On the last day of the fifth year of Taichu, the originally lively streets became a little deserted.
Many soldiers and civilians choose to stay at home with their families during the Chinese New Year.
By the way, I pray for the new year and hope that everything will go well in the new year.
The central government and officials from various ministries also sealed their official seals during the past two days and waited until the annual vacation before continuing to work.
Everyone is cheering for the new year.
In the sky outside Yangzhou City, fireworks continued to shoot into the sky.
Firecrackers and fireworks are not difficult to make. A skilled craftsman can easily produce a large number of fireworks.
The gunpowder needed to make fireworks and firecrackers can also be effective in the Shenzhou world. However, perhaps the vitality of this world is too strong, and the power of the gunpowder is limited when it explodes.
The explosion of dozens of kilograms of gunpowder is not as powerful as a full blow from a third-level warrior.
If it is made into a fire gun, it can only hurt ordinary people, but it cannot cause fatal damage to first-level warriors who have begun to temper their bodies.
Of course, if great craftsmen like He Chou and Yu Wenkai cooperated with Daozhengsi's Taoist priests in careful development, they might be able to develop equipment such as spirit stone bombs or spirit stone fire guns by infiltrating spirit stone powder.
But this kind of research does not happen overnight.
If you want to successfully develop it, it will not take more than five years to complete.
At night.
At the moment of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, dense firecrackers were heard in the city, accompanied by cheers.
Wang Jing was standing on a balcony in the palace. My spiritual mind sensed a vitality that renewed everything and spread out between the heaven and the earth. It seemed that the whole world had changed.
Wang Jing opened his spiritual eyes and magical eyes, and his thoughts merged with the Qi Shu True Dragon of the Great Xia Dynasty.
During this special period of time when all things are renewed and renewed, I saw some things that I could not see at ordinary times.
Buzz!
His thoughts trembled, and his consciousness automatically entered the void.
"This is...the surface space of the world!"
At this moment, Wang Jing's mind automatically entered the surface of the world, and when he lowered his head, he saw the boundless land.
He saw that within the area enveloped by the Daxia Dynasty's dragon energy, there was originally a large amount of black and red energy.
These black and red gases escape from the deep mountain wilderness and are very filthy.
There are also a large number of blood evil spirits that have appeared on the battlefields where Daxia once fought against the enemy. To the north of Yangzhou, in Gaoyou Lake... the bloody evil energy floated out from various places. Condensed into black clouds.
When the energy of renewal of all things appeared, a golden light suddenly seemed to appear between heaven and earth, an unparalleled divine light that warded off evil spirits and slayed demons.
The divine light was overwhelming, sweeping across the void of heaven and earth.
Then the black and red energy in the sky and the earth, the bloody energy on the battlefield, and the residual resentment after the death of countless creatures... in front of the golden light, it was like boiling soup and pouring snow, and most of it melted away in a moment.
After these evil spirits, resentments, and dirty spirits were dissolved, they were divided into two forces. One was relatively pure pure air, and the other was heavy turbid air.
The pure air rises, the turbid air descends, the universe is separated, and all things are renewed!
"The world of China regards the countless holy spirits that were killed and injured in the first five years of Taichu, whether they were humans or monsters and beasts in the mountains, as long as they were dead creatures, as nourishment for perfecting themselves and expanding the world..."
Wang Jing was not too excited after seeing this scene.
Heaven and earth are so unkind that they regard all things as stupid dogs! The world is inherently ruthless and indifferent, and the countless creatures living in the world of China will die sooner or later when their lifespan is exhausted.
There seems to be nothing wrong with the things left behind after their death being used as nourishment by the world.
If you want to change this fate, then keep working hard to transform yourself.
As long as you have ninth-level strength, you will have a long life.
The energy of renewal of all things in the new year, after sweeping away the filthy energy between heaven and earth, the remaining small amount of golden light turned into light spots all over the sky and dispersed into the void of heaven and earth.
When these light spots fall on the body of a living being, they can subtly increase the potential of the living being.
This is the blessing of heaven and earth! If the world of China undergoes transformation, the creatures living in the world will benefit to some extent.
Even a top powerhouse like Wang Jing who had already entered the Earth Realm felt extremely subtle changes in the depths of his bloodline after absorbing the golden light.
After staying up late on New Year's Eve.
Wang Jing then went to the harem, together with Queen Qiao and many concubines, to welcome the first day of the sixth year of Taichu.
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Seven days later.
The dull sunlight penetrated through the window and penetrated into a certain bedroom in the palace.
In the bedroom, a faint fragrance filled the air.
Wang Jing opened his eyes, and a pair of pink and jade-carved arms hugged his chest.
