owlsbooks Chapter 18 Tax Reform
Chapter 18 Tax Reform
"The other stewards and I plan to improve the collection of spirit iron taxes."
"This matter will even be accompanied by a reward and punishment system to incentivize the monks in the mine to increase their mining speed."
Zhao Xingchuan waved his hand and gave the instructions.
In addition, the tax incentive system is roughly that miners need to mine at least 100 kilograms of ore per month.
For every 30 jin of ore mined, the tax on 10 jin of ore can be reduced.
If you dig too little, you will have to pay an extra ten kilograms, or even more, of ore.
Secondly, although the remaining ore reserves in the vein are still considerable.
However, there are many miners in the vein, so it will probably only take three or four years to mine it all.
However, this matter was still too slow for Zhao Xingchuan and the other managers.
Moreover, something unusual happened recently.
The sooner the better.
Secondly, using a reward and punishment system to incentivize this is the most cost-effective approach, far better than increasing salaries or other similar measures.
"Young Master, why is this?"
"After all, this is not a good thing for the spirit iron taxes we collect."
Upon hearing this, the Blood Fiend Gang Leader frowned immediately.
"You don't need to worry about these trivial matters; you just need to arrange this matter."
"Furthermore, as long as you accomplish this task, I will reward you handsomely, and may even make you a guest advisor of the Zhao family."
Zhao Xingchuan said calmly.
"Could it be that something went wrong with the Zhao family? That's why they wanted to mine all the ore here in this way?"
Upon hearing this, the Blood Fiend Gang Leader immediately thought of something unusual, and a chill ran down his spine.
However, the position of guest advisor to the Zhao family was so attractive to him that he temporarily forgot about his troubles.
Furthermore, the benefits of such guest elders are immense; with their cultivation level, they can receive at least ten spirit stones as a monthly stipend.
Moreover, there are fewer matters concerning guest advisors, unlike here at the mine where fighting is frequent.
As long as one doesn't make any major mistakes, one can work as a guest advisor for life; it's a golden job.
This is a good way out for a rogue cultivator like the Blood Fiend Gang leader; it's much better than being the gang leader here at the mine.
Subsequently, the Blood Fiend Gang Leader tactfully took his leave and spread the reward and punishment system throughout the entire mine.
This event also greatly excited the hundreds of mining cultivators in the entire mine.
They immediately became very enthusiastic and started digging for ore.
"I truly never expected that the Blood Fiend Gang would implement such a good system after taking power."
"It's a pity. If only he had taken power sooner, we could have paid less in mineral taxes in the past."
"..."
The monks began to discuss it amongst themselves.
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now.
Deep within the residential area.
General Affairs Hall.
"I only hope that this mine can be quickly mined out thanks to that well-established system."
"Furthermore, that kid Xingchuan is truly capable. I never imagined that he would indirectly support the Blood Fiend Gang in gaining control of the entire mine's taxes."
"Furthermore, his aptitude is quite good. If the family were still prosperous, he could easily have held a high position and shone even brighter. It's just a pity that the family is now in utter chaos..."
After learning about Zhao Xingchuan's performance, Zhao Yuanming, who had reached the pinnacle of Qi cultivation, couldn't help but praise him greatly, but he also felt a little regretful.
Although his relationship with Zhao Xingchuan was not particularly close, and they were not from the same main lineage.
But he was, after all, an elder of the Zhao family.
He was eager to see the Zhao family produce a skilled cultivator like Zhao Xingchuan.
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A few more days passed.
Ye Xuan'an, who had been hiding in the mine, learned from Zhang Fu that the chaos in the outside world had ended and that the tax system had been reformed, and he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
He even guessed some things, just like the leader of the Blood Fiend Gang.
However, he wasn't sure.
"By the way, while this reform might be a good thing for others, it's a disaster for me."
"After all, the shorter the mining period, the less ore Kui Yi and his group can extract."
Ye Xuan'an wanted to cry but had no tears.
Furthermore, the fact that the Blood Fiend Gang single-handedly destroyed several forces also shocked him, and he deeply felt the terror of the Blood Fiend Gang.
Immediately afterwards, he sought out Zhang Fu to inquire about Pei Su's whereabouts.
When he learned that Pei Su had once again participated in the fighting after escaping danger, and had killed several cultivators from forces such as the Broken Mountain Gang and gained a lot of benefits, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Fellow Daoist Pei Su's audacity remains as impressive as ever."
Moreover, judging from his gains, it's estimated that his cultivation level will improve significantly in a short period of time.
Afterwards, Ye Xuan'an chatted with Zhang Fu for a few more minutes before going outside to sell the evil magic weapons and other trinkets he had previously acquired.
They used this opportunity to purchase a large quantity of materials for refining weapons and arrays, as well as monster meat, cultivation pills, and so on.
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