Chen Jin looked embarrassed: "To be honest, the two fellow Taoists said that in the past, the tax spiritual stones paid to your sect were deposited in a fixed amount every year. However, due to the financial constraints of our sect in recent years, we have been unable to make ends meet, and even the disciples' salaries have not been paid in time.

Distributed.”

"The funding for various ministries and departments has also been reduced again and again. Under such circumstances, the taxes paid are not stored in advance according to past practice."

"Fellow Daoist Tang knows that during the previous conflicts and frictions with Nether Sea and the Chamber of Commerce, eight of our sect's ten merchant ships were robbed. Not only that, many of our sect's resource jurisdictions were destroyed, and some spiritual mines and spiritual veins were destroyed.

Destroyed, it will be difficult to recover in a short time."

"At the same time, a large number of elite disciples were killed and injured, and even the master of our sect's secret academy died as a result, causing our sect's vitality to be severely damaged."

"Our sect is a small sect, and cannot be compared with those large sects with rich heritage. For them, this is just a small friction, but for our sect, it is a disaster that is related to the survival of the sect.

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"Our sect has been recuperating and recuperating over the past few years, but the losses have been too great and we cannot recover for a while. In addition, after Netherworld Sea cooperated with the Chamber of Commerce, the profits of some of our sect's shops have also been affected."

"As a result, we have not yet collected enough spirit stones to pay taxes to your sect. I hope your sect can be considerate of our sect's difficulties and give us some more time."

Chen Jin made a long speech and complained, just because he didn't want to pay such a high tax and wanted to bargain. The two of them knew this well. Before coming, they were mentally prepared, knowing that this trip would definitely not go smoothly.

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After hearing what he said, Tang Ning's face darkened and she said coldly: "What Daoyou Chen means is that he no longer wants to pay the taxes and contributions to this sect. Could it be that Daoyou Chen wants to imitate the three sects of Hunyuan, Tai Chi, and Xingyi?

From now on, will we establish our own sect and fight against our sect?"

"Fellow Taoist has misunderstood. How dare our sect have such intention? Our sect just hopes that your sect can give us more time to make preparations. This time, the two Taoist friends collected the tax several months in advance. It is really difficult for us to do so."

This is beyond our expectation, our sect is completely unprepared, and it is impossible for us to gather so many spiritual stones to hand over to you all at once."

Ma Long said: "We can meet the Taoist friend's request and give your sect more time to prepare, but the Taoist friend must give us a clear explanation of how much time your sect needs to prepare before he can hand over the tax payable to us."

"Let's do this! Please give us another three months. By July, our sect will try our best to raise all the taxes and give it to you."

"Try your best. What Chen Daoyou means is that you may not be able to hand over the tax payable by then, right?"

"Both Taoist friends are aware of our sect's situation. Our sect has indeed encountered difficulties. I hope your sect can understand. Our sect promises that we will do our best to prepare the taxes that should be paid. As for whether we can collect it, Chen is now

I don’t dare to boast about Haikou, because the sect’s financial balance does not have much left.”

The two of them looked at each other. Judging from this form, Xuanye Sect was preparing to use the drag technique to the end. Chen Jin's words were all ambiguous. It is estimated that he was also watching the situation of other sects before deciding whether to pay the tax.

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Tang Ning said: "Fellow Daoist Chen, now that we have reached this point, we don't need to avoid anything anymore. There are indeed some Taoist sects in this county who are ready to start, intending to follow the example of Beihai, Le'an, and Chengyang counties and set up their own sect."

"We also know that there are some sects in Xuantang City who want to make a fuss about the tax issue. When we came here today, we had no intention of successfully collecting the tax from your sect, so only the two of us came, and there were no other escorts.

Entourage and merchant ships.”

"Fellow Daoist Chen, with all due respect, Guizong's move is unwise. It is actually short-sighted. If Guizong is really determined to go all the way with them, you will definitely suffer in the end."

"Please imagine, fellow Taoist, if our sect did not sit in Qingzhou and formulate rules that Xuanmen could not attack each other, how could your sect be able to sit back and relax in Jingyuan Pavilion and guard this area of ​​tens of thousands of miles?"

"For those big sects, they naturally have reasons to hate our sect, because the rules established by our sect have protected countless weak sects and hindered their expansion interests."

"Fellow Taoist, please ask yourself, without the blessing of this sect, could Xuanye Sect have continued to this day. It is no exaggeration to say that sects like Guizong are the biggest beneficiaries under the rules of the four major sects."

"And today, your sect has been instigated by those sects and wants to escape from the control of our sect. Isn't this a self-destruction?"

"Once our sect leaves Donglai County, the biggest beneficiaries will undoubtedly be the feudal sects like the Mirror Moon Sect. They will unscrupulously expand their territory and annex other sects. How can the Xuanye Sect protect itself?"

