He opened and closed his eyes, and became Chai Rong, Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The combined forces of Northern Han and the Khitans were at the border. The imperial granaries held only three months' worth of grain, thirty percent of the Imperial Guard drew pay for nonexistent soldiers, and the military budget was short by 1.2 million strings of cash.
The court officials waited for him to make a fool of himself, the great clans waited to carve up the spoils, and the generals waited to see which side to join.
He lowered his head and glanced at the accounts.
"System, can I use the Eye of Audit?"
"Yes."
Destroying Buddhist temples to reclaim copper? Reward: Copper Mountain, permanently increasing the treasury's copper reserves by 50%.
Completing 70% of the equal-field system? Reward: Divine Measuring Ruler, increasing surveying efficiency by 200% with a 0% error rate.
Completing the five-year plan? Reward: Double the Nation's Fortune, doubling the returns of the next phase. Plus the Divine Farmer's Hand, increasing crop yields by 50%. Plus the Iron Wall, increasing city wall defenses by 300%.
From then on, every time he completed a task, the System gave him an unbelievable reward.
