However, it was not an easy task to unify the Central Plains!
Jiang Chen opened the map function on the announcement screen and he could see it clearly!
He had only managed to conquer Longxi, but he had not even managed to conquer the entire Longyou Road.
The northern region of Longxi was still occupied by Li Gui, who proclaimed himself emperor and named it the Kingdom of Liang!
In the mainland, there were also Liang Shidu, Liu Wuzhou, Luo Yi, Dou Jiande, Yang Tong, Li Mi, and dozens of other independent factions of varying sizes!
If Jiang Chen wanted to unify the Central Plains, he had to defeat all of these factions!
It was obvious that it was not an easy task!
Currently, Jiang Chen's plan was not to touch Li Gui of Longyou Road!
After all, Li Gui's Kingdom of Liang bordered the three great empires of Tuyuhun, the Western Turks, and the Eastern Turks. If he took the lead in recovering Longyou Road, it would be equivalent to exposing his northwest position. It was not a good plan!
Therefore, it was better to keep Li Gui as a shield for the Tianwu Kingdom!
At the same time, Liang Shidu was waiting in the northeast, and Jiang Chen didn't plan to make a move.
After all, the Eastern Turks were more or less behind these factions. Attacking them first would result in conflict with the Eastern Turks, delaying the process of unifying the Central Plains and increasing his own burden.
Therefore, Jiang Chen focused his attention on the mainland and the southeast region!
These regions were the places he wanted to take back first!
The first one was Wang Shichong from the State of Zheng, which bordered the Tianwu Kingdom!
However, Jiang Chen didn't plan to act immediately. The country had just won two battles and should let the soldiers rest for a while.
What he needed to do now was to sign in!
It had been seven days since the last time he signed in!
Originally, he could have signed in yesterday, but he was so busy that he forgot. So after returning to the palace and rewarding the soldiers, the first thing Jiang Chen had to do was to sign in!
Every time he signed in, Jiang Chen was filled with curiosity. He couldn't wait to see what good cards he could get next!
"Sign in!"
Jiang Chen said without hesitation.
Ding!
"Congratulations to the host for completing the sixth check-in!】
"Congratulations, you have obtained a legendary-level Official Card!】
[Legendary Official Card: Gongsun Yang]
The next moment, a card that was flashing with golden light appeared in Jiang Chen's mind. On the card was a serious middle-aged man, and at the bottom of the card was written "Gongsun Yang"!
Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment and didn't realize who Gongsun Yang was. After thinking for a long time, his pupils suddenly contracted and he suddenly realized something. He revealed an incredulous expression!
"Isn't Gongsun Yang Shang Yang?”Jiang Chen exclaimed.
In fact, it wasn't Jiang Chen's fault for being slow. Most people knew Shang Yang, but very few knew his real name!
Actually, other than Gongsun Yang, he also had other nicknames like Wei Yang and Shang Jun!
It was just that the name Shang Yang was more well-known to the public!
For a moment, Jiang Chen couldn't help but tremble with excitement!
What kind of talent was Shang Yang?
He was a representative of the politicians, reformers, ideologists, and legalists of the Warring States Period!
Through the reform, he implemented severe laws in the Qin country during the Warring States Period. He emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce. He also reformed the household registration, land system, taxation, weights and measures, and so on. This made the Qin country become a powerful country at that time. It also laid a solid foundation for the unification of the Qin country!
Moreover, Shang Yang advocated for war and militarism. He advocated unifying the people's thoughts and establishing a unified system to achieve the goal of unity.
They did not hesitate to offend the powerful, strengthen the imperial system, formulate laws and regulations, severely punish and reward, and suppress the arrogance of the aristocratic families.
It had to be said that this was the talent that Jiang Chen needed the most at the moment. It was rare for someone to match Jiang Chen's philosophy. Through reform, he could strengthen the implementation of national laws, suppress the aristocrats, and increase the combat effectiveness of the army!
Therefore, Jiang Chen did not hesitate and immediately clicked to use it!
The
next moment, a white light appeared in front of Jiang Chen!
A man who looked to be only twenty years old holding a letter appeared in front of Jiang Chen!
This person was none other than Shang Yang.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Shang Yang respectfully cupped his hands and kowtowed.
Jiang Chen nodded and then checked Shang Yang's attributes!
[Name: Shang Yang (Peerless Official)]
[Identity: None
][Age: 20]
[Official career]: 0
[Martial strength]: 40 [
Wisdom]: 100
[Ambition]: 0
[Morality]: 100
[Loyalty]: 100
[Political]: 130
[Imperial Command]: 30
[Charm] 90
[Character]: Serious and serious
[Skills]: Shang Yang's reform (Shang Yang will be an official of Rank One and above, and will start the reform!）、Heavy Agriculture and Restrain Commerce (National Agriculture increased by 2 levels, Commerce decreased by 2 levels!）、Rule of Law (Increases popular sentiment by 5 points, weakens the fighting power of the nobles by 50%, increases the chance of rebellion by 30%!)）、Combat Strength (Individual Combat Strength 10 points!）
Jiang Chen looked at Shang Yang's attributes and was stunned!
He had never imagined that Shang Yang's various stats were better than he had imagined. He had completely reached the level of a peerless famous official!
