Chapter 911: Linghu Zhenwu
In the Anyang City Lord's Mansion, Xia Qingqing was presiding over a meeting dressed in a majestic queen's attire. Xia Qingqing said that she was "listening behind the curtain", but in fact Xia Qingqing was sitting on the queen's seat openly; the little prince Li Nuo was sitting on a small chair and kicking his legs under the service of the maid.
Xia Qingqing looked around, few people dared to look at her. Although he has only been in power for a few days, Xia Qingqing's political skills are extraordinary.
On the first day in power, he chopped off a dozen weak ones on the spot, and then expelled his two elder brothers. What is commendable is that Xia Qingqing did not command randomly, but managed the wild horse of the Shang Dynasty very well. At least in a short period of time, the Shang Dynasty was still very stable.
The victory of the war between the Shang Dynasty and the Bian State also temporarily shifted the domestic conflicts and properly stabilized Xia Qingqing's position.
Of course, everyone understood that the fundamental reason why Xia Qingqing was able to secure her position now was that everyone believed, at least the public believed that the virtuous king would wake up in a month. Therefore, everyone can tolerate Xia Qingqing's 'rooster in the morning' for a while.
Xia Qingqing also understands this situation; once Li Xian cannot wake up after a month, the politics of the Shang Dynasty will face a new wave of challenges, and they are very serious challenges.
But Xia Qingqing knew very well that the probability of Li Xian waking up in a month's time is not high; half a year or even a year is about the same, which is the most optimistic estimate.
So from now on, Xia Qingqing will continue to build up her prestige. Today's Shang Dynasty politics is a typical "orphan and widowed mother", which is a very dangerous political signal.
Looking around, seeing that no one dared to look at her, Xia Qingqing did not relax. Instead, he dealt with rewards and punishments first to further consolidate his power before starting to deal with government affairs.
But today, there are other things. News came from He Zhiguo who went to Dongsheng Shenzhou. The first visit to Dongsheng Shenzhou had a huge harvest, and he even got the legendary teleportation array technology! Now, He Zhiguo has dispatched three planes to return in a hurry.
But the distance is too far, even if the plane does not rest along the way, it will take more than half a year to return. During this period, the pilot on the plane cannot relax. It is also fortunate that these pilots are masters in the Nascent Soul stage, they can endure loneliness, and they can also spend more than half a year in retreat.
What Xia Qingqing had to do was to send a plane to meet her; to prevent any accidents. Teleportation array technology is a technology that absolutely cannot be lost.
Xia Qingqing sent Zhang Hongtao to personally lead ten planes to meet them. In this way, the temporary head of the Tianjie Special Forces fell on Chi Qingfeng.
Xia Qingqing was already preparing for Li Nuo's official ascension to the throne in a month's time—once Li Xian couldn't wake up after a month, Li Nuo had to ascend the throne. A country cannot be without a king for a day, and this matter cannot be delayed.
And Xia Qingqing's preparation is: try to let some key departments have two to three pillars, so that if anyone dares to assassinate, killing one or two will not affect the political stability of the Shang Dynasty.
Yan Ze'an and the others could understand Xia Qingqing's methods, but they could only sigh. What Xia Qingqing did was not wrong; on the contrary, what Xia Qingqing did was impeccable.
Wrong, it is this world, it is Li Xian's coma. As long as Li Xian was unable to attend government affairs in person for a day, the politics of the Shang Dynasty could not be relaxed for a day.
After Zhang Hongtao left, Xia Qingqing began to deal with the national political issues of the Shang Dynasty. Economy, industry, military, people's livelihood, infrastructure construction, etc. Whenever dealing with these things, Xia Qingqing's headache was extremely big.
At that time, when Li Xian dealt with these matters, he was understating it, as if it was very casual; but when it was his turn to deal with these matters, Xia Qingqing felt the difficulty. Xia Qingqing didn't quite understand the laws of the operation of industry, commerce, economy, etc. What else is the liberation of the mind, the rule of law, etc., which are somewhat incompatible with the traditional ideas accepted by Xia Qingqing.
Xia Qingqing is an excellent politician, there is no mistake about that. The identity of the princess and her past experience made Xia Qingqing taste the warmth and coldness of the world very early, and in a place like the palace, learning politics is an essential skill to save her life. However, only Li Xian knows the new ideas brought by Li Xian; others, even Xu Ren and others, cannot fully understand Li Xian's thoughts.
Everyone can only do it: after Li Xian brought it up, they will suddenly realize it. But Li Xian didn't break the layer of window paper, and people often couldn't figure it out even if they thought about it.
Such things were not uncommon in the past of the Shang Dynasty. Right now, Xia Qingqing and the others began to encounter such problems.
There is a problem in front of us: because the virtuous king was assassinated, the Shang Dynasty attacked the Bian State; but you must know that there were many groups in the Shang Dynasty that invested heavily in the Bian State, and they even used the Bian State as a chessboard for a preliminary contest. Consider the control of business over the country.
