Fentie County is mostly mountainous and hilly, and the branches of the Liang River that flow through it have dried up one after another, so there are not many people there.
Coupled with the natural disasters and wars since the end of Xiangxing, the population has suffered serious outflows. Now the six counties have only a registered population of more than 500,000, which is far less than the county-level regulations.
Due to insufficient manpower and the loss of technical support from the Daxu Ministry of Industry, it was difficult to open new mines. They could only keep the old mines running, which was less than 20% of the peak output.
When Zhao Qi married his daughter, he generously gave her two mines as gifts because they were difficult to develop and utilize.
The status of Fentie County in Liang State and even Liangzhou is just like the status of Border City County in Dingzhou. It is only labeled as poor and backward.
But such a small and poor county immediately underwent major changes after Zhou Bai stationed in Zhejiang and the Great Xia court took over its jurisdiction.
Whether it is survival or life, they have received basic guarantees. They are incomparable to those in Dingzhou, but they are very different from the neighboring counties of Liangzhou.
First, Daxia Daolu Division teamed up with the Martial Academy to send a large number of Taoist officials and warriors to carry out sweeping sweeps of places infested by evil spirits in Fentie County.
Immediately afterwards, bandits in various places were recruited and annihilated. Those who did not come down from the mountain to register within one month were killed as a group.
In terms of the most fundamental personal safety, the people of Fentie no longer need to worry too much. Even in the countryside, they can see patrolling rangers from time to time.
After Wuwei was established, a series of measures such as setting up rural offices, establishing refugee shelters, distributing young crops, encouraging trade, etc. were all implemented very quickly.
Just how rich Da Xia has accumulated over the years of rest and recuperation has been verified in Fentie County. The reserves of talents and resources are all prepared to cover a state-wide system.
Needless to say, there is no need to worry about food, and the warehouses are abundant every year. Even if there is a famine in Liangzhou, there is no need to worry for a short time.
As for reserve officials, it may not be enough to be a scholar or scholar, but Tong Sheng is definitely enough.
Today, as the Daxia Enlightenment literacy system is steadily advancing, it is no problem for those with excellent grades in primary schools and colleges to pass the examination.
In the sixth year of Tongzhi alone, there were 1,536 new children recorded on the reserve register.
Those born as children can then take the Daxia Civil Service Examination and complete the selection of practical affairs management at the grassroots level, and then they can serve as village officials or even township officials.
These child-born officials do not need to lead the country's policies like the purple-robed prime minister, nor do they need to connect the upper and lower officials like the landlords. They only need to implement the imperial decrees.
Being able to make people in a township and village know, understand and obey the imperial decrees is considered to be fulfilling their duties.
The basic route of sending imperial power to the countryside in Great Xia could be replicated and promoted without realizing it.
With the centralization of power at this point, the control over local areas reached its peak. Even among the princes in the world, few could compare with Zhou Bai's power as the leader.
Sometimes when Zhou Bai observes the human destiny that he has gathered, he only feels that it is majestic and majestic. The gold content of Emperor Dayan's fake character is not as valuable as his current duke status.
The Great Yan Dynasty in the alien plane is the same as the Great Xu. The lowest level is the county, and further down, it can only be governed by the cooperation of the three elders and powerful men.
It's just that the development of humanity in Tianyuan Continent has gone through hundreds of dynasties. Is it possible that there has never been a single hero who has broken the special status of the powerful clans in the local area?
The answer is definitely not.
Not to mention the successors of future generations, most of the founders of the country conquered the world personally with their horses and bows bent, and they had the most powerful force to reshape everything. It was not difficult to establish a system where imperial power was sent to the countryside.
It is even said that some Emperor Taizu was extremely talented and built a more complete centralized power system than that of Daxia.
There are only two reasons why it is difficult for the imperial power to go to the countryside.
First, all dynasties followed the policy of obscuring the people, and the spread of knowledge was controlled by the gentry families.
It is a profound historical experience that long-term peace and order can be achieved if the people are ignorant. After the Middle Ages, few emperors would violate this iron law.
The second is that luck is limited. A three-hundred-year-old dynasty under the supervision and rule of heaven has been severely limited in all aspects of development, and naturally there will not be much surplus in luck.
Under such circumstances, how could there be a complete system for the imperial power to go to the countryside? If Zhou Xia established rural officials like this, the amount of luck required for staffing alone would be an astronomical figure.
Zhou Bai dared to be the first in the world because of the abundant luck brought by Daxia's growing human productivity.
Just the "elimination of hunger" plan that was laid out from the very beginning and now reaps results has produced a massive amount of luck.
The boundless fertile land in Dingzhou produces basic white energy every moment, supporting what outsiders consider a "bloated" system.
In addition, the production workshops invested by Tiangong Institute for industrialization and application of psychic technology are turning the gears leading the development of Daxia faster and faster.
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At the end of June, at the Dingliang River, a branch of the Liang River, Zhou Bai personally went to the site to inspect the dredging project.
In the dry river, tens of thousands of river workers are extremely busy. They are dredging silt and trying to widen the river as much as possible.
