"Hehe, that's ridiculous. You're still using those crooked brains. ”

Jin Guo picked up his teacup, took another sip, and said slowly-

"It's a gamble to open and shut up, but then again, did you really fulfill the bet? Did you really earn a thousand gold coins? That's it, huh...... We don't know yet. ”

Finally...... Things have come to this!

Ariel exhaled deeply and pulled a ledger from the pocket of her maid's apron. This was brought over when I was in contact with the members of Merfolk Song. She handed over the book, looked up, and said—

"Your Royal Highness, this is the account book of the Mermaid Song for the past three years. This is a record of all the economic flows of Mermaid Song over the past three years, which is enough to prove that I have completed the bet. ”

Fierce Wave thought about it, and finally decided to reach out, take the account book, and open it to read two pages.

But after a few glances, he waved his hand and said, "Someone." ”

The door to the reception room opened, and two soldiers entered.

Fierce Wave exhaled and said, "It's the New Year period, and the tax officials from all over the country should be in the city, right?" Go and call the tax collector in charge of Pelican Town. ”

The soldiers responded, and after about half an hour, the two soldiers reappeared in front of the reception room with a tax collector. The tax collector saluted the crown prince and duke present, expressing his humility as a small civil servant.

Fierce Wave: "Are you the tax collector in charge of that area of the Marginal Province?" ”

With a smile on his face, the tax official hurriedly said, "Back to Your Highness, exactly." I don't know what my subordinates can do for His Highness? ”

Fierce Wave put the account book in his hand on the table, pushed it towards the tax collector a little, and said, "You see, and then calculate the accounts." Let's see how much balance there is on the mermaid's account so far as of yesterday. ”

"Mermaid Song?"

Hearing the name of the guild, the tax officer was obviously stunned for a moment. A puzzled and nervous look appeared on his face, and after a moment's hesitation, he immediately stepped forward towards the desk of the fierce waves.

As he walked through the reception room, he also noticed the maid standing at the edge of the reception room, who didn't look like she was here to serve or accompany, and seemed a little out of place with the mood here. And when he took the book and looked back at the front of the maid again......

"You...... You?! Hey! ”

At that moment, a frightened expression instantly bloomed on the tax officer's face!

In this regard, Ariel smiled slightly and nodded slightly, trying her best to show her current calm and relaxed appearance.

Clearly, the tax officer's brain is now in a mess. At such times, the more relaxed he behaves, the more the tax officer will be afraid of himself, so that he will calculate the funds more beneficial to himself.

"I didn't expect that...... I really didn't expect it......"

As he spoke, the tax collector walked over to the small table where the servants were to record the contents of the meeting, and began to open the books and calculate.

He counted carefully and carefully, as if he was afraid of missing any of the numbers.

After a series of records and calculations, the tax collector nodded, came back to the fierce waves, and spoke—

"Back to Your Highness, the accounts of the Mermaid Song have been settled. This is the bookkeeping record of the first two years of Mermaid Song, and I have also summarized it when I helped it settle. Now, let's focus on the accounts for the third year. ”

After the fierce wave nodded, the tax officer exhaled, picked up the record sheet in his hand, and said slowly-

"The accounting year of the Adventurer's Guild is from September 1 of each year to August 30 of the following year, a total of 360 days. But now, in accordance with the will of His Highness, it is required that all revenues from September 1, 1302, to December 30, 1303 be counted. ”

"At present, it is estimated that the total income of the Mermaid Song in the extended version of the previous year is 1791 gold, 8 copper and 2 iron. At present, the total cash flow of Mermaid Song is 1326 gold, 4 silver, 2 copper and 5 iron. ”

It seems, it seems that the numbers have been successful above?

"What about taxes? If you add taxes and fees, how much is left? ”

Duke Jinguo on the side opened his mouth and asked with a relaxed expression.

The tax officer was slightly stunned and continued: "The tax of the Mermaid Song in 1302 is in arrears, so it needs to be deducted after increasing the amount. The outstanding taxes in 1302 were 119 gold, 2 silver, 8 copper and 1 iron, so the current cash flow of Mermaid Song was 1207 gold, 1 silver, 4 copper and 4 iron. ”

"Then, based on the previous tax year, the total income of the Mermaid Song for the period from September 1, 1302 to August 30, 1303 was ......"

"Wait a minute, there's no need to simply calculate income for a tax year."

