I have been slaying demons in the Demon Slayer Division for thirty years

"It goes against the ancestral system? Haha!"

"Today's great talents are like the Holy Master of Emperor Guangming, who has repeatedly revised the ancestral system."

Li Xun greatly admired Emperor Jingtai and repeatedly compared him with the founding emperor and Emperor Guangming of Zhongxing.

The founders of the country were basically gods. It was beyond the reach of ordinary people to unify all the countries.

Emperor Zhongxing is no small feat. He seems to have a much higher starting point than Taizu. However, pulling a giant ship that is about to fall into the abyss back on track is not much easier than building a new one.

"At that time, the national treasury was empty and the troops on the northern and southern frontiers could not be paid. His Majesty wanted to rewrite the tax law. Not only did he require officials and gentry to pay taxes together, he also created an unprecedented fairy tax."

Li Xun had a look of admiration on his face: "Hundreds of officials dissuaded me, Buddhism and Taoism were shaken, and within a year eighteen groups of rebels rose up. In the end, your majesty killed them all the way, forcibly raised taxes, and reversed the decline in one fell swoop."

Zhou Yi's original impression of the reigning Emperor Jingtai was that he was clever and had been in power for a long time.

More than ten years ago, there were rumors that the prince was in poor health, and the prince was ordered to supervise the country. Now that the prince's health has begun to fail, Emperor Jingtai still has the spirit to promote his juniors.

Later, under the indoctrination of his iron fan Li Xun, he learned more about Emperor Jingtai.

Da Qian was able to determine Ding Yunzhou, and Buddhism and Taoism had made many contributions. Taizu specifically stated in the laws of Da Qian that people outside of Buddhism and Taoism could be exempted from taxes and taxes forever.

In fact, Buddhism and Taoism have never paid taxes in history. Should ordinary officials be allowed to go to monks and sects to collect money and goods?

Emperor Jingtai is done!

Buddhism and Taoism not only have to pay field tax and transaction tax, but also have to serve in the Immortal Salary Department and the Demon Slayer Department. Even the spiritual objects grown on the mountains need to be paid according to the ten-tenth ratio of field tax because they are within the territory of Daqian.

It sounds like there is no difference between immortals growing elixirs and common people growing food and paying taxes together.

In fact, the resistance was so great that it almost overturned the imperial court. You don't need to guess who are the supporters behind the 18th Route rebels.

When Zhou Yi first listened to Li Xun's speech, he admired Emperor Jingtai so much that he treated everyone equally.

The "Fairy Tax" is Emperor Jingtai's most proud political achievement. All other aspects have improved. It is said that the Holy Master has gone too far and deserves the evaluation of a wise king.

"I heard you tell me that the last person your Majesty praised for his political talents was the Dragon Cavalry General Xu Fengxian who defeated the Eighteenth Route Rebels and was awarded the title of Duke?"

Zhou Yi always felt uncomfortable when he looked at the signatures of the memorandum.

Opportunistic wallflowers are more disgusting than staunch opponents!

"Yes! Since your Majesty has been on the throne, Wang Shidu is the second one. Some people have said that his future achievements will not be inferior to that of Xu Guogong."

Li Xun said enviously: "With this evaluation, it can be said that it will only be a matter of time before he reaches the top and becomes the prime minister."

Zhou Yi shook his head and said: "You are wrong. Wang Shidu is a great talent who will be called his son in the future!"

"Isn't that true? Duke Xu Guogong is truly the pinnacle of the first rank. He is known as the Martial Saint, and Wang Shidu is worthy of the eighth rank of Confucianism and Taoism..."

Li Xun always felt that Zhou Yi's tone was strange. It was obviously a compliment, but it seemed to be sarcastic.

Zhou Yi said meaningfully: "Can scholars and warriors be the same?"

"Is it different?"

Li Xun was a little confused. Daqian founded his country based on martial arts and produced two generations of martial saints. The status of warriors has never been lower than that of literati.

After chatting for a while, Zhou Yi began to copy the bibliography.

Guessing the time when the torture chamber was about to begin, I saw the demon-slaying captain coming out of the ground and escaping into the prison with ease.

After returning from slaying demons, he found that Zhang Cheng had arrived.

"Brother Zhang, why are you so early today?"

Zhang Cheng rubbed his waist and sighed: "Oh, I'm old and my waist can't hold up a bit."

