Become the Emperor of Man by starting from the Qiyun entry

Chapter 771 Fang Xiangdao's Strategies for Governing the Country: Aristocratic Families are Wolves, Government Offices are Tigers and Leopards, Chu Wujiang's Brilliant Killing Technique
Chu Wujiang asked in surprise:

"Your Excellency, why go to such lengths?"

"I have always been confident in your abilities."

"Our army fights on the front lines without needing to worry about logistical support or the unrestricted warfare of the demonic alliance. Your Excellency has truly made a great contribution."

"I am utterly disheartened and no longer fit to rule the court."

As a result, Fang Xiang dissipated some of his magical power, revealing a full head of white hair.

Fang Xiaoran's death was a huge blow to him.

Especially since he knew that this matter was related to Fang Fusheng.

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If we examine the facts closely, the Fang family's losses were not so severe; in fact, they gained quite a bit.

Two portions of Saint-level fortune are enough for the Fang family to produce a half-step Heavenly Mandate level expert in the future.

In addition to the Fang family's contributions to assisting the new dynasty, they were also eligible for a noble title and a place in society.

Chu Wujiang held a negative view of the way Fang Xiang educated his son.

However, he held a positive attitude towards the policies of the Prime Minister in governing the country, reducing corvée labor, restricting the use of spirit rice, increasing taxes on spirit pills, and taxing alcohol.

In particular, Chu Wujiang is going to manage the new dynasty, and there is a shortage of talent in the civil service system. His rapid rise also means that the Chu family's talent pool is not enough.

The daytime is nice, but there's only one person there.

The newspaper established by the Chu family attracted many scholars, and the royal palace also attracted many poor young men to join them, but the number was too small and the quality was not good enough.

Chu Wujiang still needs a civil official like Fang Xiang.

After all, having a skilled and experienced bureaucrat to help is much more convenient than rebuilding on one's own, thus avoiding more trouble.

Chu Wujiang added:

"Prime Minister Fang, I can help you extend your lifespan."

"If you feel the burden is too heavy, you can share some of it."

Fang Xiang was the head of the civil officials. Although he could appoint others as prime minister, he had many protégés and former subordinates, and his administrative efficiency was incomparable to that of the other day.

Fang Xiang refused:
"Your Majesty, a new emperor brings a new court."

"If an old minister clings to the position of prime minister, he will easily obstruct the way forward. In addition, old ministers have many connections, so they often cannot make their own moves."

Fang Xiang has accumulated a great deal of personal connections along the way, and if Chu Wujiang were to implement sweeping reforms, he would be caught in the middle and find it very difficult.

So if things don't turn out well, it's better to retire gracefully after achieving success.

That old fox is really cunning; he's calculated things too meticulously.

Chu Wujiang sighed:

"Then I grant permission."

Fang immediately kowtowed to express his gratitude for Heaven's grace, saying:
"This old minister thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness."

Chu Wujiang waved his hand and said:
"Prime Minister Fang, don't rush to say thank you."

"I intend to establish a bureau specifically to accommodate experienced senior officials who will not be required to attend morning court sessions or handle specific affairs."

"Just give me some suggestions, and I'll fill in the gaps and make up for any shortcomings."

"Let's call this bureau the Advisory Bureau."

"I request that Chancellor Fang serve as an advisor."

This……

Fang Xiang did indeed feel more grief than despair, but he was actually very young, younger than most third-stage primordial spirits.

He could continue to rule for another two hundred years and have many more sons, no problem.

Fang Xiang's strategy of retreating was also an attempt to bypass the initial storm and make long-term plans for the family.

Chu Wujiang said frankly:

"If Prime Minister Fang is worried that the upcoming reforms will cause the Fang family to offend too many forces and too many people, then I can tell you clearly that I will not treat the Fang family as a pawn."

"My orders are my responsibility."

"The practice of using ministers to do things and then kicking them aside at the end is not my style."

"The Fang family can also make their demands."

“I remember what Prime Minister Fang said: How can you hand over the world to someone you despise?”

Fang Xiang's heart stirred, and he bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, I am ashamed, but I am willing to serve as your advisor."

Fang Xiang declined the position of prime minister, but he accepted the position of advisor to avoid directly taking action against his old friend.

Chu Wujiang smiled upon hearing this:
"With the help of the righteous, why worry about unrest in the world?"