Jin Guo waved his hand and said-

"That's too much trouble, just count the taxes until yesterday. It's also convenient to calculate. ”

The tax officer was slightly stunned, and turned his head to look at the crown prince on the side. After receiving a gentle nod from the crown prince, he exhaled, recounted the numbers in his hand, and said again-

"In this case, then the total income is calculated according to 1791 gold, 8 copper and 2 iron. Of this, the basic tax fee for the Adventurer's Guild is 15%. Then, there is the question of the amount of tax increase and exemption related to taxation. ”

He looked at the account book in his hand and said slowly-

"The system of tax cuts for idle people in society. Since Merfolk Song employs a total of six human employees, six social idlers have been removed from society. The tax is reduced by 1% for each idle person, but the cap is 5%. ”

"Secondly, there was an additional tax increase for hiring childhood adventurers last year, but this year there are no more childhood adventurers in Mermaid Song, so this tax increase is exempt."

"Extra power tax cuts. The Mermaid Song is stationed in Pelican Town, and according to common sense, it can be regarded as a local armed force subject to the management and command of the Empire, and it should be able to reduce taxes. But this year, Mermaid Song left Pelican Town in September, so the tax cut was not available. ”

"And because the overall stationing time of Mermaid Song in Pelican Town this year has not been able to reach eight months, and it cannot be attributed to a stable local armed force under the command of the imperial leadership, an additional 5% local protection tax is required."

"As an adventurer's guild, Mermaid Song has actively contacted the Flower Elves and made a certain contribution to our country's diplomatic cause. As a good guild, it can be exempted from taxes ranging from 1% to 5%. The Flower Elf Clan is currently received by His Royal Highness and His Majesty, so in terms of contribution, they can be exempted from 3% of the tax. ”

In addition, as an adventurer's guild, the Mermaid's Song actively promoted the design and production of strange cars, which gained more general recognition, and can also be seen as a positive contribution to the power of our country, exempting 1% to 5% from taxes. Depending on the results, it is currently preferable to exempt 1% from the tax. ”

"Finally, there's the tax revenue from the bustling towns. Because the Mermaid Song has been stationed in Pelican Town for no more than eight months, although the economy of Pelican Town seems to be thriving this year, it cannot be legally linked to the Mermaid Song. This tax deduction cannot be calculated. ”

"To sum up, the total tax revenue for the last tax year in Mermaid Song should be 11%. After calculation, the amount of taxes that should be paid in the previous year for the Song of the Mermaid was 197 gold and 2 copper. ”

"After deducting the current cash flow of Mermaid Song, the amount of current assets owned by Mermaid Singer is 1010 gold, 1 silver, 2 copper and 4 iron. Above. ”

Obviously, the tax collector said a little bit in the direction of increasing the assets of Mermaid Song in the way he understood it. In particular, those tax calculation methods are all in line with the legal norms, a little extra tax reduction and a little less tax increase.

And when Ariel heard the results of this funding, she couldn't help but clench her fists heavily. Although she didn't show a very cheerful smile on her face, she now raised her head and looked at everyone in front of her with a more confident and determined attitude.

But......

Compared with the confident smile on Ariel's face, the expressions on the faces of Duke Jinguo, the second prince tide, and even the big prince Fierce Wave looked a little unpleasant.

The three powerful men all looked at the tax collector silently, and such eyes obviously frightened the little tax collector, and sweat began to break out on his forehead, and he lowered his head, holding the account book in his hand, not knowing what he had said wrong.

"This number...... Right? ”

Duke Jin Guo smiled slightly, didn't look at the tax officer over there, but looked at the two princes, and said lightly-

"How can it be so secure? Just exceeded 1,000 gold coins, this must be a miscalculation, right? ”

Tide hurriedly answered, nodded and said, "That is, how can a woman earn a thousand gold coins in three years?" Ha, three years, three years to multiply the funds in hand tenfold? Is this kind of thing possible? Hey, that...... Tax officer, are you sure you are not miscalculated? ”

At this point, Ariel's face immediately stiffened. She didn't have to look back to see the trembling figure of the tax collector behind her.

Soon, the sound of the tax officer hurriedly looking through the account book was heard behind him, and it was at this moment that Ariel finally understood something and silently closed her eyes......

"Your Highness...... I...... I'll take a look at ...... Look at ...... again! ”

While the tax official was looking through the account books, there was a soft knock on the door: "Your Highness, the head of the old Tengshu Department of Economics, Connor Conservative Xue wants to see you, and said that you want to report on the next care of that thunder elemental affinity boy." ”