The Second Coming of the Myth: I have obtained the blood of the Candle Dragon

"Your Majesty, the war in Dongyi is tense. Do you want to increase the number of troops or send General Kong there?"

In the main hall, Grand Master Wen was sitting on the seat below, reporting recent events to Su Lin and discussing them.

Because Grand Master Wen was a veteran of two dynasties, and even though he was an immortal and lived a long life, Su Lin still specially gave a seat to Grand Master Wen as a sign of respect. The two of them talked very easily.

"There is no need to rush forward. Let the army stay where it is and farm on the spot."

Su Lin explained that fighting in this era is not that simple. If you let people like Kong Xuan go, it seems that one person can defeat thousands of troops, but the army of this era is not the ordinary army that people think of. .

The organized army here seems to have something similar to a military soul. Under the command of a general, it can burst into great combat effectiveness. This is also the reason why everyone still brought troops during the Conferred God War. Those troops are not cheerleaders, they are real can play a role.

Even an immortal like Nezha may die if he cannot be killed when he rushes into the army.

Of course, it would not be a problem for a super strong man like Kong Xuan, who is below the saint, to sweep thousands of armies, but this kind of monk is also particular about his skills.

Kong Xuan was previously stationed at Sanshan Pass, and he only defended but did not attack. He could protect his family and the country, but as a great monk, he could not fight an aggressive war. Killing mortals would be detrimental to his merits.

At that time, if he wants to kill three corpses and become a saint, it will become very difficult, so Kong Xuan cannot do this kind of work. The same goes for other gods with high magic power. They will not interfere in mortal wars unless necessary. , it’s too bad for your own luck.

The fight between the two sides in the Conferred Gods War was actually mostly between mortal soldiers fighting mortal soldiers, and gods fighting gods. The immortals who explained the teachings did not respect martial ethics, but they were not seen killing ordinary armies of the Shang Dynasty, because the Twelve Jinxian himself has enough troubles, but he doesn't dare to be tainted with this kind of karma.

Nowadays, the Shang Dynasty is attacking Dongyi. This was the number one enemy of the Central Plains Kingdom in ancient times, also commonly known as the "barbarians". In this era, they often invaded the borders of the Shang Dynasty, plundered farmers, burned, killed, and looted, which made the people very uneasy.

As a great king, Su Lin of course wanted to fight over, defeat the barbarian army, gain a larger territory, and then absorb the barbarians into the Chinese nation and become part of the big family.

Emperor Xin did this in history, but it was a pity that this guy was not popular. As an emperor, you must not only be capable, but also know how to be an emperor. You must be able to control the people below you, and you must also handle your relatives well.

Di Xin was not good at this. None of his relatives liked him, and his brother betrayed him and revealed the secret military information of the Shang Dynasty to Ji Fa, saying that the main battle army of the Shang Dynasty was attacking Dongyi. However, Chaoge's side was empty internally, so Xiqi dared to raise troops to attack the Shang Dynasty.

Now that the Conferring God War is temporarily suspended, Su Lin's troops cannot remain idle, and they are heading to the Dongyi front one after another.

"Tuntian? May I ask, Your Majesty, what is tuntian?"

Master Wen was a little puzzled. Although he had learned a lot and had a strong memory, he had never heard of this word.

General Su Lin briefly explained what Tuntian was to Master Wen. Master Wen kept nodding his head and called the king a holy king.

"The cultivation of new seeds will have to trouble the gods."

Su Lin said politely, which made Grand Master Wen even dare not say it.

Wen Zhong was an important hub for him to contact Jie Jiao. On the one hand, he had been with the Shang Dynasty for the longest time and had the closest relationship with Emperor Xin. On the other hand, his status within Jie Jiao was not low, and he was a member of Miao Hong. A third-generation disciple, he can be regarded as the disciple of Master Tongtian.

With the victory of the Conferring God War, Wen Zhong's status has also risen. Now he has a very high status within the Jiejiao. Many gods want to give him face. Even if they have to ask the teacher to take action, Wen Zhong can easily invite him.

Having had farming experience in the Evernight Continent, Su Lin had tasted the benefits and always had a farming set in his storage space. However, the normal progress of breeding would be slower.

