Chapter 200 Preparing to Build a Nation (1/2)

"It is indeed my negligence. Those who are capable should do more work. Then this matter will be fully entrusted to my beautiful and kind wife. As a husband, I will only be responsible for ensuring the safety of our market." Feng Tianzong pinched Tai Shi Mingzhen's chin and said teasingly.

Originally wanted to say beautiful and kind, but soon realized that kindness is not a good word in the cultivation world, and it is quite similar to the word "good person" in modern society. It always feels not a good thing to say to others: You are a good person.

Good people don't live long, and evil people live for a thousand years. It may be a bit exaggerated in the mortal world, but there are many real examples in the world of cultivation.

Feng Tianzong saw that Tai Shi Mingzhen was interested, so he simply pushed the troublesome matter of running the cultivator market to her.

He would be responsible for the military guarantee at that time. All other laborious things were left to Tai Shi Mingzhen.

After bidding farewell to Taishi Mingzhen, Feng Tianzong began to inspect the army again. In the past ten years, the army of Northern Xinjiang has been rapidly becoming stronger, but Feng Tianzong always felt that something was missing.

Now, with a population of one million, the number of troops in Northern Xinjiang is not too large. The regular army is only 30,000 people. There are also some second-line troops such as the city guards in other places, but the combat effectiveness of those second-line troops is worrying.

Feng Tianzong wants to do his best to train every formal soldier into a martial arts master, so the treatment in the army is very high. Not only is the military salary high, but the food in the army is also very good. The most important thing is that the soldiers in the regular army can basically get a Baicao Dan every three days to assist in their practice.

Once selected into the army, the family can be exempted from taxes. If they are from tenant farmers, the land rent will be directly reduced by half. In Northern Xinjiang, most of the fields are privately owned by Feng Tianzong.

Only a few farmers own some of their own fields, so most of the farmers in Northern Xinjiang are tenants of Feng Tianzong. These tenants are the group that is most grateful to Feng Tianzong.

Because they were originally tenants of the gentry, but later after Feng Tianzong unified the northern border, he overthrew all the local tyrants and turned all these tenants into his own tenants.

Comparing the past with the present, the tenants are not stupid and can easily feel the changes in life. So these tenants are the most loyal to Feng Tianzong in the entire northern border.

In the eyes of people in the city, Feng Tianzong is just a fair and strict Liaoyuan Hou and a majestic ruler. But outside the city, in the eyes of those tenants and farmers, he is the savior sent by God to save them and save them from the dire straits.

Feng Tianzong also found that the children of the tenants in the army looked at him with fanaticism. That kind of undisguised admiration and gratitude.

Feng Tianzong could sense whether it was a feeling from the heart. If he, a dignified Jindan-stage cultivator, could be deceived by ordinary mortals, wouldn't his cultivation be in vain?

Being so admired and respected by these soldiers, Feng Tianzong was actually quite proud in his heart, which showed that he had done well in the Northern Frontier in the past 20 years, although his original purpose was just to enjoy a rich life for himself, to overthrow the gentry class and snatch the benefits from the gentry class.

But in the end, he made the lives of these people better. No matter what the original intention was, as long as the result was good, that was enough.

"I, your servant Zhang Weiyu, pay my respects to the lord." When Feng Tianzong was inspecting the army, General Zhang Weiyu, who received the news, hurried over with several generals.

Feng Tianzong looked at Zhang Weiyu and the generals behind him, and couldn't help sighing in his heart. These generals and Zhang Weiyu had made great contributions to him and the Northern Frontier, and they were also capable in military command, but now it seemed that these people's martial arts cultivation was a bit of a drag.

Even worse than the stronger soldiers. The army has always respected the strong. Now these officers are not strong enough, and I am afraid they will not be able to convince the army.

The current Northern Frontier Army does not recruit people from civilians, but directly recruits people from students who graduated from the martial arts academy. Except for those geniuses who can be promoted to innate as soon as they graduate from the martial arts academy, they are drawn to form the monster cavalry.

The remaining students with better grades are basically recruited into the army. Slowly replace the ordinary soldiers in the army, and transfer those ordinary soldiers with merits to the second-line city defense troops.

