In the fifth year of Shenwu, Zhu Houwei issued the "Enlightenment Order".

Emperor Fengtian Chengyun, and the imperial edict said:

All the children of the Ming Dynasty, whether they are princes, nobles, royal families, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, or peddlers, can go to outsiders to expand their territory.

It is obtained from Kaijiang, gold, silver, jewelry, fertile fields and mines, and all the materials are owned by individuals and are exempt from tax burdens for 30 years.

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Note: "Order to Open the Xinjiang Administration"

Opening a hundred miles to the border, he was appointed as the captain of Zhongwu. (From the sixth rank)

He spread three hundred miles to the border and was awarded General Wu Yi. (Five rank)

Opening five hundred miles to the border, granting a credit to the general. (Fourth rank)

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Opening thousands of miles of borders and being awarded the title of Duke of the Nation. (Super)

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Only the strange Emperor Shenwu can think of it in all dynasties.

Although some scholars think that the content of the edict is too straightforward and has no literary talent, which will damage the majesty of the court and be disgraced by politeness, the effect is immediate.

Once the edict was issued, the whole world was in full swing. Even the soldiers of the garrison, which had long been abandoned, began to rush to the point.

Just because Emperor Shenwu restored the military merit system and even secretly promised that every battle of siege would not be sealed for three days, allowing everyone to legally robbery outside the territory.

The sudden edict and gift package directly diverted the world's attention, and even the earthquake that had just passed became less important.

Only the young people in Shengdou are still immersed in the grief caused by the earthquake. No matter what, life is always there, especially now it is winter.

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Huashan.

After experiencing the influence of a major earthquake, the Huashan School is like a large construction site. One by one, the famous figures in the world have turned into construction workers and worked hard to rebuild their homes.

In the face of natural disasters, the risk resistance of those who practice martial arts is still far stronger than that of ordinary people. During the earthquake, the Zhongshan School suffered a considerable loss of wealth and goods, but there were not much casualties.

In addition to the unlucky guys who were in deep seclusion, who were killed by the earthquake, the young disciples also had some skin.

After a brief glance at the loss list, Li Mu threw it aside and asked Zhang Bufan:

"How is the situation in Guanzhong?"

When the disaster comes, he takes care of himself. Li Mu can only pay attention to the problems at home. It will not be too late to consider the major issues in the world when his family is stable.

After thinking about it, Zhang Bufan said with a serious expression: "The losses are very heavy. Half of Huayin City at the foot of the mountain collapsed, and thousands of people were injured and killed, almost every household was hung with white sails.

The earthquake affected a wide range, and the entire northwest was a severely affected area. Other areas in Guanzhong were not much better.

However, the disaster relief progress is good. Since the head of the army ordered, the Guanzhong martial arts and the officials in the court have taken action, and no major chaos has occurred yet.

But after this battle, without ten years of hard work, it is unlikely that Guanzhong will recover its vitality.”

The recovery in the farming era is weak, and the damage caused by a major earthquake will take ten years to calm down.

This is still an optimistic estimate. If a war breaks out, it will probably be difficult to recover for decades.

The active disaster relief efforts of governments in various parts of Guanzhong are not because everyone is highly conscientious, but more because Li Mu is forced to do it with a knife.

Although Li Dazhenren, the King of Zhenbei, had never officially performed his duties for one day, no one dared not take his words seriously.

This is a lesson learned by the blood of his predecessors. In the past few years, there have been more than 30 civil and military officials in the northwest region who have lost their lives because of disobedience.

When the censor made a fuss in the court, he soon fell into the sea, except for the censor who whispered a few arrogant words.

Looking south, Li Mu said slowly: "The emperor has ordered the expedition to all directions, draft a memorial to tell the emperor that I want to launch the Western Expedition.

The Shaanxi soldiers were ordered to prepare for the conscription and tentatively recruited 200,000 troops. After the spring plow next year, they will fight against the Chagatai Khanate in the east in the west."

Guanzhong is an awkward position, too far from the southeast coast. If you expand externally, you can only move westward towards Central Asia.

When expeditioning to the West Chagatai Khanate in the East, he was able to risk the Oirat from the flanks and allocate part of the military pressure for the court.

Although General Zhu Shou had also won the "Yingzhou Victory" a few years ago, Li Mu still had no confidence in the army of the Ming court.

It is not a big problem to defend the Great Wall. If you run to the grassland to conquer the Oirat Khanate, it is still unknown who will fight whom.

If General Zhu Shou has lost his game, the Western Expedition Army can still pull him at a critical moment, so as to avoid the land of China being divided at this critical moment.

After hearing Li Mu's words, Zhang Bufan, who was standing beside him, hurriedly persuaded: "The leader, it is not difficult to recruit a large army, but the trouble is the money, grain and generals who command the troops.

Especially for money and grain, the expenses of the 200,000 army are not a small amount. Shaanxi has been weak for a long time, and the treasurys in various places are empty and they can't afford money and grain at all.

Although the income of our Huashan Sect has increased a lot in recent years, with the increase in the disciples and disciples, the expenses have also increased.