Fang Xiang immediately said:

"Your humble servant is ashamed."

Chu Wujiang added:

"Prime Minister Fang, please don't be so polite. Please point out any problems or shortcomings in the policies and strategies that I just announced in court."

During the enthronement ceremony, Fang Xiang remained completely silent, but he expressed his approval of Chu Wujiang's general policies, including abolishing the system of enfeoffing kings, bestowing titles upon meritorious officials, exempting them from taxes, and reducing land rents.

But Chu Wujiang ultimately lacked experience in governing the world.

He wasn't sure if his idea was correct.

One should not be arrogant.

Fang Xiang pondered for a moment and said:

"Your Majesty has treated the former imperial family well, conferred titles upon meritorious officials, and used the royal treasury and spoils of war to exempt the entire nation from taxes and levies. This is truly a benevolent policy rarely seen in history."

"It's just that I might not be very familiar with local governance."

Chu Wujiang's eyes lit up. The Prime Minister was finally going to share some of his governing experience, so he pressed on, asking:

"Could it be a problem of outstanding debts among the people?"

"I intend to forgive the people's debts and order all localities to burn bonds, so as to reduce the burden on the people."

Land tax, land rent, and usurious loans owed by the people.

The farmers carried extremely heavy burdens, and Chu Wujiang needed to expend considerable effort to remove them one by one.

Fang Xiang nodded and said:
"Your Majesty's understanding of the harm of debt is admirable."

"But this is not the most painful thing for ordinary people. People often mistakenly believe that land rent is the heaviest burden, but they do not understand the real situation in rural areas and make wild assumptions."

There is a folk saying: "The first tax is light, the second tax is heavy, and the third tax is a bottomless pit."

Chu Wujiang was startled upon hearing this and quickly asked:

"Prime Minister, please speak!"

Fang Xiang began to explain:

"The imperial land tax is nominally not heavy. It is divided into different tax burdens according to different land conditions, and occasionally it can be as low as one-thirtieth of the tax, which is a relatively light tax."

"To put it bluntly, in order to express their good governance, emperors of past dynasties exempted certain land taxes. This was actually not much, and the court could afford it."

"But this is only nominal, hence the name, meaning the head tax is light."

“If the court only collected taxes in this way, it might not even be able to pay the wages of the government offices. So they collected the fire tax and various corvée labor.”

"For example, being responsible for organizing the militia, repairing river channels, and so on."

“These corvée labor services, when converted into silver, are much heavier than the land tax.”

"Under normal circumstances, land tax plus corvée labor accounted for about 20% of a farmer's income."

"This is what is meant by the double taxation."

The Tianming Dynasty had Confucian scholars, who valued propriety. They believed that levying too much land tax would make the emperor appear tyrannical and detrimental to benevolence.

Therefore, land taxes must be low.

We'll change the name and take it back.

Examples include public welfare funds, management fees, education fees, preferential treatment fees, transportation fees, etc.

This way, the emperor's benevolence is not diminished, and the emperor can even put on a show by exempting land taxes.

Chu Wujiang understood this and continued to ask:

"Compared to land rent, these don't seem to be very heavy."

"With 20% tax and 50% rent, it's clear that the landlords are collecting more."

Fang Xiang revealed a sly smile and said:
"Your Majesty is unaware that this is only what it appears to be."

"The farmer's proverb has one last part: taxes are a bottomless pit."

“In addition to the regular taxes levied by the imperial court, there are always all sorts of strange expenses in various places, and these expenses are all included in the category of apportionment.”

“These apportionments and miscellaneous items are actually considered illegal income and are not included in the court’s regular taxes.”

"They can charge whatever they want."

The first tax is light, the second tax is heavy, and the third tax is a bottomless pit.

The common people are wise; they can even make up a rhyme that clearly explains the problems of the imperial court.

Chu Wujiang couldn't help but ask:

"How many are there?"

Fang Xiang took a deep breath and said:

"Your Majesty, this old minister would not say such a thing in the imperial court."

"Many tenant farmers originally owned land, but they gave it away to powerful families, sects, or large landowners. They preferred to be tenant farmers and pay 50% rent rather than be self-cultivating farmers."

This is unbelievable.

Chu Wujiang couldn't help but say:

"This is impossible, this is unreasonable."

"I understand what Prime Minister Fang means. Local officials are acting recklessly and arbitrarily increasing levies. They dare not offend the major sects and large landowners, so they shift all the burden onto the self-cultivating farmers."

