Chapter 20 Parrot Food

  The next morning, Ye Feng was having breakfast when he saw Oola rubbing her eyes with a pair of panda eyes and yawning as she came down from upstairs. She asked, "How was last night?"

  Ou La touched the big package on his head and said with a hum: "If you accidentally stepped on the tiger's tail, do you think it will ask you how are you?"

  Ye Feng smiled and said, looking behind him: "Miss Niya, you're down here too."

  Ou La covered her head with both hands and swiftly hid behind Ye Feng's back, loudly saying: "Don't hit me, sister. I was wrong."

  Ye Feng burst out laughing.

  Ou La poked his head out from behind, took a few glances, and didn't see Nia's shadow. He realized that Ye Feng was deceiving him, and with a show of ferocity, he waved his fist at him before sitting down in the adjacent position.

  The maids hurried over with trays, bringing him breakfast.

  Ou La picked up the bread, dipped it in the soup, and put it into his mouth to take a sip. He turned his head to see Ye Feng reading a thick book, with a large stack of similar books placed beside him.

  He looked up and asked, "What book are you reading?"

  Yefeng flipped the book over so that Oola could see its cover. Oola, with a mouthful of bread, leaned forward and mumbled: "The Mythology of the Great Western Continent".

  He sat back and continued, "What's the use of that book written by that cheat Baraat? The guy is just bluffing in the book about flying iron boxes and sausages with fire coming out of their backsides."

  The leaves rustled in the wind, and after a while, he said, "Don't you think this is possible?"

  "Possible?" Eula snorted and said, "Maybe when I become a land spirit someday, then I might believe it."

  Ye Feng was speechless for a moment. He simply put the book aside.

  Ouyang ate while glancing at the empty seats beside him and asked, "Where's my sister and them?"

  The maid beside her said: "Miss and Diana went out early in the morning to inspect the reconstruction of the manor outside the city."

  "They're not here!" Oola felt relieved at once and asked: "Ye Feng, what are we doing today?"

  Ye Feng pointed out of the window and said: "Your sister has already spoken, let's go collect taxes today."

  Ouyang looked out the window and saw that the several big men from yesterday were already lined up in the courtyard. He blinked his eyes and said, "Ah! Are you going again?"

  Ye Feng shrugged and said, "I don't care, but what about you? As the next master of the Ulysses family, don't you want to help them alleviate their burden a bit?"

  "My stomach feels a bit sore, and my body is very uncomfortable. And it seems that thing has also arrived." Oola muttered under her breath, her hand holding the knife and fork subconsciously chopping the onions in the plate into small pieces, which was her least favorite food.

  Ye Feng pretended not to hear his words, picked up another book and said: "I've already discussed with Nia, in order to increase the GDP of Xiniya, stimulate consumption, and also to mobilize your enthusiasm, considering the rise of CPI and other reasons..."

  Ouyang felt dizzy and his head was spinning. He knew that Ye Feng was being deceitful again, so he shouted loudly: "Stop! Just tell me the final result!"

  Ye Feng said with a hint of disappointment: "You can get one gold coin as your salary for every day you work."

  Euler shouted with joy, jumped up from his chair, threw the knife and fork into the air, and said: "What are we waiting for? Let's go now!"

  Yefeng looked at him and recited his words verbatim: "You're not feeling a bit of stomach pain, your body is very uncomfortable. And that seems to have come too."

  Eula looked down and said in surprise: "I'm completely fine now, thank the gods of Chos, this is truly amazing."

  Ye Feng patted his shoulder and said: "Your shameless appearance is very much like mine in those years."

  When Ye Feng and his group arrived at the city gate again, it was a bit late. Burlinna and his guards had already started collecting taxes. After Ye Feng's guidance and education yesterday, everyone seemed to have opened their eyes, and they collected taxes like wolves and tigers. The money flowed into the large treasure chest like flowing water.

  Even if there are a few troublemakers who want to cause trouble, as long as the city gate official, Mr. Bulina, nods his head towards the city gate twice, these guys immediately become as obedient as little rabbits.

  Because the poor swordsman was hanging on the city gate, with a long white hemp cloth next to him, with unknown ink or blood writing in bold red letters: Violent resistance to the law, unforgivable crime. Although the last few letters were misspelled, the revealed killing intent further intimidated these unstable elements.

  Everyone says: "The carriage runs fast, all thanks to the fast horse leading. Fortunately, we had a good leader, and only then did we realize that taxes were collected in this way. We really lived in vain before. It can be seen that not learning is not okay, knowledge changes fate."

  When Ye Feng and the others arrived at the city gate, they found that today's situation was unusually smooth, with no one daring to make trouble. They were happy to slack off. He pulled Oola, and the two hid under the shade, placing a jug of water in front of them, starting to chat idly with those idle soldiers. Talking about this family, that household. In his words, this was called connecting emotions and improving relations between officials and soldiers.

  Can't help but admit, these guys' ears and eyes are still very sharp, and when it comes to gossiping, they're no less than women. It's like who slept with whose wife, someone's child doesn't look like their dad, but looks just like the neighbor's second dog, everyone talks about it with flying saliva, red face and thick neck, looking extremely excited.

  Aurora was usually tightly controlled by Nia and Diana, so she didn't have the opportunity to hear such things. At first, these soldiers were somewhat cautious in their speech, but later they found that Aurora did not object, and the more they listened, the happier they became, the more they opened their mouths, and the bolder they became, speaking without restraint.

  As a soldier was telling a joke about Ataturk, everyone was laughing when Bulent walked over.

  He said in a low voice to Ye Feng: "Sir, there's something that needs your attention."

  Ye Feng was taken aback, stood up, pulled him aside and asked: "What's wrong?"

