From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 511 Legal System
You Ming always felt that the most powerful aspect of this [Divine View] cheat code was its [Law System].

For example, the [Spirit Field Law] can increase the quantity and quality of crop output once purchased.

There is also the "Infant Care Act," which increases the chances of a newborn's healthy growth by 20% and reduces the infant mortality rate by 10%.

These laws cover five aspects: agriculture, sacrifices, population, economy, and war. Youming can switch the laws of the entire jurisdiction at any time to obtain different bonuses.

However, since there are only three slots for laws, Yu Ming is currently using the [Infant Care Law], [City Planning Law], and [Discipline System Law].

The Infant Care Law goes without saying. The City Planning Law can increase the city's production capacity, while the Discipline System can enhance the combat power of both divine and human soldiers, dealing an additional 10% damage to alien forces.

After all, Yuanling County is close to Yinshan Mountain and is often harassed by some tribal people.

However, since we are now focusing all our efforts on developing Toadheart Island, we can temporarily replace the City Planning Law.

You Ming immediately browsed through the various laws and regulations under the "Economy" interface, because there were so many laws and regulations that he was a little overwhelmed.

Law [Trade Law]: Opens up free trade throughout the territory, allows the flow of goods between towns and establishes market nodes.

Effects: Trade efficiency across the entire jurisdiction increases by 25%, cargo flow speed increases by 20%, and regional wealth accumulation speed increases by 15%.

Law [Commercial Tax Law]: Establish the "Finance and Wealth Bureau" to collect commercial taxes in a unified manner, and the wealth obtained will be converted into incense offerings in a certain proportion.

Effects: Daily incense revenue +10%, incense revenue conversion rate +15%, urban fiscal reserve cap +15%.

Laws and regulations [Market and Ward System]...

Laws [Hong Kong Trade Law]...

It has to be said that sometimes having too many choices can be overwhelming. The dazzling array of laws and regulations left You Ming overwhelmed with choices.

Ultimately, You Ming decided to choose the "market-ward system" and the "common trade and profit-sharing law".

He originally only wanted to replace one law, but after thinking about it, he decided to replace two: the original City Planning Law and the Disciplinary System Law.

Although they are frequently harassed by the Yinshan tribesmen, the basic quality of the people in Yuanling County has improved a lot with the continuous increase in free schools. Any able-bodied young man or teenager can easily defeat those tribesmen who can't even get enough to eat.

Furthermore, with the two divine swords, Qingji and Chiyun, guarding Yinshan, they would provide advance warning should any large-scale changes occur in Yinshan.

As for the Childcare Act, it involves the health of infants, so it certainly cannot be changed.

[Market Ward System]: Establish exclusive market wards, classify shops into different levels, and form a standardized market order.

Effects: Town prosperity +20%, product quality +10%, black market activity rate -15%, high-level markets can attract "out-of-town merchant groups" to trigger events.

You Ming felt that since Toad Heart Island was to be built into a city mainly for commerce and trade, the regulation of the system must be the top priority. Otherwise, it would easily breed all kinds of evils. If it turned into some kind of fantasy version of Gotham, then his part of the power of wealth would be distorted into windfall.

Furthermore, the ultimate goal of commercial prosperity is to benefit individuals.

Therefore, he also needs to enact the "Economic and Trade Profit-Sharing Law" to distribute wealth to every ordinary citizen, allowing all individuals to participate.

[The Law on Mutual Benefits for Private Trade]: Allows private individuals to engage in self-operated buying and selling, and encourages small-scale private trade activities.

Effects: Public satisfaction +15%, grassroots wealth circulation +30%, daily net increase in faith +10%. Furthermore, there's a little surprise in the [Law System]: if two laws of the same nature are promulgated simultaneously, a hidden feature will be triggered.

For example, after the simultaneous implementation of the "Law on Shared Profits between the People and Trade" and the "Market and Ward System," the "prosperity of the people and commerce" was immediately initiated.

Effects: Increased market liquidity, transaction frequency in each town increased by 20%; significantly improved quality of life for ordinary people, with public satisfaction increasing by 10%; increased trust, with a 15% decrease in the incidence of street riots and security incidents; enhanced market resilience, with a 15% decrease in price differences between towns, and sufficient supply of various goods.

Looking at the various buffs floating above Toadheart Island, You Ming felt even more satisfied.

If he still can't make Toadheart Island a success, then he might as well slit his own throat.

……

With You Ming's relentless investment, the construction of Toad Heart Island accelerated even further.

Over the years, the government offices of Yuanling County have made a considerable amount of money, and their treasuries are overflowing.

You Ming then instructed the auxiliary deity to appear in a dream to the government office, ordering them to purchase wood and stone from various places and hire craftsmen from all over the country to carry out construction on Toad Heart Island.

The money and assets held by Yuanling County in the mortal temples must also be contributed and converted into shares.

If money is still not enough, then in the name of the temple, solicit funds from the people and bring all the gentry and commoners of Yuanling County into the project. Since You Ming is confident that Toad Heart Island will definitely become a major commercial town in the north in the future, he is not afraid that the shareholders will lose money.

As money flowed out like water, supplies from various cities were transported to Toadheart Island by ships.

The pier on Toad Heart Island was the first to be built. The slaves worked day and night to complete it in just half a month.

The winding wooden boardwalk stretches gently along the island's shore, starting from the southern center of the island and extending towards the lake.

On both sides of the boardwalk, rows of sturdy wooden piles are driven deep into the lakebed, firmly supporting the structure.

At the end of the dock, a sizable warehouse area was built, filled with goods from all over the world, such as grain, ore, and timber, piled up like mountains in an orderly fashion.

At this new dock, dozens of sizable cargo ships are moored, and laborers recruited from Yuanling County, Changning Prefecture, and Tai'an Prefecture are enthusiastically unloading the cargo from the ships onto the shore.

Warehouses were quickly filled with bulk building materials.

Some craftsmen and laborers recruited from various places have already started working, and everywhere is a scene of bustling activity.

Originally, You Ming intended to let the slaves of the Slave Management Bureau take full charge of the city's construction, but the newly appointed clerk, Gongsun Fu, suggested that it would be best to let the mortal craftsmen build the city, with the gods playing a supporting role at most.

This would require constantly procuring materials from various places, hiring craftsmen, and recruiting laborers.

In this way, outsiders can see the financial strength of Yuanling County, and at the same time, the reputation of Toad Heart Island can be spread.

You Ming thought the idea was good, so he agreed immediately.

The reason he thought this method was good was largely based on the fact that Toadheart Island had already gained a lot of trade bonuses. Once merchants had traded with Toadheart Island, they would find out how profitable it was, which was equivalent to opening up a trade route.

Once Toad Heart Island is fully developed, it will immediately become a commercial city.

(End of this chapter)