Chapter 264: The First Step to the Faint King
Lin Che stared at his more and more beautiful little apprentice, unconsciously the little girl was about to grow into a big girl, she was already fifteen years old, and she was going to be an adult in three years, and she didn't know if it would be cheaper in the future.
"Hold your hand out. β
Zheng Xiaowan became even more shy, burying her head a little lower, and the night shrouded her face with a slight redness.
"Smack!"
Lin Che had an extra ruler flashing with thunder in his hand, and slammed it on the palm of Zheng Xiaowan's white and tender hand, and it immediately turned red.
Zheng Xiaowan bit her mouth, tears flashed in her eyes, and she didn't say a word, but she looked a little stubborn.
Seeing her appearance, Lin Che immediately felt a little pity, but when he thought of her appearance when she took the sword and decided to kill herself, he hardened his heart again.
"You have long skills, how do I usually teach you as a teacher? I have worked hard to train you to become a master, just to make you not cherish your own life?"
"Smack!"
Lin Che knocked again, and Zheng Xiaowan's slender and white palm trembled slightly, but it still remained in place, not daring to dodge.
She remained silent.
"Still unwilling to admit your mistake? Master, I worked hard to snatch the world's first sword, and helped you reforge it with the Golden Crow True Fire, just let you kill yourself? How big is that, the road ahead is so long, why, I can't live without me?"
The more Lin Che spoke, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but knock again.
Although he had deliberately collected his strength, after all, it was the cultivation of the great grandmaster, how could Zheng Xiaowan stand it, and his palm was already blue and purple.
This time, she was not silent, she raised her head to look at Lin Che, there was no grievance in her tearful eyes, only stubbornness.
"Xiao Wan can't live without the master!"
For some reason, her stubborn eyes with tears made Lin Che want to avoid his gaze a little.
"Dare to talk back?"
This should be Lin Che's biggest anger at her, and he was really angry, and he knocked three more times with the ring ruler condensed by thunder light, only beating the delicate jade hand to the flesh.
"Woo woo....... Master, you are so fierce......"
After the fight, Lin Che regretted it, but he wanted to protect the face of being a master, so he could only cough and say: "Punish you for facing the wall for three days, meditate on your own mistakes, and before you admit your mistakes, the first sword in the world will be withdrawn for the time being." β
As soon as Lin Che stretched out his hand, the first sword in the world was captured by him, and the sword body kept trembling, as if he was scolding Lin Che for punishing its owner so ruthlessly.
"Heh, you dare to be stubborn with this sword?"
Lin Che flicked his fingers, the sword roared like the wind, the sword spirit finally became honest, the bullet just now almost made its spirituality be scattered, and suddenly he no longer dared to have any presumptuous attitude towards Lin Che, the murderer.
Master, master, it's not that this sword spirit doesn't help you, it's really that your master is too fierce, and people are afraid......
"Yes, master. β
Zheng Xiaowan used her injured left hand to salute as a disciple, Lin Che stretched out his hand to stop it, but he couldn't say the words when he came to his mouth, he could only sigh lightly, and the gold sore medicine in his hand was not handed out after all.
......
It was late at night.
Lin Che returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace, originally planning to figure out the wonders of the Turtle River Diagram, but for some reason, he didn't pay so much attention to this artifact in his heart now, but he was a little uneasy.
Without the interest of cultivating, Lin Che simply got up to deal with some political affairs, and the old eunuch who accompanied him helped him light the lamp and prepared snacks and fruits.
At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were many policies that needed to be dealt with, Lin Che knew that there were many advanced measures in later generations, but any reform needed to rely on the social environment in which it was located, not the more advanced the better, I don't believe it will be known by Wang Mang.
Before he could write a few words on the fold, Lin Che suddenly said, "Has Princess White Lotus gone back to sleep?"
The old eunuch who was the master of ceremonies was stunned for a moment, and then realized that His Majesty was talking to him, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, and sure enough, things are like gods, this White Lotus Princess has just returned to the Lotus Hall to rest." β
"Fart wise, does she dare to sneak out to play if she doesn't sleep this big night?
Lin Che waved his hand and said, "It's not a matter that Princess White Lotus always lives in the harem, and the princess's mansion will also be repaired." β
"Hey, the old slave will urge the people in the Ministry of Industry to speed up the progress tomorrow. β
The old eunuch hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, this harem is really too quiet now, you are the lord of the Ninety-Five Supreme World, how can you not even have a woman to serve by your side?"
Lin Che was shocked in his heart, this was to persuade him to take a concubine.
Lin Che hurriedly waved his sleeves and said, "State affairs are important, don't worry, okay, you are here to guard, I want to go out to relax." β
"Where is Your Majesty going?" β
"Don't bother, it's just that eating too much and taking a walk will help digestion, I am a person who practices martial arts, I don't need to sit on any honor guard car, you are here to guard, no one is allowed to come in." β
"Huh!"
