redvbooks Chapter 2640 1 dead end
Chapter 2640 1 dead end
Chapter 2640 A dead end
Everyone settled down on the northern grassland.
It’s still the same old routine, recruiting people, developing the economy, and recruiting more people.
This cycle continues endlessly.
Three years passed.
Three years later, they had another five thousand men.
After all, this place is barren and can't support too many people.
They are able to feed these people with the help of some modern farming techniques.
It's not enough to rely solely on grazing, other activities include farming, blacksmithing, etc.
this day.
The novice man couldn't bear it any longer.
He said, "Why don't we send someone to the capital to take a look."
"At least understand the emperor's abilities."
Wen Rensheng smiled and said, "That's not bad either."
"But first we have to decide how to avoid his eyes."
The senior nodded and said, "Yes, he seems to be able to see us."
"Yes, the other party should have some ability to deduce the secrets of heaven and observe things out of his body."
"He seems to be able to see us within his jurisdiction." The novice girl also said so.
"In that case, let's change our aura and appearance and dress up as grassland merchants." Wen Rensheng said.
Then Wen Rensheng began to mobilize Xiao Huan's golden finger, who is a master of illusion.
Of course, it is to disguise it as one's own skill and directly transform four people at the same time.
Then the extra aura about them disappeared.
They transformed into some ordinary grassland nomads.
"In this way, it should be able to conceal the presence of us outsiders."
"If we had such ability, we should have used it earlier." The novice man subconsciously argued.
The new girl kicked him.
This made him suddenly realize: "Sorry, teacher, you must have your own considerations."
"Yes, my consideration is to find an invincible place first."
"We relied on camouflage from the beginning. If the camouflage fails, it will be a dead end. So at the beginning I took you out of his observation range. This is our retreat." Wen Rensheng nodded.
The senior person has already thought of this, so he won't ask questions.
The novice man will pay the price of his life for his argument and complaints.
At critical moments, questioning his predecessors would slow down his actions, and then lead to his death.
After they transformed, they began to move south.
Of course, before taking action, they sent out scouts.
These scouts quickly headed south.
They are loyal and silent.
There is no way to be picky about people with chapped skin.
The journey was very hard as they headed south.
Heading towards the Ming Dynasty, the falcon would be released regularly to deliver messages.
This is a skill, animal taming.
It can be used to train falcons to deliver messages, and they can fly more than 1000 miles a day.
It flies very high, at an altitude of over 5000 meters, safely and quickly.
The scouts continued to move forward, and when they entered the Ming Dynasty's sphere of influence, they did not encounter any attacks on the way.
This shows that ordinary people like them will not attract the emperor's special attention.
Afterwards, the four of them followed the scouts into the Ming Dynasty.
Again, the East and West Factory Guards were not attracted again.
This method of transformation is reasonable and successful.
Everyone was very happy.
The novice man couldn't help but feel ashamed of his previous doubts.
The novice woman admired it even more.
"Luckily we have a teacher here. If not, we would not be able to complete this mission."
"The enemy can see us at all times and keep chasing us. We have no chance to grow and develop."
"The difficulty of this mission has suddenly increased."
The three of them continued talking.
"But the Lord God thought we could handle it. In its view, our attributes are so high that we can completely handle the opponent." The senior sighed.
"But we have high attributes but no skills before. It's like a very strong guy without a pistol, while the opponent is weak but has a gun."
"People with pistols definitely have a higher chance of winning."
"Even a 5-year-old child can kill his own strong father with a pistol."
"Yes, before, we didn't have any skills, which was like not having a pistol. It was useless to fight with bare hands, no matter how high the attributes were."
Then they continued on their way.
However, as we encountered more and more town checkpoints, more and more people came to check.
Although the Immortal Emperor couldn't see it with his supernatural powers, these people could.
Their scouts had a relatively smooth journey at first, but as they went further south, they found that the inspections on the road became increasingly strict.
Moreover, thousands of troops would be moved back and forth and sweep across at any time.
This consumes a lot of money.
This shows how much panic they caused to the Cultivation Emperor three years ago.
Gradually, it became difficult for their scouts to advance further.
Because here we start to strictly check the road permits.
Before, it was quite loose.
Now he is strict again, needless to say, it is because of them.
Although their attributes have been released by 80%, they are still unwilling to directly conflict with the army.
