Vermilion Bird Street Flavor Grand Restaurant!
This restaurant, standing eight stories high, is a pilot restaurant spearheaded by the Ministry of Commerce. It not only offers local delicacies from Great Liang itself, but also cuisines from other regions of Great Liang, such as those from the Western Regions and the East Sea.
[The flavors you crave, you'll find them all here.] Flavor Grand Restaurant.
This is the slogan of the Flavor Grand Restaurant, which has attracted people from all over the capital. Just as the slogan says, you can find any flavor you want here.
The top floor of the restaurant had been booked out, and inside stood the most distinguished person in the Great Liang, the current emperor, Lin Yi.
Having not left the palace for a long time, he took advantage of his good mood to go out and enjoy himself. Seeing everything thriving, a smile appeared on his face; this was the scene he had envisioned.
He couldn't help but murmur, "An ideal country is one where the people have enough to eat and hope for the future."
"Your Majesty is wise; this is a blessing for the people of our Great Liang!" Zhang Juzheng exclaimed with deep emotion.
It would be truly tragic if the people didn't smile. Things are much better now; this is the hope the Emperor has brought to Great Liang, and it has ensured they have enough to eat.
Based on this alone, the emperor is a sage ruler.
Zhao Gao, standing to the side, couldn't help but flatter, saying, "Your Majesty bestows grace upon the All Under Heaven, and the people are all proud to be from Great Liang. Your Majesty should be a great emperor for all time!"
A great emperor of all time?
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi kicked him.
If someone else had said that, he might have been happier. That's what this guy said to Qin Shi Huang back then, and later Qin Shi Huang died.
"Waaaaah... Your Majesty kicked it well."
Having been kicked for no reason, Zhao Gao, the once all-powerful Chief of the Imperial Carriage Office, dared not utter a word of anger, and had to put on his most sincere smile, thinking, "The Emperor did a good job kicking me."
Lin Yi rolled his eyes at him, then looked at Mi Zhu beside him and said with a smile, " Zizhong, the Western Regions have now been completely opened up. The Ministry of Commerce can now fully promote the Western Regions trade routes!"
The Flavor Grand Restaurant was opened specifically for the Western Regions, promoting the flow of resources and economy, and turning those resources from the Western Regions into wealth for the Great Liang benefits in one fell swoop.
Now the Western Regions have become the backyard of the Great Liang, and a huge amount of resources can flow back continuously. Coupled with the needs of countries such as the Frostwest Empire and the Great West Empire, this will be an extremely large industrial chain.
These industrial chains can not only nourish the Great Liang, but also easily bypass the defenses of these countries, infiltrate their interiors, and lay the foundation for a future full-scale attack on the West.
Lin Yi naturally couldn't miss such a great opportunity.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, we have now sent people into the Western Regions to classify their resources and then systematically develop them, while also exporting our products."
Previously, some of our silk products and tea were very well received, bringing huge profits to Great Liang.
Mi Zhu nodded, his face beaming with excitement.
This amount to millions or tens of millions of dollars, which is extremely important for the development of Great Liang. It's like using the hard work of other countries to develop Great Liang, and this model is absolutely fantastic.
Lin Yi nodded slightly and smiled, "I will have Ma Chao and Ban Chao fully cooperate with you. If they are unwilling to open their borders to accept our goods, then they are going against my Great Liang!"
Forehead!
Upon hearing this, Mi Zhu's lips twitched. His lord's actions were nothing short of hegemonic business, a forced sale.
However, it's not a big deal. These things are also very rare in the West. They can't resist the advanced products brought by the advanced civilization of the East. This is an inevitable form of economic plunder.
Zhang Juzheng, standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh, exclaiming, "Now, all the aristocratic families have become the Emperor's servants, helping to fully promote the development of various industries. The Great Liang is about to enter a period of rapid development!"
The aristocratic families have gone from being an obstacle to an asset, which means that the Great Liang will operate at full capacity. This is a very rare and extremely beneficial thing for the Great Liang.
Lin Yi glanced at him and said meaningfully, "Besides our own efforts, there's another way to achieve rapid development, and it's also the fastest way. What do you think it is?"
"Plunder!"
Ban Chao, who had been looking at the information about the Western Regions, finally raised his head, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and said with a murderous look on his face.
That's right, it's plunder.
Plundering other countries' financial resources and advanced technologies to make up for one's own deficiencies is the fastest development model, but also the bloodiest.
Between nations, there are no rules of etiquette, only might makes right. Even if the Great Liang doesn't attack them, they will still set their sights on this Great Liang prize.
"That's right, it's plunder!"
Lin Yi glanced at the alien race members walking below, his eyes flashing with a cold light. These were all targets.
Developing slowly and evolving on its own is never as fast as directly taking what others have given it.
Even though Great Liang currently holds a leading position militarily, it still has weaknesses in many areas of civilian products. If other countries can develop these products, then all they need to do is seize them.
Leveraging Great Liang size, they quickly and easily overtook their rivals after seizing control and optimizing their strategy. This transformation was swift and simple.
Wealth plunder, resource plunder, technology plunder—we'll take it all!
Just then, Wang Yue hurried up and whispered a few words in Lin Yi's ear.
"Your Majesty, Jiang Li has just dealt with it..."
News from the outside world naturally couldn't be kept from the Net, and Wang Yue didn't dare to be negligent, so he reported it directly, after all, this was a sensitive figure.
Hearing his words, a smile flashed in Lin Yi's eyes, and he nodded slightly, saying, " Jiang Li is indeed a smart man. There's no need to involve him in this matter. Since he can see the situation clearly and can be used by me, then there's no problem."
As for that A Mao, since he's already been dealt with, let's deal with everyone who contacted him too.
Everyone has their own value. Although Jiang Li is no longer of much value, Lin Yi has no intention of killing him. Treating a surrendered person well can also show the world the inclusiveness of the Great Liang, so there's nothing wrong with that.
On the contrary, his second son-in-law, A Mao, was somewhat foolish. He had no trump cards and still wanted to cause trouble; he must have some mental issues.
These types of officials, including Lu Yafu, one of the vice deans of the Imperial Academy, were surrounded by people with intricate Net. It could be said that they knew exactly which woman each of them slept with every day.
They actually wanted to use explosives; that's really foolish.
There is no one in this All Under Heaven who cannot be killed; everyone can be killed.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I have already sent people to handle it. This A Mao has joined forces with several tribal leaders who were formerly chieftains in the south, and he simply wants to get Jiang Wei promoted."
A hint of mockery flashed in Wang Yue's eyes; these people were really overthinking things.