The number of Taoist officials registered in the Daoxia Daolu Division is increasing day by day, which has far exceeded that of the former Dingzhou Governor's Mansion. However, compared with the demand in Daxia, there is still a big gap.
The river dredging project is too large, and the officials' mana needs to be used in key places, such as the blockage of the river mouths upstream and downstream.
The earth shaking that comes from time to time in the distance is the work of Tulinggen Taoist officials to open the river.
Because Daxia relies the most on extraordinary power in infrastructure projects, marching routes, farming and breeding, etc., now the Taoist disciples in various sects and casual cultivators in Dingzhou who have not yet entered the Taoism most hope to awaken the "ordinary" water and water when building the foundation. The spiritual roots of the two elements of earth.
The thunder, wind and ice supernatural spiritual roots, and the golden and fire main attack spiritual roots are not as real as water and earth.
There is no way, the Taoist official establishment is also involved. Even if you are not very talented in water, soil and spiritual roots, the court will still support you. Building roads and planting fields will also allocate luck and spiritual stone and elixir resources, and you are expected to reach the realm.
But if you have other spiritual roots and do not have outstanding talents in all aspects, then there is no need to think about obtaining the establishment directly.
Fortunately for the disciples of the sect, they have a channel to obtain resources, even though most of the tasks are related to official court affairs.
If most casual cultivators want to have a promising future, they can only be recruited by the imperial court. Having a Taoist official establishment at least in the second and third realms has a path to follow.
Nowadays, the ordinary casual cultivators of the righteous path either join the Taoist priest group to fight on the front line, or accept tasks from Tianya Pavilion, so that they can accumulate contributions and become righteous.
"Hey, brothers, work harder, there's mutton soup for lunch!"
"The Taoist officials have helped us get through the difficult and dangerous place. If our progress is slower, can we be worthy of the court?!"
"Hey, after I finish this job, I can buy a Qi and Blood Pill for the kid..."
As loads of silt were dug out, the river in front of Zhou Bai and his party became wider and smoother visible to the naked eye.
"Your Majesty, according to the progress of the project, the Dingliang River will be fully open in one month at the latest." Shi Changxing, who is now the Right Minister of the Ministry of Industry, respectfully reported.
"These are all easy to say, manpower can do it, but the key is water source." Zhou Bai narrowed his eyes slightly and looked towards the lower reaches of the Dingliang River.
In the field of vision of the spiritual eye, a god with elegant manners and an aura of ancient nobility sits at the other end of the downstream, attracting extremely abundant water vapor to gather.
His keen spiritual awareness actually gave Zhou Bai a stinging sense of oppression. Such divine power could only be attributed to the resurrected Canglan Water God.
As an innate deity, its essence is the Qingtong. The lower limit may only be the power of an ordinary golden edict, but the upper limit is difficult to predict.
After being recognized by the Great Xia court and undergoing many large sacrifices by the people of Dingzhou, his divine power continued to recover, and now he has some of the charm of an ancient god.
If Zhou Bai didn't use the power of luck and his own Taoism, he wouldn't be able to suppress this water god who had only recovered for half a year.
Of course, he doesn't need to suppress him. The couple of one mountain and one water are now officially recognized as the true gods of Daxia.
Suddenly, a wisp of water vapor came with the wind, and water droplets hung on Zhou Bai's side.
“Mr.
Since the sound can be transmitted across the state, it is enough to show that Canglan water vapor can penetrate this far.
"Thank you, God, for your help, otherwise it would be difficult to support logistics by land transportation alone." Zhou Bai waved his hands towards the end of the Dingliang River.
The accompanying ministers immediately fell silent when they saw this. Although they did not understand who the Lord was chatting happily with, they did not feel strange about the scene of the conversation in the air.
From the time when the General Mansion was established, Zhou Bai was no longer an ordinary master, but a person with extraordinary power.
"Your Majesty, you are welcome. Expanding the water area will also speed up the recovery of Canglan's power."
"The Dragon King of Lianghe and all the water gods will give me some face. You don't have to worry about the lack of water, but it is best to organize a sacrifice ceremony, which can be regarded as recognizing Lianghe's achievements." Canglan Water God seemed to put himself in the middle of the conversation. There is no disrespect at all to the subordinates.
The sound transmission thousands of miles apart has already demonstrated his unpredictable magical powers in his role as water god. Now he can make the Dragon King of Lianghe and other gods give up the water. What kind of background is this.
Zhou Bai, the other water god, doesn't know, but Lianghe is the main water vein of the state after all. Even if the Lianghe Dragon King is weaker than the Ningjiang Dragon King, he is at least at the level of a true immortal.
Now he actually wants to give face to Canglan, who has only recovered for half a year. Could it be that Canglan was an immortal or higher in his heyday?
Zhou Bai's heart moved and he quickly said: "It's hard work to respect the gods, we can definitely be friends."
What he said was meaningless, but Canglan understood it and chuckled: "The lowest water dragon soul cannot be exchanged for an innate god. Since my husband agreed to join the Great Xia Divine Court, then I will How could I go back on my word?"
