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    Wang De's heart had never been so nervous, even when he was thinking about assassinating Tang Feng and risking his life, it had never beat so fiercely.  That's because when he did those risky things in the past, he was alone. He didn't have any worries, and it didn't matter even if he died. But today he already has his own family, wife and children. If he doesn't succeed, he will probably give it to them.  bring devastating disaster.  So he felt that his heart had jumped into his throat, but he still had to remain calm enough on the surface.

    The medicine tastes bitter and has some other smells. Wang De is also worried that a shrewd person like Li Yan will see some flaws in it.  However, it was obvious that Li Yan did not doubt that the companion in front of him, who had long been surrendered by him and had the same enemy as him, would be murderous for him.  Moreover, because Liaodong is located in a cold place, most of the wine is strong alcohol and the smell is very strong, which completely drowns out the smell of the rat poison. Li Yan did not notice anything wrong at all.

    Seeing Wang De finish the wine in the bowl and then looking at him, Li Yan also felt that he should feel more relaxed.  Although he was just using someone, there were still a lot of things that depended on the person in front of him, and he should indeed give him some face, so he also picked up the wine bowl and drank the strong and bad wine.  .

    The taste of the wine was not good, which made Li Yan frown a little. But seeing him drink the whole bowl of wine, Wang De felt a little relieved.  He picked up the jug and was about to continue pouring wine for the two of them. At the same time, he was thinking about how to refuse to drink anymore. Unexpectedly, Li Yan stopped him: "No, I'm almost drunk. I have to be on my way tomorrow."  Well, let's just drink here." These words made Wang De even more happy, and he didn't even use excuses.

    "What kind of defensive responsibilities can you be exposed to now?" After stopping to drink, Li Yan began to plan for future actions, and asked Wang De's current status.

    "I'm just a commander, and I just follow orders. I can still take some responsibility for some of the defense work in this town." Wang De said truthfully, suppressing the excitement in his heart.  As a low-level officer, he could only manage the security of this small town, but that didn't mean he had no chance at all.

    "Well, you should know where the thousands of households in Guangningwei live, right?" Li Yan felt a little dizzy. He just thought it was because the wine just now was too strong, so he didn't pay too much attention to it. He still held on and asked again.  road.

    "Of course I know this. I will take you there after dark." Wang De said quickly. He also saw what was wrong with the other party and was secretly happy, knowing that he would soon be able to end it.

    "That's the best. I have to take a rest. I must have traveled a long way and the wine is very strong. I can't hold it anymore." As Li Yan said this, he stood up and wanted to leave the table.  But as soon as he stood up, he felt something was wrong. This feeling was not like being drunk at all, but there were some signs of poisoning. At the same time, his lower abdomen also felt a dull pain.

    Seeing the other party stand up, Wang De also stood up. At the same time, he had already reached the door curtain and took the steel knife aside in his hand.  Seeing his appearance, Li Yan was able to conclude that he had indeed fallen into his trap. Feeling frightened and angry, he shouted loudly: "How dare the thief!" He shouted and rushed forward.

    He knew that his martial arts skills were superior to Wang De's. Even though he was poisoned, as long as he was caught, he would be able to get the antidote. Unfortunately, he did not have a weapon on him, so when faced with the sudden attack of the knife, he  Li Yan could only retreat in a hurry.

    The matter was related to the lives of his family. Wang De did not dare to relax at all. He danced a knife like a wheel. No matter which direction Li Yan attacked from, he would force him back with his knife.  In the past few years, although Wang De's body has become much stronger due to years of martial arts training, he is still not as good as Li Yan, who studied under a famous family. All he can do now is to support himself.  However, he knows that if this continues, victory will definitely belong to him. The longer the time drags on, the deeper the poison will be to the opponent, and the greater the certainty of victory will be when the time comes.

