pertwk Chapter 2161 The storm is settled
Chapter 2161 The storm is settled
Chapter 2161 The storm is settled
Then the remaining ten riots were organized and planned. Not only were the slogans, miracles, and routes of action planned, but even the sources of weapons had been found. Some of them first occupied the hilltops to become kings, and some even attempted to capture cities and strongholds.
Lu Qiuwei has already found out that these ten cases were instigated by someone behind the scenes who also provided funding.
The worst part is that they also assassinated five officials, three of which were successful, and the other two were injured to varying degrees.
However, they failed to stir up public sentiment, and the people simply ignored them. One group of people set fire to a dragon statue at night, but were caught by local residents and beaten violently, resulting in a death.
Lu Qiuwei made a special trip to see the emperor and ask for instructions on how to deal with these rioters so as to set an example for the future.
He Lingchuan didn't even raise his head: "Lingchi at the vegetable market entrance."
This trend must not be allowed to continue, and the punishment must be clear and fair.
Whether in Beijia, Mouguo or Cangyan, watching public executions is an important entertainment activity for the people.
It is important to combine education with entertainment.
In just one morning, he made thirty-seven or eight official decisions, large and small.
It was finally almost noon and He Lingchuan stood up and stretched, his bones crackling all over.
"Eat, eat."
At least during the two quarters of an hour during the meal, he was resting and relaxing.
As soon as he stood up, a palace servant came to report: "The envoy from Lingshan wants to see you!"
He Lingchuan ran out without looking back: "Ask Du Shan to meet him!"
The envoy that Lingshan has sent to Jucheng now is Wang Changyue, the deputy head of the Junzong, a major Taoist sect.
However, after Wang Changyue requested an audience twice, he met Prime Minister Du Shan.
The two sides talked for an afternoon.
The next morning, Du Shancai came to report to Emperor Jiuyou that Lingshan was willing to provide strong support to Cangyan.
Cangyan was newly established not long ago, and its finances are tight, its officials lack experience, its educational power is weak, and it lacks high-level skills. Lingshan can provide strong support in these aspects and help Cangyan quickly overcome the difficulties.
So, how will Cang Yan repay?
Lingshan did not discuss in depth, only saying that both sides wanted to resist the demons and were allies on the same front, and hoped to cooperate deeply and help each other in the future.
He Lingchuan yawned several times. He had some trouble with Master Sun in Panlong World last night and didn't get enough rest.
He asked Dushan:
"What do you think?"
"Nothing comes easy. Lingshan is so generous, I'm afraid they will ask us to pay them back tenfold in the future." Du Shan didn't know what Lingshan was doing, but he was instinctively alert.
He has no favorable feelings towards demons or immortals.
"Within the range of the Black Dragon Totem, the Spirit Gathering Formation cannot draw away the spiritual energy, and the Sky Star cannot absorb the nightmare energy."
Du Shan nodded, he knew this.
"The only exception is me." He Lingchuan pointed at himself, "As long as I personally set up the center of the spirit gathering formation in Jucheng, the formation can absorb spirits, and its effectiveness will be far better than before!"
Du Shan was moved, but he immediately understood: "You are the Dragon God, so you naturally have the immunity from the totem barrier. Oh, if Lingshan is planning this, it goes against your original intention, and we cannot agree to it."
All living beings in the world have two huge mountains pressing down on them, one is the devil and the other is the immortal.
How could the Cangyan Kingdom reject one and welcome the other?
Du Shan thought about it and smiled again: "Since the spiritual energy in our country will not be sucked away by immortals and demons, it is very likely to become fertile ground for practitioners and monsters in the future."
Nightmare energy is also another form of spiritual energy. The existence of the black dragon totem allows the spiritual energy to remain in Cangyan. Over time, its concentration will exceed that of most countries and regions.
This is a huge benefit and invisible welfare for all people in the country.
Apart from Cangyan, most areas in this world could not escape the suction of immortals and demons. Even in the country of Mou, only a few immortal sects and true immortals, the so-called pyramid tops, could enjoy the spiritual blessing of the gathering spirit formation, and this kind of rain and dew could not fall on the heads of most practitioners.
What is worrying is not the scarcity but the inequality. The equal spiritual energy in Cangyan Kingdom can naturally attract more practitioners and monsters to settle down.
After this conversation between the king and his ministers, the Cangyan Kingdom expressed its willingness to be self-reliant and at the same time declined Lingshan's kind support.
Of course, if Lingshan wants to cooperate on the political and economic levels, Cang Yan would be more than welcome.
From this time on, Cangyan's contacts with Mouguo became closer and more pragmatic, while his contacts with Lingshan became less frequent and more flexible.
Now that the external turmoil has settled, He Lingchuan can finally focus on domestic affairs.
After Cang Yan established the country, Emperor Jiuyou rewarded people according to their merits and placed civil and military officials in positions.
The new country had a total of thirty-six states and one hundred and forty-eight counties, with three levels of administration below them: prefecture, county, and township. One can imagine how massive the appointment and dismissal of officials on such a large scale was, and it took half a year to complete.
When Cang Yan was first established, the policies he implemented were actually very similar to those of the Shen State. He especially improved the methods used during the Dragon God War to reward farming, reduce corvée labor, and develop water conservancy. The difference is that these were wartime policies used to maintain stability in the hearts of the people at the time, but now they have become the basic national policy for a long period of time after the establishment of the country.
During the Dragon God War, the rear was built on a large scale. This was to provide a livelihood for all the young men, so that they could live and work in peace and contentment without causing trouble, but it also paved the way for the subsequent development of Shanjin. The official roads were connected in all directions, even to small towns. With easy roads, the large-scale flow of agricultural products, commercial goods, and personnel was guaranteed.
In the past, due to the long-term war, the Golden Plain was vast and populated, but the land was not enough for reclamation. Now the task of reclamation is put on the grassroots level. The township has made a good reclamation plan, rented all kinds of production materials at low prices, and hired young laborers to reclaim "village fields". The reclaimed village fields are sold to villagers at the "fair price" of the local average. Each household is limited and private transactions are not allowed within five years. No land tax is collected within five years.
Those who cannot afford to buy farmland for the time being can first join a reclamation team or work for a caravan, and buy it when they have saved enough money - at this time in the Gold Plains, you can make money by working hard, without risking your life.
This is because it is extremely difficult for farmers to reclaim wasteland on their own. The wasteland is either hard like iron or rotten like mud. They have to buy farm tools, seeds, fertilizers, and cultivate the land. Even two generations of a family with four or five strong laborers can only cultivate ten acres of good land after more than ten years of hard work.
It was a good time for the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to recover. Cang Yan was in a hurry, so how could he afford such a low efficiency? In addition, the abundant spiritual energy also made the land fertile quickly. It was no longer necessary to take many years to turn wasteland into good farmland as before, so the main force of land reclamation became the county. The diligence assessment of grassroots officials was mainly based on land reclamation, land management, public security, promotion of new grain planting, and education.
Cang Yan actively reclaimed wasteland, on the one hand to ensure a bumper harvest of grain, and on the other hand to ensure that the Shanjin people could be self-reliant.
The so-called self-reliance means that people who work hard can have food to eat and no longer go hungry all day long.