"Self-employed farmers would rather rely on sects and aristocratic families than be self-employed farmers."

"But normally, even if self-cultivating farmers are subject to corvée labor, it shouldn't be more than 50%."

Fang Xiang smiled and said:
"Your Majesty may not know this, but a farmer's income is not limited to the produce of the fields."

“Farmers like that would have starved to death long ago.”

"They would work as laborers for the landlords, replanting grains and vegetables in some valleys, and the women would also engage in weaving."

"The whole family works tirelessly 365 days a year, even the children have to participate."

"The advantage of tenant farmers over long-term laborers is that they have a share of land that guarantees them a basic income. In addition, they can work, gather resources, and some even hunt, so their overall income exceeds that of long-term laborers."

Now I understand.

Farmers are multi-talented; many are all-rounders, knowing a little bit of everything. They work hard and diligently to make a living.

If we only consider the nominal tax burden, the imperial court's tax burden is not considered heavy; even adding up all the overt taxes, it is not considered heavy.

But if you want to calculate the "apportionment", that's a different story.

Chu Wujiang took a deep breath and said:
"What Fang Xiang means is that if I fail to manage the local government properly, the government will take away everything that the farmers have left through the imposition of corvée labor."

"Even if I exempted the land tax, forgave the debts, and removed the rent, there would still be little money left."

"Even self-sufficient farmers would rather give up their land and become tenants for established families than own their own land." (Note: See "On Selling Land")
Of course, the lives of the people in Longzhou have improved because Prefect Liu and others know Chu Wujiang's political ideals and dare not go too far.

Fang Xiang nodded and said:
"Your Majesty is wise; in some cases, this is true."

"But not entirely."

“If local officials are too greedy, then farmers will tend to sell themselves to powerful families; if powerful families and sects go too far, then farmers will seek redress from the government.”

"After all, logically speaking, many of the levies and corvée labor imposed by local government offices are illegal."

"Therefore, sects and aristocratic families can withstand the pressure from the government and not provide the government with these gray incomes."

"The government naturally bullies the self-sufficient farmers who have no connections."

"This leads to a vicious cycle, ultimately resulting in the poor having nowhere to stand."

"Of course, there are also cases where powerful families and sects seize land and gradually erode the self-cultivating farmers."

There were similar cases in Chu Wujiang's previous life.

Xu Jie, a famous minister of the Ming Dynasty, claimed to own 240,000 mu of land. About half of this land was donated by villagers and attached to the Xu family. They relied on the Xu family's reputation to resist the levies and miscellaneous duties imposed by the government.

You have no connections; you can't even get the chance to donate land.

However, this severely impacted the government's revenue and increased the burden on other self-cultivating farmers.

Therefore, the famous upright official Hai Rui demanded that Xu Jie return half of his land and stop allowing villagers to register their land there, otherwise how could the government apportion the land?

You can't just pick on one sheep and then fleece it; that would cause trouble.

This is why self-sufficient farmers would try to attach themselves to powerful and influential families whenever they had the chance.

However, powerful families dared not accept too many tributes to avoid offending the imperial court, thus maintaining the existence of a group of self-cultivating farmers.

In other words, the core difference between the power struggle between the imperial court and local powerful families was that a large number of self-cultivating farmers did not want to be bullied by the imperial court. They preferred to rely on influential people and pay land rent rather than accept informal levies imposed by the imperial court.

Note that this is an informal allocation.

The official taxes levied by the imperial court were theoretically quite reasonable; no imperial court would have designed official taxes to drive farmers to their deaths.

However, the burden of taxes imposed can be unlimited and concentrated on unrelated farmers, leading to their ruin and death.

Chu Wujiang finally understood the entire logical chain of the rural area and couldn't help but say:
"Your Excellency, since you knew all this, why didn't you take any action?"

If Fang Xiang hadn't told him, how could Chu Wujiang, someone who had never farmed and lived in the countryside, have known such complicated details?

Fang Xiang had been in charge of the government for many years and was familiar with even such details, yet he did not take any action to deal with it.

This puzzled Chu Wujiang greatly.

Fang Xiang explained:
"Your Majesty doesn't know something."

"If the yamen doesn't collect the levies, how can the county magistrates and registrars practice martial arts and make progress?"

"These are all people from the imperial court."

