Chapter 194: The Four State Bandits
"The fifth item: Establish a 'crime land' system, whereby land is used as a substitute for crime. Anyone who commits a crime only needs to pay enough land to receive a corresponding reduction."

"Since the implementation of this project, more than 300 officials and nobles have been punished, and more than 30 million mu of land of various grades have been confiscated."

"Your Majesty, the criminal land system has been in place for five years. The national treasury has enough arable land. Moreover, this punishment is too severe and has been resisted by many people. Many officials have also discussed it secretly."

"The world is in chaos now. Can we temporarily postpone the discussion of the criminal silver system, or replace it with gold and silver..."

"no!"

Before Lu Xiangqing could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zheng Yi.

"I created the criminal land system to collect all the land in the world and to save the people of the world from death."

Zheng Yi said coldly: "In addition to the criminal land, after the imperial army suppresses the rebellion in the other states, the country's land will reach an astronomical figure."

"Only then can Dayu usher in true peace and stability!"

"If the people have land to plant and food to eat, they won't rebel!"

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Lu Xiangqing smiled bitterly in his heart. It seemed that abolishing the system of discussing the land for crimes would not work with His Majesty.

We can only wait until later.

The punishment of criminal land was too harsh for high-ranking officials, large landowners and others.

Although it allows them to escape the laws of Dayu, it is actually digging out their roots!

He collected his thoughts and continued, "Sixth item: Establishing the Beiyang Navy..."

"This is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Lord Li should know better."

Li Changfeng on the side said immediately: "Your Majesty, the Beiyang Navy has been completed."

"Among them, there are more than 1,000 large and small warships and more than 100,000 soldiers stationed in Binzhou, ready to support operations in various states at any time from the sea."

"But now the navy is suppressing the rebellion in Jingzhou, and General Meng Guang is also suppressing it in Jingzhou."

Zheng Yi nodded and said, "I have already heard about the navy. After the rebellion in Jingzhou is quelled and the officials responsible for its administration are assigned, I will order Meng Guang to lead the army into Jiangzhou to suppress Yunmengze!"

Yunmeng Lake!
This was one of Zheng Yi’s biggest goals in establishing the navy.

The area of ​​Yunmeng Lake is so large that it is almost equivalent to an inland sea.

Only by relying on a navy of 100,000 and slowly taking action can we uproot the Tuoba family that is entrenched in Yunmengze!

"promise!"

"correct."

Zheng Yi suddenly asked: "How are the rebels in the world now?"

"Your Majesty, most of the rebels in Yongzhou, Shuzhou, Jingzhou, Binzhou, Yuezhou and other places have been pacified. Now only Qingzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Jiangzhou and other places are still under the control of the rebels."

Li Changfeng said: "However, the Ministry of War has received the latest news that the rebels in these four states want to unite their forces to resist General Xu. The number of rebels exceeds one million!"

"Now most of the rebels have arrived in Xuzhou and other places, intending to intercept General Xu in Xuzhou and resist the imperial army."

"Are there still four states left..."

Zheng Yi said indifferently: "What forces are the rebels in these four states?"

"Your Majesty, there are a lot of rebels in the four states, and because they are all located in the south, they are the strongest places for the rebels."

"There are a large number of rebels in every state."

“Sometimes there are two or three shares, and sometimes there are hundreds of shares.”

"But in each state, there are the strongest ones, and they have united together."

"Among the Qingzhou rebels, the strongest is undoubtedly the White Lotus Sect."

"It is said that this religion has been passed down for thousands of years and has penetrated into the common people. Ordinary methods cannot eliminate it at all."

"In the sixth year of Zhengyong, General Miao Xiu wiped out the White Lotus Sect in Qingzhou. Unfortunately, in just a few years, the White Lotus Sect revived and its power increased greatly!"

Li Changfeng said: "The most powerful family in Yangzhou is the Yunmengze Tuoba family."

