Peerless Daoist

"I am different from you. I flew up from the lower realm. I have seen the pain at the bottom, so I will not shout meaningless slogans."

"I have followed the army along the way, and I have seen the situation in the Imperial Capital Region. Ask yourselves, given the current situation, how much can you levy the next tax? Do you have to knock the bones and suck the marrow and peel the skin again? Enough?"

"You are high above, but you impose heavy taxes on the people! My subordinates told me that in the county town of Ding'an star, a steamed bun is sold for thirty spirit stones! He was killed by Tang Jun, the master of Ding'an star. If he is caught by me, I will definitely let him taste the death penalty!"

Lu Yu's voice, like a thunderbolt, exploded in everyone's ears.

This is the result of the blessing of public opinion.

Lu Yu is now the lord of all peoples, and his words and deeds seem to contain divine will.

All the star masters present trembled and dared not look directly at Lu Yu.

A star lord bowed his head and said: "The lord loves the people like a son, it is a blessing for all people in the world. It's just that if the agricultural tax is not collected, I am afraid that it will take a long time and we will not be able to maintain the daily expenses of the government."

Lu Yu sneered: "You can't do it, it doesn't mean there is no way."

Lu Yu stretched out a finger: "One, collect taxes from various temples, and these taxes are used to supplement the government's daily expenses."

When these words came out, everyone was shocked.

By convention, temples do not need to be taxed.

These shrines are scattered in all directions and have infinite believers. Many shrines hold a lot of wealth, and the priests of each shrine are often extremely wealthy.

However, being able to have a temple and being canonized as a god is a very powerful existence.

Many gods have a complex network of relationships, and even the emperor would not dare to touch them easily. Therefore, the local officials did not dare to touch the interests of the temple at all.

"But there are many temples of the righteous gods. Once the tax is levied, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction with these temples." Star Lord said.

Lu Yu said, "No matter who it is, even if it is a righteous god on the Conferred God List, he must pay taxes. All living beings are equal, is he superior to others just because he is a god? Who said that?"

"Governments in all regions need to investigate the power of the temples, and any temples that dare to interfere in the government will be severely punished! It should be destroyed, and those who should be severely punished must not be merciful. In addition, local officials are not allowed to worship any temples, and offenders will be dismissed and investigated!"

As soon as this statement came out, it seemed to set off a stormy wave in everyone.

Lu Yu actually dared to do something to the temple, this was simply an outrageous move.

After the death of Emperor Taigan, the power of various gods made a comeback, and it has long since become a huge force.

If it was another official, if he dared to attack the temple, he would definitely die without a place to be buried.

But Lu Yu was different. He had military power and more powerful cultivation. Even if these gods had complaints, they probably wouldn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Lu Yu.

What's more, the temple is very rich!

Although these star masters maintain the fear of the temple on weekdays, it is false to say that they do not covet their wealth.

If the temple is really forced to pay the tax, plus the tax that has been missed in the past, it will definitely be astronomical.

"My lord, if the temple does not obey, what should we do?" a star master asked.

The temple has its own army and a large number of believers. With the garrison of Xingfu alone, it is not an opponent of the temple at all.