Chapter 1039 The Insidiousness Beneath the Friendly Surface

Sure enough, it’s another tax cut…

Alleria was too lazy to complain. Like Fiona, they both felt quite powerless whether Tang En knew how to use tax cuts to win people's hearts.

But what leaves people speechless is that under his massive tax reduction policy, the Illrus Empire's treasury revenue and people's income have begun to rise significantly, and the people's support for him is also increasing day by day. I started to worship him. If Tang En had not publicly declared many times that he did not want to engage in personality worship, he would probably be linked to thousands of households by now.

Perhaps this is the huge boost that magic technology brings to productivity.

"At the same time, I announce that Marquis Topney Hogman will be promoted to Duke with immediate effect. He will temporarily serve as the city lord of Chant City. He will be in charge of all matters related to Chant City and will be directly responsible to me."

Marquis Hogman?

Some people are vaguely suspicious, why not someone else? Why Hogman?

Some insiders were smiling bitterly at this moment.

Marquis Hogman, no, he should be called Duke Hogman now. Their family made a ruthless move.

When the Solant family is dominant, who is still willing to side with the Illrus Empire?

Just the Hogman family.

Now, the Illrus Empire has risen, and the Hogman family, which has been dormant for hundreds of years, has finally come to reap the sweet fruits. In one fell swoop, it has been promoted from marquis to duke, and has also become the city lord of the Chant City - although it is temporary, but Everyone knows that as long as he doesn't mess around and serves Tang En faithfully, it's a sure thing that things will turn out right in the end.

Where is Anthem City? The former royal capital of Solant Kingdom! Comparable to the Links, a super city with a population of nearly two million! !

When you were the ruler of such an important city, would you leave it to just one person to manage? Topney's ability to serve as the city lord of Chant City is enough to prove His Majesty Tang En's trust in the Hogman family! And this is also the reward from the Illrus Empire for their family’s years of enduring humiliation in Solant.

Perhaps, it's time to consider re-engaging with the Hogman family...

It's just that... with the rise of the Hogman family, Duke Morrison Caton's life may not be easy...

"Duke Morrison Cotton was demoted to an earl and confiscated all his property. At the same time, he appointed Earl Morrison Cotton as the acting executive, responsible for taking care of various properties originally under his name. The income was turned over regularly, and he also assisted Hogg. Duke Man governs the City of Psalm.”

Morrison was demoted to earl! ? All property has been confiscated! ? And also to assist Duke Topney Hogman! ?

Some people who were careful felt a chill when they heard this. Only then did they realize that His Majesty Tang En, who looked indifferent, was not a good person!

These three things are all poking wounds at Morrison's most vulnerable place. The aloof Duke was demoted to an earl. Although he is still a noble, his status is not as good as before. Those who used to look at his breath and talk now feel the same. Come here and ride on his head!

Not to mention that all the property was confiscated!

Property is the lifeblood of the nobility! Without money, how can we maintain the decent life of a noble? ?

This is simply going to kill Morrison!

However, what left others speechless the most was the third item, which asked Morrison to assist Topney.

Everyone knows that Morrison and Topney are sworn enemies. He has tried to encourage Klein to kill Topney several times. Now Topney is riding on top of him. You can imagine what his life will be like in the future. What's it like?

Every move is a poisonous trick, designed to hit people at their weakest points!

His Majesty Tang En is not as talkative as he seems on the surface!

Of course, Tang En is not that easy to talk to. To be honest, he is actually a petty person who will retaliate against others.

However, he usually hides this very well, and most of the time, for the sake of the overall situation, he will not directly kill people who can be used as waste, but will turn them into lifelong slaves and keep them as slaves. He worked hard at his career until it squeezed out every last drop of value.

kill? It's too easy. It has no technical content and anyone can do it. Only Tang En doesn't bother to do it.

Being able to turn the enemy into labor force and squeeze out the surplus value is the best thing!

What's even more frightening is that he can also make the other party do it willingly.

Just like Morrison.

In a situation where she was bound to die, because Alleria learned Tang En's methods, she could only willingly give up all her property with both hands just to save her life.

For the rest of his life, he will have to live in the shadow of Tang En and Topney, and he will not be able to raise his head for the rest of his life. This is much more painful than killing him directly.

Who is willing to work hard for his enemy?

No one wants to.

So strictly speaking, his approach is much crueler than killing people, and more cruel than bloody capitalists.

Now I am afraid that only Alleria and Fiona have clearly noticed the insidiousness beneath Tang En's kind surface.

