The negotiations are finally over, and Lilia returns to Valentine with Ted.

For the rest of the half day, Ted did not plan to rest like this, but planned to buy those parts that could not be manufactured according to the factory drawings and by the way combined with the technology in his hands.

Eventually, after Ted's confirmation several times, the required parts table was finalized, excluding the parts that could be manufactured, and it would cost 8,000 Star Coins to build the ironworks, soda factories and supporting nitrogen fertilizer factories.

Not long ago, Ted got 10,000 star coins, and he spent some of them himself, leaving more than 9,000, and after such a toss, there are not many more...

"Hey... When will my star coins go up like Wang Duoyu's money..."

In the office, Ted sighed and leaned on his desk, constantly thinking about how to do tasks to get Star Coins...

"Your Excellency?"

A familiar voice came, and Chris flashed here at some point: "My lord, are you done?" ”

"Chris? When did you come in? ”

Ever since he started planning the parts, Ted didn't look up again, but looked down and thought carefully according to the hints of the drawings, not even noticing Chris coming in.

"Ahem, I've been in for a long time, and I saw that you've been thinking about drawing all the time, so I didn't bother..."

Ted smiled, he didn't know how many times, he was moved by Chris's careful behavior.

"Ahem, don't stand still, sit down and talk slowly~" Still as usual, Ted poured two drinks, one for Chris, and one for himself.

Dragging his slightly tired body, he stretched, pointed to the folder in Chris's hand and asked, "What, is there anything to find me?" ”

Chris smiled, put down the folder in his hand, and explained his intentions: "My lord, there are indeed things, such as some people who cannot be educated, they are unwilling to work, but they are lazy to do it, and they take the favors you give you, and do not repay you!" ”

"Poof..."Ted had expected it! No matter what kind of world it is, as long as you can take things for nothing, you will create such a group of lazy people.

"That's all there is to it?" Ted tore open a box of cookies made by the Moon Elf shop, placed them in the center of the table, and motioned for Chris to try them too.

Picking up a vanilla-flavored chocolate chip cookie, Chris put it in his mouth, chewing it and saying, "My lord, there are not many people who do this, you have to find a way, right?" You said before that you didn't let anyone starve to death in the north, and they seized on that and used your compassion as their capital to pretend to be X..."

Ted smiled and took a sip of his drink, biting down on half of the biscuit, and then Chris's proposal continued: "It's easy to do, most of the residents already have jobs anyway, the city is on track, and we have time to deal with these lazy people." That... Have you counted the number of people who are lazy and lazy? ”

Chris opened a folder, the corners of his mouth crooked in a strange arc, and handed it to Ted with a smile: "These are the sifted lists. ”

"List!?" Ted looked at Chris in astonishment, he thought that he could count the data and hand it to himself, it was already very fast, but he never expected it! He even counted the list!

"Based on the information in the book, we are removing those who are unable to work due to injury or illness from the list, and those who have been removed are included in the 'Northland Employee Insurance' program, where they can receive a standard salary for the rest of their lives..."

"This also allows us to test the feasibility of the system in advance."

"You're fast!" Ted took the list and was ready to sift through it again to avoid mistakes!

Because he does not chill those who have been hurt by the development of the North.

But when he opened the list, Ted was once again impressed by Chris's work efficiency: "This... What are the reasons and physical conditions, and they are also marked? How did you do that? ”

Most of the lazy men on the list are able-bodied men in their prime who do nothing but receive supplies on time each week.

"Uh... My lord, the hukou system is very effective, one registration can solve a lot of problems, coupled with the recent standardization system, everyone's information must be registered, who has done what work, who has received how much salary, how many hours a week work, these are clear at a glance! ”

With that, Chris turned around and took out another document from his four-dimensional backpack and gave it to Ted.

"My lord, the people actively responded to your call, and we also took the opportunity to take advantage of everyone's enthusiasm and register these!"

"Now, every working employee is taxed at a scientific rate, and bosses give the employee's name and social security number to the city hall for processing."

"Name? Social Security Number Together? Yes! I remember! ”

Ted suddenly realized that he remembered the process he had changed, because first and last names are more common, so Ted simply applied the routine of most European countries, and adopted the social security number system, everyone regardless of income, must pay taxes, and must file taxes every year!

