Fake Eunuch: Discovering the Emperor is a Woman!-Chapter 125 Dazzling Silver

"I believe everyone is clear now, this time we will make up for the delayed salary payments for everyone."

With this statement, it not only confirmed the speculation in everyone’s mind, but also confirmed that this was indeed about distributing salaries to them.

This also made the group of craftsmen excited all at once.

In the blink of an eye, they began excitedly whispering and chatting with each other.

After all, this time the salary had been owed for several months, which caused hardship for every one of their families.

But even with the withheld salary, they had no choice but to keep coming here to work, knowing that if they left, they wouldn’t receive even the small amount of salary they were due.

Now, this new official had actually made up all the back salary, filling their gazes towards Lin Yi with reverence and awe.

Seeing the excitement of the crowd, Lin Yi raised his hand again to quiet them down.

As the crowd’s voices slowly faded, a cheap voice sounded again faintly:

"Of course, I had already spoken with Lu Feng and told everyone, we need to raise everyone’s wages, and your salaries will also be doubled."

Buzz—this announcement sent the people into a frenzy of chaotic discussion.

The crowd had indeed heard Lu Feng mention such a prospect before, but not a single person dared to believe it.

But now, Lin Yi brought it up again, and in front of them were several large chests, brimming with Copper Coins.

This undoubtedly increased the persuasiveness of Lin Yi’s words.

It left them all dumbfounded on the spot, unable to believe that what they were hearing was true.

It was already great to have the owed salaries paid, but they had never imagined their salaries would be doubled.

How could such good fortune fall on them?

They were just lowly craftsmen, after all.

Watching the crowd’s excitement and disbelief, Lin Yi didn’t waste words and simply waved his hand, directing Lu Feng:

"No need for more chatter, immediately arrange for the distribution of salaries, and make up for each overdue month’s salary!"

Following Lin Yi’s order, Lu Feng immediately gathered the manpower to start distributing the salaries.

When they truly grasped the string of Copper Coins, it completely steadied their hearts.

No amount of talk could compare to the reassurance of clutching those heavy coins in their hands.

As there were so many craftsmen here, and counting out Copper Coins was a tedious task, the distribution of the salaries took nearly an hour.

This made Lin Yi somewhat helpless and bored.

But in contrast to Lin Yi, the craftsmen felt entirely different, each of them was incredibly excited, not a single one had an impatient expression on their face. frёewebηovel.cѳm

Those who had received their pay were all smiles, their wrinkled faces beaming so much that their eyes disappeared.

As for those who hadn’t received their money yet, they were eagerly watching.

In short, not a single face showed impatience; instead, they were filled with anticipation.

After a long wait, everyone here was smiling, each holding a hefty amount of Copper Coins.

If it wasn’t for Lin Yi’s order prohibiting them from leaving, they would have run home to present those Copper Coins to their wives.

After everyone held Copper Coins in their hands, when Lin Yi spoke again, the expressions on the faces of the people below were visibly more excited, each of them wearing a smile.

Looking towards Lin Yi, their sense of awe intensified.

The previous Chief of Staff was all talk and no action.

He told them that their salaries would come soon, but in the end, several months passed, and they hadn’t seen a single copper coin.

But this official, although he had not yet formally received the title of Chief of Staff and was just managing things, had resolved their outstanding salary issue as soon as he took charge—such an individual truly had ability.

Furthermore, they also seemed to have heard rumors that this man was a favorite in front of Your Majesty.

Before, even though they were mere craftsmen, they had heard that His Majesty was merely a puppet of an Emperor.

Yet, after this incident, they started to see things differently.

Could a favorite of His Majesty really have such great power?

This indirectly showed the considerable capabilities of His Majesty.

Even if the Ministry of Revenue was the Fourth Prince’s turf, when His Majesty ordered the distribution of salaries, it was carried out even there.

This also showed that His Majesty was much more impressive than the Fourth Prince.

For the first time, it started to be said among these people that His Majesty was not as portrayed in the rumors.

"Everyone in the middle rank has received their due salary, but from now on, I declare that everyone’s salary will be increased fivefold!

Not only that, but I’ve decided to distribute this month’s salary in advance!

From this month on, instead of one tael of silver per month, each person will be paid five taels!"

After he finished speaking, before the crowd below could react, while everyone was still shockingly silent, not daring to make a sound, Lin Yi turned his gaze once again to Lu Feng:

"Lu Feng, starting today, we will distribute the salaries in advance every month, changing the distribution time from the end of the month to the beginning!

Let’s distribute this month’s salary in advance right now."

As the words fell, of course, Lu Feng did not dare to delay and immediately opened the large chest brought from Lin Yi’s room.

In an instant, the silver coins inside shimmered with silver light, dazzling the crowd so much that they could barely open their eyes, all of them gawking with their mouths agape.

The impact when this chest was opened was far greater than the ones brought over by the Ministry of Revenue—the other chests contained Copper Coins, but this one was tidily filled with silver!

On a daily basis, these people dealt with copper coins, and not even in their homes could they find a single tael of silver.

But now, what did they see?

They saw shining silver!

And a full chest of it, no less!

And most importantly, the official said it was all for them!

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