Chapter 279 Disasters and the Twelve Golden Men
Qin Mo's high-profile demonstration was not intended to show off.
In the past five years, the salary he received as the Emperor of Dai Viet amounted to nearly 10 million. Adding the surplus from before, it was just enough to advance his cultivation to the perfection of the Refining Void Stage.
The next step is to retreat and break through.
After refining the void,
Fusion, Mahayana, and Tribulation, each realm is a big hurdle. I don’t know how many geniuses have fallen.
Don't be careless at all.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be only so few masters in the fusion stage in such a vast Warring States subcontinent.
Even if Qin Mo was reincarnated and cultivated again, he would not dare to be careless at all. In his previous life, he almost died when he broke through the two realms of fusion and Mahayana.
In the end, he died in the tribulation period.
The failure in overcoming the tribulation in his previous life actually had an impact on Qin Mo's mind, making him instinctively fear the tribulation, leaving a shadow in his heart, and then giving rise to inner demons.
The closer you are to the tribulation period, the stronger your inner demons will be.
Qin Mo knew that he had this inner demon, but he couldn't get rid of it. He could only suppress it and learn to overcome it.
Because of this,
As he was at the critical moment of breaking through the fusion, Qin Mo did not want to be disturbed by anyone or anything. Judging from his experience in his previous life, this retreat would take at least ten years.
Or even longer.
Qin Mo was not sure whether anything would happen to the Dai Viet Dynasty after he had not shown up for such a long time.
Although he didn't care much about the Dai Viet Dynasty, at least he could still receive a considerable salary every year. If possible, Qin Mo still wanted to continue eating this bowl of rice.
Paid vacation, isn’t it great?
…
Qin Mo put away the Double Dragon Scissors, ended his retreat and walked out of the meditation room.
He originally wanted to arrange with Jia Xu the grand plan for the next ten years of the Dai Viet Dynasty, then go to the Machinery City to retrieve the Twelve Golden Men, and then go into seclusion again.
Unexpectedly, he received a series of bad news from Jia Xu.
216 BC
That was the first year that Qin Mo was in seclusion to refine the Double Dragon Scissors. For some unknown reason, the Dai Viet Dynasty, which had been prosperous before, suddenly ran out of luck and was hit by disasters one after another.
This year,
Lian Po, the Minister of War and veteran general of the Dai Yue Dynasty, finally shed his last drop of blood and passed away after being invited out of retirement by Qin Mo.
Because Qin Mo was in seclusion, the position of Minister of War remained vacant for more than two years.
In addition to the fall of the general, the past three years have seen constant disasters in all of China, including drought in the north, floods in the south, and occasional locust plagues and epidemics.
The people were living in misery and there were starving people everywhere.
Rumors gradually began to spread among the people that the Dai Viet Dynasty was cursed by God and was destined not to last long. Disaster victims began to gather in counties and prefectures throughout the nine provinces, and local bandits were rampant.
After hearing Jia Xu's report, Qin Mo was stunned for a moment.
I didn't expect such a change to happen.
Fortunately, Qin Mo was strong-minded and quickly calmed down and started to clean up the mess. " Prime Minister, do you have any suggestions for the candidate for the Minister of War?"
The Minister of War coordinates the national military. Although he does not have the power to lead troops, he still plays an important role.
In addition, the Dai Viet Army had many brilliant generals.
Moreover, there are outstanding people like Bai Qi and Li Mu, and it is not ordinary people who can control the situation.
"What do you think of Xiang Yan, the commander of the Canglong Army?" There was an inexplicable look in Jia Xu's eyes.
Qin Mo's eyes flashed, "What is the Prime Minister worried about?"
As a person from the Eastern Han Dynasty, Jia Xu was naturally well versed in the history of the Qin and Han Dynasties, and was well aware that the Qin Dynasty in history was overthrown by Liu Bang, Xiang Yu and others.
And Xiang Yan,
It was Xiang Yu's grandfather.
Although Xiang Yan did not die on the battlefield, Xiang Yu's father Xiang Qu died at the hands of Bai Qi.
Coupled with the disasters of the past few years,
It is absolutely impossible for Jia Xu not to have any association.
Transferring Xiang Yan to the capital seemed like a promotion, but in fact it was a removal of Xiang Yan's power to directly command troops, which was like pulling out the teeth from a tiger's mouth, taking precautions before trouble arises.
The reason why Qin Mo appointed Xiang Yan as the leader of the Canglong Army was not because he admired him, but out of consideration for pacifying the Chu area and stabilizing the Chu army's officers and soldiers.
When destroying Chu, Yue State hardly spent a single soldier.
The advantage is that it saves trouble, but the disadvantage is that the 500,000 Chu troops were retained as an organized unit, becoming a time bomb within the new Dai Viet Dynasty.
Even many Chu people were quite dissatisfied with the fact that King Fu Chu surrendered without a fight.
Because of this,
Qin Mocai placed Xiang Yan in a high position and arranged for Yue Yi to lead his troops to guard the Chu area.
"I dare not!"
This kind of thing can only be understood intuitively, and Jia Xu naturally would not admit it.
