Step aside, let me take charge!.

Summary

The chapter describes the region around Shangnan County, which was once part of Guren. After Shen Tang peacefully took over, he treated the former subordinates of Guren with courtesy and even exempted the common folk from taxes for a year, gaining the high regard of the people. . During the war, Shen Tang's army provided aid to the common folk, opening granaries and using their own pay to provide food and water, in contrast to the warlords who would abandon or even kill the civilians. This earned Shen Tang a reputation as a benevolent ruler. However, the chapter suggests that Shen Tang's policy of building new, spacious houses for some while leaving others in dilapidated old homes is causing inequality, which could become a big problem. The chapter implies that Shen Tang may not fully understand that the issue is not about scarcity, but about fairness and equality.

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