Why marry someone when you are reborn?

Xu Yun and Gao Yu returned with bags full of things.

After returning home, Gao Yu spread the spoils on the table and said with satisfaction: "Ah Yun, Beiping City is really becoming more and more lively."

Xu Yun also laughed: "Yes, it is completely different from the south."

Merchants in the south were subject to road taxes, city entry taxes, and commodity taxes. Layer upon layer of taxation could only raise the prices of goods - this resulted in many things being unaffordable for ordinary people.

But it's different here.

As long as they were within the borders of China, merchants only had to pay taxes once. They did not have to pay taxes again when moving from one city to another - the cost for merchants was the goods and shipping costs, plus the taxes after the final sale.

In this way, merchants can make more profits, so they don't have to raise the price of goods. Coupled with the bargaining competition from other merchants, the price of goods will be directly lowered.

The ones who benefit are the common people.

Ordinary people buy more, and merchants actually make a lot of money. After all, the volume has increased.

Moreover, the shops were bustling with people coming and going, and the whole street was extremely prosperous.

Merchants are different from aristocratic families.

The aristocratic families are supporters of strict hierarchy.

But for businessmen... as long as the goods can be sold, it doesn't matter whether the customer is a wealthy family or a commoner.

This is all thanks to Your Majesties.

Xu Yun looked on with only amazement and admiration, as well as a faint... boiling of blood.

Following such Majesties, we will surely accomplish great things and create a prosperous era!

It’s not just about survival, it’s not just about leaving the Xu family, it’s not just about controlling your own destiny, but... letting more people live a good life, letting more people control their own lives and destiny!

Xu Yun wanted to visit Song Qiao again.

But after thinking about it, he felt it was inappropriate, so he settled for the next best thing and went to find Luo Zhan.

After all, Luo Zhan still has to attend the grand court meeting, so he can at least listen in, right?

In order to make Luo Zhan do his best, Xu Yun took out a book called "Popular Science of Weapons".

Luo Zhan's eyes lit up. This book not only had text, but also pictures! There were even detailed pictures!

Xu Yun glanced at him for a few seconds and then put the book down.

Luo Zhan finally set his eyes on Xu Yun's face and understood what he meant: "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Xu Yun smiled and said, "I want to hear what you talked about at the grand court meeting?"

Luo Zhan raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to know the court's movements?"

Xu Yun nodded: "Whether I pass the next exam or not, I will definitely enter the officialdom. And I suspect that the next exam... will most likely be about people's livelihood or the court. Let's prepare early."

Now, Luo Zhan had no questions. He just looked at Xu Yun, waiting for her to ask.

Xu Yun didn't waste any words, gave the book to Luo Zhan, and then asked: "Now that the tax on merchants is so low, will the court be short of money?"

Luo Zhan looked bewildered: "Hasn't the imperial court always been short of money?"

Xu Yun: ...Well, it seems that Luo Zhan doesn’t quite understand it either.

Finally, Xu Yun gave up and just said to Luo Zhan: "From today on, after you return home from the grand court meeting, what did you discuss? Come back and tell me."

This was not a difficult task, Luo Zhan readily agreed, and then began to shoo people away: "Okay, let's go if you have nothing else to do. I want to read a book."

Xu Yun: …

After returning home, Xu Yun always felt like he had been cheated - not only did he get nothing, but he also lost a book?

Regarding Xu Yun's worries, Gao Yu asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"I just wanted to ask Luo Zhan, with so little tax collected by merchants, will the imperial court be short of money—" Xu Yun also told the truth: "In the end, he also knew it."

Gao Yu said, "Oh," and said, "I know about this."

Xu Yun: ...!!! I am so stupid!

She took a deep breath and asked for advice humbly.

Gao Yu said, "When your majesties first mentioned this matter, few people opposed it. But your majesty insisted, and finally tried to implement it."

"As a result, the only ones who lost money were the local governments. The national treasury actually saw an increase in revenue because these shops were selling more and more goods every day."

Gao Yu smiled and said, "More and more merchants are coming to Beiping City."

"They need more people to transport goods, load and unload goods. And more goods are needed - Your Majesties say that there is no benefit in the short term, but in the long run, this way, the people have work to do and income. With income, they can naturally buy more things - it's a cycle."

Gao Yu tilted his head and thought of a word: "Oh, right, your majesties call this economy."

Xu Yun suddenly realized.

That night, Xu Yun searched the word "economics" in the library.

As a result, a lot of books were found.

Xu Yun looked at the books and was in a trance for a moment: Your Majesties...are so amazing. Are you so ahead?

Xu Yun decided to put everything else aside and read these books first.

The more she read, the more she was amazed at the vision of their majesties.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye it is the day for the opening of Yueshu Pavilion.

As one of the hosts, Xu Yun naturally had to be present.

However, she was not downstairs, but watching upstairs with Feng Shihua.

As the firecrackers were set off and the red cloth on the plaque was lifted, the three words "Yueshu Pavilion" looked majestic and eye-catching.

It also attracted a lot of people's attention.

The guy began to read aloud the reading rules of the Reading Pavilion.

As soon as they heard it was free, most of the people on the street gathered around, all with interested looks on their faces.

But there was no one who tried it first, so even if they were eager to try, they didn't act rashly.

At this time, a few young men dressed as scholars pushed through the crowd and loudly asked the waiter: "Is it really free?!"

"It's indeed free! However, you cannot take the books out, and you must take good care of them while reading. Tearing or damaging the books is strictly prohibited." The waiter repeated the rules with a smile on his face.

As he spoke, the waiter pointed to the tables and chairs inside the screen window and said, "But there are limited tables and chairs, first come first served."

"Can the tables and chairs be charged?" another person asked loudly.

The waiter still had a smile on his face: "Of course it's free! Except for the tea inside, everything else is free. But you can still read without buying tea, it won't affect anything!"

The young men looked at each other and said loudly, "Let's try to see if this is true today..."

Then, several people went in.

As soon as they entered, those people exclaimed loudly: "So many books?! Oh my God, there are even such rare books!"

"I have been looking for this book for a long time but couldn't buy it! This owner is so generous!"

As they sighed, someone finally couldn't help it.

Now, those who wanted to go in began to rush in - now the good books had been snatched away by others!

Xu Yun turned around and asked Feng Shihua: "Who are you looking for?"