Gu Hanhan was fine. Hearing what the auditor said, Zheng Wenwen was confused and interrupted, "Is your slave certificate optional? Does that mean slaves can choose not to be treated as human beings?"
"Slaves in the production and sales process cannot be treated as 'people' in the first place. Otherwise, what would you do with slave farms, logistics, transportation, and sales companies? The entire slave trade industry will not be able to continue." Review The member was obviously a little impatient when asked, "Any questions? 'The moment a slave is bought and worked as a slave by his owner, he begins to possess the characteristics of a natural person and enjoys the rights and obligations of a natural person in accordance with the law.' This There are clear provisions in the "Slave Law" prevailing in the universe. The universe is so big, there must be a way to explain the identity of slaves. This certificate issued by the United Nations Slave Agency is also for the convenience of you buyers. How many universe coins are you willing to spend? If it's convenient in the future, then do it. If you really don't want to spend the money, then don't do it. No one is forcing you. There are still many people who find it troublesome to register slave trade or can't remember to register. It's still the same thing - I said "Aren't you two ladies who came to our place to investigate from a human rights organization?"
"No, of course not," Gu Hanhan hurriedly held Zheng Wenwen down and explained, "Both of us were just curious. It was the first time we bought a slave by ourselves, and it was also the first time we came here by ourselves. As you know, we are not allowed to breed slaves on earth. slave."
At this time, Li Chun's physical examination was also over. The halo disappeared, and Gu Hanhan saw the inspection results automatically appearing on the application form in the auditor's hand. Not only the real-time status data such as height and weight are filled in the form, but the information already on the original form such as gender, age, gene number, etc. are also ticked one by one, indicating that the inspection results are verified correctly with the records. The auditor glanced at it casually, stamped it, and then threw out an identification card, a slave transaction registration form, and a payment receipt.
"It's done." She said, "The identification card can be used with the slave's ring. If it is lost or damaged, you can use the transaction registration form to replace it. Keep the registration form and card by yourself. If you lose it, you will not be replaced." Then she called. Next number.
Gu Hanhan took these in his hand: "I would like to ask, if slaves are freed and given free status, where should the procedures be done? Is it troublesome? Can I get the identity document on the spot just like registering?"
As a window clerk who has to deal with 1,800 people a day, the auditor can no longer look down upon such customers who talk endless nonsense. She waved her hand and said, "Slave go up to the third floor and ask. Passports and For your ID card, go to which embassy you should go to and which institution you should go to. Our Slave Department only deals with the slave trade and does not deal with this."
After saying that, she picked up a newly generated application form and shouted: "Next one, the next one is here."
The next one was already waiting at the door, just because Gu Hanhan and his group hadn't come out yet, so it was inconvenient to come in. At this time, when he heard the auditor's call, he immediately opened the door and came in. He squeezed in between Gu Hanhan and Zheng Wenwen and sat on the bench. The five slaves he brought lined up in sequence at the footprints.
Gu Hanhan had no choice but to exit humbly. Because he had just been slapped in the face, he stood at the door and was a little hesitant about whether to go up to the third floor to inquire about the slave release in person.
"Miss..." Lichun called out cautiously as she caught up.
"Oh, Ms. Lichun, I haven't given you your ID yet." Gu Hanhan saw her, nodded, and picked up the identification card. The card had the style of a standard ID card, and Lichun's was in the center at the top. A three-dimensional portrait, below which is the identity information of name, gender, age, nationality and slave registration number. Gu Hanhan noticed that as for nationality, Li Chun's slave certificate stated that her nationality was "Free Star Alliance".
"Because we are Earthlings, and Earth's laws do not recognize slaves, so the nationality on the certificate must be 'Free Star Alliance'." Gu Hanhan still remembered when he signed Anthony's purchase contract in the Earth's orbit. , also because of the special laws of the earth, it can only be registered as a stateless person, so he casually explained it to Zheng Wenwen and Li Chun, and then handed the identification card to Li Chun.
"Yes, Miss." Lichun respectfully put the identification card into her slave bracelet. Then he looked at Gu Hanhan's expression and said boldly: "In fact, not only the earth, but most slaves who are not registered as their master's nationality choose the Free Star Alliance."
“Not all slaves who can be registered as the master’s nationality will be registered as the master’s nationality, Miss.” She said, “Although slave registration is given priority to the master is the first principle of slave registration, this is not the case in actual operation. For various reasons, many masters are unwilling to register their slaves as their own nationality, but prefer to register as the Free Star Alliance. The main reason should be said to be political reasons. Many dignitaries and wealthy people in many countries, they They don’t like to register their slaves with their own nationality. Because registering the nationality of the country will be restricted by the laws of the country, it may be very inconvenient for them. So they try to register their slaves as much as possible Stateless people. When conditions permit to put slaves in their own names, they put them directly in their own names. When conditions do not allow it or domestic law does not allow it, they would rather find an agent. , put the slaves in the name of the agent, or simply don’t even file the registration, and only do it when it is necessary to register. It is no exaggeration to say that at least two-thirds of the slave transactions in the universe are unregistered. It’s been registered.”
