Zhang Xing was not sure how much the villages and towns paid in taxes every year, but ten years' worth of taxes was not as much as the Abel family's monthly income. That was a little unreasonable.
In his previous life, those businesses on Earth paid a lot of taxes every year. Although he did not know how it was calculated, he knew that winning a lottery ticket worth five million had to pay one million in income tax.
A valuable business like the green jade mine would have at least a few billion in annual turnover.
For a societal system like the Shenglong Continent's imperial system, the share that should be paid could only be higher than on Earth.
It seemed that the Abel and Abner families had falsified the accounts and embezzled the taxes that should have been paid in full.
If they built the town well, it would be fine to feed the local people. After all, this society was divided into classes.
However, it was intolerable for them to eat alone.
At least, Zhang Xing would not tolerate it.
However, such a small matter was not worth him doing it personally. He would ask his subordinates to do it later. They were all experts and knew what to do.
"Let's go back. There's no need to continue watching here."
Zhang Xing did not pay any attention to Bu Fan and the others as he led his subordinates away.
The Abel family's big shots were left looking at each other and standing there in a daze.
Western Australia and the others also noticed that something was amiss. They saw the officials from the mayor's residence walking out of the mine and then looked at the expressions of Bu Fan and the others. They suddenly realized that something bad might have happened.
"Bu Fan, what are they doing here?"
Western Australia could not hold back his curiosity and asked.
"What?
What are you talking about?
It was nothing at first, but let's see what happened with your stupid mouth. Our two families will wait for the mayor to settle the score! "
Bu Fan gritted his teeth in hatred. He could not wait to strangle Western Australia.
"What did I say?"
West Australian said with a confused look. Suddenly, he shuddered as if he had thought of something.
"You … You said the mayor is here?"
"Yes!
He just walked past you! "Bu Fan said.
"Ah!
What, that young man is the mayor? "
Western Australia's face was filled with panic as he exclaimed.
They had only heard of Zhang Xing from rumors and had never seen him before. They did not expect a big mayor to personally come to their small place.
Recalling what he had just said, his face paled.
I just spilled the beans in front of the City Lord. Heavens, ten years of profit is not even worth a month's income. How could I say something so thoughtless?
His intestines instantly turned green with regret …
"What should we do?"
Western Australia had a long face and was not in the mood to settle scores.
"How would I know? It's all because of you!
Just wait to be taught a lesson! "
Bu Fan's heart was filled with unhappiness. It was not easy for him to meet the City Lord. They had a pleasant conversation for more than two hours, and he was about to leave a good impression on the City Lord.
But who would have thought … Sigh, instead of meeting a pig-like teammate, I met a pig-like enemy.
It wasn't that the two families hadn't thought of finding a stronger backer in the past. They had also gone to the imperial capital to make some connections, but those great nobles looked down on them, two country bumpkins.
However, under the attack of money, there were one or two royal family members who gave him some face and promised that if he needed help in the future, he could come to the imperial capital and help as much as he could.
However, they abandoned the idea of going to the Imperial Capital to ask for help as soon as it appeared.
What kind of person was Zhang Xing?
On the surface, he was just a small mayor and the commander of the newly formed Battle Dragon Army. However, this mayor's status was higher than the Grand Elder of the Starry Sky Empire Alliance.
His status was higher than any second-class country's emperor. In terms of prestige and influence, he had even surpassed the emperor of a third-class country.