But this is the world of the gods. There are many experts who can help with breeding. It is not difficult to make crops grow in one day.

If they were allowed to directly help farmers farm, it would be against the monks' rules and would be excessive interference. However, Su Lin gave them the seeds. They were only allowed to cultivate the seeds, but they were not allowed to farm. These seeds would not go through them. If we give our hands to farmers, we won’t get much karma.

It was Su Lin, the Human Emperor, who finally promoted the seeds of new crops to the people across the country. As the Human Emperor, it was reasonable for him to do these things, which would only increase his merits. However, he was not a monk in essence, so he had no intention of interfering in the progress of the human world. .

It has been more than three months since he came to this world. The first batch of seeds has been cultivated and promoted to all parts of the country ten days ago, just in time for the new wave of planting period.

"The seeds newly selected by your Majesty are truly immortal seeds. After cultivating them, the brothers all praised them, saying that they have never seen such a potential crop. With this crop, our country will be able to make the country rich and the people strong, and expand its borders. Soil, achieve eternal achievements.”

After hearing about the farming policy, Wen Zhong talked about the previous seeds and praised them again and again.

In fact, in recent years, if you compare Di Xin with his father Di Yi, Di Xin can be regarded as more 'cruel'.

This cruelty does not refer to cruelty in temperament and behavior, but rather to the fact that the policy of governing the country looks like a tyrant on the surface. In fact, upon closer inspection, these things are beneficial to the country.

For example, Emperor Xin's large-scale construction projects included some private enjoyment, but most of them were urban construction and national defense transformation.

Thanks to these infrastructures, they were able to defeat Xiqi's army so easily in this battle of gods.

In addition, Emperor Xin also contributed to the development of the marriage system. In the past, the marriage system of the Shang Dynasty still practiced polygamy. After Emperor Xin came to power a few years ago, he established a monogamous marriage system among the people. Oh, The royal family practiced the system of monogamy and multiple concubines.

This is not absurd, let alone cruel, but this master has indeed come up with some seemingly outrageous and unethical policies in the field of marriage law in the past.

For example, in 'visiting marriages', the people getting married are usually lower-class civilians. What kind of gameplay is this?

It probably means that women don't get married and men don't get married. As long as both parties are willing, they can spend the night alone and then go their separate ways. The officials once held banquets in the sand dunes, prepared delicacies, gathered many unmarried men and women, and let them indulge in carnivalesque.

Hmm... Wen Taishi couldn't find a good adjective, but Su Lin could find precise words. To put it bluntly, it was a gathering of people for a silver party.

This kind of ridiculous thing also exists in the current world line version. Su Lin felt awkward when he found out about it, and even discussed with Master Wen whether to cancel it.

He is a king who sticks to his word, so of course he cannot overturn what he has said, and can only be advised by his ministers.

For example, if he heard that the Grand Master had written a letter saying that this move was unethical and offensive, he could nod his head and say, "The Grand Master is right, let's cancel it." '

But the result surprised him. When he mentioned the matter, several important officials of the imperial court were present, and they all shouted, "Your Majesty, no!"

After listening to the reason, I realized that although it sounded ridiculous, in fact, the population of the Shang Dynasty had greatly increased due to this special policy in the past few years, and the ministers who originally spurned this matter thought it was a good thing.

Anyway, those who participate in this kind of activity are all lower-class civilians. Some of them may not be able to get wives, and some of them have difficulty finding husbands. The official cannot end up helping them act as matchmakers to do these things.

This kind of activity is a bit chaotic, but the population is indeed growing significantly.

Su Lin knew that in this slave society, population growth was very important and an important indicator of whether a country was strong, so these ministers asked him to think about it again.

Barbaric, too barbaric. Su Lin is planning to comprehensively rectify the domestic marriage laws and the population and family planning system, but the prerequisite is that productivity must keep up. Otherwise, it will be useless to have more children but not eugenics. Instead, there will be famine in the future.

"Let everyone plant it first. Regarding the issue of land and slaves, I will give the Grand Master a new plan in a few days."

After thinking about it, Su Lin said that since the farming issue was mentioned, he wanted to test Grand Master Wen's reaction.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

But before Su Lin could say anything, Master Wen knelt down, as if he was going to remonstrate to death.

