Seeing the token, several guards immediately knelt on the ground: "See my lord, my lord, forgive me, we are here to collect taxes, and they don't pay taxes." ”

Xia Hua asked Xiao Lili's father what was going on, why didn't he pay taxes?

Xiao Li's father looked angry: "They collected the Anmin tax, saying that it was because the former city guard commander was killed and needed to strengthen the patrol force in the city, so they collected the tax." This tax was privately increased by the city lord, so how can we get so much money to pay the tax in our small business? I don't want to pay it, I just want them to have a two-day grace. ”

Xia Hua kicked on the leader's body: "It is your obligation to protect the people's safety and stability, where did you get such a tax." Go back to me and tell the lord of the city, and I will report this matter to the princess truthfully. ”

"Yes, your lordship. A group of soldiers rolled and crawled back.

Xiao Lili grabbed Xia Hua: "Thank you, Auntie, how can you have a master's token?"

Xia Hua picked her up: "Don't call her aunt in the future, call me sister, look young." Let me tell you, the princess didn't pay me a salary, so she gave us a few of these tokens to pretend to use, pretending to be forced is Mr. Xiang's word, and I don't know if it's wrong. ”

Xiao Lili smiled and said that it was not wrong, and his master also used it like this. ”

Xiao Li's parents were respectful to Xia Hua: "Thank you, adults, come in and sit down." ”

"Don't call me my lord, I'm just a maid in Mr. Xiang's house, and I used to be the maid of the princess. ”

As they spoke, they entered the restaurant.

As soon as he sat down, Xiao Lili told his parents about his experience of going to the royal city these days. When the parents listened, they both had ecstatic expressions.

When Xiao Lili and Xiang Bei entered the Feng family, they felt that the child could be promising. Now that she has become an apprentice to the princess, and she has also become a mage, it is too promising. In a civilian family, suddenly the child has such a big backer and such a great ability, and anyone has to be excited.

Xia Hua was funny and told them that Xiao Lili was now spoiled by the two masters, just like her own baby. Whoever sees it envy it.

Little Grain said yes, saying that she had seen the king.

The family was talking and laughing, and the city lord of Red Leaf City rushed to hear the news. He didn't want the princess to know about the tax increase. Let all the entourage wait outside the door, and the lord himself enters the tavern.

Xiao Li's parents were nervous, and Xia Hua got up: "I've seen the city lord Hong, is there something wrong with the city lord coming?"

The name of this city lord is Hong Mo, seeing Xia Hua take the initiative to speak, Hong Mo hurriedly said that she didn't dare, and asked her to hurry up and ask to take a seat, everyone please take a seat.

After sitting down, Hong Mo asked Xia Hua what her position was?

Xia Hua told her: "It's just a princess's subordinate, and he has no position, and the city lord asks this, is he going to take revenge on me?"

"Don't dare, don't dare, see the princess Lingru to see the princess, how dare I come rashly. First of all, please take the girl to congratulate the princess on her victory in the northwest. Secondly, I am here to explain the matter of civil security tax. ”

"If you have increased taxes without permission, if there is anything to explain, I will report it truthfully. ”

The city lord explained that he also had a hard time, since the leader of the city guard was unfortunately killed, the entire main street of this Red Leaf City was left unattended. This Red Leaf City is different from other cities, this main street belongs to the military street, and it belongs to the jurisdiction of the city guards, and it has no right to intervene. Normally, there is not even a little snow on this street. But now, the commander of the city guards is dead, and the city guards don't even have a deputy commander. Although there is already a new leadership arrangement at the top, he has not yet taken office. The military department can only blame itself, the city lord, and demand that the military street must be kept unobstructed and clean at all times.

But he couldn't order the city guards to manage it, so he had to take money from the city lord's mansion and hire someone to take care of it, but every penny of the city lord's mansion was useful, and he couldn't mobilize other money to use it. So he thought that he still had the right to collect taxes in his hands, so let's collect more taxes.

He swore to Xia Hua that he would only collect taxes on this street and nothing else. The streets are clean, and these shops are also benefiting, so they should spend a little money. ”

Xia Hua nodded: "Are you sure that this money is not fattening yourself?"

The city lord looked aggrieved: "How dare I, this is the acropolis of the royal city." Don't be afraid to say something self-proclaiming, among all the city lords in the country, my salary is the highest, but I am the poorest. Whenever I can have some money, I will take care of it myself. ”

Xia Hua couldn't help but laugh when she said this, thinking about it, I'm afraid that the city lord of Red Leaf City and the city lord in the royal city are the most afraid to be corrupt. Once this girl is discovered, she will go out to the barracks of tens of thousands of troops, and she can't run.

Xia Hua asked her, "You just said that the city guards don't have a deputy commander, right?"

"Yes, if there is, it won't be like that, and now the city guards have no one to say. The girl asked what this was for?"

"Oh, nothing, I'll talk to the princess about your troubles. ”

"Thank you so much, girl, I have a little red fabric here, which was bought in Wangcheng last year, and the girl will see if she likes it. ”

The lord of the castle gave the gift.

Xia Hua directly refused: "Forget it, what is it for your dignified city lord to give me a gift." Don't worry, I will report what you said today, and I won't just say bad things about you just because there is a holiday. How to deal with specific things is still up to the princess to decide. But if you collect taxes privately, there must be something wrong with that. But since there is a reason for it, it is not a big mistake. Why don't you say it's a street cleaning tax?"

"No one pays this kind of tax, everyone just needs to tidy up their own house, who cares about the streets. ”

"That's right, the city lord will go back first, don't worry, I'll tell you the truth. ”

"Then thank you, girl, I'll quit first. ”

The city lord retreated, and Xiao Lili said that Xia Hua was very powerful.

Xia Hua pouted: "I'm a fox and a fake tiger, you can stay with your parents for a while, I'll go to the street to see if it's really someone hired by the city lord who is tidying up the street." I'll come back to pick you up later, and your two masters will be home right away. ”

"Well, sister, let's go. "Little grain is very well-behaved and obedient.

......

Chu pity and Xiang Bei returned victoriously, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon, but unfortunately there was no advance notice, they left the large army, and there was no welcome ceremony.

Walking to the city, Xiang Bei told Chu that he would not go back to the palace with him to restore his life, and he would go home first.

"What are you doing, that's really not your credit. Chu pity doesn't understand, why is he so modest today.

"I don't want to take credit, you shouldn't take me. I'm a strategist, no one will care, I'm gone. ”

Xiang Bei rode to his own Xiang Mansion, and at this time, Xia Hua also came back with Xiao Grain and waited for her.

Chu shook his head pitifully, still unable to figure it out. If she can't figure it out, she doesn't want to do it, so she enters the palace to resume her life, and by the way, she asks what she can reward this time? She knows very well that the real reward will not be until they come back, so now she can only ask his brother to inquire.