Hell Emperor

Chapter 376 Hua Xiaomei-Taxation

Returning to Jinlun Hall, Hua Xiaomei suddenly stopped Ye Jie:

"By the way, Brother Jie, the agenda regarding the Yin De taxation has been completed. It only needs your final approval and confirmation."

Ye Jie raised his eyebrows. The progress of this agenda was much faster than he expected. He thought it would take more time: "Is it completed so quickly?"

Hua Xiaomei chuckled: "Isn't that right? After taking over this task, I didn't take much rest during this period. I didn't even take a bath in the hot spring. I have been busy with this matter. Now it is finally over."

After a pause, Hua Xiaomei couldn't help but complain: "One heart-warming and soul-nurturing spring is simply not enough. Every time I go there, there are people there. I'm embarrassed to argue with my sisters, and I don't know when it will be my turn... …”

Ye Jie twitched the corner of his mouth and couldn't help but complain: "I think you work hard because you can't get the hot spring, right? If you can get it, the administrative agenda will probably be delayed for a long time. And you guys should take a bath together, Wen Xin The Soul-Nursing Spring is as big as a courtyard, how can it not accommodate the few of you? "

Thinking of her sisters' well-proportioned, elegant and exquisite figures, Hua Xiaomei glanced at her pale and bloodless arms, which felt cold just by looking at them. She inevitably felt a little unconfident. If they soaked together, her frighteningly white arms The body may be regarded as an alien: "I still prefer a more private space."

"Really... I will find a way." After understanding Hua Xiaomei's thoughts, Ye Jie nodded and stopped trying to persuade her.

Soon, Hua Xiaomei handed a broken page to Ye Jie's hand. On the broken page were the items for his approval.

Glancing over the various tax items on the remaining pages, Ye Jie couldn't help but frown:

[Entry tax: All living beings within the jurisdiction of the Yama Palace must pay an entry tax to the palace owner when they turn into wandering souls and enter the Yama Palace after death. The tax amount is 50% of the negative virtue gained during one's lifetime. 】

[Change tax: In the area under the jurisdiction of Yama Palace, any ghost who uses the power of the Book of Life and Death to change his moral character needs to pay a change tax. The tax amount is 20% of the total amount of the change. 】

[Reincarnation Tax: Ghosts need to pay reincarnation tax before reincarnation. The tax amount is 30% of the Yin virtue required for reincarnation. 】

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Looking at the tax entry on the broken page, Ye Jie was dumbfounded for a moment: "Wait a minute... what's going on with the palace tax?"

"It's the Yin De that you need to pay to enter the palace." Hua Xiaomei explained, "The Golden Wheel Palace now belongs to you. If other ghosts want to come in, they have to pay the Yin De first. You have built the Jinlun Palace so well. Listen to Su Miaoshuo, you are also planning to unlock the gift of reincarnation so that every reincarnated ghost has a talent. How can you let them in for nothing? "

"When will I unlock the Gift of Reincarnation?" Ye Jie was speechless. He still had an impression of the Gift of Reincarnation. It was one of the administrative options that emerged when he was trapped inside the Golden Wheel. The effect was to make all the ghosts in the palace reincarnate. In the next life, you will have a gift of supernatural power.

However, to unlock the gift of reincarnation, a total of 300 million Yin De and 50 million strands of soul charm are required. This is not a small amount of money. At present, he has no plans to unlock it.

Compared with the gift of reincarnation, Ye Jie was more concerned about the palace tax. He had been a ghost servant for so long, but he had never heard that he had to pay the palace tax after his death.

"Wait a minute. The amount of the palace tax is 50% of the Yin De earned during life. Just imagine a situation where a person has done good things in this life and received one hundred Yin De. However, he also did many bad things and had one thousand Yin De deducted. Logically speaking, he should pay fifty yin virtues as the palace tax, but what should he do if he can't produce these yin virtues?" Ye Jie asked in confusion.

Hua Xiaomei had already expected: "In that case, he will only be in debt. He will be strictly controlled by the ghosts. During this period, he will not be allowed to enter reincarnation. The control will not be lifted until the debt is paid off through work."

Ye Jie was a little unsure: "What if he owes tens of thousands of Yin De and must be thrown into a frying pan and tortured?"

Hua Xiaomei shrugged: "Then wait until he is tortured before he comes out to work. No matter what, I have to pay the palace tax. If he refuses to work, he will be thrown into the oil pot again. Anyway, ghosts can give birth in oil pots." With resentment as a resource in the underworld, there is no way to cure him."

