As the energy fluctuations subsided, Ao Kun stared deeply at Ling Feng. At this time, he had already seen that Ling Feng was able to withstand his peak fist power because of the divine sword in his hand. The quality of this divine sword was definitely level six. Excellent magic weapon. He was therefore more certain that Ling Feng's identity was not simple, and he had no intention of pursuing the matter further. Immediately, his figure suddenly transformed into a hundred-foot-long golden dragon and soared into the sky.
At this time, the Master of Tianji Pavilion looked at Ling Feng with a strange expression, as if he couldn't believe it. Is this the end of the matter? He originally thought that Long Jun Ao Kun could force out some of Ling Feng's trump cards so that he could be more calm when facing Ling Feng.
At this time, Ling Feng glanced at him with an unkind expression and said: "I will evacuate the people from Qingzhou and Lingzhou as soon as possible. But I hope you will not interfere in the grudges between the Tang Dynasty and the Wu Dynasty, otherwise you will definitely regret it. of."
After Ling Feng finished speaking, his sword, the Divine Sword, suddenly turned into a white sword light and flew away quickly.
Half an hour later, Ling Feng returned to the Canglang Sword Sect and continued to practice, using the true dragon essence to nourish his central soul. His level of cultivation is still too low after all. If he didn't have the Chaos True Dragon Sword in his hand, even if his sword intent was unparalleled, he wouldn't be able to stop Ao Kun's terrifying fist intent. Therefore, he was ready to condense the Chaos Golden Elixir. The speed of the Jade Liquid Ninth Refining has a lot to do with the cultivation level of the soul, so he decided to first condense the central soul into perfection and fuse it with the soul to make the Yang Shen Dacheng.
Time passed, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Ling Feng came out of seclusion and sensed the progress of his cultivation. The central soul had been condensed into shape and was close to completion. This is also because of the abundant blood support, which can quickly restore the true dragon essence, so the progress of cultivation can be so fast.
Immediately, Qingzi came in, cupped her fists and said, "Your Majesty, the preliminary renovation of the palace has been completed, and the enthronement ceremony will be held at noon."
Ling Feng nodded and said, "Go down."
Immediately, Ling Feng and Liu Xueyan had lunch together, and the enthronement ceremony was held at noon.
He had already experienced it once before when he was the leader of Dongyi Kingdom, but this time it was even more grand. Although there are only four states left in the Wu Dynasty today: Cangzhou, Yanzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou, they are still far superior to the Dongyi Kingdom.
When he ascended the throne, in addition to important officials of the Wu Dynasty, there were also elders from the six major sects present.
After a series of etiquettes were completed, Ling Feng sat on the dragon chair in the palace hall and officially ascended the throne. For some reasons, he was still called Emperor Wu.
Immediately, Yan Hong announced Ling Feng's imperial edict. Generally, when a new emperor ascends the throne, he will grant amnesty to the whole world to win over the people. But Ling Feng announced the pioneering order.
All people who go south to open up wasteland will receive a three-year tax exemption and a series of subsidy measures to ensure that their land can have a life before harvesting. From the Chu Dynasty to the present, after three hundred years of land annexation, many people have lost their land and can only farm land for the landlord families. Life has become very difficult. Therefore, the people are also excited.
Moreover, in order to ensure the safety of the people, Ling Feng will organize an army of 300,000 to go south to open up wasteland. He has withdrawn nearly half a million troops from the four prefectures of Liang, Yan, Ling, and Qing. Naturally, it is impossible to keep them all in Cangzhou. This will increase huge financial expenses. Going south to open up wasteland is undoubtedly a good choice. As for food, it is not difficult. He now has many Qiankun Rings and can use them to transport food. You can also hunt wild animals and pick fruits. It may be a little tough at the beginning, but as long as you get through the first year, things will get easier later on.
For big forces such as aristocratic families and sects, the Pioneer Order has an additional reward, which is to obtain a title.
