In less than a day, several wealthy families in Minghua City were wiped out by the Xie family.
These wealthy families still have some strength, but they have to be investigated far compared to the Xie family. Of course, the Xie family also paid a heavy price for this. More than a hundred of the elite members of the family were killed or injured, including several innate warriors.
But all this was worth it in Xie Lingyun's eyes, because the Xie family was saved, while those wealthy families were destroyed.
But what made Xie Lingyun even more happy was that he was summoned by Emperor Li.
A few days later.
Inside the Imperial City of Kyoto.
Xie Lingyun walked to a garden cautiously.
When he saw Qin Wei in the garden pavilion, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes.
At this time, Qin Wei was wearing a white gown, sitting on the stone bench in the pavilion, looking at the book in his hand with a gentle expression.
His appearance of a handsome young man made Xie Lingyun wonder whether he had come to the wrong place or met the wrong person.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
Cao Zhengchun, who was leading the way, bowed and saluted, which made Xie Lingyun dispel his doubts.
"Old Xie Lingyun pays homage to Your Majesty!" Xie Lingyun quickly bowed and paid homage.
Qin Wei raised his head, looked at Xie Lingyun and smiled gently: "Forgive me!"
"Xiao Shunzi, serve tea!"
He pointed to the stone bench opposite and motioned for Xie Lingyun to sit down.
Xie Lingyun looked at Cao Zhengchun hesitantly.
Cao Zhengchun nodded slightly, and after thanking him, he sat cautiously opposite Qin Wei.
"Don't be nervous, you are also a Jingzhao Realm expert, and you are considered a master in the entire Yuluo Sea!" Qin Wei said warmly.
Xie Lingyun wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Your Majesty, the power of Heaven is in front of you, I am really upset!"
Can he not be nervous?
He didn't even look at who was sitting in front of him.
That is His Majesty Emperor Dali!
The former Luofu Emperor was just a decoration, and he, the head of the Xie family, would naturally not care.
But the Emperor Dali in front of him was not a decoration. In the past few days, he had finally understood that Qin Wei, the emperor, was definitely not comparable to ordinary emperors.
He came to Kyoto from Minghua City, returned to Minghua City from Kyoto, and then returned to Kyoto again. What he saw and heard during these two trips all demonstrated the authority of Emperor Dali.
Both the powerful Xiong Ba and the Dali officials he met were all respectful to His Majesty the Emperor.
You must know that Xiong Ba is a strong person in the late stage of Ji Zhao Realm and the third level of Divine Intention Realm. His strength is much stronger than him.
Of course, if it was just like this, he wouldn't be so nervous. After all, he is also a strong man and has seen many big scenes.
But at this time, he felt that the consciousness of at least three Jingzhao realm experts was locked on his body. He could imagine that as long as he made the slightest move, the result would be death without a burial place.
Qin Wei rolled up his sleeves, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not that I can't tolerate wealthy families."
"You may not know about Dali. There are many distinguished families in Dali, many cultivating families, and even many sects."
"Dali will not only not restrict their development and growth, but will also support them."
Xie Lingyun's expression moved slightly and he listened quietly to Qin Wei's words.
Qin Wei continued: "But the premise of everything is that they must abide by the laws of the court, be willing to serve the court, and be my most loyal ministers."
"I said this, can you understand?"
His tone was gentle, without any harshness.
But in Xie Lingyun's eyes, these words were full of the tyranny of the emperor.
Follow the laws of the court, serve the court, and be willing to be the emperor's ministers.
The word "courtier" alone shows the difference between the Dali Dynasty and many dynasties.
Qiongtian Sea Territory respects strength, and although the emperor of the dynasty has a respected status, in fact the basic strategy of governing the dynasty is that the emperor and the strong rule the world together.
For example, in the previous Luofu Dynasty, the royal family and the wealthy family jointly ruled the world.
In the Hundred Stars Dynasty, the emperor and the powerful ruled the world together.
There are no wealthy families in the Hundred Stars Dynasty, but every powerful person can influence the court's decisions.
The Lords of Jiuyao Star are nominally the subjects of the Star Emperor, but in fact they are more like partners of the Star Emperor.
The imperial power gave the Star King a respected status, but it could not make him truly superior to everyone.
In contrast, Qin Wei can tower over everyone in Dali, and no one dares to challenge his majesty.
This is Xie Lingyun's observation of Dali Chaotang these days.
"I understand that I am willing to serve the imperial court and become His Majesty's most loyal minister." Xie Lingyun said with a solemn expression.
Qin Wei laughed.
It's just words, he won't take it seriously.
The foundation of power is great strength.
What Xie Lingyun fears is not his identity, but the power he can control.
Of course, Qin Wei did not doubt that Xie Lingyun was sincerely surrendering.
Xie Lingyun was slightly stunned, but then he realized that Qin Wei was serving tea to see off the guests.
"I'll take my leave!"
After he left, Qin Wei said with a smile: "The wealthy family shouldn't be a problem now!"
"It's just a bunch of chickens and dogs, Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about it!" Xiao Shunzi said with a flattering smile.
Qin Wei smiled faintly.