After a pause, Tang En continued to announce: "Currently, the original staff will not change their positions and continue to work in their posts. At the same time, training will be conducted in batches at selected times. During the training, salaries will be paid as usual. After passing the training, they will be re-arranged to work. At the same time, the salary will be doubled on the current basis, and will be gradually increased based on work performance until it is close to the current standards of civil servants in the Illus Empire."

Not moving at the post? Paid training! ? You can also get a salary increase after training! ?

Now, even the government employees who were originally on Klein's side beamed with joy and began to praise the wise Majesty Tang En.

No one has trouble with money, not to mention that Klein is dead and the Solant family is about to fall apart. What's the point of continuing to insist on so-called loyalty?

Look at His Majesty Tang En now, and look at the original Klein. There is a stark difference!

As soon as they came to power, they immediately offered tax cuts and salary increases to win over people's hearts. Although they were a bit direct, they couldn't stop them from being sincere!

What's more, people actually like such direct and frank conversations, and the roundabout way of talking like the nobles is really laborious. Looking at it this way, His Majesty Tang En is really too down-to-earth!

You're right to follow him!

"Of course, under my rule, the government will not support waste. I need everyone to serve the people wholeheartedly. If they do not pass the training, they will consider arranging other qualified jobs as appropriate. If they cannot be promoted, they will be laid off."

At this moment, some people couldn't laugh anymore. This refers specifically to those bastards who inserted themselves through various relationship channels to earn free money.

Once this policy comes out, where will there be room for them to move? Haven't they all been driven home?

Immediately, some people started shouting, and some even started to set the rhythm right away - unfortunately, their way of setting the rhythm was too low-level, and Tang En didn't take them seriously at all. He had other plans for him next. Let them make trouble first. If you give them a chance, they won't make trouble. It's better to break out now, and then slowly deal with them later.

Now the pie has been drawn for those people in advance, but whether they will eat it separately depends on how the stick is wielded next.

One person's flattery may not necessarily bring the best results. A big stick plus sweet dates is always the best combination. Next, what Tang En has to do is to use the power of his men to show these fools what violence is. mechanism.

After Tang En finished speaking, he asked Alleria to stand at the front desk and speak. She represented the orthodoxy of the Illrus royal family and expressed the Illrus royal family's welcome to Solant's return and their outlook for the future. Then Tang En continued to draw the pie.

Of course, the most important point is that Tang En has too many things to do and cannot always stay in the palace to govern. Alleria, who is temporarily governing on his behalf, will often appear in public on his behalf in the future. Let her stand up now. It was also to let those people get familiar with Alleria in advance.

After Alleria was Iluli. Iluli not only represented the Holy See of Light, but also represented the people of the Illrus Empire. As she spoke, she used the power of artifacts to perform magical spells to bring down the magic for the people of Song City. The most important meaning of her appearance was to appease those people's emotions, and at the same time, she also supported Tang En on behalf of the Holy See of Light.

Even the benevolent Saint of Light is on Tang En's side. Doesn't it mean that Klein is not supported by the Holy See of Light?

Only the monarch recognized by God is the true monarch!

Of course, this does not mean that kingship is divinely authorized. As mentioned before, in Purandar, due to the true God, royal power and divine power are independent of each other. Divine power does not interfere with royal power, but the development of divine power requires the assistance of royal power. Similarly, royal power does not interfere with divine power. But royal power also needs divine power to solidify its foundation, so they are interdependent.

"The smile under the Holy Maiden's crown healed me!"

"Damn it! When I think about who the lucky guy will be married to after she is crowned the Saint, I want to kill that guy!"

"Holy Maiden, Holy Maiden, Holy Maiden, Holy Maiden, ho ho ho ho ho ho..."

Isalie didn't know that she had already aroused the admiration of countless people just after she appeared. After she simply said a few words to appease those people's emotions, she simply asked Top to follow the Pope's lead and show it in front of the people of the world. Showing his face, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Standing in front of the light projected by the oracle, Topni was so excited that he was shaking a little. He was so nervous that he didn't even know what to say.

"Damn! Who is this? Get out of here! I want to see the crown of the Holy Maiden!"

"Your Majesty, please don't leave! I want to see you one more time!!!"

"I just said he was Topni? The city lord of Psalm City? Damn it! I will never set foot in Psalm City again in my life!"

"Give me back the saint!"

Alleria looked out the window with a puzzled look on her face: "The emotions of the people outside seem to be very intense. What's going on?"

Tang En shrugged: "The gentle and beautiful saint has left, and the sky has turned into an uncle's face. Who will be in a good mood?"

"..."

What Tang En said made sense, but Her Royal Highness was speechless.