Wouldn't that be a curse on the imperial court?
"Chu Jian, Wu Zhi, and Ao Lie are all serving in the Canglong Army, right?" Qin Mo suddenly asked.
"yes."
Jia Xu nodded, thoughtfully.
"Then there's nothing to worry about." Qin Mo said frankly, "We are just about to carry out the third round of troop reductions. We will reduce the Canglong Army by half and only keep two legions.
"Promote Chu Jian to deputy commander of the Canglong Army, while Wu Zhi and Ao Lie will continue to serve as army commanders."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Jia Xu immediately felt relieved.
This is equivalent to completely sidelining Xiang Yan in disguise, so there will be no more hidden dangers.
"The post of Minister of War will be transferred to General Li Mu. He won a victory in the north, and the court must reward him. As for the commander of the Xuanwu Army, Meng Tian will be promoted to the position." Qin Mo said.
Five years have passed, and Meng Tian has gained enough experience. With his qualifications, he should be able to stand on his own.
Lian Po's death alerted Qin Mo. Although there are many brilliant generals in the Dai Viet army, Li Mu, Yue Yi, Tian Dan, and even Huang Zhong are all quite old.
You never know when you will follow in the footsteps of Lian Po.
As for Bai Qi, although he is also very old, he has extraordinary talent, has the blood of the witch clan, and is practicing the "Eight-Nine Profound Art", so his future is still promising.
That was the magic weapon Qin Mo prepared for the Dai Viet Dynasty.
In order to prevent a gap in generals in the army, Qin Mo must boldly promote and appoint young generals, such as Meng Tian and Chu Jian, from now on.
"promise!"
Jia Xu had no objection.
"Dai Viet has been established for five years, and disasters have continued. In order to reduce taxes on the people, I have decided to start the third round of troop cuts, and I must do it in one go, reducing the total strength to 1.5 million." Qin Mo added.
Three years ago,
Qin Mo was just trying out a small measure and disbanded one legion from the Canglong and Suzaku legions respectively. The total military strength of Dai Yue still remained at a high level of 2.3 million.
This is also one of the main reasons why the people complain.
All six kingdoms were destroyed.
Why maintain such a large army ?
According to Qin Mo's plan, the Imperial Guard will be reduced by half, leaving only 100,000 elite soldiers; the City Guard will be reduced by one legion, leaving 200,000 soldiers.
The Canglong Army and Suzaku Army will be further reduced by half from their existing strength, with each retaining an army of 200,000.
The White Tiger Army also disbanded two legions.
Only the Xuanwu Army guarding the north still maintained its full strength of five legions.
Even so, in non-war times, it was already very impressive for a dynasty to maintain a standing army of one and a half million.
future,
After Qin Mo comes out again, if the world is at peace, he will carry out the fourth round of disarmament. Normally, maintaining a standing army of one million is more than enough.
Jia Xu also agreed with the disarmament and said with a smile: "Those old soldiers can finally go home."
If we count from the rise of the Dai Viet Dynasty among the Baiyue, many barbarian warriors have been fighting in the east and the west, and have spent more than ten years in the army, wasting their youth.
The young men back then are now in their thirties or forties.
It's time for them to go home, get married, have children, and live a peaceful life.
"The resettlement allowance must be paid in full." Qin Mo specifically reminded.
He was grateful to the Baiyue barbarians.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty!" Jia Xu naturally understood and said with a smile: "In fact, in recent years, thanks to the efforts of the agricultural officials, Baiyue has completely entered the agricultural civilization, and the barbarians have a better life."
"That's good." Qin Mo was also relieved.
Speaking of which, the Dian Nongguan system was thought up by Bai Hua. Thinking of this, Qin Mo suddenly remembered something and asked, "How are the foreign officials in various places performing recently?"
"This..." Jia Xu hesitated.
Qin Mo's face darkened, "Prime Minister, please speak frankly."
"promise!"
Jia Xu bowed and said, "I dare not hide the truth from your Majesty. Foreign officials have indeed achieved remarkable results in promoting the calendar, farming, and writing, but there are also some who do not abide by the law and are corrupt and pervert the law."
Players are by no means white lotus.
They served as officials in Dai Yue not to plead for the people, but to improve their cultivation. Once they had a little power in their hands, it was inevitable that they would commit acts of embezzlement of spiritual stones and spiritual herbs.
There were even those who colluded with local gentry to make money together.
Qin Mo was not surprised, otherwise he would not have asked, and said calmly: "Those black sheep should be severely punished, don't worry about it."
With the current size of the player base, he really doesn't have to worry about not finding a replacement.
Qin Mo was thinking again, before going into seclusion, should he talk to Zhou Shihong and ask Tianshu to strengthen the control over the players. He couldn't just let them run wild like this forever.
"I understand!"
With His Majesty's instructions, Jia Xu certainly had no more worries. He was in a dilemma before because he didn't know His Majesty's thoughts and was afraid that if he acted too harshly, it would cause His Majesty's dissatisfaction.
To strangers,
The indigenous people have some instinctive "inferiority complex".