"This family is located deep in Yunmeng Lake, which is located at the junction of Jingzhou and Yangzhou. It stretches for thousands of miles and covers a huge area."

"And the Tuoba family of Yunmengze also defended the two states due to the terrain, making it difficult for the imperial army to break through."

"However, thanks to your majesty's wisdom, you have established a navy. Now General Meng Guang is stationed in Jingzhou, and the troops are already approaching Yunmengze. The day of annihilation is just around the corner."

Yunmengze, Tuoba family.

In Zheng Yi's opinion, this family is the most powerful one in this rebellion.

There must be a monk secretly controlling it behind the scenes.

the reason is simple.

There are ten innate spiritual energies, and one of them is still located deep in Yunmengze, which has been diluted by half.

Zheng Yi wants to pacify the world, and the Tuoba family is his biggest enemy!

Li Changfeng continued: "Xuzhou is the power of Chen Wang Zheng Zongkai."

"Prince Chen and the late emperor are brothers. He has been familiar with military books since he was young and is a rare military talent in the royal family."

"During the Tianqi period, he once joined General Xu Mujun in conquering Nanyue County. He also had a very good relationship with the late emperor and was considered a comrade by General Xu."

"But for some reason, Chen Wang Zheng Zongkai also raised his army to rebel. This is strange."

Zheng Yi asked: "Oh? What's weird?"

Lu Xiangqing suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I also know about this matter."

"The world has been in chaos for two years. The imperial army has been unstoppable and has recovered several major states and counties one after another."

"But the land of Xuzhou, Prince Chen has never been seen in public since he issued the manifesto, and no one has ever seen His Highness Prince Chen."

"Until now, the affairs of the Xuzhou rebels have only been handled by Zheng Yuanfa, the son of Prince Chen."

"Zheng Yuanfa?"

Zheng Yi murmured: "Who is this person?"

"Zheng Yuanfa, 27 years old. I heard he disappeared for several years when he was young. After he came back, he lived in seclusion and rarely showed himself to others."

"But for some reason, when the world was in chaos, he took charge of Xuzhou and started a rebellion."

"Now among the many rebel alliances in the south, Zheng Yuanfa has been elected as the leader by many people!"

"Zheng Yuanfa? Interesting..." Zheng Yi murmured, "He disappeared for several years when he was young, and then returned. His personality changed drastically... Could it be that he encountered an immortal?"

If there is only one answer that can cause an ordinary person to have a drastic change in his temperament and lifestyle, that is fate!
It seems that Zheng Yuanfa, the son of Prince Chen, also pays special attention to him.

Zheng Yi asked again: "What about the last Jiangzhou?"

"Jiangzhou..."

Li Changfeng said: "Jiangzhou is the headquarters of Tianlong Temple. More than half of the land in the state is controlled by the monks of Tianlong Temple. They are very powerful."

"Although the Tianlong Temple lost one or two people in high-level positions, the loss is not that big for them."

"There are rumors in Jiangzhou that a huge beast roar was heard from the direction of Tianlong Temple in the dark night a few months ago. Some people even said that they saw violent Buddha lights and gods!"

"Buddha's light? God?"

Zheng Yi frowned slightly. What was going on in this Tianlong Temple?
First there was the self-taught abbot of Tianlong Temple, Fayuan, and later there was Fajiang who ambushed and killed Xu Mujun.

Now there are so many strange things going on. Could it be that there are monks behind Tianlong Temple? !
Zheng Yi took a deep breath, he was already prepared for this matter.

The Taiyi sect has Zhao Xizheng, a cultivator in the late Qi training stage, and he once said that there are also many reclusive cultivators in Dayu.

Whenever there is chaos in the world, these reclusive monks will always take action.

And there is also the factor of the ten innate spiritual energies.

"Pass the order."

Several people bowed and waited for Zheng Yi's order.

