Half a year passed after the destruction of the last city of the Song Dynasty... the entire Central Plains fell completely into the hands of the Wulin Alliance.
Local tyrants and gentry were purged, countless children went to school, the army was reorganized, and enough troops were left in each city. Coupled with the cooperation of local sects, the Wulin Alliance showed a thriving state.
Even though there were occasional rebellions caused by local gentry, they were all reported by villagers and common people who did not want to live the same hard life anymore, and they all disappeared without a trace and did not cause too much trouble to the Wulin Alliance.
It can be said that those gentry and Confucian scholars who dreamed of returning to the original feudal society were trapped in the vast ocean of the masses who were eager for change, and could not make any waves at all!
Don't think the common people are easy to fool. Di Fan's strategy from the beginning has allowed ordinary people to feel the changes in their lives in a short period of time...
First, taxes were reduced, and the tax collectors became village heads and elders elected by villagers from all over the country. The light taxes did not impose too much of a burden on them. Second, the way to earn money was no longer simply to farm. During the slack season, the people with free time could work in the various factories built by the surrounding sects and receive a salary, which was paid daily!
Some village chiefs with advanced vision even applied to the Wulin Alliance to build breeding farms and other industries suitable for people's livelihood in their own villages, which greatly improved the lives of residents!
The most significant change came from the large copper vats set up in each village by the Wulin Alliance. Difan adapted these vats from the edict of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Every ten days, disciples from various sects would collect these vats and submit them to the central government. Any oppression of the people would be severely punished!
Not to mention that from time to time, disciples from other sects would go to other sects' bases for inspection! Well, they would go to the enemy sects to prevent them from colluding with each other.
In short, Emperor Fan imposed great restrictions on corrupt officials in terms of policies, psychology, and strict control!
Of course, the most crucial step was to establish free schools in every village and city. They not only taught literacy, but also martial arts! The Wulin League's Education Department even recruited martial arts researchers from various sects to develop specialized martial arts for farmers, workers, servants, accountants, and other occupations.
Various martial arts such as the Farmer's Three Punches, the Small Two Steps, and the Abacus Fighting Method were introduced into the lives of the people, directly pushing the teaching of both civil and military arts to the limit!
In Di Fan's words, he hopes that every person in the Central Plains will be like a dragon!
Unifying the Central Plains and establishing a new nation was imminent. Whether it was Yue Shao, Zhong Mingliang, Guo Jing, Huang Rong, Huang Yaoshi, Wen Tianxiang, Zhao Yun, or the rest, they were all loyal and righteous men with a heart for justice, patriotic, and people-loving. How could they not see the benefits of these actions? Naturally, they all strongly supported them, and sometimes joined in, accelerating the development of martial arts!
As for culture, Di Fan could only pull together a group of scholars such as Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu to modify the primary school textbooks, middle school textbooks, and high school textbooks to suit the current era and then promote them.
This series of policies gave the people endless hope. They seemed to be able to see the possibility that their children would learn martial arts and literature, break through social classes, and become kings and marquises in the future!
This is why no matter how many times those old Confucian scholars and wealthy gentry tried to incite the people to revolt, they were repeatedly exposed! Because no one wanted to continue living in the darkness of the past!
To put it bluntly, the local garrison leader was bribed and had just issued a combat order, but in the blink of an eye, he was kidnapped by his own soldiers and sent to the Wulin Alliance... Do you really think that the people are all fools who can't see good from bad?
Therefore, after completely conquering the Song Dynasty, it took only half a year for the Wulin Alliance to complete the unification of the Central Plains, gain the support of the people, reorganize the army, and discuss the next strategy against Mongolia!
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Lin'an City, the Imperial Palace.
Xiaolongnu sat on the dragon throne and listened quietly to the reports from all over the place. After everyone discussed the corresponding solutions, they began to talk about business.
"Gentlemen, how should the Wulin Alliance develop in the future? Do you have any ideas?"
Xiao Longnu took the initiative to ask. She rarely spoke on matters like government. Most of the time, she made the final decision after everyone had discussed the matter. She took the initiative to ask now because the Wulin Alliance had reached a bottleneck.
As the deputy leader, Di Fan was the first to speak.
"The Wulin Alliance now has two directions. First, continue recuperating, lift the sea ban, and accumulate strength! By the way, complete the enthronement of the leader and determine the court system, shifting from wartime military control to focusing on people's livelihood. Second, continue the military control strategy, launch an attack on Mongolia, and recover the lost territory first!"
Di Fan proposed two development directions. To put it bluntly, one was to continue the fight, and the other was to slow down and then fight.
"What do you think?"
Xiao Longnu also nodded and looked at everyone...
Zhao Yun stepped forward and said, "I suggest that the leader ascend the throne first. As the saying goes, to resist foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the country. The Mongols are determined to destroy the people of the Central Plains. The border is defended by an army of nearly 500,000, while we have less than 100,000 available. This is not the best time to start a war!"
Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu and others also spoke in agreement. They were all people who participated in the Duanping invasion of Luoyang, and of course they knew how much damage would be caused to the Central Plains if they acted rashly!
Especially in the current development period, the best way is to develop for a while and then crush Mongolia with absolute strength!
"I disagree."
Yue Suo, representing the military generals, refuted the argument.
"It's been a year since the Wulin Army defeated the Mongolian Army. The Mongolian Army is very wary of us. Over the past year, I don't know how many defensive measures they have taken against us, especially in terms of military reforms..."
Yue Suo pulled out a piece of intelligence he had just obtained from Huang Yaoshi's staff. "Please read this, everyone. This intelligence is very clear. The Mongolian army has selected 10,000 tall soldiers from the Jahuti to form a heavy cavalry unit. They have also formed a 10,000-man fire musket unit and a 10,000-man siege artillery battalion. And the Mongolian state preceptor, King Jinlun, has free access to the treasury and can use natural treasures in his quest to break through to the Grandmaster level and fight our army..."
Zhong Mingliang interrupted Yue Suo and said, "General Yue, don't worry about that. Let's not even talk about whether the fire guns and artillery will have any effect on our army. As for those 10,000 heavily armored cavalry, my family has a hundred ways to make sure they don't survive!"
After unifying the Central Plains, Zhong Mingliang contacted the Zhong family army, gained the Zhong family's forgiveness, and restored the Zhong family name. Incidentally, he also brought nearly a thousand skilled warriors to the Wulin Alliance, especially mid- and low-level officers, greatly alleviating the alliance's shortcomings...
"Just talking about the Grandmaster realm, if one could break through with just a few rare treasures, then there wouldn't have been a Grandmaster in this world for nearly a hundred years!"
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