Ye Qiu said there was a way to make money and he wasn't just deceiving Daya. Although this dynasty was already quite developed, with even tofu having appeared, there were still other ways to make money. Because the taxes were light, every household had some extra cash and were all willing to spend money for some fun.
Ye Qiu planned to write storybooks to earn money. Although most scholars looked down on this profession, there were no rules forbidding it. Having lived through so many dynasties, nobody had as many stories in their mind as he did, and he could even use some of his own past experiences.