Divine books for transmigrators

"But Your Majesty, what will happen if the Jiang Kingdom's treasury runs out of money in the future?"

Fang Weiyan could be so willful, but several ministers still couldn't stand it and cautiously offered their advice.

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan glanced at the other person and asked, "What's your name? What's your position?"

The minister who had spoken felt a pang of unease upon hearing this. Was this a prelude to settling scores later?

Thinking of how many ministers the other party had killed, the minister couldn't help but feel a chill. "Your subject is Ji Chunzhe, Ministry of Revenue."

"Ji Chunzhe?"

Fang Weiyan heard the name and glanced at the other person again.

Ministers who dare to speak out at this time, and even offer direct advice, are very likely to be loyal ministers.

The other party's name was not on the list he had previously submitted to Cheng Feng.

He silently memorized the other person's name, and then Fang Weiyan said, "I am aware of the matter concerning the national treasury."

They neither criticized the other party nor promoted them immediately.

This leaves other ministers with a sense of implied leniency, and those who offer advice later are likely to be loyal ministers.

At present, Fang Weiyan does not know much about the ministers in the court, and this is the only way he can learn about them.

If you think he's a loyal subject, then promote him more in the future.

"The abolition of these exorbitant taxes and levies must be announced to the people of the land as soon as possible."

"Now that I have just become emperor, I hope that all of you will do your utmost to create a golden age for the Jiang Kingdom and make Jiang Kingdom a prosperous dynasty. At that time, I will grant you all your riches and honors."

Finally, Fang Weiyan didn't forget to make empty promises to them.

Although it was just wishful thinking, Fang Weiyan felt that he still had the ability to make it happen for them.

Upon hearing Fang Weiyan's words, the ministers exchanged glances, then knelt down in unison, shouting words of utmost devotion.

Seeing this Fang Weiyan waved his hand, "Alright, everyone go and get these things done as soon as possible."

After saying that, Fang Weiyan turned and left.

He has a lot to do next.

As per his instructions, the students were to be allowed to take the exams. Fang Weiyan then gathered all the students who had performed well in the exams and provided them with some basic training.

As for the training content, it was naturally the books that Fang Weiyan had prepared.

The first book, "A Friend of Military and Civilian Dual-Use Talent," doesn't cover tank and airplane shooting, but it covers everything from wheat and corn cultivation, chicken, duck, and goose raising, civil engineering, ancient Chinese technological achievements, cooking, and accounting.

This book was originally intended as a divine tool for rapidly restarting human civilization, reorganizing production, and restoring social structures after the war.

The second book was Barefoot Doctor's Manual and Militia Training Guide.

Fang Weiyan planned to simply hand the training guide to Lin Liyun and have him train the soldiers according to its contents.

We'll print more of the Barefoot Doctor's Manual so that doctors can read it more often.

Fang Weiyan still wanted to gather those students together and give them some basic training, on topics such as wheat and corn cultivation and accounting.

Having learned this knowledge, they can be dispatched to various counties and prefectures to be entrusted with important tasks.

However, before that, we need to consider Jiang Kingdom's debt problem.

With that in mind, Fang Weiyan returned directly to Earth.

Earth.

After Fang Weiyan returned, he first went to the Daoist temple to tidy up the Incense Offerings and add more. Then, Fang Weiyan found a secluded corner.

He took out his phone and called Su Qingyun.

"It's rare for you to call me, what's up?"

Su Qingyun answered the phone quickly, Fang Weiyan could hear noise on the other end, so he knew that she was busy.

"Well, I'm cultivating these drugs, and I need some money for research funding."

Fang Weiyan thought about it. Jiang Kingdom owed too much foreign debt, and in addition, if Fang Weiyan wanted to start restoring Jiang Kingdom's productivity and boosting the economy, then he needed even more money.

"Okay, how many do you need? I'll arrange it for you right away!"

Fang Weiyan's reason for asking for money was perfectly reasonable, and upon hearing this, Su Qingyun immediately offered to get it for Fang Weiyan.

"Hmm, the amount I need might be quite large. How much can you provide?"