Su Lin quickly stood up, walked a few steps, and helped the other person up, "Master, what are you doing? I haven't said anything yet."

He looked at Taishi Wen dumbfounded. He was a smart man and probably knew what he meant.

"Your Majesty, you have already set a precedent by re-appointing Fei Lian and others. The nobles in the country are very dissatisfied with you. This is against the ancestral system!"

After hearing the Taishi's advice, it was true that he was a monk, but here he was just a civil servant, so he naturally had to do what a civil servant should do.

If the nobles of the Shang Dynasty really rebelled and started a political struggle with Emperor Xin, their gods could not interfere.

"Poverty leads to change, change leads to prosperity..."

Su Lin also had a headache. It was not like when he was in the Evernight Continent, where the people were numb, but he was very talkative in the Nim Kingdom.

The development of the Shang Dynasty to this day is intricate and complex. If the immortals like Wen Taishi had not been around, he would have simply killed all the opponents until they were silenced and distributed the benefits to the people. Naturally, everyone will remember his good deeds, and those corrupt nobles will Go and wail underground.

But even people like Taishi Wen believed that it was inappropriate to offend the interests of the nobles, and they strongly advised him, which shows the rigidity of the thinking of the ancients.

"My veteran minister boldly suggests that now that the war is temporarily suspended, the king should clean up the harem and deal with those who deceive the public with their lies."

Wen Taishi frowned and said, these words were alluding to Daji.

They are all gods, how can you not tell that it is a monster possessed by a vixen?
The majestic monarch of a country, the master of the Central Plains, why does it matter that there is a vixen hiding in the harem?There are so many excellent and beautiful women in the world, how come the king is so confused?
"Grand Master, it's not that the harem is involved in politics, it's just that the words from women's mouths are sometimes unreasonable."

Su Lin sighed and said, people in this era are like this. Gods are okay, but from the perspective of mortal ethics, they do favor boys over girls.

This era was more serious than the feudal period in later generations, so the ancient book records that "King Zhou listened to women's words" is a derogatory record. This can be regarded as a representative of the front and rear palaces in the feudal era. In addition, the Shang Dynasty was destroyed. Later feudal countries often used this as an example.

Whenever someone in the harem intervenes in politics, the ministers will write a series of memorials. The first column of the parallel sentence must be his example of Emperor Xin.

Previously, Su Daji proposed that "light punishments and weak punishments do not establish authority", and suggested heavy punishments to Emperor Xin, breaking the tradition of "punishing officials without punishment", imposing heavy punishments on rebellious slave owners, and executing a large number of old slave owners. noble.

Let’s not talk about what people of this era think of Su Lin. From his perspective, he felt that there was nothing wrong with Daji’s suggestion and that Di Xin did the right thing.

Only by killing the rebellious nobles can the royal power be strengthened. This is a reasonable operation. However, in history, Emperor Xin went a little too far, which led to the end of rebellion and separation.

Undoubtedly, Daji's behavior directly violated the interests of the old slave-owning aristocracy. They regarded Daji as a monster, a vixen, a man who deceived his masters with evil words, and did all kinds of evil.

Later generations regarded "princes who committed crimes as guilty as the common people" and "killing relatives for justice" as good words. Why did they only grit their teeth against Daji who broke the rule that "the punishment cannot be punished by a doctor"?It's really unfair.

To put it bluntly, it was still the result of the vilification of the Zhou Dynasty, because they were the first country in history to rebel and successfully usurp the country. Of course, they must magnify King Zhou's evil infinitely, otherwise his rebellion will be taken out and poked in the back.

In this era when most ancient people had simple temperaments and believed in etiquette, treason was a big deal and one would be scolded to death.

Don’t you see how many people spit on Ji Fa along the way?

So the same thing, said in different ways, may sometimes be a good word, and sometimes it may be a bad deed.

Those who hate breaking the tradition of "not punishing a doctor" are mostly on the aristocratic side. Their interests are harmed, so of course they want to scold Daji.

Oh, actually they wanted to scold Di Xin, but when Di Xin was still alive, no one dared to scold him directly.

"Your Majesty, think again. Now that the Eight Hundred Kingdoms are at peace, if we carry out further reforms, I am afraid there will be another turmoil. By then, our army will still be far away in Dongyi, and Chaoge will be in danger."

