Chapter 219: Problems emerge: Uneven distribution of resources? A new prince
"Is the earth dragon turning over?"
Hu Zongxian, whose cultivation has now reached the fourth level of Qi training, could not help but exclaim in surprise when he saw the scene below.
Beside him, Yu Dayou, who had also reached the fourth level of Qi training, gasped as he looked at the crack in the ground below. As for Wang Chonggu, he was much calmer.
After all, in the battle of "Burial at Yinshan", the gap in the earth was much larger than the one in front of him, and he had witnessed with his own eyes the horrifying scene of hundreds of thousands of troops being swallowed by the earth. Compared with the battle at Yinshan, the gap in front of him was nothing.
Lu Fang, Yan Song and others ignored Hu Zongxian and the other two, and just stared at the golden object below the gap.
"Is that a gold mine?" Yan Shifan naturally also saw the exposed gold vein below the gap and cast a questioning look at his father Yan Song.
"Such a rich spiritual energy," Lu Fang suddenly said at this time, "and there is a familiar spiritual power fluctuation, which is..."
"Reverse Spirit Gathering Array." Yan Song said in a deep voice.
All of them had personally experienced the reverse spirit gathering formation when Jiajing was laying the spirit veins beneath the capital, so they were naturally familiar with the fluctuations of spiritual power.
"Maybe someone has set up a reverse spirit gathering array here..." Yan Song looked at Lu Fang and said no more.
But everyone present understood what he was going to say.
Jiajing, who was deep underground, naturally knew that Yan Song and others had already reached the sky above the Yanshan Mountains, but his current priority was to go to Nanjing to arrange the Earth Yuan Crystal mines, so he naturally had no time to see these people.
With a thought in his mind, Jiajing left from deep underground, and his figure turned into a rainbow of light that soared into the sky.
Lu Fang, Yan Song and others naturally saw this scene. Before they could react, Jiajing's voice rang in their ears.
"Everyone go back and wait." The familiar voice echoed in their ears. Without time to think, everyone bowed in the direction of the rainbow light and said, "Your Majesty, I obey your order!"
"Dad, the emperor has come out of seclusion!" Yan Shifan said, "Looking at the direction, it seems to be Nanjing?"
Hearing Yan Shifan's voice, Yan Song did not rush to express his opinion. His eyes flickered a few times as he looked at the gap in the ground below that was exposed to golden light. He knew in his heart that this "gold mine" must be the work of the emperor, and there would probably be a vein outside the city of Nanjing.
Although he didn't know why the emperor buried gold mines underground, Yan Song knew that this thing must be related to cultivating immortals.
"My Lords," Lu Fang turned around and looked at Prince Yu and Prince Jing, and said slowly, "Since the master has told us to go back first, then you can all disperse and wait for the master's summons."
"Okay." Prince Yu glanced at Prince Jing, nodded to Lu Fang, and said, "If the emperor has any instructions, please inform us immediately."
"Of course." Lu Fang nodded with a smile.
Nodding, Prince Yu and Prince Jing nodded to Yan Song, then glanced at Wang Chonggu and Yu Dayou and fled away.
"Eunuch Lu, I'm taking my leave now." Yan Song smiled and bowed to Lu Fang. Then he turned around, gave a look to Yan Shifan and Hu Zongxian, and turned into a streak of light and left.
After receiving the signal from Yan Song's eyes, Yan Shifan and Hu Zongxian also bowed to Lu Fang, then turned and left.
"Imperial Master, let's go back too." Lu Fang looked at Qingfeng and Chanshuang again and said in a gentle tone.
The two girls who are now cultivating immortals have extremely outstanding temperaments. At first glance, they are ethereal and otherworldly, just like fairies.
Qingfeng and Chanshuang naturally had no objections. After nodding slightly, they turned around and left under the service of Huang Jin and Chen Hong.
After everyone left, Lu Fang took a last look at the "gold mine" under the gap in the ground below, and his mind became clearer.
"This 'gold mine' should be what the master said, specially prepared for Ming Dynasty's weapon refining." After Jiajing came out of retreat, although he stayed in the immortal world for a few months, waiting for the affairs in the southeast to be resolved, and did not return to Ming Dynasty immediately, it was not without connection.
At least, Lu Fang, who had entered the world of immortal cultivation once, knew that Jiajing had come out of seclusion, and he also knew the news that Jiajing had broken through to the golden elixir stage.
