The villain knight doesn't want to be a hero

Chapter 253 I will handle it

The person who opened the door was a man wearing glasses and dressed in a decent manner.

He looks about 30 years old, but in the temples and the outline of his face, he is somewhat similar to Xuanzong of Qi Wu.

With this thought, he looked at the person in front of him.

——Jousuke Qiwu

The only son of Osaka Prime Minister Saimu Xuanzong, he is also the Minister of Finance of the Osaka region.

If the former is the emperor, then his existence is no different from that of the prince.

It's just that in the eyes of outsiders at this moment, the face of the next successor to the Osaka Emperor is not very good.

Not even caring about the most basic surface etiquette, he strode in with the wind at his feet, a trace of anxiety on his face.

"Father, is what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said true? You want to marry the Holy Emperor or something!?"

After walking in, he slapped his hands on the desk in front of "Qi Wu Xuanzong" hard, half-bent, looking directly at the person in front of him, and asked without the slightest politeness.

That is because he is his biological son. Otherwise, if he dares to speak to Qiwu Xuanzong in this tone in Osaka, he will die in a corner the next day...

But I really am not your father!

"..."

The moment the other party came in, Lin Qiao took back all the genetic factors emitted into her body.

The clothes that were originally deflated on the body seemed to be inflated and tightened again - that was the visual effect caused by the genetic factors hidden under the clothes inhaling the gas and expanding.

Crossing his fingers, he looked coldly at Josuke Qiwu in front of him. He waited until the other party had finished speaking and then said, "I remember, I should have taught you to knock on the door before coming in, right?"

"Father.....?"

The emotionless gaze in front of him calmed down the previously heated feeling in an instant.

After swallowing his saliva, after a brief questioning, the cold atmosphere at the scene made Qiwu Jousuke feel a little uncomfortable.

Although he was so shocked after hearing it that he ran over in a hurry, but the current situation was very different from what he had expected at the beginning.

Despite this, he still had to bite the bullet.

"I'm sorry, Father, but I heard that one of the several requests you made to the Tokyo area..."

"Yes, that's true. Is there any problem?"

"What's the problem you said..." The other party's upright attitude made Qiwu Jousuke a little at a loss.

"If nothing else, it's impossible for the other party to agree to such harsh conditions, right?"

Although the notice sent to Tokyo was not made public and very few people knew about it, it still passed through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

As Osaka's next successor, he also learned the contents.

——It can only be said that Silly Bi may be able to agree to one of them, but as long as the other party is a carbon-based creature, it is impossible to agree to two or more.

"But as long as we relax the conditions a little and threaten war, the weak guys in Tokyo will definitely agree, and then weaken them little by little..."

He quickly expressed his opinion.

In fact, Qiwu Josuke's thoughts are also those of most of Osaka's senior leaders.

But rather than setting the conditions so high from the beginning, it is better to lower them appropriately, weakening Tokyo first, and then slowly crafting it.

"Well, so? So what?"

Lin Qiao asked nonchalantly.

disagree?

Nonsense, this is the result you want. If you really agree to it, then it will be fine! ?

Even in order to ensure that Sheng Tianzi, an overly honest child, would not be deceived by those around him, he sneaked into the Holy Palace and poured some nebula gas into her to arouse her bellicosity.

Of course, he has a good grasp of the situation, so there is no need to worry about it becoming dark...but the above issues must not be discussed with outsiders.

"Even you, an outsider, thinks it's impossible, but the guys in Tokyo are even less likely to agree."

"Then you still make such a request?"

"Okay, of course I have my own ideas. Do I, the great president, still have to report everything to you? Minister of Finance."

The last few words were bitten hard, like a heavy hammer hitting his chest.

The silent gaze made Qiwu Jousuke feel flustered.

In the past, the most the other party would do was scold him indifferently, and then slowly explain something to him.

Rather than like now, the two sides just have a cold superior-subordinate relationship.

——Qiwu Jousuke finally understood how those outsiders felt when they faced his father.

"Or are you worried that your position as successor to the next president will be unstable because I have a new love?"

"Father, what are you talking about!?"

Qiwu Jousuke was shocked and felt cold in his heart.

But in a sense, this is not wrong.

Although it's hard to say what will happen now, if "Qi Wu Xuanzong" really marries the Holy Emperor and finally gives him a younger brother, his position will not be as stable as it is now.

But what made him feel chilled was not because the other party said there were objective facts, but because of the other party's defense against him.

This has never happened before.

"Okay, if you are here just to talk about such trivial matters, then you should go back, I have made up my mind."

He waved his big hand towards the door and impatiently issued an order to expel the guests.

Qiwu Jousuke's throat squirmed, but he still couldn't make a sound.

He knew that when his father visited the Tokyo area, he was imprisoned by the woman Sheng Tianzi for some reason for a period of time, so it was inevitable that he would be angry.

But... forget it, it seems that war is inevitable anyway.

But just before leaving, he remembered something, stopped and turned around and said, "Um, father, don't you come back to see your mother? You haven't been home since you came back..."

