Hearing Han Xu's words, Zhu Youjian sighed. Although he didn't want Su Hao to profit from it anymore, Henan couldn't stand the trouble anymore. The land transportation of grain in the past two years had levied a large number of laborers in Henan.

, resulting in almost no livelihood for the people in Henan.

Rebellions that killed officials due to corvee work alone occurred several times. However, because grain transportation was extremely important to the court, the court took a strict view of Henan and stationed many soldiers and horses in Kaifeng and other places, so they did not occur.

disaster.

But it is not a problem to continue to suppress it forcefully. Now the corvee in Henan has reached its limit. If it continues, there will be chaos sooner or later. By then, Beizhili will really become an isolated island.

After a moment of silence, Zhu Youjian gritted his teeth and said: "Let's take the water transport."

Although this will allow Su Hao to obtain a large amount of food and raise more soldiers and horses, it is still better than the chaos in Henan.

Han Xu cupped his hands and responded: "I obey your order."

After a pause, Han Xu continued: "Your Majesty, in the past few years, there has been a severe drought in Shaanxi and Datong, which has led to rebellions. Now that the rebellion in Guizhou has been determined, we should provide disaster relief and reduce taxes as soon as possible to calm the people and quell the chaos."

The Ming Dynasty has been increasing taxes in these years. In the past ten years, Liao's wages have not been cut off. The Anbangyan rebellion also imposed a lot of tax increases from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Shaanxi and other places. Two years ago, because Su Hao

Additional taxes were levied from Jiangnan, Huguang, Fujian, Guangdong and other places.

It can be said that the taxes in various parts of the Ming Dynasty have become extremely heavy, almost to the point where the people have no way to make a living. As long as there is any natural or man-made disaster, it will be the result of a prairie fire.

"Then let's reduce or exempt Shaanxi and Datong prefectures first."

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian fell into deep thought, and then spoke after a moment.

………

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the new year has passed, winter has passed, spring has come, and everything has revived. At this time, a piece of news has stirred up the entire Shandong spiritual world.

The thousand-year-old sea serpent who was entrenched in the Dongtian Secret Realm and Historic Island in the East China Sea, Mr. Hai failed to survive the tribulation and was attacked and killed by a warrior from Dengzhou Prefecture. The thousand-year demon pill fell into the hands of this warrior.

Jinan Fucheng.

Daqi Imperial Palace, Zichen Hall.

"You two want me to mobilize my troops to find the Dengzhou warrior for you?"

Looking at Dong Shichang and Xie Bing, Su Hao narrowed his eyes. Dong Shichang is the leader of the Meishan sect, while Xie Bing is the leader of the Yinshan sect. Although both Dong Shichang and Xie Bing have sent many disciples to join him,

But Dong Shichang did not join him, and the real pillars of Meishan Dharma Lineage and Yinshan Sect did not join him either.

"Back to Your Majesty, if a treasure appears within Your Majesty's territory, it is up to you to choose the owner of the treasure, and it belongs to Your Majesty. The two of us just don't want to see Your Majesty's treasure stolen by thieves."

Xie Bing bowed and said, although they also coveted the Thousand-Year Demonic Pill, they both knew very well that this kind of treasure was not something they could covet. As far as they knew, the strong men attracted by the Thousand-Year Demonic Pill this time were not

Young master, even strong men from both Buddhist and Taoist families came to Shandong.

With the strength of the two factions, even if they get it, they can't keep it. More importantly, in the entire Central Plains, the only ones who can refine the Millennium Demonic Pill into a pill are the Taoists. Even if they get it, it will be a waste.

Therefore, he and Dong Shichang discussed for a long time before they decided to come to Su Hao. Now that Su Hao was showing signs of success, although they had already bet on Da Qi, they had not made any great achievements for Su Hao. If they wanted to rely on Conglong

It is not that easy to carry forward the orthodox tradition through great achievements.

Nowadays, the orthodox religions in the world are Buddhism and Taoism. Even if the White Lotus Sect wants to develop secretly, it has to bear the name of Buddhism and Taoism. If their orthodoxy wants to flourish, they have to compete with Buddhism and Taoism for territory.

With strength, it is simply impossible.

And based on the current role of the two factions on Su Hao, it was impossible for Su Hao to fight against the Buddhist and Taoist families for them. At most, he would give them some rewards, so after discussing with Dong Shichang, he decided to snatch this thousand-year-old stone for Su Hao.

Demon elixir.

Su Hao is also a cultivator, and he must have attached great importance to his own cultivation. Grabbing this Millennium Demonic Pill for Su Hao not only shows his loyalty, but also increases his status in Su Hao's heart. In the future, they want to carry forward the Taoism.

I can get some support from Su Hao.

Of course, the main reason was because they themselves could not find the Dengzhou warrior. If they wanted to find the Dengzhou warrior before others, they could only rely on the power of Daqi.

"Is that so?"

After hearing Xie Bing's words, Su Hao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the two of them with a half-smile, but he was making calculations in his heart.

The demon pill of a thousand-year-old demon is also an extremely rare treasure in the Central Plains. If it is refined into a pill, it can not only greatly improve the cultivation level, but also have the miraculous effect of human flesh and bones. As long as you have a breath, you can be saved. It is even said to have the ability to extend your life.

miraculous effect.