"Well, let me see... The second batch of funds has already arrived, several tens of billions, but most of these funds are already budgeted for, so we can probably free up..."

While answering Fang Weiyan's questions, Su Qingyun flipped through the accounts and quickly replied, "There's about five billion that can be readily available."

"Then give me five billion!"

Fang Weiyan thought for a moment and then asked for 5 billion.

He wanted the 5 billion, he didn't believe it anymore, and took the 5 billion to fund construction in the Jiang Kingdom and stimulate the economy.

I refuse to believe that he can't elevate the national strength of the Jiang Kingdom to the yellow level in a short period of time!

"Okay, I'll have the finance department transfer the 5 billion to you later."

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Qingyun immediately replied.

Seeing this, Fang Weiyan responded, "By the way, shall I send the medicine from here to your place by car?"

He had only given the other party a sample before; he hadn't yet given them the medicinal herbs he had purchased from Uncle Bai.

"Okay, just send a car to deliver it."

Su Qingyun nodded in agreement.

Both of them were quite busy at the moment. Su Qingyun wanted to spend some time with Fang Weiyan, but it was during working hours. With her mind focused on this matter, Su Qingyun chatted with Fang Weiyan for a few minutes before they hung up the phone.

Fang Weiyan hung up the phone, then went down the mountain and directly called a car to transport the medicinal herbs.

He's currently blessed with Koi Luck Transformation, so there shouldn't be any danger on the transport route.

After finishing that, Fang Weiyan contacted a cement manufacturing plant.

He was thinking of buying a cement factory and producing cement for his own use.

Otherwise, if the entire Jiang Kingdom, such a vast place, needed cement, continuously purchasing it would cost a lot more money.

Having its own cement plant can save a lot of money.

Next, Fang Weiyan purchased a large quantity of supplies, followed by the purchase of silver.

To avoid suspicion, Fang Weiyan purchased land from several different manufacturers.

With 5 billion yuan deposited into his account, Fang Weiyan immediately began spending it.

The five billion had only been in their hands for a short time, and the money was spent like water.

One tael of silver costs 240 on Earth, Fang Weiyan directly spent 2.4 billion to buy ten million taels of silver.

Jiang Kingdom owed nearly three million taels of silver.

Fang Weiyan took ten million taels of silver, which should be enough to cover his expenses.

However, we still need to purchase some supplies such as rice, flour, and salt.

After all, bringing so much silver over would cause a sudden increase in money, which would lead to currency devaluation.

To put it simply, if the Jiang Kingdom can only produce 100 catties of grain per year, and the Jiang Kingdom originally had 100 taels of silver, then one tael of silver could buy one catty of grain.

Now, if you suddenly have a lot of silver, say a thousand taels, but only a hundred catties of rice, then you'll need ten taels of silver to buy one catty of rice.

In other words, it's simple inflation.

To prevent this from happening, Fang Weiyan naturally needed to purchase a large quantity of grain and transport it to the Jiang Kingdom.

According to calculations, ten million taels of silver can buy 20 billion catties of refined rice.

If we use the same price for refined rice as before, then purchasing 20 billion jin of rice would require 5.16 billion yuan.

For Fang Weiyan, the money was simply not enough.

Therefore, Fang Weiyan decided to buy aged rice directly this time, which would be cheaper.

Besides buying some old rice, we also need to buy some fine salt.

Fine salt from the Jiang Kingdom is still very expensive, and recently, due to various events, its price has risen considerably.

Therefore, buying fine salt is essential and can also reduce expenses.

Even though Fang Weiyan tried every possible way to reduce expenses, this 5 billion yuan was still a problem.

It hadn't even been long since I'd had it, and I'd already spent almost all of it.

Looking at the nearly empty wallet, Fang Weiyan felt a slight headache coming on.

Indeed, when it comes to supporting a country, the money involved is truly bottomless.

No wonder Huaxia invests astronomical sums in foreign aid and construction projects.

After spending most of his money, Fang Weiyan hurriedly returned to Yanhuai City.

Jiang Kingdom, Yanhuai City.

Soon after Fang Weiyan issued the order, the ministers quickly took action.