The old eunuch didn't worry about Lin Che's safety, just kidding, who was impatient to rush to provoke a great grandmaster, not to mention that he was still in the heavily guarded palace?
Leaving the Heart Cultivation Palace, the guards along the way saw him and hurriedly knelt down to salute, and were about to tell Long live, Lin Che hurriedly stopped him, for fear of disturbing others' rest.
Although he became the emperor, Lin Che couldn't lose some of the concepts in his bones.
In the end, Lin Che was troublesome, so he directly exerted light skills, turning into a wisp of green smoke, as if he was integrated with the moonlight, even if he walked in front of the patrolling soldiers, the other party would not notice anything.
After stepping into the Grand Master, with the deepening of the comprehension of the way of pure yang, Lin Che's light skills also made a leap forward, and he realized the subtlety of being with light and dust, and his body was like light and dust, and he was integrated with all things in heaven and earth.
Lin Che even felt that if his moon-stepping streamer continued to progress like this, he might even be able to move at the same speed as the light in the future, of course, this was only the most ideal point.
But in an instant, Lin Che came to a palace, and the three big characters on the palace plaque under the moonlight were particularly meaningful.
Lotus Hall.
Well, Lin Che admitted that he was indeed worried about his apprentice's injury, and he could only say that he, the master, was too responsible and too face-saving.
In the middle of the night, the master who sneaked into the boudoir of his female apprentice, why did he feel a little obscene when he thought about it?
Zheng Xiaowan had already fallen asleep, changed into a pink nightdress, covered with a thin silk quilt, her white lotus feet were exposed outside the quilt, and her toes were as crystal clear as pearls.
Her long hair was like ink on the jade pillow, and her delicate and beautiful face was like a fairy in the mountains, and like a sleeping fairy.
In order not to wake her up, Lin Che directly clicked on her sleeping hole.
"It's strange, it's clear that the palace is my home, why do you feel like a thief?"
Lin Che muttered to himself, then squatted down, gently pulled Zheng Xiaowan's injured left hand out of the quilt, and slowly unfolded it.
Lin Che frowned, she was so badly injured? Strange, with her attainments of the Glass Dragon Jade Immortal Technique, it shouldn't be enough......
Lin Che took out the best gold sore medicine in the palace and gently sprinkled it on the wound in Zheng Xiaowan's palm, this medicine has a miraculous effect on external injuries, the only drawback is that it hurts a little.
Sure enough, Lin Che saw Zheng Xiaowan frowning slightly in her sleep.
Lin Che lowered his head, blew lightly on the place where the medicine was applied, and said softly: "Good, it won't hurt if you blow it." β
Only when Zheng Xiaowan fell asleep could he let go of the majesty of being a master and no longer hide his concern.
After Zheng Xiaowan's frowning eyebrows relaxed, Lin Che put her arm into the quilt, tucked the corner of the quilt for her, and finally looked at her sleeping before floating away.
Vertical day.
As soon as Zheng Xiaowan woke up, she ran to find Lin Che.
"Master, is this the medicine you gave me?"
Lin Che, who was being served by the old eunuch and put on a dragon robe, was expressionless and said, "No. β
"Then master, where did you go last night?"
"I went to the Heart Cultivation Hall to review the folds, and I didn't go anywhere. β
The old eunuch raised his head a little puzzled, and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you go out for a walk? β
Lin Che's face turned dark, it seemed that he was going to change to a clever little eunuch, why did this person get older and more confused?
Seeing that Lin Che's face was a little bad, the old eunuch also knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly shut up.
Zheng Xiaowan suddenly smiled, like a blooming daffodil.
"Master, I-"
"Stop, I'm going to the court, and besides, didn't I say that you should face the wall for three days? It's only the first day, who allowed you to run out? Hurry up and go back to me!"
"Hee-hee, obey!"
Zheng Xiaowan ran back in a hurry, like a little girl who got her favorite toy.
Morning.
In the first early dynasty after the official founding of the Ming Kingdom, the ministers were a little excited, eager to put forward countless good policies for governing the country.
As an enlightened monarch, Lin Che let them speak freely, and if he thought it was good, he temporarily let the master of Longyuan Pavilion write it down, after everyone spoke fiercely, Lin Che waved his hand, and suddenly all the ministers were silent, and the huge Jinluan Hall was so quiet that it seemed that a needle could be heard.
"I pondered hard last night and came up with three strategies for governing the country. β
The corners of the old eunuch's mouth twitched, and he said in his heart, Your Majesty, you only wrote a few words on the fold last night and went out for a walk, and when you came back, you fell asleep, where did you come from to meditate?
