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The three years of time traveling through Chongzhen, now it is the twelve years of Chongzhen. In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed. After experiencing too many things, Su Tiancheng's ideas are slowly changing. Because he is familiar with history and many things, he knows that it will definitely be difficult to do it, but some things are also very likely to happen, and he has to prepare himself.

Since ancient times, emperors' minds have always warned the emperor that the ministers should not be too powerful. Once they threaten the imperial power, they should be killed without mercy. There is no hesitation at all. Every emperor received education since childhood is the idea of ​​the family, country and the world. To put it bluntly, the world is the emperor's personal, and the rest of them serve the royal family, help consolidate power, and make the emperor's world continue to become stronger. The matter of burning bridges across the river is not a matter of anything in the eyes of the royal family. It is a very normal situation. If the ministers have too much power, something will definitely happen.

The warlord separatism in the late Tang Dynasty is the best explanation. The decline of imperial power and could not rule the world at all. The Tang Dynasty was also in such an atmosphere and eventually perished. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, killed meritorious officials. The prince Zhu Biao could not bear it anymore and put forward his opinions. Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a wooden stick full of thorns and asked the prince to pick it up. As a result, the prince showed a embarrassed look. Zhu Yuanzhang cut off the thorns around the wooden stick in a few seconds. The wooden stick became smooth in an instant. Zhu Yuanzhang told the prince that he did this for the Zhu family's country and for the prince to succeed in succession. Otherwise, those ministers with too much achievements might rebel. Those ministers were like the thorns on the wooden stick and had to be removed.

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty always had this idea. Sometimes, they even persecuted the meritorious ministers, all of which were to maintain the rule of imperial power.

Su Tiancheng knew these principles. When he traveled through time, he never thought of becoming an emperor, nor did he think of overthrowing the Ming Dynasty. What he thought of was to do things steadily, let the Ming Dynasty stand tall in the world, and even dominate the world. What he thought of was to change history through his own efforts and prevent China from having that humiliating history.

This requirement, or wish, is not unreasonable. Perhaps Su Tiancheng needs to spend his whole life to see if he can achieve this goal. Eliminating the bandits is the first step. The next step is to destroy the Later Jin regime, and then it will start to expand outward. It is impossible not to expand. If you become rich, rich, and capable, you must conquer the alien race. This kind of conquest is not just a conquest by force, but the most important thing is the invasion of culture. To destroy a nation is a stupid idea and an impossible goal. However, using culture to change a nation and allow Confucianism to occupy the world. This goal can be achieved slowly, and by that time, it will not be possible for some people to change it casually.

To reach this destination, too much effort is required. It requires even more powerful support.

But the situation in the court could not reassure Su Tiancheng. The last time Sun Chengzong mentioned that the spies instigated the Later Jin Dynasty had already made Su Tiancheng feel dangerous. Such a brainless trick actually made Zhu Youjian believe it. This is not a joke, and it shows that Zhu Youjian had doubts and even murderous intent in his heart.

Once Sun Chengzong is no longer the prime minister of the cabinet, the situation in the court will definitely change slowly. The reforms he will engage in in the future will cause huge fluctuations and limit the interests of the powerful and nobles. It is not as simple as you say. Sometimes it requires force. If the court is unstable and people keep impeaching him, the situation will definitely change if anyone is strange in front of Zhu Youjian. It is impossible to surrender himself. He is not as pedantic as that, and he must resist. In this way, it will trigger a civil war in the Ming Dynasty, the biggest civil war, which will damage the Ming Dynasty's vitality.

But I can't stop such a thing, and if that day comes, I also need to deal with it.

To prepare for the future, Su Tiancheng must think of such a possibility. Of course, he is unwilling to do so. If Zhu Youjian was generous enough, or if the crown prince Zhu Cilang was a real talent and an emperor who was rarely seen in a century, then he would do things honestly and focus on the development of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, during the construction of Dengzhou and Laizhou, Su Tiancheng began to plan. Except for the prefects in Dengzhou and Laizhou, which needed to reassure the court, the other magistrates and other officials were all drawn from the Jiangning Camp, and they were absolutely loyal to him. As for the soldiers stationed in Dengzhou and Laizhou, they were also the soldiers who were most reassured by Su Tiancheng. This group of soldiers and An Ning and the soldiers of Jiangning Camp in Jingbian were absolutely controlled by Su Tiancheng.

Su Tiancheng also began to notice the Baigang soldiers. These soldiers were all ethnic minorities, including the Tujia and Miao people. These people were simple-minded and were absolutely loyal to the emperor after entering the Jiangning camp. However, the target of their loyalty was Su Tiancheng for the time being. The emperor was a bit far away from them. To truly make good use of these Baigang soldiers, they had to wait until Qin Liangyu passed away, because Qin Liangyu was absolutely loyal to the emperor. As for Ma Xianglin, it might not be necessary.

