"Father Emperor, how was it?"
Not long after Liu Chengfeng and the ministers left the Internet Cafe, Liu Zhengyuan also walked out.
Liu Zhengyuan didn't speak, he just walked out of the alley with his head half-lowered, frowning in thought.
The others followed closely behind him.
"Your son has already said it, the boss is a person who values rules greatly, and what's more, it concerns that miraculous computer. It's normal for him not to agree!"
Liu Chengfeng, seeing this, basically guessed the outcome and wasn't surprised. He quickly tried to appease him, saying, "Father Emperor, please don't get angry because of this!"
"I am not angry!"
Liu Zhengyuan finally spoke, "It's just that this way, solving the food problem will be a bit more difficult!"
Liu Chengfeng asked curiously, "Father Emperor, what's so difficult about it? As long as we can exchange for soil and seeds from the game, if the boss doesn't lend us the computer, we can just come here ourselves!"
"The fact that you think this way shows that you are still only considering it from the perspective of individual play!"
Liu Zhengyuan reminded him, "But how many people do you think we have in Feiyun Country?"
"This…"
Liu Chengfeng suddenly understood. He hadn't considered so far ahead before, but now it suddenly dawned on him.
They needed to solve the food problem for the entire country.
Even if the crops in Stardew Valley grew extremely fast and had extremely high yields, small-scale planting could not possibly solve the problem.
But large-scale planting… not only was the planting difficulty extremely high, but the required seeds and soil were not just one or two bags.
"Alas, it seems your son still thought about this matter too simply!"
Liu Chengfeng shook his head and sighed, "Father Emperor, it looks like this matter needs to be considered in the long run!"
"No, I actually think the sooner we start, the better!"
As Liu Zhengyuan thought, his brows relaxed, as if he had figured it out. He smiled and said, "Especially one thing you said just now was not wrong!"
"Ah?"
"That is, if he doesn't lend us the computer, we can come ourselves, but it's not 'we' who come!"
Liu Chengfeng seemed to understand but not fully, "It seems Father Emperor already has an idea?"
"I have a general idea, but the details still need to be refined, so Chengfeng, you will come with me to the Imperial Study later!"
Liu Zhengyuan said, then looked at the other ministers behind him, "And all you beloved ministers, let's go back to deliberate now!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Several ministers quickly nodded in agreement. Looking at His Majesty's stance, it seemed they wouldn't be getting any sleep tonight.
"Hmm?"
It was at this moment that Liu Zhengyuan noticed that besides the few Imperial Guards who accompanied them on the way here, there seemed to be another team accompanying them.
It was precisely the Security Team that had been patrolling earlier.
"Zhao Yan, why is your Security Team here too?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this humble one was leading the team on patrol and happened to be in the vicinity!"
"Oh, I remember now. The city hasn't been very peaceful recently, so you've all worked hard."
Liu Zhengyuan shook his head slightly, but then he suddenly thought of something and said, "Perfect, Zhao Yan, you will also come to the palace with me later. I have an important matter to entrust to you!"
Zhao Yan was somewhat overwhelmed by the favor, "This humble one will certainly not shirk even if it means death!"
"Haha, although this matter is very important, it carries no danger or difficulty!"
After he finished speaking.
After the group returned to the Imperial City, they all entered the Imperial Study.
And then, a night passed.
…
The next day, early morning.
The sky had just begun to break.
Many people began to enter Feiyun City through its gates, one after another.
These people were dressed simply, each one emaciated and sallow, looking malnourished.
They were all farmers living outside the city suburbs.
And coming into the city early in the morning was for the purpose of finding work and earning money.
So their objective was very clear: as soon as they entered the city, they rushed to the various notice boards, hoping to see if there were any job advertisements.
Currently, the entire Feiyun City was in a recession. Long-term jobs were out of the question; even for short-term jobs, many people were probably scrambling for them, a case of too many wolves and too little meat.
So everyone's expressions at this moment were very anxious; they all wanted to snatch a good job.
"Everyone, step back first!"
But just as they ran over, they heard several Security Team martial artists shout sternly, stopping all of them.
They were still wondering why.
The next moment, they saw one of them post a shimmering golden notice.
It was an imperial proclamation!
At this point, another Security Team member said, "This is a new farming policy personally drafted by His Majesty. All of you, come and take a look!"
Farming policy?
Initially, everyone was quite curious about what was written on the imperial proclamation.
But now, upon hearing this, they all showed expressions of disappointment.
As farmers, why did they come into the city to work and earn money, rather than being willing to farm?
It was precisely because the land here was too barren, and it was simply too difficult to grow anything.
If you couldn't grow anything, then even if the farming policy offered high rewards, it was useless.
Moreover, distant water couldn't quench immediate thirst; they hadn't had a full meal in a long time.
"Sigh, let's take a look!"
The crowd clearly didn't hold much hope, but once the few Security Team martial artists left, they still gathered to take a look.
As they looked, their disappointed expressions gradually turned into surprise and astonishment.
Then, they became even more excited and delighted, with a clamor of voices.
"This imperial proclamation says it's a farming policy, but why does it look more like a job advertisement?"
"But what is an Internet Cafe, what is a farming game, what is exchanging items? I don't understand at all!"
"But these rewards… they're too tempting!"
At this moment, some people who were queuing behind and couldn't see, seeing the sudden commotion from those in front, became curious and quickly asked.
"What, what, what's written on the imperial proclamation? Those of you in front, don't block it, let me see too!"
Someone with a strange expression explained, "The general meaning of this imperial proclamation is that for those who are interested in farming, they will send us for free to a place called an Internet Cafe to learn how to farm!"
"What?"
"Farming still needs learning?"
"Is it that we don't know how to farm? It's just too hard to grow anything, alright!"
Those behind, upon hearing this, felt somewhat bewildered.
"Why exactly, it's not written too clearly here, but the rewards… are quite generous!"
Then they heard someone in front explain, "As long as you are willing to farm, the basic daily subsidy is 1 gold, and it also says that if you can bring out seeds, fertilizer, and soil from that 'game,' there will be additional wages and subsidies!"
"What?"
"1 gold a day?"
"I didn't mishear, did I?"
Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked and suddenly felt their mouths go dry.
One must know that if they worked in the city, earning 1 gold a month was considered good; 1 gold a day sounded too tempting.
Everyone was tempted.
But immediately, someone asked worriedly and suspiciously, "This isn't a scam, is it? How can there be such a good thing?"
Someone else, however, scoffed in rebuttal, "How could it be? Those were indeed Security Team members just now, and this is an imperial proclamation. Who would fake it unless they were tired of living?"
Everyone, upon hearing this, felt it made sense and became even more excited.
"If it's really like this, then of course I'm willing. Does it say specifically what needs to be done?"
"No, but it says that interested people can go to the Security Team's station on Commercial Street to register!"
"Damn it, what are we waiting for? Let's go, hurry and register!"
With a few exclamations, not long after, everyone at the notice board had run off.