Chapter 275: The sea of stars, the Xianming Universe Plan, and a major breakthrough in the natal transplantation project?
Sacrifice yourself to illuminate others?
Others sacrifice themselves to illuminate myself?
After listening to Yan Song's words, the officials present had different thoughts, some were happy and some were conflicted.
Of course, there are also some people who have begun to grit their teeth at Yan Song, secretly cursing the old thief for being a scoundrel.
Well, even the officials of Yan’s party felt that Lord Yan’s move was somewhat damaging at this time.
Why? Why should we, the ones who have developed more than enough, help you, the ones who are lagging behind?
Also, how are political achievements calculated? I helped you get ahead, but who gets the credit in the end? If it’s yours, what do I get? If it’s mine, would you be willing? Would you be willing?
Human hearts are complex and changeable. There are so many complicated things going on between those who help and those who are helped.
Therefore, even those who were helped would instantly come to their senses after the initial joy.
Suddenly the plateau became silent.
At this time, Jiajing's spiritual consciousness swept over and he had read all the contents of Yan Song's memorial.
"Tell me what you think." Jiajing put down the memorial in his hand and looked at everyone.
"Your Majesty," At this time, Xu Jie, the cabinet's deputy minister, raised his hand and said, "I think this is a very good move."
Xu Jie paused, then continued: "However, the principles for dividing political achievements must be clearly defined in advance."
"Xiandao develops the affluent areas and helps the underdeveloped areas. In this case, should the achievements be attributed to the local officials or to the people who helped them?"
"After all, the cultivation and rewards of officials of all ranks are now linked to their political achievements, which are related to cultivation and longevity. If this cannot be made clear, it may affect unity..."
"Humph!" However, as soon as Xu Jie finished speaking, the young cabinet minister Yan Shifan snorted coldly: "Are you worried that it will affect unity? How can it affect unity? Just because you ask them to help each other?"
"To be loyal to the country, do we need to make conditions? If we don't give him benefits, will he stop doing anything?" As he spoke, Yan Shifan turned around and looked around, saying:
"If this isn't a silverfish, what is it?"
His words were full of righteousness, just like a loyal minister who was devoted to his emperor and his country.
If everyone didn't know what kind of people the Yan family was, they would have been deceived by him.
"You can't say that," Gao Gong said on the spot, "Serving the country with loyalty is naturally the duty of an official, but as the saying goes, saving the people starts with saving the officials. If the officials don't have enough to eat, how can they help the people?"
"Haha," Yan Shifan sneered when he saw his old rival start to contradict him, "It's hard to imagine that such words would come from the mouth of the great Lord Gao!"
“It’s really embarrassing!”
At this moment, on the plateau, loyalty and treachery were reversed again, Gao Gong became the treacherous minister, and Yan Shifan became the loyal minister.
"Humph," Gao Gong snorted coldly, "I am just seeking truth from facts, unlike someone who talks about morality and ethics, but it's all just a show!"
"Gao Suqing!"
"Yan Shifan, don't be so presumptuous!"
Yan Shifan was angry and was about to "open fire", but was interrupted by Yan Song.
Yan Song looked up without leaving a trace, at Jiajing who was leisurely and comfortable, watching the show, and then said: "Just talk about the matter, don't make a fuss."
"It's a good thing to have different opinions in the court. If there are problems, just speak them out in time and solve them."
"Any quarrel is meaningless." Of course, Yan Song's words were not just a rebuke to Yan Shifan, but also a warning to Gao Gong.
"Actually, this is easy to handle," Zhang Juzheng said slowly, "The regional assistance policy proposed by Lord Yan can indeed play a role."
"As many officials have achieved political success, they will naturally step up their crackdowns on people and things that violate the law and commit crimes."
"As for the division of political achievements," Zhang Juzheng paused slightly when he saw everyone's eyes were on him, then he bowed to Jiajing and said:
"I think it would be better to divide it according to the time limit."
"Tell me in detail, how do you divide political achievements by time limit?" Jiajing asked.
"Reporting to the emperor, I think that according to the total endowment of each region, a specific time limit for assistance should be set. For example, the assistance to a certain place may take five years."
"Then the assistance period for this area will be five years, and then a preliminary target will be set."
"For example, within five years, through the assistance of a certain developed Xiandao region, the total Xiandao endowment of that region has been significantly improved. Then the increase in the total Xiandao endowment within five years and the political achievements obtained will belong to the assisting region."
