The Eternal Supreme - Chapter 123

Since he had decided to establish his own power, money was his priority now. Yunxiao, who had little idea of such a thing in his previous life, began to feel the pressure and great burden of keeping thousands of people.

That gave Wu Zishi a pause. He had seen many money-minded City Lords, but this was the first time he met one who talked about money so blatantly. Not daring to neglect his new superior, he hastily began to calculate. Unlike all the previous City Lords, who left as soon as they were relieved of their offices, this City Lord was the newly made King of Wucheng, and Yanwu was given to him as his permanent fief.

“The annual tax revenue is about three hundred million gold coins. One hundred and fifty million will be turned over to the state treasury, and the city expenditures will be close to one hundred million, leaving about fifty million. But this time, because of the trade fair, thousands of merchants have entered the city in a short period of just a few days, and the tax they paid amounted to one hundred and twenty million. At present, the balance in the treasury is one hundred and fifty million gold coins.”

Since he handled all the projects in Yanwu, he was able to quickly provide a general picture of the city’s financial status.