"Oh, this is very interesting." Gu Hanhan was very interested, "So are there any other reasons?"
"Then it's for tax evasion." Lichun was greatly encouraged, and the dimples on both sides of her cheeks were exposed again. "The current system is a binary slave trade management system. Every slave traded not only has to pay stamp duty to the Slave General Administration, but also pays stamp duty to the Slave Administration. Slaveholding taxes must also be paid to the country to which they belong in accordance with its domestic laws. These taxes are borne by the party who purchased the slave and are paid when registering the slave transaction. If you do not register, of course, you will not pay the tax, and if you do not register your nationality, you will not be able to pay the tax. You don’t have to pay or pay less than the slave tax. Miss, the registration fee of 30 cosmic coins you paid before, and the cost of production may add up to less than 5 yuan, and at least 25 is the stamp duty for the Slave Trading Agency. And if you are not on Earth Man, if my nationality is registered as any other sovereign country that does not belong to the Free Planets Alliance, you will have to pay a slave tax ranging from a few dollars to hundreds."
Gu Hanhan followed Li Chun's instructions and dug out the receipt that the auditor had given her along with the registration form. When she opened it, she saw the details listed on it. Shows the fee of 30 Universe Coins paid by Gu Hanhan, which includes a service fee of 1 Universe Coin, a registration fee of 15 Universe Coins, an identification card production fee of 25 Universe Coins, and a slave certificate registration fee of 5 Universe Coins. Filing The handling fee is 20 cosmic coins. The last two items should be the stamp tax collected by the United Nations Slave Trading Agency as Lichun said. Under them, it is also stated that the slave tax and handling fees paid are 0
So Gu Hanhan asked Li Chun: "What does binary slave trade management mean? The slave trade is subject to dual management by the country and the United Nations Slave Agency, so it is subject to double taxation?"
"Yes, Miss, that's basically what it means." Lichun said, "This is a system derived from the United Nations General Agreement on the Slave Trade. Countries that have joined the General Agreement on the Slave Trade can trade free slaves with each other. Countries that join will not be able to conduct slave trade within the universe. The United Nations will set up the Slave Trade General Administration on the Lighthouse Star, and jointly establish local slave trade branches and supervisory committees with various sovereign countries or regions. The domestic slave trade of each sovereign country is controlled by the country. Internal affairs are managed by the national government. The slave trade that occurs between different sovereign countries in the universe is managed by the United Nations Slave Trade Administration and its local branches. All countries that join the agreement must uniformly record slave trade and handle related documents. On the system platform of the United Nations Trade Agency, slaves who are not registered on the platform are not allowed to trade in the universe. The Slave Trade Agency is obliged to provide each member state with a backup of the registered slaves of that country's nationality and to regularly transfer various slave taxes collected. . Trading companies and trading markets that engage in space slave trade shall be approved by the United Nations Slave Trade Administration to issue licenses and pay registration fees and management fees in accordance with regulations. They shall be approved and established by the local government and shall pay business taxes and fees to the local government in accordance with the laws of the country. Security fees. When slave trade ships pass through space lanes, they must pay a toll tax to the United Nations Slave Trade Agency based on the number of slaves being trafficked. When entering the customs of each country, they must pay customs duties according to local laws. It can be said that there are tens of thousands of taxes and tens of thousands of taxes. The slave trade is a It is very difficult to start this trade, but it is still worth a lot of money, and a slave trading license is often worth a fortune."
"Yes, a million profits." Gu Hanhan sighed, then continued to open Li Chun's registration form.
There are already several records on the registration form. It is recorded that Li Chun was registered by an elderly man on her behalf when she was eleven years old. The registered slave source was "domestic", but she was immediately sold to a family. Slave sales house. Four years later, at the age of fifteen, she was transferred from this sales house to the Green Pasture slave ranch. More than two years later, on the eve of her turning eighteen, her ownership was transferred to the Cosmic Wind Slave Trading Company. Until today, she was sold to Gu Hanhan, an overseas student from Earth.
"You have quite a lot of experience," Gu Hanhan said after reading it, "but it's also very simple. After you were sold from home, you were transferred between various slave companies, right? During this time, you never Has it been sold to someone else?"
Gu Hanhan found it quite incredible. A domestic slave like Li Chun was only eleven years old when she was sold into the slave market as a child slave. There was no reason for the slave traders not to hurry up when she was twelve years old and she was still valuable and could be sold at a high price. He made a fortune by selling her to the slave ship of the superpower family, but instead kept her in his hands for four years, devaluing her into a "little butt" worth five yuan, which no one might want, and then suddenly transferred it to slave ranch.
But Li Chun said: "No, miss, I was not a domestic slave at all in the beginning. The person who initially registered me was not a slave owner at all, but just an intermediary, or middleman, a white person in the slave trade. Gloves."
