The Sorrowmender

PAID Chapter 207

As countless scholars packed their bags and left their homes to head south to Jiangnan, changes were quietly taking place in the Three Provinces. The 200,000 troops stationed in the capital began large-scale deployments, openly entering the counties of the Three Provinces.

Additionally, 100,000 troops stationed at the Mountain River Pass were dispatched to Yuhang and Qiantang. The border troops were also gathering in large numbers, and as summer began, the borders adjacent to neighboring countries were already on high alert.

This forced Wuchen and Haotian to increase their border forces, ready to defend against any potential attack from Cangyue.

The new laws from the Ministry of Justice were being steadily implemented, quietly infiltrating, just waiting for the autumn that Xu Qingzhou spoke of. At the right moment, they would blossom throughout the Three Provinces of Jiangnan.

The Ministry of Works issued documents, offering substantial rewards to gather craftsmen from across the land to come to the capital for employment. Skilled artisans flocked to the call, whether for wealth, fame, or the nation.

The Ministry of Personnel urgently prepared a large reserve of officials, mobilizing students, scholars, and talents from the capital to join the Ministry of Revenue, supplementing its manpower.

Most of the officials from the Ministry of Revenue hurriedly set off to various parts of the Three Provinces to begin registering households and re-compiling records, measuring land, and redefining contracts. Taxation matters were being overhauled.

It could be said that the busiest department was the Ministry of Revenue, and the most troubled was the Minister of Revenue. The burdens were immense, and they were short of people and money, making progress difficult.

Fortunately, Xu Qingzhou was not one to shirk responsibility or ignore the plight of others. He saw the difficulties faced by the Ministry of Revenue and donated all his household wealth to the national treasury. Most of it was generous gifts received recently, the sheer amount of which was staggering.

Yet even so, it was still not enough. The increase in military salaries and expenditures alone was astronomical, not to mention the expenses of the civil service exams, construction projects, and other major undertakings.

And where was the income?

There was none.

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