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He Lingchuan was speechless. Panlong City really was determined to turn everyone into the city’s draft animals.
“Right now, with so many outsiders flooding into Panlong City, those without land but with labor to spare can only survive by hiring themselves out for day work, or by renting fields to farm as tenants.” Hu Min chuckled before continuing, “So don’t worry, your fields won’t lie empty. Either I or the Bureau of Bright Prospects can help line up tenants for you.”
Hearing this, He Lingchuan said at once, “Then I’ll have to trouble you to help me with that.”
Land and housing were precious means of production here. In Panlong City, money could not buy them; only military or civilian merit could. It was a naked system of allocation. Any newcomer who wanted to gain a foothold had to contribute to the city’s survival.
As for the Gale Army’s soldiers, fighting earned them plenty of land deeds. However, they had neither the time nor the energy to farm personally, so renting fields to tenants was the most practical solution.
The landlords got their share, the tenants filled their bellies—everyone got what they needed.
Which meant that here, in the dream Panlong City, He Lingchuan had officially become a landlord. He patted his chest with a strange...
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