"The Farmer's Fat Wife" - Fat men are all potential gems (Twenty-three...)
The Seven Heavenly Kings' power structure lasted for six years before collapsing. In an instant, Aoki Heavenly King occupied three states, causing the other Heavenly Kings to tremble with fear.
Once the pills are taken, it's time to digest them. Ye Xiqing isn't worried about that; she has unique digestion techniques.
King Aoki redistributed the land, collected inferior currency, and exempted taxes. Don't they know in their hearts who the rightful owners of this land are?
Women from other states have long wanted to immigrate to Huaizhou. Now that they haven't moved there themselves, Aoki no Tenka has. He truly lives up to his title of Tenka!
Women in other states were overjoyed, and men obediently followed instructions without daring to utter a sound.
This is the benefit of publicizing the negative aspects. If you keep promoting how great Huaizhou is, then if there's even the slightest downside, newcomers will feel that it's not so great after all.
However, if the evils of Huaizhou are constantly publicized, then anyone who comes in will find it not so bad if there is even the slightest bit of good in it.
The public has always claimed that women from Huaizhou would kill men without any scruples. As a result, men will have a natural fear of women from Huaizhou, and their standards for women from Huaizhou will immediately rise to the point where they only need to be able to kill people randomly.
Tall, strong women clad in iron armor walked back and forth, adding a touch of coldness to the conquered territory.
The people of Huaizhou are wealthy and eat well, unlike outsiders who are pale and thin.
When recruiting soldiers in Huaizhou, they didn't just recruit anyone; anyone would do, but there were physical requirements.
The Huaizhou soldiers, carefully selected, meticulously armed, and scientifically trained, exuded a spirit and energy that set them apart from those from other places.
After occupying a new place, the first thing to do is, of course, raid its territory.
The government office, which has been closed for a century, is now open. Everyone is welcome to report any wrongdoings. We will handle any grievances immediately.
Local tyrants accumulate wealth penny by penny, but she can seize it en masse.
Some people have offered advice, saying that although the people's emotions are boiling, local power is mostly in the hands of powerful local families.
If we keep making enemies of all the powerful clans, won't that make the powerful clans in other states wary of us and do everything they can to deal with us?
Ye Xiqing did not heed this advice: "If we don't become their enemy, will the fruits of victory still be ours?"
There were many peasant uprisings in ancient times, but the first one was rarely successful. The first wave of uprisings was usually led by impoverished people who could no longer survive. They would instinctively raise their voices and become the ones who broke the window.
However, the first person to break the window not only suffers the most impact, but may also lack a clear idea of what to do.
They were either wiped out by the still-incompetent imperial court, or corrupted internally, or more commonly, hijacked by another noble group.
This is a very unfair thing. The peasant rebels were the ones who broke the windows, but because the nobles had more capital, they had a better chance to take advantage of the situation.
Accepting these old aristocratic groups would make their path much easier.
But who would benefit at that time is hard to say.
Therefore, rather than accepting the speculation of the old aristocratic groups, she preferred to first confiscate the homes of those aristocratic groups, as their money was the greatest expression of sincerity.
It's much easier to plunder the property of the leaders than the property of the common people. The leaders have already been plundered in advance, so not only will it not cause protests from the people, but they will also return some of it, and the people will praise them.
After capturing a city, the same process was followed: re-registering households, eliminating bandits, redistributing land, and collecting exorbitant taxes.
War is an extremely costly activity, but if you win, you can recoup your investment indefinitely.
What they conquered was real land, and what they gained were real resources and people, which will generate a continuous stream of benefits in the future.
Moreover, because Ye Xiqing is a matriarchal society, she has a special advantage: she naturally has people to unite with.
Conflicts are not a problem if there are too many, but if there are too few. If it is only a conflict between states, she has to consider the possibility that local forces will not submit.
But now, in addition to the conflicts between states, there is also a conflict between women and men.
No matter where a person is from, as long as they are a woman, they are her natural ally.
After all, given the restrictions placed on women in feudal times, even noblewomen who were reduced to commoners received far more benefits than women in patriarchal families. No matter how talented they were, their only path was to marry and have children.
Women, who make up half of the human race, will spontaneously become the nail that weds the new soil in place.
The old marriage system that forced women to leave their homes was similar to the system used to treat prisoners of war. The prisoners of war were needed for their labor, but the authorities did not trust them.
They were scattered to different places, with several people watching over one person. Even if they wanted to rebel, they would be powerless to fight against so many people and would not rebel.
Now it's the same in reverse; Ye Xiqing hopes that every woman can help her keep her man in check.
With the example of Huaizhou, it was very simple to replicate the model in the two newly acquired prefectures. Moreover, because of the trust established in Huaizhou, there was no need to go through the process of consolidating trust again.
People from the other two states voluntarily handed over old and inferior currency. The exchange rate between the old and Huaizhou coins was 1:1.2, making the Qingmu Tongbao the most valuable.
Previously, when the other two Heavenly Kings were in power, people had to consider the political risks of using Aoki coins. Now that Aoki Heavenly King has taken over, it doesn't matter anymore. Even if they issue exchange tickets, the people feel at ease and are eager to exchange their coins.
The government limited the time during which 1:1 exchange was allowed. After that time, the exchange ratio between normal and inferior currency would be restored. Only those delivered within the designated exchange period would be eligible for a 1:1 exchange.
As a result, ordinary people, without considering the consequences, would take their old and inferior coins and go to exchange them.