Now that the Shang Dynasty is going to destroy the Bian State, what about the interests of these merchants?
If it were in other countries, of course no one would care about the interests of these merchants; but this is the Shang Dynasty, and merchants are one of the most important foundations of the Shang Dynasty.
This problem is serious. Those economically damaged businessmen were frowning, a large amount of funds could not be recovered, their business plans were destroyed, and some companies even broke their capital chains; but on the other hand, because the Shang Dynasty was avenging the virtuous king, these people had Can't tell:
If you yell everywhere, others will definitely say that these businessmen are shameless and ungrateful. It's fine if you don't avenge the virtuous king, but you still have to hold back.
This matter was still known by Wang Shen's National Security Bureau and submitted to Xia Qingqing. As an excellent politician, Xia Qingqing was keenly aware that if this issue was not handled properly, the foundation of the Shang Dynasty would be shaken - because it would harm the interests of businessmen, and it was legitimate interests.
The most fundamental reason why the Shang Dynasty was so strong and developed so fast was that it ruled the country according to the law and guaranteed the legitimate interests of all, so that everyone can invest with confidence. Therefore, if this matter is not handled properly, it will chill the businessman's heart and further lead to unpredictable consequences.
But how to ensure the interests of these businessmen? After the war, there must be a mess; the lost profits of these businessmen, the delayed promises, etc. will not be estimated, and it is difficult to count.
At this moment, Xia Qingqing could only think hard: If it was her husband, how would she deal with it?
Substituting herself into the role of Li Xian, Xia Qingqing frowned beautifully. After a long time, Xia Qingqing suddenly had an idea: This matter cannot be handled secretly, it must be made public, and it must be done in a big way; in the end, all losses will be borne by the state.
However, the country cannot directly bear the loss, because it will cause a burden to the country; the best way is - tax exemption, rewarding technical support, and providing preferential policies.
This is very generous, because all losses are transferred to the state.
But this kind of treatment is also stingy: the state only issued some empty checks, some technical drawings that can be copied, etc.
This policy of generosity and stinginess is the most in line with Li Xian's policy! It is also the most in line with the national policy of the Shang Dynasty - industrial and commercial thinking.
Do as soon as you think of it, Xia Qingqing immediately discussed with the officials.
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And here in Dongsheng Shenzhou, He Zhiguo is directing the aerospace aircraft carrier to slowly descend, but only one of them has fallen, and the other is on guard at high altitude.
The aircraft carrier descended slowly and finally stopped at an altitude of 50,000 meters. The aura here is already very thin, and there is a layer of wind in the sky, so that even the masters of the Mahayana stage cannot exert 30% of their power here.
Then, He Zhiguo took the initiative to open part of the deck, and invited the few in front who came to 'block the way' to come up for a drink.
Everyone hesitated for a while, and finally bit the bullet and flew to the deck.
He Zhiguo waved his hand, and the barrier on the deck slowly closed, and the howling wind was blocked by the defensive barrier.
Only then did He Zhiguo smile cheerfully: "Welcome all fellow Taoists. Come, let's have a drink to warm up."
Immediately, someone came over with cups of liquid spiritual energy. Everyone's eyes lit up - they were not greedy for this glass of liquid aura, for these masters, a glass of liquid aura was no different from a drop of water. But what they thought was - what if they welcome this Shang Dynasty mission to their own country and make a deal?
The two aerospace aircraft carriers of the Shang Dynasty were not moving fast, just to give these countries and these masters time to think. Right now, He Zhiguo's seemingly simple cup of liquid aura is actually "fishing".
Everyone checked and found that there was no problem with the liquid aura, so they drank it one after another.
He Zhiguo continued: "So that fellow Taoists know that we, the Shang Dynasty, came here this time to learn and to find ideas for governing the country. Therefore, we want a place like this.
First, the place has a strong cultural atmosphere.
Second, this place is more open-minded and can accommodate some radical ideas.
Third, this place has a good business atmosphere, well-developed transportation, and many people coming and going.
Fourth, of course, is stability.
If you fellow Taoists meet the above conditions, we can continue the discussion. "
After He Zhiguo finished speaking, everyone looked at each other, and many people showed displeasure in their eyes—you, a small person from a small place, are still stiff.
But at this time, a person stood up laughing loudly. When the people around saw him, they immediately hid their unhappiness.
He Zhiguo had a clear mind, and when he saw this situation, he immediately understood that this person was not simple.
Sure enough, this person walked up to He Zhiguo generously, and said heartily, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Linghu Zhenwu, and I am from Ziyuan Shenting.
Ziyuan Shenting, the most noble purple, the wall of the three walls in the sky. Ziyuan Shenting has a radius of 50,000 li, which is much larger than Xuanhuang Shenting.
Ziyuan Shenting is one of the largest Shentings in the northeast of Dongsheng Shenzhou.
