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As a result, the money that the cultivators took had not even warmed up before they had to return it to them in its entirety.
"However, Your Majesty, since July, the grain prices in the Outer Void have been gradually declining, and by November, it is expected that grain prices will plummet to less than a third of their current value. Thus, such exorbitant profits will no longer exist. Based on my projections, the fiscal revenue for the next year will not exceed 32 billion. We must wait until the medicinal fields of Luo Great Heaven are fully developed before we can significantly increase the annual income."
Li Xuan's joy remained undiminished, for he knew that the reason for the dramatic fall in grain prices was firstly due to the fact that many cultivators from the Outer Taixu had replenished their depleted Yuan Qi and had also raised their cultivation levels, significantly reducing their demand for grain.
