"All temporary residence permits are renewed every year. If the person has no record of violating territorial laws within three years, they can be included in the household registration and given the conditions for formal residency.

In this kind of opportunity, no matter who the other party is, they must follow this plan and there cannot be any special circumstances.

In addition, for those who have no skills or have skills, we can evaluate them as ordinary people and craftsmen.

As for those who can read and write and join territories, chambers of commerce, and factories, they can be considered the elite class. They are the group we lack, so we need to give them some preferential treatment, such as exemption from conscription."

"I made this suggestion for several reasons. One is that our insufficient population has restricted the development of the territory, and the fastest way to solve the population problem is to absorb more people.

In the next one to two years, I will gradually revise all the laws and tax codes in the territory until I am satisfied.

There may be some inappropriate places during this period, and I hope you can remind me and give me suggestions in time.

The first law I propose to amend here is called the Conscription Law. According to the previous conscription, an order is issued to a place and then the place is asked to provide enough people. I don’t like this method, so the amendment plan I propose now is.

Our territory is about to implement a universal conscription system. Let me first briefly explain how this system works.

All male residents of Maple Leaf Territory who are sixteen years old or above must perform two years of military service. This conscription task is the responsibility of your household registration management department, Barry, so if there are omissions or problems when you are counting the population, I will come to you.

After the personnel are recruited, they will be trained by the guards and they must be proficient in the most basic combat knowledge. This is your responsibility, Uncle Luke, as you are more familiar with training soldiers.

If there are people who perform well and are willing to stay in the Guard, they can directly become official members of the Guard. Uncle Luke, you know this!"

"Well, I remember what you told me a few days ago. I've also thought it's totally possible." Luke always says what he means and if it's okay, then it's definitely okay.

"Then there's the tax issue. Albert, I remember last year I asked you how you were doing with the things you were asked to investigate. Do you have any ideas of your own?"

"Master, I have almost finished this matter, but things like taxation will cause big problems once they are revised!" As the first slave who said he could read and the first slave to take up a position, although he had long been freed from his slavery and finally became a free man, he still stayed.

"I have been planning to revise the tax system for a long time. I will revise it now while the population is still small. It will be difficult to do it when the population increases. I will discuss the details with you after you give me the data from the investigation."

"Reform will not happen all at once. We need to slowly give you a period of adaptation, so I will not rush to give orders. I hope you can rest assured."

"Charles, find me a few slave traders you like, and tell them that I need some people and I'll tell you the conditions.

First, they cannot be people whose spirits have been destroyed by them; second, they cannot be murderers and arsonists; third, they cannot be disabled people or the elderly.

People who are literate and educated are given priority, followed by people with skills, and finally ordinary strong laborers and healthy women. If they have children in their family, then all of them will be taken.”

Priority will be given to the first category and craftsmen, and strong laborers and women will be determined based on the situation. "

"Okay, young master. I promise to pick the best candidate." This is his forte, so it will be a piece of cake for him to do it.

The next one to two years will be the most critical time for our territory, and it is also the opportunity for you to make achievements. Once the necessary personnel are gathered, and you can't maintain your position and fail to get my reward, don't blame me.

As the controller Lin Xingchen said a word, the entire territory became busy, and everyone, who had been doing nothing in the winter, had to start moving in the snow.

Holding Albert's tax report and comparing it with the tax forms of other territories, Lin Xingchen sighed and had to put it down. He opened the window and let the cold wind from outside flow back, changing the air in the room.

"Albert, where do you think we should start with our tax problem?" Today is three days after the report meeting, and Lin Xingchen called several important responsible persons to discuss it with everyone.

"Young Master, as far as I know, Maple Leaf Territory has the lowest tax rate I have ever seen. If it still needs to be modified, I am afraid that the taxes paid to the kingdom will need to be subsidized from the private treasury." As the highest chief of the tax department, Albert's opinion was unanimously favored by Lin Xingchen.

"Albert, you may have misunderstood me. I am going to modify the taxation not only to lower some taxes to attract population, but also to raise some taxes to compensate for the territory."

