"It wasn't I who said that—it was Olina!" Aurora looked at the bountiful scene across the land below. "Many of Torch Dragon Territory's new agricultural policies were also proposed by Olina. Take the new straw subsidy policy, for example. After farmers harvest their straw, as long as they deliver it to a Torch Oil base, they can exchange it for the Torch Oil produced there, fertilizer made from fermented straw, or fuel briquettes and paper pressed from the fermentation residue. The things they receive in exchange are worth many times more than the straw itself, and every household needs them. This is agricultural subsidization in another form. Under such a policy, first, Torch Oil production throughout Torch Dragon Territory achieved explosive, healthy growth. Second, it stabilized and supported agricultural production there. When Great Xia suffered a food shortage, food production across Torch Dragon Territory was increasing almost every quarter. Third, it expanded and stimulated the use of Torch Oil throughout the territory, allowing it to be promoted more comprehensively and become closely tied to the lives of common people—thoroughly turning into a daily necessity for the lower classes. More importantly, from then on, it completely turned those farmers into your supporters and backers, into the foundation for your future struggle for supremacy..."
"Olina!" Zhang Tie shook his head with a wry smile, not surprised in the slightest. That woman had proven her capabilities time and again. Whether in the Sea Blue Castle Merchant Guild or Iron Heart Hall in You Province, Olina's vision and methods far surpassed those of ordinary people. Sometimes, Zhang Tie even thought that if Olina had been born a man, her achievements might have been even more astonishing.
"When Olina first proposed that subsidy policy, I didn't understand it either. Only later did I gradually come