Chapter 819 Two Years Later

When Su Mingzhe arrived at the imperial study, he was too lazy to deal with government affairs. He chatted with Xu Weixiong for a few words and simply handed over all his work to Xu Weixiong.

He himself came to the Golden Dragon Palace and began to guide Nangong Pushe in his training.

Nangong Pushe has a mother who is a dragon and a father who is Xie Guanying. His comprehension and talent are among the top few in the entire "Snow Swordsman".

Li Yishan even commented on her: You have been practicing in the pavilion for ten years, but there is no one below you and no one above you!

In the novel, Nangong Pushe created the unique fighting skill of "Nineteen Stops".

[Nineteen Stops]: Sixth stop kills the second grade, ninth stop kills Zhixuan, twelfth stop kills the celestial phenomena, sixteenth stop breaks open the Buddhist Vajra, and the celestial body is as white as paper. After eighteen stops, there are no land immortals in front of you.

The fact that Nangong Pushe was able to create such an incredible martial art shows how extraordinary her talent is!
Anyway, Su Mingzhe thinks he is far inferior to her!
This was also illustrated by the fact that in the following month, Nangong Pushe easily comprehended the [Tai Chi Sword Classic].

However, although Nangong Pushe had comprehended the [Tai Chi Sword Classic], it would take at least ten to twenty years for him to fully master it, cultivate it to perfection, and reach the Golden Immortal realm.

During this period, Su Mingzhe was able to continue to maintain an aloof attitude in front of Nangong Pushe.

In the blink of an eye, two years have passed.

The two-year "cleaning" plan that Su Mingzhe showed Yuan Benxi was finally completed in excess.

Su Mingzhe joined forces with Zhao Dingxiu and Cao Changqing to eliminate all the traitors planted by other forces in the court.

All the former "traitors" of Shu Kingdom were also dug out.

The properties of these people were all confiscated and sent to the imperial farm controlled by the Emperor of Shu, and became part of the income of the Ministry of Revenue.

During this period, the Shu Kingdom also encouraged the people to reclaim wasteland.

These wastelands were also owned by the imperial estate, but the land was distributed to the people once every five years, and the rent was paid at a rate of 15% to the common people each time.

Before the founding of the Great Shu Kingdom, Su Mingzhe once said that taxes would be exempted for ten years.

Nowadays, ordinary people can rent land from the imperial farm at extremely low rent.

The people's livelihood and economy of Dashu have recovered to the peak level of more than 20 years ago at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This day.

Stored in autumn.

In the imperial study, the six ministers of the six ministries, the five ministers of the five temples, and the grand secretaries of each palace gathered together.

Su Mingzhe has asked everyone to prepare for today's small court meeting for a long time.

Not only should we summarize the achievements of the past two years since the restoration of the Great Shu Kingdom, but we should also formulate a five-year "preparation" plan and a detailed plan for next year.

According to the plan originally formulated by Su Mingzhe, in the next five years, the Great Shu Kingdom must continue to improve its overall national strength and make "preparations for expansion."

Among the six ministers, Huyan Dashan, the Minister of Revenue who was in charge of the "money bag", was the first to speak:
"Your Majesty, this year the imperial farm has a total of 40 million mu of fertile land, accounting for 80% of the total cultivated land in the country. With good weather and good harvests, we have achieved bumper harvests in both summer and autumn. Among them, the wheat harvest is 30 million dan, the corn harvest is 50 million dan, and the rice harvest is 60 million dan. Together with other grains, the total harvest is more than 220 million dan!"

"According to the standard of 15% tax, the total grain tax collected this year is more than 14 million dan."

"In addition, the income from the Shaofu coal mine, wood, bamboo, and wild delicacies is 15 million taels of silver, the tax on salt and wine is 5 million taels, the income from tobacco is 3 million taels, the income from tea and horses is 12 million taels, and there are also incomes from the civil service, military, warehouse, and market, totaling more than 23 million taels, and the income from the Maritime Customs is 15 million taels..."

"After deducting the salaries of the court's civil and military officials, military expenditures, and the budgets submitted by the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Rites and other departments, there will probably be a surplus of 15 million taels of silver and more than 4 million shi of surplus grain by the end of this year!"

Huyan Dashan's voice was loud and passionate when he reported on his work.

It was only two years since the restoration of the Great Shu Empire, and even though the people had been exempted from taxes for ten years, the Ministry of Revenue's revenue was still increased to such a high level.

This is certainly due to the foresight of Su Mingzhe, the Emperor of Shu, but the strong execution ability of the Ministry of Revenue also played an indispensable role.

Therefore, when the Minister of Revenue Huyan Dashan reported on his work, his tone and attitude were extremely proud!

Those who can come to the Imperial Study to report on matters are all important officials of the court.

After listening to Huyan Dashan's report, these people did not care about his attitude, but began to care about the fact that there was such a large surplus in the Ministry of Revenue's treasury.