With the experience of connecting to the mineral veins in the capital, Jiajing buried the mine several feet deeper this time. Although it also caused a considerable earthquake, it did not cause as much noise as in the capital.
The beginning of the capital's mineral vein is located deep in Yanshan Mountain, while the Nanjing mineral vein is located deep in Zhongshan Mountain. The purpose of doing this is naturally to facilitate mining.
Both of these mineral veins are mature and can be mined and used directly, so naturally there is no need for any nurturing.
Moreover, considering the depth and length of these two mineral veins, with Daming's current overall cultivation strength, it would take at least a thousand years to mine them all, even if the "Treasure Wheel of the Earth" was used.
You know, the eighth-grade ore veins are all mined for their hardness and defensive properties. As a mine for refining materials, the difficulty of mining is not comparable to that of ordinary mines in the Ming Dynasty.
In the capital, inside Yuxi Palace.
"I congratulate my master for breaking through the Jindan stage and taking another step forward on the path to immortality." Lu Fang knelt on the ground and congratulated Jiajing.
"Stand up," Jiajing raised his hand and looked at Lu Fang, "Tell me about the development of the Ming Dynasty in the past seven years."
"Yes." After getting up from the ground, Lu Fang began to tell Jiajing about the specific development of the Ming Dynasty over the years.
Although Jiajing saw the general development through his natal Ming Dynasty, he was not aware of the specifics, such as the Ministry of Households, spiritual resources, annual income and expenditure, and the implementation of the national policy of "Xianming Heavy Industry".
"The above is the implementation of the national policy 'Xianming Heavy Industry' in the seven years from my master's seclusion to the 60th year of Jiajing." After Lu Fang finished speaking, he stood respectfully with his hands hanging down, waiting for his master's instructions.
After listening to Lu Fang's report, Jiajing nodded. Overall, everything was developing steadily.
What made Jiajing most satisfied was that the total population of the Ming Dynasty had increased to 500 million. Not only that, in order to increase the population, the Ministry of Households encouraged people to have more children, and there were rewards for giving birth to children.
For example, the imperial court would reward each household with one penny of silver for each additional child. This greatly motivated the people to have children, and the population exploded.
In the past, even if the imperial court encouraged childbirth, the people would not do so due to the pressure of life.
But things are different now.
The Ming Dynasty today has already entered the Immortal Dynasty. In other words, it has already surpassed the limits that a mortal kingdom can reach, which is often referred to as a prosperous age. At least everyone has enough food and clothing.
These achievements naturally come from these years.
The Ming Dynasty developed more and more farmland, and had sufficient grain reserves.
After all, among the three new grains, the yield of "golden grain" is about 12 shi per mu, the yield of "sweet potato" is about 70 shi per mu, and the yield of "yellow taro" is about 50 shi per mu. It can be said that every household in the people has grain stored.
In addition, the Ming Dynasty is now enjoying good weather and as the "Qisi Innovation" reform continues to deepen, the court encourages all walks of life.
For example, in matters related to people's livelihood, there is a doctor with imperial official status in every village and town. There is no such thing as not being able to afford to support or feed a child.
As a result, the population naturally exploded.
In addition, the military strength of the three major camps, as well as the various military commanders under the Five Military Commanderies Office, has also increased dramatically.
For example, the three major camps have seen their military strength surge to more than three million.
The military force has only increased by more than one million from the peak of two million in the history of the Ming Dynasty, but don't forget that this is the Jiajing period.
The military strength of the three camps has long been far less than that of the Chengzu era. It is already a miracle that there are more than three million troops now.
Not only that, there has also been great progress in the military.
The first is that the "Xianming Armament Institute" improved on the previous firearms of the Shenjiying and integrated the "crossbow" technology recorded in the "Xiangong Museum".
Thus, a new type of firearm emerged, called the "percussion gun", of course, the soldiers in the army preferred to call it a "gun".
Unlike traditional muskets that ignite and fire bullets, the "percussion gun" works by pulling the trigger, causing the internal firing pin to hit the base of the bullet, igniting it internally and then firing.
Whether in terms of power, speed or accuracy, it is several times greater than the previously eliminated muskets.
Not only that, artillery technology has also been improved.
There are three major battalions with a total strength of three million. The equipment rate of "percussion guns" is as high as 50%, and the equipment rate of artillery is also 50%.
