Luoyang Imperial Palace.
Wang Ming carefully read the book in his hand.
This yellowed ancient scroll is an extremely precious Taoist classic in the Sui Dynasty Palace. It was passed down from the pre-Qin Dynasty.
Wang Ming's cultivation level increased dramatically every day, and he was simply making great strides with each passing day.
As for the mentality of this world, I still haven’t studied it.
Because of this mentality, to put it bluntly, the world is opening a back door for them, otherwise it would not be so easy to use the power of the outside world.
The great master of this world went to the "Celestial Dragon World" to cut off the support of the world's energy. Whether he can defeat Wu Xingyun is questionable.
Wang Ming will not stay in this world forever. Studying that mental method is almost a waste of time.
At this moment Yang You came in from outside the door.
Yang You bowed to Wang Ming and said: "Grandpa Huang, you decreed that as long as you come to Luoyang, the land will be divided. It has spread. Now more and more people come to Luoyang."
Wang Ming said calmly without raising his head: "Isn't it a good thing to have more people?"
Yang You nodded and said with a headache: "It is indeed a good thing to have more people, which means that we are getting stronger. But with more people, there will be more and more chaos. A mixture of fish and dragons and all kinds of unruly people appear. Now in Luoyang No prison cell in the city can be closed.”
When Wang Ming heard this, he raised his head and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Yang You nodded helplessly and said, "That's right."
After Wang Ming pondered for a moment, he said, "Easy! Just build the city wall."
Yang You nodded and said: "This is a way, but the city wall doesn't need so many people! It doesn't need to be repaired all the time! It will be troublesome at the same time."
Wang Ming said with a smile: "After the city wall is built, we will build other things. Build colleges, roads, public toilets, etc. They will definitely be rehabilitated through labor until they die."
Yang You couldn't help but nod when he heard this: "It's really a good idea, but it's unfair to build roads regardless of the severity of the crime, right?"
Wang Ming said calmly: "Arrange working hours according to the severity of the crime. Those three categories of intentional murderers, rapists, and human traffickers will be sent to medical schools and martial arts academy. They will be used as experimental materials."
Yang You paused and felt a chill in his ears. He had been to these two departments, and the experimental subjects were quite miserable.
These two departments were created by Wang Ming.
As the name suggests, medical schools study medicine and how to treat difficult and complicated diseases.
The Academy of Martial Arts specializes in the promotion of martial arts. They do not study profound martial arts, but only study how to make more people learn martial arts.
It’s not just these two departments.
There is also the Ministry of Agriculture. Food is the most important thing for the people, and food is the top priority.
The Ministry of Industry was renamed the Research Institute by Wang Ming from the Sixth Ministry. There are all craftsmen here.
Nowadays, scholars are no longer popular in the land of Luoyang during the Sui Dynasty.
It’s not that scholars have a low status, but that scholars are no longer special.
Because there are so many people who are reading and literate, especially young people, they can basically be said to be scholars.
The academy arranged by Wang Ming requires children under the age of eighteen to study.
In ordinary farm families, children are an important part of their labor force, and going to school is undoubtedly a loss for them.
Therefore, Wang Ming also announced that children who study in school will receive subsidies, which will be doubled during busy farming seasons.
student!
Not uncommon in Luoyang.
When these children enter the academy, they will be taught literacy, hyphenation, and various knowledge: martial arts, farming, animal husbandry, cooking, carpentry,...
After five years of studying like this, they can choose which direction they want to develop based on their own preferences.
You can also choose to go out and do things instead of continuing to study.
In ancient times, people's lifespan was not too long, and not everyone could continue to study without worrying about their livelihood.
Even so, it would be a big deal for these people to come out.
In addition, there are training courses.
This one is for adults.
Previously, the aristocratic families and the four major sects had pulled their talents away from Luoyang, almost causing Luoyang to collapse.
If those rebels weren't afraid of Wang Ming's individual combat capabilities, Luoyang would have changed hands.
Because of this, Wang Ming directly opened training classes to train his subordinates.
The people they train are not officials, they are officials.
A force that really does things is not officials, but officials.
As batches of trainees left the training classes, filling the vacancies left by the aristocratic families, Luoyang began to feel stable again.
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Another few years passed.
Luoyang City has now become a veritable number one at that time.
Number one in population,
The first level of civilization,
The most prosperous
The prosperity of martial arts is number one,
First in cultural level...
Outside Luoyang, wars were still raging, with various warlords dividing their empires.
Luoyang is simply a paradise.
There is no war or smoke here.
There is no oppression by aristocratic families or oppression by powerful people.
Everyone here has food to eat, and everyone here has a path for advancement.
Luoyang is not a place where everyone is equal.
But it is a fair place.
As long as you are not lazy, you can survive.
