Chapter 77: Stirring Up Storms with a Single Hand! Lord Meng Surrenders (Seeking Monthly Pass)_2

Despite the uproar below, he surprisingly hadn't made a statement.

Not until Wang Yinda finished his last sentence.

Then Emperor Longchang turned to Prince De Xin and Kang Commandery Prince, his expression calm, as he said, "De Xin, Cheng Si, what do you have to say?"

At this, Old Yao sighed deeply from the side.

Wang Shouzhe indeed was ruthless enough; his grasp of people's hearts was truly exquisite. His move not only targeted the soft underbelly of De Xin's lineage but also that of His Majesty.

The foundation of a strong nation rested principally on two things: population and taxation.

With abundant tax revenue, the nation could expand faster, possess more land, sustain a larger population, and thus enter a virtuous cycle to grow increasingly strong.