Chapter 112 Li Xie's Enthusiasm

  Jin Duo was stunned for half a day before realizing he had to respond quickly, otherwise, he feared the evil duke would get angry!

  He hastily stood up, bowed and then proudly said: "Our Ping'an City under the rule of King Jin has had bumper harvests year after year, trade with other countries, and owns the largest crystal trading market in the Great Stick Dynasty, the largest metal mineral industry! Ping'an City is the most prosperous city in our Great Stick Dynasty!"

  After all, it was in front of the lord of another country that he introduced himself as a representative of his city, and Jin Duoduo showed the pride he should have.

  But he shouldn't have described Pingdu City as so prosperous, now Li Xie's eyes are shining with excitement.

  "How much tax is paid in a year?" Li Xie asked again.

  "The lord of Hui Xie, the tax revenue in Pyongyang is not high, but the annual tax revenue is also 500 million gold coins!"

  Five hundred million?

  Li Ye's mouth watered so much it almost flowed out.

  The largest city of the Tudor dynasty, with annual taxes of no more than 1 billion.

  This Pyongyang Castle has the tax revenue of a mid-sized castle in the Tudor dynasty!

  Moreover, it is private territory, that is to say, like Li Xie, as long as a certain amount of tax is paid, the rest belongs to the lord.

  "How many years has Kim Ji-dae been the lord of Pyongyang Castle?" Lee-ya asked again.

  "Seventeen years!"

  Wow!

  Doesn't that mean he's filthy rich?

  Slaughter him! Slaughter him mercilessly!

  Li Xie wiped away the saliva that was almost dripping from his mouth, and burst out laughing: "Haha! The Lord of Talent likes your Golden Lords, likes your Pyongyang City! Haha, come on! Eat food, drink wine! Haha, eat while talking! The Lord of Talent is very happy today! Haha..."

  Jin Duo Duo suddenly felt a sense of inexplicable unease. Wasn't it just an introduction to the basic situation? Why did the evil leader look like he was overjoyed, as if he had gained a long-awaited son?

  Did he see through my bluff? In the past, Jin Zhilei's master laughed and killed people, could it be that the evil master also likes this set?

  The God of Forest is above! I am still young!

  The more Jin Duo thought about it, the more afraid he became.

  How he wished that he could just deliver the letter and then casually pay his respects without having to go through all this, like eating lunch.

  Although the wine was fine, and the dishes were exquisite, Jin Duo felt that in this lifetime, he had never eaten such delicious food.

  But no matter how delicious it is, it's not worth being so worried and frightened like him.

  "Has the Golden Master said when we will meet?" Li Xie had decided to take them down, so he definitely needed to know the meeting time. In fact, he was getting a bit impatient.

  "According to our Lord Jin, we plan to meet after the Spring Festival, around February 15th. As for the specific time, our Lord Jin said it's up to Lord Xie to decide."

  "February 15th? Isn't that still half a month away? No way!" Li Xie couldn't wait any longer, how could he wait that long? Smiling, "Alright then, let's meet tomorrow."

  Pyongyang Castle is not far from Chrysanthemum City, about three hundred kilometers away. With a fast horse and a whip, plus a change of horses, it can be reached within a day. Of course, Li Xie calculated his flying time, which would take only an hour to arrive.

  "Tomorrow?" Jin Duoduo was stunned again: "Evil Lord, are you kidding me?!"

  "What? Is Lord Jin inconvenient?"

  "No...no......this......" Jin Duoduo was at a loss for words for a moment.

  Although the two cities are three hundred kilometers apart, no matter which side sends an envoy, as a lord's status, they must bring a whole team of envoys. Even if they take a horse-drawn carriage at top speed, it would still take two days. Even if they don't take a carriage and ride fast horses alone, it would still take a whole day.

  How can we meet tomorrow?

  Moreover, I have to go and ask Master Jin's intention.

  "No need for that," Li Xie said: "You go back and tell your Lord Jin now, I'll be there tomorrow, hmm, at noon tomorrow."

  "What? You come over?" Jin Duoduo was stunned again, the order given to him by Master Jin was that he must let Li Xie agree to meet and also, he must let Li Xie agree to go on a mission.

  According to normal etiquette, it was Jin Lingzhu's side that proposed the establishment of diplomatic relations, so Jin Lingzhu should come to Chrysanthemum City, rather than Li Xie going to Pingyang City. Even if diplomatic relations are established, there will definitely be many negotiations during the meeting, and who sends an envoy is an important negotiating capital.

  So Li Xie said he was going to Pingdu City so casually that it made Jin Duoduo stunned, as if things were progressing too smoothly!

  "What? No way?"

  "No, no! Not like that!" Jin Duoduo hastily said: "The Evil Lord is visiting our Ping'an City, we naturally welcome him warmly, but tomorrow is too urgent. If not, the little messenger can now immediately return to the city to report back, and let us have a preparation time in Ping'an City. After everything is prepared, come back to report to the Evil Lord, set a specific time, what do you think?"

  Li Xie thought for a moment, Jin Duoduo was right too, if you want to go and slaughter someone's family, you should also give them time to prepare, if you rush over tomorrow, you might not be able to get anything.

  "Alright, you can go back and report now. Also, tell your Gold Master that this master doesn't have any hobbies, but has a strong love for money. If you want to discuss something, be careful with the price. And if you want to send gifts, don't send anything worthless. No, just ask him to send gold coins directly! I quite like gold coins! That's all!"

  "Meow!" The little kitten jumped onto the desktop and called out to Jindoudou several times!

  Although Jin Duo had already known that the evil lord had a beast of misfortune, being called by the little cat still made his heart feel uneasy!