And in the southwest of Ziyuan Shenting, near the inland of Dongsheng Shenzhou, and at the junction with the "Tailing Shenting", there is Yongchang County. There is a free and prosperous world, and it is a relatively well-known ideological and cultural exchange center in the northeast of Dongsheng Shenzhou.
Of course, this is also a thriving market, a holy place for practicing and exchanging ideas. "
He Zhiguo looked at the faces of those around him, and immediately smiled: "Then I will trouble fellow Taoists to lead the way."
"It's easy to talk about." Linghu Zhenwu said, pointing forward with his big hand, "Fly straight forward, and you will be there after flying a hundred thousand miles."
When He Zhiguo heard it, he was immediately surprised: "Fellow Taoist came from a hundred thousand miles away?"
"How can it be, I'm not a loose fairy, I don't have that speed. It's just that I came here just a few days ago just in time. I just came up to be a guest.
Come, come, I am the most generous person, and I will bring out all the delicious food here. I have a jar of good wine here, the real fairy wine, made with Dixincao!
Dixin grass, which can cleanse the soul, is very rare and known as fairy grass. Five thousand years ago, I got three stalks of Dixincao by chance, except for one used for my practice, the rest were used to make 10 altars of fine wine.
Now, there is only this altar left, but it is also a chance, and today it is used to entertain friends from afar. "
It was a jar the size of a head, and when a jar of wine was opened, a faint fragrance wafted in, condensed and lingering; after only one sip, He Zhiguo felt that the Lingtai was clear and bright, and a flash of understanding flashed in He Zhiguo's heart: this pure heart Grass has an unimaginable effect on the internal alchemy of the Lingtai!
Right now, He Zhiguo just keeps this information in his heart, and will look for opportunities to explore in the future. Seeing that the other party took out such a precious item, He Zhiguo was not to be outdone, clapped his hands, made a gesture, and someone immediately brought a ten-liter transparent glass bottle.
The glass bottle is shrouded in a transparent seal; inside the bottle are streaks of rainbow light that are constantly swirling.
"Emperor Ointment!"
"Ganlin!"
There was an exclamation at the scene.
He Zhiguo smiled slightly, and put the bottle on the table, "Sorry, I don't have any preparations for now, let's just drink this today.
According to us, this thing is called Emperor Ooze. In fact, after our careful research, Diliuye and Ganlin are essentially the same thing, but they are just different names for the human race and the demon race.
In addition, because of the different formation environments, Emperor Liuzhi also has a variety of colors and forms of expression.
Ours has been carefully purified to ensure that the colorful streamer is extremely uniform, and this is also the best imperial liquid. It takes ten parts to purify such a high-quality emperor ointment. "
Next to it, a master was a little dazed: "Is the emperor's juice drinkable? Isn't this thing used to water medicinal materials?"
He Zhiguo explained with a smile: "According to our research, the nature of the emperor's stream is not static. The proportions of these seven streamers are different, and they will have different effects. The specific effects are still under study.
But one thing we have confirmed is that this uniform and high-quality emperor ointment can nourish the body, repair dark wounds and so on. Everyone, please. "
Here, Linghu Zhenwu looked around, "Everyone, you can't lose face for Dongsheng Shenzhou today."
These masters looked at each other and took out various items with pained faces. There are precious spiritual fruits, rare spiritual springs, and even a guy who took out a bowl of Sanguang Shenshui—err, a low-end version, but it is also very precious.
This was an extravagant dinner, except for He Zhiguo and Linghu Zhenwu, the rest of the people looked extremely ugly. It would be fine if these good things could be put away and refined slowly; but eating and drinking like this is really——I can’t afford to waste it!
He Zhihui would be a man, and then gave a few instructions to the guards around him. After a while, the guards brought out many small bottles of Emperor Ointment, as well as large bottles of liquid spiritual energy.
"A small gift is not a tribute, so please don't refuse it. 500ml of emperor liquid syrup and 3 liters of liquid aura per person.
Everyone has good things in the future, welcome to come and trade.
The Shang Dynasty established the country with industry and commerce, and even our virtuous king was a merchant, and he was the largest merchant in our country. Therefore, in our Shang Dynasty, all legal and moral items could be traded.
Things that cannot be traded in the Shang Dynasty include: slaves, things that cannot be traded according to national laws, things that affect national security, etc. "
Linghu Zhenwu immediately grasped a word: "Slave?"
"Yes, slaves. The Shang Dynasty has abolished slavery. We generally believe that a free man contributes more to the country than a slave. Moreover, slavery is not conducive to the country's progress towards civilization."
"Yes, you are right!" Linghu Zhenwu was actually very excited, "I am really more and more curious about your Shang Dynasty. When I arrive in Yongchang County, I must bring someone to visit you formally."
He Zhiguo was thoughtful: "It seems that Fellow Daoist is also a scholar?"
"Haha..." Linghu Zhenwu laughed loudly, "I'll talk about it when the time comes, I'll talk about it when the time comes, please allow me to hold back!"