The titles are divided into five categories: Duke, Marquis, Count, Son, and Male. According to the size, population, and prosperity of the developed territory, the title will be obtained. Generally, those who develop a town will be awarded the title of baron, and those who develop a county will be granted a title. Viscount, if you open up a county, you will be granted the title of earl; if you open up four counties, you will be granted the title of marquis; if you open up a state, you will be granted the title of duke. And this is not just a title, but after these territories are developed, one-tenth of them will be used as fiefs and will be hereditary.
Princes, generals and prime ministers, would you rather have the seed? The enthusiasm of ancient people for conferring titles and ministers was beyond imagination, especially for some second- and third-rate families and gangs. Their development in the local states and counties has reached its limit, and other interests have been taken over by the big families. Pioneering became their way to take their family business to the next level.
And those big sects and thousand-year-old families also covet the monsters in the wild forest, especially the top monsters, whose fur, bones, essence and blood are all treasures, which are more attractive to them than their titles.
Of course, any policy has its pros and cons. As the pioneering order spread, many people followed the imperial army to the south. The economies of Cangzhou, Yanzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou were inevitably depressed. This damaged the interests of many aristocratic families and caused Quite an argument. If it is not handled properly, the policy will change, which will inevitably cause a backlash from some aristocratic families, especially the thousand-year-old families such as Han, Song, and Liu.
Fortunately, Ling Feng had established Lingyun Pavilion long ago and recruited enough political talents. Now Ling Feng established a cabinet with Lingyun Pavilion as the backbone to assist in handling political affairs. Among them, You Fei and Yan Hong have extremely strong political abilities. With their proper handling, the number of people who went south to pioneer the land was maintained at a relatively stable number, which not only ensured the smooth progress of the land reclamation project, but also did not affect the original four states. The economic impact is too big.
In order to retain the people to farm for them, landlords and aristocratic families had to reduce their exploitation, and the people's lives improved as a result. The land reclamation project going south required a large amount of food, agricultural tools, etc., which also stimulated consumption and led to the development of some industries. The entire Wu Dynasty entered a period of vigorous development.
Ling Feng, on the other hand, became the hands-off shopkeeper and concentrated on training. In his free time, he spent time with Liu Xueyan and Tong Yan. His purpose in establishing the Wu Dynasty was not to restrain himself, but to establish a foundation for his relatives, friends and subordinates to support the resources they needed for cultivation. Moreover, this Wu Dynasty is not his own world. All the six sects of the Righteous Way have a share of this cake. His role is purely to act as a deterrent through force.
It is also worth mentioning that the Bingpo Dao re-established the mountain gate in Yanzhou, and the place where it was established was the original mountain gate of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. Bingpo Dao also rejoined the Righteous Alliance, and the six sects of the Righteous Path became seven.
After Tang Wang Fang Hongjian completely controlled the six states including Zhongzhou and Youzhou, he proclaimed himself emperor in the imperial capital of Zhongzhou and established the Tang Dynasty. The whole world entered a period of confrontation between the north and the south.
As the Tang Dynasty prospered, Buddhism finally came to the fore, showing great energy. Under the persuasion of the Jiulian Saint Monk, the abbot of the Great Buddha Temple, the Xirong Kingdom surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
The Great Vajra Temple was also forced by Ling Feng to move to the northern grasslands. The Vajra Master personally persuaded the various tribes in Beidi to submit to the Tang Dynasty.
Lotus Temple and Pure Land Temple went to Dongyi and said that they had surrendered to Dongyi. Even Maeda Tosunaga, who was given a demon seed by Ling Feng, had to stay dormant temporarily.
Moko Temple and Bodhi Temple went to the Western Regions and fought without bloodshed, and all the countries in the Western Regions surrendered. In less than a month, the territory of the Tang Dynasty nearly doubled and it entered its heyday. Buddhism also flourished as a result, and was canonized as the state religion by the king of Tang Dynasty, which was used to contain the seven sects of righteousness.