Although Xiao Shunzi's words may sound like flattery, they are not wrong.
Nowadays, the wealthy families on the four islands are just a bunch of local chickens and dogs, and they are not even qualified to cause trouble for Dali.
However, Xie Lingyun's surrender was also a good thing, as it completely ended the influence of the wealthy family on the four islands.
With the surrender of the Xie family, the remaining wealthy families finally recognized the facts and surrendered to the imperial court one after another, accepting the imperial court's arrangements.
This means that the wealthy families have completely become history. From now on, there will no longer be any wealthy families on the four islands of Dali.
After getting rid of the trouble of wealthy families, the imperial court gradually gained local control.
With the establishment of government offices and county offices, and the implementation of Dali's various policies, the hearts of the people on the four islands began to move closer to the imperial court.
In fact, the people's requirements for the court are very simple. They are nothing more than light corvee and low tax, and fairness and strictness. As long as the court can achieve these two points, the people will be able to accept the rule of the imperial government.
The Dali Court could not only do these two things, but also help the people become wealthy. More importantly, the Dali Court was willing to give ordinary people some opportunities to improve their status.
After the establishment of official offices in various places, the construction of official schools and martial arts pavilions also began.
When the functions and uses of official schools and martial arts pavilions spread, the people on the four islands immediately burst out with unlimited enthusiasm for the official offices in various places.
In this world where the strong are respected, even ordinary people know the importance of cultivation.
The official school and the martial arts pavilion give everyone an opportunity to practice, which is a great gift to ordinary people.
Therefore, when government offices in various places built official schools and martial arts pavilions, countless people became the staunchest supporters of the Dali imperial court.
Many people even volunteered to help the government build official schools and martial arts pavilions.
Because of this, Dali Chaotang has been recognized by most people on the four islands.
In line with the will of the people, Dali's development will also enter the fast lane.
In just one month, the four islands of Dali burst into vitality, and all kinds of good news spread to the imperial city, making Qin Wei feel very good.
But there is a lot of good news.
After the Qin family's fleet was changed to the Dali Royal Caravan, Shen Wansan completely put aside his previous cautious attitude and organized a large number of merchant ships to travel between Qingling Island and Jianxin Island.
As more and more merchant ships arrived in Dali, Dali's triangular dragon battle flag fluttered in the wind on the sea.
On the other side, the construction of the first dock at the Minami Karujima Shipyard has also been completed, and Gong Shuqiu has begun arranging manpower to build ships. At the same time, the machine technology research center has also moved to Kyoto.
What made Qin Wei even more delighted was that Gong Shuqiu had designed a machine beast that could mine on the seabed.
"Your Majesty, this is the Machine Scorpion No. 2."
In the imperial study room, Gong Shuqiu pointed at a design drawing of a mechanism and introduced it to Qin Wei.
"Giant Scorpion No. 2 is eight feet three feet long and three feet two feet wide. It has six pointed legs that can be inserted into the seabed to fix the body. The two giant pincers are made of fine steel and can easily break rocks even on the seabed."
"The internal space is relatively large and can support two mechanics working on the seabed for two hours."
Gong Shuqiu said slowly.
"Wait, there are only two hours?" Qin Wei said.
Two hours is too short. Mining is a task that takes a long time. If the time spent on the seabed is too short, time will be wasted traveling back and forth.
This efficiency is too low.
Gongshu Qiu said: "Well, currently we can only guarantee two hours, but if it is a shallow sea, we can transport air through pipelines. We can still make pipelines of several hundred meters."
"If mineral deposits can be found, we can also build a large submarine platform."
"And we are studying the water-avoiding array. If we can succeed in the research, we will no longer be restricted by underwater breathing."
The water-avoiding array does not avoid seawater, but can extract air from seawater so that people can breathe freely on the seabed.
Qin Wei didn't know much about the magic circle and didn't ask any questions. Seeing that Gong Shuqiu had already planned everything, he nodded with satisfaction.
"Can we mine on the seabed now?" Qin Wei asked.
"Well, we have to find the mine first!" Gong Shuqiu said.
Qin Wei pinched his chin and nodded slightly.
Finding a mine was also a problem, and what he found was not an ordinary mine, but a spiritual stone mine.
This must be very troublesome to do, but fortunately Qin Wei is not in a hurry now.
"You don't have to worry about finding or mining mines. I will ask the Ministry of Industry to set up a Marine Mining Department to take charge of this matter."
"You should focus on the magic circle first!"
Qin Wei said.
Currently, Gong Shuqiu is responsible for a lot of things, including the shipyard, the Mechanism Research Center, and learning magic circles.
Naturally, Qin Wei could no longer leave the seabed mining matters to him. Not only the mining matters, but also the shipyard matters should be handed over to the Ministry of Industry.
The shipbuilding technology brought now is very mature, and there is no need to do it personally after losing a grudge against the public.
Gongshuqiu should focus more on the magic circle and study the integration of magic circle and mechanism techniques.
Qin Wei's expectation of losing his revenge was greater than Xiao Yicai's.
It is impossible for Xiao Yi to focus all his energy on the magic circle. Gong Shuqiu is Dali's future technical master.