Wen Taishi continued to advise, "I, the disciples of Jiejiao, can defend the country, but they can't kill everyone in the world, right?"

In Taishi Wen's view, the actual territory under the direct jurisdiction of God Xin is only that small. The nobles are still managing this huge world for you. If you offend the nobles, the people of the world will attack you, but Ji Fa will attack you. Much scarier.

No matter how capable the Shang Dynasty's army was, it was impossible to defeat the coalition forces of eight hundred countries.

"People from all over the world?"

Su Lin sneered a little impolitely, "Eight Hundred Kingdoms?"

I heard that the Grand Master felt a little unhappy, but he also knew that the king was always smart. Could it be that he had made some omissions?

"Please, Your Majesty, clarify my doubts."

"The Grand Master overestimates them. The so-called Eight Hundred Kingdoms seem to be a powerful force, but when the army of a few people presses on them, don't they become like beasts and disperse? They are just a mob."

Su Lin said that Ji Fa's previous rebellion also brought a large number of armies from vassal states with him.

It was said that it was from the Eight Hundred Kingdoms, but it was just a group of old village chiefs. The village chief took some people and farm tools and went to the battlefield, and not many people went. To put it bluntly, they were just to build up Ji's reputation, and they had no intention of doing it themselves. It means going up to fight.

However, if Ji Fa can really succeed in his rebellion, these princes will still have to share the benefits, which is equivalent to investing a small amount in a business that can make a fortune if it succeeds.

When Ji Fa was defeated and retreated, all those vassal states dispersed. Su Lin did not let Kong Xuan lead his troops to pursue them, but those nobles participated in the rebellion. He remembered them clearly and recorded them all.

He didn't touch them at that time because he was afraid of making the matter worse, but it didn't mean that he didn't hold grudges.

Su Lin walked to the wall on the side of the main hall. There was a map there with the nobles from various places marked on it. To be honest, the eight hundred princes in the Shang Dynasty were really messy.

From the establishment of the Shang Dynasty by Sun Tang, the tenth generation of the Yellow Emperor, to the present day, the princes and nobles of the Central Plains have flourished all over the land. Some ancestors had larger territories, but they were divided after being passed down.

On the surface, it was still under the jurisdiction of the Shang Dynasty, but in fact, it has become its own country now and does not listen to the imperial orders at all.

In the past few years, the Shang Dynasty, as the sovereign state, often gave things to its subordinates in order to show its magnanimity and good face. These face-saving projects also consumed a lot of national power.

He pointed at the map, "Are the Grand Master talking about the eight hundred countries? If they start an uprising, how many troops can they raise? Who is in charge?"

Grand Master Wen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and after thinking about it, he understood, "Your Majesty, what you mean is that they are too scattered. Although they are theoretically large in number, it is actually impossible for them to be twisted into a rope to attack our court?"

Su Lin nodded, "I have a population of 800 million. If they all come to attack, they will certainly be unstoppable. But in fact, there are too many vassal states. Even if the nobles don't want to fight independently, it will be difficult to find a commander. Home cannot be our opponent."

"According to this, why didn't the previous kings carry out reforms and gather power?"

Wen Taishi asked in confusion. He felt that what the king said was reasonable, but if he was really not afraid of rebellion by the princes, the previous kings would have done it long ago.

Etiquette belongs to etiquette, and in-laws belong to in-laws, but every emperor has a heart to centralize power, and Master Wen still understands this.

Strictly speaking, going back ten generations, these princes may still be one family, and they are all famous families in the Yellow Emperor's period.

"Of course it's not that simple. Normally, if they provoke resistance, even if we are not afraid of war strength, Shang will still be defeated in the end."

Su Lin said that he just told Master Wen not to be so excited, and half of his words were nonsense.

It is true that the eight hundred vassal states were a mob, but if they all rebelled, the Shang Dynasty would indeed be doomed.

If everyone goes to war, who will farm?Who will do the infrastructure construction?At that time, a large number of people died in the war, and if there was another plague or something, the ancient Chinese civilization might have come to an end.

In addition, the barbarians of Dongyi are not stupid. The Shang Dynasty is in civil strife. They will definitely fight against them and the country will be destroyed in one fell swoop.