As for swords, armor, and chains, they are all made of the finest steel. In the past, any one of them was a magical weapon.
Of course, these are just improvements in military equipment. The personal strength of all soldiers has also skyrocketed.
That is seven years, during which the three major camps have basically completed the popularization and practice of the "Xianwu Fa".
With three million soldiers, 70% of them are at the third level of the acquired realm. It is estimated that in another two to three years, the entire army will be able to break through to the third level.
However, this also exposed some problems, that is, the supply of resources, such as the demand for spiritual resources!
After all, there are nine levels in the realm of immortal martial arts.
The first three levels are the acquired realm, which mainly refines Qi and blood; the middle three levels are the innate realm, and the last three levels are the martial arts realm.
For the first three levels, as long as you have good enough blood and food, and then practice the exercises, breathe in and out, and constantly train yourself, you can keep breaking through. There is no difficulty at all.
Military supplies have always been the most important thing for the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the Ministry of Revenue's financial allocation spared no effort in military supplies. Even though the current Minister of Revenue is Yan Shifan, he dare not play tricks on this issue... Of course, the main reason is that he has no interest in it.
However, seeing that the entire army's realm is about to break through to the third level of the Immortal Martial Arts and is about to move towards the first level of the Innate, everyone has to face a problem, that is, the supply of spiritual resources.
The Xiantian realm also needs to absorb spiritual energy and then transform it into innate true energy for combat, but for the current Ming Dynasty, spiritual resources are also the lifeblood of all officials.
After all, everyone knows that the most important thing in cultivating immortals is resources. No one is willing to give up some spiritual resources, or even most of the resources, to a bunch of soldiers.
In their opinion, using precious spiritual resources to train these soldiers in martial arts is a waste of resources.
The innate true energy is indeed powerful, but what is its use?
Even if you have cultivated the Immortal Martial Arts to the level of entering the Dao through martial arts, and can instantly kill a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage in a battle, what can you do? No matter what, you are still a mere mortal.
However, the lifespan of a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage can be extended to 150 years. If they are lucky, they can break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and their lifespan will soar to 300 years, which is comparable to the lifespan of a mortal dynasty.
You know, from ancient times to the present, there has not been any dynasty that has lasted for three hundred years!
Compared to these, what's the point of having strong fighting ability? Even if you practice to the strongest, you are still just a crude warrior.
Besides, the strength of the immortal cultivators is not weak, okay? As long as they have enough equipment, a talisman or a flying sword can kill them!
"So," Lu Fang said, glancing at Jiajing, "the court has been arguing about military supplies over the years."
"Prince Yu and Prince Jing, as well as Hu Zongxian, Wang Chonggu, Yu Dayou and others, hope to allocate some spiritual resources for military supplies, but the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel, led by Yan Shifan, do not agree."
After hearing this, Jiajing sat on the platform in silence.
There is only one reason for these problems, and that is that the current resources of the Ming Dynasty are no longer sufficient for distribution.
There is a conflict between the civil service group and the military group over the distribution of existing resources. This is just the beginning. In the future, this conflict will fall on ordinary people.
Logically speaking, members of the New Party such as Hu Zongxian, who are now in the cabinet, can also be counted as part of the civil service group.
But if anyone is to blame, it's only the Ming Dynasty. The salaries of all officials and the acquisition of resources all depend on their political achievements.
The power of the New Party is in the army, so Hu Zongxian and others naturally have to speak for the army and reap the benefits. After all, the improvement of the military strength of the Ming Dynasty is all their contribution.
Especially for the three major camps, Hu Zongxian was in charge of the 3,000-man camp, the Five Military Camp was under the charge of Prince Yu, and the Shenji Camp was under the charge of Prince Jing.
In addition, although the various divisions under the Five Military Commandery have not developed as rapidly as the three major camps, they will have to face these problems sooner or later in the future. They naturally understand the principle of "the lips and the teeth are cold".
In this way, the military generals group naturally came together to compete with the civil officials group in the court.
"What do you think?" Jiajing looked at Lu Fang.
"I think we can speed it up a bit..." Seeing her master asking her, Lu Fang didn't hesitate and tentatively expressed her thoughts. "Speed it up?" Jiajing hesitated for a moment, then said, "You mean, in addition to Nanjing, the Ming Dynasty can lay spiritual veins and build more 'spiritual warehouses' throughout the country."
