Starting from Comprehensive Martial Arts: Bu Dao Lu

Chapter 31
Xichang is extremely low-key, yet has terrifying strength.Thinking about Hai Dafu's innate peak strength, it is not difficult to guess the strength of Xichang.

This is the case in the West Factory, but what about the more mysterious East Factory?
Regarding Dongchang, even Hai Dafu, a palace man with some status in the palace, didn't know much about it.Hai Dafu only vaguely knew that the property under the name of the royal family was managed by people from Dongchang.As for which people are from Dongchang and which are ordinary people, it is even more impossible to tell.After all, if Hai Dafu didn't say anything, Zhu Qi would never have thought that Hai Dafu was from Xichang.

After a preliminary understanding of the horrors of the Ming Empire, Zhu Qi hurriedly called Hai Dafu, Zheng He, and Yu Huatian.

Zhu Qi requested that all actions of the three should not be kept secret, especially the actions in the Ming Empire, although they did not need to be made public, but they should not be hidden either.

The restaurants and inns that Yuhuatian is in charge of are even more important.Of course, Yuhuatian's main task is to collect elixir and exercises, and collecting information from the Jianghu is just incidental.

After hastily instructing the three of them, Zhu Qi couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

Although I didn't intend to cause any waves in the Ming Empire, but my behavior was misunderstood by Emperor Hongwu and the crown prince, that would be great fun.However, the development of the palace is not restricted in the slightest, which shows that Emperor Hongwu and the crown prince don't care about their own actions.Zhu Qi would never believe that Emperor Hongwu and the crown prince didn't know about the situation in Prince Zhao's mansion.Really think that Jinyiwei, East Factory, and West Factory are decorations!
The power of the imperial court is terrifying, and the forces in the rivers and lakes are also scattered.

Zhu Qi was dazzled by all kinds of sects, gangs, sects, religions, guilds, halls, palaces, valleys, islands, mountains, temples, temples, cottages, escort agencies, aristocratic families, villas, etc.In the rivers and lakes of the Ming Empire, forces of various organizational structures emerged in endlessly.

There are good and evil, and there are hypocrisy and true evil; There is also a lone ranger who has a lot of power.

In short, Daming's rivers and lakes are wonderful.

Of course, what the Palace has collected is only public information, so it is naturally exciting.But the treacherous Bo Yun hidden under the rivers and lakes is even more shocking, but the palace has not come into contact with it.

In fact, not only the rivers and lakes of Daming, but also the rivers and lakes of the entire Shenzhou are magnificent.

According to the historical laws of the mainland of China, the more peaceful the empires of the mainland of China are, the more exciting the world will be.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand that no matter how great the power in the world is, it is difficult to compete with the empire. The empire is the top power in the mainland of China.During the wars between the empires, except for the Jianghu forces that supported the empire's national war, the other Jianghu forces were very low-key.Without him, I am afraid of attracting the attention of the empire.

The forces in the rivers and lakes have money, food, and people, and these are what they need most during the war between empires.

Therefore, whenever the mainland of China fell into war, the rivers and lakes were also dead silent.No power dares to provoke and take the lead in the event of a war. Countless bloody history tells the powers of the rivers and lakes that even the weakest empire can beat the powers of the rivers and lakes.Even these rivers and lakes forces will actively donate money and materials during their own imperial wars to help the court stabilize order and treat the people.Even many of the empire's decrees were first responded by the powers of the rivers and lakes, especially when the imperial war had just ended. At this time, no matter whether the empire won or lost the war, the imperial court was exhausted, lacking money and food.If you don't cooperate with the imperial court at this time, the red-eyed army will tell Jiang Hu who is the master of this land.

For example, when Emperor Hongwu founded the country, he promulgated the decree that the land rent should not exceed [-]% and the imperial tax revenue [-]%. The first response was the forces of the rivers and lakes.

Of course, it was also the bowing of the forces in the Jianghu that preserved some vitality for the Jianghu of the Ming Empire.

Emperor Hongwu, who came all the way to kill and conquer, disliked the Jianghu forces who oppressed the people the most. Therefore, in the Ming Empire, the Jianghu forces were very disciplined.When the decree was promulgated, Emperor Hongwu was sharpening his sword and slashing at pigs and sheep, planning to slaughter them in the rivers and lakes?

Moreover, even Zhang Sanfeng, who was rumored to be a land god, bowed his head to Emperor Hongwu, so why should they be embarrassed?Moreover, even the Wudang Sect, which is the state religion of the Ming Empire, and the Shaolin Temple, which has been passed down for thousands of years, have to pay taxes to the imperial court according to the regulations. Isn't it normal for them to contribute to the empire and pay taxes?
Facing the strength of the imperial court, no power in the world dared to come out to attack.It is impossible to display the army of the imperial court.

The more Zhu Qi understood, the more he marveled at the horror of Emperor Hongwu!
This man not only created a great empire that was born like a sun, but also took advantage of the trend to suppress the entire world.It can be said that the entire Ming Empire, whether it is the court, the rivers and lakes, or the people, is prostrate at the feet of Emperor Hongwu.

Everything in the Ming Empire was in order under the suppression of Emperor Hongwu.

The situation in the Great Song Empire is different!

The national power of the Great Song Empire was weak, its control over the people was also very lax, and its deterrence to the world was also insufficient.

Although, Zhu Qi did not get much information about the Song Empire.However, from this information, Zhu Qi could feel that the gradually declining Great Song Empire was already in decline.

In a weakened empire, there will be countless careerists, and the rivers and lakes are the pawns of careerists.

The Four Bandits and the Murong Family...

Seeing some familiar names, Zhu Qi couldn't help showing a smile!
Of course, although the rivers and lakes of the Great Song Empire were somewhat chaotic, it still could not affect the court of the Great Song Empire.To be able to maintain the operation of a promising empire, there are naturally many outstanding people in the court of the Great Song Empire.Fan Zhongyan, Li Gang and others were smart and capable; the Yang family army, Yue family army, and Zhong family army resisted the grassland invasion, and the imperial army stabilized the domestic situation.If the Great Song Empire had a wise and mighty emperor, it might not be impossible for him to rise.

After reading the information about the Great Song Empire, Zhu Qi became more and more interested in the Great Song Empire.

The position of the Song Empire is too important to the Ming Empire!It is also the best direction for the future expansion of the Ming Empire.

The Great Tang Empire in the east of the Great Ming Empire has a vast territory, great national power, and the benefits of maritime trade. It is impossible for the Great Ming Empire to annex the Great Tang Empire.

The [-] mountains in the south of the Ming Empire are not suitable for the people of the Middle Earth to live in. Even if the Ming Empire takes it, it will not be of much use, and it will only waste money and food.Moreover, on the edge of the [-] Mountains, several small countries in the south have already paid tribute to the Ming Empire, so there is no need for the Ming Empire to resort to swordsmen.

The Western Grassland of the Ming Empire, the Great Yuan Empire and the Great Qing Empire are all extremely powerful, and they have fought against the Ming Dynasty many times without losing the wind. It is not easy for the Ming Empire to win.

Therefore, the most suitable direction for the expansion of the Ming Empire, apart from the western grasslands, is the Song Empire in the north.

The position of the Song Empire is too important for the Ming Empire.

(End of this chapter)