"That's true, it's a method specified for the purpose of standardizing the work, but I didn't expect you to do it so quickly?"

"My lord, this is not our reason, but more because of your policy of benefiting the people, so that the people are in high mood and respond positively!"

After years of spending time with Chris, Ted is very satisfied with Chris's sycophant skills, always making himself happy just right, but not so proud.

"And then, look at this, my lord, this is the tax form we have counted these days..."

Chris is indeed a qualified mayor and knows everything about the city!

Seeing the tax form, Ted frowned and looked at Chris suspiciously: "Oh? Aren't we losing our income? How can there be taxes? ”

"Your Excellency... Because of the addition of the Moon Elves, the output of grain and fruits is much more than before! Quite a few breweries, as well as bakeries and other workshops, have reopened, which I will introduce slowly..."

"First of all, the seed tax, this is what I proposed, because the source of the seed is you, so I want to give you a part of it... The rate can't be too high, it has to be, and after our final discussion, it was decided to be 10 percent! ”

"Seed tax? You're a little too much—" Ted didn't intend to sell the seeds as a commodity, his original idea was to give them to everyone for free.

Chris expected that Ted would react like this, and then patiently explained: "My lord, this is a part of the operation of the city, it is summed up by the think tank, and it must be accepted, I hope you respect our opinion!" ”

"According to an old saying, there is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry! Your Excellency, you are far inferior to us in this regard, so I advise you to trust us..."

"Well, I'll listen to you!"

"Thank you, sir..."

"But you'll have to explain..."

Of course, the amazingly clever and reliable Chris had predicted Ted's thoughts, and he handed over a batch of documents again, with not only his own understandings, but also notes in red pen.

"Here's what I summarized from the book."

"In general, the tax is broken down into several parts, the seed tax is the original agricultural tax, 3 percent of the 10 percent is your legal income, and the other 7 percent goes to the city's financial revenue..."

"We abolished the agricultural tax and replaced it with a seed tax, and the farmers had to pay their harvest, and now... All you need to do is pay a 10 percent tax when you buy good quality seeds..."

"Then there's the excise tax, which is 15 percent for every transaction done in the North, and it's paid by the buyer in lieu of the abolished goods tax."

"And the payroll tax, and the minimum hourly wage, all in the back... These are regular taxes, and for ordinary households, income taxes and consumption taxes..."

"For those who are self-employed, the way to pay taxes is a little more cumbersome, but it's not a problem!"

"According to your will, we have abolished the poll tax and added a 2% construction tax, which will be deducted from everyone's salary in advance, and the people of the north will also decide the specific use of this income according to the newly added real-name voting system, so that everyone can feel that we are deciding the future of the city, and increase the output probability of outstanding citizens!"

After such a set of operations, the tax percentage has been reduced from the previous 65 percent to about 30 percent.

It seems that the rate has decreased, but because productivity has increased and the number of tax evaders has decreased significantly, the actual income has increased considerably.

"Chris, I think this part needs to be changed..."

"No problem, my lord, I'll take note of it, and I'll hand over the results of the discussion to you..."

...

After 2 hours of deliberation, the solution to the lazy man was decided.

Ted reduced the quantity and quality of food distributed, and only stayed at the stage of starvation.

If someone complains, Ted is not afraid.

After all, it is now the world of industrious people, not the pigs' nest of lazy people.

Most countries with good welfare benefits will always have this kind of lazy people, and this amount of money alone can bring down a country, and it is better to save this money for other development or save it for backup than to throw money at it.

If they get together in a small group and start to be yin and yang, it is completely impossible to get the same treatment as those who work hard by doing nothing.

Ted's tax system is designed to eliminate this type of people.

Citizens must declare their income in March every year before enjoying the five insurances, and those who do not file a tax return cannot enjoy any city rights, including the upcoming medical system and urban transportation system.

Those lazy people don't have jobs, so they can't file taxes and can't enjoy any benefits.

Considering that most people must not be able to figure out this pile of numbers, Ted even opened an accounting course to train professional accountants and file taxes for ordinary people, and the price was very conscientious.

"I don't know much about this, I don't have your expertise, but I'm sure you won't mess it up!"

"My lord, we are also groping forward, and we dare not guarantee that there are no mistakes, but we will correct them in time and not let them continue!"

"Click!" After stamping and signing, Chris left the office with the papers on his face...