enter an era without pirates?

Moreover, there are 17 kingdoms, with 100 people in each kingdom, a total of 1700 people.

The most important thing is, do these 1700 people have the strength to defeat the former East China Sea Navy branch?

This...

It definitely can't be the full strength of Junlin.

hiss...

It’s no wonder that the World Government compromised.

This power is too terrifying.

Of course, these people also understood that stationing 100 people in their respective kingdoms, in addition to the ostensible protection, also meant surveillance.

But even though they understood it, they had no capital to resist.

I can only accept it with a pinch of my nose.

"It seems that everyone has no objection, so the next thing is the third thing, and for you..."

“It might be a little exciting!”

Luo Lan knocked on the table, then raised the corner of his mouth.

Stimulate?

What excitement?

The kings suddenly became nervous.

You know, the two things Luo Lan mentioned earlier were already very exciting.

As a result, this guy said that what he was going to say next was really exciting?

How horrible is this?

"From today on, King's Landing will rectify all the nobles!"

Boom! As soon as he opened his mouth, all the kings were stunned.

Rectify the nobility?

For hundreds and thousands of years, no one has ever dared to say such a thing.

How dare he...

But on second thought, Luo Lan really had nothing to be afraid of.

After all, he is the de facto king of the East China Sea today, the kind of person who believes that those who obey me will prosper, while those who disobey me will perish.

What is he afraid of?