We are all poor commoners. Our annual income used to be less than two taels of silver. Even by scrimping and saving for a year, we couldn’t save up one tael of silver, so we simply couldn’t afford such a house!
But now my husband is a miner, earning 300 wen a month. The pay is good, and the job is stable!
By just spending 50 wen a month, we can afford a good house!
Then, we take out 50 wen each month to pay for the house, leaving us with 250 wen! This 250 wen is quite a surplus, which can be used to buy many good things to improve our lives!
Now, we have both a house and money; our lives are getting more and more promising!
These sentences, like relentless bolts of lightning, kept striking the brain of the Emperor of Mo Kingdom.
It was as if he was parting the heavens and the earth, giving him a feeling of clearing the mists to see the blue sky.
“So that’s how it is. I finally understand why he paid such high wages. It was to revitalize the economy, improve the people’s livelihood, and quickly enrich the citizens!” the Emperor of Mo Kingdom murmured to himself.
As an Emperor, he knew many ways to revitalize the economy, such as reducing labor levies and taxes, encouraging commerce, production, farming, and so on.
However, no method is as fast as directly distributing money.
Those conventional methods would take years to show any effect.
But by directly giving money to the people, within a few months, everyone became wealthier and had more money.
With money in their pockets, people naturally consider improving their living conditions, and the first priority is housing.
Everyone wants to live in a house that is big, nice, sturdy, and also affordable.
So, he started selling houses, selling cement houses at low prices.
In doing so, he not only recouped the funds but also enabled the common people to live in better houses.
The common people now had both houses and money, naturally desiring a better life and spending more, thus the entire economy was revitalized, and everyone became wealthier, with life getting better and better!
Throughout this entire process, the national treasury didn’t suffer the slightest loss but instead made a profit.
The common people also didn’t incur any losses; they had both money and houses.
Everyone became prosperous and started living the life they wanted.
“This is simply… an economic miracle!!!” the Emperor of the Mo Kingdom exclaimed with a trembling voice.
Such a method of revitalizing the economy and improving the people’s livelihood was unheard of, unseen, and broke through the limits of his imagination!
Throughout history, I’ve never seen an Emperor dare to do such a thing!
It’s unthinkable!
Not only did the other party think of it, but they also accomplished it…
“Such a monster!” the Emperor of the Mo Kingdom sighed.
At this moment, he had a whole new understanding of Lin Beifan, this little foolish Emperor.
Because he heard that these policies were all forcefully implemented by him alone.
At that time, the entire court, both civil and military officials, were opposed, the resistance was tremendous, and he had to dismiss many officials to push through with full force.
If it weren’t for a powerful determination, ample courage, and unparalleled confidence…
One would truly not dare to be so reckless!
Otherwise, the collapse of the nation and the ruin of the family would be imminent!
“It seems that I, indeed, have underestimated this Emperor.”
The Mo Kingdom Emperor shook his head, a self-mocking smile on his face. “The whole world has underestimated him, calling him a foolish emperor…”
“In reality, his thoughts and vision have long surpassed the ordinary, misunderstood by the masses! Not to mention anything else, but with this single innovative act, he is worthy of being immortalized in history, his fame enduring through the ages!”
At this moment, he couldn’t help but recall his own consecutive defeats at the hands of Lin Beifan. Could it be that they were not mere accidents?
He absolutely refused to believe that Emperor, a demon capable of devising such benevolent strategies for the betterment of the world, would commit such foolish acts!
Thus, the only explanation was that everything…
It was done with deliberate intent!!!
He began to review everything that had happened since his confrontation with Lin Beifan.
He had paid a steep price to wrest control of the Huazhou iron mine from his grasp, only to have it collapse when his troops and horses moved in.
Could it be that the iron mine had already been exhausted of its resources, rendered useless, and that was why it was traded away?
After all, isn’t it quite normal for a collapse to occur if the underground has been hollowed out?
After the collapse of the iron mine, he sent troops to attack but then retreated without capturing a single city. Could it be that he did this just to provoke him, to lead his own forces to attack the Xia Kingdom?
After leading his troops into the territory, an earthquake occurred, resulting in the loss of soldiers and generals.
Could he have known in advance that there would be an earthquake there?
This sounds somewhat unbelievable, but with such a demonically talented opponent in a world where there are many extraordinary people, it’s not entirely impossible!
He executed all the merchants who were driving up prices, unafraid of the noble families behind them.
Could it be that he has already secured a way out, which is why he dares to offend all the noble families?
Later on, it was proven that he indeed had business dealings with an unknown major external power, which is why the supplies never ran out.
Thinking about this, the Emperor of the Mo Kingdom broke out in a cold sweat.
At this moment, the old lady had already left, but the Emperor of the Mo Kingdom remained in place, lost in thought.
His face alternated between shades of pale and flushed, and his back was soaked with sweat.
“My lord, it’s getting late. Shall we continue our walk?” the guard asked cautiously, interrupting his deep contemplation.
The Emperor of the Mo Kingdom, looking somewhat fatigued, waved his hand dismissively: “No more walking, let’s go back!”
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