"Simple. I'll ask you a few questions, and you just have to answer them."
Verdant Green Maiden spoke slowly.
Hearing that he only needed to answer a few questions to obtain the Imperial Seal, Yang Jian let out a breath of relief. Then, confidence returning, he puffed out his chest and said, "Goddess, ask away. I shall tell you everything!"
"More than three hundred years have passed since the Han Court Southward Crossing. The lands south and north of the Yangtze have different customs and ways. Are you confident you can pacify North and South?"
Verdant Green Maiden asked.
Yang Jian nodded at once. "Of course! I have unified the realm, accomplishing a great feat that no ruler has achieved in over three hundred years! Pacifying North and South won't be difficult."
"How will you do it?"
Verdant Green Maiden asked again.
Yang Jian said, "The north and south have been divided for over three hundred years. We must not act in haste! I intend to show favor to Jiangnan and exempt the region from taxes."
"Re-survey the fields and return them to the people."
"Then I'll select capable officials from both north and south to govern together and promote education! In this way, within ten years, north and south can become one!"
After he finished speaking, Verdant Green Maiden showed no reaction.
"Goddess, was my answer wrong?"
Seeing Verdant Green Maiden remain silent and still, Yang Jian furrowed his brow and asked in a low voice.
At his question, Verdant Green Maiden shook her head. "It's nothing. You're quite right! This is indeed a good way to reconcile north and south."
Too bad it was far too vague.
Yang Jian probably had no better plan in mind, either. He had only said this because she asked. Anyone could say