On January 5, Cosmic Year 130, Long Fei was holding a meeting with his ministers.
Zeng Huanpeng, the newly appointed Minister of Finance, reported on the Empire's finances for the year.
"Reporting to His Majesty the Emperor, this year's fiscal budget GDP is roughly double that of last year, reaching 236 trillion Skywing Coin."
The ministers from every department looked at one another.
Every one of them wore excited, expectant expressions. Their allocations for this year would be roughly double last year's.
Zeng Huanpeng continued, "This year's budget will be roughly double that of last year, mainly because domestic demand has risen, the people's spending power is higher than last year, and many foreign companies have invested in our country, increasing our tax revenue considerably."
"Our country trades imports and exports with many nations. All of our products exported to any country are settled in our own currency. As for imports, aside from some being settled in the two major international currencies, some are also settled in our currency. This has caused our currency to appreciate significantly, and it is now at a one-to-one exchange rate with Earth Sphere Credits."
"Our products and currency are both extremely strong. Many countries are purchasing our products in large quantities. This has not only earned us vast foreign exchange reserves, but our necessities, daily goods, and food have shown no inflation whatsoever."
"Although the prices of these necessities rise every year, the increase is extremely slow, less than one percent. In contrast, our people's annual income has risen by 6%. Because of this, their spending power has grown year after year, and even ordinary citizens can afford many expensive luxury goods."
At this moment, Ethan, the Minister of Health, raised his hand. All the ministers looked toward him.
Long Fei glanced at Minister