The measures to abolish the taxes levied on the people for farming, as well as corvée labor and other exorbitant levies, quickly spread throughout the Jiang Kingdom.

The Underworld Administration played a major role in relaying messages, which is why the messages spread so quickly.

Shortly after the notice was posted, people began to notice the new notice issued by the imperial court.

Upon seeing the notice above, people immediately gathered around to read it.

"Tax..."

Upon seeing the words above, some people immediately noticed the most important phrases.

"Taxes? Does this mean the imperial court is going to increase taxes again?"

Upon hearing this, the illiterate villagers nearby immediately changed their expressions.

The thought of taxes increasing again made his face pale.

In today's world, survival is already extremely difficult; if taxes are increased further, how will anyone survive?

"I heard that the new emperor has just ascended the throne, and the national treasury is empty. They can't even pay the soldiers' salaries. It's normal to increase taxes, but it's the common people who are suffering."

"Alas, the new emperor has only been enthroned for a short time, and yet taxes have already been increased."

The people standing nearby began to discuss the matter.

The surrounding people looked even more grim upon hearing this.

However, the next moment, the person who was looking at the notice turned around and looked at the crowd behind him who were talking excitedly, with a hint of confusion on their face.

"Who told you that the new emperor was going to increase taxes? It's clearly stated that the new emperor cares for the people and knows how hard they work, so he has abolished the tax on farming."

"What?"

The people who were still discussing this were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then their eyes widened.

"Taxes have been abolished? Are you sure you're not lying to us?"

"Yes, how could that be? The imperial court is already short of money, and now taxes have been abolished. How can you deceive us like this?"

"That's simply impossible. What dynasty would do such a thing? Without taxes, how could they support all those officials and soldiers?"

The people around who heard this did not believe it at all.

They didn't believe it could be true.

"How could I possibly deceive you? I am a scholar who has studied the classics!"

Seeing the crowd's expression, the man in the scholar's robe blushed and then spoke loudly.

The crowd was taken aback by the other person's reaction, and a doubt began to creep into their hearts. Could it be that what the other person said was true?

But how could that be? This is tax abolition! Such a huge deal, how could they possibly be telling the truth?

The crowd was puzzled, but then someone who could read stepped forward, took a closer look, and immediately showed a look of surprise on his face.

"It really is true, taxes have indeed been abolished."

"Whoosh..."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd erupted in cheers, their initial shock turning into ecstatic joy.

Is this tax truly being abolished?

"From now on, will we no longer have to pay taxes for farming?"

"If that's the case, then no one in the family will have to go hungry anymore!"

Some elderly farmers were in tears at this moment. Having suffered from heavy taxes, they felt that better days were about to arrive.

"Not only that, all kinds of exorbitant taxes and levies will be abolished, and all kinds of corvée labor will be eliminated."

Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, the scholar standing nearby immediately spoke up again.

Upon hearing this, the crowd wore expressions of disbelief.

How is that possible?

How could they possibly exempt people from even corvée labor?

Even some literate people couldn't help but step forward to take a look, and their faces flushed red when they saw it clearly.

"I must inform my friends about this; the good days for the people of the Jiang Kingdom are coming!"

After saying that, several people immediately turned and hurriedly left.

The many people who were stunned in place did not come to their senses for a long time, and then they began to kowtow in the direction of the palace.

They knew that their lives might have been given to them by the person sitting in the palace.

By exempting them from these taxes, the other party essentially gave them a way to survive!

The sheer volume of taxes they had to pay each year had already exhausted them.

Now that we are no longer harmed by it, how can we not be overjoyed?

Soon, news began to spread in many places that the imperial court was going to exempt these taxes.

Many people were puzzled: if these taxes were abolished, where would the imperial court get the money in the future?

However, the common people didn't care about that; they only knew that this benefit had truly reached them.

They also realized that the current emperor was indeed treating them well.

They've only just taken office and they've already done something like this; it seems their good days are just around the corner.

As a result of this event, countless students subsequently began preparing for the entrance examination and headed to Yanhuai City to take the test.

According to the notice, all students going to Yanhuai City for the exam would have travel expenses.

A single notice seemed to breathe new life into the once lifeless Jiang Kingdom.