Empire's Rise: Starting by Building a Fiefdom and Forging a Steel Dynasty!

An accident caused Li Xin to transmigrate to another world, becoming the third prince of the Great Gan Dynasty.

Looking at his fiefdom, which was covered in thousands of miles of ice and snow...

Chapter 17 Household Registration, Abolition of Population Tax

As expected, after the Prince Xin's palace issued an order to abolish the poll tax, the people in the city cheered and praised the Prince Xin's benevolence and love for the people.

These people were also very grateful that they had escaped to Dongning City.

Not only did they save their lives, but they also worked for the Prince's Mansion, and the Mansion even provided them with meals.

Now, the poll tax has been abolished.

All these measures have greatly reduced the burden on the people.

For this reason, the people are deeply grateful to His Highness Prince Xin.

"He is truly a living Bodhisattva reincarnated!"

"With His Highness Prince Xin here, Dongning City is truly blessed!"

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Amid cheers, the people no longer resisted household registration.

On the contrary, some people with ill intentions began to feel uneasy.

They were especially terrified when they heard that the purpose of registering household registrations was to arrest spies within the city.

In a secluded house, a thin-faced, monkey-like man looked around with some panic.

He breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that no one was around.

He knew that the city-wide manhunt and various measures, such as household registration, were all aimed at capturing him.

He was filled with anxiety and fear, and even broke down.

No, we have to escape the city!

We can't stay here any longer!

Otherwise, he'll be caught by the Prince Xin's men sooner or later!

Thinking it over, the thin-faced, monkey-cheeked man wrote down what had happened in the city during this time and stuffed it into the cylinder in the leg of the carrier pigeon.

The carrier pigeon took to the sky and flew away into the distance...?