After leaving Gengxin City.
Tang Chuan rose into the air, followed Tang Xiao north, heading straight towards Heaven Dou Imperial City.
As they were about to enter Heaven Dou Imperial City.
Because the Qingdi Sect and the Clear Sky Sect were in different directions.
Halfway there, Tang Xiao cupped his hands to bid farewell to Tang Chuan.
"Sect Master Tang Chuan, let us part ways here!"
"Once I return to the Clear Sky Sect, I will immediately dispatch skilled blacksmiths to report to Blue Silver City, and I will gather my clansmen to prepare for coming out of the mountains."
"Sect Master Tang Chuan, if there is anything you need help with, just send someone to notify me!"
"Let's meet again next time!"
After speaking, the two parted ways. Tang Xiao turned west, returning to the depths of the mountains where the Clear Sky Sect was located.
Tang Chuan continued north, heading straight for the Qingdi Sect.
Upon returning to the Qingdi Sect.
Tang Chuan immediately summoned the senior members of the Qingdi Sect, informing core members like Bai He, Niu Gao, and Ye Zhilan about the news of conquering the Blacksmith Association, and told them to prepare to receive the blacksmiths from Gengxin City.
Afterwards, he set off again for Heaven Dou Imperial City.
Inside the Mingguang Hall of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Xue Ke was leaning over the desk, reviewing memorials. Seeing Tang Chuan enter, her eyebrows curved into a smile, and she put down the brush in her hand.
"Tang Chuan, you're here!"
Tang Chuan also smiled slightly, stepped forward, and pulled Xue Ke into his arms. Without much small talk, he briefly informed Xue Ke of the results of his trip.
"That's great!"
Knowing that Tang Chuan had successfully conquered the Blacksmith Association would greatly increase the production speed of shrapnel grenades, flintlock muskets, cannons, and shells, among other weapons.
This made Xue Ke very happy and delighted.
"With the addition of the Blacksmith Association, we have gained another Foundation for dealing with the Spirit Empire's future provocations!"
"By the way, there is one more thing."
At this moment, Tang Chuan was prepared to state another key point of this trip.
"This time, I intend to personally go to the Heaven Dou Empire's direct royal territory to preside over the implementation of the Land Grant Decree and the Fubing System."
Hearing this, Xue Ke was delighted at first, but then showed a trace of worry.
"The scale of the royal direct territory is far beyond that of the Blue Silver Count Territory, the Jade Phosphor Marquis Territory, and the Nine Heart Begonia Marquis Territory."
"The land there is more vast, more eye-catching, and involves more."
"If you go to preside over it yourself, I fear the news of the Fubing System will spread quickly, and it will likely provoke strong backlash from those noble families."
To this, Tang Chuan smiled indifferently, his tone calm and confident.
"Since we want to implement the Fubing System, it will be exposed sooner or later!"
"So don't be afraid of exposure; the key is whether it can be exposed with value!"
"It is precisely because the royal direct territory is larger and more involved that I need to sit there in person."
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I have my own sense of proportion!"
"Alright, Tang Chuan, I believe in you!"
"Just remember to be careful when you are over there!"
Seeing that Tang Chuan's mind was made up, Xue Ke chose to believe in him. She bit her lower lip and did not try to persuade him further.
She simply urged Tang Chuan to be careful in everything and granted him the imperial edict and seal representing the royal family to handle affairs in the direct territory with full authority.
The next day, Tang Chuan took a team composed of Qingdi Sect Disciples and civil and military officials trained in Blue Silver City, left Heaven Dou Imperial City, and headed to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's direct territory.
The scope of the royal direct territory was indeed extremely vast.
It included large plains around Heaven Dou Imperial City, as well as many grain-producing areas and traffic arteries in the north and east.
According to the laws of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Land that was not noble territory belonged in principle to the Empire and the royal family.
And the royal direct territory was the most core and prosperous part of these non-noble lands.
Its scale and strategic value were far beyond the combined total of the Blue Silver, Jade Phosphor, and Nine Heart Begonia territories!
Precisely because of this, when news spread that Tang Chuan had begun to measure land, register households, issue the Land Grant Decree, and implement the Fubing System in the royal direct territory.
The entire noble class of the Heaven Dou Empire exploded.
Letters of protest with fierce wording flew into Heaven Dou Imperial City like snowflakes, landing on Xue Ke's desk.
Some hot-tempered nobles even jointly submitted a petition, accusing Tang Chuan of "alienating the hearts of the nobles and ruining the Foundation of the country!", claiming "How are mud-legged peasants worthy of owning their own land? This is a desecration of noble honor!"
Worse still, they boasted in private gatherings.
If the royal family insisted on having their own way, they would not rule out taking "necessary measures" to safeguard the rights and interests of the nobles!
When the news reached Tang Chuan's ears.
Tang Chuan was standing by a field that had just been measured, watching several civil officials drive stakes into the ridges, dividing the land among families of commoners who were filled with fear and expectation.
After listening to the spy's report, Tang Chuan hooked his mouth into a cold smile and said in a low voice.
"With a great enemy at the gates, they only know how to care about their own little interests."
"These nobles are truly hopeless."
"I haven't even started depriving you of your fiefs or taking action against you yet!"
Beside him, a Qingdi Sect Disciple was somewhat indignant and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Sect Master, should we give them a lesson?"
To this, Tang Chuan shook his head and said indifferently.
"Now is not the time. I don't care about killing nobles or anything."
"But this is a means to achieve an end, not the end itself."
"Our goal is to strengthen the strength of the Heaven Dou Empire, not to consume our own power in internal strife."
"Killing them now, besides provoking a greater backlash, has no benefits."
"Spirit Hall hasn't made a move yet!"
"We still need to continue to accumulate strength and settle the score with them another day!"
After learning of the nobles' backlash, Tang Chuan followed the plan and immediately sent word back to Heaven Dou Imperial City, asking Xue Ke to issue a soothing edict in the name of the royal family.
The content of the edict was quickly drafted and promulgated to the world.
Xue Ke stated earnestly in the edict.
This Land Grant Decree was only an expedient measure to deal with the threat of the Spirit Empire. The commoners only obtained the right to cultivate the land; the ownership of the land still belonged to the royal family, and it was by no means dividing the fiefs of the noble families among the commoners.
At the same time, the edict clearly emphasized.
Nobles were still the "pillars that hold up the sky and the sea" of the Heaven Dou Empire. The royal family would never shake the fundamental interests of the nobles, and hoped that all nobles would take the overall situation into account and overcome the difficult times together.
After this edict was issued, although it did not completely appease the nobles' resentment, it at least temporarily calmed them down.
After all, the royal family had already given them a way out.
If they continued to make trouble, it would be openly opposing the royal family.
Without a better reason, most nobles chose to wait and see.
And what Tang Chuan wanted was this "temporary"!
(End of Chapter)
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