Renard had a windfall, which, according to superstition, had to be spent as soon as possible, but the city of plenty, though it was a lot of money, had more to spend in the city of plenty.

3,000 strong laborers were recruited again to carry out construction in the north of the city, and counting the captured farmers and mercenaries, the strong laborers in the north of the city were close to 10,000.

In order to ensure the safety of the construction site and prevent some people from sabotage, Heidi specially transferred three infantry squadrons to maintain law and order.

In this way, the defense of the territory is greatly weakened.

Lei Ye had to issue a conscription notice again, leaflets were plastered all over the territory, and the requirements were also lowered a lot, as long as the strength was close to the middle-level martial arts, everyone under the age of thirty could be recruited into the army.

Talents need to be cultivated slowly.

Recruits are called reserve soldiers, a term coined by Lei Ye, and of course it is also plagiarism.

Reserve soldiers are treated differently from real soldiers, they are in charge of food and shelter, and they are paid two silver coins a month, so you don't have to go out to fight with demons and natives, and the task is to participate in training every day and maintain law and order in the territory in peacetime.

Within two hours of the notice being posted, more than four figures had come to sign up for the army.

After careful selection, 369 people successfully enlisted in the army, and they could follow the imperial food in the future.

After the conscription, the total number of soldiers in the county of Meredith had exceeded 1,450, nearly tripling the number of soldiers that had been before.

Among them, there were 648 infantrymen, 369 reserve soldiers, and 438 black cavalry, which was obviously beyond the limit of the territory.

However, Lei Ye was not worried about this, the demon disaster was getting more and more intense, and the number of displaced people was increasing, and now the population of the Rich City had skyrocketed to 100,000.

Huge population pressure also means a huge amount of labor and productivity, and when this group of refugees is digested, the overall strength of the city of abundance will explode several times, and by the time the tax will be able to maintain the balance of payments.

Speaking of taxes, Lei Ye was suddenly extremely dissatisfied with the current tax policy.

"What? you're going to cut taxes?" asked Heidi incredulously.

Renard nodded: "Today's tax policy is not conducive to the development of the city of abundance, we are in the time of forging ahead, when the development is the mainstay, the income is supplemented." ”

As he spoke, he handed Heidi the tax terms he had collected from the lords from all over the world.

He pointed to the various strange terms on it and said: "Look, this is the idea that the lords of various places have come up with with their brains to make money, what is the poll tax, the city entry tax, the trade tax, and the most bizarre thing is the beard tax, toilet tax, tobacco and alcohol tax. ”

Heidi shrugged helplessly: "At least I think the tax law formulated by the Meredith family is quite serious." ”

Instead of refuting, Renard made his own suggestion: "But there are still too many types of taxes, at least it sounds like a headache, such as garbage removal tax, sewer cleaning tax, street sanitation management tax, etc. ”

Heidi took a deep breath: "If you have any good ideas, just say them, I will accept them humbly, and I don't need to tell me these big truths." ”

Renard groaned for a moment and smiled, "Okay, then let's get straight to the point." ”

Then Lei Ye told his idea as it was: "The tax entries must be clear, and everyone must know what kind of money they are paying, so that the people can be convinced." ”

"I have read the tax provisions of the territory in detail, and many of them are repetitive, such as the poll tax and the food tax, and the various cleaning taxes. ”

"First of all, we need to simplify the tax burden, such as the garbage removal tax, the sewer cleaning tax, and the street sanitation management tax. ”

As he spoke, Lei Ye handed over two lists: "I have simplified a total of thirty-eight tax items on a large scale, and now only four major tax items are left, which are divided into agricultural tax, urban cleaning tax, public security tax, and trade tax. ”

"The tax collection group must be clearly defined, the age of the fee must also be determined, and it must be changed from monthly to annual payment, and the tax payment date must also be fixed. ”

"Specifically, the agricultural tax is only for farmers engaged in agricultural production, and the payment date is set within two months after the autumn harvest of each year, and the tax amount is two silver coins per acre. ”

Heidi frowned when she heard this, and compared this list with the previous tax accounts in detail: "Farmers' tax, grain tax, field tax, and irrigation tax are combined. ”

She looked at the income underneath, and her brows furrowed even more: "According to your calculation method, the territory's tax revenue in this area will be reduced by about twenty percent in the future." ”

Renard shrugged: "However, the burden on agricultural families will also be reduced by about 20%, and now that the labor force in the territory has nearly tripled, and the land reclaimed has also doubled several times, reducing the tax burden can effectively promote the production enthusiasm of farmers, and the income will increase." ”

Heidi nodded when she heard this: "Okay, I accept this proposal for the time being, and I will try to implement it in Tulip Town first, and if the people are willing to accept it, then we will promote it in the whole territory." ”

Lei Ye showed an undeniable expression: "Next, let's talk about the city cleaning tax, this tax needs to be paid according to the head, but the tax collection group is limited to the people of the Earl of Meredith who are over ten years old. ”

He thought for a moment and said, "The payment date is tentatively set from February to March every year, and the amount of payment is fifty copper plates. ”

Heidi's eyes fell on the previous ledger again, and as expected, the average return was again reduced by twenty percent.

Lei Ye ignored the other party's disgruntled gaze and continued to talk eloquently: "Next is the public security tax, which is also distributed according to the capitation, but it is for all the people, and the payment date is from July to August every year, and the amount paid is thirty copper plates. ”

Heidi nodded, this is very reasonable, much stronger than the previous separate collection of military taxes.

Next, Renard's expression suddenly became serious: "The trade tax is the bulk of the revenue of the Rich City, and I have attached a list separately at the back. ”

Heidi pulls out the list below and begins to read it carefully.

The trade tax is not something that can be explained in two simple sentences, and the general content is that the county of Meredith will no longer charge any fees to foreign caravans, and the entry tax, chariot and horse tax, and cleaning tax will all be abolished, and the trade tax will be collected from local merchants and chambers of commerce.

As for the specific amount, it is determined according to the size of the store and the total value of the goods sold.

Heidi's face hesitated and asked, "Will they accept it?"

Renard replied categorically: "Yes!"

He thought for a moment and explained: "In fact, this money is not much for the wealthy merchants, and this fee will eventually be passed on to the foreign caravans, after all, not collecting taxes means that the cost will be lower, and the local merchants will definitely lower the price in disguise." ”

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