"Oh, it turns out it was your mother who asked you to come."

“…”

Qiwu Jousuke stood silently, as if waiting for his answer.

In fact, it was because he was worried that Mrs. Qi Wu would be frightened by Qi Wu Xuanzong's proposal for a political marriage that he rushed over in such a hurry.

A big hat falling from the sky is really not something that ordinary people can bear.

Especially after Qi Wu Xuanzong returned from Tokyo, he didn't even return home day by day. It was hard not to think about something.

Lin Qiao pretended to be recalling the past, then turned her body slightly to one side and sighed in frustration.

"Okay, I understand, you go back first."

"What about mother's side?"

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it at home... Just so you can go back to spend time with your mother tonight."

"Ok, I know."

It seems that because of the discussion of family matters, the tense atmosphere on the court has eased.

Qiwu Jousuke walked out of the presidential office with a soothing brow.

But after he left, a meaningful smile appeared on Lin Qiao's face from an angle he hadn't seen.

"Well, don't worry, I'll take care of it."

Chapter 254 There will definitely be no rebellion

Osaka's taxes are notoriously high... Of course, this cannot be said.

The correct statement is that the tax rate in the Tokyo area is too low.

In addition to Tokyo, among the four cities under the actual control of the Gosho Society, although they differ due to circumstances, the one with the lowest tax rate is more than twice as high as in Tokyo.

The city revitalized rapidly after the war, but no matter how hard its residents worked, in the end they were just struggling to make ends meet.

——It’s not that there are high taxes because of the Wuxiang Society, but because this is the mainstream of this era.

But put aside these messy things.

To be fair, in Lin Qiao's opinion, if those unscrupulous people from the Tokyo area were sent to places like Osaka and Hokkaido to be exchange students for a few years, they would be guaranteed to be quiet when they came back.

Are you still demonstrating against the "New Law on Gastrea Biology"?

At first glance, you can tell that you have lived too many good lives and are idle.

Otherwise, give it a try in Osaka!

But after talking so much, I don’t want to say how democratic and enlightened the Tokyo area is.

It's just that for some reason, the tax rate in Osaka has increased recently.

"On the night before yesterday, President Qi Wu Xuanzong and his family were assassinated by fanatics in their residence. Except for the President himself, everyone else was killed..."

The female host on the TV announced a sad piece of bad news, and the audience in front of the TV cursed in their hearts after hearing it.

How many are these?

Can the assassin use some force to kill him?

Even though in my heart I wish that the other party would die soon and find someone more enlightened to relieve the pressure of life, for ordinary people, this is just a topic of conversation after dinner.

...if there is no follow-up development.

As mentioned above, "Qiwu Xuanzong" directly raised Osaka's already high tax rate to [-]% in order to retaliate against the assassins who infiltrated the civilian population and the unscrupulous people who protected them.

And this rise has completely cut off the livelihood of ordinary people, and even some big families have begun to complain.

"Tsk, are you complaining now? Believe it or not, I will have my head turned upside down tomorrow!?"

At this time, "Qi Wu Xuanzong" was in the presidential palace, enduring the "grief" of bereavement, and discussing the next taxation with the Vice Minister of Finance.

After hearing the content of the other party's return, he curled his lips, paused, and continued: "No, as expected, the tax rate is still too low now. I have to create a few more names to raise military expenses."

"But Mr. President, the current taxes are already scheduled to be collected more than 40 years later, that is, in 2077 - if this continues, I'm afraid the people below will..."

"So we have to impose heavy taxes on them. Otherwise, if they are rich, won't they have more trouble?"

“…”

This is not just a matter of arguing.

The Vice Minister of Finance was at a loss for words, but he did not dare to persuade the other party.

The first two people who dared to come to persuade him were killed directly by "Qi Wu Xuanzong", and even their family members were severely purged, which made some people choose to shut up completely.

They don't know what stimulation the other person received in the Tokyo area, so that a person's change before and after can be so obvious.

If the former Qi Wu Xuanzong had talents that matched his tyrannical nature, he was a real lion. Although it would be dangerous to be around the opponent, it was also worth following.

Then after returning from Tokyo, the only thing left is tyranny, and there is no room for any objection in his eyes.

——This is not a good thing for those who originally followed the other party and wanted to do something.

But it's different for a worm like him who just wants to fish in troubled waters.

Anyway, it's just tax collection, and in the end it's just the poor-legged commoners who suffer. Masters like them naturally have their own methods... and they can even make some money out of it.

"However, there have been many people who are dissatisfied with the tax adjustment recently. I sent people to check and found that some of them were sent from Tokyo. Do you think we should...?"

As if asking for credit, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.

But he found that the way the other party looked at him became a little dangerous.

"You, are you teaching me to do things?"

"No, no, no, how dare I!"

The Vice Minister of Finance's face turned pale, but fortunately Lin Qiao had no intention of pursuing it further.

"Okay, don't worry about this. I asked them to do this. From now on, just let the people below turn a blind eye to them."