"Miss Cai Yan belongs to the Prince; you are not worthy of her. Why don't you take a look at what's happening across the country? You might find some business opportunities."
"I'm interested in the preferential policies of our Xiliang. I heard that His Highness intends to vigorously develop Xiliang and has introduced many benefits to encourage the development of various industries!"
"Holy crap, what kind of perks are these? Are you kidding us?"
"What the hell are you talking about? Who is the Prince? Why would he lie to you? I've heard that some industries receive support from the Prince, and some special industries even get tax exemptions!"
"Duty free?"
Holy crap!
Upon hearing those two words, some businessmen's eyes lit up. They weren't interested in anything else, but those two words were absolutely top-notch; they had to get their hands on them.
"I'll buy a newspaper; I'll take this discount!"
"I want one too. Following the prince will definitely not be a loss; keeping up with the prince's footsteps is the only way."
"I'm just curious about the most talented woman in Xiliang; I'll buy a copy too."
In an instant, most of the newspapers on the newsboy's body were gone. He jumped up and down happily, having earned a little money for the day. He could go back and restock soon.
"The most talented woman in Xiliang?"
Upon hearing the title of "First Talented Woman of Xiliang," Wang Zitao frowned and scoffed, "What 'First Talented Woman 'Cai Yan? I've never even heard of her. She's probably just a name without substance!"
He had just entered Ningchuan Commandery when a group of people blocked his way.
At first, he thought something had happened up ahead, but it turned out to be just a newspaper, which made him sneer. A country bumpkin is a country bumpkin; what's so strange about a piece of paper?
However, despite saying that, his actions betrayed him, and he went straight to the newsboy.
"Hey kid, how much for one serving?"
"Boss, five coins a serving!"
"So cheap?"
Wang Zitao frowned, pulled out a wad of cash and handed it to him, saying in a deep voice, "I'm too lazy to count, just give me ten copies. I want to see what Lin Yi is up to, what kind of newspapers he is!"
In his memory, paper shouldn't be cheap, so Lin Yi charging five coins a sheet was way too cheap; he was probably losing money to gain publicity.
At this moment, Wang Zijin couldn't sit still any longer. How could she be blocked on her way when she was almost at the Prince's Mansion?
She couldn't help but peek out, frowning, and asked, "Brother, what's going on up ahead?"
"Little sister, what kind of newspaper is this that Lin Yi made? They say you can see everything happening in the All Under Heaven with it, it sounds pretty amazing." Wang Zitao rolled his eyes and said irritably.
"Newspaper?"
Wang Zijin was slightly taken aback, then took a newspaper and began to read it.
The first article, " The Heir's Dream! The Future of Xiliang?", made her pupils shrink. It concerned Lin Yi, and she couldn't help but continue reading.
After reading it, her expression turned serious, and she murmured, "What dream of a prince, what future of Xiliang? It's clearly the ambitious Lin Yi! If this newspaper spreads throughout Xiliang, I'm afraid the people of the world will only have King Lin Yi of Xiliang in their hearts, and no longer the Emperor!"
This article paints a stunning picture of a life that few ordinary people would resist.
Lin Yi is now brazenly claiming this title for himself, and he will likely soon gain the support of the entire Xiliang populace, even their die-hard loyalty. At that time, Lin Yi will be the true ruler of the North, and no emperor will matter.
"That's amazing?"
Wang Zitao's expression changed slightly before he began to read the newspaper in his hand. After reading the contents, he couldn't help but complain, "Good heavens, when did Lin Yi become even better at bragging than me? He's practically trying to reach the heavens!"
Putting aside everything else, just ensuring that ordinary people have meat to eat every day is a problem in itself.
These days, filling one's stomach is the bare minimum for ordinary people. You're going to create a system where people can eat meat at every meal? Isn't that asking people to jump up a social class? That's just too much to ask.
The claim that sweet potatoes and potatoes can yield 3,000 jin per mu is utter nonsense. Even the Northern Liang boasts about this, but it's all for naught until the harvest is complete.
To put it bluntly, his former buddies are just bragging!
Zhang Jinyi the side, couldn't help but sigh and said softly, "If the young master can achieve this, he will be the benefactor of the entire North, practically a god among men!"
Such a grand goal—if it were achieved, countless people would kowtow to him in reverence.
At this moment, Wang Zitao saw another article, and couldn't help but swallow hard, saying dryly, "Little sister, I think you should look at this; this is the most terrifying part!"
Wang Zijin was slightly taken aback, and looked in the direction he was pointing, her pupils shrinking involuntarily.
The Prince of Xiliang has decided to invest 100 million strings of cash to promote the overall development of Xiliang.
"This..."
Wang Zijin was also taken aback. To suddenly produce a person worth 100 million guan was simply outrageous.
She felt that she might have underestimated Lin Yi; with his terrifying wealth, he probably wouldn't even look at the Wang Clan.
Most importantly, Lin Yi has only been in Xiliang for a short time, yet he has already built such a terrifying industry. If he were given more time, he would probably be even richer than the current emperor. This is truly terrifying.
Given some time, he might actually be able to turn the tide and even surpass the Great Ning Dynasty.
At that time, a mere crown prince might not even be a threat to him.
"That's a hundred million strings of cash! Does Lin Yi have that much money?"
Zhang Jinyi, the Wang Clan's butler, was quite shocked. When did money start to be counted in hundreds of millions? This was far too extravagant.
Wang Zitao was also green with envy, muttering, "An investment of one hundred million guan? Has Lin Yi gone mad, or am I blind? One hundred million guan is a mountain!"
At this moment, cheers erupted from the surrounding area; clearly, many people had seen what was happening.
"My goodness, Your Highness is too amazing! He's taken out 100 million strings of cash to subsidize Xiliang. He's going to completely revitalize Xiliang!"
"My God, one hundred million strings of cash is an incredible amount of money! It's like the sky!"
"No wonder there are so many preferential benefits; it turns out the Prince is subsidizing us. This is wonderful; we have absolutely no worries."
"Look at these tax-free industries. Many of them are only tax-free for the first two years. The most reliable one is still the deep-sea fishing industry, which is tax-free for three years. Are they trying to get us to go out to sea to fish?"
"That's a bit unreliable. It's too far. Even if we went, it wouldn't be safe; there are pirates everywhere."
"You know nothing. Yesterday I saw a lot of warships on the banks of the Great Ning River. They seem to be the prince's navy, I think they're called the Brocade Sail Navy. They're probably here to escort us."