The war continues,
They were gradually losing their minds.
Then the most powerful ones now are Li Yuan's Tang Kingdom and Li Mi's Wagang Village.
There is also Kou Zhong's young commander's army.
After obtaining the treasures from Yang Gong's treasury, Kou Zhong also developed rapidly.
Luoyang's current status is very extraordinary.
Luoyang became a place for businessmen from all forces to trade.
Luoyang also continues to produce various things that other forces need.
Food, clothing, weapons, tea, horses...
Let the economy here be promoted to be more prosperous.
Wang Ming has been practicing silently these years, and no matter how hard the outside world fights, Luoyang has not pushed any further.
Yang Yoo is here again today.
Wang Ming said calmly: "What's the matter?"
Yang You said respectfully: "Grandpa Huang, this is Military Advisor Shen Luoyan of the Wagang Army."
Wang Ming turned his head and took a look. As Yang You came in, the beautiful woman came in. Wang Ming instantly remembered who she was. He had seen her before when he was robbing He's jade.
Shen Luoyan bowed to Wang Ming with due etiquette and said, "My little lady has met Your Majesty."
Wang Ming said calmly: "If you don't follow Li Mi, why are you here?"
Shen Luoyan's expression remained unchanged as he said, "Your Majesty, this young lady is here with a secret mission."
Wang Ming glanced at Shen Luoyan in confusion and thought to himself, "Why is Li Mi looking for me?"
Shen Luoyan said: "The Secret Duke wants to form an alliance with His Majesty."
Wang Ming smiled and said, "Why should I form an alliance with Li Mi?"
Shen Luoyan said confidently: "Your Majesty can only form an alliance."
Wang Ming asked with a smile: "I would like to hear why you can only use the law."
Shen Luoyan spoke eloquently: "Some time ago we received news that the Song clan leader Song Que has decided to support Kou Zhong's young commander's army."
"Li Shimin is also constantly attacking our Wagang Army. After Mi Gong is defeated, His Majesty's Luoyang will be dealt with next. It's so cold! So Your Majesty can only cooperate with us."
"Your Majesty can only maintain an undefeated situation by uniting with the Secret Duke."
After hearing this, Wang Ming smiled and said: "It seems to be true, but I will not unite with Li Mi. You go!"
Shen Luoyan's expression changed. She was full of confidence before she came. Things were indeed what she said. After Li Shimin annexed Li Mi, and after Koo Zhong formed an alliance with the Song clan, Luoyang would never be able to maintain its aloof status.
But she never expected that Wang Ming would refuse.
He actually refused!
Refused!
Shen Luoyan was anxious and wanted to say something more to persuade them to form an alliance.
But Wang Ming had already asked people to see off the guests, and finally Shen Luoyan left Luoyang very disappointed.
Go back and see Li Mi.
Li Mi's situation is not optimistic, and asking Shen Luoyan to come to Wang Ming to form an alliance is their last step.
Li Shimin defeated Li Mi steadily.
After seeing Shen Luoyan leave, Yang You asked in confusion: "Why did the emperor refuse to cooperate with Li Mi? This is obviously a win-win proposal. How about we support Li Mi! How about letting him delay Li Shimin's unification?" !”
Wang Ming said lightly: "I still dislike Li Shimin for being too slow! Why are you delaying?"
Yang You's expression suddenly changed, and he didn't know what Wang Ming meant.
Wang Mingdao: "Go down! Don't let Luoyang be in chaos."
After Yang You was ordered to be expelled, he couldn't stay anymore and slowly retreated.
Soon after,
Luoyang received the news that Li Mi surrendered to Li Shimin.
This incident caused quite a shock in the whole world.
Yang You came to report the matter to Wang Ming again, but Wang Ming still had the attitude that it had nothing to do with him.
This made Yang You anxious, but there was nothing he could do.
Li Shimin and Kou Zhong are getting stronger and stronger, so why is Yang You not in a hurry?
Although the emperor is still in front of Wang Ming.
But Yang You had long regarded the throne as his own.
Li Shimin and Kou Zhong will eventually come to seize Luoyang. This is his property, how can we not be in a hurry?
With the accumulation of these years, Luoyang's strength has become stronger and stronger.
He, the grandson of the Supervisor of the Kingdom, understands best that the Sui Dynasty should not regard the territory as the smallest at this time, but if it is really dragged out to fight.
His strength is no weaker than that of Kou Zhong and Li Shimin.
After the land distribution policy was released, countless people came to Luoyang.
Luoyang has accumulated countless capital in these years of doing business.
Weapons and food were constantly sold to all anti-king forces.
It can be said that these anti-kings are all working for Wang Ming.
There were countless opportunities to expand outside, but Wang Ming did not approve them.
