thefictionvixens Chapter 106 2 Worlds
Chapter 106 2 Worlds
"Sir, token." Seeing that the tax officer was a little absent-minded, Zhang Wei quickly reminded him. If Zhang Wei had not seen the territory token in his previous life, he would have thought that he was being cheated by the tax officer.
"Ah? Ah! Ah." The tax officer finally reacted and quickly took out the temporary token of the territory to show it to the officer on duty.
"Your Lord Baron, Lord Viscount, and the president of the Adventurer's Guild have gone to the countryside for vacation, and won't be back for a while. Will your emergency military affairs affect us?" After the officer on duty confirmed that the tax officer did have temporary rule over the barony, he began to worry about whether the emergency military affairs Zhang Wei mentioned would affect them.
"meeting!"
"will not!"
The tax officer and Zhang Wei answered almost at the same time, but the contents of their answers were opposite.
The officer on duty and the tax officer looked at Zhang Wei almost at the same time.
Zhang Wei glared at the tax collector, then turned to the officer on duty and said with a smile, "You should have heard about our conflict with the adventurers. The Baron has been away for a long time this time, and the Baroness is very worried about him. Not to mention that without the backbone, we can't make decisions on some things, so the tax collector had to come to see the Baron and ask him when he will return."
After hearing this, the officer on duty looked at the tax officer with some suspicion. The tax officer then realized that family disgrace should not be made public. If the baron knew that he had told the viscount's people about the civil strife in his territory without authorization, he would probably hold him accountable.
The tax officer's forehead was slightly sweaty when he thought of this, and he quickly smiled and said, "Yes, that's what I just meant."
The officer on duty felt that the tax officer's words carried less weight than the sergeant's. He always felt that Zhang Wei and the tax officer were hiding something, so he turned around and asked Zhang Wei: "But your leader just said that it will affect us. How do you explain it?"
"Sir, he is right. Our relationship with the adventurers is tense, so tax collection is tight, and the efficiency of the caravan in receiving goods is slow. This will affect both the tax paid to the Viscount and the trade between the two places."
Zhang Wei said this, took a step forward, came to the officer on duty, and whispered: "You know what our Lord Baron cares about most. If our Lord Tax Collector was not overwhelmed by the pressure of taxation, he would not take the initiative to ask for forgiveness. Please be kind and give us some advice."
Zhang Wei said this and quietly stuffed a gold coin into the hand of the officer on duty.
The officer on duty felt the size and thickness of the gold coins and knew that Zhang Wei had stuffed them with gold coins. The officer on duty thought to himself, "As expected of a tax collector, he is quite generous."
"Now there is only Deputy Knight Commander Fang Liyan in the city who is in charge of the territory affairs. Whether you can be allowed to go to the manor in the countryside requires her consent. She is in the office of the knight squadron." The officer on duty pointed out a clear way for Zhang Wei for the sake of ten thousand dinars.
"Thank you, sir." After expressing his gratitude, Zhang Wei invited the tax officer, Qian Yuanyuan and Samantha into the city.
"Wait a minute," the officer on duty stopped everyone. He thought for a moment and said, "Deputy Knight Commander Fang is a man who values hierarchy. If you see her, you have to talk to someone of a higher position. You can't do what you did just now."
For the sake of ten thousand dinars, the officer on duty reminded Zhang Wei and the tax officer that they should have a sense of class in front of Deputy Knight Commander Fang, and that Zhang Wei, a mere sergeant, should not step in and take over other people's business.
"Thank you, thank you." Zhang Wei said as he wanted to give the officer on duty a thank-you fee, but was rejected by the officer on duty.
"No reward without merit. Just walk to a crossroads and ask someone for directions." The officer on duty finally showed Zhang Wei the way. However, at this point, he still felt that ten thousand dinars was a bit too much, and he felt uneasy. However, it seemed that there was nothing else he could give Zhang Wei.
After entering the city, Zhang Wei asked the tax collector about the whereabouts of the lame man and how to pick him up. It was obvious that Zhang Wei did not intend to go with the tax collector to meet Deputy Knight Commander Fang.
The tax officer didn't want to let Zhang Wei go at this moment. He just saw Zhang Wei's quick reaction and sharp words to deal with the officer on duty and also redeem his own mistake. Wouldn't it be a pity if such a talent was not used until the end?
"You promised me that you would escort me to see the Baron." The tax officer showed his intelligence for a rare time and played word games with Zhang Wei.
"What? Can't afford to play?" Zhang Wei was unhappy.
"No, brother, my brain is not working well right now. You have to help me meet the Baron. The officer on duty just said that it is unknown when the Baron will be back. Whether we can go to the countryside now depends on the decision of Deputy Knight Commander Fang. If I say something wrong by then, won't I be waiting to die?" The tax officer explained that he did not want to play word games with Zhang Wei, but the situation was indeed special.
"It's none of my business if I can't see her. I sent you to Jinhou Town. Besides, the guy just said that Deputy Knight Commander Fang has a very strong sense of class. It's useless for me, a sergeant, to go with him. Even if you said something wrong, there's no way I can help you make up for it. Maybe I'm not even worthy of seeing her."