Soldiers can be transferred to the second line, but these officers with great merits cannot, which makes Feng Tianzong look like a waste of time. But when Feng Tianzong created the Huafan Xian Gong, most of these officers were already in their thirties. They have long passed the best age for practicing martial arts. Even if they have worked hard to practice these years and have more resources than ordinary soldiers, their cultivation still cannot catch up.

Feng Tianzong has a new plan for the new army. Next, he is going to train the new army in the northern border according to the Taoist soldiers. If they can form a large formation of Taoist soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the army will increase exponentially.

But these officers can't keep up with the times, including General Zhang Weiyu. Next, Feng Tianzong will train and transform the army. These officers are not up to standard and can't even keep up with the training. How can they command the army?

"Get up." Feng Tianzong raised his hand to signal.

He was also thinking about how to tell General Zhang Weiyu. After all, he was the one who cast the golden platform and invited him to the stage to worship the generals. Zhang Weiyu was also appointed in times of crisis. He has fought in the northern border for many years and has made many contributions. Feng Tianzong always felt that it was a bit unfair to leave him alone.

"I still have moral principles in my heart. I am not cut out to be an emperor." Feng Tianzong thought introspectively.

"My Lord, our northern border has developed rapidly in recent years, and the strength of the army has become stronger and stronger. Although these soldiers are not innate masters, they are also top masters in other places in the Great Xia Dynasty." General Zhang Weiyu introduced to Feng Tianzong enthusiastically.

Feng Tianzong didn't know how to start. It was a bit against his conscience to kill the donkey after it had done its job.

However, Zhang Weiyu soon saw the entanglement in Feng Tianzong's heart. Being able to be the commander of the entire army, Zhang Weiyu was naturally not a stupid person. He also knew that his strength was a little behind in the army.

"My Lord, the army now belongs to the young people. Although I am not old, my strength is a little behind. I want to resign from the position of general and return to my hometown." Zhang Weiyu said reluctantly.

Feng Tianzong was a little entangled in his heart, but seeing Zhang Weiyu's tact, he couldn't help but have a better impression of this general.

"The strength is indeed a little weaker, but there is no need to resign. After I have cleaned up the army this time, I will prepare to establish a country. I have seen your hard work and great contributions over the years. Your current strength is indeed a little behind. You can't stay in the army anymore, but I am going to make you a founding marquis. In the future, you will be the head of the military generals in the court. You will not be treated any less." Feng Tianzong patted Zhang Weiyu on the shoulder and said.

"Establish a country?" Zhang Weiyu was originally quite disappointed, but now he heard the news and was suddenly excited. He has also seen the development of the northern border in recent years. With the current strength of the northern border, although the number of troops is a little less, the quality is extremely high.

Zhang Weiyu was born in a powerful family of the Great Xia Dynasty. Although he was only a side branch and could never stand out in the Great Xia Dynasty, he had a clear understanding of the strength of the Great Xia Dynasty.

With his understanding of the army of the Great Xia Dynasty, the 30,000 regular troops in the Northern Frontier are enough to sweep all the armies of the Great Xia Dynasty.

If the Northern Frontier is established, he will be the founding marquis, which is enough to bring glory to the family and is worthy of the efforts of these years. Although leaving the army makes him a little disappointed, the joy of being granted the title of marquis is enough to dilute those disappointments.

Yes, Feng Tianzong is ready to establish a country. Fighting for dragons is a fight for dragons. The dragon spirit is the will of the people. When the people gather, the dragon spirit gathers. When the dragon spirit gathers to a sufficient amount, it will form a dragon vein.

It is not that the dragon veins give birth to the dragon spirit, but that the dragon spirit gathers to produce the dragon veins. There is a big water first, and then there is a river. It is not that there is a river first, and then there is a river.

Many people think that it is the dragon veins that produce the dragon spirit, that there is a dragon vein first, and then there is the dragon spirit. This cognition is ridiculous. The dragon spirit and the dragon veins are actually the relationship between the river and the river.

After so many years of development, the people in the northern border have returned to the country. Feng Tianzong did not want to establish a country at first, but when he was inspecting the army, he felt the fanatical worship and admiration of the young soldiers.

Endless dragon energy gathered in his body, and Feng Tianzong suddenly felt that everything had come to fruition, and it was time to establish a country. This feeling is very mysterious.