There was even a time when Yang You felt that as long as he attacked, any force could be overthrown by the iron hoof of the Sui Dynasty in an instant.
But his imperial grandfather still did not send troops and watched them continue to grow.
Yang You really wanted to leave Wang Ming and go it alone, but it was obviously not feasible.
Wang Ming didn't like to deal with government affairs, so he basically let Yang You handle it. Yang You was in charge of all government agencies, large and small, in Luoyang.
But only the military and scientific research departments could not be interfered with, and they were firmly in Wang Ming's hands.
Furthermore, Wang Ming's martial arts really scared him, and he didn't dare to make any mistakes.
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Another few years passed.
Yang You came to visit Wang Ming's palace again.
He brought news that Du Fuwei of the Jianghuai Army and the Young Marshal Army of Kou Zhong merged.
Wang Ming was not surprised by this news. Kou Zhong recognized Du Fuwei as his father. In addition, Kou Zhong was indeed powerful now, so it was not surprising that he would seek refuge with him.
Yang You said with an ugly face: "Now all the anti-king forces in the world have been eliminated by Kou Zhong and Li Shimin."
Wang Ming still looked at the scroll in his hand, not anxious at all.
Seeing that Wang Ming was still unmoved, Yang You said anxiously: "Now Kou Zhong and Li Shimin are at odds with the north and the south. Whoever wants to dominate the world depends on who conquers Luoyang first. What should we do?"
Wang Ming said calmly: "Nothing to do!"
Yang You said: "Kou Zhong obviously wants to attack Luoyang. It will be too late for them to attack."
Wang Ming shook his head and said: "Don't panic, they can't attack Luoyang. By the way, seal the secret passage in Yang Gong's treasure house. If Kou Zhong wants to attack, he will probably get a surprise attack from somewhere."
Yang Yoo showed a puzzled expression.
Wang Mingdao: "There is a secret passage from Yang Guang's treasure house leading directly to Luoyang City."
After a pause,
Wang Ming continued: "Don't panic, Kou Zhong probably can't beat him."
Yang You was puzzled and asked: "Why is Grandpa Huang so sure that they can't defeat them?"
Wang Mingdao: "Because some people will not allow Kou Zhong to get Luoyang."
Yang You asked curiously: "Who is he? He can actually influence one force."
Wang Mingdao: "Buddhism doesn't allow it! Cihang Jingzhai doesn't allow it! Master Fei Xuan doesn't allow it! If Kou Zhong gets Luoyang, Li Shimin will no longer be his opponent, and he will definitely lose."
Yang You said: "Cihang Jingzhai turned to Kou Zhong because it was said that Kou Zhong's good brother Xu Ziling had a fierce fight with his concubine Xuan. With Xu Ziling as the bridge, Kou Zhong would not care about Cihang Jingzhai's previous support for Li Shimin.
Wang Ming shook his head and said: "Shi Feixuan's class power has placed a heavy burden on Li Shimin and invested a lot of resources, so they can only persevere."
"We must persist until Li Shimin unifies the world, and then recover costs and obtain profits."
"Why not invest in Kou Zhong? In the early stage, it was because Kou Zhong had not yet emerged and was not qualified to be recognized by Cihang Jingzhai. Among the warlords who appeared, only Li Shimin met the requirements."
"After Kou Zhong successfully emerged, Kou Zhong's strength in the mid-term was still weak, and he had already invested in Li Shimin, so there was no need for further risk investment."
Yang You said: "Then it is obvious that Kou Zhong has the advantage now! Why continue to guard Li Shimin, the second son of Li Tang who has an unfair reputation!"
Wang Ming sneered and said: "Kou Zhong in the later period showed his ability to compete for the world. But at this time, after Kou Zhong united with Song Que of the Song Dynasty to control half of the world, it was obviously too late for Cihang Jingzhai to enter the game at this time, so it was It is absolutely impossible to invest in Kou Zhong again."
"Because after Kou Zhong conquers the world, the Song clan will share the profits, and the benefits will definitely be much greater than Cihang Jingzhai. Cihang Jingzhai will not be able to develop its power to the maximum extent."
"In contrast, Li Shimin's father Li Yuan and eldest brother Li Jiancheng are both attached to or controlled by the Demon Sect. If they want to kill Li Shimin, the only one Li Shimin can rely on is the power of Cihang Jingzhai."
Yang You nodded and said: "It seems that this Cihang Jingzhai is very greedy! They don't care about the icing on the cake, they just want to provide help in times of need. After the world is unified in the future, Cihang Jingzhai can maximize its profits by sharing dividends."
Yang You immediately asked: "But how can these nuns control a powerful figure like Kou Zhong who controls half of the country?"
Wang Ming looked at the sky outside the window, smiled silently, and said nothing.
