179: Farming is still the best

When Wang Renli heard this, his whole body trembled.

Naturally, he had heard about the incident last time; it caused a huge uproar and many people died.

Before long, the higher-ups allocated a large sum of money, and every household received a considerable amount.

Although he didn't know much, as the only educated person in New Moon Village, he understood more than the others.

In the territory of Zhongzhou, the only entity that could affect the tax system was the Governors Mansion.

Combined with the recent policy of complete agricultural tax exemption, Wang Renli had already guessed the answer.

"It's the Governor-General!!"

"Huh?"

"Village Chief, what are you saying? How could the Governor-General possibly come to a place like ours?"

"How is that possible!"

Li Sanzhu in the crowd felt his mouth go dry.

He couldn't help but recall the scene from a year ago: those high officials bowing low before that young man, looking as if they wished to bury their heads in the dirt.

Li Sanzhu scratched his head and said, "I heard my dad say that the Governor-General is a vampire, a villain who specifically sucks the blood of us low-level farmers. That gentleman looked very kind, so he shouldn't be the Governor-General."

Wang Renli slapped the back of Li Sanzhu's head: "Li Sanzhu, is the Governor-General someone you can casually comment on? Be careful, you might lose your head!"

Li Sanzhu reacted and quickly covered his mouth.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted.

"Oh dear, if I had known I could grow so much grain, why did I bother going into the city to run a business? I almost lost all my money."

"Farming is still the best!"

Three days later.

A transport vehicle loaded with new grain seeds and accompanying fertilizer drove into New Moon Village.

The new grain seeds had extremely fast growth rates and strong environmental adaptability, allowing for three stable harvests per year.

When the second season's bumper harvest occurred again, the news could no longer be kept secret.

The high officials in the surrounding villages and towns were the first to be alarmed. After witnessing the harvest in New Moon Village firsthand, quota applications for the new grain seeds began to be reported upwards layer by layer.

Before long, the entire Zhongzhou knew about the events in New Moon Village.

Several months later, almost all the fields in Zhongzhou were planted with the new grain seeds, and the total grain output increased by more than ten times.

In less than a month, other states on the Main Star also became restless and began applying for quotas for the new grain seeds.

Luol Star System, Main Star.

An intense agricultural revolution ignited within this year.

The Deputy Governor-Generals of the other six Life Planets were also completely unable to sit still.

Half a year later, the change spread like wildfire, completely sweeping across the entire Luol Star System and rapidly heading toward the affiliated Yuanyang Star System.

The Governors Mansion issued a decree at this time.

[Acquiring all grain produced by the new seeds at 15% above market price, with unlimited volume.]

Driven by massive profits, almost all arable farmland in the entire Luol Star System, including the affiliated Yuanyang Star System, was switched to the new grain seeds.

Previously, the average annual income of low-level farmers in the Luol Star System was only 3,000, barely enough to make ends meet and avoid starvation.

Now, due to the introduction of the new grain seeds and the favorable policies of the Governors Mansion, the annual income of low-level farmers was forcefully increased tenfold, reaching an astonishing 30,000.

Countless low-income families built new houses.

Bai Qianqian smelled massive business opportunities in this agricultural revolution, quickly established Star Sea Machinery, and used the design blueprints given to her by He Ming to develop new labor-saving and time-saving farm tools, earning a fortune.

The following year, the total annual grain output of the Luol Star System reached 70 billion tons.

The Yuanyang Star System was slightly slower but also reached an astonishing 50 billion tons.

This astonishing figure not only completely solved the food self-sufficiency problem for the two major star systems but also brought in the large amounts of mineral resources provided annually by Wan Xingying.

These minerals, after passing through Star Sea's smelters and shipyards, were turned into Destroyer Warships capable of obliterating planets.

The defense forces of the Luol Star System had been completely revolutionized; even Energy Supply Vessels now possessed Destroyer Warship-level kinetic energy and firepower.

As for the retired warships, they were not entirely useless; they were sold to neighboring star systems at double the market price.

The Interstellar War between the Star Empire and the Radiant Empire caused severe deficiencies in the defense capabilities of the major star systems.

The current state of the arms market was equivalent to picking up money with sacks.

Luol Star System, Governors Mansion.

He Ming woke up from his cultivation, felt the abundant Star Power within his body, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

The current Luol Star System could be described as having strong armies and abundant financial resources.

Because the satisfaction level of the Luol Star System had increased to 47.9%.

The satisfaction level of the Yuanyang Star System was 23.6%.

This allowed the imperial seal of china to collect a large amount of Destiny, pushing the cultivation speed to an astonishing [7629%].

A cultivation speed of a full 76.29 times.

He Ming stood up and glanced at the latest record on his smart bracelet.

[life index: Tier 2, 46%]

[inner universe: Tier 2, 99.1%]

He Ming murmured softly, "The development of technology is limited by my Cultivation Level. This feeling is truly uncomfortable. I could bring out much better things, but I must hold back."

"Sir, given your cultivation speed, you will break through to Domain Lord Level in three years at the latest."

He Ming nodded slightly. Three years was neither long nor short.

Bang... The balcony outside the Governor's Office was smashed again by Wan Xingying. This was already an unknown number of times.

He Ming turned sideways and said calmly, "Can't you just use the main entrance?"

Wan Xingying naturally sat down on the Governor's Throne, crossed her legs, folded her arms across her chest, and looked directly at He Ming, saying, "I wondered how you managed to supply me with so much grain. Turns out you got such excellent seeds."

"You want to buy my grain seeds?"

"Give me a straightforward price."

He Ming: "I won't sell."

Wan Xingying slammed the desk, shattering it, stood up, and said, "What did you say?"

He Ming: "I definitely won't sell the grain seeds, so give up."

Stopping here, he paused, scrutinized Wan Xingying's impressive figure, and changed the subject, grinning: "However, if you agree to one condition, I can give them to you directly—and as much as you want."

"What condition?"

"Marry me."

Wan Xingying scoffed lightly: "You certainly think highly of yourself. If you marry me, you not only gain a Stellar Level Tier 8 combatant, but the Wan Star System and the Karo Star System also become your affiliated territories, right?"

He Ming chuckled: "Whose territory it is doesn't matter. What I value is your ability to govern the territory."

Wan Xingying: "I heard you've changed your ways and started treating the citizens in your territory well?"

He Ming: "Yes, is there a problem?"

"No, it's fine. Change the condition."

He Ming sat on the desk and said calmly, "There's no room for negotiation. Only if you marry me can the grain seeds be supplied to you unconditionally. Otherwise, you must exchange them for mineral resources."

"Even just in name would be acceptable."