"Didn't you pay this year's taxes long ago? Why do you have to collect taxes? Is it reasonable?" the old man couldn't help asking.

The fourth Master said, "didn't you listen to me? It's a temporary tax increase. A very important thing suddenly happened on it. Of course, it's necessary to increase the tax. This is also a common thing in the past. Besides, when did Ma Yi Town discuss with us when it wanted to increase the tax?"

The fourth master is telling the truth. This kind of thing usually doesn't happen. In addition to the normal tax, Mayi town often adds tax for some other things. As the people at the bottom, they have no right to resist and have to pay on time. Otherwise, they will wait for their families to break down and die. The old man could only sigh and said, "I don't know how much to charge?"

The fourth master paused a little, and then said, "the requirement given to us by Mayi town is 16 spiritual stones or dark stones in the whole village. There are 640 people in our village, including 70 monks and 200 strong men. I calculated that each strong man needs to pay eight gold, three gold for each strong man, one for each other old and young women and children, and twelve silver for each person..."

The money system in the ghost pit is complicated. Because immortal monks and ghost monks coexist and live together with ordinary people, the spirit stone, ghost stone and gold and silver are shared. The value of the spirit stone and ghost stone is equivalent. Below are low-level pills such as Yangqi pill and Yangyin pill, followed by gold and silver. One spirit stone or ghost stone is equal to ten Yangqi pills or Yangyin pills, and is equal to 100 gold or 1000 silver.

The fourth Master said that the whole village needs to pay 16 spirit stones or ghost stones, which is equivalent to paying 160 Qi Nourishing pills, or 1600 gold, or 16000 silver. This is a huge cost for the whole first seven villages. Even if it is shared according to the fourth master's method, everyone needs as much as eight gold, three gold and twelve silver. The friar is OK to say, There are more ways to earn gold and silver, and it is more difficult for ordinary people, especially those old and young women and children. They can't do anything 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 silver. It's good to save half of his family's expenses. It's more than ten silver a year. If he only grows land, his income will be less. As for friars, it's not much better. Taoist Mao's income is still high. If he goes back and forth for two or three months, he can't save eight gold for a year.

Taoist Mao has just returned from a business trip, but he can afford to pay, but no one's money is blown by the wind. He still has a family to support. The key is that it's only a temporary tax increase, which is even more than the normal tax paid every year. If this happens often in the future, who can afford to pay?

As soon as the fourth master's voice fell, the whole field immediately fried the pot. There were people who were sad, desperate, sad and cursed. More people were angry in their mouth, but there was no way in their heart. They prayed to the fourth master one after another for relief.

Of course, the fourth master can't promise. He can only obey the tasks pressed down on him unconditionally and never dare to give any discount. Otherwise, he will certainly be overwhelmed. This time, I only added a spirit stone on the original basis. I have a conscience, that is, I'm afraid it will cause chaos. For the sake of everyone's hometown, if I leave my dead father and pass the tax, I have to add at least 20% more hard work.

There must be no less taxes. There are also accommodation methods. Those who can't afford to pay temporarily can pay on their own. However, if they take such a big risk, they can't do without mortgage, and the interest rate should be higher.

Seeing the chaos below, they all looked unwilling. The three fat men knocked on the Gong tightly and suppressed everyone's voice, so the field was quiet. Then the fourth master cleared his throat and said, "it's settled. The deadline given by Ma Yi Town is only half a month. If you can't hand it in at that time, you've seen the above means. I hope you can take care of yourself."

When the fourth Master said this, he not only didn't suppress everyone's dissatisfaction, but more people shouted open, with a broken jar and a broken posture. After all, the village is still mostly poor. Most of them can't afford to pay. Anyway, they can't live. If they don't pay anything, they will die.

Seeing that something might happen in this way, the fourth master had to stand up again and say: "Fellow villagers, it's true that our arms can't wring our thighs. How can we fight above it? This tax increase can't even be the master of tongcoffin County, let alone Mayi town. There's only a dead end to stubbornly resist, and even drag down the whole family. Well, if the money is not enough, I can borrow it temporarily, and I can charge less interest. I can't watch the villagers suffer, can't I?"

The fourth master poured down a bucket of cold water and immediately calmed the villagers down. They respect the strength of the ghost valley. Those who resist taxes have never seen anyone come to a good end. If this road doesn't work, they can only pay taxes obediently. Fortunately, the fourth master promised to ask for less interest and won't starve to death.

Seeing that everyone's mood eased, the fourth Master said again: "For the sake of all the villagers, I'll give you another news. Ma Xingchen, the son of the mayor of Mayi Town, is going to work in tongcoffin county recently, and may even go to kuzuka city. However, the road is not peaceful, and a team of guards needs to be added temporarily. The treatment is very generous, and anyone who is interested can try it. That is, I can't do more things without it, otherwise my village head won't do it Try your luck. "

Many people were moved when they heard that the treatment was generous. They were worried that they had no money to pay taxes. The silly man asked in a deep voice behind them, "fourth master, how generous is the treatment?"

The fourth Master said, "as long as you can be elected, you will be the servant of the mayor's family in the future. Not only will the whole family be free of taxes, but also there will be a reward of two gold per month. It's nothing to mention the reward for new year's festivals. However, the conditions are harsh. At least you need the cultivation in the later stage of Kaimai territory, but also the mayor can see it."

Not to mention anything else, it's enough to break the head just because it can be exempted from tax, and the salary of two gold per month is several times higher than that of ordinary strong men. Who won't be moved? You know, Taoist Mao worked hard to drive the corpse for a year, but his income is not as high as this. The conditions are harsh. There are no more than ten people in the whole first seven villages.

The fourth master was prepared to suppress this news and only let his son sanpang run for election. With few competitors, the probability of winning the election is high. However, in this situation, the villagers' mood is like a powder keg. They must find a way to cool down. After this news was released, several monks in the village at the later stage of pulse opening were attracted, Without these people to take the lead, the rest of the ordinary people can't turn over any waves.