Chapter 12453

Most importantly, Liu Aozhi's proposal to impose taxes on the race track naturally occupies the moral high ground, putting him in an invincible position.

At least in the eyes of the vast majority of Tianjun people, the racetrack hall is an opportunity shared by everyone. You, the Emperor of Ending, have monopolized so many benefits without giving anything back. If we don't tax you, whose tax should we collect?

Don’t worry about scarcity but inequality.

This is the surging public opinion in Tianjun.

If Lin Yi were to utter even a single word of dissent, he would not only immediately become the public enemy of Tianjun, but at the very least, the lofty image he had cultivated would be severely damaged.

As an absolute powerhouse in terms of strength, Lin Yi could certainly ignore this public opinion.

But if you do that, you can forget about establishing yourself in Tianjun.

Public opinion may seem insignificant on its own, but once it falls into the hands of the enemy, it becomes an absolutely deadly weapon.

Lin Yi silently considered the matter for a moment.

If this progressive tax system is followed, if I acquire ten god fragments in the future, I will have to hand over at least eight!

This is clearly a blatant robbery tailor-made for them.

However, from the perspective of the mainstream public opinion in Tianjun, this is justified for someone like him who has vested interests.

Of course, this is only a theoretical possibility.

Aside from Lin Yi himself, no one knew how many godhood fragments he had actually obtained. After all, he was the only one among his fellow villagers in the mortal world to receive this extra reward; no one else had even heard of it.

Even if the Heavenly Palace sends people to investigate, they won't be able to find out the main culprit.

Regardless, the impact of this progressive tax system on Lin Yi himself is clearly visible.

Cao Luoshen frowned and said, "His progressive tax system is mainly aimed at the president, but in the long run, others will also be affected, especially the scions of aristocratic families?"

The so-called progressive tax system does not base its calculations on revenue within a single period of time, but rather incorporates revenue from all sectors from the moment the law takes effect.

In other words, no matter how long it takes, as long as you continue to profit from the track, the taxes you have to pay will increase.

Zhao Ning calculated, "Based on this calculation, once I earn five Godhood fragments, I'll have to hand over at least half of them, and after ten, I'll have to hand over eighty percent?"

Kong Qianqiu asked in surprise, "How could such a bill be passed?"

For any bill to take effect, it must be voted on by the Tiangong Round Table Conference and must receive the support of an absolute majority.

Once this bill is implemented, Lin Yi, the Emperor of Termination, will certainly be the first to be affected, but his generation of aristocratic scions, especially the highly competitive top-tier second-generation heirs, will also be victims.

Accumulating five Godhood fragments is incredibly difficult for ordinary people, but it's not a big deal for top-tier second-generation individuals.

In particular, many of them have joined Lin Yi's track development team, and their profits have increased so rapidly that it is obvious to the naked eye.

Given time, it's a certainty that they will accumulate more than ten Godhood fragments!

Why would these powerful families set a trap for their own descendants?

Li Tianguo said quietly, "Actually, it's not surprising. It's just a matter of adding another exemption bill, so you can just exempt yourself, right?"

Once everyone realized what was happening, they quickly sent people to investigate.

The news they received next left them looking puzzled.

"There really is a law exempting aristocratic families from certain privileges."

Zhao Ning clicked his tongue and said, "As long as a family is registered with the Heavenly Palace, there are three exemption slots every year, which can exempt them from all taxes."

Lin Yi smiled enigmatically upon hearing this: "These people are quite professional."

They draft a set of seemingly serious laws, claiming fairness and justice, and promote them extensively, but secretly they create an exemption law specifically to exempt the vested interest groups.

It highlights the importance of being both capable and principled.

This makes the target even clearer.

The whole thing was clearly aimed at Lin Yi.

Liu Aozhi's posture clearly showed that he had Lin Yi completely under his control and was determined to win the final battle to recover his losses.

Lin Yi said meaningfully, "I roughly know what he's going to do next."

Everyone didn't know why.

Li Tianguo was the first to react: "They're trying to use the immunity as leverage."

"That's right, the Grand Steward of Tianjun has additional exemptions!"

The others suddenly realized.

The immunity that Liu Aozhi held seemed insignificant under normal circumstances. While it was a privilege that seemed high and mighty to ordinary people, it was really nothing special to the powerful families.

They have their own privileges, and normally there's no need to rely on them at all.

Even if Liu Aozhi openly puts the exemption rights on a price and sells them directly, he won't get much money from them.

Besides, he's a respectable figure who still wants to advance further, so he wouldn't act so rudely.

But it is different now.

He's so focused on recovering his losses that he doesn't care about how he behaves anymore.

Cao Luoshen sneered, "First, they use the track management law to corner him, then they come and sell his additional exemptions. He can ask for whatever price he wants. What a clever plan."

Li Tianguo continued, "Throughout the entire process, he didn't overstep any boundaries. He completely complied with the Heavenly Palace's regulations, and no one could stop him even if they wanted to."

In fact, given Liu Aozhi's current status as the number one person in Tianjun, no one would dare to stop him from doing this.

After all, nobody wants to cause themselves any trouble.

Kong Qianqiu thought for a moment and said, "How about I go back and talk to my father, or I can just go to my grandfather and ask him to say a word?"

Lin Yi waved his hand: "No need, it's not that time yet, let's see how it goes first."

Kong Jisheng's influence may be limited, but if Confucius himself were to step forward, it would be more than enough.

Even if Liu Aozhi were the real Four-Zhang Dharma Image, let alone just a fake one, he would still have to think twice before facing Confucius.

Given the Kong family's attitude towards him, if Kong Qianqiu goes back and tells them, they will most likely actually come forward.

However, doing so would leave Lin Yi in a huge debt of gratitude.

It's not that you can't owe favors, but right now, it's far from that point.

As everyone was talking.

Lu Bukui suddenly came in and reported: "Chairman, the Heavenly Palace audit team has arrived."

Before he could finish speaking, a voice came directly from behind.

"By order of the Heavenly Palace, starting today, I will lead a special audit team to the closing committee to audit all income and expenditure of the closing committee. I ask for your cooperation."

When they saw the person's face clearly, everyone showed a strange expression.

The visitor was no stranger to Li Tianguo and his group of top second-generation elites, as they were members of the same circle.

Liu Zhenbang.

Cao Luoshen scoffed, "You really have no manners at all, huh?"

Liu Aozhi's series of shady moves have caused so much trouble, and now he's even sending his core members here, clearly to assert his dominance.

He is sending out a message.

The final victory would be his prize; no one else was allowed to touch it. (End of Chapter)