"This old minister can only investigate the local areas, prevent the government from going too far, and at the same time curb the powerful families and clans to further protect the local people, keeping things within a reasonable range."

“I have a student who works in Longzhou. He can profit from gambling and other activities, so he will naturally restrain the magistrates in various places from acting recklessly.”

Chu Wujiang said softly:

"Powerful families are jackals, government offices are tigers and leopards; together they are jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards."

"I understand what Prime Minister Fang means."

"I can use the court to deal with powerful families and sects, but I must also be wary of the court's uncontrolled expansion, which will ultimately have serious consequences."

"At the same time, while dealing with powerful families, we must also improve the income of ordinary people and the governance of officials." "Otherwise, these increased incomes will fall back into the hands of the clerks in the government offices and be squandered by them."

The farmer is not facing a jackal.

The imperial court's tax revenue was divided into two parts.

If you only look at the regular tax, it's indeed not high. But if you add in the informal local levies, the tax burden becomes staggering.

It is unbalanced and unequal.

Stress tends to flow to those who are least resistant to it.

Fang Xiang nodded and said:
"Your Majesty is exceptionally intelligent; this old minister admires you."

"The reason why the imperial court is unable to solve this problem is that local government offices need to draw on resources to strengthen themselves."

"This is also a benefit bestowed upon them by the imperial court, which allows them to take some, as long as they don't go too far."

Chu Wujiang couldn't help but ask:

"Since Prime Minister Fang has brought these things up, he must have some ways to deal with them. You might as well speak frankly."

Fang Xiang nodded and said:
"Exactly."

"If the imperial court wants to govern the local areas and reduce the burden on self-cultivating farmers, there are only a few methods."

"First, we must turn these informal levies into actual taxes and strictly enforce them to reduce the benefits brought by self-cultivating farmers to aristocratic families and sects."

"It's just that the informal levies have become formal taxes, but that won't stop local officials from continuing to create various pretexts to collect informal levies."

"Therefore, the imperial court must rectify official corruption and strengthen supervision."

"Second, order the aristocratic families and sects not to accept donations from self-cultivating farmers, and to return these lands. Let the local government collect more informal apportionments, at least to make them more evenly distributed."

"third……"

Fang Xiang hesitated for a moment, but Chu Wujiang understood and said:

"Third, we will wipe out all the sects and aristocratic families, and turn all farmers into self-sufficient farmers. The total amount of taxes levied by the imperial court will be increased, and the remainder will be distributed by the government."

"The result is that the power of the government is unprecedented. If they start to do evil, their behavior is no better than that of the aristocratic families or sects."

"Some people have said that officials under the system of visiting officials do not care about the life and death of local people, while local powerful families still have to take care of local development."

"But when a local tyrant becomes a local bully, he will also start to exploit and oppress the people."

Martial artists need resources, and the money in the hands of farmers is the easiest to extract, and also the least likely to have side effects.

The most vulnerable at the bottom of society will inevitably suffer similar exploitation.

Fang Xiang was also a member of a prominent family, so he naturally couldn't voice all his thoughts. He could only lower his head and say:
"Old minister is terrified!"

Chu Wujiang waved his hand:
"I am very pleased that Prime Minister Fang was able to share all his decades of governing experience."

"This problem is indeed difficult to solve."

"What's the current situation regarding the elixir tax and the wine tax?"

Fang Xiang replied:
"Your Majesty, the tax revenue situation is good. This year, the elixir tax will reach 2 million taels of silver, and there are various hidden transactions involved."

"As for the wine tax, we can collect 8000 million taels of silver this year, which has huge potential."

The new taxes led to an increase in the price of elixirs and alcohol, but the principle of tiered taxation did indeed increase the government's tax revenue.

Chu Wujiang nodded and said:
“A portion of these taxes can be allocated to local governments for office expenses.”

"Encourage local governments to work in this direction; if they can collect indirect taxes, they should not collect direct taxes."

"In addition, after the imperial court exempts taxes and levies, the collection of taxes from land will also be carried out according to a tiered system, so that large landowners will have to pay more taxes."

In the past, the government's official tax burden was not high, but the tax burden behind the scenes was very heavy. Ironically, this heavy tax burden fell on those who could not bear it the most.

Ultimately, this led to the collapse of society.

Fang Xiang could sense Chu Wujiang's care for the people and couldn't help but say:

"Your Majesty is merciful."

