Chapter 124: Economic circulation is the foundation of development, starting with distributing silver

Originally Shen Tianxing still wanted to say a few things that Tang Bohu would definitely not like to hear, after all this just helped him spend 400,000 taels of silver, winning over the people was also a bit excessive, but hearing that he actually completed a hidden mission, he couldn't help but laugh.

The reward earned him a million Killing Value and 100,000 taels of silver, plus he got to pick three pieces of unrivaled martial arts, and with all that miscellaneous stuff, in short this wave was exchanged for 400,000 taels of silver!

Well done, I'll give you 10,000 taels of silver to spend as you like.

Thank you, sir, then I won't stand on ceremony.

Tang Bohu wasn't polite at all, he took the banknote Shen Tianxing had obtained and stuffed it into his bosom.

Alright, find an empty room and I'll conjure some silver for you, so we won't run out when it's time to give silver to the common folk.

Everyone present was summoned by Shen Tianxing, naturally they felt nothing was amiss; in their view, Shen Tianxing could do anything, they just needed to obey his orders, nothing else mattered.

Soon everyone arrived at a large empty room; Shen Tianxing waved his hand, and the silver from the System Package clattered out, piling up into a small hill, all consisting of one‑tael silver pieces.

Come on, have someone move this silver out; we'll distribute it at the gate of the Taishou Fu.

Yes, sir!

Everyone answered in unison, then they summoned the Leizhou Army to carry the silver out of the Taishou Fu; Yue Yunyang, who was outside leading the Yue Family Army on patrol, saw Shen Tianxing come out to distribute silver and looked astonished.

I thought Lord Tang was just talking casually, but he actually gave out silver; although one tael doesn't seem like much, it's really quite rare.

That's right; I thought it was just said to make us believe, but now it's truly real—hurry up and go get your silver!

Don't worry, everyone will get one tael; look at those boxes full to the brim—none of you will be missed.

The commoners queued while chatting; at first they only believed Tang Bohu's words about a good life, and they had indeed been oppressed for a long time, which is why they rose up in revolt.

Having such an outcome was already quite good for them; of course they also hoped Shen Tianxing would bring them an even better life, though they joked about Tang Bohu's one‑tael silver being a joke, deep down they all looked forward to it.

Now silver distribution really began, and everyone's expectations were met. What was originally only seventy‑percent belief has become full confidence.

Line up, come one by one, each person takes one tael; don't harbor hopes of getting an extra tael through luck, because if caught you'll lose even the tael you were given, ending up with not a single copper coin.

Shen Tianxing laughed loudly, and the crowd couldn't help but burst into laughter; for the vast majority of commoners, they couldn't do such a thing.

Even if a few ruffians came to collect silver, the whole city is Shen Tianxing's troops, so they naturally dare not act wildly; they simply collect their silver and hurry away.

Sir, this might not be a good idea; if word gets out, when we go to other cities those commoners will also demand silver, and if we don't give it, showing favoritism will be troublesome.

Yue Yunyang leaned in and whispered a reminder in Shen Tianxing's ear.

Taken from the people, used for the people; although most of the wealth in the Taishou Fu and the General's Headquarters has been taken away, that doesn't mean nothing remains—there will always be something left behind that can be sold together, yielding more silver.

As for other cities, if we can take them this easily, giving out a little silver is no big deal; furthermore, if the news of silver distribution spreads, don't you think the commoners in those cities would also want to get silver and directly help us open their gates?

This way we win both popular support and the cities, yet we only spent some silver and received the people's sincere return—a multiple gain.

Yue Yunyang was speechless, mainly because he didn't know how much wealth Shen Tianxing had; if he had enough, it seemed there was nothing wrong with it.

Shen Tianxing could hardly tell Yue Yunyang that he currently has 30,000,000 taels of silver, with 10,000,000 already stored in the System, plus 1,000,000 taels of gold and another 10,000,000 taels of silver being handed to Tao Qian to withdraw from other money shops.

With the silver in place, Shen Tianxing could do so much more, although of course he couldn't possibly do everything. Giving silver to the common folk ultimately means recovering their silver from corrupt officials and then redistributing it, which would surely net a small profit.

Plus the system tasks, Shen Tianxing truly lacks no silver; the urgent priority is to unify the world, then have a few reliable sons to pass on the throne, after which he can roam the world with his beautiful wife!

Of course we also need to develop this world first; ideally we'd modernize the whole realm—others might not be able to, but Shen Tianxing has the System, so nothing is impossible for him, and Leizhou has already begun a pilot.

If everything goes smoothly, Shen Tianxing will buy various factories and some technical books in the System Mall to cultivate more technical talent.

Of course Shen Tianxing himself could actually do it, because his Divine Crafting Manual can build aircraft and cannons given enough materials; he's just lazy and hasn't started yet.

You're really extravagant—do you really have that much silver? Don't look at me; I'm speaking as your father‑in‑law, not as your subordinate. All that silver went to relieve the people, and you're letting my daughter follow you to drink the northwest wind?

Father‑in‑law, taken from the people, used for the people—you know this well; besides, someday this world will be mine, and when the commoners get silver they'll spend it on food, clothing, shelter and travel.

Which aspect of food, clothing, shelter and travel doesn't require tax payment? Where there is trade there is a trade cycle; where there is a trade cycle there is production drive, and only with production drive can there be a continuous supply of necessities.

What we want is for all commoners to have no worries about food and clothing; then this whole collective can contribute certain taxes to the state, and we use this silver to build the entire nation, improving the people's lives—that is a virtuous cycle.

At this moment Yue Yunyang finally understood why Yang Tieqiang chose to follow Shen Tianxing; this idea is actually understood by many, but to put it into practice and proclaim it before so many commoners—probably only Shen Tianxing could do that.

Your words are most wise, my understanding was shallow. In that case, I'll now lead people to maintain order and prevent anyone from trying to get a double share.

Yue Yunyang's attitude did a complete 180‑degree turn, he scurried off, but he never imagined that Shen Tianxing actually intended to gather the people after handing out silver, give a speech, and thereby truly win their hearts.