However, the thousand-year-old monsters all live in the deep mountains and old forests, and basically never set foot in the human world. The deep mountains and old forests are the territory of the monster clan, and in order to protect themselves, some powerful monster clans will gather together and dare to break into those places to hunt.

There are very few strong men who are thousand-year-old monsters.

Now that a thousand-year-old demon pill has appeared in the world, it can definitely attract all the hidden strong men in the entire Central Plains. Even the Ming Dynasty and the Jurchens may send people to fight for it.

If he can obtain this thousand-year-old demon pill, then after refining it into a pill, his strength will definitely surge again. It will definitely not be a problem to reach the martial arts innate within one or two years. Once he has the martial arts innate strength, he will not have to

Jinan Fucheng is trapped.

"Since you two have this idea, I am delighted."

After thinking for a moment, Su Hao said: "I will ask the Black Ice Platform and the Demon Suppressing Division to assist in the thorough investigation. At the same time, I will send another martial arts master and six top-notch experts to take action."

Although Dong Shichang and Xie Bing are not weak, they are not strong either. They are at most top-notch masters. It is not easy to win the Millennium Demonic Pill among many masters.

It's okay if Da Qi doesn't participate. Since everyone has decided to participate, it's natural to show corresponding strength, otherwise others will look down on Da Qi.

"I will live up to His Majesty's expectations."

Hearing Su Hao's words, Dong Shichang and Xie Bing felt a lot of pressure. They were also quite aware of the strength of Da Qi. The lineup sent by Su Hao could be said to have drained the family's wealth. If they could not succeed, they would have to wait for Su Hao to succeed.

The status in my mind is completely ruined.

…

After Dong Shichang and Xie Bing retreated, Su Hao invited Fang Haichuan. Now, apart from him, Fang Haichuan was the only martial arts master in the entire Daqi.

"Master Hai is dead?"

Hearing Su Hao's words, Fang Haichuan was also stunned. He had been a guard of thousands of households in Jinan Mansion for several years, so he naturally knew about Mr. Hai.

The lair of Mr. Hai is located deep under the sea of ​​the Heritage Island. He usually does not go ashore. He only occasionally gets some natural and earthly treasures from the seabed and asks his subordinates to bring them ashore to trade with the human race. Therefore, he is one of the few who has contact with the human race.

The demon clan is strong.

"I invited Brother Fang to come over this time, mainly because I wanted Brother Fang to come over and suppress the battle."

Su Hao smiled and said: "If we can seize this thousand-year demon pill and refine it into a pill, Brother Fang will definitely have a share."

Hearing Su Hao's words, Fang Haichuan was also moved. As a high-ranking Jinyiwei commander, he naturally knew the value of a thousand-year demon pill. Now the demon clan has long since declined. Among the entire demon clan, there are no thousand-year-old elders in the clan.

There are only a handful of demons. In the entire Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years, there are only five known thousand-year demon pills in the world, and they are all the demon pills of tree demons.

After all, the thousand-year-old demon is already comparable to the innately strong among the human race. Except for the tree demon who cannot escape, it is not easy to kill any thousand-year-old demon.

After thinking for a long time, Fang Haichuan nodded and said, "Brother Su, don't worry, I will do my best."

Now that he has understood the meaning of the palm, the only thing left from the innate realm is internal strength. A thousand-year demon pill can be refined into at least four or five pills. Even if he can only get one, it can save him five or six years of hard training.

.

Hearing this, Su Hao smiled and nodded: "Then I'll trouble Brother Fang."

…

Jiyang County.

In a private house, a young man in simple clothes looked at the box in his hand, his face full of confusion.

His name is Zhang Yi, and he was originally the young master of a bodyguard bureau in Dengzhou Prefecture. His parents died of illness in his early years, and the bodyguard bureau fell into disrepair. He was brought up by his grandfather, who practiced the Huifeng sword technique passed down from his family. Later, his grandfather also passed away, leaving only

He is alone.

Because he had no worries, he fell in love with exploring the wonders and hunting around. Because he heard people said that the scenery of the Ancient Ruins Island was beautiful and there was a market opened by the demon tribe, so he asked a boatman to take him to the Ancient Ruins Island.

Who knew that he would meet Mr. Hai to overcome the tribulation, and by chance, he would get Mr. Hai's Thousand-Year Demonic Pill. Although he was lucky enough to return to Shandong from the Ancient Ruins Island, the news that he had obtained Mr. Hai's Thousand-Year Demonic Pill had spread throughout the world.

He traveled throughout Shandong, and now practitioners throughout Shandong are following his traces, trying to steal the demon pill from his hands.

"well!"

After looking at it for a long time, Zhang Yi sighed deeply, and then put the wooden box back into the package. After traveling abroad for these years, he also knew how precious the demon pill in his hand was. This thing was not just a small thing for him.

A second-rate warrior can survive.

But let him give up the windfall, but he is reluctant to let it go. As the saying goes, people die for wealth and birds die for food. Who is really willing to let go of such a huge fortune?

But fortunately, he has been wandering around these years and has never had a fixed residence. He has houses in various places. Coupled with some disguise modification skills, it is not easy for others to find him. They just need to avoid the limelight.

, he will be able to find a way to get rid of this demon pill in exchange for a huge fortune, and he will be free for the rest of his life.
Chapter completed!