Peerless Taoist

"Along the way, I have followed the army and witnessed the situation in the Imperial Capital Region. Ask yourselves, in this situation, how much more can you collect from the next tax? Do you still need to extract the marrow from the bones and skin it again to be enough?"    

" You are high and mighty, yet you have imposed heavy taxes on the people! My subordinates told me that in the prefectural city of Dingan Star, a steamed bun is actually sold for 30 spirit stones! His Dingan Star Lord was also killed by the Tang army. If I catch him... I will definitely let him taste the ultimate punishment!"    

Lu Yu's voice was like a heavenly thunder, exploding in everyone's ears.    

This was the result of the support of the people's will.    

Lu Yu was now the ruler of the people. Every word and action of his seemed to contain the will of heaven.    

All the Star Lords present trembled, not daring to look directly at Lu Yu.    

One of the Star Lords lowered his head and said, "Lord loves the people like his son. It is the blessing of all the people in the world. It is just that if we do not collect the agricultural tax, I am afraid that after a long period of time, we will not be able to maintain the daily expenses of the government. "    

Lu Yu sneered and said, "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean that there is no way."    

Lu Yu stretched out a finger. "First, we will collect taxes from the various divine halls. These taxes will be used to replenish the daily expenses of the government."    

When he said that, everyone was shocked.    

According to the usual practice, the divine halls did not need to pay taxes.    

These Deities Templar were scattered all over the place, with countless believers. Many Deities Templar controlled a large amount of wealth, and the Priests of various Deities Templar were often extremely wealthy.    

However, those who were able to own shrines and were conferred the title of god were all rather powerful existences.    

Many gods had complex connections. Even the emperor did not dare to touch them easily. Therefore, the local authorities did not dare to touch the interests of the shrines.    

"But there are many Orthodox God temples. Once tax is imposed on them, I'm afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among these temples." Star Lord.    

Lu Yu said, "No matter who it is, even the Righteous God conferred by the God Investiture List must pay taxes. All living beings are equal. Could it be that he is superior to others just because he is a God? Who said that? "    

" The local authorities need to investigate the power of the Deities Templar. Any Deities who dare to interfere in the affairs of the authorities will be severely punished! Those who deserve to be destroyed, those who deserve to be punished will not be lenient. In addition, the local government officials are not allowed to worship any Temple. Those who violate this rule will be removed from their posts and investigated! "    

When these words came out, it was as if a storm had been set off by everyone.    

Lu Yu actually dared to make a move against the temple. This was simply a treasonous action.    

After the death of the Great Qian Emperor, the major powers of the various gods had made a comeback. They were no longer the same as before, and had become a relatively large force.    

If it was another official who dared to make a move against the Divine Palace, he would definitely die without a burial ground.    

However, Lu Yu was different. He had military power and a powerful cultivation level. Even if these gods had complaints in their hearts, they probably wouldn't dare to be impudent in front of Lu Yu.    

Besides, the temple was a huge fortune!    

Although these Star Lords usually feared the Divine Palace, it was a lie to say that they didn't covet their wealth.    

If they really forced the Temple of God to pay taxes, coupled with the tax that was previously overlooked, then they would definitely collect an astronomical figure.    

"Lord, if the Temple does not comply, how should we deal with it?" A Star Lord asked.    

The Deities Templar had its own army and a large number of believers. Just the garrison of the Star-Seizing Manor alone was not a match for the Deities Templar.