Therefore, reforms must be carried out and the power of the aristocracy must be consolidated, but it cannot really lead to war.

War is a continuation of politics, and it is also the worst political method. Su Lin only needs to cut off the nobles from the grassroots level, and let the people directly support him. Even if the nobles want to go to war, no one will mess with them.

"Please also ask your Majesty to explain it in detail to me."

Grand Master Wen was very curious after listening to Su Lin's words and asked for advice.With a mysterious smile on his face, Su Lin began to talk freely with Master Wen. Master Wen was surprised at first, and then became more and more frightened as he listened. In the end, he suddenly understood and clapped his hands repeatedly, very excited.

To put it bluntly, Su Lin's plan is actually not complicated. It's just that monarchs in history were limited by the social and cultural environment and couldn't look too far ahead and couldn't escape from the existing circle.

When it comes to reform, if you take a small step, it may not have any effect, and you may be counterattacked by the old forces; but if you take a big step, you may be in trouble, and your death will be even worse.

However, there are some exceptions here, that is, the steps taken are extremely large, directly leaping over a large number of historical stages to reach the ultimate form.

Under the condition that the basic productivity is satisfied, he holds the strongest army in his hands and provides benefits to 99.99% of the people. Is he still afraid of rebellion by the 0.01% of people?

He has had successful experience in the Evernight Continent. The people are not fools. If we really want them to live a good life, they can even abandon their faith and overcome the fear of death, not to mention the oppression of slavery.

After hearing this, Wen Zhong only felt that the king was really 'terrible'. He co-authored and vigorously developed agriculture in preparation to cut off the nobility's retreat!
You must know that the current population of the Shang Dynasty is as many as 800 million. In this era, when agriculture is underdeveloped, there are still people in many places who do not have enough to eat and are in a state of famine.

The slaves under the nobles lived a life worse than animals. Some of them only ate pot water and food residues.

Now the king wants new crops to grow, to grow snow-white and soft rice, so that all the slaves in the world can have enough food, the original common people can have enough meat, and those nobles who do not respect the royal family... will eat to death.

Of course, this kind of reform will definitely not affect those nobles who are loyal to the royal family, such as the generals who lead the army under Su Lin, and those powerful ministers.

However, to promote reform, it is naturally difficult to say that one group of people will be killed while another group of people enjoy privileges and retain the old power. Such reform is incomplete.

But Su Lin also had a clever way of handling it. He promoted his nobles and guaranteed special financial assistance within their jurisdiction, ensuring that their income would be higher than before, not lower.

This is easy to understand. Slavery seems like the labor force of those people is aristocratic, but the slaves are 'frail' and work in dirty and messy conditions all year round without enough food and food. Many slaves are still alive. It won't take long, and productivity is low.

Farming actually requires physical strength, experience, knowledge and enthusiasm. If he reformed the land into a farmer household contract system, let the nobles collect 50% of the tax, the Shang Dynasty collected 30% of the tax, and left [-]% to the farmers. , then everyone can live a better life than before.

After slaves become civilians, they can live a healthy life with enough food and drink, and also enjoy the right to marry. This is the most powerful weapon to promote population development, which is [-] times more powerful than opening a bank party.

The Shang Dynasty's wars in the south and north in recent years were somewhat similar to the ancient Roman Empire in the West in later generations. Those slaves were actually civilians from the defeated countries.

As the territory of the Shang Dynasty expanded, the number of slaves had actually exceeded the number of civilians in the empire, and the ratio was seriously imbalanced.

If this continues, even without Ji Fa's army to destroy the Shang Dynasty, as time goes by, slave uprisings, and attacks by external barbarians, the Shang Dynasty will also perish like the ancient Roman Empire.

Countless facts in history have proven that a country that oppresses its people cannot last long. Only an equal and harmonious environment can make a country more prosperous.

Su Lin exported a lot of thoughts and opinions to Grand Master Wen. Grand Master Wen's eyes lit up and he shouted "Your Majesty the Great King" repeatedly.

In the end, Wen Taishi left happily and wanted to hold another meeting with the ministers to brainwash the nobles in the core power circle of the Shang Dynasty one by one.

Real reform must be from the bottom up, and it must win over some at the top and suppress others. If Su Lin really cuts the nobility across the board, it will be really doomed.

