Steel Dynasty - Chapter 580

[Chapter 580 Leave the burden behind]

The scorching sun at noon passed through the gaps between the tree trunks, leaving mottled tree shadows on Xiao Ming and the others.

After arguing with Pang Yukun, Fiji finally looked at Xiao Ming, waiting for Xiao Ming’s decision.

It is indeed troublesome to deal with these royal family members. If they are ignored, Xiao Ming will definitely be given a reputation of being unkind and unjust. After all, even the faint king has to take care of the family in thousands of years of history.

At this time, Xiao Ming gradually realized that the royal family itself was a huge wealthy family, and the emperor was the leader of this family.

But even so, Xiao Ming was a little reluctant. He knew the situation of the treasury very well. The fiefdom itself was not rich now, so how could he support these clan members.

Moreover, he has no feelings for these clan members. One is that Xiao Ming’s predecessor left Beijing when he was young, and the other is that he comes from modern times and knows that continuing like this is not an option.

The more this royal family proliferates, the more it will become a heavy burden on the country in the long run.

After thinking carefully, Xiao Ming said: “It doesn’t matter if you raise it, it doesn’t matter if you don’t raise it. In this case, I have a compromise.”

Pang Yukun asked: “How to compromise?”

“It’s very simple. Allow the royal family to do business,” Xiao Ming said calmly.

In feudal society, the emperor kept a close eye on the royal family. He would rather raise these people like pigs than let them be self-reliant. He was afraid that the powerful and wealthy people in their hands would have ideas about the throne.

After all, they are all the descendants of the great ancestor. If there is no eldest son in the direct line to inherit the throne, he will fall on the side branch.

“Your Highness, you must not do it.” Fiji was shocked. “This is the rule set by the Great Ancestor. It is for the stability of the Great Chongqing. These royal relatives cannot be allowed to do business.”

Every time Xiao Ming heard something about his ancestors’ family, Lawmakers would have a headache. Maybe in the eyes of these people, Xiao Yuanzhi was great, but in Xiao Ming’s eyes, he was the monarch of a feudal dynasty after all, and their own thinking was very backward.

So he said: “Since this is the rule set by Emperor Gaozu, I would like to ask you if the Great Yu Kingdom is stable now?”

“This…” Fiji suddenly stopped talking.

“As the saying goes, a true hero is one who follows the trend of the times. How can he still abide by some stubborn rules now that there is civil strife in Chongqing?” Xiao Ming said lightly.

Fiji was shocked. Even Xiao Wenxuan did not dare to say such rebellious words. The ancestral family law is the foundation of the country. If this was done in Chang’an, many officials would definitely oppose it.

But this was Qingzhou, and when he saw Pang Yukun’s smile, he knew that the matter was irreversible.

Xiao Ming looked at Fiji, who was hesitant to speak. He understood that he had said something that was crazy in this era, because the rules set by the founding emperor of the Great Chongqing were equivalent to the constitution.

Now Xiao Ming is violating the Constitution and blatantly breaking the rules. It is basically equivalent to the President of the United States not recognizing the Declaration of Independence. If Qingzhou was not basically controlled by the officials he trained, it is estimated that a lot of officials will soon Kneel down in front of the palace and ask him to take back his orders.

“Your Highness is right. After all, the country of Chongqing is about to change.” Fiji’s expression suddenly became a little strange.

Pang Yukun’s eyes flickered and he showed a smile. This was Fiji’s compromise.

In fact, he understands Xiao Ming’s thoughts better than Fiji. A feudal country is a feudal country, and the Great Chongqing Kingdom is the Great Chongqing Kingdom. Naturally, this rule has to be changed.

Xiao Ming nodded, “In that case, you inform these royal family members that the King of Japan will meet with them later and make things clear. Today’s world is no longer what it used to be. Only those who adapt to local conditions can maintain their wealth forever.”

” Yes, Your Highness.” The two said at the same time.

After setting this strategy this time, Xiao Ming basically didn’t plan to care about these royal family members anymore. After giving them the last batch of money, they could do whatever they wanted. At most, he would take care of the business.

He is determined not to spend millions of taels of silver every year to support these people.

After saying this, the two entered the Qingzhou camp. At this time, some new recruits were watching the Qingzhou Army’s daily training.

Different from the past, many training facilities have been established in the Qingzhou camp. These settings were made by the generals after reading his “Soldier Training Manual”.

On the training grounds of the camp, there are tracks, horizontal bars, climbing rockeries, single-plank bridges, and quagmire. The training programs for recruits are also extremely modern, including 5 kilometers, 100 meters, horizontal and parallel bars, push-ups, and sit-ups. Sitting, long jump, grappling.

In addition to these physical training, there are also technical training such as array, bullet loading, three-stage shooting, rolling, and climbing, as well as backpacking and carrying equipment.

Looking at the soldiers training on the training ground, the eyes of these new recruits who passed the inspection were full of curiosity.

As the saying goes, you have never eaten pork and you have seen pigs running. The training methods of veterans in the past are completely different from the current training methods. Nowadays, these soldiers have all kinds of strange movements, which really makes them witness.

This was also the first time Fiji saw the training of Qingzhou soldiers. This strange appearance made him shake his head frequently, but he understood that it was this kind of training that made Qingzhou soldiers strong.

But his surprise was still to come. At noon, Xiao Ming led them to the canteen of Qingzhou Camp. When the food was served, he couldn’t help but exclaimed: “Your Highness, is this what ordinary soldiers eat?”

At this time, in front of Fiji were three white flour steamed buns, a leek and egg dish, a braised pork dish, a celery shrimp dish and a bowl of millet porridge.

Three of these dishes are stir-fries.

Pang Yukun said with a smile: “Mr. Fei Ge, now you understand why military expenditures are so high.”

“I understand, these soldiers are almost eating as much as the nobles.” Feiji said and started eating with chopsticks. The taste of this dish made him even more impressed.

Xiao Ming said: “We are lucky today to catch up with meat once a week. This is not the case every day. If the Qingzhou Army did not raise pigs by themselves, the soldiers would not have meat to eat.”

Speaking of which, Xiao Ming arrived. Only three years have passed here, and the real government reform has only taken more than a year. It will take time to build up all these wastes. At present, the material resources of the feudal country are still not rich enough. After all, even raising a pig will take a year. Time kills, and there is no hormone ripening here.

“In this case, this is much better than the food of the Forbidden Army. No wonder the Qingzhou army has strong horses, well-fed, and high-intensity training. How can these soldiers not be strong?” Fiji is becoming more and more confident in the future. This royal family member The matter of relatives was also forgotten.

While the three of them were inspecting the recruitment of new soldiers, Xiao Ming’s order arrived in Yangzhou.

After receiving the order, Ye Qingyun immediately ordered his soldiers to retaliate against the powerful people in Yangzhou City and its nearby counties. During the two days of occupying Yangzhou City, there was a shortage of food and grass. He had already received news that the powerful families in nearby counties seemed a little restless.

(End of chapter)