After a few minutes, Evelyn, accompanied by Luke, also reached the stairs.

Nodding to Evelin, the maid shook the bell in her hand and the band downstairs immediately started playing music.

They went down the stairs one on the left and one on the right at the same time and stopped at the platform in the middle of the stairs at the same time.

The applause downstairs never stopped as the two of them went downstairs. Luke lifted up his daughter, who was in his arms, and handed her to his left hand, which had already been extended.

Evelin shyly took Lin Xingchen’s arm and they walked down the stairs together, and the applause below became even more enthusiastic.

As elders, Green and Arnold both gave their blessings to the two. As the two exchanged rings, the engagement ceremony officially ended.

The dance that followed was much more relaxed. After dancing with Evelyn, Lin Xingchen chatted with Charles and the others about some things in the territory.

The issue of territory had already become a hotly debated issue, and after various taxes on civilians were reduced and unified, a set of rules were finally established.

The specific taxes have been reduced by about one-fifth compared with before, and the tax items are simpler and clearer without the various miscellaneous tax items as before.

The reduction in population tax will also lead to a proper reduction in other taxes, the first to be affected are personal taxes and business taxes. This time the reduction in business taxes is unprecedentedly large, and personal taxes are a variant of business taxes.

In order to better distinguish tax items, if a civilian opens a chamber of commerce or several people start a chamber of commerce together, then this chamber of commerce only needs to pay personal business tax, referred to as personal tax.

If the chamber of commerce chooses to be a joint-stock company, it will need to pay business taxes, and then personal taxes will be levied after paying business taxes.

By comparing the tax rates of all other territories or countries that he could obtain, Lin Xingchen had found a good balance point.

As the most important fiscal revenue in the future, the personal tax collection method adopts a progressive tax system, with a person's minimum and maximum tax amounts.

The lowest is 5 percent and the highest can reach 55 percent.

The highest commercial tax is 45%, and the lowest is 15%, giving two options, so that those people can reasonably choose their own tax payment method.

Sometimes you don't know until you see it. Take the province of Lube, which is closest to the Maple Leaf Territory, for example. The Griffin family levies many taxes, but the total is almost 70%. Even so, the chambers of commerce still choose to pay because they have no choice.

Now that the tax rate in Maple Leaf Territory has been released, those who know the news will definitely take action.

The Maple Leaf Territory not only has low taxes and few tax items, but it is also the production base of the kingdom's current hot-selling goods.

As long as you register a chamber of commerce in Maple Leaf Territory, you will not only enjoy tax reduction in the first year but also be given priority in obtaining goods.

If you join the Maple Leaf Territory, you can choose to pay taxes in stages and don't have to be pressed for payment by tax officials every day.

Moreover, the tax rate is not fixed. It is calculated entirely based on the profit of the entire chamber of commerce. When business is bad, you can pay less or even nothing.

For those territories that have to pay more than half of their profits, the tax rate in Maple Leaf Territory can be said to be heaven.

It has been half a month since the news spread, and some nearby chambers of commerce and people who want to do business have flocked to Maple Leaf Territory.

For a time, there was an endless stream of people registering chambers of commerce in Maple Leaf Territory, and they were also ecstatic about joining the Maple Leaf Territory and receiving subsequent benefits.

Unfortunately, everyone has to adapt to the three-year observation period, but it is still very attractive to be able to become a citizen as soon as the time comes after submitting the application.

Not only are taxes reduced, but many projects that were previously closed are now open to everyone.

Territory plantations and factory openings only need to obtain land permission before they can officially build factories and recruit people, and such people can reduce the three-year observation period to two years.

Many far-sighted businessmen have proposed to invest in Maple Leaf Territory. The reform has also attracted many talents that were previously lacking in the territory.

In just half a month, many people braved the wind and snow to come to Maple Leaf to apply for jobs, just to get a position that could showcase themselves.

The current situation is very good. In order to make the fire burn more vigorously, Lin Xingchen also specifically promised that as long as the companies invest in Maple Leaf Territory, there will be no tax evasion or violation of territory laws within one year.

You can apply to the Ministry of Agriculture for all the seeds and machinery you need, and you can also apply for technical support from the Maple Leaf Church and the workers hired by the Chamber of Commerce.

Why are Maple Leaf products so in short supply? First, there are no high-quality seeds from other places, and second, there is no corresponding technology.

The things you grow cannot be turned into what you want. Although you can explore the technology yourself, the time and money involved are big problems.

