Jiang Yue's entire family was just wiped out in a mass murder, so it's normal for Lao Zhao and Lao Liu's families to move away. These days, people still have some respect for the dead. It's unlikely that the house will be sold in the short term unless it's sold to a real estate agent at a very low price, and then the agent sells it a few years later when things have calmed down.
"No, no, you only live alone..."
Jiang Yue interrupted, "I live alone, so there's no point in keeping so much money. Having too much money only attracts unwanted attention. If we buy a house now, we can sell it in a few years and earn some living expenses."
"Alright, but the price will be as Uncle Liu suggested. I believe your Uncle Zhao thinks so too."
After agreeing on the terms, Jiang Yue took the two men to get the house deed. Uncle Zhao and Uncle Liu went home to move their things, while Jiang Yue went to her family's shop to deal with a few unruly people. It's normal for people's hearts to be unsettled after something like this happened. After returning home, she temporarily stayed at the inn next door. While eating, the puppet detected that someone was observing her from the shadows.
No one in the martial arts world is stupid. The people who were chasing her were killed at the same time, and Jiang Yue appeared openly. Even a fool would know that she was related to him. Some of the enemies' families knew the gravity of the situation and had already run far away for fear that Jiang Yue would silence them. They might also be planning to take revenge later. There were also those who were stubborn and wanted revenge, but before taking revenge, shouldn't they find out Jiang Yue's true colors and see how she did it?
Jiang Yue didn't care about these people. She just wanted to lure them out. In this kind of world, you can't expect to resolve things peacefully. Jiang Yue planned to wipe them all out in one fell swoop. Once she scared them all away, no one would dare to cause trouble. These days, all the major sects were established through fighting. None of them were established by talking nicely.
They watched Jiang Yue cultivate her skills. Although the forensic doctor was very capable, Jiang Yue was still a little flustered because she lacked her own strength. The next morning, Jiang Yue returned to her room early. After eating some breakfast, she found someone to help repair the house. Jiang Yue planned to connect the three houses together. The blueprints were all done, and she was just waiting for Uncle Zhao and Uncle Liu to move out before construction could begin.
Two more months passed, and the foundation of the house was basically completed. However, the people in the shadows seemed to have given up on revenge, and the rest of them moved away from Fuzhou. Jiang Yue did not chase after them to wipe them out. To be honest, Jiang Yue could call them a bunch of ants with no threat whatsoever. Before, no one dared to mention that Jiang Yue had killed so many people, and they even gave her the nickname "Jade-Faced Rakshasa." Jiang Yue felt that she had heard this nickname somewhere before.
Jiang Yue wasn't idle for the past two months. She thought about what she should do in this world, since it was of no use to her. She had already spent her whole life playing in the previous world, and in this life, she planned to do something interesting. Considering that she had never been an emperor, she looked down on this world and could only try to change it herself.
Anyway, the current emperor doesn't like attending court. If he doesn't like Jiang Yue, he can just attend for him. Weapons, food, and money for the rebellion are not a problem. What's most lacking right now is manpower. However, there are many earthquakes and floods these days. Right now, the ministers in the court are busy making money. Who cares about the people who are starving to death? This gives Jiang Yue an opportunity.
In the past two months, Jiang Yue has sent out a lot of puppets. The Wizard Tower has produced a lot of cold weapons, armor and first-generation firearms. A batch of grain has been harvested and gold and silver mines have been mined. Bai Ze has also built hidden granaries throughout the country to purchase grain. It can be said that Jiang Yue has laid the foundation for rebellion in just two months.
A year later, Jiang Yue had an army of 50,000. What she lacked now was generals and commanders who could lead the army into battle. She planned to fight the war in a normal way and clean up those powerful families. If she didn't clean them up, the country would still be poor after its founding and might still be sidelined. The students she recruited had only studied for a year, and the time was not yet ripe for a rebellion.
Four years later, Jiang Yue had become the de facto ruler of Fuzhou. She was now in the public eye, and she had also placed many soldiers and officials in the surrounding cities. At the same time, the intelligence department she had established was collecting information on those powerful families, and basically all the direct descendants of those families had been recorded.
Four years ago, the recruits who had never seen blood had been tempered and trained. Some bandits and Japanese pirates were wiped out by Jiang Yue. Otherwise, if Jiang Yue still had her senses, she would have wiped out the Japanese pirates long ago. A small act of impatience can ruin a great plan. Let her live a little longer.
Two more years passed. Jiang Yue had been preparing for six years, and she felt that the plot was about to begin, but there was probably no chance for it to start. At the beginning of the year, Jiang Yue officially launched her rebellion. In just two or three months, she had taken over six southern provinces, and that was only because she didn't want to kill too many people.
The emperor, who hadn't held court for over 20 years, started attending court again. Jiang Yue was so angry, she vomited blood, according to her spies. However, Jiang Yue had no time to care about them. The head of the Sichuan garrison commander was brought out by a puppet, and then the spies from the other two provinces were not to be outdone. Similarly, they took down powerful families and officials.
Then, the officials trained in recent years began to seize land from the wealthy and distribute it to the peasants. They sent troops to help farmers cultivate the land and promote high-yield grain seeds. Things are better now, as the grain yields of the previous provinces have already spread. Jiang Yue remembers that it was very troublesome when it was first promoted. The people didn't quite believe it, and it was all forced upon them by the army.
The imperial court only then realized what was happening and assembled an army of 300,000 to attack Jiang Yue. To be on the safe side, Jiang Yue planned to personally lead the army. He intended to leave all 300,000 troops behind, as there were some projects that needed to be done, and they could do hard labor for a few years until the country was at peace before being released to go home.
"Bai Ze, remember to focus on those sect members this time. Kill them if you can, as they are an unstable factor if left alive."
"Master, I understand."
After speaking, Jiang Yue continued to handle government affairs and, incidentally, prepared for the Northern Expedition.
The following year brought another Spring Festival. The second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head, is an auspicious day. On this day, Jiang Yue officially ascended the throne as emperor, established the nation of China, and became the first female founding emperor.
The honor guard was perfectly orderly, but the Chinese have no tradition of kneeling.
On a royal procession and a star-studded carpet, soldiers and civilians stood on either side.
"Your Majesty, we pay our respects! May Your Majesty live a long and prosperous life!" Tens of thousands of people shouted in unison, their voices soaring into the sky that even the clouds in the heavens seemed to be blown away by the sound.
"Comrades, you've worked hard!" Jiang Yue responded with her inner strength and waved to the army and civilians.
"Serve the Empire!"
May God bless China and its people live in peace and prosperity!
"Her Majesty the Empress has unified the land!"
After the coronation ceremony, Jiang Yue began to reward those who had joined her in the early rebellion. Those who had rebelled with her in the early days were given high positions and puppets were also arranged for them, since Jiang Yue's future plans would depend on them.
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