"In this way, the spiritual resources can be supplied to both parties?"
"Master, you are wise!" Lu Fang flattered him, and then added: "The national policy of 'stationing troops to promote agriculture' proposed by Lord Yan has been implemented. Perhaps we can change the military farms into spiritual farms."
"The resources of the military farms are used to supply military supplies, and the 'spiritual warehouses' in Yingzhou Prefecture and Nanjing are used to supply officials of the imperial court."
"In this way, the contradiction between civil officials and military generals will be reconciled, and the military strength of the Ming Dynasty will grow rapidly."
After Lu Fang finished speaking, he looked at his master who was sitting on the platform. He did not speak, but just rubbed his fingers gently, waiting for a decision.
"Notify everyone that the government will be discussed at Yuxi Palace at noon tomorrow." Jiajing said after a while.
"Yes." Lu Fang bowed and then suddenly smiled and congratulated, "There is one more thing. I want to congratulate the emperor. Over the years, a total of twelve concubines have given birth to princes and princesses..."
A concubine gave birth to a prince or princess?
Hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed in Jiajing's eyes, which was something he had never paid attention to.
When I watched the Ming Dynasty before, I mainly looked at the development of the Ming Dynasty and the cultivation of immortal cultivators like Lu Fang.
He never paid any attention to the concubines. Although he gave them the "Qi-Inducing Art" at the beginning, they were just concubines in the harem after all. He just took good care of them and did not require them to do anything.
Therefore, Jiajing didn't pay any more attention to it.
Unexpectedly, twelve concubines gave birth to princes and princesses for him.
As for why it took so long for these concubines to give birth to princes and princesses for him, Jiajing was not surprised at all.
When he took a wife, his cultivation had already reached the late stage of foundation building. From the essence of life, he was no longer an ordinary person.
This point is also explained in the "General Notes on Cultivation". As the cultivator's cultivation becomes higher and higher and the level of his life continues to transform, the time it takes to nurture his offspring will also increase.
For a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, the time it takes to conceive offspring is no different from that of a normal mortal, it is just a few days later at most.
During the foundation-building period, the time it takes for a woman to nurture life is also related to the cultivation of both people. If the husband is in the foundation-building period and the wife is a mortal, then it will take a total of three years from pregnancy to the birth of a child.
Of course, the reverse is also true.
If a couple are both cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, then the time will be longer, generally requiring six years.
In addition, if the realms of each other are different, the time will also be different.
Jiajing remembered that the year he entered the Qianqing Palace, which was the year when the selection of concubines was completed, was the fiftieth year of Jiajing's reign.
In other words, when I left, it was the 53rd year of Jiajing, and now it is the 60th year of Jiajing, with a total gap of ten years in between.
And those concubines were all mortals at that time, which means that the age of these newly added princes and princesses was at least six years old.
"My Lord, the concubines who gave birth to the princes and princesses are Wen, Xian, Shu, and Zhuang, as well as Zhuangpin, Huipin, Lipin, Depin, Wanpin, and Yapin, six concubines, plus Duan Guiren and Jing Guiren, a total of twelve people."
Lü Fang paused as he spoke, then continued, "Among them, the four concubines each gave birth to a prince. Concubine Zhuang, Concubine Hui, Concubine Li, Concubine Duan and Concubine Jing also each gave birth to a prince."
"Princess De, Concubine Wan, and Concubine Ya each gave birth to a princess."
"These princes and princesses are all seven years old, but they were born at different times..." Then Lu Fang listed the birth dates of the twelve princes and princesses in the order of their mothers.
Looking at the birth dates of the prince and princess handed to him by Lu Fang, a smile appeared in Jiajing's eyes.
He had few children, and previously he only had two children, Prince Yu and Prince Jing. Unexpectedly, the harem gave birth to twelve more children for him. How could he not be happy?
"My Lord, the ladies in the palace, when you give birth to a prince or princess, you should be rewarded," Lu Fang's voice sounded again, "and the prince and princess should also be named..."
"Well, you are right." After putting away the list in his hand, Jiajing raised his sleeves and said, "I decree that the four concubines will be promoted to noble concubines from today, and Zhuangpin, Huipin, and Lipin will be granted the title of concubine."
"Each person will be rewarded with 300 taels of spiritual energy, 100 jars of spiritual wine, 8 taels of spiritual tea, and a bottle of Pei Yuan Dan."