"In the sixth year and beyond, the regions that should be assisted will achieve an increase in the total amount of immortals on the original basis, which will be counted as the joint political achievement of the two regions."
"The specific proportion can be negotiated and determined based on the efforts and contributions of both parties. For example, officials in the assisted areas can take a certain proportion of their political achievements, such as 30% or 40%, and the rest will all go to the assisted areas."
"Afterwards, as development progresses year by year, we will reduce our support and thus reduce the commission for our political achievements."
"Until you completely get rid of the problem of poverty in the immortal path within a certain time limit that was set at the beginning, we will no longer provide assistance."
After Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, all the officials present were thoughtful, wondering whether this move was feasible.
But soon, everyone thought about it and agreed that while it was fine to help other regions, it couldn't be done for free.
Now that they have a specific set of regulations and a detailed list of rewards for political achievements, they feel a lot more comfortable.
"Your Majesty, I think the method proposed by Taiyue is feasible." Zhao Zhenji was the first to speak out.
Gao Gong also cupped his hands and said, "I second the motion."
"I second the motion!" After that, others also expressed their opinions.
"Lord Yan, what do you think?" Jiajing looked at Yan Song. After all, the assistance policy was Yan Song's idea, so he still had to respect his opinion on whether it could be implemented.
"I think this method is very good," Yan Song cupped his hands and said, "However, in order to prevent some officials in places with surplus wealth from maliciously helping the immortal way..." Yan Song paused for a moment before saying:
"For example, in order to gain extra political achievements over a long period of time, one must always be just right and even ask someone from the Supervisory Office for help," he said, looking at Hai Rui.
"A set of accountability standards should be formulated."
"If the assistance is ineffective within the prescribed time frame, or if there is a malicious attempt to steal government achievements, severe punishment will be imposed!"
"There's nothing else to say." Yan Song said this and stopped talking.
"In that case, this matter will be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Personnel for joint supervision."
Seeing that everyone agreed, Jiajing finally made the decision, then looked at Hai Rui and said:
"Hai Rui, your Inspectorate will then draft a set of inspection regulations."
"Yes!" Hai Rui bowed and agreed.
"Besides," Jiajing said, looking at Yan Shifan, "My Ming Dynasty has now gained a lot of new territory."
"There is no need to set up additional provincial governments for some small countries and islands before."
"The Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel are responsible for dividing these territories," Jiajing said, looking at Xu Fan and said, "The Ministry of Works should also build these territories as soon as possible."
"Yes!" Minister of Revenue Yan Shifan, Minister of Works Xu Fan and Minister of Personnel Li Yuanming stood up to answer.
"Okay, I have said everything I need to say. I also want to make an announcement," Jiajing raised his hand, motioned Yan Shifan and the other two to sit down, and said:
"Now, I have broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, and your cultivation has also made a major breakthrough."
"In the short term, at least in the next fifty years, it will be impossible for people who have reached the Golden Core Stage or the middle to late stages of the Foundation Establishment Stage to break through so quickly."
When everyone heard this, especially Yan Song and other people who had just made a breakthrough and had a deep realm, nodded in agreement.
"Therefore, I have decided," Jiajing said, and after looking around at everyone, he said, "My Ming Dynasty needs to move into a completely new direction from now on!"
Hearing this, everyone was shocked and began to guess in their hearts what the emperor could announce so solemnly.
"First of all," Jiajing leaned back in his chair comfortably, raised his finger and said:
"That means our Ming Dynasty will officially enter the starry universe in the 100th year of Jiajing, which is this year."
"I call it the Xianming Universe Project!"
Xianming Universe Plan?! At this moment, all the officials were shocked, especially when they heard about the sea of stars, they subconsciously raised their heads and looked up at the sky.
Yan Song looked at Xu Jie beside him, and after seeing the meaning in each other's eyes, they quickly looked away. They both knew that this step was inevitable.
Today, in this world, all countries have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. All resources belong to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty still needs more resources for development.
They had discovered a large number of resources on the moon that did not exist on Earth before, so there must be more resources needed for cultivating immortals and refining equipment on other stars.
Therefore, if Daming wants to develop, it must go outside the territory to explore more resources. At the same time, this is also what must be done before invading the world of immortal cultivation, and it cannot be avoided!
"After that, we will strengthen the power of the Ming Dynasty!" Jiajing looked at Xu Fan and said:
"I hope that Mr. Xu can focus on the research and development of weapons from now on!"
