Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Moreover, Lu Chen stated on more than one occasion that although he was a practitioner of the way of sages and a righteous scholar of the Eight Classics, he still believed that the way of sages alone was not enough to govern the country and ensure peace, and the court could not allow it Since the teachings of sages dominate the world, if they do not change the monopoly of promotion channels by aristocratic families, sects, and gentry, and fight for the orthodoxy for so-called heterodox and minor ways, no matter what they do, it will be in vain.

Therefore, the Tiangong Division was the only yamen in the imperial court that focused on investigating things.

And now, this yamen has successfully developed charcoal without poisonous smoke, proving with facts that it is not only the way of sages that can benefit the world.

The Way of Investigating Things can work just as well, or even do it better in some aspects.

Since the Way of Investigating Things is possible, can other things such as the Way of Medicine, the Way of Zongheng, the Way of Dharma, etc. be also possible?

As an emperor, although Jiang Chengwan was not given the complete imperial mind, her six years of struggling to survive under the eyes of Queen Mother Zhao had allowed her to see many things clearly and experience various truths personally. Therefore, she naturally He will not get hung up on the sage's knowledge, which is completely a double-edged sword for the dynasty.

In essence, the responsibility of the emperor is to continue the rule of the dynasty. Therefore, no matter what knowledge, as long as it is conducive to respecting the king and repelling the barbarians, is conducive to the world of Daxia, and is conducive to the future of the country, it is an orthodoxy worthy of strong support. It does not stick to the sages and sages. road.

It’s not impossible to run multiple channels in parallel, as long as you can control it.

Facing the empress' direct question, Lu Chen nodded without hesitation.

"There is such a plan."

After a pause, he added: "After all, the way of studying things is now a minor path, and there are very few dedicated practitioners. And because they deviate from the mainstream, they are not valued by the court and are despised by monks, so most of them hide themselves. If the court improves the way of studying things, With a status that allows them to see cultivators of the way of studying things, they can be valued by the court like mainstream monks, with a lot of money, honor, and status. This will definitely attract the cultivators of studying things all over the world to take the initiative, and it can also make some Practitioners who do not understand the teachings of saints and sages see another way."

"Although the Tiangong Division can barely operate now, the talent gap is still huge, and it can't do much at all. It urgently needs to recruit heroes from all over the world, and the cultivators who specialize in studying all things may have already developed some kind of ability. The knowledge that benefits the country and the people has disappeared because the court did not pay attention to it. If they can be included in the Tiangong Division, there may be unexpected gains."

The empress nodded slightly.

"So, Lu Qing, what are you going to do next?"

Lu Chen did not answer immediately, but said slowly: "You have to eat your food one bite at a time. If you want to change the status quo of the Sage's Family being the only one, you must first understand what their confidence is and what the consequences will be if they break their monopoly. and hidden dangers, and make corresponding arrangements in advance to ensure safety.”

"The reason why the monk's status is so high and almost unshakable is mainly due to several reasons."

Having said this, he suddenly raised his hand and stretched out his fingers, as if he wanted to explain something.

"First, the monk's own existence can reconcile yin and yang to a certain extent, prevent spiritual disasters, and is highly respected by the people."

"Secondly, the way of sages has been the national way of all dynasties since the Zhou Dynasty. Scholars and officials have based themselves on it. After thousands of years of continuous development and evolution, they have long been intertwined with each other. They include aristocratic families, wealthy families, gentry, etc. They have entrenched themselves in various places through other methods, gradually monopolizing knowledge, and constantly encroaching on promotion channels. With huge power and solid foundation, they will one day be able to challenge the imperial power."

"Thirdly, the monks themselves are powerful beings. Although they are not as powerful as the Holy King and His Majesty's army, they are not people who are willing to be exploited. Moreover, the imperial power does not go to the countryside. The monks themselves have a lot of fame among the people. If If you persecute people too much, you don’t know what the world will become like.”

"Fourth..."

Lu Chen talked eloquently and listed several reasons why the monks were so dominant.

It can be seen that he has obviously put a lot of thought into studying the monks as a class.

The empress listened with some rapt attention.

Chapter 229 Future Planning

To be honest, if he hadn't known that the Empress could not watch him die, and had not known that he could make the Empress agree to his actions with emotion and reason, Lu Chen would have really wanted to directly attack the behemoth of the monk class.

