New Ming Empire mixed in America

However, after scolding, the tax officer's arrival cannot be changed.

"But it's just a matter of surviving these few months, so don't worry about it for now."

Li Mingqi comforted Liu Youcai, and then asked as if he remembered something:

"By the way, how is the general's health? If it doesn't work out, just take him back and nurse him back to health."

Hearing Long Live Master's question, Liu Youcai had a strange look on his face.

"Long live my lord, the general's health has actually recovered a long time ago, but..."

Having said this, Liu Youcai stopped. The expression on his face kept changing, as if he was thinking about his next words.

Li Mingqi asked curiously: "But what?"

"But the General has recently been in close contact with... a... Taiping widow... who came to San Francisco from the Puppet Qing Dynasty to take refuge in the disaster."

"Even...even having the intention of getting married, it's really disgraceful..."

Liu Youcai finally finished his sentence after stumbling.

Then he began to look at Master Long live his face from the corner of his eye.

Sure enough, after hearing that the general stayed away for a long time because of a widow, his expression changed.

General, General. It’s really not Liu’s intention to slander, it’s really you...sigh~

Sighing, Liu Youcai spoke up and remonstrated:

"It is a serious crime for the General to disregard the reality of Long Live Lord. I ask Lord Long Live to issue an order to deprive Cui Jianguo of all his positions as a warning to others."

In fact, Li Mingqi's expression changed because he suppressed his laughter after hearing the big gossip that Cui Jianguo was preparing to marry into the family.

"Tell me what that widow does and why they..."

Li Mingqi just wanted to say they hooked up, but in order to save some face for Cui Jianguo in front of Liu Youcai, he had to change his mind:

"Why do the two of them love each other?"

"I don't know, I just mentioned it a few times when the general and I exchanged letters."

"They said that the other party was the wife of a Taiping sect leader. Later, because her husband died in the war, she fled from the Puppet Qing Dynasty to San Francisco, and finally met Cui Jianguo..."

Liu Youcai actually didn't know much, partly because the distance between San Francisco and Xinming Pier was quite far.

On the other hand, he was still bitter about the incident on the Flying Bird where Cui Jianguo ignored dissuasion and almost caused Li Mingqi to be harmed.

Li Mingqi also noticed Liu Youcai's little thoughts. However, as an emperor, it is normal for his subordinates to have differences. If there is harmony, then he should think about whether someone is going to rebel.

However, since Cui Jianguo was only pursuing love, it was hard for Li Mingqi to stop him, so he agreed to Liu Youcai's advice.

Cui Jianguo was given the title of general and regent, and was granted the title of Duke of Wei. Naturally, the fiefdom is not there, but it will be made up in the future.

Finally, he also gave him some property and asked merchant ships to deliver it to him.

After settling the Cui Jianguo matter, we have to continue discussing the tax officer issue.

"Old Liu, ask someone to build an office for the tax collector in an area where fishermen live. Tell him that he can collect taxes, but he must wait until our factory is fully established."

"It is absolutely impossible to enter my territory to collect taxes now. In addition, inform Joyce and tell him that the tax officer is coming to collect taxes from the workers and let him prepare."

"We will give the workers a paid holiday in a few days."

Li Mingqi told Joyce about the arrival of the tax officer just to prepare him.

Next, he will encourage those white-skinned "public intellectuals" among the workers who have received crown coins.

Soon, an article containing the content "Why is this country so indebted to its people? I'm thinking about it and asking questions" appeared in Li Mingqi's pen.

After rubbing his wrist, Li Mingqi handed the English version of the 'publicly known formula' through Liu Erhe's hand.

In the next few days, a topic was trending among the workers (crossed out)...it became a hot topic among the white-skinned gossip circles.

"Have you heard? The government sent a tax official. I heard he is here to collect taxes from us."

"I know about this. It seems that there is some kind of workers' tax, and there is also a merchant ship tax on the dock."

“What is a workers’ tax?”

"The workers who work for the Eastern capitalists have to use part of their wages every week as a special fund to distribute bread to the lazy people who have no jobs."

"Why use our money to support those slackers?"

"Yes, what's wrong with the California government? Why do workers always suffer the consequences? I'm deeply thinking. There must be something wrong with the California government system."

…

During lunch, the workers exchanged gossip about increasing taxes.

These workers, who had just emerged from bankruptcy, were very dissatisfied with the tax collector who was about to come.

So the workers who had finished eating the new cereal began to gather around their foreman.

Many people wanted to ask the foreman to go to Dongfang Li and ask him to negotiate with the California government on behalf of the workers.

But the news from Dongfang Li the next day made their worries come true.

'I can't help it, really. You have to know that I'm just a businessman from the Far East. Now that California is going to raise taxes, I have no choice.'

Li Mingqi said truthfully when Joyce came over.

Soon, the workers began to organize spontaneously, preparing to go to the dock to protest against California's inaction when the tax officials arrived.

Just as Li Mingqi was inciting the workers because of the imminent arrival of the tax collector, the distant Luisino tribe also began a heated discussion.

"You mean the eagle got lost? Why don't you find him? Doesn't he know how cruel those white-skinned people outside are?"

An elderly Yin man with a feather crown on his head pointed at the three newly returned Yin men who had gained weight and cursed:

"I think you must have been bribed by Baipi, otherwise why would you have gained so much weight?"

These three Yin people who had gained weight were the same three that Li Mingqi caught.

After all the secrets were revealed, the three Yin people were released.

But the three people who had eaten instant noodles for a few days gave up.

During the period when he was a prisoner, he was provided with good food and drink every day. It was a comfortable life.

Now they are suddenly told that they are free and allowed to return to their own tribe.

I definitely had to go back, but these three Yin people, who had never experienced various seasonings, were completely conquered by that thing called instant noodles.

Therefore, after they were freed, they did not leave immediately, but worked on the construction site for more than a month.

It was just over a month that greatly broadened their horizons.

It turns out that there are not only the Yin people and Baipi in this world, but also a place called the Far East. I heard that the people there are as wealthy as this tribe.

They even had lunch with the white men at the same table, which no one would believe if they told their friends in the tribe.

"If the tribe wants to develop, it must go out! Only by going out can you have the opportunity to follow us to eat instant noodles in Dongfang Li's tribe!"

Among the three, Yin Ren, who had a beer belly, couldn't help but retort to the clan leader.

This sentence also made the remaining two Yin people react, and they started shouting.

"We can't cower in the mountains and forests just because of Baipi's threat. Timely Yu-Li's tribe is not afraid of Baipi, and even lets Baipi work for them."

After seeing that no one believed it, the beer-bellied Yin man took out a small green box from his body and placed it on the stone.

Then he opened the folding handle and started to shake it quickly. While shaking it, he didn't forget to show off to his tribe:

"This is the artifact that Timely Rain-Li gave to our tribe, called the Hand-Cranked God Communicator!"

After more than ten seconds, the small red gem on the small box began to glow.

At this time, the beer-bellied Yinren shook the handle as fast as he could, and his fingers religiously pressed a round protrusion on the top of the small box.

Soon, a strange male voice sounded from the small box while all the other Yin people were stunned, telling a story in their tribe's language.

"Last time I wrote about Erhe staying in Xinming Town and Wu Song fighting tigers in Los Angeles..."