    After several sudden advances without success, Li Yan knew that it was impossible to deal with him today.  As the poison dissipated due to strenuous exercise, he felt that his body was becoming more and more out of control, and his lower abdomen was hurting like a knife, and his head was becoming more dizzy, which made him even more frightened.  After another failed attack, Li Yan had already decided to quit.  In his current state, he knew that he could no longer defeat Wang De, so he had to retreat first and wait until the poison healed before taking revenge.

    Having made up his mind, Li Yan stepped forward with a false attack. When Wang De waved his sword to protect his whole body, he rushed towards the door with a single step.  Wang De was also stunned when he saw this. He couldn't guarantee that the other party was really going to retreat. If it was just a trick to lure the enemy, and he rushed forward rashly, he would be in a disadvantageous situation.  Just as he was stunned, Li Yan had already reached out and opened the door and was about to go out.

    At this time, Wang De knew that he really wanted toFeeling confident, he no longer hesitated, strode forward, raised the steel knife above his head with both hands, chopped Huashan with one move, and chopped into Li Yan's body with a huge force.

    The main component of this rat poison is arsenic, which is highly poisonous. In addition, Li Yan drank it together with wine, which dissipated its toxicity faster. There was another fight.  , the poison has entered the internal organs.  If it weren't for Li Yan's excellent internal strength, he would have fallen to the ground and died. Even so, his body began to feel weak and his eyes were blurry. He couldn't see the high threshold clearly.  One foot stepped on the wrong side, and the body suddenly lost its balance.  At this time, Wang De had already slashed at him with his sword after shouting loudly.

    Li Yan's body suddenly lost balance and he hurriedly used a heavy weight to stabilize himself. At this time, he could no longer see clearly the situation in front of him and could only rely on his hearing and body instinct to dodge to one side.  But it was still a little bit short. Although he escaped the vital point, he couldn't avoid the shoulder position after all. With a "puff", the steel knife penetrated his shoulder blade and got stuck inside.

    He let out a cry of pain, but Li Yan's spirit was boosted by the pain, and he punched Wang De.

    But now Wang De is no longer the same person as before. He can be regarded as a person with a lot of fighting experience. Once he succeeds, he has already let go of the knife in his hand, rolls to the ground, and actually dodges the opponent's powerful punch.  .

    Li Yan punched out, and his body became even more unstable. He began to shake from side to side, and then fell into a pool of blood with a thud.  That knife almost split him in half, and when the poison surged up, even he couldn't hold on.

    Wang De saw him languishing on the ground, but he didn't dare to step forward for a moment because he didn't know if the man in front of him was trying to lure him forward and then give him the final blow.  But now he is no longer in a hurry. He has fallen down, and blood is constantly flowing out of Li Yan's wound. As long as it takes a while, even if Li Yan can still move now, it will be impossible to support him.

    Li Yan on the ground did not move anymore. He was still conscious, but his body had lost the ability to move. He knew that he was completely finished.  He thought he had profound wisdom and martial arts skills, but he never thought that he would die today at the hands of this ordinary person whom he had never cared about before.  This may be a punishment given to him by God. Over the years, as the young master of the White Lotus Sect, and later in the rebellion, he has played a role in causing harm to the world. Now he finally tastes death.

    At this moment, Li Yan didn¡¯t know who he should blame. There were so many people who died at his own hands and through his schemes. It could be said that he felt retribution for being harmed by others¡¯ schemes.  He was just dissatisfied as to why Tang Feng, his biggest enemy, could live freely while he had to die like this in this small town.

    Soon, this resentment disappeared with the loss of Li Yan's life. He seemed to have returned to the past, when he was still young, living a carefree life with his father and brother. At that time, he did not know  As for his identity, he still didn't know the difference between the White Lotus Sect and the imperial court. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He hadn't smiled so calmly for a long time.

    But his smile soon disappeared because he saw a sharp knife appearing in front of him.  After observing for a long time, Wang De finally confirmed one thing. This person was indeed at the end of his strength.  Now was the last chance to get rid of this scourge. Having been a soldier for many years, he didn't hesitate for a moment, picked up another knife and rushed towards Li Yan.