Most importantly, Shang Yang actually had four skills!
These four skills were exactly what Jiang Chen lacked in governing the country!
First, it emphasized agriculture and suppressed commerce. Now, due to the division of the Central Plains and the constant wars between the various countries, there was no commerce to speak of. Even if commerce decreased, it would not decrease much. It could be completely ignored!
Therefore, the most important thing was to upgrade the agriculture industry. He could upgrade it by two levels. The main economic development of Tianwu Kingdom was agriculture. If he could upgrade it by two levels, it would greatly increase the country's tax revenue!
Although the rule of law would increase the chances of the aristocrats rebelling, it would also weaken the fighting strength of the aristocrats and increase the morale of the people!
At this time, if the aristocrats really dared to rebel, it would give Jiang Chen the opportunity to confiscate the family!
As for what Jiang Chen cared about the most, it was Shang Yang's last skill, which directly increased the combat strength of all soldiers by 10 points!
In this way, the overall combat strength of the army would also be crazily improved!
The military strength of the country would be greatly enhanced!
During the Warring War Period, the Qin Kingdom used this law to encourage soldiers to participate in the war, increase their enthusiasm, and allow them to fight bravely!
After all, the rewards and promotions depended on the enemy's head!
Even ordinary soldiers without any background could rely on fighting bravely to reach the peak of their lives!
Therefore, the soldiers would fight harder on the battlefield, and their combat strength would naturally be stronger. When they saw the enemy, it was as if they saw white silver and future glory and wealth. They fought to kill!
This was also why during the Warring States Period, people from other countries would say that the people of Qin were like tigers and wolves!
This was the strategy that Jiang Chen urgently needed. In order to unify the Central Plains as soon as possible, he also needed to mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers and train them into a fierce army!
All in all, Shang Yang's appearance was undoubtedly a timely help to Jiang Chen!
His reform skills could lay a more solid foundation for Tianwu Kingdom and greatly increase the combat effectiveness of the army for Jiang Chen to conquer!
However, if he wanted to trigger Shang Yang's skill, he had to let his official rank reach first grade.
This was easy for Jiang Chen. Zhang Zheng had been executed, so Jiang Chen could reward Shang Yang as the tutor, a first-grade official!
However, just having an official rank was not enough. After all, the official position of Grand Tutor was only a title of nobility that belonged to the category of rewards. It did not have any real power!
Thus, even if Shang Yang was awarded the title of First Rank Grand Tutor, allowing him to activate his skills, it was still extremely difficult for the entire imperial court to implement Shang Yang's reform.
Hence, other than giving him an official title, he had to give Shang Yang some real power!
At present, there was a vacant position in the imperial court that held great power!
Jiang Chen didn't appoint anyone for this position before because the power of the position was too great. Without a suitable person, Jiang Chen would never easily grant it!
However, Shang Yang was different. He was a mission signed by the system, so his ambition wasn't high. He had absolute loyalty to Jiang Chen, so Jiang Chen could rest assured and arrange him in this position!
This position was the Shangshu Ling, who was in charge of the Shangshu Province of the three provinces and six ministries. The six ministries were also within his jurisdiction!
This position was created during the Warring States Period in the Qin Kingdom. Its power was equivalent to that of the Prime Minister!
In history, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the power of this position was also brought to the extreme. Before Li Shiming ascended the throne, he was in charge of the Ministry of History and served as the Shangshu Ling!
As the power of the Shangshu Ling was too great, it was left idle in the subsequent dynasties. The emperor personally carried out the duties of the Shangshu Ling and was in charge of the six departments!
Until the Ming Dynasty, the position of Shangshu Ling was completely abolished!
This was the reason why Jiang Chen didn't choose anyone to be the official. The position was too big, and it needed someone who was completely loyal to him and had the ability to take it!
At present, Shang Yang's political, moral, and intellectual attributes completely met Jiang Chen's requirements!
Most importantly, Shang Yang was sufficiently loyal!
This was also the reason why Jiang Chen didn't let Fang Xuanling take the position of Shangshu Ling.
Even though Fang Xuanling was outstanding, he wasn't 100% loyal to Jiang Chen. He could be used, but he couldn't be put in an important position!
Moreover, letting Shang Yang act as the Shangshu Ling could also balance the power of the three provinces and six ministries. It would be easier to push forward Shang Yang's reform to achieve Jiang Chen's goal!
With this thought in mind, Jiang Chen made up his mind to hand the most powerful Shangshu Ling of the three provinces and six ministries to Shang Yang, and let Shang Yang immediately push forward Shang Yang's reform!
After all this was over, Jiang Chen didn't rush to rest. He still had one more thing to do!
Upgrade the attribute building!
The attribute building had been upgraded seven or eight days ago.
However, the country was in a state of war at the time, and Jiang Chen's funds were not in place, so he didn't care.
Now that the national treasury was full and the country was in a stable state, he finally had time to look at the attributed buildings!
What he was most concerned about was what buildings with different attributes could be unlocked after the Great Ming Palace was upgraded to Level 2!
His heart was filled with anticipation!
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PS: Please submit! Please submit! Please submit! Important things had to be said three times! At the request of the big boss, he put up a map. Tang is the Tianwu Kingdom. Everyone can take a look!
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