Benefiting from decades of governance under the Jiajing Dynasty, the Immortal Tax Law spread with extreme efficiency to various local government offices across Dayan. However, just like a bomb dropped into water, it lay dormant before eventually erupting, plunging the Fourteen States of Dayan into an eerie silence during this period.
The last calm before the storm.
Half a month has passed since the day of the Northern Hunt.
Many events have occurred in the Capital City these past days.
Although the Immortal Tax Law stirred up tremendous waves in the imperial court, ninety-nine percent of the common folk remained unaware. Even when war completely breaks out, they would still be clueless about the reasons behind it.
As for the impact felt most by commoners in the marketplaces, it was possibly the withdrawal of the Golden Armor Forbidden Army outside the city and the Imperial City Department's relaxation of entry and exit controls in the Capital.