Now that Maple Leaf Territory has opened up these simple projects that require a lot of manpower, those businessmen who have long wanted to get a piece of the pie naturally can't help but get involved.

"Master, the current situation is that we just have to wait for the spring. As soon as the spring comes, we will instantly have many more factories and chambers of commerce. Since we can't handle it ourselves, let them help. Your idea is really amazing." Charles was so excited that he was incoherent when talking about the recent changes.

"This method is just a compromise. We will still face the problem of lack of talent in the end, but relatively speaking, these people can give us time to train our own people." Lin Xingchen doesn't think it's great. This method of freeing up resources and preferential policies to attract talents has been used by several countries in another time and space.

Lin Xingchen felt that Maple Leaf Territory would be best developed into a city dominated by immigrants, so that more talent and funds could be attracted to build the territory.

The advantage of immigration is that it takes effect quickly, but the disadvantages are also great. It is a big test for public security and integration, so he did not blindly liberalize immigration, but instead liberalized it in a targeted manner for talent or investment.

As for the immigration of ordinary people, Lin Xingchen chose another solution, temporary residence permit. In theory, any person or family can come to Maple Leaf Territory to find a job, but they need to register at the newly opened Foreign Population Management Bureau of the Ministry of Manpower.

After registration, a temporary residence permit will be issued. With this certificate, you can go out to find a job or open a chamber of commerce.

As long as people holding temporary residence permits pay the taxes they are required to pay every year and do not commit any illegal acts for ten years, they can apply for Maple Leaf residence permit at the Immigrant Population Bureau.

This will not only greatly alleviate the shortage of workers in the territory, but also facilitate household registration management. Otherwise, a large number of new household registrations will increase the burden on the various administrative departments that already have few people.

In order to prepare for the rush to find jobs, Lin Xingchen has ordered the planning of nearby hills to build houses, which can be rented out to those looking for jobs and also serve as a preheating start for real estate projects.

In order to deal with illegal buildings that appear in the future, Maple Leaf Territory will demolish all buildings that are built without permission.

Building houses is only allowed in the upper district, otherwise the factory owners need to build dormitories themselves.

All the discussions and imaginations made everyone excited. An unprecedented city would be formed through everyone's efforts. Such an achievement naturally made those people proud.

The engagement ball ended quickly, and as the objects of everyone's blessings at the ball, the two of them saw off the guests one by one.

Evelin, who was tired after a day's work, said goodbye to Lin Xingchen and went back to rest, but Lin Xingchen still had to work late into the night in the study for the development of the territory.

While busy revising the manuscript on his desk, a cup of hot milk was placed on Lin Xingchen's desk.

Seeing that Evelin Lin Xingchen didn’t feel very cold when holding her hand, she asked with relief: “Why don’t you rest early in such a cold day! Don’t get frozen by the cold wind.”

"No, the room is heated by the magic circle you set up. If it weren't for the snow outside reminding me that it was winter, I would have thought it was autumn." Evelyn placed the snacks on the tray for Lin Xingchen.

"I don't know how to help you deal with the affairs in the territory, but I can do something for you that I can. If you need my help, please let me participate. I also want to share some of the responsibilities for you."

"Haha... Don't worry, I have already thought of what to let you do. You have no talent for government affairs, so I plan to let you teach magic to the children in our territory.

You are now a sixth-level magician. The rest is for you to explore on your own. You don't need to worry about the magic spells, I will take care of them.

You finish your practice every day and help me teach those children. Our territory needs a large number of magicians and people who can study magic." Lin Xingchen had already thought about how to arrange Evelin.

"What about Roy? What are you going to do with her?" As her good friend, Evelyn was also very concerned about Roy who came with her.

"Tomorrow I will take her to visit people from other departments. After she confirms which department she wants to go to, I will arrange for her to go there. I will definitely make good use of such a talent." Lin Xingchen deliberately made a fierce expression when he said this.

“You are the one who is reluctant to leave. Although many people in the territory say that you are a very irritable person, only we know that you are actually gentler than anyone else.

It’s just that you hide your gentleness under your indifferent expression. As long as someone comes into contact with you for a period of time, they will naturally be infected by your gentleness.

This is true for me, and for my sisters Avril and Anna as well."

"Aren't you angry? After all, they are a little unfair to you."

“Mom once told me that I’m lucky to be with you, and if I really liked you I shouldn’t have pushed you against me.

I have figured this out a long time ago. You and I both need to be responsible for the family. I am glad that you have me in your heart, and I like you too."