He lowered his head slightly and saw the undulating curves and skin like snow, a soft and delicate body that made people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves from it.
After Wang Jing woke up, the beauty in his arms seemed to have sensed it, and slowly woke up. She stood up slightly, loosened her arms, and leaned against the soft bed with a leisurely expression. The charming posture of half sitting and half lying is even more touching.
"His Majesty……"
Dugu Jialuo's eyes were as bright as stars and he looked at Wang Jing.
She was not shy at all, showing off her perfect curves generously. The snow hills undulated and trembled slightly, like poison that corroded the bones.
The fragrance in the bedroom and the scent of the beautiful woman in front of you converge into a gentle place that makes people unable to extricate themselves.
Even Wang Jing couldn't help but stretched out his hands to hold the jade beauty in front of him in his arms...
Outside the palace.
The palace maid who was about to come in to serve suddenly heard the moans coming out of the room that made people blush, and their hearts tremble. They couldn't help but look at each other, and they could see the shyness in their companions' eyes.
I don't know how long it took before the sounds in the palace slowly stopped.
The two serving maids heard the summons and entered.
After entering, they saw that His Majesty had already put on clothes, a black imperial robe, full of majesty.
"Serve your mother-in-law well!"
Wang Jing gave an order, and then said: "Jia Luo, you have a good rest, I have to summon the ministers to go first!"
Finished.
Wang Jing then strode away.
After he left, the two palace maids came forward and served Dugu Jialuo with hot water to bathe and change clothes. The two palace maids saw that Dugu Jialuo's skin was white and rosy, and he did not apply makeup, but he still looked stunning.
One of the personal maids couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty is so beautiful and beautiful, no wonder His Majesty loves your Majesty so much..."
Dugu Jialuo's phoenix eyes flashed, he glanced at the palace maid, and said calmly: "Is it a long-term way to serve people with sex?"
There are too many beautiful women in the harem.
Even Dugu Jialuo didn’t have the confidence to outshine others based on his appearance.
The only way to truly settle down is to give birth to an heir for His Majesty!
In addition to these, after Dugu Jialuo was canonized as a noble concubine, she received the blessing of Qi from the Great Xia Dynasty. Her cultivation speed increased by leaps and bounds. At this time, she had reached the seventh level of Gang Qi, which was not far from the eighth level.
She is also the only concubine in the harem who possesses extremely high martial arts.
However, in the harem, the dragon aura of the Great Xia Dynasty was at its strongest, and except for Wang Jing, everyone's aura was extremely suppressed. Even the ninth level expert is no exception.
Dugu Jialuo's military power has no place at all.
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Qinzheng Hall.
Wang Jing, dressed in royal robes, slowly entered the palace.
At this time, the three central provinces, six ministers, ministers, and some core generals who came to Yangzhou to report their duties have all arrived.
Snapped!
After Wang Jing came in, with the sound of a quiet whip, the many ministers who were talking to each other fell silent for an instant.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live, long live, long live your Majesty!"
The ministers bowed down.
According to the etiquette before the Ming and Qing Dynasties, during the dynasty, ministers only need to bow down and do not need to say long live, long live, long live or the like.
In the Daxia Dynasty, Chen Yi, Wang Guangyang, Li Shanchang, Hu Weiyong, Fu Youde...
A large number of civil servants and generals came from the Ming Dynasty. Under their influence, or in other words, many forces in the Chinese world were affected by later generations, and etiquette and habits have undergone considerable changes.
"Everyone is safe!"
Wang Jing raised his hand slightly, and the civil and military officials in the palace stood up and were arranged on the left and right according to the civil and military officials and their official titles.
Today is the first court meeting in the sixth year of Taichu. All officials of fourth rank and above, as long as they are in Beijing, must participate.
However, small meetings are held for small matters, and small meetings are held for big matters.
Wang Jing has always maintained this habit.
At court meetings, Wang Jing would basically not discuss any major issues with the ministers.
What is said is often small things, as well as announcing some major things that have been discussed and approved by a small group.
As many people imagine, it is impossible for the emperor to hold court meetings every day, and all civil and military officials to go to court, and all matters big and small have to be reported at the court meeting.
After the ministers bowed down, the first thing they did was an overall summary of the five years of Taichu.
Grand Scholar Shen Yi personally stood up to announce to everyone the achievements of the Great Xia Dynasty in domestic affairs, military affairs and various aspects in the past year.
"...According to statistics from the Ministry of Revenue and various prefectures and counties, our dynasty now has a total of about 67.3 million soldiers and civilians. This number is still growing. It won't be long before the population of our dynasty will exceed 70 million!"