"Then I will promote you! I will appoint you as deputy centurion! This way you will have more say than me in military affairs, isn't that enough?" The tax officer clearly wanted to drag Zhang Wei into the water.
Zhang Wei shook his head, expressing his disbelief: "Don't give me that. Can you handle a baron? And you are also a deputy centurion. Who are you trying to fool?"
"In an emergency, I have to take temporary measures. I can use the temporary territory token to promote your position. Unless you want to be the real one, I can help you." The tax officer said as he was about to use the temporary territory token to appoint Zhang Wei as a centurion.
Zhang Wei quickly grabbed the tax officer's hand and said with a flattering smile: "You have the power, why didn't you say so earlier? The deputy is very good, the deputy is very good."
Zhang Wei gave in because he was afraid that the tax officer would really appoint him as a full-time official. If he really became a full-time official, not only would the centurion, the steward and Mr. Qiao unite to target him when he returned, he wouldn't even be able to get past the baron!
"Really don't want a regular one? I think a regular one is pretty good. It's really unfair to you to be a deputy one." The tax officer rarely saw Zhang Wei admitting defeat, so he immediately had the idea of teasing him. Of course, he couldn't give Zhang Wei a regular one, otherwise he would be looking for death.
"I don't feel wronged, not at all." Zhang Wei began to grit his teeth.
The tax officer was tactful and stopped teasing Zhang Wei. He used the temporary territory token and really appointed Zhang Wei as deputy centurion.
"Please take a look at your ID card." The tax officer asked Zhang Wei to take out the sergeant's token.
After Zhang Wei took out his ID card, he found that he had really become a deputy centurion.
"By the way, I've never heard of a deputy centurion. I didn't expect this position really exists." Zhang Wei fiddled with the token in his hand with some curiosity.
"Nonsense, who would want to have a restraining figure around him? Have you ever seen the top and second in command of a company coexist peacefully?" After the tax officer said this, he took the initiative to inquire where the Knight Squadron's office was.
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"Stop!" When the two knights saw Zhang Wei, the tax collector, Qian Yuanyuan and Samantha walking towards them, one of the knights shouted to stop them.
"I'm Zhang Wei, the deputy centurion of Barony Bourne. This is the tax collector, and these two are my subordinates. We have urgent military business to attend to with Deputy Knight Commander Fang." Zhang Wei showed his deputy centurion's token.
"This is my ID card." The tax officer took out his position card instead of the temporary territory token, because he and Zhang Wei had discussed on the way that the temporary territory token could not be taken out until the last step, otherwise the tax officer would have to stand in front and face Deputy Knight Commander Fang.
"Wait a moment." After a knight checked the tokens of Zhang Wei and the tax officer, he asked Qian Yuanyuan and Samantha to show their ID cards as well. After checking again, he went in to pass on the message.
Soon, the knight came out and said to Zhang Wei and the tax officer, "Deputy Knight Commander Fang allows you two to go in, but they have to wait outside."
"Okay, no problem, please lead the way." Zhang Wei said as he wanted to give the knight some hard work fee, but was sternly rejected by the knight.
"This way." After rejecting Zhang Wei, the knight turned around with a cold face and led the way.
Zhang Wei and the tax officer looked at each other in surprise. This was the first time they had seen someone who did not accept bribes. In their opinion, such a person was not the embodiment of integrity, but rather an extremely ambitious person.
"It looks like it's not going to be easy." Zhang Wei whispered in the tax officer's ear.
The tax collector nodded.
The knight leading the way turned around and shouted, "No noise or whispering is allowed in the knight squadron office!"
Zhang Wei and the tax officer had to smile apologetically after being scolded.
The knight leading the way then continued with a stern face.
The knight who led the way brought Zhang Wei and the tax officer to a room on the second floor. He knocked on the door three times and said loudly, "Report!"
"Come in!" A loud female voice came from inside.
The leading knight pushed the door open and walked into the room with Zhang Wei and the tax officer.
"Report!" The knight leading the way stood at attention and said loudly, "Baron Bern's deputy centurion and Baron Bern's tax collector are here!"
"Got it, you can leave now." Deputy Knight Commander Fang sat behind his desk, looking at documents without even raising his head.
"Yes!" The leading knight stood at attention and saluted, then turned and left, closing the door behind him.
"Who among you is the deputy centurion? Is there any urgent military business?" Deputy Knight Commander Fang still did not look up.
Seeing that Deputy Knight Commander Fang was so arrogant, Zhang Wei glanced at the tax officer next to him, took a half step back, and kicked the tax officer in the joints. The tax officer was caught off guard and fell to his knees with a heavy sound.
At this time, Deputy Knight Commander Fang finally looked up at Zhang Wei and the tax officer.
"Sir, it's not that serious, it's not that serious." Zhang Wei said, helping the tax officer up, and turned to Deputy Knight Commander Fang and said, "Deputy Knight Commander Fang, you don't know that the town of Bern has been looted by adventurers, and we escaped with great difficulty. Now in the entire barony, there are only four of us who have escaped and dared to report here."
Zhang Wei spoke with such righteousness, as if they had really fought their way out and sacrificed their lives for the country.
"Yes, Lord Knight, we are in a really difficult situation." The tax collector covered his knees and grimaced.