170. Imperial Power Goes to the Countryside (Third Monthly Pass)
No one knows what happened in Tianshu Hall except the person involved.
Although Gu Hechuan, who was in Longnan County, was curious that Tang Ze had not returned, he soon forgot about it.
The arrest of two cultivators of the eighth realm caused the pair's guardian experience points to rise again, reaching 4,100 points currently.
Compared with the upgrade requirement of 7,000 points, it is currently more than half.
But next, Zhang Dongyun was scratching his head as to how to raise nearly 3,000 points.
He earnestly hoped that the two great dynasties of Western Chu and Southern Liang would raise armies to avenge him.
They can come by themselves or join forces with the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
But unfortunately, the two great dynasties of Western Chu and Southern Liang seemed to have no reaction.
It was as if Tang Ze and Lu Chen had nothing to do with them.
This made Zhang Dongyun quite angry with Tang and Lu.
To be honest, it's just Tang Ze. If something happens to the person walking in the shadows, the officials are eager to get rid of him.
But Lu Chen is different. The old man has a lot of friends and acquaintances everywhere in Nanliang.
As an old friend of the current King of Liang, he even visited the Nanliang Palace at will.
Isn't it appropriate for you Nanliang people to leave the elderly people here and just ignore them?
It's a pity that no one from Nanliang and Xichu took the initiative to go to Chang'an City.
No one was sent to visit, nor was anyone proactively asked for information.
It was as if nothing had happened before. City Lord Zhang, who was eagerly waiting for their revenge, was extremely disappointed.
He instructed Tianxian Palace not only to pay attention to the internal trends of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, but also to pay attention to other dynasties outside the Eastern Tang Dynasty.
It's just that Tianxian Palace was established not long ago, and the personnel framework has just been set up. If you want to cover the entire Eastern Tang Dynasty, and even the two great dynasties of Western Chu and Nanliang, it will obviously take a long time to operate.
Zhang Dongyun also knew that there was no need to rush, so he could only provide them with a large amount of additional funds first.
After Changan gained a foothold, various aspects began to flow automatically, and several pillar industries played their respective roles.
Although the treasury is not rich now, it can at least provide some money for Old Demon Xueying and others to spread coins to clear the way.
Sometimes when the money is in place, many things progress much more smoothly.
So as time passed slowly, a month or two later, a system prompt sounded in Zhang Dongyun's mind:
[The internal framework of the intelligence and rumors department has been initially established, the external network has been initially dispersed, the city owner completed construction task 6.1, and received an upgrade experience reward of 1,000 points]
The content makes the cold and boring sound of the system become much more pleasant to the ears.
Zhang Dongyun is satisfied with the refresh system such as the task list:
[Construction Task 6.2 - The city is expanding and the area population is increasing. City owners are requested to further establish grassroots responsible departments and strengthen the control and management of the territory]
Hmm... This task looks simple, but it's actually very difficult... Zhang Dongyun thought to himself.
What the system said is correct.
At present, the area that Chang'an City is responsible for is already very large.
Not counting Hexi, Yunzhong and other externally affected places, just counting the current coverage of the system, it is already very broad.
At the same time, the population surged.
Even though the northwest area was not the original densely populated counties and prefectures of the Eastern Tang Dynasty, the population now within the direct control of Chang'an City is still huge.
For effective management, more manpower is needed.
With the Invincible City system here, City Lord Zhang doesn't have to worry about the imperial power not going to the countryside.
But he didn't have the energy or interest to take care of so many people eating, drinking, and drinking alone.
City Lord Zhang always wanted to save some worry and effort.
He also needs a large administrative structure.
The interior of Tianshu Hall was previously divided into six courtyards, and it mainly stayed on the upper level of the central hall.
The construction of lower layers needs to be further expanded to avoid being top-heavy.
Vertical leadership should be implemented, and even an order should be mobilized to every household, instead of the villagers and wise men making the decision.
To be effective, the traditional concept of kinship at the bottom of society must first be improved.
Of course you can force it, but for everyone to make progress together, after all, you still need some means and a lot of time.
However, no matter what you do, you always have to take the first step.
Zhang Dongyun was thinking while projecting Mr. Wuyun.
Then, he summoned Zhang Chong, the elder of Dahe Longmen, and Wan Li, the dean of Tingshan Academy.
Zhang Chong and Wan Li both went to Hexi County to fight.
After all of Hexi was under the control of Chang'an, they left the next steps to their disciples and rushed back to Chang'an City.
After listening to Mr. Wu Yun's instructions, Zhang Chong and Wan Li said in unison: "I will obey Mr. Wu Yun's instructions."
The two of them left Tianshu Hall together, both of them silent.
After walking for a while, Zhang Chong suddenly said: "Wan Lao, what do you think?"
"Elder Zhang is too polite. Just call me Wan Li." Wan Li said.
Zhang Chong smiled slightly: "Brother Wan, please give me some advice."
"I don't dare." Wan Li remained silent for a moment before speaking again: "I don't know whether this is His Majesty's intention or Mr. Wuyun's intention, but this matter..."
"After this matter is successful, Tianshu Palace's control will penetrate into every corner of this land."
Zhang Chong continued what he said: "No one or anything, from bottom to top, will be able to shake the rule of Chang'an. In this way, the people can only be happy that your majesty is not a foolish king or a tyrant like the King of Tang."