When she heard Lu Chen said that she wanted to take a look at it slowly, the empress breathed a sigh of relief as expected.

As long as she's not being reckless, otherwise she might have to trouble her brother a few more times.

Soon, Lu Chen revealed the Tiangong Division's next direction and plan, and the Empress also fully knew Lu Chen's true plan.

"The Tiangong Division studies all things in the world, which naturally includes the culprit of spiritual disasters - spiritual energy."

Lu Chen leaned on the armrest of the chair with one hand and said slowly: "Although I don't know why monks can suppress the occurrence of spiritual disasters to a certain extent, as long as we study the nature and laws of spiritual energy and understand the foundation of spiritual power, we can Can delve into related phenomena such as spiritual disasters."

"As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger. If the Tiangong Division can clearly study the mysteries of spiritual energy and spiritual power, there will be a great chance to solve the problem of spiritual disasters. Not only that, they can also further study the various applications of spiritual energy and spiritual power, and develop To produce more weapons that benefit the country and the people."

Hearing this, the empress couldn't help but her eyes lit up.

She naturally also knew that the reason why the sage's way was superior to others was that, in addition to the great power of the monks themselves, its ability to suppress spiritual disasters was also the main reason why the dynasty had to rely on the monks.

Without enough monks, the court would not only have to face various natural and man-made disasters, but also frequent spiritual disasters.

No dynasty can last more than 30 years amid countless spiritual disasters.

If the problem of spiritual disaster can be solved, without this confidence, the future of the monks can truly be in the hands of the emperor.

She looked at Lu Chen expectantly: "Can it really be done?"

Lu Chen thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Sorry, Your Majesty, nothing in this world can be [-]% successful. Wei Chen can only say that this matter is possible, and Wei Chen and Tiangong Division will do their best. I will never let down His Majesty’s trust and support.”

"makes sense."

The empress smiled and said nonchalantly: "I'm a little confused. The world is still uncertain. Everything is possible. Lu Qing doesn't have to force herself too much. Just try your best."

After a pause, as if she didn't want to put too much pressure on Lu Chen, she did not dwell on the issue and asked instead: "Speaking of Lu Qing, what you said is that based on the research on spiritual energy and spiritual power, more important weapons of the country will be developed. Can you give some specific examples? I can't follow your thinking."

These words were not meant to be modest, but simply because they really couldn't keep up with Lu Chen's thinking.

Although she is an emperor, in the final analysis, she is just a native creature of this world. She has not experienced the influence of Blue Star's various ideas. She has no concept of modern products in her mind, let alone uses Blue Star's way of thinking.

Her cognition and thinking were restricted by this ancient society with high martial arts, and naturally she could not keep up with the way of thinking of Lu Chen, a serious modern "outstanding young man".

Lu Chen thought for a moment, and various thoughts suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Let's first take the Ministry of Industry, which Wei Chen is currently in charge of, as an example."

As he spoke, he felt his consciousness sink slightly for no reason, and couldn't help but yawn.

Seeing this, a look of apology flashed in the empress's eyes.

Lu Chen didn't pay attention to the inexplicable sleepiness, and continued:

"As Wei Chen said just now, the issue of new building materials is the top priority of the Tiangong Department at present. If we can build roads that run through the north and south and connect the provinces, prefectures and counties, it will not only strengthen His Majesty's control over various places, but also It can promote business prosperity, boost the economy, and increase national income, and its use is not limited to building roads, but can also be used for other projects such as city building, otherwise Wu Shangshu would not be so supportive of the Tiangong Division."

When Lu Chen mentioned Wu Yue, the empress' expression couldn't help but be a little subtle.

Speaking of which, she really has to thank Wu Shangshu. If it weren't for this stubborn little old man, Tiangong Division, a yamen with great potential, probably wouldn't have fallen into her hands.

Now that the Tiangong Division has researched harmless charcoal, it is unknown how much wealth it will bring to her internal funds in the future.

This Wu Shangshu is really a good person...

Let’s call him Wu Aiqing from now on.

Lu Chen did not notice the strange look on the empress's face, and continued: "If the new material can be successfully developed, the court can not only save a lot of expenses, but also create a lot of profits. When the treasury is a little fuller, the traffic efficiency and traffic efficiency can be further improved. His Majesty has increased his control over various places.