Ye Jie was speechless for a moment. He finally understood why Shoufa once said that the tax collector had the highest status in Qinglian Palace. If he couldn't pay the tax, he wouldn't even be able to enter reincarnation. Is there anything worse than this?

When you are alive, you are unrestrained, the world is vast, and you can run freely, but after you die, you have to be urged by the tax ghosts to collect your virtues. No wonder those knowledgeable ghosts have a bad look on their faces when they mention the tax ghosts.

Shaking his head, Ye Jie picked up his pen and crossed out the entire palace tax: "The virtues of the wandering souls are all obtained by good deeds during their lifetime. They are very precious wealth and should all belong to them. I used to be a ghost servant. At that time, I couldn't stand the evil deeds of other ghosts who extorted innocent wandering souls. Now that I have become the master of the palace, how can I collect the palace tax? " Let's change the entry.

Hua Xiaomei argued: "That's different. The tax items established by the palace master are the rules of the Yama Palace and are recognized by the entire world. How can the laws written in black and white in the Document Palace be compared with extortion?"

Ye Jie just shook his head: "That's even more wrong. When did blackmail become in line with the rules and laws?"

Ye Jie looked at the next item: "What about the change tax? What's going on?"

Hua Xiaomei said cheerfully: "The so-called change refers to the change of the ghost's virtue, regardless of the increase or decrease. Suppose a magic weapon is worth one hundred thousand virtues, and a ghost is ready to buy it. He will pay a 20% change tax, which means he needs to pay 20,000 yuan. Yin De, then he needs to pay a total of 120,000 The magic weapon can only be taken away with Yin De. At the same time, the seller also obtained 100,000 Yin De through the Book of Life and Death, and had to pay 20%, which is 20,000 Yin De. After this, we did nothing. Is there anything more satisfying than earning 40,000 Yin De for nothing?"

Ye Jie opened his mouth, always feeling that something was wrong: "Is this really what you calculated?"

Hua Xiaomei nodded and added: "By the way, as long as the Yin De changes, you need to pay the change tax. In other words, while paying other taxes, the ghost also needs to pay double the change tax."

After a pause, Hua Xiaomei looked thoughtful: "Looking at it this way, is the 20% change tax too low? Maybe it should be adjusted higher. Otherwise, it is better to change it to 30%?"

Ye Jie looked troubled: "With such a high change tax, what if someone, in order to evade the tax, no longer trades with evil spirits, but instead trades with equivalent items such as spiritual stones?"

Hua Xiaomei was stunned, but had never thought about this problem, and suddenly panicked: "How dare they evade taxes? No! Stern laws should be established to put an end to all barter transactions, so that they understand the consequences of doing so. If they dare to do this, If you do, you must let them learn from it!”

Ye Jie shook his head and disagreed with this: "I don't think this is a good idea. Even if bartering is eliminated, there can always be other ways. With the Shukuchi Stone, the ghosts in the palace can completely move to the Hades. It is also in line with the procedure to wait outside the jurisdiction of Jinlun Palace and then move it back after completing the transaction. Is this also prohibited? "

Hua Xiaomei was speechless, and then heard Ye Jie say: "Besides, after the 20% change tax, it is also a magic weapon worth one hundred thousand yin virtues. In order to get one hundred thousand yin virtues, the seller will price it at 125,000 yuan." Qian Yin De, the buyer has to pay 150,000 Yin De. Such a high tax, and it will only occur if the Yin De is changed, maybe it needs to be considered more carefully. "

With the blessing of Bodhicitta, Ye Jie's heart became clear. Even if it was a question that he was not good at before, after thinking about it for a while, the answer appeared in his mind.

As the mind method of the Bodhi Hall, the Bodhi mind method can not only improve the level of the skill, but also make Ye Jie's heart as clear as water, which is reflected in his sharper thinking.

Previously, Ye Jie also recommended the Bodhicitta technique to his friends, but unfortunately they had their own ideas and no one chose this technique at all.

Seeing that Ye Jie rejected the proposal, Hua Xiaomei smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Jie, you asked me to set up tax items and collect taxes from the ghosts in the palace. I can do it, but if I think about it carefully, I can't think of any reason, otherwise If so, it’s better to seek help from a real tax agent.”

"That makes sense..." Ye Jie nodded in agreement. Hua Xiaomei was right. Besides, after the administrative agenda is over, the selection of the tax agent will also be a problem, and the right person must be found.

Is there a ghost who is good at finance and is familiar with me, who can serve as a tax ghost?

After thinking about it, a figure actually flashed in Ye Jie's mind, and he immediately knew who to ask for help.

"I know someone who can help us and serve as a tax agent."