  "Oh, right! And also, send some fine wine! Lots of fine wine! Especially the specialty wine from your great dynasty, bring more of that! You go back and report just that, send gold coins, send fine wine! Remember!"

  Jin Duo Duo was stunned and foolish upon hearing this.

  What's going on?

  Isn't this going to be a meeting to establish relations?

  How come it seems like the Evil Lord is coming to Pingfeng City to collect gifts?

  If you receive gifts, just receive them, who has rules for gift-givers to give specific things?

  Well... anyway, the task is done!

  Jin Duo let out a sigh of relief and stood up with his hands clasped together: "That little servant will take his leave first."

  "Alright, hurry up and come back quickly. Don't forget to tell Lord Jin about the gold coins and fine wine! Remember!" Li Xie also stood up and smiled: "Kano, pass on the order, the envoys from Pingdu City have had a hard journey, each of them will be rewarded with one million gold coins as travel expenses!"

  One million gold coins?!

  Jin Duo Duo and five others are all in a state of shock! Shocked into stupidity!

  Going on a mission for others, you can usually get some rewards, that's for sure, but to actually get one million gold coins! This... who wouldn't want to come to Chrysanthemum City?

  Who says the Dark Lord is a gold coin harvester? Who says the Dark Lord loves money like his life? Nonsense!

  Five people think so in their hearts!

  On the other side, Kano was also stunned. He didn't know whether he should continue or not! This one move would cost 5 million gold coins! Although Kano knew that his master was generous with rewards for their own people, but still, wasn't his master shouting about being poor these past two days?

  Before Kanoe could respond, Li Xie spoke again: "Oh! That's right! All of you have been approached by my Calamity Beast. Now that calamity has befallen you, hmm, how about this? I'll give each of you one million gold coins, and I'll help you offer them to the Calamity Beast. This is me spending money to help you avoid disaster! No need to thank me."

  Wow!

  Jin Duo Duo and five others are stunned again! Speechless stun!

  Damn that evil lord! Who said he wasn't a gold coin harvester? Who said he wasn't greedy for wealth? Nonsense!

  Jin Duo and his five companions shook their heads again, bidding farewell to Li Xie. They knew that they wouldn't be able to get any reward from the Lord of Evil in Chrysanthemum City!

  Ming Ka sent a few people out of the city, Li Xie comfortably leaned back in his chair, holding a glass of fine wine, swirling it while thinking about going to Pingdu City to collect taxes. Unintentionally, the corner of his mouth rose high, revealing a small white fang.

  The little cat next to him also had this expression, of course, she was thinking of fine wine.

  Jin Duo and the five others left Chrysanthemum City and hastily returned to Pingyang City. Along the way, they exchanged glances with each other, all of them feeling somewhat tearfully amused.

  Jin Duo sighed, "When I came, I was still worried that something would go wrong, after all Li Xie's notorious reputation is well-known. Unexpectedly, not only did he come out of the city to greet us, but also personally set up a banquet; even more unexpected, he was willing to personally send an envoy to our Pyongyang City, it seems like everything is going smoothly!"

  An attendant smiled and said, "We've successfully completed our mission, it's a joyous occasion. Who would have thought he'd be in such a hurry to leave? But now we see Lee Ye's true nature, loving money like his life depends on it. Hehe, our lord shouldn't need to worry about keeping Lee Ye around, I'm sure gold coins can keep him for a few more days."

  Another envoy sneered coldly: "He loves money like his life, this time he's afraid to have money but no life!"

  Jin DuoDuo also sneered coldly: "No need to say more, hurry back and report. Li Xie is so anxious to return to the arms of the gods, we can't let him wait too long, you guys say, isn't that right?"

  "Right, haha..."

  The next day, on the afternoon of February 2nd, a fast horse was sent from Pingyuan City. Jin Zhili proposed to meet on February 3rd and asked Li Xie for his opinion. Li Xie naturally had no objection and agreed immediately.

  Thus, the time for meeting with Jin Zhilei was set.

  Li Xie also started making preparations on his side.

  Inside the lord's manor conference hall, several trusted aides of Li Xie were all present, discussing the matter of sending envoys.

  Li Xie's idea is that as long as he has Zeennard, who can ensure safety, Cano, who can handle matters, and the little cat, who can scam together, and bring a hundred guards with him, it will be enough.

  "No way!" Jack said firmly: "Your Excellency, you're going on a mission yourself, and I don't quite understand why you're bringing so few guards? Absolutely not! Although Ping'an City is not far from our Chrysanthemum City, it's still 300 kilometers away. What if something happens along the way? And what if something goes wrong when visiting another country? In any case, a hundred guards are absolutely insufficient, and Fan Di must come along too!"

  Li Ye waved his hand and smiled, "I know you're worried about my safety, but the Da Bao Wang Dynasty wouldn't dare touch a hair on my head unless they want to destroy their own country. As for the dangers along the way, the only ones who could pose a threat to me are the people of Tai Yang Hua City. Firstly, they don't know I'm coming to visit, and secondly, you won't send someone to keep a close eye on me? If you want to leave me and Ze En behind, it would take at least 2,000 people!"

  Li Xie decided to visit in person, rather than letting Jin Zhi come to visit, for a simple reason: Chrysanthemum City is still recovering from devastation, and if they came to visit now, they would think there's nothing good to cooperate on, wouldn't that miss some cooperation opportunities? Moreover, they are coming to establish relations, so when they visit, we have to send gifts and entertain them, but can't take advantage of them, otherwise, how can we establish relations?

  Receiving is a must, building relationships is also a must. Receiving is for the sake of temporary gains, while building relationships is for the long-term economic development of Chrysanthemum City.

  Both must be taken into account, so Li Xie can only come in person!

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