Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

As soon as the imperial edict was issued, there was an uproar in the court, and all the officials looked at each other in confusion.

But when they saw the king's serious expression and his unquestionable look, those who wanted to question or express their opinions all closed their mouths tightly, and no one dared to say another word.

Despite this, everyone's heart is full of questions and confusion.

Why did the king change so much after just one night?

How much money is there in the king’s private treasury?

After a while, some officials began to rejoice secretly, recalling their original decision to follow the king and feeling that they had made the right bet.

Following such a wealthy monarch, one will surely be able to live a life of luxury in the future.

Another group of more conservative and cautious officials are still worried in their hearts.

After all, the money in the national treasury is like water without a source. If it cannot be continuously replenished, if a deficit occurs again one day, the days when the country has finally started to see some improvement will probably fall into trouble again.

While the officials were hesitating, Xiao Heng, who had been sitting firmly on the throne, appeared extremely calm and composed, as if he had anticipated this situation a long time ago.

He just raised his hand slightly to signal the guards beside him to quickly close the door of the front hall.

Afterwards, Xiao Heng slowly stood up, glanced at the ministers below, and then said in a deep voice:

"My dear ministers, don't be alarmed. Listen to me carefully.

To be honest, some time ago when I was patrolling the border with General Shen, I accidentally fell into an ancient tomb buried deep underground.

After some exploration, we found that this ancient tomb contained a large amount of precious treasures.

Therefore, after discussing with General Shen, I decided to transport these valuables out secretly, which resulted in the silver used to build the city tower today.

but……"

At this point, Xiao Heng paused for a moment, a look of embarrassment on his face, and continued:

"Using the money obtained from the ancient tomb is not an upright thing after all, which is why there was a disagreement and dispute between me and General Shen.

But I figured it out last night. A real man should not be too bothered by trivial matters. It turns out that the treasures in the ancient tomb were all plundered from the people!

What do you think, my dear ministers?"

When the ministers heard this, they suddenly realized that there was such a story behind it.

No wonder the king insisted on keeping General Shen for a secret talk yesterday. Both of them looked a little unhappy at that time.

Thinking of this, the ministers finally felt relieved. Everyone felt a lot more relaxed and expressed their agreement and support for the measures taken by Xiao Heng.

As for the specific standards for recruiting laborers, they were naturally implemented in accordance with the guidelines established when the royal palace was previously built.

Anyone who participates in the labor will receive two hundred coins as a daily wage, and will also be provided with sufficient work meals - each person can receive a full two liters of rice every day.

If the task is a large-scale, time-consuming and difficult one like building a city wall, then on top of this, each worker can receive an additional wage subsidy of thirty cents per day.

When this labor notice was officially posted, the government office under the Ministry of Works, which was responsible for recruiting workers, instantly became crowded with people. People came to sign up in an endless stream, and even the threshold was almost broken down by people.

The reason for such a lively scene is all due to the word of mouth of the workers who had previously participated in the construction of the Nanyue Palace.

Through their personal experiences, the trust of ordinary people in their own king and even the entire government has been greatly improved.

Finally, after rounds of rigorous and careful screening, the government eliminated those who were too old and frail to perform heavy physical labor, as well as families with only one adult male laborer.

In any case, every household must have someone who can farm the land to make a living.

……

Soon after, the large-scale city tower construction project in the three counties of Nanyue Kingdom began in full swing.

Before we know it, February has quietly arrived, and the annual Spring Festival is about to begin.

For everyone led by Xiao Heng, this is their first Spring Festival since coming to the south.

For the local people in Lingnan, it is of even greater significance - because this is not only the first time in history that they have their own king, but also the first time they experience a deep sense of belonging.

So naturally, everyone across the country is looking forward to this Spring Festival.

To this end, Xiao Heng and Shen Qingge, after careful planning, decided to allocate a considerable amount of money to purchase the remaining grain from large and small grain shops and rice factories in the territory of Nanyue.

Moreover, they even specially dispatched Cangyu, Cangfeng and others to the nearby counties to purchase more food reserves.

Although the Nanyue Kingdom has now declared independence, it has not completely cut off all contacts with the Beiling Kingdom.

Occasionally, there are still some brave traders who dare to take the risk and continue to engage in trade activities in the border area between the two countries.

So, Xiao Heng cleverly took advantage of this situation and sold the stored grain that he had purchased with great difficulty to the people at extremely low prices.

Nowadays, the price of one stone of rice in the market is about two thousand coins, but Xiao Heng asked the government to sell it at a price of one thousand coins.

Not only that, he knew that selling grain at low prices alone was not enough to completely improve people's livelihood.

Therefore, he made donations from time to time in the important counties in the country, with the aim of reducing the tragic death of people from hunger as much as possible.

Xiao Heng was determined to ensure that all the people could have a good year with enough food and warm clothing.

Once this policy was introduced, its effectiveness was immediate.

There was encouraging news from the distant Guilin County, where the number of bandits was reported to have dropped significantly.

After hearing the news, many strong men hiding in the mountains and forests set out on their journey home, rubbing their hands and eager to get involved in the upcoming spring plowing work.

Seeing that the situation had developed to a natural stage, Shen Qingge made a prompt decision to advise Xiao Heng, urging him to strike while the iron was hot and make public the land reclamation strategy he had carefully formulated.

Xiao Heng readily agreed and immediately gave the order to carry it out quickly.

Before long, the streets and alleys in the city were filled with eye-catching notices.

The notice clearly stated:

Any common people living in Lingnan who wish to reclaim wasteland can go directly to the local government to register and apply for a temporary land deed.

As long as you cultivate the land continuously for five years, this temporary lease can be transformed into a permanent lease!

Moreover, taking into account the differences in population size among households, the maximum area of ​​wasteland that each household can reclaim is set at five mu.

Not only that, extremely generous tax exemptions are also given.

In the first year of land reclamation, all taxes related to the reclamation of wasteland will be exempted; and from the second year to the end of the fifth year, only 10% of the tax needs to be paid.

Only after the five-year period expires will taxes be collected normally according to the conventional land tax policy.

At this point, all the beautiful visions are ready to go, just waiting for everyone to have a good new year.