The next morning.
A clear and pleasant voice sounded on the radio.
"Good morning, fellow citizens of Taoyuan City! I'm Liu Ru, the first broadcaster! Next, I'll sing a song called "Shui Tiao Ge Tou" for everyone. I hope you enjoy it."
The people of Taoyuan are used to getting up early, and most of them get up to make breakfast.
"Ah! This sound is so nice."
"You, an outsider, might not know this, but this was the former courtesan of Ruyi Tower, but now she's the city lord's concubine."
"Yeah! That's right, only a beauty like this is worthy of the city lord."
“That’s it!”
....
As for our city lord, he is still dating Zhou Gong’s daughter in his dream!
Liu Mang did this to entertain his concubines, and from then on the four top courtesans would take turns being the announcer.
Otherwise, I'm just sitting around doing nothing, so it would be nice to have something to do.
People start a new day listening to the heavenly songs.
Kyoto, Santen-ro Tower.
Zhuang Xueyu, the imperial preceptor of Great Yan, was maintaining an immortal demeanor in front of the empress.
"Disciple, what do you want to see me for today?"
While the empress wasn't paying attention, she moved her plump buttocks to cover the several packs of lattes underneath.
"Master, although the north and south have been recovered, there are too many victims and the court has to support hundreds of thousands of troops. The national treasury is a bit overwhelmed."
The Empress looked up at her astonished Master and asked:
"I don't know, Master, is there any solution?"
Upon hearing this, Master Xianyu opened his eyes slightly and looked at the empress.
"Didn't you accept Lin Zhengye's proposal? Why not continue to let Taoyuan City advance taxes? If 10 years isn't enough, then 20 years!"
Upon hearing this, the empress complained in her heart, "I thought I was quite cruel, but I didn't expect that my master was even more cruel."
"Master, this isn't good! If we push Liu Mang too hard, I'm afraid he'll start making trouble again."
"How dare he! He is already a child..." Zhuang Xianyu excitedly shouted when he heard this, but suddenly stopped himself and almost said "He is already the father of the child".
"Ahem, life has revived everywhere now, and we should be able to plant crops next spring. How about this, you and Liu Mang buy some food to last us a while!"
"But the treasury is out of money!" The empress's cold face showed bitterness.
"Are you really out of money?" Zhuang Xueyu frowned slightly.
My senior sister and master have entrusted me with the important task of unifying Da Yan. If I don't do it well, I don't know if I will be beaten!
While pondering over a countermeasure, he suddenly touched his belly and his eyes lit up. Yes, he could find his father!
"Don't worry, disciple. I'll come and find a solution for Taoyuan Liu Mang!"
The empress looked at the master suspiciously. Ever since he was released last time, he often touched his belly with his hands, like a pregnant woman.
But to be honest, I always feel that Master's belly seems to be a little bigger than before.
Suddenly, the empress didn't know what she was thinking about. She stared at her master's belly with an expression of disbelief on her face.
Zhuang Xueyu blushed slightly as his disciple kept staring at his belly. He quickly tugged at his Taoist robe and explained, "Ahem, I've gained a bit of weight recently, and my belly has gotten a bit rounder. Don't mind it, disciple."
The Empress looked at me with a look that said, "Master,
Could it be that he was really done something to by that gangster?
The scene of the master being tied up and shouting at the top of his lungs came back to his mind, and he shuddered.
Woohoo! It's all my fault, I've made you suffer so much humiliation. But don't worry, I'll treat the little rascal in your belly like my own sister, absolutely!
Zhuang Xueyu didn't know what the empress was thinking, but she felt very uncomfortable being stared at by her strange eyes.
"Disciple, please go down first! I will help you collect food."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for the Empress to speak, he disappeared from the spot in a flash.
The Empress watched Zhuang Xueyu disappear and murmured, "Master, are you using the child to threaten that scoundrel for my sake? Master has been so kind to me."
......
Taoyuan City, the city lord's office.
"Lord City Lord, many merchants from all over the country have come here today to buy food in large quantities, most of which are sold at 5 cents per pound." Bai Junsheng, director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, reported.
"Huh? Didn't I say that foreign merchants who buy grain must pay a 30% tax?" Liu Mang stopped practicing calligraphy.
"They collected everything before leaving the city! But as soon as these merchants saw the grain stores were full, they would come in droves to buy."
"If we hadn't opened a special window for the people, they might not be able to buy food."
Holy shit, is this really that crazy? There are at least dozens of grain stores in Taoyuan City, right?
"Who cares? It looks like these businessmen are up to no good."
Liu tilted his head, touched his lower body and thought for a while, then said: "Since they want to buy, let them buy it first. When we see who is cheating, we will see who is cheating. They are a bunch of unscrupulous profiteers."
"Yes, Lord City Lord."
After Bai Junsheng left, Liu Mang thought about it and realized that these businessmen seemed to be going to cheat the people in other places!
Oh, forget it, why bother with them! I can’t do anything about it, and it’s not my people who are being victimized anyway.
"Reporting to the City Lord, Luo Shan from the City Defense Brigade has something to report."
From outside came the loud voice of Brigadier General Pheasant, who was in charge of the city's defense.
"Come in!"
"Reporting to the City Lord, our brothers who were out on patrol recently discovered that many villages have been built around Taoyuan City."
"It's not that far from our Taoyuan, twenty kilometers west. Liyuan County has also been rebuilt with the support of the Great Yan Army."
"No way, from what you said, it seems that our Taoyuan City is surrounded by all those large and small villages?"
Liu Mang was a little confused. Could it be that Dayan wanted to mess with him again?
"But the people from these villages walk over ten miles every day to come to Taoyuan City to work. I heard they are all very hardworking and are now very popular in factories and workshops."
Oh my god, I thought the imperial court was going to deal with us again. It turns out that they are just trying to save money by letting those gangsters stay close to Taoyuan City and fend for themselves.
"Oh, then don't worry about it. Just pay attention to public security."
"Yes, sir."
Not long after, Wang Huaibao, director of the Construction Bureau, came again to chat with Liu Mang.
There are many foreign businessmen who need to buy houses now, but the other three sides of Taoyuan City are under construction, and there are no extra houses to sell to foreign businessmen.
Wang Huaibao also said that many businessmen have asked the Taoyuan City government to allow them to buy land and build houses.
"They're dreaming. I won't sell my Taoyuan land. Tell them to either rent a house or wait for the houses to be built. If they don't agree, get out immediately."
"By the way, Lord Mayor, the bicycle factory manager just asked if we should start selling bicycles now. The warehouse is full now."
Oh shit! Yeah, I originally planned to start selling them after the asphalt road was repaired. I almost forgot about it if no one hadn’t reminded me.
"Well! Go and tell them that it's OK to sell it, but you have to follow the procedures. That means you have to get a driver's license before you're eligible to buy it."
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