Amidst applause, the frail scholar trudged onto the stage. "Well, under the guidance of the Great Heavenly Master, I have successfully improved the second generation of rice seeds. We'll see results next month, and I estimate the yield will double."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue fell silent.
"How many?"
"One? In other words, if you bring one kilogram, you will get two kilograms now?"
"But he has already improved it once."
"This kid is really amazing."
"Didn't you hear him say that it was the Grand Master who was giving guidance?"
"Wow... The Grand Master is truly amazing. When can I ask him to give me some guidance?"
"Quiet!" Fang Zhiyi stood up and the discussions in the meeting room stopped.
"Next up is our elected next head of the Ministry of Commerce."
A woman walked onto the stage, and the audience erupted in an uproar: "It's a woman?"
"Are you kidding me?"
"My daughter actually became an official?"
"The Grand Master's School accepts girls. Are you discriminating against women?"
"No, no, no, don't talk nonsense."
The woman cleared her throat and slammed her fist on the table fiercely: "Shut up!"
The rough voice made everyone in the venue excited.
"Ahem, the Grand Master mentioned that the construction of the Taiping Warehouse has been initially completed, and we need the cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture." The woman glanced at the young scholar sitting nearby. "In the last two internal meetings, we discussed the possibility of establishing Taiping City in key locations between Liangzhou and Jizhou. Taiping City would be protected by the Taiping Army, have low commercial taxes, and allow merchants to trade freely."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was another round of discussion below, but no one raised any objections.
After all, it was the Great Heavenly Master who proposed that businessmen could enter the government.
"The Minister of Taxation has spoken."
A middle-aged man walked onto the stage. He was a little nervous and stammered for a long time before being unable to utter a word. The audience below burst into laughter.
After a long while, he blushed and said, "The land tax will be set at one-thirty percent, and refugees and slaves will be exempted from tax."
As soon as these words were spoken, the audience burst into applause!
This is of direct and beneficial benefit to the Qi family. Most of the people sitting here are of Qi family origin, so they naturally know what is good.
"Finally, the state will soon launch an event to dispel feudal superstitions, all produced by the Grand Master!"
After the first statewide convention ended, the representatives elected from various places were still discussing the matter.
"We should hold more conferences like this. The Grand Master is so wise!"
"There are so many openings that it takes about a month to make one trip."
"You're from Wuwei, right? I heard the road construction there is progressing very quickly. I guess it won't take that long."
"But it's true. Now all the bandits in Liangzhou have been wiped out. Let's just go. It's not tiring."
The King of Wu, who had been listening, kept his mouth shut. He finally realized that with the Taiping Dao and Fang Zhiyi, he would never be able to unify the world! These people actually stood on the side of the Taiping Dao from the bottom of their hearts!
The King of Wu was convinced. Although he still looked resentful when he saw Wang Erxi, he also found it quite interesting to watch the progress of the road construction as a supervisor. Fang Zhiyi also paid him a salary every month. It was not the kind of heavy copper coins and silver, but a light and rare thing. They said it was paper. The King of Wu cherished it very much and took it home to keep it well.
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