"We need to find a balance between the increase and the decrease. As a tax collector, please tell us what you think and where you think it is best to start."

"I think we should start with the most basic population tax. We can appropriately lower the population tax again to attract most of the poor. Although these people do not meet your requirements, as long as we give their descendants a chance, the talents cultivated by the territory itself are more trustworthy."

"Too slow. This doesn't suit our current situation. I think we should start with commercial taxes and reduce them appropriately to allow more merchants to come to the territory. These people are not only literate but also knowledgeable. As long as we absorb those who are interested among them, we can solve our current predicament." Charles immediately refuted after hearing this and expressed his own opinion.

"Merchants have always been a destabilizing factor. Although their massive influx has solved the current predicament, it has also planted the seeds of disaster for the territory. As the one in charge of all the population and land in the territory, I think it would be better to have more civilians. If you don't have money, you can do more work and make more money, but if the land cannot be utilized, there is no way to achieve the basic development that the young master mentioned."

"Barry, what you said is too one-sided. I agree with Charles. We should focus on craftsmen and talents that are urgently needed. Ordinary people are not the source of the most pressing problems at any time. One hundred ordinary laborers are not as good as a director who can manage a plantation well." Anasta did not look like an elegant lady at this time. She argued with several people with a red face and thick neck.

"I'm not saying that craftsmen and talents are bad, but the current situation is that we still have a lot of wasteland. How can we make plantations if we don't reclaim these lands? How can we provide enough raw materials for your factory? If you don't urge me to speed up the reclamation of wasteland, I won't say that we need a large number of ordinary people." Barry has become a successful person after being trained by these people. Compared with his previous obedient work without using his brain, he is now more like a manager.

"You are making a specious argument. I never said that we don't need ordinary people. I just said that we should prioritize talents and craftsmen. Ordinary people are not so urgent. Because even if you reclaim all our land, without managers to help manage it, can we just plant it randomly like the common people?"

"Do you think that reclamation can be done with just one word? Do you know how much time, manpower and material resources it takes? What I mean is to have more ordinary people. Just like Albert said, let those people have more children. We are teaching them to read and even learn magic. These people are more loyal than those who came later."

"Ah... um..." Barry should be careful with his words and not say anything nonsense. "Lin Xingchen interrupted Barry, and his followers categorized many people present into the same category.

"My young master, I don't mean them."

"Okay, stop talking. I know what you mean. They understand without you having to explain." Lin Xingchen quickly interrupted this guy's explanation. The more he explained, the worse it would be and he might even get scolded.

"What you said makes sense. I just hate that my ancestors left me with such a mess. I can't even find many useful people."

"Let me tell you what I think! The first is that the population we absorb is not just craftsmen, ordinary people or those knowledgeable managers.

I want all these people, and I want as many as I can, but the difference is how I want them. In fact, as long as I can find slave traders for these people, I can solve all the problems at once.

I don't really like dealing with slave traders. Although human trafficking is a rather criticized topic, we have to face it now.

Knowledge has always been monopolized by the knight aristocracy and the wealthy class. If ordinary civilians want to learn knowledge, in addition to having a good magic talent in the script, they also need a good talent for martial arts.

In the area of ​​magic, I have implemented territory-wide testing very early on. Similarly, I will promote martial arts in the territory in the future. There are many benefits to this that we will not mention yet.

We must look at both the present and the future! Since this is a reform, let's do it in a big way. We can't just study and revise the taxation department. I will take the lead in this and you can make the revisions later.

I will produce the first draft by early November at the latest, and we will continue to negotiate then!"

I went back to the Duke's Castle and had dinner with the old man. The winter season was very difficult to endure, as the lack of vegetables would lead to the lack of vitamins. But now, the juicy cabbage had entered the dining tables of every household in the territory.

Thanks to Lin Xingchen's unstinting investment, the magical skill of making tofu was finally mastered. In the middle of winter, several people gathered around a small charcoal stove to eat hot pot. Such a enjoyment made Green and others very happy.

Large pieces of tofu were cooked in the copper pot, and several people couldn't wait to eat them.