Of course, Wenren Sheng put a stop to the matter of selecting concubines.
The reason was simple: the Dog Emperor could not have sons. If he did, history would repeat the tragedy of the Three Sovereigns of antiquity.
The lofty Abdication System would turn into a family empire belonging to a single clan.
"Holy Teacher, brilliant! This way, our Heavenly Saint Dynasty will directly return to antiquity. Those pedantic scholars always go on about how wise and enlightened the Three Sovereigns were. Now we're copying their methods wholesale." The Fourth Hall Master flattered him.
"Mhm. Pass down the order: from now on, the Heavenly Saint Dynasty will permanently exempt all taxes." Wenren Sheng spoke again.
"What? If we don't collect taxes, what are we supposed to eat?" everyone asked in shock.
When fighting to win the realm, one could bring one's own provisions. But they had never heard of someone ruling the realm while still bringing their own provisions. Didn't the people have to support them?
"We can eat this." Wenren Sheng took out a Nine Revolutions Reincarnation Pill.
"Sell them freely from now on. Divide them into nine grades, from first grade to ninth grade, priced from one hundred thousand taels down to one thousand taels. Selling this alone will provide enough tax revenue. Besides, it can also enhance its ability to treat all kinds of illnesses." Wenren Sheng was not just making things up.
Under the previous Great Yan Dynasty, grain, labor, and taxes combined amounted to roughly eighty or ninety million taels of silver.
Conscription was not included in that figure. After all, no one could put a clear price on a human life.
Selling just a few hundred pills would be enough.
As for whether they could sell, they certainly could.
Nothing could be more of