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The stone tablet outside the Control Yuan was covered in dust.
However, many people in the Control Yuan, including him, regarded it as their lifelong ideal.
Previously, this ideal seemed like a distant dream.
But now, he sees the possibility of it happening.
This was his ideal, and also Ye Qingmei's ideal.
Li Chengqian smiled.
He had long known that although Chen Pingping was a man of deep thoughts, he was the person most willing to support him.
He waved his hand casually.
A surge of energy swept over him, and Chen Pingping involuntarily stood up.
"Dean Chen, there's no need for such formalities. Just do your best. What I've written is just a direction; you'll need to refine the specific implementation details."
As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Ruofu.
"Is Your Excellency the Prime Minister unwilling?"
Lin Ruofu felt a chill run down his spine.
Only then did he realize that the emperor before him was not the former Emperor Qing.
They are absolute and uncompromising on important matters like this, allowing no room for argument or discussion.
"This old minister is willing."
He put it simply, but after saying it, it actually made me feel relieved.
Because he knew very well,
Although these policies were implemented under the guise of relocating the capital,
It is currently limited to Kyoto, but it will surely spread throughout the entire Qing Kingdom in the future.
This is a massive transformation.
As the executor, regardless of success or failure, he will surely be remembered for all time.
Moreover, with His Majesty (Zhao) around, it would be difficult for them to fail.
This is the absolute authority that comes with absolute force.
No matter how much resistance,
In front of a powerful figure who can slaughter thousands of cavalry in an instant, he is nothing but a joke.
Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian's smile became even warmer.
“Very well. In that case, let Lord Lin, as prime minister, take the lead in this matter, with Dean Chen in charge of the Censorate and Vice Minister Fan in charge of the Ministry of Revenue to assist him.”
"I'll say it again: I need to see results within half a month!"
After a moment of silence, three voices with distinct timbres rang out.
"The minister obeys the order."
A sweeping transformation begins today.
Shortly after Lin Ruofu, Chen Pingping, and Fan Jian left,
In a separate room next to the Imperial Study, Emperor Qing, dressed in a simple white robe, looked somewhat haggard and slumped in a wheelchair.
He looked at Li Chengqian and asked weakly:
"Why move the capital? Do you know that if this goes wrong, the entire Qing Kingdom will be torn apart!"
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Emperor Qing looked puzzled and questioned him.
However, Li Chengqian remained indifferent.
He leaned back slightly, his gaze carrying a hint of indifference.
"So what if we're torn apart? We'll just fight our way back together."
A blush rose to Emperor Qing's face.
The next second, however, he couldn't help but cough violently.
His Grandmaster-level cultivation was destroyed, and his body was severely injured.
Unless he's kept hanging on by a thread, he doesn't really have many days left to live.
He gave Li Chengqian a deep look, but ultimately said nothing more.
He is no longer the emperor whose word was law, nor the unparalleled grandmaster, but a useless person imprisoned in the palace.
Words without power are nothing but a joke.
But as a former emperor, no one knew better than him what consequences those decrees would bring.
"Escort the Emperor Emeritus back to his palace."
Li Chengqian casually gave an order and then got up and left the imperial study.
Looking up at the somewhat gloomy sky, he revealed a faint smile.
Although he has not yet officially ascended the throne
But now, with his decision to move the capital and issue these decrees, he has triggered several more missions.
This means he will have many chances to win prizes.
Countless famous ministers and generals from ancient times will emerge, possessing technology far exceeding that of this era, and even that of the era before the great catastrophe of this world.
This means that the Qing Kingdom is about to undergo unprecedented changes.
This means that he will single-handedly create an incredibly vast empire.
He was not afraid of any so-called resistance.
In the Imperial Study,
As Emperor Qing was about to leave, supported by Eunuch Hou, he stared blankly at Li Chengqian's departing figure.
An extremely firm and resolute spirit arose spontaneously.
Is it really true that times have changed?
A sense of dejection quietly surfaced, making him appear even more exhausted.
Li Chengqian spoke with utmost solemnity.
Therefore, apart from necessary rest periods, Lin Ruofu, Chen Pingping, and Fan Jian...
They all summoned their trusted and learned subordinates to discuss and supplement the relevant policies.
This discussion lasted for three days and three nights.
Early that morning,
Lin Ruofu entered the palace carrying a thick stack of files.
Soon he left the palace with an imperial edict and a gold medal.
Population and land are both complex matters.
Especially the entire Kyoto area,
Both the population and the land area were extremely large.
The goal is to produce results within half a month (chbb), with a deadline of one month.
This requires sufficiently detailed and comprehensive regulations and a sufficient number of personnel.
The regulations were largely the same, and with the support of the Control Yuan, coupled with Lin Ruofu's decades of official service and the Fan family's long-standing influence,
They managed to recruit enough people in a short period of time.
Thus, after obtaining authorization from Li Chengqian, a vigorous investigation was launched.
It's not difficult for ordinary people to investigate.
Although the laws of Qing Kingdom are not very comprehensive, they are quite detailed in matters of household registration.
However, according to Li Chengqian's request,
The new household registration requires more detailed information, including property, land, and relatives.
In addition, the statistics on land area were separate from this, yet they had to be compared and contrasted with official documents, making the workload quite heavy.
Of course, that's all. The real difficulties are faced by the nobles and their families.
This is Kyoto, after all.
Not every prominent family or high-ranking official is an exception; they are numerous, if not ubiquitous.
These people possess large amounts of seemingly legal land.
He kept a considerable number of servants under his command.
It's not that simple to investigate.
However, the Control Yuan is not just sitting idly by.
The charges against those high-ranking officials that Li Chengqian read aloud in court that day all came from the Censorate.
Since Chen Pingping's goal was to fulfill Ye Qingmei's wish,
Even if many things cannot be implemented, we have made sufficient preparations.
Besides the fact that information about those officials was thoroughly investigated and collected,
Almost every influential and wealthy power in Kyoto was registered and recorded.
With these files, it's easy to find out a lot of things.
As for hiding people,
Li Chengqian has already spread his net of schemes, covering the entire capital.
Arrange for core members of the Luowang (Network of Knowledge) to directly observe the life force in various locations using the permissions granted by the Xinwang (Heart Network).