    Without too many words, Wang De slashed down with the knife in his hand like a trained horse, hitting Li Yan's throat. He didn't even have time to let out a miserable groan, and died.

    Seeing that his body was missing, Wang De finally felt at ease. Regardless of the mess on the ground, he went into the inner room to comfort his wife. His son was still young, so he didn't know this.

    "You why did you start a fight with that friend?" the little wife asked with a frightened look on her face, but she was not too worried. This is Liaodong, and even ordinary women have seen many dead people.  Don¡¯t talk about military wives.

    Wang De smiled bitterly and said: "He is here to harm me. I must strike first, otherwise even you and the children will be harmed by him. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I will find an excuse to say that he is entering the house."  The strongman who commits robberies, just help cover it up when the time comes."

    "Yeah!" The wife nodded obediently. She didn't want her man to be questioned by the government for killing someone.

    The matter came to an end quickly, because Wang De now had a small status, and the local land security guards did not dare to embarrass him too much. The deceased was someone from out of town. It is indeed possible that Wang De said  If you are strong, you will no longer ask about this matter.  Li Yan's body was also buried in a mass grave outside the city.

    Since then, all the remnants of the White Lotus Sect have been eradicated, and Li Pushi and his youngest son have all been killed.Whether it is unclear or not, it can also be regarded as a kind of punishment from God to these traitors who brought trouble to the world and caused the destruction of people's families.  Everything in Liaodong remains the same, and Wang De has truly become Wang De since then. Perhaps after a midnight dream, he will vaguely remember the third young master of the Wang family back then, but to him now, he has become  The identity of the other person has nothing to do with him anymore

    Tang Feng, who was in the capital and in control of the court, had no idea that something like this had happened in Liaodong. The felon Li Yan he had always wanted to capture had actually died at the hands of another enemy of his.  He didn't know that Liaodong had escaped a disaster this time. After not getting any information about Li Yan's whereabouts for a long time, Tang Feng had to turn his attention back to state affairs. He couldn't possibly do it because of a potential threat.  Regardless of what you need to do most.

    At the end of March, those clan members were given white silk and poisoned wine to commit suicide. Even if they didn't want to die, how could they save their lives under the will of the imperial court?  As for their family members, they were indeed found guilty. The men were sent to the border and the women were sent to the Jiaofang Department and became official prostitutes.  Although Tang Feng was very dissatisfied with this implicating method, he had to admit that it was indeed a good way to kill one person and serve as a warning to others.

    Because after this, the other clans no longer dared to have any dissatisfaction with the imperial court. They reduced their expenses by nearly 70% and took back the land they had previously occupied. These people also did not dare to have any objections.  Of course, everyone knew that Tang Feng was in power now and had no close relationship with them. Tang Feng would not frown even if he killed them, let alone others.  Therefore, everyone accepted the court's harsh treatment honestly, and no one knew what their secret thoughts were.

    Tang Feng doesn't care about this. Now that the treasury is full and the power is in hand, it's time to continue to take his own steps.  Tang Feng fully understood the truth that time waits for no one. The Ming Dynasty was still full of crises and could no longer be careless, so he started a series of reforms. Of course, the decrees of these reforms were all issued in the name of the emperor.

    First, there was a sea ban. This time, he made a big move. Following the method he knew of the foreign invaders in the late Qing Dynasty who opened the country, he opened many docks near the sea, such as Nanjing, Songjiang, Guangzhou, and Ningbo.  Merchants in coastal cities were also encouraged to use ships to transport their goods overseas for sale, and the government only collected a very small amount of taxes.