Because he and the Duke of Zhenguo were not unaware of all this, but the government's acquisition of resources would strengthen the power of local officials, many of whom had become outstanding martial arts talents.

Both approaches are aligned in cultivating the martial arts seeds of the human race.

Ordinary people serve as fuel, providing resources for martial artists. Even a relatively benevolent prime minister like Fang Xiang had little doubt about this.

He was simply opposing the Duke of Zhenguo's plan to raise funds for the rice harvest, in order to prevent a large-scale exodus of people and avoid social unrest.

Chu Wujiang waved his hand and said:

"They are entitled to these benefits, but they must also bear the corresponding work responsibilities."

"I will not allow them to run rampant."

As soon as Chu Wujiang finished speaking, a Heavenly Demon Seed materialized in his hand.

Fang Xiang said with some surprise:
"Could it be Your Majesty...?"

Chu Wujiang nodded with a smile and said:

"Yes."

"This is the seed of the kingly way, capable of connecting with my divine kingdom."

"There are approximately tens of thousands of counties in the hundreds of prefectures of the country."

"My thoughts will permeate these tens of thousands of counties. Although I cannot handle all these government affairs at the same time, I can obtain some intelligence and supervise officials."

"Order them to change as soon as possible; if they don't change their mindset, replace them."

Originally, Chu Wujiang did not want to build society entirely by his own power, as this would gradually lead to a world ruled by one person.

However, in emergency situations, special measures must be used to lend a helping hand first, and then slowly build a new world.

He first solved the problem of food and clothing for the human race, and then discussed institutional construction, long-term development, and so on.

Chu Wujiang possesses the cultivation level of the Heavenly Fate Realm, so he naturally has ways to utilize this cultivation to carry out his will.

As long as a martial artist is destined for greatness, there is nothing they cannot do if they want to carry out their will.

What he wanted to prevent was simply the stifling of social vitality.

The imperial court should act like an imperial court, not a legal robbery gang.

Progress in governance is too slow, but with his martial arts skills, he can naturally make a decisive move.

Whether you like it or not, you have to accept it.

In the world of martial arts, great power originates from within oneself.

Tens of thousands of seeds of the kingly way, checking whether officials are qualified, is a useful tool.

When Chu Wujiang is no longer around, these thoughts can be transformed into the Holy Emperor Array to control and strengthen the court's governance over local officials.

It's public; everyone can see it.

These are examples of technological advancements that have contributed to the improvement of the court's governance capabilities.

Fang Xiang took a deep breath and said:
"Your Majesty is wise, this old minister understands."

Chu Wujiang smiled and said:

"Prime Minister Fang, please remind the officials in various regions that I am aware of the situation in the old dynasty. It is impossible to conduct a thorough investigation. If we continue to investigate, I fear that no official will be innocent."

"Let them take heed and atone for their sins."

"I can see it all."

"Of course, I will not make decisions unilaterally."

"All officials can see this intelligence."

Chu Wujiang is a powerful being destined by Heaven, capable of becoming the will of Heaven.

Now that he is the emperor, he can naturally do as he pleases, but it is too arbitrary for him to extend his power directly to the county level.

The intelligence gathered by the royal seed will be shared with various departments of the imperial court.

The court's governance capacity is related to the speed of information transmission.

With the Heavenly Demon Thoughts, Chu Wujiang was naturally able to create a series of rapid-response intelligence nodes, thus solidifying governance capabilities at the grassroots level.

Fang Xiang said in a deep voice:
"Old minister, I obey the order!"

Chu Wujiang nodded and said:

"Let's handle it this way then."

"The aristocratic families need to be disciplined, and the government offices cannot be neglected either."

Fang Xiang originally intended to leave, but then he remembered something and bowed again, saying:
"Your Majesty, this old minister has another request."

Chu Wujiang nodded and said:

"Please speak, Prime Minister Fang."

Fang Xiang replied:
"My two daughters have returned to Tianjing, but suddenly fell ill. After being diagnosed by the modern-day Bian Que, they were found to have suffered from a heart ailment."

As the saying goes, a mental illness requires a mental cure.

"Bian Que once mentioned one of the heart-nourishing medicines, which is related to Your Majesty."

Fang Yiran and Fang Xinran were both women who valued relationships deeply. The deaths of Fang Fusheng and Fang Xiaoran were naturally a huge blow to them.