Wan Li sighed: "Brother Zhang, be careful what you say."
Zhang Chong also sighed: "I am just rejoicing, and then I pray that your majesty's successor will be as wise as his old man."
Wan Li said: "As long as the country is peaceful and the people are safe, everything will be fine."
"I think so too." Zhang Chongyan said: "Since the errands have been left to us at Dahe Longmen and Tingshan Academy, then we will take care of the matter."
He turned to look at Wan Li: "We have not arranged for Hanshan Sect, Pili Sect and other local forces to assist us. Tianshu Palace's intention is very clear."
Wan Li nodded silently.
Sects such as the Hanshan Sect and the Pili Sect have complicated and intricate relationships with the local area.
It can almost be said that every cultivator of the Hanshan Sect and the Perak Sect who goes to other places and among mortals must have a powerful person from the local area at home.
Even if the family was impoverished before, it is definitely prosperous now.
There must be conflicts of interest locally.
It is not uncommon for a large family to roam the countryside.
"If it is beneficial to the people, then do it." Zhang Chong said flatly.
"Yes." Wan Li nodded, and then asked: "By the way, I wonder if there is any news about the Dragon King now?"
Zhang Chong's expression suddenly darkened when he heard this: "There is no news. The King of Tang failed to kill the leader at first, but after he later hid in the territory of Northern Qi, there was no news. We don't know where he is."
"I believe that Ji people have their own destiny." Wan Li comforted him.
Zhang Chong sighed: "I hope so."
In the following days, big movements occurred in Chang'an City.
The so-called "big" does not mean destroying the world and turning mountains and seas upside down.
This is not a battle between high-level practitioners.
But it means that it affects a wide range.
Within the scope of the system's influence, there is a total of 1.57 million square kilometers of land, and most of the people in Longbei County and half of Longnan County are exempt.
The concepts that many people have held for generations are being shattered.
It is directly under the jurisdiction of Tianshu Palace and has branches in every state capital and every town.
At the very end, go directly to each village.
Even if the edges of the Longling Mountains are scattered, not a single sparsely populated mountain village has been spared.
Suddenly, there was an organization called "Xingluo" in the village, with specialized staff stationed there.
The people didn't understand it at first.
The explanation of the staff was that under the rule of Chang'an City, every village in the countryside and every street in the city are stars under His Majesty's rule.
Countless stars are collectively under the jurisdiction of Tianshu Palace.
Every star, every village, every person is His Majesty's subject.
Your Majesty's people only need to abide by the rules established by Your Majesty. No one is allowed to violate them, and no one is allowed to overstep them.
At first, there were a lot of disturbances.
But everything soon subsided.
Compared with the changes in people's lives, this time is more affecting the cognition that has been passed down from generation to generation and deeply ingrained in their minds.
In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun watched everything with satisfaction.
In the previous life on Blue Star, there were many reasons why the imperial power of the feudal dynasty did not go to the countryside, such as the cost of information transmission, low productivity, people naturally formed clan groups due to the pressure of survival, etc...
But these are not problems here in Chang'an City.
In comparison, it is even more difficult to gather enough people, turn them into stars, and spread them to various villages.
The number of people required was too great, and the environment in some places was too long and difficult.
Zhang Dongyun also needs a lot of personnel echelon building.
When you are just starting out, you can only use methods such as swapping places of origin to bring in foreigners and temporarily set up a framework.
In the future, we will continue to improve professionalism, improve quality and capabilities.
The Hanshan Sect, the Perak Sect, and even the local forces in other state capitals were mostly quiet this time.
The matter was left to Dahe Longmen and Tingshan Academy. In fact, it was Chang'an's senior officials who expressed their attitude.
After receiving the hint, Guo Zi and Wu Qiong were smart and took the initiative to lead the disciples of Hanshan Sect and Pili Sect to assist in order to earn impression points in front of His Majesty and Mr. Wu Yun.
With their help, things are much easier.
While laying out the basic administrative network, Zhang Dongyun did not forget another thing.
Huang Xi, the head of Tianfeng Mountain, cooperated with Chen Yu and others from Tiangong Palace, dispatched a large number of manpower, and gradually established the weapons factory and officially put it into operation.
Naturally, Zhang Dongyun did not have anything to do when he moved all the people in Tianfeng Mountain from Longnan to Longbei County and spent manpower and material resources to transport iron ore from Longnan.
In addition to strengthening the control of the weapons factory, he also ordered Shang Jie of Dahe Longmen to go to the territory of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
When Shang Jie was managing Chang Andong City, she established a friendship with the elder of Ice Fire Valley, a famous martial arts clan in the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Ice Fire Valley has always been as famous as Wutian Peak and Shuofeng Academy.
Their reputation outside Northern Qi is even greater than theirs.
Because Ice and Fire Valley is extremely good at refining weapons, the large area under its control even produces Xifeng Iron, the most precious weapon refining weapon.
After joining Xifeng Iron, the Ice and Fire Valley produced weapons and became famous everywhere.
Many weapons of the Eastern Tang Dynasty were purchased from Ice Fire Valley.
Shang Jie went to Ice Fire Valley this time and successfully helped the weapons factory to negotiate a long-term business deal with Xifeng Iron.