Because once there is a conflict, it will attract more enemies.
The same mistakes will happen again.
People from the Jinyiwei and the East and West Factories would all swarm in, like a hornet's nest.
If that happens, things will be troublesome.
The scouts could not enter, so they chose to disguise themselves and sneak in instead of charging straight in.
Just like this we went all the way south, not taking the main road but the small road.
They finally arrived in the capital.
At the same time, a group of caravans that died in some bandit strongholds were also found.
Disguised as the dead, he killed all the bandits.
Only after doing this did they enter the capital.
The capital city is very prosperous.
What shocked several people was that this capital city had no city walls!
There is no protection at all.
Outside the city walls are residential areas, commercial areas, and workshops.
Weaving, making honeycomb coal, forging iron, transporting fertilizer...
There are countless various handicraft workshops.
Apart from food, the biggest problem in ancient times was fuel.
Therefore, the coal industry is prosperous.
There is a big demand for this.
In all big cities, middle and lower class families basically rely on coal, and only upper class families can afford charcoal which produces less smoke.
It is difficult to supply it with firewood.
It's hard to make a fire.
It was not until the 90s that Daxia finally solved its fuel problem.
This means that the capital is a very powerful place.
Just like the Huns, no city walls are needed.
As soon as the Huns became weak, they began to flee far away.
When it is at its strongest, it doesn't need walls at all.
After they entered the capital, they began to ask around.
In fact, there is no need to ask. The further south you go, the more prosperous the country becomes.
The people can basically achieve a level of food and clothing.
This was an absolute golden age in ancient feudal times.
Have clothes to wear, not bare buttocks; have food to eat, not cannibalism.
This is the standard of prosperity in ancient times.
do not think too much.
All the worries of modern people are caused by comparison.
The house must be in a first-tier city, the car must be worth hundreds of thousands, the education must be in a famous school, the status must be increasingly improved, and the children must be admitted to a 985 university...
Why bother living only to die suddenly in your few decades?
Looking back, I realized that I spent most of my time worrying and it was all in vain.
However, even if everyone knows this truth, they still have no choice in life. Unless you are single, if you want to get married and have children, you have to let your family members let you let them let you let them.
The same was true in this feudal era.
Many people rushed to the capital to make a fortune.
Even though many elderly people scold them for being ungrateful and unsatisfied.
"Before that, we couldn't even have food to eat."
"This is all the grace of the Emperor!"
After asking, the novice men and women felt like villains.
To do villain things.
According to the information we have received along the way,
Forty years after the Jiajing reign, the emperor gained enlightenment and succeeded in practicing Taoism.
Then there was good weather everywhere.
Kill the big guys in Yan Dang and Qingliu.
They took out the silver they had accumulated to buy food from overseas, stabilize prices, build water conservancy projects, and construct roads.
Use work-for-relief and recruit workers everywhere.
Basically, a major project has started in every county.
That is building roads and water conservancy projects.
These two things will never be out of date.
Although the effect is slow, it will not be wasted.
With good roads, information and food from the court can arrive quickly.
If the water conservancy is good, grain production will increase and there will be no major harm.
The grain and silver were all allocated by the imperial court.
In this way, the landless will have a way to survive.
Not to be displaced.
Food was allocated from overseas, and silver was obtained from wealthy people everywhere.
Next is coal.
Coal is the prerequisite for solving another major problem.
That is to drink hot water and take a hot bath.
It’s not that people don’t know that drinking hot food is better.
The problem is that firewood itself is expensive.
Few people are qualified to boil hot water.
Most families are lucky if they can cook a hot meal once a day.
As the emperor succeeded in cultivating immortality, coal mines were discovered everywhere.
Let some enlightened big local governments and big officials replace those big carbon owners.
The current emperor is like an administrator.
He promoted only honest officials, and only those who were upright and strict were promoted.
Wages also increased.
For several years, it has been paid on time, and there are bonuses.
There are more and more officials like Hai Rui who can live a stable life relying solely on their salary.
There is no need to think of crooked ways.
The yamen was staffed with more formal officials and no longer needed to employ those commoners.
Of course, there will never be enough people.
You can only exercise moderation.
But greed is not okay.
If the upper limit exceeds five thousand taels, the emperor will discover and punish you.
Especially for officials above the fourth rank, who need to be appointed by the emperor himself, it is even more impossible.
People who do their job properly can basically pass.