Chu Wujiang was one of the main culprits, so he nodded and said:

"I will visit them and help them heal their emotional wounds."

Fang Xiang originally didn't want his two daughters to get too involved with Chu Wujiang.

But after this conversation, he changed his mind.

Chu Wujiang will inevitably become the Human Emperor, and it will not be a problem for his daughters to emulate Ehuang and Nüying.

Upon seeing Chu Wujiang's agreement, Fang Xiang bowed and said:
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

Chu Wujiang shook his head and said:

"This is nothing serious. Prime Minister Fang, please summon the Duke of Zhenguo."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After the enthronement ceremony, both Fang Xiang and Zhenguo Gong stayed behind to discuss important matters.

However, Fang Xiang takes priority, and Zhenguo Gong takes second place.

As soon as Fang Xiang left, the Duke of Zhenguo quickly arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony and kowtowed, saying:

"This old minister is guilty and requests to resign from the position of Grand Minister of Agriculture."

Why do you all want to quit your jobs?

The Duke of Zhenguo held many titles, including Grand General of the Heavenly Heroes, Grand Tutor, and Grand Minister of Agriculture.

But his most important position is still Grand Minister of Agriculture, and the title of Duke of Zhenguo.

Chu Wujiang's face twitched slightly, and he immediately asked:

"Duke Zhenguo, what makes you say that?"

The Duke of Zhenguo replied:

“This old minister cultivated the sacred rice, which nearly caused a great disaster. He deserves his punishment.”

"Please punish me, Your Majesty."

The spirit rice cultivated by the Duke of Zhenguo was not problematic in itself, but it was exploited by [Ji] and almost became a tool to destroy the Holy Emperor's Grand Array.

This left him feeling utterly helpless.

Chu Wujiang immediately said:
"I forbid it!"

"If a villain were to kill someone with a knife, wouldn't the imperial court execute the blacksmith?"

"That doesn't make sense."

The Duke of Zhenguo added:

"No, Your Majesty!"

“Your humble servant had a premonition that this spirit rice would cause disaster.”

"But they still have selfish motives and are unwilling to abolish ling rice."

Chu Wujiang said:
"I have also eaten the spirit rice, and I enjoyed it very much."

"When the human army goes on expeditions, most of the field troops have also eaten spirit rice. They rely on spirit rice to fight, which can greatly reduce transportation losses."

"If the Duke of Zhenguo is guilty, then I am guilty as well."

The Duke of Zhenguo was greatly surprised; he had not expected that Chu Wujiang would so readily accept the blame for the spirit rice.

"His Majesty!"

Chu Wujiang waved his hand and said:

"Demon rain will fall from the sky over the Demon State. This demon rain contains energy and provides supplies for the people of the Demon State."

"Although I have extinguished the fate of the demonic path, the land of Demon Continent remains unchanged."

"I hope that Your Excellency will continue your efforts and develop a seed that can be planted in the Demon Continent, absorb demonic energy, and grow into spirit rice."

"Besides that, how is the Duke's hybrid rice cultivation progressing?"

Say one thousand, preach ten thousand.

Martial artists have a big appetite; they can eat 100 pounds of meat in one meal.

A martial artist who has simply mastered body tempering can eat even more than Chu Wujiang, the glutton in his previous life.

The average person is a big eater.

Even in a world where the yield per mu is 800 jin, the poor still have no rice to eat because of the big eaters.

Chu Wujiang either needs to control the number of martial artists or focus more on developing productivity.

The former is strict regulation, while the latter is the liberation of productive forces.

He could require that martial artists eat a maximum of three meals a day, with each meal not exceeding three jin of rice, but such a restriction would be of little significance.

Martial artists can circumvent the restrictions in various ways.

Upon hearing this, the Duke of Zhenguo spoke up:
"Currently, the yield is over 1,000 jin per mu, and the output can be further increased, but the taste is not very good."

Chu Wujiang immediately made the decision:

"That's right, what does taste matter?"

"I need you to increase the yield to 2000 jin per mu so that we can meet the huge demand from martial artists."

"Don't even think about resigning from the position of Grand Minister of Agriculture."

"If you want good fortune, I can give it to you."

"Come!"

Chu Wujiang suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Since the Duke of Zhenguo possessed the "Hand of Shennong," why not try to advance it to the Golden Fortune level?
Worth a try.

(End of this chapter)