Chapter 274: Less taxes? What have you been thinking about?

Prince Zhongshun’s army that marched south was composed of soldiers, horses, and food supplies contributed by members of the royal family and several prominent families in Shanxi.

Shanxi is the ancestral home of Emperor Taizu of Daqian.

After the uprising became a big deal, major local families in Shanxi all contributed money and manpower.

He usually does not stand out in the court, but in fact he is the outsider with the closest relationship with the royal family.

The die-hard supporters have developed over the years and their hidden strength should not be underestimated.

In addition, Prince Zhongshun was previously one of the contenders for the throne.

After Prince Yi Zhong was imprisoned, the throne of Emperor Shunde was completely consolidated.

The retired emperor inevitably felt guilty towards his young son, and he also considered his son’s safety after his death.

Only then did he issue a special decree to draw 50,000 troops from the Yunnan camp.

A total of 170,000!
There are also 50,000 civilians following the army to transport food and fodder!
Going south from Yunnan, they first pacified the Nanzhao Dynasty in Laos.

Then they marched into Siam.

Along the way, he also followed Jia Cong’s example and reorganized 70,000 prisoners of war into a criminal camp.

A total of 300,000 people, a huge force!
At the beginning, he took steady steps and gave cautious commands.

As a result, they did not encounter any decent resistance along the way and went straight into the heart of Siam.

Directly approaching the Siamese capital of Taichung!

This made Prince Zhongshun feel even more proud.

“It is rumored in the army that Jia Cong is the most famous general in Daqian.”

“It took a month to defeat Annan Thang Long.”

“In my opinion, what kind of famous general is it to conquer such a small country in Southeast Asia!”

Prince Zhongshun sneered and gave orders to his subordinates.

“Send the order!”

“Speed ​​up the march! Before dark tonight, surround Dacheng Mansion!”

“Violators will be subject to military law!”

“promise!”

……

Strict military orders were issued and the army’s marching speed quickly increased.

Heading towards the Siamese capital of Dacheng.

But unexpectedly, after walking for several miles, something strange happened!
“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

Suddenly, a series of loud noises were heard from a hill several miles away.

As shells fell one after another, the peaceful forest scene shattered like a mirror, revealing a large army that had been lurking for a long time.

It stretches for miles.

The standard military uniform is very different from the Daqian armor, and has a tall hat brim.

With a musket in hand!

It’s England’s regular army!

Behind the army, there were more than three hundred artillery pieces that had been transformed through alchemy, spewing sparks.

One shell after another took away lives.

“Enemy attack!”

“Enemy attack!”

“Quick, disperse!”

The army’s march southward was smooth sailing, and not only did Prince Zhongshun himself relax, but the entire army also relaxed.

We are just waiting to conquer Siam so that we can go back and reward our soldiers for their contributions.

The sudden attack threw the central army into chaos.

The former army didn’t even know what was happening.

As for the prisoner camps in the rear composed of Siamese prisoners of war, no one knew when they had been connected together.

Armed with weapons, he took advantage of the chaos and easily killed the senior officers and supervisory team sent to the prisoner camp by Prince Zhongshun.

Then he attacked the central army directly from behind.

They were attacked from both sides by the English army, which was lined up in neat formations and firing muskets from the hills.

“Report, Marshal!”

“Oh no! The supervisory team at the back has mutinied!”

I heard the news reported by the messenger who came hurriedly.

Prince Zhongshun suddenly felt dizzy and almost fell off his horse. …

The top of the hill!
“Mr. Carlton, I have to say, this is quite a brilliant illusion magic!”

“It was so real that it successfully deceived all the enemies!”

Antonio, the chief court magician of Spain who had once been defeated by Jia Cong, stroked his chest with one hand and spoke admiringly to Carlton, the legendary illusionist of the Kingdom of England beside him.

“No, Master Antonio, this is not phantom magic, but illusion!”

“Compared to those lowly illusionists who play with light and shadow and can only deceive vision.”

“The highest achievement of illusion is to turn the false into the true, when the enemy believes that all illusions are real.”

“That fake one is also real!”

“Then they will find themselves at war with heaven and earth!”

Carlton chuckled.

The troops of the Kingdom of England have been able to hide until now under the nose of Prince Zhongshun’s army.

It all depends on Carlton’s illusion, which can even deceive the perception of the fifth realm in a short period of time.

“Okay, Mr. Antonio, let’s stop talking about this!”

“According to the agreement between our two countries, as long as you help us destroy the army of the Far East Empire.”

“The previous defeat of the Maritime Combined Fleet and the death of Honorable Knight William Brooks are now written off.”

“We will re-conclude an alliance and share the huge benefits brought by this Far Eastern Empire!”

Carlton looked at the chaotic Daqian army not far away.

At this time, the masters following in the army had already taken off into the air.

Fourteen innate martial arts masters!
Seven great scholars!

Three Xuanmen gods!

A total of twenty-four third-level powerful men!
Some of them came from the royal family headed by Prince Zhongshun and prominent families in Shanxi.

Some of them were experts sent from the Ziwei Division by Emperor Kaiyuan because he loved his youngest son.

In addition, there are two great Yin Shen cultivators in the fourth realm, all of whom came from Longhu Mountain.

The Kingdom of England’s chivalrous heritage is well-known throughout Europe.

These twenty-four third-level and two fourth-level Yin God masters from Longhu Mountain made a move.

Then an expert came forward to meet him!

Thirty statues in the third realm, and three statues in the fourth realm!

Logically speaking, the Westerners suffered a great defeat at sea, and most of the masters stationed in the South Sea countries had been killed.

Prince Zhongshun’s power is enough to conquer Siam.

Unfortunately, after a large number of experts were transferred from the mainland, the number of experts in the English army just surpassed that of Prince Zhongshun’s army.

On the first day of the fight, he was beaten back step by step.

“Ugh!”

At this moment, a sigh sounded from the sky.

A Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram fell from the sky.

But before it fell, it was lifted up by a curtain of water!
Then the sky changed color and countless illusions appeared.

The fifth-level ancestor from Mount Longhu suddenly changed his expression!
Then he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth with a serious expression.

“Fifth realm, two!”

……

Shenjing City

cabinet
“Your Majesty, the taxes paid by the two major protectorates of An Dong and Nan are 40% less than last year!”

Minister of Revenue Chu Shen’an, holding the account book sent by North Korea in his hand, reported with a bitter face.

Three armies marched southwards, and the nobles of Kaiyuan and Prince Zhongshun said that they raised their own food and fodder for the army.

But in the final analysis, it is done in the name of the imperial court, and the imperial court will also share in the future profits.

We can’t just not give any support at all.

The various military weapons alone had caused the Ministry of Revenue’s treasury to be increasingly depleted.

I thought that the taxes imported from North Korea would be restored somewhat by the end of the year, but the results were compared with last year.

The tax revenue of the two major protectorates was reduced by almost half!
“Is it actually 40% less?”

Upon hearing this, Emperor Shunde slowly put down the teacup in his hand, deliberately showing a look of doubt on his face.

He pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth, and sneered inwardly.

Now that you find that taxes are reduced, what were you thinking about earlier?

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