"Hiss! Which girl from Chunfeng Tower is so powerful that even Brother Zhang surrendered?"

Zhou Yi really took a breath of air. Even the third-level experts couldn't hold it in. They were either monsters or practicing tonic techniques.

Zhang Cheng has been in the Demon Slayer Division for who knows how long, so it is impossible that he cannot recognize the evil ways of demons.

"No wonder the girls are some old guys from Baiyun Temple. They took turns casting curses on me when Lao Zhang wasn't paying attention."

Zhang Cheng snorted coldly: "I picked the tea based on my ability, why should I lose money!"

Zhou Yi couldn't help but give a thumbs up. Changchun, the master of Baiyun Temple, was a famous first-class monk. Zhang Cheng only had back pain after stealing the spiritual tea, which is enough to prove his power.

Zhang Cheng once inadvertently revealed that his cultivation level, second-level martial arts, Yin Shen Riyou, was quite different from that of the Changchun master who had become a Yang Shen.

Of course, since Zhang Cheng is from the Demon Slayer Division, Master Baiyun will not go too far and will just give a warning to avoid causing harm in the future.

There was a lot of chatting, and the value soon became apparent.

On his way home, Zhou Yi passed by the Kyoto government office and found a large group of people watching the imperial list.

There are scholars who read loudly, and through the amplification of Confucianism, Taoism and magic, it can be heard even from a long distance.

"...The honor and disgrace of the Holy King are tied to the present day, and the eternal fame is only worth this moment..."

The content of the imperial list is exactly "A Call to the Demons".

After reading it out again and again, the number of people watching was not small, but more and more people gathered.

"I'll be very busy in the future."

Zhou Yi shook his head and left.

He looked down on Wang Bo'an, but he had no objection to Emperor Jingtai's plan to eliminate demons.

Monsters and the like are inconsistent with the human race's three views. Many of the behaviors they are accustomed to are doing evil from the human race's perspective.

Ordinary people do evil, murder and arson are rare crimes, but for monsters, they just do it casually.

If all the demons are eradicated in Daqian, although it is impossible to bring peace to the world, the number of people who die in vain every year will be reduced by 70 to 80%.

"A Call to Combat Demons" was endorsed by Emperor Jingtai and quickly spread throughout the world. The people's will to slay demons and demons was unprecedentedly strong.

Then the imperial court announced a thorough investigation of demons in the world. No matter whether the demons harmed people or not, they must go through the Heart-Questioning Curse. If they dare to resist, they will be tied up and sent to the Demon Slayer Division. As for the demonic monks, even if they don't conduct a thorough investigation, they don't dare to show up.

As Zhou Yi expected, the Ministry of Things became busy.

The amount of demon materials entered every day has more than doubled.

Zhou Yi never tired of this. The quantity and quality of demons directly affected Tao Xing. He killed several B-character Hell demons every day and experienced a growth rate that he had not seen for a long time.

Ten thousand years is too little, seize the day!

There was also an unexpected surprise.

When Zhou Yi sent the copied Taoist scriptures to Zhuangyuan Hall, shopkeeper He told him a good news.

"The Punisher's Story" sold like crazy.

The sales volume was already good, but due to the influence of "Demonstration of Demons", in just half a year, Zhuangyuantang has printed an additional 50,000 copies.

"This is just the print run in Luozhou. Zhuangyuantang also has branches in other states, but the profits are far less than that."

"Some small bookstores have begun to print illegally. It is difficult for us to eliminate the entanglement of interests involved."

Shopkeeper He calculated the share of the 30,000 copies sold, which was a total of 2,500 taels.

"No need to be embarrassed, Shopkeeper He. I also hope that this book will spread more widely."

Zhou Yi took the printing fee and immediately became rich again. There was no other way, the gods were also short of money.

The ways to make quick money are all written into the laws of Daqian. With the methods of Zhou Yi, you can easily do it without anyone noticing.

However, Zhou Yi could deceive anyone, but he could not deceive himself.

If the Taoist heart is damaged, how can gold and silver repair it.

Zhou Yi didn't want to find himself in the Demon Illustrated Book one day. When the time comes to meet the demon you killed with your own hands, don’t let the scene be too embarrassing.

"Why did you come in too?"

"A mistake was made."

"What's the mistake? Is it corruption, or is there something wrong with your lifestyle?"

"..."

Zhou Yi would rather choose to copy books.