"Noble Lady Duan was promoted to Concubine Jin; Noble Lady Jing was promoted to Concubine Yi. Each of them was rewarded with 300 taels of spiritual source, 100 jars of spiritual wine, and 8 taels of spiritual tea."
"Depin, Wanpin, and Yapin, each of you will be rewarded with 100 taels of spiritual energy, 50 jars of spiritual wine, and 8 taels of spiritual tea."
"As for the names and titles of the prince and princess, let me think about it first."
"Yes, I will arrange it right away." Lu Fang also responded with a smile, but just as he walked out of the door, Jiajing's voice sounded again, "In addition, arrange twelve concubines for me."
"Tonight, we will sleep together in the Qianqing Palace!"
After breaking through the golden elixir, the court developed smoothly, and he heard that he had twelve more children. Jiajing was in a good mood and wanted to relax temporarily.
The way of cultivation requires alternating between relaxation and tension. Besides, it would probably take more than ten or twenty years for him to make his next breakthrough. This is because he has the Great Ming in his destiny. If it were any other destiny, it would be even slower.
As his cultivation level broke through the Golden Core stage, he could sense more and more clearly that the further he advanced in cultivation, the longer the road ahead would be.
Soon, the decree for the Yuxi Palace to hold a political meeting tomorrow was passed on to the residences of Prince Yu, Prince Jing, Yan Song and others.
At this time, in the study room of Lingtian Courtyard in Yan Mansion.
In seven years, the Lingtian Courtyard was no longer a secret forbidden place in the Yan Mansion as the imperial court entered the Immortal Dynasty and the matter of cultivating immortals was announced to the world.
The servants in the Yan residence also knew that their master was practicing Taoism, and the people who had been serving tea and water were replaced by servants instead of Yan Shaoting.
Of course, even if Yan Shaoting wanted to serve tea or water, he couldn't reach it. By now, he had already taken up the post of the Liaison Office in Nanjing and worked beside Hai Rui.
"I'm afraid that the emperor will break through to the Jindan stage this time when he comes out of seclusion." In the silent hall, Hu Zongxian spoke first.
In recent years, as many conflicts arose between civil officials and military generals over resource allocation issues, the relationship between him and Yan Shifan, which had finally been eased, once again fell to freezing point.
"Humph!" Upon hearing Hu Zongxian speak, Yan Shifan snorted coldly and said, "Your Majesty is a wise man born with divine wisdom. What's so strange about your breakthrough to the Golden Elixir? Make a fuss out of nothing!"
In Yan Shifan's opinion, it would be very normal for the emperor to break through to the Yuanying stage, let alone the Jindan stage.
Hearing Yan Shifan's explosive words, Hu Zongxian lowered his head and chose to remain silent.
He also has his own concerns regarding the court struggle.
There are some things that he cannot say that he has the Yan family standing behind him. The reason why he can gain a firm foothold in the army and the support of military generals over the years is because of the Yan family's unsparing financial support. He cannot stand with the Yan family without any bottom line or principles.
The most important thing is, if he is really tied to the Yan family and they are in the same boat, then he will harm the Yan family instead.
The reason why the Yan family is the most useful knife in the emperor's hand is because the Yan family is sensible and does not get involved in things that they should not, such as military power!
The reason why Lord Yan supported his "new party" in the cabinet with all his might was because the emperor needed him to be the one in the army who could balance the two parties of Prince Yu and Prince Jing.
One's own power in the military is equivalent to independence.
But if this independent force were to be controlled by the Yan family, the current balance in the court would be broken.
In this case, the emperor will certainly be furious and punish the Yan family.
Lord Yan was clear about this truth, and Yan Shifan was actually clear about it too. But although they were clear about it, putting it into practice was another matter. Yan Shifan was just like his destiny.
He is a greedy, narrow-minded, vindictive snake. In the struggle for interests, he wants to make concessions one step at a time.
He doesn't consider others at all, he only thinks about himself!
"Shifan," Yan Song said in a low voice, gave Yan Shifan a dissatisfied look, and then said, "The court's existing spiritual resources are insufficient, and the conflict between civil officials and military generals is inevitable," Yan Song said in a comforting tone:
"Ruzhen, don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"The court's dispute is also a dispute over interests. You have your concerns too. You don't need to consider me and the Yan family. The master-disciple relationship between us is not mixed with any court interests."