"First, in addition to the six departments of the Ministry of Household Rites and Soldiers, I want to set up a new one, called the Ministry of Agriculture, the people recruited by the Ministry are all people with farming experience, it is best to have written a book on agriculture, the people of the Ministry of Agriculture are responsible for studying how to improve the cultivation methods of crops in order to increase the yield, of course, I will also send people to the sea to find some crops that are more conducive to planting, and the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture is to let the people of my Ming Kingdom have enough to eat and not starve!"
Lin Che's first policy made the eyes of the ministers present light up, since ancient times, it has been said that the people are the foundation of the society, so what is the most important thing for the people?
If the people can be fed, who will rebel? After all, that is the business of the nine clans.
"Your Majesty, this Ministry of Agriculture ...... Can you really feed the people?" asked a counselor, in disbelief.
It's no wonder that he doesn't believe it, in this world, productivity is low, and there are a large number of people, and fifty percent of the people can eat enough to eat, which is already God's face, if there is a major drought or something, they can starve all over the wilderness, thousands of miles of red land.
Lin Che said categorically: "If I say I can do it, I will definitely be able to do it!"
Lin Che is still confident in this, just some of the farming techniques he knows in later generations can already greatly increase crop yields, if he can find crops such as sweet potatoes or potatoes, so that the people of the Ming Kingdom can be fed, there is no pressure at all.
"The second policy, I want to improve the status of the Ministry of Industry, from now on, the Ministry of Industry officials will be increased tenfold per person, all those who are registered in the Ministry of Industry, as long as they have a skill, they can allocate houses and farmland, if they can't find a wife because of their dedicated study, the court can also introduce it in person, of course, the premise is that both sides have to look at each other. β
Shang Shu and Shilang of the Ministry of Industry trembled with excitement, only feeling that they were full of blood, Your Majesty is wise, the work of the Ministry of Industry is the hardest and most tiring, but it has the lowest status among the six departments, and the most meager Yulu.
Seeing that others wanted to speak, Lin Che waved his hand and said: "Of course, my benefits are not so easy to get, I will set a target for the people in the Ministry of Industry every year, if you can't reach the ......"
Lin Che's eyes were cold, and he said, "I took off your black gauze hats. β
The Ministry of Industry Shangshu said loudly: "Obey the order, the minister will guarantee his life, and he will definitely be able to fulfill His Majesty's request!"
Lin Che seemed to remember something, and said: "By the way, I heard that there is not a sect called Momen in my Ming Kingdom? I heard that the people there are all good at the art of organs, and every Mo family giant is a master of organs, Aiqing remembers to recruit these people into the Ministry of Industry." β
The Ministry of Industry Shangshu was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, although the people in the Momen are proficient in mechanical techniques, they have always been light princes and arrogant princes, and I am afraid they will not agree to the court's solicitation." β
Lin Che laughed and said: "It's simple, you go and tell them, after receiving my holy decree, Momen is one of the new ten great divine sects of the Zhenguo, if you dare not accept it-"
Lin Che sneered and said, "I personally brought the sword to invite." β
Just kidding, he is a great grandmaster, and there are all kinds of divine soldiers, if Momen dares to provoke him, there is no place for them at the ends of the earth, even if it is Qianguo, he will not dare to oppose him Lin Che because of a small Momen.
The Ministry of Industry Shangshu was immediately relieved, and laughed loudly: "With Your Majesty's words, it is better than 100,000 male soldiers!"
You take a look, you see, Lin Che glanced deeply at the Ministry of Works, this sycophant is really comfortable, and then look at the old eunuch next to him, Lin Che pouted, change, you have to change someone who can pat a sycophant......
Forehead...... I like to listen to people's sycophants, is this the first step towards a faint king?
"The third policy is the system of selecting talents, the imperial examination is good, but there are some problems with the content of the imperial examination, what eight articles, there is a fart, it is better to come to some practical theories, as well as the four books and five classics, these Confucian classics are good, but the proportion of the examination paper is too large, there should be more other content, such as mathematics, geography and the like, you can also add some partial talent assessment ......"
Lin Che talked eloquently, but the ministers present couldn't accept it, the military attachΓ©s were okay, the civil servants were all Confucian scholars, and they were influenced by the Four Books and Five Classics.
A scholar was so angry that he directly interrupted Lin Che and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't read the Four Books and Five Classics, is that still a person?
As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell silent, and the officials from the Ming Sect looked at him with malicious intent, this person dared to contradict their sect leader, was he really impatient?
Lin Che looked at this scholar coldly, he was already in his fifties, and it was rare for him to be so strong-blooded.
The scholar broke out in a cold sweat under Lin Che's gaze, as if an ant was being stared at by a giant dragon, and subconsciously trembled, this is still Lin Che put away his momentum, otherwise with his great grandmaster's cultivation, just his eyes could stare him to death.
Killing people with eyes is not a difficult thing for the Great Grandmaster.