"Your Majesty is not only the Lord of God, but also the son of destiny who will lead Tianyuan through the great calamity in the future. It is our duty to assist you, Tingshan and I."
The God Master's vest and the identity of the Son of Luck were all seen through by Canglan Water God, which made Zhou Bai feel a little lucky.
Fortunately, the karma between them is deep enough, and they can be regarded as one of their own. Otherwise, if they were targeted by such a hostile god, the Divine Court would not be able to protect themselves.
The Canglan River, in ancient times, was probably not a small or medium-sized river limited to one county.
"If there is a day when you can rule the world alone, you will be restored to your ancient glory." Zhou Bai was silent for a moment and made his promise again.
After he obtained the Water Vein Dragon Soul last time, he promised to unify Dingzhou, open up the Canglan Water Vein, and awaken the Canglan Water God. It was obvious that he fulfilled his promise.
Zhou Bai was just a boy when he made the promise, and the Tingshan Mountain God who created the cause and effect was at most a dead horse and a living horse doctor. Who would have thought that he could really become the lord of a state.
Now that Zhou Bai has once again made a promise that can be called "arrogant", Canglan, even as an innate god who has experienced the vicissitudes of life, cannot help but have mood swings.
Arrogant? No.
After he regained consciousness, he really believed that Zhou Bai could accomplish his great cause of unifying the world.
"You may not keep your word, but your promise is also important. Only in your hands can the Tianyuan world complete its transition. I am willing to follow the Holy Lord..."
As a Holy Lord, or as a Holy Lord of a Realm, Zhou Bai looked at the disintegrating water drops, feeling extremely proud in his heart.
The courtiers around them felt that their master's aura was a little thicker, as if their luck was on the rise.
This is the secret of superiors gathering people. Of course Zhou Bai would not explain it. He immediately put aside his distracting thoughts and started working by the river.
"The Ministry of Rites has made arrangements for the ceremony. The Dragon King of Lianghe will be worshiped first, and the water gods of Lianghe will be worshiped next."
"Well, my subordinates will immediately go to the Liang River Main Branch to communicate with the small sacrifices. The water god sacrifices can be carried out immediately. The Dragon King Festival needs you to participate in person, or it can be arranged after January." On the expedition out of the state, a considerable number of officials from the six tribes accompanied them. At this time, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites came forward to accept the task.
"Ministry of Industry, what are the arrangements for mineral development in Fentie County?"
Shi Changxing, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, immediately stepped forward: "Back to you, there are now thirteen old mines in Fentie County, only five of which can guarantee stable output. During this period, through Kanyu prospecting, new medium and large iron ore mines were explored. Point 5 has entered the initial production stage."
"After investigation, Mengshan produces the best copper ore. There is a city named Mengcheng below. It covers an area of two hectares and has four furnaces built. It is one foot high and one foot and five feet wide."
While Shi Changxing was talking, a doctor from the Ministry of Household Affairs handed over a few copper coins.
"This is the Great Xia Tongbao cast in accordance with your instructions. It is eight cents in diameter, weighs two baht and four bamboo poles, accumulates ten coins and weighs one tael, and a thousand coins weighs six catties and four taels."
Zhou Bai took the copper coin and looked at it. The stars and moon patterns were intertwined, the style was exquisite, and the copper was thick. He couldn't help but nodded slightly.
These four Mengshan furnaces are money casting workshops, and will also be the places where the first batch of Tongbao flows out of Daxia.
Before becoming emperor, using the Daxu reign name would not have much impact.
It's just that the various types of copper coins currently circulating in Daxia's market are really unbearable for Zhou Bai.
Just ordinary low-quality privately minted money. In order to gain world wealth, Daxu widely distributed Tongzhi Tongbao, which was adulterated with excessive amounts of lead and tin. It was really ugly.
As long as Daxia trades with the outside world, additional wealth will flow into Daxu in the middle region, and the economic lifeline will not be entirely up to itself.
Now that there is a high-quality copper producing area, Zhou Bai's first priority is to let Daxia have a self-made Tongbao.
Falling apart? Not long ago.
"Yes, let's mint it with this money and try to start circulating it before Liangzhou is unified."
"What's the internal situation in the Liang Kingdom? Is the Xu family still a lion?" Zhou Bai seemed to have thought of something and asked coldly.
"Back to your Majesty, the fortunes of the Liang Kingdom are in a slump, and the military strength is insufficient. It may only be able to attack with one blow. Now the court is debating over the candidates for the generals to counter the rebellion..."
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One month later, Fentie County's summer collection was successfully collected into the treasury.
Although it cannot fully support the food and grass needs of the Daxia army, at least it no longer requires Dingzhou to transfuse blood to Fentie County, which greatly relieves the logistical pressure.
At this time, with the support of Daxia's various efficient policies, Fentie County's people were loyal to it, and Xia people were proud of it.
The disaster has been driven away, the entire legal network has turned light red, and the government is stable.
However, there are still a few touches of gray and white color firmly embedded in the core, which seems to be blocked in the flow of luck.
(End of chapter)