Now that he does this, the nobles who support him will still support him, and they will get better and better. If they are disobedient, let the public hang them.

Don't really think that the private soldiers of the nobles can suppress the rebellion in the territory. In fact, more than 90.00% of the nobles cannot do it. That's why Ji Chang was able to lead his troops to destroy so many vassal states and gain such a large territory.

Most nobles, because they are in a legitimate position, can still seek help from their surrounding friends or the Shang Dynasty if there is a real problem in their territory.

Moreover, due to the cultural influence of the times, Su Lin has never heard of slave uprisings so far. The main reason is that the slaves have solidified their thinking and feel that the Shang Dynasty's army is too strong. If they rebel against their current masters, they will be suppressed by the army in the future. Death is even worse.

But the situation will soon change, because Su Linhui will implement liberation in the decree, and their resistance is equivalent to being justified. The gun that was pointed at their heads before, that is, the Shang Dynasty, became theirs. Allies, they naturally no longer need to fear the nobles above them.

Regarding the announcement of the decree, considering that most nobles would not be able to let the news spread among the lower slave circles, Su Lin entrusted the matter to strangers.

The gods of Jie Jiao could also do this, but they felt that the price would be reduced and Su Lin would not be able to lower Jie Jiao's favor towards him, so it was better to leave it to the aliens to do it.

Of course, the aliens are willing to cooperate with him. As long as they complete this small commission, they can save a large soul crystal and make a sure profit without losing money.

Speaking of aliens, there are still a number of aliens imprisoned in the dungeons of the Shang Dynasty. Not all aliens are so "spineless" and willing to cooperate with him to pay protection fees.

There are still a dozen strangers who have not left, waiting in the dungeon with their own thoughts. Su Lin is not worried. If they want to cause trouble, he can kill them at any time and extend his stay.

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"What is your Majesty doing!? Are you going to cut off our roots!?"

"Do you really think we are fools? This family business was passed down from our ancestors. Why would he cancel it with just a decree?"

"Oh, King Wu is right. He should be called King Zhou. Such tyranny forces us to rebel."

"This move really brings shame to his ancestors. He actually violates the rules set by our ancestors."

"..."

Two months later, after the new decree recommended by Su Lin came into effect, the aristocracy in the country was in an uproar, thinking that the Shang King was crazy.

But because Emperor Xin personally conquered Xinjiang last time, the once-unparalleled King Wu of Zhou was also suppressed in the dungeon amidst the scorn of thousands of people. Many princes were very afraid of Emperor Xin.

They were hesitant. Some people thought they should just rebel, but they also felt that their own family was too weak. They wanted to unite other princes, but they didn't know who should be the leader.

If Ji Fa was still there, the princes would not hesitate. They would definitely take the most powerful Zhou as their leader and directly overthrow the tyranny of Emperor Xin. They believed that Ji Fa would give them territories.

But now that Ji Fa is gone, if they raise another army, who should they fight with?
Riots soon arose, first among the slaves who heard the news, first in disbelief and then in ecstasy.

What did they hear?The king said that they would cancel their status as slaves and restore them to civilian status. They would be assigned land to cultivate independently, and they would also be rewarded with [-]% of the land's output every year!

Twenty percent, that's a reward of [-]%. They saw the miraculous crop seeds newly given by the king. The yield of that crop is not only enough for themselves, but also enough for them to marry and have children in the future, and there is even a surplus. Available for sale!

The slaves put down their hoes in the fields and shouted the name of the Human Emperor. Their worship of Emperor Xin, the Shang King, had reached its peak.

The nobles looked at this scene and their scalps were numb with anger. The slave owners waved their whips to beat the slaves, but they could no longer direct them.

The nobles wanted to mobilize the army to suppress these humble slaves who dared to commit crimes, but they all failed.

Many nobles died silently at night. Some people said they saw ghosts and gods coming to kill those nobles who wanted to carry out massacres.

Of course it was Su Lin who did this. He used the power of the underworld to summon a group of powerful heroic spirits from the underworld, and they lurked in the territories of various nobles before the decree was promulgated.

On the day of the incident, if those nobles were rebellious or were preparing for a military conflict to break out in the territory, he would let the heroic spirits take action directly.