Thinking of this, Ye Jie set off immediately and soon arrived in front of a newly opened restaurant in Jinlun Palace.

Outside the magnificent restaurant, bright red lanterns are hung, and the towering pavilions are stacked on top of each other, with carved beams and painted beams reaching into the sky. Even if you just look from a distance, you can feel the luxurious atmosphere coming from the pavilion.

On the right side of the restaurant, there is a majestic stone lion standing. The stone lion spreads its teeth and claws, seeming to be guarding this land. A drunkard staggered out of the restaurant and was about to spit his wine at the stone lion's feet, but the stone lion slapped him away.

Seeing Ye Jie, the stone lion suddenly became restless and greeted him continuously: "Master of the Hall, you are here!"

Ye Jie nodded and made a hissing gesture to it: "Don't disturb the guests in the wine country."

The stone lion immediately shut up and continued to pose, acting as its evil ward.

When you come to the wine country, you will be greeted by a giant screen with exquisite carvings, painted with landscapes, flowers and birds, and the beautiful sound of pipa will ring in your ears at the right time. The tune is melodious and melodious, making people forget all worldly worries and fatigue, as if Being in another world, one can't help but wonder which musician who is good at music plays this celestial music that should not exist in the underworld.

Suddenly, the sound of the piano was chaotic, as if the wrong strings were played, and the lingering tail notes showed a bit of the musician's panic. The diners were whispering to each other, wondering what was going on. This situation has not been seen since the wine country opened. Never happened.

The sound of thumping footsteps came from far away. A person holding a pipa quickly walked downstairs from the upper floor of the wine country and ran to Ye Jie. She was wearing an elegant long dress, holding a silk gauze hand, looking at Ye Jie's moist and bright eyes, which also contained a bit of lovesickness and admiration.

Ye Jie smiled at her and was about to speak when Hua Xiaomei's inappropriate words behind him broke the atmosphere in front of him:

"Didn't you say you were looking for a tax agent? Why did you come to the wine country? I understand. You must have seen me working too hard to advance my agenda, so you were planning to treat me to dinner!"

Ye Jie was very helpless. When he saw Yulan covering her mouth and snickering, the atmosphere was obviously irreversible, so he had no choice but to say to Hua Xiaomei, "Why did you come with me?"

Hua Xiaomei was also very innocent: "Didn't you ask me to come? The agenda has not been passed yet. You can give me some ideas on what to do."

"Okay... we're already here, let's eat first." Ye Jie helplessly held his forehead and looked at Yu Lan beside him.

Yulan smiled calmly and said softly: "Master Ye, Judge Hua, please take a seat in the private room."

Arriving at the quiet and pleasant private room, Hua Xiaomei couldn't wait to sit down, and then pulled Ye Jie to sit opposite her.

"You look very happy, do you want to eat the delicacies of the wine country so much?" Ye Jie curled his fingers, knocked on the table, and asked curiously.

Hua Xiaomei raised her eyebrows lightly, inadvertently revealing her face that was lightly painted with pink and white. Her pale cheeks were smeared with soft rouge, as if the first snow had fallen on the wintersweet branches, fresh and unstained: "You haven't invited me to dinner for a long time."

Ye Jie glanced at her and fell into deep thought. How did she have time to put on makeup? Even though there were no people with makeup in the Document Hall, he still said: "I remember the last time I invited you to dinner, it was because of Nan Linghe's recommendation order."

Hua Xiaomei smiled, her smile without any pretense, pure and sincere, like the wild flowers blooming in the mountains, exuding an intoxicating fragrance: "Last time, it was Gui Chajie who invited Gui Chamei, this time, it's Palace Master Ye Treat Judge Hua to a banquet.”

Ye Jie smiled: "Isn't it all about eating? What's the difference?"

"Of course there is a difference!" Hua Xiaomei pursed her lips slightly, serious and focused, "Look at you now. You have become the Lord of Yama Palace. You have magic skills, spiritual veins, and everything you dreamed of in the past. All the ghosts here are counting on you. You, you can enact any administrative options you want. Who can imagine that a year ago, you were just a down-and-out ghost like me? "

Ye Jie looked calm and corrected: "I can't do this with just the strength of a ghost like me. You, Nan Linghe, Xia Wei, Yulan, Poria...and many companions, many family members, it's our joint efforts , to achieve the current result. I cherish everything now. If only time could stay at this moment, there would be no more disputes, no more changes, and everyone could be together, that would be great..."

Outside the private room, Magnolia, who was waiting quietly with her piano in her arms, also heard Ye Jie's words, and tears filled her eyes with emotion.