"Order Cui Xiawu, Meng Guang, Miao Xiu, Guan Shan, Tang Zhengkou and others to go to Xuzhou together, follow the orders of Xu Mujun, and jointly wipe out the rebels!"

"promise!"

"Gentlemen, now the rebels from all over the world have gathered in Xuzhou. As long as the Xuzhou rebels are wiped out, the rebellion in the whole world will be quelled."

"You will also be the ministers of the revival of Dayu, and your names will go down in history!"

"I will obey your orders!"

"Lu Qing, please continue."

"promise!"

Lu Xiangqing opened the memorial again and said:

"Seventh item: The Ministry of Rites shall establish a 'Propaganda Department', which shall be specially staffed to print the court's documents on government affairs and news reports on political intelligence every week. Other contents may also be printed to publicize the court's ideas."

“This project has long been completed. There are now more than 40 staff members in the Propaganda Department, and many clerks have been trained.”

"Once the world is pacified, we can send them to many counties and set up branches of the Propaganda Department to control the world's mouthpiece."

The remaining items were all simple policies, and they were completed quickly with Zheng Yi's full support.

"The eighth item: The Imperial Hospital and the Ministry of Rites will set up a 'medical school' to recruit students interested in medicine to study, and the Imperial Hospital will teach them to spread medicine."

“This strategy has also been completed, and more than 3,000 qualified doctors have been trained in five years.”

"These doctors have mastered basic medical knowledge and surgical treatment methods. More than 2,000 of them have been placed in the various armies to ensure the safety of the soldiers' lives."

"Item 9: Military Merit System."

"After this policy was issued, it was supported by all the soldiers in our Dayu Army."

"The soldiers are fearless and always fight first, which makes our Dayu army invincible and our army able to suppress rebellions with unstoppable force!"

"Of the more than 30 million mu of farmland that was seized during the previous crime-reduction campaign, more than 5 million mu of farmland has already been awarded to many meritorious officials."

"This policy is the policy for establishing a country, and it must not be abandoned now."

Zheng Yi nodded and said, "My dear ministers, the first five-year plan can be said to have been completed by more than 70%. Due to various reasons, there are still a few policies that have not been completed."

"I wonder what you think about Dayu's second five-year plan?"

"I would like to propose a proposal first. The policy of discussing the crime fields cannot be abolished."

"At least, it can't be abandoned now!"

Several people were silent for a few breaths, and finally Wang Anshi took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, the new policy cannot be abolished."

The new policy that Wang Anshi mentioned was the reform he presided over.

These policies include land, population, commercial taxes, official taxes, and many other areas, and have been in place for two years.

Lu Xiangqing gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty!"

"The whole country of Dayu is in chaos now, all because of Lord Wang's reforms!"

"In order to stabilize the country, I would like to change some of the laws."

"Otherwise, even if Dayu is stabilized again, it will rebel again for many reasons!"

Wang Anshi said calmly: "Lord Lu, the reform policy implemented by Xiaguan will benefit the present and future generations!"

"It may be a little difficult at first, but as long as we persist, Dayu will surely prosper because of this!"

"A great contribution for generations to come?"

Lu Xiangqing gritted his teeth and said, "If it weren't for your majesty's wisdom, the loyalty of the soldiers, and the loyalty of the officials, how could there be thousands of generations!"

"In order to protect the current situation of the world, I beg Your Majesty to change the new policy after the world is stabilized!"

Zheng Yi asked, "Which new policies does Lu Qing want to change?"

"Official taxes!"

Lu Xiangqing gritted his teeth and said, "My Great Yu has been established for more than 300 years, and there has never been any official tax."

"Moreover, many of my colleagues are well-versed in the books of sages and regard money as dirt, so why impose taxes on officials?"

"As far as I know, some local officials' salaries are not high to begin with, not even enough to support their families, and they still have to pay taxes!"

"This... Your Majesty, is contrary to the teachings of the saints!"

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(End of this chapter)