With this move, more than [-]% of the resisting nobles were wiped out, and the remaining heroic spirits were unable to deal with it.

Because some powerful old nobles also support immortal masters in their own families, which is difficult to do, but their own military strength may not be that strong.

After understanding the situation, several nobles wrote a letter that night, expressing their willingness to follow the king's new policy, hoping to retain their noble status and enjoy high privileges.

Su Lin also graciously promised to give them the same treatment as the nobles who were loyal to him. In this way, the remaining nobles had to regroup and quickly submitted to the royal family.

Such a mighty slave liberation movement ended in less than a month.

Under Grand Master Wen's advance arrangements, the imperial court sent managers to various places to deliver information and redistribute land. All civilians who were willing to engage in farming could get their own land.

Of course, the land belongs to the state in name only. They only own it temporarily and cannot transfer or sell it. If the land is neglected due to lack of diligence in cultivation, the state has the right to take it back at any time.

From slaves to civilians, they also got their own land. Those who had gained a new life all knelt on the ground, kowtowed in the direction of the song, and expressed gratitude to the Emperor for his grace.

Those original aristocratic elites who had the ability were all recruited into the imperial court as officials by Su Lin. The original system of vassal territories was abolished and reformed into a provincial system.

A loyal noble will not lose his private territory, but will also gain a larger jurisdiction, that is, a province. He will retain certain administrative powers in his original private territory, which is regarded as a privilege given to loyal ministers by Su Lin.

What?Are the privileged classes too corrupt?But if he doesn't do this, who will mess with him?

A high-ranking official is not as comfortable as a local emperor in a small place. If he really confiscates all his privileges, even loyal ministers will have objections.

The pace of his reform is already very big, and it needs to be stabilized for a few years before he can continue.

The seeds Su Linxin sent out are super high-yielding crops. This crop is also very popular in the real world. The yield when planted in the divine city is extremely high, reaching a yield of 3000 kilograms per mu.

Therefore, those slaves still underestimated the yield of crops. In the past, crops in the Shang Dynasty were considered fertile if they could produce more than 60 kilograms per mu.

In comparison, what is the concept of a yield of three thousand catties per mu?The output value has increased fifty times!
According to the oracle bone inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty, there are a large number of records about the sacrifices and divination of seeking crops, seeking crops, saving fields, cultivating fields, cultivating fields, and natural factors related to agricultural production (rain, drought, wind, locusts, etc.).

Su Lin once verified in reality that the average grain yield per mu in the Shang Dynasty reached 61.28 kilograms, with an annual planting area of ​​more than 6800 million acres, supporting more than 780 million people, and supporting the great development of the Shang Dynasty society.

In other words, if he continued to let the people grow this new crop while the planting area remained unchanged, there would be no major problems before the population base of the Shang Dynasty increased to [-] million.

So there is no need to think that this is a tyranny. It seems to be a tax of ten or eight, but compared to the slaves who had no status and ate swill before, this is already a blessing.

The original slaves obtained land, and if they worked hard, they could earn [-]% of their annual income, which was enough to feed a large family, and there was still a lot of surplus. The excess rice could be exchanged for meat, clothing, oil and other daily necessities.

The original civilians will not be dissatisfied, because they have also received land, and each original civilian family will receive an education quota. In the national education that the Shang Dynasty will start to promote next year, they can send their children to local schools.

Regarding this point, only a small part of the original nobles were dissatisfied, but more people praised it.

Although they believe that reading is a right only for nobles, everyone knows that it will make the country stronger. Moreover, there are places in the country that teach civilians to read, but it is not called "learning", but "preface"

Su Lin also learned that Mencius once mentioned in ancient times that "Xu" was a school for educating common people in the Shang Dynasty, and the place where noble children went to school was called "Xue".

Now he is vigorously developing domestic education in order to provide the Shang Dynasty with a more talent base.

The Central Plains is a vast land, and farming can solve the food problem. With the current food production, there is actually no need for so many people to engage in agricultural labor. It would be a pity not to seize the time to cultivate talents.

Su Lin's promotion of education even attracted praise from many elders, who called it a saint's move to educate the people.

Thanks to this series of operations, Su Lin's reputation finally broke through the mythical level, and his Conqueror talent was fully stacked.