"I wonder, isn't this emperor just like when I was playing the emperor game, I could see loyalty and integrity and directly appoint those who were good?" the novice man said in shock.
"Yes, it's different to manage the world with the third eye."
"No wonder people in all places are basically satisfied with their lives. Almost every county has a judge. If they can't live up to Hai Rui's character, they can live up to Wang Yongji or Gao Gong."
"Haha, that's really good. After all, government affairs are complicated and changeable. Even if you are honest, you will be cheated."
"That's true, but he did a good job. If we rebuild the Ming Dynasty, won't the people suffer again?" The novice man felt a little reluctant.
This is different from last time.
Last time it was a time of chaos, so I had no psychological burden no matter what I did.
The people will only get better, not worse.
But now, it is already a prosperous era, and if they continue to make changes, the people will only suffer.
“So the teacher said that we have to endure until the emperor is gone and ascends to heaven. Then we can do it without any psychological burden.” said the novice girl.
"It seems that this is the way to go. If we attack Ming now, too many people will die."
"The teacher is indeed foresighted."
Then everyone began to wait patiently.
Of course, some people went back to continue developing their power in the north.
The main thing is to take the path of mining, farming, accumulating population, and developing a one-stop economic cycle.
And at this time the Ming Dynasty.
Just experienced a storm.
"Okay, well, I'm guilty of passing on the immortal arts to you, right?"
"You actually want to rebel and seize my throne!"
"As expected, a little kindness brings about hatred!"
The emperor was in the harem, walking back and forth frantically alone.
If anyone heard what he said, there would be only one outcome.
"The rebels have jumped out on their own. Prince Yu is one, and there is also Prince Jing!"
"All have to die!"
"No, if I kill him directly, my dynasty will lack an heir, and my luck will be greatly reduced. This won't do!"
"Then keep her under house arrest and give me a son. For a cultivator to give birth to a son will reduce his lifespan and luck, so I won't give birth to one!"
The emperor's eyes were cold.
"And those evil Taoist priests from the past few years, just pin this incident on them!"
He then ordered Chen Hong to come in.
"Master, what do you want me to do?"
Chen Hong is also at the sixth level of Qi Refining Stage at this time.
Of course, he is far from comparable to the master in the foundation-building stage.
Moreover, if his master doesn’t have the Golden Elixir, he will never be able to reach the Qi Refining stage.
"Go find some people and go hunting in five days. I want to go with my two sons..." The emperor did not finish his words and left a riddle for Chen Hong to guess.
Chen Hong was in a big trouble now.
The emperor wants to kill his son?
After all, he has become an immortal, so there is no point in keeping his son.
But does the emperor really want to kill him?
Not quite.
the reason is simple.
If you really wanted to kill him, why did you teach your son Taoism?
Wouldn't it be enough to let the other person die of old age like an ordinary person?
He started practicing Taoism earlier than the two princes.
I also saw the bodies of the two princes.
As a result, one is about to die, while the other can live for another seven or eight years.
King Jing is also an idiot.
If no one practices cultivation, then you are wasting your body, your spirit, and your thoughts. What are you earning?
As long as you take good care of your health and live longer than your elder brother, the throne will naturally be yours.
Chen Hong naturally didn't know that his idea was impossible to succeed.
Because Prince Yu has a son, and his son has a very long lifespan.
The time he spent as emperor was comparable to that of Jiajing.
The two elders and the younger one, these two generations of grandparents and grandchildren took up almost half of the Ming Dynasty.
The most important thing is that Jiajing lived six years less.
This means that once Jiajing dies, Prince Yu will succeed to the throne.
Then when Longqing died, his son succeeded to the throne.
Even if King Jing lived a few more decades, it would be useless.
In fact, Longqing was the one that suffered the most losses.
Judging from the life spans of his son and father, he must have a gene for longevity.
But he was too repressed, and began to release himself after becoming emperor.
Without anyone to supervise him, he indulged himself and ended up completely ruining his health.
Later, there was an emperor who was even more powerful than him, that was Taichang. He indulged himself to death in a month and also inherited the fine traditions of his ancestors.
Chen Hong thought about it and decided that he couldn't tell anyone else about this.
He decided to leave a little wiggle room.
Deadly and not deadly.
Only in this way can the Riddle Emperor's idea be satisfied, right?
Otherwise, it would be a dead end.