Drunk Immortal Gourd

"Haven't this year's taxes been paid a long time ago? Why are we still collecting taxes? Are the higher-ups still being reasonable?" Old Man Zhi couldn't help but ask.

The Fourth Master said: "Didn't you hear what I said? It's a temporary increase. Something very important suddenly happened above. Of course, there will be an increase in taxes. This was a common thing in the past. Besides, Mai Zhen wanted to When did you discuss raising taxes with us? "

What the fourth master said is true. This kind of thing usually happens. In addition to normal taxes, Mai Town often imposes additional taxes because of other things. As a common people at the bottom, they have no right to resist and can only pay taxes on time. Pay it, otherwise your family will be ruined. Old Man Zhi could only sigh and said, "I wonder how much more will be charged?"

The fourth master paused for a moment, and then said: "The requirement given to us by Mai Town is sixteen spiritual stones or ghost stones for the entire village. There are a total of 640 people in our village, including 70 monks and 200 strong men. I have calculated it. Now, each strong man needs to pay eight gold pieces, three gold pieces for each strong man, and twelve silver pieces for each of the other old, young, women, and children..."

The currency system in the Fallen Ghost Abyss is relatively complicated. Because fairy monks and ghost monks coexist and live together with ordinary people, spirit stones, underworld stones and gold and silver are shared. Spirit stones and underworld stones are of equal value. The following are Qi-nourishing pills, Yang-nourishing pills and so on. Low-level elixirs such as Yin Pills, followed by gold and silver. One Lingshi or Mingshi is equal to ten Qi-Nourishing Pills or Yin-Nourishing Pills, which is also equal to a hundred gold or a thousand silvers.

The fourth master said that the entire village needs to pay sixteen spiritual stones or dark stones, which is equivalent to paying one hundred and sixty Qi-nourishing pills, or one thousand six hundred gold, or sixteen thousand silver. This is considered to be the amount for the entire first seven villages. It is a huge expense. Even if it is shared according to the Fourth Master's method, each person still needs eight gold, three gold, and twelve silver. Fortunately, monks have more ways to earn gold and silver, while ordinary people have more ways to earn gold and silver. It’s difficult, especially for the old, young, women and children. They can’t do any work themselves and need to be supported by others. How can they get the money to pay taxes?

When a strong man goes out to work, his monthly salary is only three silvers. After deducting the family's expenses, it would be good to save half of it. It is only more than ten silvers a year. If you only farm, your income will be even less. As for the monks, it's not much better. Taoist Mao's income is quite high. He only earns about five gold in commission for a round trip of two or three months. After deducting the expenses, he can't save eight gold in a year.

Taoist Mao had just returned from a business trip, and he could afford it, but no one's money came from strong winds. He still had a family to support. The key was that this was only a temporary increase in taxes. It was actually more than what he paid every year. The regular taxes are still high. If this happens frequently in the future, who can afford to pay it?

As soon as the fourth master finished speaking, the whole place exploded. There were some who were sad, some who were despairing, some who were grieving, some who were cursing. Most people were angry in their mouths, but had nothing in their hearts. They all prayed to the Fourth Master to see if they could get some relief.

Of course, the fourth master cannot agree. He can only unconditionally obey the tasks assigned by the superiors and will never dare to make any compromises. Otherwise, he will definitely not be able to get away with it. This time the higher taxes were levied, so I only added an extra spiritual stone on top of the original amount. This was considered conscientious. I was worried that it would cause chaos, and considering that everyone was from the same country, if I were to leave it alone, The father who passed away had to pay at least 20% more for his hard work due to the passing of taxes.

Taxes must not be reduced, and there are ways to accommodate them. Those who cannot afford it temporarily can pay it on their own behalf. However, if you take such a big risk, you can’t do it without a mortgage, and the interest will be higher.

Seeing the commotion below, everyone looked unwilling to do so, the three fat men knocked the gong a few times to suppress everyone's voices, and the place became quiet. Then the fourth master cleared his throat and said: "That's it. The deadline given by Mai Town is only half a month. If you can't pay it in by then, you have all seen the above methods. I hope everyone can take care of themselves."

After the fourth master said this, not only did he not suppress everyone's dissatisfaction, but more people started shouting and breaking the jar. After all, there are still mostly poor people in the village, and most of them cannot afford to pay, and they can't survive anyway. They simply don't pay anything, and at worst they will die.

Seeing that something might happen if things went on like this, the fourth master had no choice but to stand up again and said: "Fellow fellows, your arms can't twist your thighs. How can we people fight against the top? Even Tongcoff County has done this to raise taxes. Without the master, let alone Mayi Town, stubborn resistance will only lead to death, and even drag down the whole family. Well, if I don't have enough money, I can borrow it temporarily, and I can charge less interest. I can't watch the folks suffer, right? "

The fourth master poured a bucket of cold water down, which immediately calmed down the villagers. Fallen Ghost Abyss is respected for its strength, and I have never seen anyone who resists taxes have a good end. This road is not going to work, so they can only pay taxes obediently. Fortunately, the fourth master promised to ask for less interest, so he would not starve to death.

Seeing that everyone's mood had eased, the fourth master added: "For the sake of a big kiss in my hometown, I will give you another piece of news. Ma Xingchen, the son of the mayor of Mayi Town, is planning to go to Tongcoff County for work in the near future, and there is even some news. Maybe the road to Dry Tomb City is not smooth, and we need to temporarily add a team of guards. The treatment is very generous, and anyone who is interested can give it a try. That means I have too many things to do, otherwise my village chief won't do it. Gonna try my luck."

Many people were moved when they heard that the treatment was generous. They were worried about not having enough money to pay taxes. The stupid guy even asked angrily from behind: "Four Masters, how generous is the treatment?"

The fourth master said: "As long as you can be selected, you will be a servant of the mayor's family from now on. Not only will the whole family be exempted from taxes, but you will also get two gold remunerations every month. New Year's rewards are not a big deal, but the conditions are harsh, at least you need At the same time, the mayor’s cultivation level in the late stage of Kai Mai Realm must be appreciated.”

Not to mention anything else, just the fact that you can be exempted from taxes is enough to make people scratch their heads, and the monthly remuneration of two golds is several times higher than the income of ordinary strong men. Who would not be tempted? You know, Taoist Mao has worked hard for a year to drive corpses, but his income is not as high as this, but the conditions are a bit harsher. In the entire Touqi Village, there are no more than ten people who can meet the conditions.

The Fourth Master originally planned to suppress this news and only let his son San Fatty run for election. With a few fewer competitors, the chance of being selected would be higher. However, in this situation, the mood of the villagers is like a The gunpowder keg is about to burn, and we must find a way to cool it down. After this news was released, the attention of several late stage monks in the village were attracted. Without these people taking the lead, the remaining ordinary people would not be able to afford it. What a storm.