The Jiangning Camp was nearly 80,000 soldiers. Su Tiancheng was confident that he could completely control these people. There was really an internal strife. These people must have been loyal to him, Su Tiancheng. The reason was very simple. The military pay of the soldiers, including the treatment that their family could enjoy, was obtained by Su Tiancheng's efforts, and the court did not pay any silver at all.

This arrangement laid a good foundation, and moved all the soldiers from Jiangning Camp to Dengzhou and Laizhou and distributed them to land. This was equivalent to giving the soldiers the greatest guarantee. With land, there would be a long-term source. The soldiers were basically from farm families and knew the preciousness of land.

I believe that in a few years, the soldiers of Jiangning Camp will have a completely change of mind. They cannot see the emperor in their eyes, but they are Su Tiancheng.

Hong Chengchou, the commander of the Jiangning Camp, was also a candidate for Su Tiancheng to rest assured. Hong Chengchou is a powerful general, capable of literature and martial arts. He has weaknesses in his personality. In history, he can surrender to the Later Jin Dynasty, not to mention moral integrity. Hong Chengchou is by his side and will definitely know how to choose.

The only thing that aroused Su Tiancheng's vigilance was Qin Sande, but Qin Sande was basically isolated in the Jiangning Camp. This kind of isolation was not the kind that ordinary people imagined. Qin Sande received a very high salary, but did not care about specific matters, especially military deployment matters, and did not care about these matters. In this case, the information that Qin Sande could provide was also very limited, and he said basically all good things. In addition, Su Tiancheng paid great attention to handling the relationship with Qin Sande. The two of them had known each other for so long, and they had basically never blushed.

It should be said that Su Tiancheng has strong military capital, and what he needs now is territory.

Su Tiancheng would not give up in Shaanxi. Zhu Shenxuan must serve as the governor of Shaanxi for a long time and control Shaanxi. This is very easy to do. The entire Shaanxi relies on the mutual markets between Anningbao and Jingbian. The wealth of the mutual market has led to the conditions of Shaanxi to quickly improve. Officials at all levels in Shaanxi also knew that their good days were benefited from Su Tiancheng. If Su Tiancheng had not had a high status and could stand in the court, their benefits would not have been preserved.

As for merchants, it is not to mention that Song Sijun recruited a large number of merchants. Merchants value interests and their own status. In Shaanxi, Henan and Jiangning County, their status is very good. They know very well how such a status was obtained. Without Su Tiancheng's support, they should not think about having such a status.

As for scholars, Su Tiancheng is also trying to find a way to recruit people. The Zhongxing Academy has played a huge role. Now the person responsible for the matters of the Zhongxing Academy is mainly Liu Yunqing. The development of the Zhongxing Academy has gradually begun to shift from an open form to a semi-hidden form. It is not good that it is too famous. Su Tiancheng often reminds Liu Yunqing that the requirements of the Zhongxing Academy must be improved and real talents must be recruited. These people are not necessarily talents from the imperial examination. These talents will stay for the time being. The Zhongxing Academy is responsible for part of their living expenses and win over their hearts. How to develop in the future depends on the situation.

It can be said that everything is ready but the east wind is missing.

At this time, there is no need to say much about the key role of Dengzhou and Laizhou.

Su Tiancheng had already started to let go. He asked Song Sijun to encourage merchants to go to Dengzhou and Laizhou. The conditions here are very good and the policies are preferential.

The silver stored by Song Sijun was about to be transported to Dengzhou. The storage place was of course the Supervisor Mansion under construction. This place would become Su Tiancheng's base camp. In a short period of time, he would not enter the court or return to the capital.

The atmosphere is very good now. Dengzhou and Laizhou have suffered too many killings, which is terrible. Yang Sichang has seen such a situation. Yang Sichang even made a suggestion to subdue Qingzhou Prefecture to Su Tiancheng's jurisdiction, because the coastline of Qingzhou Prefecture is also very long. Su Tiancheng certainly agreed, but this still requires the emperor's imperial edict.

The situation of Su Tiancheng's inner kingdom, or territory, is definitely different. There is no military army here, there is no difference between military households and civilian households, and there is no difference between scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Everyone has similar status. Through their own efforts and struggles, it is impossible for everyone to be equal. This concept does not exist, but it is as fair as possible. The court exempted Dengzhou and Laizhou from the five-year taxation period. This is a very favorable condition. Su Tiancheng will truly implement preferential policies, focusing on maintaining expenses through trade and trade, as well as maritime trade, and minimizing the burden on the people.
Chapter completed!