Lv Mengzheng and other officials were equally overwhelmed, exchanging glances laden with shock and delight.
They understood more than the common people what these numbers meant—this signified that the granaries of the Great Song would be fuller than ever before, capable of sustaining a larger population, providing solid assurance for the army provisions in the Northern Expedition to Liaodong, and laying the cornerstone of a prosperous era!
How could this not bring them joy?
In fact, for many ministers, their willingness to serve in the court was not just for wealth and honor.
Especially in the current hall of governance.
Now, many who followed under Gu Jin's banner longed to once again create an extraordinary golden age with the Gu Clan.
If they were only after wealth and honor, they wouldn't follow the Gu Clan, which prioritized governance.
The realm is divided...
Coupled with the current stalemate.