All of his attributes have been improved, and his main combat attribute has reached 97 points. It can be said that he has no opponent below the second generation disciple.

As the Shang Dynasty entered normal operation, Su Lin felt an inexplicable deepening of power, which actually rapidly promoted the improvement of his Heavenly Emperor Kung Fu. If this progress continued, he felt that he would be able to upgrade to the first level of Heavenly Emperor Kung Fu in a few months.

A considerable number of foreigners left the Shang Dynasty, some went to the West, and some chose to go to sea, each looking for opportunities.

The main reason is that they really can't stand it anymore. Their competition mission failed. It's hard to make money under the supervision of Su Lin of the Shang Dynasty. They also have to watch Su Lin play the national business simulation game every day and have so much fun. It makes them jealous. , can only be kept out of sight.

Most of the foreigners went to sea to visit immortals. Some foreigners originally chose identities related to the Chan Sect, so they went to the overseas fairy mountain caves where the Chan Sect was located, hoping to find powerful immortals to become apprentices and practice.

Apart from anything else, if you can learn an orthodox Chanjiao Immortal Cultivation Technique, it will be a worthwhile trip.

Now after the first wave of harvests in the Shang Dynasty, the people are in a state of joy, and the nobles who were once slightly dissatisfied with Su Lin have also come to terms with it.

Because if their own accountants check the accounts, they will know that through the new tax method, they have received much more money and food than before, more than ten times more than before.

The noble officials all lamented that the king is wise, and indeed one must follow the king in order to live a good life.

Su Lin did not lack benefits for the nobles who were loyal to him. In addition to their original fiefdoms, officials who served as provincial management officials could also receive [-]% of the provincial taxes, and the other [-]% went to the country.

On the one hand, this policy was designed to appease the nobles and make them happy that they were in the wrong team. On the other hand, it was designed to motivate them to work. After all, if the place is managed well, the productivity of the common people will increase and their taxes will be higher. high.

After this big harvest, the national treasury was filled instantly, and there would be no shortage of food in the next ten years.

When the population is limited, there is no need to grow so much food, as it will go bad if stored in warehouses. Therefore, the next step is to adjust the scale of agriculture. The excess population will also need to work. Su Lin has already made arrangements for this.

What to do?Road construction, house building, water conservancy projects, all these infrastructure projects are in short supply.

To be honest, Su Lin now wishes that all the people in the country would turn into breeding machines so that the population of the Shang Dynasty could increase tenfold.

There are really not enough people, there is too much food to eat, but there are not so many people to engage in construction.

At this stage, it was obvious what he would do next.

What to do if there is a shortage of people?
He can't stay in this world for more than a few decades, and he can't watch the people give birth to babies and wait for the children to grow up. All he can do is to rob...

Oh, no, how can it be called robbery? He is the great Emperor of China who wants to carry out a liberation movement, liberate those ignorant, barbaric, and backward people and give them a happy farming life.

"Come on, what's the situation of Dongyi's army?"

Su Lin looked at a fierce general kneeling in front of him. He was a tiger-headed general, more than two meters tall, and his arms were thicker than his thighs.

This is what Cao Cao often said, "Evil comes from the past." He gave the name Dian Wei because of the strong man in front of Su Lin.

Erai is Fei Lian's son, with the surname "Ying". Historically, his descendants established the Qin State.

"Replying to your Majesty, the soldiers are all exhausted and have too much food to eat. They are causing trouble and fighting in the camp all day long. They just have to fight with those barbarians from Dongyi."

Evil said straightforwardly, looking eager to try.

Su Lin nodded with satisfaction, "Ba Lai, you are my confidant. This time when you lead troops to attack Dongyi, you must remember not to massacre civilians, and don't act like slaves. We will fight with our slogans."

In the past, the Shang Dynasty was very brutal in attacking cities and territories. If they encountered fierce resistance, they would be angry after entering the city.

Evilai scratched his head, his face full of confusion, "Your Majesty, what is our slogan?"

Su Lin smiled and said, "If you surrender, you will not be killed. You will become a great businessman and common people, well fed and clothed."

Even civilians and slaves cannot understand what is said in red tape. This kind of shouting is meant to be simple and crude. (End of chapter)