Chapter 400: The Land of Wuxi, the Future Granary of Great Wu!

Chapter 400: The Land of Wuxi, the Future Granary of Great Wu!

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And this matter quickly spread throughout the entire White Elephant Country.

The White Elephant citizens who were causing trouble were all excited.

Is Wuxi recruiting farmworkers?

As long as we work there, can we get food?

If the harvest is good, will we get some grain? What a great opportunity!

Look at Great Wu, theyre so good to their own people, truly a great nation! White Elephant Country cant compare, they want to exploit us to death! The cruelest to their own is always their own!

I cant stay in White Elephant Country anymore, Im going to Wuxi now!

Yes, Im going to Wuxi too!

So, on the second day, more than 300,000 White Elephant citizens rushed over.

By the third day, the number increased to 400,000.

By the fourth day, it peaked at over 500,000,

And by the fifth day, the number, although slightly reduced, still reached 300,000. In just these five days, nearly 2 million White Elephant citizens flocked to Wuxi.

Approaching 600,000.

And most of these people were originally involved in the revolution because they had no other way to survive. But now there was a way out, who would be willing to risk their lives?

So they all came running.

The internal turmoil in White Elephant Country naturally subsided.

The White Elephant Countrys ruler was very surprised, never expected that the internal turmoil that had left him powerless would be so easily quelled.

And without a single soldier, not a drop of blood was shed.

He had to once again give Lin Beifan a thumbs-up and exclaimed, Prime Minister Lin, youve resolved this internal turmoil so easily, I truly admire you! Thanks to you, White Elephant is thriving and getting better and better!

Lin Beifan smiled and said, White Elephant Countrys ruler, its not a big deal for Her Majesty! Now that the situation has been resolved for you, its time for you to fulfill your promise! Deliver the letter of submission, and White Elephant will bow to Her Majesty! At the same time, within three months, you must deliver the promised tribute! Otherwise, I wont be able to explain it to His Majesty! Delivering the letter of submission was no problem for the ruler of White Elephant Country. Now that Great Wu was so powerful and had a strong army, he, as a small countrys ruler, bowing to them wasnt a big deal.

What made him cringe was delivering the promised tribute within three months. The time was too tight, and they had just experienced a severe ice disaster, their royal court suffered heavy losses, and they simply couldnt gather that much tribute. But they had to do it, offending Great Wu wouldnt be good.

I promise, I absolutely wont break the agreement! The White Elephant Countrys ruler promised loudly, a hint of severity in his eyes.

The reason he had to pay such a huge price was because his citizens below him were not obedient, and they wanted to overthrow his rule. Now that the war had subsided, it was time to settle the score!

Wool comes from sheep, and if I cant gather enough tribute, Ill use your things to make up for it.

The White Elephant Countrys ruler left Lin Beifan and hurried back with a knife in hand. At this moment, Lin Beifans resolution of the turmoil in White Elephant Country quickly spread throughout the world.

Many people admired this strategy, but even more people mocked it. Let over 2 million White Elephant citizens go to Wuxi to reclaim and farm, what were they thinking?

Better than what they had in White Elephant Country!

Oh my, could there really be such a wonderful thing in the world? The elderly man asked excitedly, Lord Prime Minister, is this true?

Lin Beifan proudly said, Of course, its true! I am the grand Prime Minister of Great Wu, also the Supreme Commander of the Army, a word of mine carries great weight. Why would I joke about this?

Everyone cheered and rejoiced.

To get thirty percent of the food is really great!

Theyre giving us so much; we have to work hard!

It looks like well have to work tirelessly!

Its necessary; otherwise, we wont be fair to ourselves!

Lin Beifan, puzzled, asked, Are you so excited just because you can get thirty percent of the food?

This question seemed to touch a sore spot for the White Elephant citizens. Someone immediately lamented, Lord Prime Minister, you dont know, weve had such a hard life in White Elephant! We toiled all year, and in the end, the court took thirty percent of our harvest! Then, the landlords and nobles took away fifty percent, even seventy percent! What we had left was barely twenty percent, just enough to avoid starving!

Thats already quite good! If we encountered natural disasters or other hardships, it would be even worse! Like this recent ice disaster, we all suffered heavy losses, and the court still took away half of the harvest. Those noble landlords took another half, and sometimes even more than that! What we had left was less than ten percent; how could we survive like that?

And theres something even more infuriating! an angry White Elephant citizen exclaimed. They took all the food from my house and then forced me to work for them in the fields! They dont even give us food to eat and still make us work. Where in the world does such a thing happen?

Thats right! Theyre utterly heartless!

Now that I think about it, Im filled with anger!

These people are like beasts living among humans!

Lin Beifan couldnt help but shake his head and sigh, I never thought that you were suffering so much; I cant even imagine what those days were like. In Great Wu, we usually only collect ten percent of the food! Those landowners, at most, take about thirty to forty percent of the food. The rest, about fifty to sixty percent of the food, belongs to the farmers. Its easy to sustain a family with that!

The White Elephant citizens looked envious. To get an additional thirty percent of the food? The people of Great Wu are so fortunate!

We wont be able to get that this year; we wont get it this year

Lin Beifan shook his head and said, Due to the recent ice disaster, everyone has suffered heavy losses! Moreover, the three regions of Great WuSouthern Jiang, Wuxi, and Northern Hebeiwere plagued by feudal lords before, resulting in poor harvests and great hardships for the people! Thats why our court issued an order exempting the people in these three regions from paying taxes on food to the court! This way, the farmers can retain an additional ten percent of their food, making their lives a bit better!

The White Elephant citizens eyes turned even redder. To get an additional ten percent? The people of Great Wu are incredibly, incredibly fortunate!

Besides that, we have used cement to construct various water facilities, dredged canals, promoted the Eight Agricultural Methods, and introduced various types of new fertilizers As long as it boosts production and increases yields, were doing it!

The White Elephant citizens eyes turned purple with excitement. The Great Wu court is doing so many good things for the people. The people of Great Wu are so, so fortunate!

At this moment, they all had the same thought.

How wonderful it would be if I were a person of Great Wu!

At this time, Lin Beifan shouted, Alright, enough talk about other matters; lets get to work! In short, give it your all! The more food we produce, the more you can harvest!

Alright! Everyone rallied and worked even harder. They were not only working for the promised food but also hoping to impress the court and become people of Great Wu.

Seeing this scene, Lin Beifan smiled inwardly. He didnt believe they could resist such temptations.

Just at that moment, a graceful figure in purple arrived in the field.