Ping'an City!
What was formerly the seat of Ningchuan Commandery has now become the capital of Xiliang.
The part that was destroyed by Tuoba Yu has been repaired, and with the frantic infrastructure construction by Liu Feng and others, the entire Ping'an City has now regained its brilliance and reached a new level.
Standing atop the city tower, one can see most of Ping'an City in the distance. The people have regained their former vitality, and everything is back on track.
Moreover, Lin Yi's spending of 100 million guan caused the entire Xiliang to enter a period of frenzied growth, with all industries making crazy breakthroughs and engaging in intense infighting.
As long as it doesn't kill you, then fight to the death!
Even Xun Yu had to exclaim, "My lord, the effect of spending one hundred million strings of cash is simply miraculous! The people of Xiliang are completely different now than before. Give them a spear, and I feel like they could fight a war!"
The people below walked with a brisk pace, afraid of wasting even a moment. Where else have you seen such a scene? It can be said to be unprecedented in its enthusiasm.
"Haha, money makes the world go round, and that's no joke!"
A smile flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. Although he didn't take out the hundred million guan all at once, it was only a small portion, but it was enough to give the people confidence.
This is the power of money, and it is the benefit that the people can see. If you don't know how to grasp it, you will only be harvested as leeks.
"Well, my lord is finally getting some peace and quiet, but Gan Ning and I are about to be exhausted," Chen Qun said, both amused and exasperated.
As soon as this preferential subsidy policy was announced, people from all walks of life sprang up to apply for it. Everyone had to come to the Prince's Mansion to register, which almost exhausted him.
He would have gone mad if the Crown Prince hadn't provided him with a lot of capable managers.
Gan Ning was in an even worse situation. With the lord's tax-free marine fishing policy, anyone with money was buying and building ships like crazy, forcing him to send people to protect them, which caused him a lot of headaches.
Hahaha!
Lin Yi couldn't help but laugh, and said quietly, "All efforts pay off. The development speed of Xiliang is now ten times, or even dozens of times, faster than usual. Changwen, you'd better put in more effort."
Such rapid development has some drawbacks; it was forced and accelerated.
However, compared to the energy it unleashes, this minor drawback is negligible. The North needs this kind of explosive speed right now, even if it requires a lot of money.
As for the 100 million strings of cash, that's not a problem at all; he'll probably earn it back before he even spends it all.
"My lord, this is a brilliant move! We spent some money to gain back a large amount of resources and upgraded a lot of technology, especially in the shipyard sector. We added five shipyards at once—that's absolutely insane!"
Xun Yu couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
He had witnessed the power of money firsthand, which was far more reliable than any scheming. This tax-free promotion had driven everyone crazy.
The emergence of five shipyards at once naturally indicates a significant shortage of ships, which undoubtedly aligns with the lord's strategy.
These boats are used for fishing in normal times, but they can be requisitioned in times of crisis and become troop transport ships, playing a vital role.
Given this situation, Xiliang will likely soon surpass the Northern Liang Royal City, and may even surpass the most prosperous Shuzhong Great Ning.
Lin Yi nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Besides its connection to future colonization plans, the Ocean Plan also aims to leverage this shipbuilding boom to launch our Brocade Sail Navy."
If the navy had been deployed earlier, it would have terrified Li Anlan. Now, mixed among civilian ships, it is less conspicuous, and at least there is an excuse.
"My lord is wise!"
Xun Yu's eyes lit up. "My lord is indeed far-sighted. This is a good idea. I don't care if others agree with the reasoning. I just need an explanation. If you don't like it, come and hit me!"
I can only say he truly lives up to his lord's reputation!
Wang Yue's lips twitched, and he forced a dry laugh, "My lord, things have gone quite smoothly, but there's still one small problem."
"What small problem?" Lin Yi was slightly taken aback. What could be a problem?
Wang Yue pointed towards the direction of Wuning Commandery in the distance and said irritably, "My lord, the people from Wuning Commandery saw that we had started our deep-sea fishing business, so they followed us."
Everyone frowned. The Brocade Sail Navy was protecting the ships of Xiliang. If they followed along and used the enemy's power to fish as well, they would be taking advantage of Xiliang.
"My lord, should we inform General Gan to sink them?"
He Jin's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He couldn't stand anyone taking advantage of him, and this person actually dared to take advantage of his lord. This was simply courting death.
Now he is responsible for assisting Chen Dao in training the Imperial Guards, and he is also responsible for patrolling Ping'an City. Because of his fierce and menacing expression, he has earned the title of Iron-Faced General.
At this moment, they exuded a murderous aura, and they really did look quite menacing.
Lin Yi shook his head and laughed, "Trying to take advantage of me isn't so easy. Everything has its cause and effect, and taking advantage of me won't be a good thing!"
Even if he were willing, Li Anlan probably wouldn't want the people of Wuning Commandery to have too much contact with him; it would be strange if he weren't worried.
Even so, it's still worth a visit to this dock. It'll be a great opportunity to see the navy of this era; it must be quite impressive.
He laughed and said, "Let's go check out the dock. Gan Ning is building a dock there now; it must be quite lively."
"Haha, this is absolutely beyond my lord's imagination! These ships are practically everywhere! There are just too many people trying to take advantage of you, my lord." Upon hearing this, Wang Yue couldn't help but burst into laughter.
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Lin Yi was taken aback. He had initially thought that ancient navigation was somewhat backward, but after hearing this, he became somewhat looking forward to it.
It's only been a few days, have these people already come up with all sorts of amazing ideas?
The group rode their horses to the dock and heard shouts from afar. It turned out to be boat trackers, which made Lin Yi both amused and exasperated. Had this industry developed into something like this?
They soon arrived at the dock, and seeing the densely packed boats on the Great Ning River, Lin Yi couldn't help but gasp. This was far more magnificent than the last time he had been here.
There must be hundreds of boats on this river. Are all these people crazy?
At this moment, Mi Zhu spoke up, saying with a wry smile, "My lord, you don't know, the day before yesterday, Gan Ning sailed out to sea with a fleet of warships, and returned with a ship full of cargo. And then these people went mad!"
He'd been catching so many fish these past few days he was sick of it, so he ended up hiring one of his men to take over – there were just too many fish!
"Wow, that's amazing! There are so many fish in the sea!" Lin Yi was startled. This harvest was incredible; they'd have to eat fish until they were sick of it.
However, it's understandable when you think about it. The fishing industry wasn't developed back then, and the fish in the sea were probably saturated outside of the natural food chain.
With this net cast, capture was naturally within reach.