Chapter 910: Chapter 35 Hmph! Emperorâs Strategy! As if nobody else knows how to play the game (Vote for monthly ticket)_5 Chapter 910: Chapter 35 Hmph! Emperorâs Strategy! As if nobody else knows how to play the game (Vote for monthly ticket)_5 An Commandery Prince stared blankly at the many cases of banknotes, feeling like he had lived the first half of his life in vain.
He didnât know how long it had been.
Eventually, the officials finished compiling the ledger and presented it to An Commandery Prince and Wang Zongâan.
An Commandery Prince glanced at it and nearly fainted from the shock of the total sum of funds listed.
Six hundred and ninety million Qian Gold.
A full six hundred and ninety million Qian Gold!
Logically, the fund collection should amount to less than twenty million Qian Gold a year. But among the Prominent Families of Shangjing City, there were those with deep reserves; how could they pinch pennies and go through such trouble year after year?
The majority of Prominent Families would pay in one lump sum for ten years, while a minority would pay for fifty years at a time.
For instance, the Gongye Clan and the Wang family both paid particularly large sums.
Furthermore, the emperor, who disliked the hassle the most, took one-tenth of the stakes and paid two hundred yearsâ worth at once, a total of about three hundred and thirty million or so.
In his words, having taken the money, they should âscram off to clear land in the Dala Desolate Desert and not come back to rip him off.â
Latter on, Old Yao revealed that His Majesty meant that since he was old anyway, he might as well take the money out of the national treasury. Whether the treasury would be in deficit or impoverished in the future had nothing to do with him. If the treasury became poor, it would be up to the successor emperorâs son to figure it outâŠ
Grateful, An Commandery Prince found the emperorâs words very reasonable and happily accepted.
âZong, Zongâan,â An Commandery Prince said, swallowing, âSo, so much money. Iâve never seen this much money in my life. Itâs really tempting to take the cash and run off to live a carefree life in the Frost Moon Immortal Dynasty.â
Wang Zongâan was also dazed. Although the Changning Wang Clan was wealthy, their annual expenses were considerable.
Especially since his father, Wang Shouzhe, was a man extremely lacking in a sense of security who liked to save various aces up his sleeve and would frequently invest heavily in R&D, which also accounted for a significant proportion of expenses.
Therefore, he, too, had never seen that much money at one time in his life.
However, after all, he was the man who oversaw the creation of the Green Luo Guard. Over the decades, the total funds spent there were astronomical. Compared to An Commandery Prince, he was somewhat more composed.
âStay calm, stay calm,â Wang Zongâan encouraged An Commandery Prince, âCompared to our future total revenue, this is just a small sum. This amount of money is only worth two or three Divine Spiritual Treasures. Itâs not worth running off with the cashâŠâ
Two or three Divine Spiritual Treasures, just that?
An Commandery Prince glanced at Wang Zongâan, âYoung Clan Leader Zongâan, Iâve noticed youâve been quite inflated lately. It sounds as though your Wang familyâs Divine Spiritual Treasures are numerous. Currently, only Miss Li Yao has one, right? And that was bought by the Enlightened One of Tianhe, who had to sell his cauldron and take on debts to afford it. And youâre saying thatâs not worth running off with the cash?â
Divine Spiritual Treasures?
Speaking of this, Wang Zongâan was somewhat speechless. Recently, he had heard that his beloved grandson Wang Anye had effortlessly broken a formation and obtained two Divine Spiritual Treasures at once; one of the swords even housed a Spirit Remnant of an elderly gentleman in the advanced stage of the Divine Power Territory, its value inevitably higher than ordinary Divine Spiritual Treasures.
It turned out that Wang Zongâan and An Commandery Prince had been busy for so long, going around deceiving and collaborating to trick the emperor. Yet their achievements seemed to be about the same as what his grandson did by casually tumbling outside the domainâŠ
Truly, comparisons do kill.
âNot worth running, not worth running,â Wang Zongâan couldnât help shaking his head at the thought, feeling even more that the six or seven hundred million Qian Gold wasnât much at all.
Having a grandson like Wang Anye was worth billions of Gold.
A group of young and competent officials listened until their faces nearly fell.
Both of you bigshots talk about running off with the cash as if you donât even see us in your eyes anymore?
However, everyone knew that these two bigshots were joking. Once the Dala Desolate Desert reclamation plan succeeded, what was this little sum of money?
A few officials solemnly critiqued the bigshots for being flighty, then sighed and said, âWe work ourselves to death for Da Qian, trying to build up our foundation, yet thatâs not as good as Kang Commandery Prince casually embellishing his reputation. His Majesty⊠who knows what heâs thinking, actually ennoblingâŠâ
âAlright, alright, letâs not speculate on the sacred intent,â An Commandery Prince comforted the young and outstanding officials, âOur grand planâs first step has been successfully completed. Now we just need to solidly do a good job on this matter. As for the position of the emperorâs son, weâll vie for it if we can. If not, weâll still make the Great Qian Land powerful and prosperous enough to support more common folk.â
With An Commandery Princeâs reassurance, the officials regained their morale and vigor.
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Zhuozheng Pavilion.
Emperor Longchang, half-reclining behind the desk, listened to Old Yaoâs report on various feedback, his expression full of mockery and amusement.
âHeh heh! Emperorâs Strategy makes it sound like no one else knows how to play emperorâs games,â Emperor Longchang said with some pride, âThe battle for the emperorâs son is not that simple. Is there really such a thing as a sure-win situation?â
âWu Chengsi, oh Wu Chengsi, donât say I didnât give you a chance. The best education doesnât come from my scolding. Only the painful blows from enemies are the best nutrients for a manâs growth.â
âIf you can come to understand the true path of the emperor and realize that a Great Emperor must learn much more than just Emperorâs Strategy, then itâs not too late. But if you fail to mature, hehe~~â
âAnd you, Stubborn Donkey Wu Mingyuan, donât think that just with the Dala Desolate Desert reclamation project you can completely turn the tables. Youâre just starting to play the game. Emperorâs Strategy, hehe, you still have a lot to learn. But, considering your filial piety, I have secretly helped you once, no, twice. Be sure to seize the opportunities.â