The old full-weight copper coins were still usable, but Ye Xiqing artificially inflated the value of the Qingmu Tongbao coins. Since the people under her rule faced no political risks, they naturally exchanged them for new coins.
Those old Zhongtong coins from outside haven't expired yet, so there's no need to melt them down and recast them; the old Zhongtong coins can be used directly in the government-controlled areas.
Previously, all areas were controlled by the old dynasty government, which had been in control for two hundred years. The government-controlled areas were very large, and even in many anti-government areas, the old Tongbao coins were not prohibited.
The old-style heavy coins not only retained their value but also posed less political risk than the green coins, making them popular among the people.
After this battle, the political risks associated with Aoki Tsuho began to diminish.
In particular, the more astute residents of the two prefectures of Huzhou and Shazhou have begun to accept inferior currency at a higher rate.
For some, wartime is a chaotic period, but for others it is a business opportunity.
They bet that Aoki Tenno would eventually attack, and then they would exchange the inferior currency at a 1:1 ratio and make a huge profit from the difference!
Because of speculation by many people, the value of inferior currency outside unexpectedly increased, which was something no one expected.
However, Ye Xiqing was not so quick to expand elsewhere. Her consistent strategy was to stabilize one area first, at least get through the three-year tax-free period, before thinking about other things.
I wonder if those two Heavenly Kings can still sleep soundly when their families are full of people hoping for their main family to go bankrupt and exchange Aoki coins at a 1:1 ratio.
Thanks to Huaizhou's persistent production, the circulation of Qingmu coins has become quite large. Ye Xiqing still refuses to allow the exchange of stored coins for inferior coins and continues to produce new coins slowly on her own.
After all, she had acquired mines in two more states and had Buddha statues in two more states to mint new coins.
After a few exchanges, the Aoki Tsuho became the circulating currency in the surrounding area, and the inferior currency was turned into a storage currency by speculators.
People in other states were hoarding currency, waiting for Ye Xiqing to attack. Ye Xiqing, on the other hand, began to reward the army with gold, silver, and copper coins, which were hauled away cartload after cartload.
Ye Xiqing has no conscripts under his command, only professional soldiers, who are extremely particular about physical fitness, and of course, they are quite expensive.
But it doesn't matter how much money it costs; for Huaizhou right now, money is the easiest thing in the world to get back.
A major battle involves consumption in all aspects, which makes countless people rich. After making money, they spend it and then recoup it through taxation.
Huaizhou has completely transformed from a major exporting prefecture into a major importing prefecture. Other places only need so many supplies because of war, but Huaizhou only needs so many supplies because of the stable daily expenses of its people.
Although there was no internet in ancient times, once people had money, they could develop a lot of entertainment, such as various ball games, or shooting arrows wrapped in cloth, wearing armor, and shooting them in real life.
For example, games like Werewolf, scripted murder mystery games, and various lying games can help train everyone's thinking skills.
Once you establish a family, there's very little that the leader needs to do. Ye Xiqing spends his days laughing and joking with a group of people, and every day he wakes up and thinks about where to go for fun. That's what being an emperor is all about.
The woman who was actually in charge of getting things done, seeing her leisurely demeanor, felt a nameless anger rising within her for some reason.
Ye Xiqing responded, "You should hire more people. Don't do everything yourself. Overwork can really kill you."
One diligent person can do 1.5 times the work, and three lazy people can catch up by doing only 0.5 times the work, while also providing three job opportunities.
People are the basic unit. At the beginning of the new dynasty, the principle of supplementing production capacity with quantity rather than individual ability was established.
If you find you can't handle everything, hire someone else, don't look for her.
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When leaders are so lazy, those below will follow suit, and the rotation system becomes very common.
If one group of people is split in half and rested in shifts, the remaining people will be under a lot of pressure. Splitting two groups of people in half and resting in shifts is just right and can also provide more job opportunities.
If you have nothing to do, you can have children. Having children will not affect your promotion. In fact, the policy of awarding points for having children will make you more competitive in the assessment and promotion process.
Of course, public officials can only have a maximum of two children. In the past, when men had 100% control over women's bodies after marriage, contraception is really not a difficult thing.
The old dynasty's mourning leave was transferred to maternity leave. Didn't they say that the dead would be reincarnated? Why bother with the newborn? Why care about the bones and ashes? When they died, they were just given a proper tree burial to be used as fertilizer.
Just then, the ruler of the Aoki Dynasty, Mu De, returned to her beloved tree burial practice.
When we build a new house in the future, we'll realize how good our ancestors were.
Because he was surrounded and attacked by an army of "500,000", and even managed to kill one of them, Aoki Tenno's power and influence increased even more.
After all, ordinary people don't know much. If they hear "500,000," they'll really believe it. How many people are in a village? To defeat an army of 500,000 is terrifying!
Before the battle, the enemy's army was dehydrated; after the victory, the enemy's army was rehydrated. Ye Xiqing instructed the propaganda department to spread this message.
Five years later, the tax exemption period for reclaiming wasteland had expired, and Ye Xiqing began to march towards Husha to avenge the encirclement and suppression. She also dispatched an army of 500,000!
When the three-state alliance mobilized 500,000 troops, the people of Huaizhou just laughed it off, but the two kings of Husha couldn't laugh at all.
Ye Xiqing occupied three prefectures and recuperated for five years. Others would find it hard to believe that she had an army of 500,000, but she could actually produce 100,000 soldiers with ease.
The scenes are reversed, but they are by no means similar.
Even happier than Aoki Tenoh's subordinates were those who hoarded inferior currency. "My dear Tenoh, let's take him down in one fell swoop!"
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