God's Taoism is free and easy, starting with taking in the clam girl

Chapter 88
"It's just that this tax cut is not a good thing..."

Ao Jiang let out a long sigh.

Wei Wu was amused by his remarks. No matter what dynasty he was in, tax reduction and exemption was a great blessing to the people all over the world.

Could it be different in this world with luck dynasty and Shinto?

"No reason!"

Wei Wu laughed back in anger and said:
"If you don't say you're ugly today, I won't beat you to the teeth!"

"Shen Zun has the world in his heart, and Ao Jiang admires it very much! I also understand how Shen Zun is puzzled at this time. However, this tax cut is not as simple as imagined..."

Ao Jiang smiled wryly:
"I believe that the court is determined to sacrifice its own interests to issue a tax reduction decree. It is definitely a great good governance. If it can be implemented in the local area, it may really calm the gods and sentient beings for a while."

"It's a pity that the operating mechanism of the Dajing Dynasty will only make tax cuts in turn increase the burden on the gods and sentient beings."

Wei Wu was startled by his remarks, and opened his mouth wide: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

The bitterness on Ao Jiang's face was even worse,

"The Dajing Dynasty lasted for more than [-] years, and the national treasury was short of money many times. After many rounds of games between the court and the local government, the financial resources of the state and the local area have been separated."

"County towns are responsible for tax collection and local governments are responsible for tax collection. County towns retain a part, and state capitals leave a branch, and then remove the part turned over to the national treasury, and the rest is the expenditure of various places."

"To put it simply, all local expenditures are settled by collecting taxes and fees..."

"Once the government's decree promoting tax cuts reaches the counties, the lives of these local governments will be difficult."

"All expenditures on construction, water conservancy, education, officials, etc. all depend on that little tax."

Wei Wu finally understands that the state treasury of this world only allows local governments to collect money, but is not responsible for local expenditures. This kind of model of light in but not out, the wealth of the world will gather in one place sooner or later. After a long time, the local government and people will change. If one is poor and the other is white, how can the world be peaceful.

However, he still has a little doubt: "If I remember correctly, what you said just now is that the imperial court reduced or exempted the tax on incense for water gods. What does it have to do with these?"

"It doesn't matter much." Unexpectedly, Ao Jiang nodded in agreement.

"But the truth is still the same. The tax on incense is not fully paid to the imperial court. Among the counties and counties, there are many places that count on copper coins for incense."

"Once the tax is reduced, those big gods and big households may really be able to reduce their tax burden. But it may not work for us little gods."

"In addition to not being tax-free, it is very likely..."

Having said this, Ao Jiang suddenly stopped, but the four people present all understood the meaning.

After a long time, Wei Wu slowly opened his mouth and said:

"How dare they disobey the imperial court's decision? The royal family of Dajing still knows how to be sympathetic to the gods and sentient beings. Aren't the officials and lords who live in temples afraid that the common people will not survive and the people's hearts will change?"

Ao Jiang was silent.

"Ugh"

Seeing his cousin's attitude so obvious, Wei Wu couldn't help but sighed slightly, and then fell silent.

Everyone was silent for an unknown amount of time, but seeing that everyone was not in high spirits, Ao Jiang offered to leave.

Wei Wu stood up from his seat and waved his hands.

Ao Jiang's figure flashed slightly, and then appeared on the edge of a stone village.

He stood where he disappeared before, staring intently at the boulder in the center of the village, his mouth opened wide.

"That was just now..."

At the moment when Wei Wu got up, Ao Jiang's eyes happened to touch the stone chair under him. On the stone chair, there was a thick leather lying quietly.

If he was not mistaken, it was the skin of a dragon, and the lines on the skin gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

In the blink of an eye, countless pictures flashed, and suddenly a picture stopped in his mind.

That was the scene when he was patrolling the river with Yasuhara River God.

The huge dragon body of the River God was beside him, and the lines on a certain part of the body coincided perfectly with the one on the stone chair.

Ao Jiang was shocked, and a horrifying thought came into his mind.

"Could that jiao skin come from... the river god?"

……

……

On the top of the boulder, Wei Wu stood in the middle, Zhuanzhu and Yunxi stood side by side with him on the left and right respectively, staring in the direction of the county town for a long time without saying a word.

"What do you think of the pearl?"

After Ao Jiang's breath completely dissipated, Wei Wu asked slowly.

Lianzhu turned her head and glanced at her master, with a hint of worry on her face:
"Now I have more than [-] ninth-rank gods under my command. Half of the water vapor I consume on weekdays is temporarily borrowed from my slave. I should have accumulated a lot of incense. If I pay the incense tax normally, I can barely handle it. As I said, I'm afraid..."

Wei Wu's heart couldn't help but feel heavy. At that time, more than [-] subordinate gods were granted the title, and he enjoyed the pleasure of both divine power and territory.

However, it did not fully consider that the tax on incense would also increase accordingly. To be precise, it did not consider that the imperial court would issue such a tax reduction decree.

Although Wei Wu was able to control the gods he granted to a large extent, he could order him to find a way to deal with the incense tax on his own.

But this kind of irresponsible behavior undoubtedly left them to fend for themselves. I am afraid that at least half of the gods they have granted will lose their status because of this.

Either abandon the god position and run away, or be forced by the incense tax, there is no other way to choose.

Wei Wu laughed at himself: "I thought it was a bargain to recruit those crooked melons and dates, but who knew it was a big burden."

Lianzhu was shocked when he heard the words, and quickly half-kneeled on the ground, with his head down and his face full of guilt:
"It's all because of poor consideration in holding the beads, which caused a lot of trouble for the master."

An invisible force lifted her up, and as soon as Zhuanzhu raised her head, she saw her master waved her hand indifferently, saying:
"You don't need to be nervous, it's not your fault, who would have expected such a mechanism to exist in this great scene."

"It can only be said that destiny is so."

Having said this, Wei Wu changed the subject,
"If even the gods and sentient beings in our stone village can't survive, the world will probably change."

As soon as the words fell, Lianzhu felt a faint murderous aura flashing away from her master, and then saw that his expression softened,
"Of course, what Ao Jiang said is just hearsay, and the government has not yet issued a document. Let's listen to it in advance, just to make some preparations in advance, so as to be prepared."

He turned to look at the mouse spirit on the other side.

"Yunxi, you are always paying attention to the ailments between the heaven and the earth. If the ailments fluctuate too much, you must inform me as soon as possible."

Yunxi shook her two huge ears, and the color of her two eyes turned deep red.

"Just as you were speaking, the ailment between heaven and earth suddenly doubled."

"I think this catastrophe is about to come."

"Ha ha ha ha"

After finishing speaking, Yunxi let out a nervous, shrill laugh.

Wei Wu turned his head abruptly, only to see streaks of black energy emerging from Yun Xi's body, as if his sanity had been swayed by the ailment once again.

Just when Wei Wu was about to suppress her, he felt a familiar wave appearing on the edge of the village.

The person who came was the person Wei Wu didn't want to see the last time.

Dajingchao Tax Envoy——

"Boss Tu!"

(End of this chapter)