Before, Feng Tianzong did not notice the dragon energy slowly gathering on his body, until today he found that the dragon energy on his body was enough to gather into a dragon vein. It is time to establish a country and suppress the dragon vein.

After inspecting the army, Feng Tianzong taught the Daobing battle formation to the junior officers in the army. These junior officers were all from the martial arts academy. It was not because of their poor ability, but because they had not joined the army for a long time, so they were not promoted.

Feng Tianzong asked these people to spread the method of the Daobing battle formation throughout the army.

After returning to the palace, Feng Tianzong summoned Wang Mingyuan, Jin Jinyun and Xiang Yijing, two concubines. Since letting these two concubines establish the martial arts academy, these two concubines have become two mountaintops in the government office, dividing a lot of Wang Mingyuan's power.

Feng Tianzong also found that it was too unreliable to concentrate all the power on one person. Even if Feng Tianzong was powerful and was not afraid of Wang Mingyuan's rebellion, he would not be able to resist the temptation of corruption if his power was too great.

Power must be restricted, so Feng Tianzong released Jin Jinyun and Xiang Yijing again. These two women did a good job and are now able to stand on equal footing with Wang Mingyuan in the government office.

"I asked you to come this time because our Beijiang is now strong enough, and I am ready to establish a country." Feng Tianzong said.

Whether it was Wang Mingyuan, Jin Jinyun, or Xiang Yijing, the two concubines, there was no surprise on their faces, but they were very surprised. As people who control the entire Beijiang government affairs, they know the strength of Beijiang best. In fact, they are the ones who see the most clearly.

With the strength of Northern Frontier, it could have been independent long ago, but Feng Tianzong had not spoken, so they did not say much. Now that Feng Tianzong said he wanted to establish a country, it would be a natural thing, and they had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

Especially Xiang Yijing and Jin Jinyun, they were just concubines to Feng Tianzong. Although they were in power in the government, their identities were still somewhat embarrassing. If Northern Frontier established a country and Feng Tianzong became the emperor, they would no longer be concubines, but imperial concubines. Even if they were not queens, it would be something to be happy about.

Although it was just a title, it made no difference to Feng Tianzong. Whether he was the Marquis of Liaoyuan or the Lord of Northern Frontier, it made little difference to him.

But for the people below, this difference is huge, which is based on their deep-rooted cognition. After the founding of the country, they can naturally go further, and many things will be justified.

"My lord, since we are going to establish a country, what should we use as the name of the country?" Wang Mingyuan asked excitedly. He is already the head of the civil officials and the earliest official to follow Feng Tianzong. As the head of the civil officials, the position of prime minister is simply his.

The country today is called Daxia, although it is not the Daxia of the previous life where Yu passed down the throne to his son, the starting point of the Chinese civilization. But it is the starting point after he crossed over.

Although I have been crossing over for decades, I still miss my motherland in my previous life. I have no regrets about entering China in this life, and I will be born into a flower-growing family in the next life. After Daxia, there should naturally be Shang. Then my country will be called Dashang.

"The black bird of heaven descended and gave birth to Shang. My country is called Dashang." Feng Tianzong said calmly.

"The black bird of destiny descended and gave birth to the Shang Dynasty?" Jin Jinyun was a little confused. Where is the black bird of destiny?

Xiang Yijing was much smarter. Anyway, whatever her husband said was true. If her husband said the black bird of destiny, then there must be one. As for Wang Mingyuan, he followed Feng Tianzong's lead.

"Wang Mingyuan, the next matters of founding the country, enfeoffment of meritorious officials, and holding the founding ceremony will be handed over to you. Now that the dragon veins have gathered in my northern border, the founding ceremony will determine the dragon veins." Feng Tianzong ordered.

"Yes, lord, when will the date of the founding ceremony be set?" Wang Mingyuan asked.

"Let's set it on the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is the day for family reunion." Feng Tianzong said.

"Lord, it's only one month away from the Mid-Autumn Festival. Isn't the time too tight?" Wang Mingyuan said carefully.

Feng Tianzong waved his hand and said domineeringly: "If you have any difficulties, you can discuss it with Jin Jinyun and Xiang Yijing. Now that the dragon veins are gathering, we can't delay too much time."

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