  "Something's gone wrong," said Brynna, gesturing behind her.

  Ye Feng raised his head and looked over, only to see a long fleet of merchant ships parked on the river. Judging from the flags inserted on top, it was obviously a large commercial firm. From the ship's draft, it could be seen that there were not many things loaded on the ship. Ye Feng asked: "What is loaded on the ship? It seems to be very heavy."

  "On the surface, it seems like a group of parrots are loaded on the boat."

  "What's going on?"

  "Grain," he said in a low, mysterious voice after looking around cautiously. "All of it is grain."

  "Grain?" Ye Feng was taken aback, looked at him a few times, and asked: "What's the big deal? Has he paid? As long as he pays, let them go."

  Bulin smiled wryly, and Ora saw Ye Feng being pulled away, also hurried to follow. After listening to their conversation, she interjected: "According to the newly promulgated Circulation Act of the Empire, grain is prohibited from being exported."

  He saw the astonished glances cast by Ye Feng and Bulin, shrugged his shoulders and said: "Do you think I really don't know anything? Nia once planned to export some of Xinya's grain to alleviate the financial crisis. Later, after seeing the newly promulgated Circulation Act, she had to cancel the plan. Because of this, she scolded that bastard Xiao Su a lot."

  "Little Su? Who's Little Su?" Bryn asked in surprise, because according to Norman's habit, the name sounded like a pet dog.

  "Atlantis? Ah!" Oola said matter-of-factly.

  Bulin couldn't help but burst out laughing and quickly lowered her head.

  Yefeng waved his hand and said, "In that case, just deduct everything then."

  Bulin sighed and said, "The problem is right here. This ship has all the documents for exporting parrots, even the prime minister's seal. They claimed that those grains were all food for the parrots."

  Ou La was furious and said: "This scoundrel Xiao Su! He wouldn't let others sell grain, it turns out he had a wicked heart and wanted to monopolize the sale himself."

  Ye Feng glanced at Bulin with a hint of indifference, noticing the cunning glint in his eyes. Knowing that he still had something unsaid, Ye Feng asked: "Is that all? What else is there?"

  Brynn was startled by his gaze, which seemed to see through her inner self, and hastily said: "Indeed, Lord Ye, you are indeed sharp-eyed. These ships all belong to the elder Dobela of the Senate."

  Euler kicked a nearby sculpture in anger and cursed: "That damned hybrid again."

  Yefeng asked somewhat strangely: "Dobela? Who is he again?"

  Bulinna rubbed her buttocks, as if the place where she was kicked by Dobela's hands still ached vaguely, and said: "He is a member of the Yuan Lao Court, living in Xiniya. He is a big slave owner and also works as a usurer. Almost all the common people in the city owe him money."

  Ye Feng thought for a moment and asked a most crucial question: "How many underlings does he have? I mean, compared to us, how is it?"

  Bulin suddenly understood Ye Feng's idea and said, "He has many people under him, although most of them are slaves, but they have the advantage of numbers. If we were to fight against our defense team...” He hesitated for a moment before continuing, “We can only say that we have a slight advantage, roughly around 60-70%."

  Ye Feng paced back and forth a few steps, thinking to himself: Burlin only calculated the combat strength of the Guardian Squad before, he didn't know that this side had gained a trump card. Although it was too short a time, it seemed that it could still be used for something.

  If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to win a victory, the prestige of the defending team will still be there, and it will be even more difficult to deal with these aristocrats in the future.

  Thinking of this, he raised his head and saw Oola and Brynn staring at him tensely. He nodded slowly and firmly.

  Euler immediately let out a loud whoop, as if afraid the world would not be chaotic enough, and loudly ordered a soldier: "Pal, hurry back to the duke's mansion and fetch my crossbow. Young master needs it again." The soldier listened, hastily saluted, and quickly ran back.

  Bulinna wiped the sweat from his forehead and remained silent.

  Ye Feng looked and said lightly: "Old Bu, if you're afraid, find a place to hide. Wait for things to pass before coming out."

  Bulin threw the handkerchief in his hand to the ground and said angrily: "Afraid? I've never been afraid. I've long wanted to get rid of those smuggling tax evaders. It's just that I'm a bit worried about the safety of the young master, if we were to fight..."

  Oola was deeply moved. He tiptoed and patted Brynna's shoulder, saying: "Don't worry, don't forget who is with us?" He pointed to Ye Feng and said: "That is the Red Blood Dragon Rider who single-handedly challenged 4,000 pirates! Maybe they are already scared when they hear Ye Feng's name."

  He finished with a self-satisfied smile, clearly delighted that he could use the newly learned profanity in this context.

  Bulin patted his forehead and said, "Young Master Gong, you are truly brilliant. I'm really getting old and confused, how could I have forgotten this matter? With Lord Ye here, what can't be solved? I'll order the soldiers to get ready."

  "Alas!" Oola sighed, shaking her head and said: "Bulin, you're too impatient. We should wait a bit longer, until our people arrive and set up the trap properly before making a move. It's best to give them a crushing blow, that's the king's way."

  Bulin stared at Euler with a gaze that was almost worshipful. He looked at Euler with an expression of reverence, saying: "Young Master, you are truly too despicable... no, too brilliant. My admiration for you is like a tidal wave..."

  Ou La's face turned red as she pulled at her clothes and said in a twisted tone: "I'm not as good as you say I am."

  Ye Feng asked in surprise: "Have you also read Deer and Cauldron?"

  Bulin's old face turned red and he said: "Isn't this what you were just chatting with the soldiers about, I accidentally overheard it and borrowed it conveniently."

  The leaves rustled soundlessly, and with a single bow of his head, he said, "Admiration, admiration."

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