"Does Miss Chen have any good ideas?"
Lu Yan asked tentatively.
Chen Qingwan gave a bitter smile:
"I wouldn't call it a brilliant solution, but I simply feel that Datong needs to make some changes..."
Seeing that Chen Qingwan seemed hesitant to speak, Lu Yan chuckled and teased her:
"Miss Chen, is there perhaps something you're having trouble saying?"
"Why don't you tell me? Maybe I can help you solve your problem."
Chen Qingwan was taken aback by his slightly flippant tone, then said seriously:
"Lord Lu, Qingwan has a question and hopes you can enlighten her."
"Please feel free to speak."
Lu Yan poured himself a cup of tea and slowly took a sip.
"Your reform measures in Shannan Prefecture are truly astonishing. I wonder how you came up with these ideas?"
Chen Qingwan asked tentatively.
Lu Yan put down his teacup, a sly glint in his eyes, and deliberately sighed, saying:
"Alas, to be honest, Miss Chen, I was forced into this situation."
"Shannan Prefecture was originally a poor and remote place, where the people were starving and lacked proper clothing,"
"I simply cannot bear to see this."
"That's why we racked our brains to come up with these methods, hoping to give them a better life."
He paused, then continued:
"As for the specifics of how to do it... there's really nothing special about it,"
"It's simply a matter of increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, developing the economy, and raising people's incomes,"
"Another one is to crack down on corruption and rectify official conduct."
"Get those corrupt officials out of here!"
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