"Last year's taxes collected approximately 81 million gold crystal coins and 920 million silver crystal coins..."
"The standing granaries in various places, minus the grain consumed by the Southern Expedition, will maintain an average of 70 million dan after they are collected in autumn!"
The numbers in Chen Yi's mouth shocked the hearts of the ministers in the palace every time they were spoken.
Everyone knows that the Daxia Dynasty has a well-prepared army and is very powerful.
But no one thought that the Great Xia Dynasty would be so powerful!
Not only Xie An, Wei Rui and others who defected after the Southern Expedition, but even Bu Zhao, who has been working in the center all year round, can't control his eyes.
After the Daxia Dynasty included the five major provinces of Jiangbei and the two major provinces of Zhenjiang and Jiangdong, it is not surprising that it can reach more than 67 million.
Even this number is still too low.
After all, in Daxia, only those people who are written into the household registration and truly become the people of Daxia can be counted.
Those refugees from other places, the barbarians hiding in the wilderness and farming on their own, and the wealthy businessmen who want to join Daxia, as long as they have not registered a household, are not included.
The total population in Daxia is likely to exceed 100 million.
But things need to be done bit by bit.
In the fifth year of Taichu, Daxia only had half a year to deal with internal affairs.
It is already good to be able to count the population to this extent. As Daxia becomes more and more powerful in the future, both refugees and wild people will choose to integrate into Daxia. Be part of a dynasty.
outside the population. There are also taxes and food.
This number was also calculated after the Southern Expedition.
Last year, millions of troops marched south, consuming countless grain and supplies. Many of the granaries where Wang Jing originally stored grain were emptied.
After the autumn harvest.
Through taxation and the purchase of government grain stores, the granary that had been emptied by less than half became full again.
Officials from the Ministry of Revenue had to urgently recruit a large number of craftsmen to build many granaries before they were full.
"Population and food! It's amazing that there is so much supply!"
The Imperial Academy offered wine to Xie An, who was slightly shaken and sighed secretly.
Xie Hui, the head of the Privy Council Counselor Department, had a glimmer of light in his eyes. Since Daxia's troops are well-prepared, it is the right time to send troops!
Gao Xi, Zhang Juzheng, Hu Weiyong and others had calm expressions, but their eyes kept flickering...
After finishing the three most important figures of population, food, and taxes.
Chen Yi put away the memorandum in his hand, turned around, bowed to his superiors, and said loudly: "Since I am so prosperous in Xinli Dynasty, and with such strength, I will be invincible and unify the south of the Yangtze River! I congratulate your majesty..."
Other ministers also bowed down and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Wang Jing laughed.
"The soldiers of Daxia are well-fed and cannot do without the help of all of you, dear friends. Please rise up!"
After talking about internal affairs.
Bu Zhao stood up again and briefly talked about the reorganization and training of Daxia's army. Since the army's affairs were relatively confidential, he only gave some rough figures.
Among the ministers in the palace, there are many ninth-level talents.
Through Bu Zhao's somewhat vague words, some judgments emerged in their minds.
"According to Bu Zhao, there are about two million standing soldiers in Daxia now! This does not include Beifu soldiers, white-ear elite soldiers, white horse cavalry and other elites..."
Li Shanchang, who was promoted to Minister of Household Affairs, made secret calculations in his heart.
He is a top civil servant, although he is not the top in military strategy and strategy.
But when it comes to dealing with internal affairs and rehabilitating the people, he is rare in the world and is proficient in mental arithmetic.
After a little calculation, we knew the overall situation of Daxia's soldiers and guards.
"With two million soldiers, as long as one million is dispatched, plus the elite soldiers trained by Xie Xuan, Wei Rui, Lu Xun and others, we can conquer Jinling and have a 70% chance of winning!"
Li Shanchang felt a little complicated when he thought about this.
When he came, he was still serving under Zhu Yuanzhang, and he had a good relationship with his ministers. He had already risen in Jinling. After he came, he read the history books and knew his miserable end, so he stayed away from Jinling.
But deep down in his heart, he still has some feelings for Zhu Yuanzhang.
did not expect.
Now the Daxia where he is located will soon become the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, and the Daxia Dynasty has a great chance of winning.
At the meeting.
The internal affairs and military situation were announced to the ministers, which was not only a summary of the results of last year's efforts, but also an encouragement to the civil and military ministers, letting them know the situation in Daxia and inspiring their confidence.
But after saying this, there was nothing important at the meeting.
After announcing his resignation.
Wang Jing summoned the Ministry of Government, the Ministry of Privy Council, the six ministers, generals Wei Rui, Lu Xun, Xie Xuan and others to hold a small court meeting...