    As soon as this policy came out, the entire southeastern coast was excited about it.  Originally, even when the imperial court banned the sea, local businessmen would find loopholes to conduct overseas trade. After all, the profits from this business were too great.  Now that the imperial court has imposed a sea ban, they are naturally happy to do business openly. Although there are more taxes, they are a thousand times more worried than before, fearing that others will find out.  And in the past, in order to ensure that they would not be embarrassed by the government, they had to make confessions to local officials. Now, the cost is less and they are more secure.

    Of course, not everyone is optimistic about this.  For example, those local officials who could no longer get the respect of businessmen, how could they dare to go against the court and Tang Feng now?  I can only accept this reality helplessly, and at the same time let my family take advantage of this convenience to go out to make more money.

    In addition, some old scholars who cling to the ancient laws and cling to the ancestral laws are also very dissatisfied with the court's new laws.  But their abilities are even more limited. The government does not support it, and the local people ignore their words. These people can only shout when they are drunk: "People's hearts are not ancient!" In the end, it cannot stop them.  of.

    Of course, some of the opponents hit the point. Some people mentioned that now is the time for spring plowing, and the people are no longer farming because of their own interests. If this continues, many fields in the south of the Yangtze River will be deserted, and it will be a disaster.  A great disaster.

    In this regard, Tang Feng did not use coercion, he immediately came up with countermeasures.  In fact, this countermeasure was already in place when he wanted to reopen the sea ban and prosper business, and that was the cultivation of new crops.  He has long been planting sweet potatoes, corn and other coarse grains in Suzhou as an experimental site. It is precisely because of these crops that Suzhou did not suffer from famines despite the opening up of sea and business.  He forcefully promoted these crops to the entire southeast and even the Central Plains. As long as the people have tasted the benefits, they will no longer worry about food problems.

    ¡°Furthermore, Tang Feng also knew that many overseas countries were rich in grain. As long as enough grain was imported from them, would he still be afraid that the people would starve?

    Even though both paths are somewhat difficult, as long as everyone can make money, the price of food will naturally go up. Will we still worry that no one will stay in the fields to grow food?  You must know that foreign trade and going overseas are not something that everyone can do. This requires a sharp mind and a strong hand.  Otherwise, if the future world is so open, why wouldn¡¯t everyone be in business?

      A series of major policies were issued, which stabilized the strategy in the southeast. The southeast half of the Ming Dynasty has completely shown a development that is completely inconsistent with the Ming Dynasty, which made Tang Feng greatly gratified.

    He knows very well that in the near future, other places will follow suit and the Ming Dynasty will take a completely different path. As for how much change it will bring to the Chinese nation, he cannot foresee it.

    However, there is one thing that Tang Feng feels he should pay more attention to, and that is the Jin people in Liaodong.  Although after the defeat and civil strife a few years ago, the Jin Kingdom has been severely weakened and can no longer use large-scale troops against Liaodong, how can it allow others to sleep soundly beside the bed, let alone a hungry wolf that is always staring at him?

    In order to protect the Ming Dynasty from its intrusion, Tang Feng has decided to send out troops to destroy the Jin Kingdom after all reform measures have been stabilized and the country is rich. Only in this way can hidden dangers be eliminated.  To this end, he also focused on the research and development of firearms. When there was no advantage over the cavalry, it was powerful thermal weapons that really determined victory.

    Although the Ming Dynasty itself did not develop rapidly in firearms due to historical reasons, as soon as the maritime ban was lifted, more advanced firearms from overseas were shipped in.  Tang Feng was not polite and immediately handed over these sharp firearms to the craftsmen for them to imitate and develop. It was necessary to make great progress in Ming's own firearms.

    The Chinese nation is worthy of being a great copycat country in later generations. Even the Ming Dynasty hundreds of years ago imitated Western firearms in a well-organized manner, and could even make changes according to its own conditions.  In just half a year, the combat power of the Ming Dynasty's official army has been rapidly improved. Many of them are equipped with sharper muskets and artillery. A new era has begun

    ps: Happy Labor Day~~~~~~~~~
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