bookbashuk Chapter 108 The Tricks of Heaven Dou and Star Luo
Chapter 108 The Tricks of Heaven Dou and Star Luo
Chapter 108 The Tricks of Heaven Dou and Star Luo
at this time.
Inside the council chamber of the Papal Palace.
After listening to the reports from Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
Regarding the actions of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes were deep and her pretty face full of mockery. She gave a cold laugh and said:
"They're having financial difficulties? Ha, that's just an excuse."
"In the end, the two great empires, Tiandou and Xingluo, are nothing more than a combination of interests between nobles and the royal family. They are essentially exploiting the common people for their own benefit. They are all a bunch of incompetent dogs who hold positions without doing their jobs."
"The nobles of the two great empires, which one of them wasn't greasy-faced and had an extremely unsightly way of eating?"
"The reason why the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires have taken this action is simply because they have seen that in the past three years, more and more commoner soul masters have chosen to join the Spirit Hall, reaching as high as 70%."
"But they themselves can't recruit many commoner soul masters. The number of commoner soul masters they recruit is less than 30%, so they feel unbalanced and jealous."
"As a result, the Spirit Hall was able to accelerate its development, which attracted the attention of the two great empires and aroused their fear."
At this point, Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes revealed a hint of disdain, and the mockery on her stunning face intensified, clearly showing that she had seen through the tricks of the two great empires.
Now these two great empires are colluding and working together to manipulate the monthly tribute for Soul Masters. This is clearly a deliberate attempt to target the Spirit Hall and force it to make concessions in recruiting commoner Soul Masters.
Do they think the Spirit Hall is a sucker?
Haha, don't even think about it.
Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes slightly, the eerie light in them like frost.
Since the two great empires of Heaven Dou and Star Luo are so shameless as to arbitrarily withhold the monthly allowances for Soul Masters and break the agreement first, then don't blame the Spirit Hall for being unethical.
At that time, there will be no need to make concessions to the two great empires regarding the recruitment of commoner soul masters.
Now, the two great empires have openly torn up the agreement that the three parties have always adhered to.
Bibi Dong thought to herself that since that was the case, there was no need to give them any more face. One day, she would wipe out all these worthless nobles and sweep them all into the dust of history.
"Your Holiness, what should we do?"
At this moment, Yue Guan's delicate and high-pitched voice rang out, and a hint of worry appeared on her baby-like, tender face:
"Now that the two great empires have arbitrarily cut funds, the monthly payments for Soul Masters cannot be paid in full, resulting in arrears. Since the Spirit Hall is responsible for paying the monthly payments for Soul Masters, this debt will probably be attributed to the Spirit Hall as well, and its reputation will definitely be damaged."
"Even if the Spirit Hall makes the reasons public, the two great empires may not admit it, and may even turn around and bite back. If commoner spirit masters are fooled without knowing why, they may blame the Spirit Hall, which will affect the Spirit Hall's recruitment plan."
"Chrysanthemum is right."
The ghost spoke concisely, its voice hoarse, echoing Yue Guan's words.
Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong frowned. She naturally understood the purpose of the two great empires, but did they think they could make her make concessions just because of this?
impossible!
After a long silence, Bibi Dong gently waved her hand and made her decision:
"The monthly payment for Soul Masters cannot be delayed or reduced. Let's temporarily allocate funds from the Spirit Hall's treasury to make up for the shortfall."
"That's all we can do."
The ghosts and demons of the Moon Gate sighed helplessly; they couldn't think of any good solutions either.
To break this deadlock, the Spirit Hall has no choice but to make up for the shortfall itself.
Having been unjustly insulted by two great empires, Bibi Dong sat on the papal throne, her mood far from pleasant.
Hmph! One day, I, the Pope, will make you spit out even the bones you've swallowed.
However, this will likely slow down the development of the Spirit Hall.
We're still short of money.
Qian Xunji, that arrogant and useless fellow, has squandered countless amounts of the Spirit Hall's money and resources.
Under his leadership, the Spirit Hall's development has not progressed for decades, and has even shown signs of decline.
The Spirit Hall appears to be very powerful, but in reality, it is internally bloated and corrupt, and its finances are in a complete mess.
If Qian Xunji hadn't died young, and Qian Daoliu hadn't emerged to stabilize the situation and fought against the Haotian Sect, showcasing the Spirit Hall's strength and terror to the continent, he would have temporarily gained a favorable environment for development.
Otherwise, the Spirit Hall would probably decline even further.
Even so, when Bibi Dong first took over, the Spirit Hall's finances were in a complete mess.
If it weren't for her hands-on, decisive actions over the past two years, the government would not have been able to generate any revenue and even a slight surplus.
They probably can't come up with the money now to cover this shortfall.
However, this is not a long-term solution. Should we reduce the monthly allowance for Soul Masters?
No, you can't do that.
If this is done, the Spirit Hall will lose some of the people's support, which will be detrimental to the Spirit Hall.
We need to find a way to increase the Spirit Hall's revenue. What should we do? Bibi Dong pinched her brow, pondering deeply, but ultimately still had no clue.
Although the Spirit Hall has its own channels for earning gold spirit coins, its fiscal revenue is actually not much.
Because the Spirit Hall's revenue almost entirely comes from Spirit Masters.
Although Soul Masters are the wealthiest group in the entire Douluo Continent, their numbers are actually not that many compared to the total population of the Douluo Continent.
Therefore, the Spirit Hall's financial revenue has always been limited.
The largest source of government revenue is actually ordinary people.
Because almost all production and tax revenue come from ordinary people.
Soul Masters do not engage in production; they are a rentier class. The tax revenue generated solely from the consumption of Soul Masters is ultimately limited.
The vast majority of ordinary people in the world are the biggest source of fiscal revenue, but this is controlled by the two great empires.
The territory occupied by the Spirit Hall is not large, only the area around Spirit City, which is about the size of a duchy or province, and the population is not large.
Throughout the entire Douluo Continent, although the Spirit Hall is the most powerful force besides the two great empires, and its branches are spread throughout the continent, the areas where these branches are located are ultimately still the territories of the two great empires.
Financial revenue has always been a weakness of the Spirit Hall, making it unable to compare with the two great empires.
In summary, the Spirit Hall is a powerful military force, but relatively weak financial and economic resources.
The Spirit Hall needs the financial support of the two great empires to issue monthly stipends to low-level commoner spirit masters, which is why it is controlled by the two great empires.
Bibi Dong was somewhat troubled and worried about this.
At this time.
The doors to the council chamber were suddenly pushed open.
Ye Qifeng strode in.
Upon seeing Ye Qifeng's figure, the three people—Bibi, Dongyue, Guan Guimei, and others—who were discussing matters, all turned their attention to him.
"Your Highness!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei bowed respectfully, both of them having a very good impression of Ye Qifeng.
"Greetings, Master! Greetings, Elder Ju, Elder Gui!"
Ye Qifeng arrived at the steps, first bowing respectfully to Bibi Dong, and then greeting Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
"Xiao Feng, you're here."
Gazing at Ye Qifeng, Bibi Dong's eyes lit up, and the worry on her face suddenly disappeared. For some reason, she felt much better.
However, because Yue Guan and Gui Mei were also present, Bibi Dong tried her best to maintain her aloof and dignified pope demeanor and return to normalcy.
Although the joy on Bibi Dong's face was fleeting, Ye Qifeng could clearly sense her happiness from her slightly upturned, rosy lips.
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