Chapter 299 New Dynasty Elegance
[Eight Banners, officially established! ]

[That year, the imperial court recognized the legal status of the Eight Banners as vassal states. Due to your unparalleled loyalty and bravery, the court and the people inside and outside the court had to seriously consider the feasibility of the emperor's new policy...]

[Some officials believed that since the feudal lords had been established and had not caused any direct harm, the imperial court could indeed use the feudal lords to suppress the rebels in various places... They were optimistic that as long as the balance of power between the feudal lords and the imperial court was well controlled, restoring the prosperous era of Emperor Taizu was not a dream! ]

[Another group of officials believed that the imperial court was on the decline and that establishing a vassal state for monks would only be a temporary solution. If things continued like this, they would suffer the consequences...]

[Why not just give it a push? ]

[Everyone privately discusses: Since the imperial court is doomed, why not find another way out? When you establish a new dynasty in the future, everyone can get the credit of following you and keep their money and power...]

[Thus, although the parties had different ideas, they strangely reached a consensus... With the collective support of the bureaucrats, the young emperor, who had long wanted to do something big, was immediately delighted. Regardless of the gloomy look on the empress dowager's face, he directly announced the new policy! ]

【…】

[In the last years of the Shun Dynasty, in order to maintain the declining ruling power of the court, Emperor Shun issued an edict to implement a new policy! ]

[The new policy changed the old system and vigorously recruited civilian monks to form vassal states, using the power of the monks' vassal states to maintain the foundation of the Shun Dynasty for three hundred years. ]

【The people were greatly encouraged, and the wild gods who had previously lived in hiding were overjoyed. They crawled out of the gutter and cried bitterly to the court, saying that they had long wanted to offer their loyalty to Your Majesty and protect the territory of Dashun! 】

[Everyone in and out of the government and the public saw this situation and knew it clearly: this group of people was definitely planning to usurp the throne. Their so-called loyalty was just a trick to confuse the court. Things will definitely change in the future...]

[But everyone chose to turn a blind eye and stepped on the accelerator hard on the rotten road to the demise of the Shun Dynasty! ]

[The emperor was already full of passion, imagining a new policy to save the country. Now that he suddenly received countless loyal words, his fighting spirit naturally increased. While praising himself as a saintly king who saved the country, he also lamented that there were so many loyal people in the world, and his ancestors actually abandoned them. What a waste...]

[The emperor, who was in high spirits, was so happy that he directly appointed nearly a hundred vassal states in one go, and divided them into different places in the east, west, south and north of Dashun! ]

[After the monks established their vassal states, they did not immediately turn against the imperial court, but continued to remain loyal and did whatever the imperial court told them to do. As a result, the Dashun Dynasty, which was about to end, was revived all of a sudden! ]

[At least on the surface, it has been revived…]

[Although the various vassal states have ulterior motives and no one is truly loyal, since they have occupied the land, they must of course govern it well.]

[Under the power and authority of the monks, the annexed land was redistributed to the landless peasants, the abandoned local military equipment was retrained and revitalized, the local landlords and bandits were beaten one after another, the refugees were swept away, and the vassal state was in great order! ]

[Of course, no matter how hard these up-and-coming talents try, they will definitely not be able to catch up with you. After all, you have been running the base camp for more than 30 years. If the Eight Banners take the lead, they will be ahead step by step.]

[While other vassal states were still rectifying their internal affairs, you were already driving the Eight Banners war machine to capture cities and territories! ]

[The targets you chose, besides the peasant uprising army, were the so-called "barbarian lands"...]

[Dashun occupies Nanshanbuzhou, and your family is in the northeastern coastal area of ​​Dashun. Due to poor soil quality and sluggish agriculture, this area has not been taken seriously by successive dynasties. As a result, a large area has become a "barbarian" area, and the court's rule here has become a formality. ]

[Since you have decided to compete for the throne, you cannot rely on just the six counties, so you put up the banner of the imperial court and took the initiative to launch an attack on these "barbarians"! ]

[The elite troops of the Eight Banners are far superior to the barbarians, not to mention the bonus of Shinto magic. Once the troops are mobilized, their average strength per person will be as high as 100! ]

[Invulnerable to swords and guns, and immune to water and fire. 】

[Where have the local barbarians ever seen such a scene? As soon as the fight started, the leaders were so frightened that they slid to their knees and surrendered in a few seconds!]

[The elite troops of the Eight Banners surrendered wherever they passed...]

[So you easily conquered a vast area of ​​the northeast and subjugated hundreds of thousands of barbarian tribes.]

[As for the anxious people, you did not make things difficult for them. You only allowed them to register as citizens and change their lifestyle from hunting and fishing to farming.]

[To this end, you did not hesitate to spend a huge amount of incense and divine power to improve the soil on a large scale, remove the salt and alkali and swamps on the seashore, and turn the rotten land into fertile fields. ]

[Under your transformation without regard for cost, the originally barbaric and barbaric region has been transformed into a land of abundance with abundant resources...]

[In order to assimilate the barbarians, you adopted the policy of changing customs and habits, and actively promoted the Central Plains culture to them, but there were gains and losses. You did not completely assimilate them, but implemented cultural integration to a degree that was acceptable to both sides.]

[Your moderate policy won the hearts of the locals. In the end, without much objection, the Yi people voluntarily cut off their braids and achieved a custom change of growing hair and changing clothes...]

