Although much of the land around Rongcheng already belonged to powerful clans, the region was mountainous, so there was still plenty of land available.
What was more, Rongcheng bordered Sichuan, where the soldiers were now under Crown Prince Li Chuan's command. Li Rong had even had Li Chuan issue an order for garrisons across the region to begin farming the land where they were stationed. Besides growing ordinary crops in fertile fields, they were to plant potatoes and sweet potatoes on other plots.
At this time, central Sichuan's population was nowhere near as large as it would be in the future, so there was plenty of land available for growing these two crops.
With Li Rong's powerful subsidies for planting, potatoes and sweet potatoes were cultivated on a massive scale. In less than a year, they had produced enough seeds to roll out the crops throughout the Great Xia Kingdom.
Li Rong's swift actions caught the powerful clans off guard. By the time they realized what was happening, the common people across the land had already stopped going hungry.
Back then, the common people had very modest expectations. They didn't even consider their health; all they cared about was having enough to eat.
Now, with the potato and sweet potato harvests, the people no longer had to go hungry. Naturally, just like the people of Rongcheng, they began setting up shrines to Li Rong.
The mighty Faith Power pouring in gave Li Rong a steady supply of magical energy. Unfortunately, spells and talismans required plenty of practice, so she still couldn't cast any powerful spells. But she had already mastered a few minor ones.
The people had enough to eat and warm clothes to wear. But since the potatoes and sweet potatoes were grown on wasteland, the government's tax revenue