"Based on the spiritual energy industry, forge and develop more powerful weapons."
"After all, when we sail into the sea of stars, there is a high probability that there are countries and civilizations in the starry world."
"My Ming Dynasty must be strong to deal with various crises that may arise in the future!"
Hearing this, the officials who knew about the existence of the Immortal Cultivation World naturally understood that what the Emperor really wanted to deal with was not the possible enemies in this universe, but the huge Immortal Cultivation World!
"Yes!" Xu Fan responded immediately, "I will definitely live up to the emperor's expectations!"
"Three major camps, five military governors' offices," Jiajing looked at Hu Zongxian, Wang Chonggu, Yu Dayou, and the five military governors, and said, "From today on, the military will fully cooperate with the Ministry of Industry to manufacture new weapons. There must be no mistakes!"
"Yes!" Hu Zongxian and others immediately said yes and agreed.
"The cabinet must not relax either. Now that our Ming Dynasty has landed on the moon and started to exploit its resources, our next target will be the other planets!"
"After that, I will go to the outer domain to survey the stars, select the appropriate stars, and set up a teleportation array on them. You also need to make preparations. In the future, the Ming Dynasty may need to build a spiritual energy factory on the stars outside the domain."
"A large number of people and supplies may also need to go there."
"This will be a long-term project that may last for decades, hundreds of years, or even thousands of years. Gentlemen, you must not slack off!"
"We, the ministers, will obey the orders of the emperor and devote ourselves to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor until our death!" All the ministers stood up, knelt on the ground, and expressed their loyalty loudly.
"Okay," seeing this, Jiajing's serious face gradually relaxed, and he stood up and said, "Then let us, the monarch and his subjects, work together to create infinite possibilities for the Ming Dynasty!"
After saying that, Jiajing waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can move freely from now on."
After that, Jiajing turned around and left with Lu Fang.
The emperor left, but everyone still stayed on the Mingming Plateau and chatted with each other.
After all, apart from the joy and gains of this time, which need to be shared with friends, there is also the policy of supporting the country and the "Xianming Universe Plan" announced by the emperor himself.
These are all the topics of their conversation.
When you are in a high position, you naturally have to think three steps ahead and contact people from various factions in advance.
The natal plateau is where the Yan family’s natal fields are located.
"Dad, with a cross-regional support program and a Xianming Universe Plan, where will the focus of my Yan family be in the future?" Yan Shifan asked after reading his zodiac.
Yan Song continued to tease his own life, the black tiger. After a while, he straightened up and said:
"Cross-region assistance will allow my Yan family's business and influence to reach every corner of Daming. The Xianming Universe Plan is the national policy of the court."
"The family's focus does not need to change, it should remain the same."
"The court fully supports the implementation of the Xianming Universe Plan," Yan Song said, taking a deep breath.
"Remember, the position of my Yan family in the court in the future is that when the emperor doesn't need us, we will be a family of loyal officials who serve the country and the people."
"As for the people below, just let them eat and drink, and at the same time help my Yan family to look after the business."
"It's like a bonsai tree at home. If one of them is disobedient, you can prune it, cut off some of the branches and leaves only the obedient ones."
As soon as Yan Song finished speaking, Yan Shaoting also spoke.
"The current status of our Yan family really cannot simply be positioned in a certain faction." Yan Shaoting smiled and said:
"My Yan family is the emperor's sword, but under this sword can be all the people of the Ming Dynasty."
"Occasionally, we can still do it ourselves, and occasionally trim the heads of these disobedient creatures without touching the emperor's bottom line."
Hearing this, Yan Song chuckled and said nothing. As for Yan Shifan, he nodded slightly, then turned around and helped his father leave.
Upon seeing this, Yan Shaoting took a last look at his natal chart, a map of mountains and rivers, and quickly followed.
……
At this time, on the other side of the Benming Plateau, Jiajing and Lu Fang were inspecting the Benming transplant factory.
In one huge experimental base after another, there are young men and women, aged six or seven years old.
These children were all selected by the Xianwu Guard, Jinyi Guard, East Factory, West Factory, as well as the three major camps and the various commanders under the Five Military Governor's Office.
The fates of these children, without exception, are all very ordinary, and it can even be said that they are wastes.
However, their minds have been screened through layers of screening, that is to say, except for those with bad fates, any one of these children is a genius.
