Chapter 2478 Strong Push

Hearing Jing Yan's question, Bang Ao blushed, as if he had something to hide.

Xu Yiyi asked him why he didn't want to become a soul cultivator before, but he didn't say anything, but now the city lord asked him personally.

"Bang Ao, do you have something to hide?" Seeing the change in Bang Ao's face, Jing Yan asked with some guesses in his mind.

"Bangao, if you have any difficulties, you can directly tell the city lord. I believe you understand the abilities of the city lord." Xu Yiming said to Bangao from the side.

Bangao sighed, as if he had made some kind of determination.

"My lord, in fact, when Master Xu Yiyi told me yesterday that I have the talent for soul cultivation, I was also very happy. Although I don't have much knowledge, I also know the power of soul cultivation. At the same level, soul cultivation can even be silent. Kill your opponent without interest. Who in the world doesn't want to become a soul cultivator?" Bangao said slowly.

"However, I can't become a soul cultivator. Soul cultivation requires a lot of resources, far exceeding the resources required by ordinary ascetics. As for me, I am a casual cultivator without any background. I don't have so many resources at all. wealth." Bangao lowered his head.

Hearing what Bangao said, Jing Yan and Xu Yiming looked at each other.

"Haha..." Xu Yiming laughed out loud.

"Fellow Daoist Bangao, it's my fault that I didn't make it clear to you. In fact, if the ascetics in Hongmeng City who are talented in soul cultivation are willing to follow the Lord, the Lord will directly provide the cultivation resources. Before you, there was also a Fellow Daoist Ding Hong, he used to be a member of the Bandit Organization, and now he has made rapid progress on the road of soul cultivation, and even broke through the realm of Taoism in less than a hundred years." Xu Yiming said with a smile.

Jing Yan attaches great importance to soul cultivation, and he wants to form a soul cultivation team directly under his command, a soul cultivation team that is completely loyal to him. The resources needed in soul cultivation are indeed far more than ordinary ascetics, and the value of those treasures that can enhance the strength of the soul and body is beyond the imagination of ordinary ascetics. But Jing Yan will pay for the consumption of soul cultivation.

The resources Xu Yiming and Ding Hong used for their cultivation were all provided by Jing Yan. Jing Yan also asked the two of them to practice soul art. Although it is a low-level soul art, a low-level soul art is worth tens of billions to hundreds of billions of black crystal stones.

"No...not!" Bang Ao hesitated, he shook his head.

"Actually, I was in the guard, and I also heard other teammates mention the matter of Mr. Xu Yiyi's selection of soul cultivation. My teammates sometimes talk about it, hoping that I can be selected with the talent of soul cultivation, so I also know that once I am selected If you choose, you can get the training of the Lord of the city. But, I still..." Bang Ao looked embarrassed.

"Bang Ao, what difficulties do you have? Just tell me!" Jing Yan said while looking at Bang Ao.

"My lord, if I follow Xu Yiming to the soul cultivator, then I can no longer stay in the guard. If I am not in the guard, I will have no salary." Bang Ao said.

"Salary? You are the team leader. Your annual salary should be 500,000 black crystals, right?" Jing Yan said.

"Yes, 500,000 black crystals are very important to me." Bang Ao nodded.

Refusing to leave the guards and become a soul cultivator for the sake of 500,000 black crystal stones every year?

A look of disappointment appeared in Jing Yan's eyes.

As if feeling the disappointment of the Lord City Master towards him, Bang Ao continued to say in a low voice: "Master City Master, I came to Hongmeng City, not myself. I... brought my mother with me. My mother has injuries on her body. , I need the resources to treat her. Without my salary in the Guards, I don't have the resources to treat my mother's injuries."

Hearing this, Jing Yan understood. The look of disappointment in his eyes also disappeared.

"Fellow Daoist Bangao, where is your mother at this time?" Xu Yiming asked.

"In the north of the city, I rented a room in a courtyard there. Although it is a very cheap house, my mother can settle down there. I want to accumulate black crystals and buy medicines that can cure my mother's injuries. If I have no salary, so... I can't leave my mother behind." Bang Ao raised his head and looked at Xu Yiming.

Once the words have been spoken, there is nothing to hide and nothing to say.

Jing Yan laughed.

"If it's just these small things, then it's easy to solve." Jing Yan said: "Xu Yiming, I'll leave this matter to you. If you need medicine pills, you can get them from Hongmeng Danlou, and I will explain the matter to Wuxia thing."

"Yes!" Xu Yiming responded.

Jing Yan looked at Bang Ao again and said, "Bang Ao, you have a talent for soul cultivation, don't waste such a rare talent. You will follow Xu Yiming in the future and work hard to cultivate. Other trivial matters are not a problem."

"My lord, I..." There were faint tears in Bangao's eyes.

He is a strong man.

But here, some originally closed places in his heart seemed to be touched, he was a little choked up, and it was difficult to express his gratitude to the city lord.

"You don't need to say anything, just practice hard." Jing Yan waved his hand.

Bang Ao followed Xu Yiming and left the city lord's mansion, and Jing Yan was relieved that Xu Yiming would handle the matter.

Jing Yan is very happy that the addition of Bangao can strengthen the team of soul cultivators. If the soul cultivator team can have more than ten soul cultivators who have mastered the soul technique, the threat will be great. If they cooperate with the soul magic weapon and the battle formation, maybe Xu Yiyi and others can break through to the realm of immortals in the future. Then, this team of soul cultivators can be used as a deadly sharp knife to hunt down powerful enemies for Hongmeng City.

Now Jing Yan only has one Hongmeng City in his hands, so it's safe to say that Hongmeng City has a high safety factor with him in charge. But in the future, Jing Yan wants to expel all the personnel from various forces in the entire minefield. In this process, the cities controlled by many forces must be defeated. It is impossible for Jing Yan to cover everything by himself, he needs more help.

...

The head manager, Bai Han, and the tax manager, Xu Yiming, discussed for three consecutive days and came up with a tax collection plan. Bai Han reported the plan to Jing Yan, and Jing Yan thought it was okay.

This plan was pushed forward together with the corresponding tax laws. The city guard closely cooperated with Xu Yiming's actions.

The Hongmeng City official told all the small powers or merchants operating in Hongmeng City that after one month, they had to prepare their account books, wait for the audit by the city tax department, and pay a certain percentage of tax based on the profits of the shops.

If you don't pay taxes, you will face severe blows and penalties.

After such a tax policy is implemented, a rebound is inevitable. Those merchants and small forces in business, etc., will not willingly give part of their own interests to Hongmeng City. At least, some of them will not cooperate obediently.