"In addition, the King of Dai has made great contributions in fighting against the Huns in the north. Hereby, he is granted the title of King of Qin, given the title of prince, and is allowed to guard Xianyang for me." Qin Mo thought of another thing.
Over the past five years,
With the help of the favorable conditions of Great Yue, although Qin Xuan had mediocre aptitude, after consuming twelve foundation-building pills, he finally succeeded in building his foundation and successfully became a foundation-building cultivator.
It's time to find a bigger stage for your training.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
With Jia Xu's cleverness, he had already vaguely guessed that His Majesty was paving the way for His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin.
It seems that
Your Majesty really will not take those princesses as concubines.
It's just a pity for those young girls. I'm afraid that they will all be alone for the rest of their lives in the future.
This is because, even if His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin ascends the throne in the future, according to etiquette, he cannot touch these princesses and can only worship them as "concubines dowager".
…
After explaining everything to Jia Xu, Qin Mo flew away from Luoyang on his sword.
It only took half a day to reach the Machinery City.
Mozi seemed to have noticed it long ago and opened the mountain protection formation above the mechanical city in advance. The clouds and mist dissipated, and twelve six-meter-tall golden men stood in two rows on .
Each one is shining with golden light.
Looking more closely, the twelve golden men each have a different shape and identity, including generals, counselors, ministers, musicians, swordsmen, scholars, hermits, and even peddlers.
All lifelike.
Although it looks very shocking at first glance, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a large figure.
It really cannot be associated with magic weapon.
Qin Mo's eyes were venomous. After his soul had swept over him, he showed a satisfied smile on his face. He clasped his fists towards Mo Zi and said, "The Mo family's master of mechanical devices is indeed worthy of his reputation."
"Your Majesty, thank you for the award!"
When they met again, Mozi didn't dare to be arrogant anymore.
It’s not that Qin Mo’s cultivation has improved, but Qin Mo’s identity is different. As the first emperor of the Dai Viet Dynasty and the common ruler of the nine provinces in the world, the emperor’s majesty cannot be violated.
Even those who are strong in the Mahayana stage have to pay their respects.
If Qin Mo can seize the position of Human Emperor, that would be even more extraordinary. He would be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Emperor of Heaven. The Emperor of Heaven controls the sky, and the Human Emperor controls the earth. Each of them is in charge of his own business and does his own thing.
Even if a god descends to earth, he has to kowtow when he sees the Emperor of Man.
In history, Qin Shi Huang also wanted to be the emperor, but he died suddenly in the sand dunes, and the Qin Dynasty ended in the second generation.
Since King Zhou of Shang, emperors of all dynasties, including the so-called Emperor of Zhou, were actually just puppets of the upper realm and could no longer be called human kings.
It's just a hunting patrol on behalf of God.
"Son of Heaven, Son of Heaven, Son of Destiny, you have already acknowledged Heaven as your father, so what qualifications do you have to rule over the human race?"
Qin Mo was not polite either. He stretched out his hand and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Tower flew out from his dantian. It grew in the wind and soon turned into a 24-meter-high tower, hanging above the Mechanical City.
Mozi glanced at him subconsciously, his eyes shining.
Naturally, he recognized it at a glance. This tower was already a first-level magical weapon with extraordinary power. The only one in the Mohist school who could rival it was probably the Giant Order in his hand.
A little envious...
The surrounding Mohist disciples all felt a palpitation at the moment the Nine Heavens Mysterious Tower appeared. Those with less practice even felt the pressure of the Supreme Spirit.
I almost made a fool of myself in public.
The clouds and mist surrounding the Mechanical City seemed to be frozen at this moment.
This is the power of magic weapon.
Qin Mo pretended not to see it, and with a point of his finger, he separated twelve strands of his soul and injected them into the bodies of the twelve golden men. In an instant, he grasped the core of the golden men and completed the ceremony of recognizing the master.
It's amazing,
At the moment of recognizing their master, the twelve golden men suddenly opened their eyes, moved their bodies, faced Qin Mo, and knelt on one knee together.
The scene was extremely shocking.
Qin Mo's mind moved, and he waved his right hand. The twelve golden men stood up, quickly shrank, and then turned into twelve golden lights, shooting into the fifth floor of the Jiutian Xuansha Tower, which was also the only floor that was still empty.
From then on, they made the tower their home.
As for the power of the Twelve Golden Men, it is not something that can be told to outsiders.
Even Mozi, who was in charge of refining the golden men, did not know the true magical use of the Twelve Golden Men. That was a secret that only the Lord of Jiuzhou was qualified to know.
What Qin Mo had taught Mozi before was only the method of refining the golden man.
Seeing the golden men being taken away, Mo Zi felt lost. He wanted to see the power of the twelve golden men, but he didn't expect Qin Mo to be so low-key and had no intention of showing off at all.
“Let’s go!”
Qin Mo was straightforward. He drew his sword ruthlessly, turned around and flew away on the sword.
Mozi: “…”
Mohist disciples: "..."
I dare you,
His Majesty, the First Emperor, really treated them as a group of ordinary craftsmen? ! ! !
