Quick Transmigration: After Fake Death, All the Protagonists I Flirted With Went Crazy

This year has been blessed with favorable weather, making it a good time to implement the granary system, and his time is running out.

Gu Yao was busy perfecting the granary system, so busy he barely had time to breathe. If he was going to do it, he wanted to do it to the best of his ability.

The entire implementation process, details, tax collection and supervision system, and even the selection of personnel for each position are all clearly written out.

Before we knew it, autumn had arrived.

It seems that Heaven took pity on the people of this land for the suffering they endured last year, for this year, both in the south and the north, there has been a bumper harvest.

Everywhere you look, there is the joy of a bountiful harvest.

The granary system, which was ready in all aspects except for the final push, was also rapidly implemented this golden autumn.

People in the south, especially those who had experienced floods, were very supportive of this system.

The imperial court purchased their grain at a price higher than the market price, allowing them to receive more silver.

Although an extra grain tax had to be paid, it was nothing compared to the extra money gained from selling the grain.

Moreover, taxes are only levied on grain harvested in years of plenty, and since the tax is on grain, it's not a difficult matter for ordinary people.

Thanks to Gu Yao's well-established supervisory system and his discerning eye for talent selection, corruption and tax increases have been prevented from occurring at their root.

Granaries across the country are overflowing.

With the grain depot system in place, Gu Yao could finally let go of his responsibilities; he believed the people he had chosen would not disappoint him.

It's time to check on the cultivation of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn.

Gu Yao sat on a rattan chair in the courtyard and stretched. The osmanthus tree dappled the sunlight, casting dappled patterns of light on Gu Yao's face.

Raising her hand to shield her face, the swaying rattan chair and the afternoon breeze brought a wave of drowsiness. She casually used the fan to shield her face and drifted off to sleep.

Gu Yao slept until the sun began to set in the west, when he was awakened by the cold evening wind. He felt a chill and his head was spinning.

Gu Yao knew that he had probably caught a cold.

Sure enough, Gu Yao fell ill before he could even go to the country estate in the suburbs.

Months of hard work, lack of sleep, and being exposed to the cold wind for so long caused Gu Yao, whose health was already poor, to develop a high fever that night.

When Gu Yao fainted, he had already left his body and was watching the servants bustling around in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Staring at the flushed body for a long time, Gu Yao finally felt a sense of reality; there were less than two years left.

The illness came on suddenly and violently. Fortunately, the right people had already been selected. Now, looking at the reports sent back from various places, Gu Yao had a slightly relieved smile on his face.

This year has seen a bumper harvest, with no major projects or disasters, and the national treasury is full.

With the agricultural off-season approaching and a sufficient workforce, Gu Yao felt it was time to strike while the iron was hot and bring forward the water conservancy project.

In this feudal era, most ordinary people still depended on the weather for their livelihood and had very little ability to resist natural disasters.

Water conservancy projects, grain storage systems, and the cultivation and promotion of new crops are all of paramount importance.

After all, food is the most important thing for people.

Next January, news of the victory of the eldest son of the Gu family in pacifying the Xiongnu will reach the capital. Gu Cheng's reputation among military generals will rise even higher. In addition, Gu Yao, who controls the civil officials, is too powerful and has launched major reforms, making him quite famous among the people.

After all, ordinary people just want to be fed and clothed. Whoever can do that will have a high status in their hearts.

Despite opposition from many, the original owner insisted on undertaking water conservancy projects this year. This was a massive project that would drain the resources of the people and was no small matter. However, the original owner was willing to sell his property to make up for the losses and insisted on getting the project done. No one in the court had any confidence in it.

But no one expected that Suzhou would be hit by another flood the following summer. The projects that were criticized by those old scoundrels in the court as wasteful of manpower and resources played a big role. In this flood, which was neither too big nor too small, only a few households living by the river suffered losses and injuries, while the county town was safe and sound.

It was precisely because no one was willing to take on this tough job at the time, as it would be a waste of resources and manpower and would easily arouse public resentment.

From beginning to end, only Gu Yao was brought to the forefront of this matter, and once it came to light, the entire court was in an uproar.

The people who were grateful for Gu Yao's kindness even built a shrine in his honor.

What is a living shrine? It is a shrine that only those who have performed great deeds for the benefit of the world deserve to enjoy. If one's own people build a living shrine for a minister, isn't that like dancing on the head of an emperor?

How could Xi Yue tolerate this? So he raised his sword against the Gu family, a family that had made great contributions to the founding of the nation and had been loyal for a century.

Gu Cheng enjoys a very high reputation on the frontier, and Xi Yue was already quite wary of him. This wariness reached its peak after Gu Cheng failed to carry out an erroneous military order.

Afterwards, Gu Cheng apologized, and Xi Yue outwardly said that a general in the field may disobey orders, but secretly he planned to disguise himself as an enemy country to launch a surprise attack and kill this great general who had made great contributions.

This renowned general did not die on the battlefield sacrificing his life for his country; instead, he died under the suspicion of those in power, betrayed by his most trusted subordinate.

Emperor Xuan of the Great Xuan Dynasty valued civil officials over military ones. At that time, the Xiongnu frequently invaded the borders, and there was no one capable in the court. Gu Cheng then abandoned his pen for the sword. After Gu Cheng's death, Emperor Xuan still lacked a military general who could shoulder great responsibilities. If the Xiongnu had not been pacified, it is uncertain whether Xi Yue could have secured his throne.

It was precisely because of this that when Prince Jing and Prince Yu rebelled, the emperor had to personally lead the expedition against Yue.

For the Gu family, what followed was fabricated evidence of treason, verbal attacks from their colleagues in the court, and Xi Yue, who had always seemed to trust the original owner of the body, also personally wrote an imperial edict to convict the Gu family of treason.

The entire family was executed; not a single person survived.

The original owner was secretly transported to the palace dungeon, where he was tortured by Xi Yue every day. A month later, filled with endless regret for the Gu family, he was poisoned and his life ended.

The original owner never understood why he and Xi Yue, who should have been the closest people, ended up like this.

Only after becoming a wandering ghost did the original owner realize that Xi Yue had never believed him. Qin Chang had merely planted a seed of doubt in him, and when the so-called evidence was presented, he concluded that the original owner had a secret affair with Prince Jing, who had already established his own kingdom.

An emperor, feeling betrayed, would visit that filthy dungeon every day to torture the original owner, as a way of mourning his already fragile trust.

A glint flashed in Gu Yao's eyes. Did Xi Yue really not know Qin Chen's moves?

He didn't think so. What was the real reason that Xi Yue attacked the original owner?

Gu Yao's eyes darkened. He could only accumulate more merit points after these few things were completed.

As merit points accumulate, he can unlock more details that are not in the plot outline, so merit points should be as valuable as points.

At least that's how it is from the system's perspective.

Gu Yao didn't expect his own system to be any useful information.

Since we know that merit points are useful, of course we should try to collect as many as possible.

After all, in ancient worlds, there aren't many opportunities for the original owner to do something big with such a suitable identity.

It can also fulfill the original owner's wish at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.

Moreover, in feudal times, the most innocent were the poor people living at the bottom of society, struggling to make a living every day.

Gu Yao sighed. He wasn't a god, but when he could help someone, he still wanted to.

After all, he had hoped someone would come and save him back then.