"The tax law in Hongye City has changed! Many taxes such as toll tax, stay tax, birth tax, single tax, wife tax, etc. have been cancelled! Now there are only four categories: turnover tax, income tax, property tax, and behavior tax!"

"Ah? So many taxes have been cancelled? Is the city lord being kind?"

"I think it's fake. Didn't the previous mayor also cancel some taxes? But he added more taxes..."

Many people don't believe it, mainly because they have experienced this kind of thing before, and facts tell them that whenever the city lord issues something related to tax rates, it is not a good thing! "No, no, this time is different!"

Seeing that everyone misunderstood, Dobbin hurried to explain.

"This time it's really cancelled. Although there are many small taxes under these four major taxes, overall, we have paid much less. The simplest way to understand it is that the more you earn and the more you spend, the more you pay! For civilians like us, at the lowest, we can pay only 1 copper coin every month!"

"What? Only one copper coin?"

"My Lord Knight actually has a salary starting from 1 gold coin per month. I'm so envious! 1 gold coin is enough for my family of five to eat black bread for a year!"

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“That’s right!”

Everyone was stunned as Dobbin slowly read out the recruitment notice.

“…”

"Hey, I haven't finished reading yet!"

"Note 2: Welfare policies include but are not limited to the distribution of 'instant noodles, ham, eggs, canned food' and the arrangement of housing, etc."

"Ah? Are there other taxes?"

Most of the lords lived a comfortable life, but the common people suffered terribly.

Dobbin's eyes lit up as he looked at the notice. It seemed that he had found a position that suited him. When he saw the salary at the back, he became even more excited!

"What is a cleaner? The salary is 8 silver coins!"

Everyone found it unbelievable, because the city lords in the past would also post some recruitment notices, but they were basically paid in copper coins, unlike the new city lord who would pay in silver coins!

Dobbin explained.

"Recruiting cleaners, hardworking and willing to endure hardships, no age or gender requirements, limited to 15 people, after passing the test, the salary is 8 silver coins per month."

"Recruiting city officials. Requirements: Must have some knowledge of city management and laws. Must be literate. Experience is preferred. No age or gender requirements. Limited to 30 people. After passing the test, salary starts at 30 silver coins per month."

As for Dobbin, he naturally had his eyes on the position of city administrator. Although he only had a basic understanding of city management, he could read! There were too few people in Hongye City who could read, and he had decades of life experience. He was confident that he could compete for the 30 positions.

"Note 1: Those who are successfully selected for the above occupations will be included in the Red Leaf City civil service system and enjoy the Red Leaf City welfare policies."

Now everyone's doubts were dispelled. They just didn't want to pay heavy taxes, but that didn't mean they wanted Hongye City to be finished. After all, everyone knew the current situation of Hongye City. If Hongye City was gone, they wouldn't be able to go far.

"But I feel it's a little unreliable. If the city lord only collects such a small amount of tax from us, then he will lose a lot. And the most important thing is whether Hongye City can continue to operate."

"Recruiting? What kind of people? How much salary?"

"Recruiting construction workers. Construction experience is required. No age or gender requirements. Only 30 people are allowed. After passing the test, the salary is 15 silver coins per month."

After a few seconds, the crowd erupted into a loud noise.

"Recruiting knights. Must have a knight's badge and no bad record. No age or gender requirements. No limit on the number of people. After passing the test, the salary starts at 1 gold coin per month."

When people heard about the recruitment, they couldn't wait to inquire about the salary. After all, many people are so poor that they can't even make ends meet, and if they can earn some extra money it can help out in an emergency.

There were also smart people who felt something was wrong. After all, there was only so much money. If we paid less, the city lord would naturally earn less. Would the city lord be that stupid?

"Recruiting soldiers, physically strong, without bad habits, male, between 15 and 35 years old, limited to 100 people, after passing the test, the salary is 20 silver coins per month, if literate, an additional 10 silver coins."

"It's a pity that the city lord came too late. It would have been great if he had come a few years earlier!"

Some people were shocked. If there really were taxes that cheated people, it would be very unpleasant to experience the ups and downs in their hearts.

"That's not the case, the City Lord's Mansion is recruiting people!"

"Eh? The welfare policy Mr. Dobbin mentioned just now, does it mean that there are instant noodles?"

“This is a good city lord!”

Seeing that these people were lamenting about life, Dobbin spoke up immediately.

"You're worrying too much. It's clearly written above that the more you earn, the more you pay. Merchants like us naturally pay more than we do. Of course, this is relative to us. After removing those miscellaneous taxes, merchants pay much less tax."

"And if you can read, you'll get an extra 10 silver coins! Although I can't read, I have a relative who can! It seems like he can meet the requirements..."

"This... this is fake! Soldiers get 20 silver coins per month? Previously, the monthly salary of soldiers seemed to be 2 silver coins!"

"Recruiting fishermen, requiring the ability to swim and fish, no age or gender requirements, limited to 30 people, after passing the test, the salary is 8 silver coins per month."

Hearing Dobbin's words, the crowd suddenly boiled over. For these civilians, one of the important reasons for their difficult lives was taxes. Too much tax!

"And this fisherman, what is he fishing for? Feeding cats? He actually gets a salary of 8 silver coins a month!"

Because the lords' income mainly comes from taxes, in order to live a better life, the lords exploit the civilians in every possible way, but the lords will not force you to death, so the current situation has been caused.

"So the new city lord is so wealthy. It looks like our Red Leaf City can survive this difficult time!"

After all, the starting salary was 30 silver coins! This kind of salary was something he had never dared to think about before! Before this, he only earned about 50 silver coins a year from farming and doing odd jobs. With the work of several people in his family, he could only earn about 1 gold coin. After deducting various taxes, the remaining money could barely ensure that his family would not starve to death.

"Yes, there seems to be some ham..."

"Wow, there really is instant noodles, the instant noodles that Valen offered that he couldn't buy with even a single gold coin?"

"What? Valen, the largest timber merchant in Red Leaf City, offered 1 gold coin and still couldn't buy it?"

"I know about this. I was there when it happened at the dock yesterday. Valen did offer a gold coin, but the Knight didn't sell it. But to be honest, that instant noodle was really delicious!"

"Wow, I want to be a civil servant in Red Leaf City!"