"...Disciple understands." Hearing his teacher's comfort, Hu Zongxian felt a warm current flowing through his heart.
To be honest, he felt somewhat relieved.
Fortunately, Lord Yan handed over his life to the Emperor, so he will not "pass away" in the future due to the exhaustion of his lifespan during the Qi Refining period.
This also means that Yan Shifan will not be the helm of the Yan family.
Otherwise, no matter how much he missed his teacher's kindness, he would have to cut ties with Yan Shifan.
After cultivating immortals, everyone wants to develop his own family. His future is infinitely bright, so naturally he does not want to be buried with the Yan family.
"Yes," nodded Yan Song, and continued slowly, "I think Lu Fang has already reported this to the emperor. The emperor is a genius, so he must have made a plan."
"Everything will depend on the political discussion at Yuxi Palace tomorrow." As he spoke, Yan Song stared at the clear sky outside the door with burning eyes.
In fact, he already had a vague guess in his mind.
The conflicts caused by resource allocation issues must be resolved in terms of resources.
If resources are insufficient, what should we do? Of course, we should increase resources!
In today's Ming Dynasty, the population has exploded, the military force has increased dramatically, and the demand for resources is even greater. The two "Spirit Warehouses" in Yingzhou Prefecture and Nanjing are simply not enough, and the only option is to add a few more "Spirit Warehouses".
"There is another thing," Yan Shifan suddenly seemed to have thought of something and said, "There are nine more princes and three princesses in the palace." Yan Shifan paused and said:
"You don't need to worry about the three princesses, but you can't be careless about these nine princes."
"After all, none of us knows which of the nine princes will be the future crown prince, or maybe none of them." As he spoke, Yan Shifan looked at his silent father Yan Song and said:
"Dad, should we also make some preparations?"
"These princes are still young, and they can't see anything yet," Yan Song said in a submissive tone, "Let's wait and see. Now these princes are already seven years old, and they should be sensible."
"It all depends on who among them is the most favored by the Emperor... Besides, Prince Yu and Prince Jing also have to be considered."
When Prince Yu and Prince Jing were mentioned, Yan Shifan also fell silent.
Ever since the end of the 49th year of Jiajing's reign, when the emperor began selecting concubines, the two princes have stood firmly together, and now they cooperate in everything.
Although the forces within the army were still fighting fiercely, the reason the two of them were fighting so hard was ultimately to deal with other princes, or in other words, to deal with the future crown prince.
"North," Hu Zongxian said at this time:
"The largest tribe in Mongolia today, the Halashite tribe, is growing stronger under the leadership of Yisiha Halasha, and they have proposed to train spirit beasts and war horses for the Ming Dynasty."
"In fact, if we incorporate the Mongolian grasslands into the territory of our Ming Dynasty, we can use them as pastures for breeding 'spiritual beasts'."
"In this way, we can actually solve the military supply problem," Hu Zongxian said, looking at Yan Song, "Can we propose to the emperor to incorporate the Mongolian grasslands, then lay spiritual veins on the grasslands, and establish pastures belonging to the Ming Dynasty? This is also necessary from a long-term perspective."
“If the emperor really wants to attack that place…” Hu Zongxian lowered his voice when he said this, but Yan Song and Yan Shifan both knew that he was talking about the “fairyland”.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that with the current development of the Ming Dynasty’s national policy, sooner or later there will be insufficient resources. Now it is just a conflict within the court.
As the Ming Dynasty develops, one day, the territory of the Ming Dynasty will not be enough and conflicts will spread to the lower classes of people.
By then, if the Ming Dynasty wanted to solve the contradiction of insufficient internal resources and insufficient land, it could only launch a war against foreign countries.
The territories of the surrounding countries, and even the overseas countries, are probably not enough for the Ming Dynasty. Where will the Ming Dynasty set its sights in the end? The stars outside the territory? Or the fairyland?
All of them! That’s right, all of them are Ming’s targets!
They are all people who have talked about national policies in the court. How could they not see what the future will be like if the national policies are implemented now?
Therefore, in Hu Zongxian's opinion, if there is a huge ranch to cultivate "spiritual beasts", it is very necessary whether it is to provide blood food, spiritual energy, or to train war beasts for the army!
"..."
I didn't make up for it, I'll make up for it tomorrow~~~
(End of this chapter)