"What's more, there are also the Mubei Demon and the malicious Nether Sea Organization in Donglai County. Without the protection of our sect, can a small fish like the Xuanye Sect escape from their bloody mouths?"

"Fellow Taoist, it is not wise to do anything for the sake of temporary gain instead of long-term plan."

"I won't say much about the rest. Since Taoist friend needs three months to prepare, we will give your sect three months. Then we will come to collect the tax. I hope your sect can have everything ready. Don't

It hurts the harmony between both parties."

"I won't bother you any more and I'll take my leave."

After Tangning said that, she stood up and strode away.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, when we come back next time, I hope your sect will stop using such lame excuses. You should understand that if you really want to start a quarrel, it will do a lot of harm to your sect but no benefit." Ma Long also stood up and said.

The two left Xuanye Sect and fled southward.

"Looking at the attitude of that old boy Chen Jin, he is not prepared to pay the tax honestly. Senior Brother Tang, in your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

"Xuanye Sect is just a faggot. They are still waiting and watching. If Master Xie and Master Huang settle down with Qianjia Sect, they will naturally pay the tax obediently. If there is no movement there, Xuanye Sect will not do anything.

Take the lead and take the initiative to pay taxes. To break the deadlock, we must take action and put some pressure on them."

"Senior Brother Tang, do you have any good ideas?"

"It's not a good strategy, just some stupid methods forced by helplessness. I know that Chen Jin has a grandson who is quite popular with him, so we have no choice but to ask him to go. I will go back to the brigade to report the matter to Master Huang now, Junior Brother Ma,

You just stay here, pay attention to the movements of the senior members of the Xuanye Sect, and as a last resort, capture a few more hostages, so as not to fear that they will not submit."

"Okay." Ma Long responded, and the two walked together for a while before going their separate ways.

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In the spacious and bright hall of Huajian Pavilion, Fengwei Mountain, Tang Ning sat there and waited for about a while for tea. Footsteps sounded outside, and Huang Yuan pushed the door open and entered.

"Disciple pays homage to Master."

"No need to be polite, just sit down!" Huang Yuanxing went to the top and took a seat: "Is this trip going well? What is the attitude of Xuanye Sect?"

"Disciple and Junior Brother Ma Long, the head of Jingyuan Pavilion, met with Chen Jin, the headmaster of Xuanye Sect. When they talked about this matter, Chen Jin just cried and complained, saying that he had not collected the taxes for the time being and asked us to give him more time. Disciple thought

This was just a delaying tactic on his part, to wait and see the situation before deciding whether to pay the tax or not. Disciple Xiaozhi persuaded him with reason and emotion, then left Xuanye Sect and came back to report to his uncle."

Huang Yuan nodded expressionlessly: "Xuanye Sect refuses to hand over the tax, what are you going to do next?"

"The disciple didn't have a good idea at the moment. He just wanted to create more pressure on them. The disciple asked Junior Brother Ma Long to pay more attention to the movements of the senior members of the Xuanye Sect in Jingyuan Pavilion, try to capture as many important hostages as possible, and force them to pay taxes.

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"There are only a few months left before the taxes are collected. If they stay behind closed doors and only practice in the mountain gate, what will you do? What if all the ten Xuanmen sects within the Qianjia Sect's sphere of influence do what you do?

, and took all the senior subordinates as hostages, which aroused public anger and made them even more united to deal with the sect. Isn’t it going to get worse?”

"Yes, I didn't think carefully, but I really couldn't think of a good idea at the moment. I would like to ask my uncle for advice."

Huang Yuan said: "It is better to cut off one of his ten fingers than to hurt him. Our manpower is too scattered and the strength is not enough. We should concentrate our efforts on attacking one sect. This will not cause public outrage. As long as someone takes the initiative and pays taxes,

It will be much easier to lobby other sects."

"Junior brother Xie and I visited the String Sect before, and the talks didn't go well. Even the disciples in charge of other sects came back and reported that the situation was almost the same. So far, no sect has been willing to hand over the taxes honestly.

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"Obviously, they are all waiting and watching, unwilling to take the lead for fear of suffering a loss. Among them, the String String Sect has the toughest attitude. If we can break through the String String Sect, the other sects will see the toughest attitude and the strongest strength.

The strong string sects have all paid their taxes honestly, and if we just put some pressure on them, things will be settled."

"So Junior Brother Xie and I have discussed that in the next few months, we will concentrate our manpower and strength mainly on the String Sect."

"Ma Long will be fully responsible for the affairs of the Xuanye Sect. All personnel of this department will stay in Huajian Pavilion and cooperate with the First Brigade to deal with the String Sect. This hole must be opened within two months."

"yes."

"You go ahead! Just stay here. We will have tasks for you to complete at any time."
Chapter completed!