[You have the Eight Banners, you have shaved your head and changed your clothes, and you have cut your queues... It's too complicated and it's hard to handle...]

[However, the local people were very accepting of it. Only some conservatives covered their braids and refused to cut them, cursing as they covered their braids: "My braids are on my head, yours are in your heart! Do you think you will be civilized if you cut your braids? You are just following the crowd and trying to please the Eight Banners!"]

[“Come on!”]

[The young people who cut their braids rolled their eyes: "You don't even dare to cut the braids on your head, and you have the nerve to mock us for having braids in our hearts? I think you are a silver-tongued old man. Not only do you have braids on your head, you also have braids in your heart!"]

[“Besides, Marshal Lin Jie didn’t force us to cut our braids. It was all voluntary!”]

[“That’s right! I used to feel itchy on my scalp when I had braids, but now it doesn’t itch anymore after I cut them off!”]

[“Strange clothing and braids are actually the bad habits of a fallen nation. Cutting off the braids and changing clothes is truly the elegant policy of the new dynasty!”]

[“Lin Jieshuai is the sun!”]

【"loyalty!"】【……】

The county town, or should it be called "Eight Banners City"!
Lin Liu, the commander-in-chief of the Eight Banners, was bowing respectfully to the angel of the court.

The envoy looked at the first commander of a vassal state in the dynasty with admiration. He did not expect that even though he had such great power, he was still so loyal to the court. He was indeed a pillar of the dynasty!

"Lin Liu accepts the order!"

"I know that you have pacified the sea barbarians, and have made great contributions. You are loyal and brave... I specially promote you to the rank of [Dragon and Tiger General]. I hope you will continue to work hard... I decree this!"

After the envoy finished reading the imperial edict, Lin Liu also said respectfully:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

After the envoy left, Lin Liu held the imperial edict of commendation and couldn't help laughing:
"General Longhu... Your Majesty is really generous."

The title of Dragon and Tiger General was not an actual position. As Lin Liu was the leader of a vassal state, the Dashun court could not give him any actual position. The title of General was purely an honorary position.

But the fact that he was rewarded for defeating a rookie barbarian showed how much the young emperor valued him...

Lin Liu couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart:
To be honest, the young emperor was a really good person, and he was very enterprising in government affairs. Even though he knew that setting up vassal states was a temporary solution, he still did it for the revitalization of the court!
And not only did he have to do it, he had to do it seriously. He had great trust in the vassal states, and he tried his best to give them all the rewards he could, and he hoped that these loyal ministers and generals would help him hold on for a few more years.

Lin Liu was also very respectful. Since the establishment of his vassal state, he had never acted arrogantly towards the imperial court. He had always been a loyal subject and had the image of a loyal minister!

The emperor and his subjects were in harmony...

"But one day, I, the Dragon and Tiger General, will lead the Eight Banners Army into Beijing to seize the throne..."

Whenever he thought about the future, Lin Liu had some complicated feelings, which eventually turned into a sigh:
"Well... I will give you a decent abdication in the future!"

The world must be seized. Without it, one cannot become a god and ascend to heaven. On this basis, no matter how great the little emperor's kindness is, it will not change Lin Liu's strategy and determination.

"As for what's next..."

Lin Liu put down the imperial edict and closed his eyes.

……

[Ding! Facing the current situation, you are a little undecided and don’t know what to do next... Please formulate your own strategy: (?)]

"..."

Zhao Si remained silent for a long time, because he was confused by the series of plots in the system:

First, he named the vassal states "Eight Banners", then he unified the Northeast, and he also promoted the policy of growing long hair and changing clothes, and forced the barbarians to cut their braids.

Now here comes another "Dragon Tiger General"...

"How can you be Lin Liu? You are clearly possessed by the wild boar skin!"

Zhao Si was simply too exhausted to complain. Not only was the worldview of this chapter weird, but the plot was also very abstract.

However, despite his complaints, as a high-quality player, Zhao Si still managed to calm down and carefully analyze the situation for Lin Liu:
"First of all, Lin Liu has defined himself as a loyal and good person, so he must not destroy his own image. In other words, he cannot legitimately rebel against the court. If he wants to seize the world, he can only let the court do things on its own..."

"Also, even though the imperial court is lagging behind, it has sealed off so many vassal states at once. Under the surface loyalty of the vassal states, it has become stronger."

"Once Lin Liu openly rebels, he will definitely become the target of public criticism. The imperial court can really destroy him by calling on the vassal states!"

"So, whether he is willing or not, he can only continue to maintain his image as a loyal subject..."

Zhao thought for a moment:

"Stability is everything!"

"As for conquering cities and territories, it's better not to do it now. We have occupied such a large piece of land in the Northeast, so we should digest it slowly over a few years."

"We should proceed step by step. If we need to suppress an uprising, we should suppress it. If we need to develop the land, we should develop the land... The essence of Shinto practice is incense, and incense comes from population. So if we want to become stronger in practice, we still need more people."

"As long as we manage the Northeast well and increase the population, we will be able to maintain an advantage over other vassal states. As long as we maintain this advantage, it will become greater and greater... until we can dominate the world."

"This is the kingly way of fighting!"

Lin Liu doesn't need to be anxious, doesn't need to jump up and down, and doesn't even need any advanced strategies.

As long as he can concentrate on farming, it is others who are anxious!

"If it goes as expected, some people should be getting anxious..."

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(End of this chapter)