These important officials in the court immediately began to make calculations in their minds.

The Great Shu Kingdom had good weather, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there was no harassment from foreign enemies.

It can be said that the national treasury expenditures mainly consist of court salaries and military expenses, as well as the Ministry of Industry's research and development, local infrastructure and other expenditures set up by Su Mingzhe.

Since the expenditure is low, there is no need to live frugally.

Many people have begun thinking about finding a reason to increase their department's budget for next year.

"My dear ministers, I still say that money that is spent is money!"

Su Mingzhe was also very happy after hearing Huyan Dashan's report.

As soon as he was happy, he first set the tone for next year's budget, and then said with a smile:
"In addition to the research and development projects hosted by the Ministry of Industry, we must continue to expand them! Infrastructure in various places must also be maintained!" "..."

In fact, what Su Mingzhe said had been said countless times before.

Several ministers present also kept it in mind.

After Su Mingzhe finished speaking, the ministers began to compete for the surplus silver in the Ministry of Revenue.

Before long, the more than 10 million taels of silver and the 4 million shi of surplus grain in the Ministry of Revenue were divided up by everyone.

The Ministry of Revenue’s affairs have come to a temporary end.

Then came the Minister of War Bai Ke, who preached:

"Your Majesty, the 200,000 troops of the city defense army and the Five Military Command have completed their initial preparation training. The literacy rate of 1,000 characters has reached more than 80%, and the lowest cultivation level has reached the ninth rank."

"There are more than 10,000 people who have reached the eighth level, 3,000 people who have reached the seventh level, 500 people who have reached the sixth level, and 100 people who have reached the fifth level!"

"..."

When Bai Ke reported, he was obviously not as arrogant as the Minister of Revenue.

Logically speaking, he had already met the minimum standards set by Su Mingzhe.

However, the Ministry of War only met the minimum standards.

Compared with the Ministry of Revenue’s over-fulfillment of its targets, the Ministry of War’s work performance is really not impressive enough!
Su Mingzhe was also very dissatisfied, but thinking that it had only been more than two years since the restoration of the Great Shu Kingdom, he could not ask for too much, so he could only advise:
"The military's literacy rate must be raised. This is related to the implementation of future expansion plans!"

"The military department is now divided into three parts. The Imperial Guards only have more than 5,000 people, but their combat effectiveness is the best among the three armies!"

"Compared with the Imperial Guard, the City Defense Army and the Five Military Command are a bit slack!"

"..."

Su Mingzhe's words were somewhat unreasonable.

From the very beginning, the Yulin Guards were selected and treated like the Shu Emperor’s own sons.

Not only did he let his clone Ye Song use the method of initiation to directly transmit his internal energy to the imperial guards, he also taught them how to practice various martial arts.

Under such circumstances, two years passed. Among the more than 5,000 Yulin Guards, there were more than 2,000 people whose strength reached the first rank (including Jinyiwei and Yipintang), and the remaining more than 3,000 were all second-rank junior masters.

As for the Five Military Commandery and the City Defense Force, in addition to improving their living allowances and distributing a few more taels of silver each month, the other most important thing they did was to let the best of the Yulin Guards serve as coaches and provide various training.

Under such circumstances, it was quite difficult for the Five Military Commanderies and the city defense troops to complete their mission.

Fortunately, the Minister of War did not know all this. Facing Su Mingzhe's accusations, he could only say that he would continue to work hard!
Afterwards, the ministers of the four ministries, namely the Ministry of Works, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel, also reported on their work.

The Minister of Works is the most tired.

The ministers of other ministries all sit in the hall and give remote commands.

However, the Minister of Works needs to visit various cities in person to check the completion status of infrastructure projects.

Wait until the six ministers have finished reporting their work.

Plans for next year have also been finalized.

Everyone claimed the indicator.

Then the five ministers of Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Taifu Temple and Honglu Temple reported on their work.

The six ministers were basically former officials of Western Shu.

The five temple ministers were former officials of Western Chu.

Compared with the advantage of "local operations" of the old ministers of Western Shu, the work was carried out smoothly.

The Five Temple Ministers are "fighting away from home", and there are always various constraints in everything they do.

In order to prevent the old ministers of Western Shu from causing trouble and get along harmoniously with the old ministers of Western Chu.

Three months after the Rouge List came out two years ago, Su Mingzhe married Pei Nanwei into the palace and named her "Chen Fei", a position second only to the Empress and Imperial Concubine, and higher than the Snow Concubine, the Jade Concubine, and the Fragrant Concubine.

Unfortunately, even though Su Mingzhe has made great sacrifices for everyone, he still cannot eliminate the rift between the old ministers of Western Shu and Western Chu.

On weekdays, after the two sides get off work, they basically have little contact with each other!
Just as Su Mingzhe and his ministers were working out a five-year plan for the next five years.

Xu Fengnian, the prince of Beiliang, finally ended his three-year journey in the martial arts world!

(End of this chapter)