Hearing this, the empress almost instinctively realized that what Lu Chen was about to say must be an extremely important matter related to the future of the Great Xia Dynasty, so she hurriedly asked:

"How exactly?"

Lu Chen smiled slightly and slowly said two concepts that had never appeared before:

"Research on transportation methods that can transport materials and personnel on a large scale and long-distance communication methods that can significantly reduce costs."

The moment she finished speaking, the empress' mind began to spin rapidly, thoughts flashing through her mind.

"Large scale? How big is it, and how much can it be reduced by reducing the cost of long-distance communication methods?"

Lu Chen said without hesitation: "For example, we can transport tens of thousands of imperial troops at once to Luojing and arrive at the Han River three thousand miles away in the evening. Within ten days, we can send troops loyal to His Majesty to any place in our Daxia; as for The message transmission method is similar to Wanli Sound Transmission, but it can realize real-time communication anytime, anywhere, and does not require thousands of spiritual stones to be activated like Wanli Sound Transmission, which can be compressed to at least ten, or even Not a single one is needed.”

That's right, Lu Chen's next development idea is trains and telephones.

Of course, it’s not Blue Star’s train and telephone, but the Gaowu World version.

If it were an ordinary ancient world, he would naturally not have such thoughts. After all, these two epoch-making products involve a lot of knowledge. An ordinary person like him would not have that much knowledge reserve at all, but here there is spiritual energy and spiritual energy. In this world of high martial arts, there are countless supernatural things.

As long as the direction is right, he has a chance to lead Tiangong Division to realize it.

"what?!"

The empress was shocked.

Tens of thousands of forbidden troops, marching three thousand miles a day!

A message transmission method that is more powerful than Wanli's message transmission, and only requires ten spirit stones?

Maybe even not using one?

What kind of daydream is this? !

Although she knew that Lu Chen's ideas were wild and unconstrained, and it was difficult for ordinary people to follow his train of thought, she still couldn't accept such a way of thinking that broke common sense.

Although she herself used the Holy Spirit Technique to make [-] Xuanwu Guards descend on Ziji City and turn the tables in a desperate situation, that was because the Holy Spirit Technique was left behind by the saint and could only be activated if she had a holy relic.

The power of a saint is inherently superior to everything and cannot be judged by common sense.

In a normal march, a march of three hundred miles a day is already considered elite, and a march of thousands of miles a day...and it is carried by means of transportation. What kind of magical method is that?

Simply unimaginable.

As for the communication method that is countless times more powerful than Wanli Sound Communication, let alone it.

Is this something that can appear in the human world?

"How...how is this possible?"

Lu Chen shook his head, looking confident.

"In Tiangong Division, except for betraying Daxia, as long as you dare to think, everything is possible."

After a while, the empress finally recovered.

"To realize such a miraculous technique, the R&D investment alone would probably be much more than that of coal and new building materials combined, right?"

Lu Chen did not deny this.

"Your Majesty is right. I am afraid that even if Wu Shangshu wants to support it, the treasury will not be able to support it. However, your Majesty, rest assured that if it really comes to that situation, even a humble minister will have a way to prepare silver. In any case, these two crucial projects, Everyone will activate it."

The empress naturally understood why Lu Chen attached so much importance to these two projects.

Because, as long as these two epoch-making products come out, she, or the person in charge of the Great Xia Empire in the future, will have unparalleled control over the world.

You must know that before this, no matter which dynasty, the actual ability to control the world was quite limited. They had to rely on the influence of monks and sects to manage local areas, and adopted the method of strong branches and weak branches to govern the world. The saying that imperial power does not go to the countryside This is not just talk, after all, the court cannot cover everything.

Especially information channels.

Even if there are trustworthy subordinates monitoring the world, if something happens a little further away, it will take at least a few months for the information to reach the capital without using the extremely costly thousands of miles of sound transmission. When the court reacts, Huang Hua The dishes are cold.

What's more, not every place can activate the Ten Thousand Miles Sound Transmission Formation.

At the information level, this world is not much more developed than the ancient society of Blue Star.

The empress took a deep breath, and then asked seriously: "Do you have an idea?"

"Have."

"What idea?"

Lu Chen did not answer immediately, but asked inexplicably: "Has your Majesty studied the art of battle?"