Though Lei Meng was a duke without any real authority, he had still learned a great deal about governing a nation.
He knew wealth had to circulate for the empire to collect enough taxes. Otherwise, the nobles would have nowhere to spend their money, and ordinary people would be unable to earn any. Over time, the empire's tax revenue would dwindle, and its national strength would gradually decline.
Lei Meng's eyes burned with excitement. If they could establish more transport routes like the shipping routes in the future, they could breathe life into the entire empire's economy. With money constantly circulating through the market, the imperial treasury would grow richer, and the nation would grow stronger!
Of course, he could not accomplish all this alone. He needed support from his teacher and more factions.
Perhaps sensing his thoughts, Qin Yuan smiled. "Some things can wait until later. Come with me. I'll take you to meet an old acquaintance."
Over the past five days, Qin Yuan had tracked down Flender's trade association.
Compared with Yu Xiaogang, Flender had few flaws in his character aside from his greed.
After Shrek Academy was shut down, Flender had severed ties with Yu Xiaogang completely. Now that he had a trade association, he naturally would not get involved in the struggles between the major factions.
In Qin Yuan's view, reconstruction after the war would require plenty of reliable people to share his burden. If Flender truly had turned away from his crooked ways and returned to the right path, he would not mind giving him a chance.
Besides, he needed to find a suitable place for Lei Meng. He could not keep taking him everywhere.
It was clear that Lei Meng brimmed with passion and wanted to change the empire's current state. Starting him at