Not only that, their own martial arts skills have reached the first level of Immortal Martial Arts.
The only thing they lack is their destiny!
"Master, these are all the information about Li Ming over the years, as well as the general situation of his innate talent inheritance. As for the details, Liu is still investigating."
"Master, do you want to recall Li Ming and Li Baole, father and son, to the factory for observation?"
Lu Fang followed behind Jiajing and asked tentatively.
"The inheritance of my innate talent..." Jiajing's heart moved, and he singled out a corner of my innate Ming Dynasty.
In a solitary cell, Li Ming was in a coma.
Afterwards, under the operation of Benming Daming, Li Ming's sea of consciousness also appeared, and then the "Innate Wisteria" was magnified and was thriving in the sea of consciousness.
With an idea in mind, Jiajing took out Li Baole's life weapon, an ordinary iron hammer.
According to Li Ming, when Li Baole approached him, his natal star would sense it, so Jiajing put the hammer natal star and the innate wisteria together.
"Master, there have been changes!" Lu Fang said, pointing at the two natal beings.
I saw that the innate wisteria, which seemed to be sleeping and quiet, began to bloom and stretch.
Circles of ripples appeared, conveying a very intimate emotional fluctuation.
Then, the ordinary hammer also changed at this moment. Layers of lines began to appear on the surface of the hammer, and ripples appeared in response.
The natal star has consciousness, which has been proven by Jiajing.
Even if the deity has consciousness, it can be regarded as a complete individual controlled by the master's consciousness. This is the characteristic of all deities.
But now, Li Ming obviously didn't know this, and he was also unconsciously controlling his own destiny.
What is happening before our eyes is simply the communication between the two original consciousnesses. In other words, they are independent!
The next moment, Jiajing suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and then he found the other dozen people and their children who had been responsible for performing the natal transplant on him.
And the natal charts of these dozen people and their children were all taken out separately and put together.
Then, as expected, every pair of father and son or mother and son developed independent consciousness!
"hiss!"
Thinking of this, Jiajing took a deep breath.
Lu Fang on the side also widened his eyes. His intuition told him that there has been a major breakthrough in the research of natal transplantation!
When performing the natal transplant for the first time, Jiajing had a strong intuition that he had researched something completely new and embarked on an unknown path.
But it wasn't until today that he could be sure!
After the natal transplantation on the natal plateau, the natal will undergo some kind of mutation. To be precise, all the natal transplanted on the natal plateau have independent consciousness!
Jiajing didn't know whether it would be good or bad if he continued on this path, but his intuition told him that he should continue on. He wanted to see what would happen in the end.
He could even thoroughly study the source of his destiny!
Everything has its origin. As long as a person is a person, he will have his own destiny in his sea of consciousness. Why does this mysterious thing, which is necessary for cultivating immortals, exist?
Perhaps we can find out by studying our destiny.
At this moment, the road ahead regarding his destiny was originally unclear, but at this moment, Jiajing saw clearly that this road led to the unknown.
"The life transplant can be suspended for the time being," Jiajing suppressed his thoughts and said, "All these children, except for the little eunuchs, should be released."
"Let them get married, let them establish a family, and then keep a close eye on them and their family."
"Just treat it as a 'life project' that deserves in-depth research and see whether the result is good or bad."
Although Jiajing was very curious about the origin of his destiny and wanted to understand it, he knew how to distinguish the primary from the secondary.
Now the focus is on developing the Ming Dynasty, establishing a combination of cultivation and technology, and achieving overtaking the world of cultivation.
As for the research on the "Benming Project", just take it slow. If future research can bring benefits to the growth of Ming Dynasty's strength, that would be great. If it has no effect, that's fine too.
This is just like some scientists in later generations studying genetic engineering and trying to uncover the secrets behind it. It is a long-term job.
Although it is worth it, there is no need to care too much about it or pay too much attention to it, thus losing sight of the priorities.
"Yes, I understand." Lu Fang nodded seriously.
"Master, I am going to show my hand to the Huoyun Sect," Lu Fang said at this time.
"It will only take a few days. When the leader of Huoyun Sect returns from Shangyanyun Sect, there will be a result. By then, the master may need to secretly raid the enemy camp."
"Okay, tell me during the negotiation."
After taking another look at the Benming Transplant Factory, Jiajing took Lu Fang and left the Benming Plateau.
"..."
(End of this chapter)