If there is a 20,000 or 30,000 army, we can find a way to gather it and squeeze out enough money and food, but the 200,000 army is really not as strong as possible."

Li Mu knew the financial situation of the Huashan faction the most. Although there was a surplus, he had all replaced it with supplies.

After twenty years of hard work, Huashanpai has become the largest grain wholesaler in the northwest region, and the grain storage in the warehouse has never been less than 300,000 stones.

After deducting daily operations, it is no problem to allocate 150,000 shi at one time. But for the 200,000 army, this is only two or three months of food rations.

If it were during the war, it would be possible to eat it in a month and a half. In this era of insufficient oil and water, if the supply was opened, the soldiers would be big-bellied.

The recruitment of 200,000 troops, not to mention going out to fight, the expenses during the training period cannot be borne by the Huashan faction.

"Don't worry, our family really can't afford a 200,000 army, but it's no big problem to find a few more forces to get together.

Didn’t Emperor Shenwu issue an order to open the border? I think there are many people who are interested in the various sects in the world. In addition, the killing disaster in heaven and earth is coming, so they have no choice but to refuse.

I have calculated that the dragon raised its head on February 2 next year, which is a rare auspicious day for decades, and it is just right for the martial arts conference.

Senior Brother Zhang, please make arrangements and in my name, I invite all the people from the world to come to Huashan to attend the martial arts conference.

By the way, we will also bring wealthy businessmen and great businessmen in famous Buddhist and Taoist temples with great popularity in various places, and then find opportunities to attract sponsorship from them.

Junior Brother Yue is good at socializing, so he gave him the task of raising funds. I think with the face of my Huashan School, everyone should not be stingy to earn a share.

If the sponsorship brought in is not enough, then borrow money from them. We can use the land and minerals harvested from the west to use as collateral for the loan.

The problem of commanding soldiers and generals is easier to deal with. The famous generals of ancient times were all fought on the battlefield. Let the generals of the court take the lead first, and then promote and replace people after the war breaks out.

Anyway, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is not a powerful country, and it is also very corrupt inside, so it is just right to use it for new recruits to practice."

It seems that Li Mu was saying it lightly, if the sponsorship was not enough, it would never be so simple to borrow money.

There is no single word in the eight characters of the Western Expedition. The so-called spoils are purely a "painted cake" that is visible and intangible.

The most tragic thing is that the "painted cake" that Li Mu took out does not look delicious at all.

What the hell is that Khanate of the East Chagata?

In the eyes of people in the Central Plains, it is a remote place. Not to mention the harsh climate, the key is that most of the land is not suitable for cultivation.

Especially after the Ottoman Empire blocked the Silk Road on the Land, Central Asia became increasingly worthless.

Unless the Western Expedition Army can turn south into India, or go all the way west to kill the Ottoman Empire, you will truly gain.

This is what Li Mu saw in his eyes. Most people don’t know what the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is, let alone India and the Ottoman Empire.

Under this background, if you don’t use some thunderous means, you want everyone to pay for it. How could it be possible?

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On the bank of West Lake, Ren Woxing, who had just been rescued, was directly confused by the chaotic situation in the world.

Looking at the ranking of masters in the world, Ren Dazhu couldn't believe his eyes. It's okay to say the Tianlist, but the unique Li Dazhenren has nothing to be confused about.

After looking at the local list, Ren Woxing could not calm down. Sixty-three names were recorded on it, and the imperial court had the largest number of people on the list, occupying fifteen places.

Following closely behind are the Five Mountains Alliance, Buddha Sect, Shaolin, and Wudang. There are at least seven people, and the huge number is so huge that it scares Ren Dazhu.

Even the Sun and Moon God Sect he established has five people on the list. Except for one person who was trained by Dongfang Bubai, the remaining three people don’t know where they came from.

Not only is there a lot of masters, but even the ranking of masters made Ren Woxing very worried. He, the former leader of the Sun Moon God Sect, was actually squeezed to the 14th place.

After all, he is a generation of heroes. Although he is a failed hero, Ren Woxing is still not a simple person. After forcing himself to calm down, he rushed to Wentian and said:

"Brother Xiang, who is this Bai Xiaosheng in the world? Why is he qualified to formulate this list?

How can such a nonsense list convince people in the world?”

After looking at Ren Woxing's face, he explained helplessly to Wentian: "Master, the origin of Bai Xiaosheng in Jianghu is very mysterious, and no one knows his true identity.

Because the content of several lists he published was too detailed and most of them were confirmed, most people in the world speculated that it was done by the imperial court.

In addition, the three factions of Huashan, Shaolin, Wudang and the Alliance of Aristocratic families are also the targets of everyone's doubts.

Many forces in the world have conducted investigations, but Bai Xiaosheng of the world always flashes and never leaves any traces.

On the contrary, many people who pretended to be Bai Xiaosheng in Jianghu were caught. Unfortunately, all of them were confirmed in the end that these people had nothing to do with Bai Xiaosheng in Jianghu, and were purely framed by stolen disputes."

As if he didn't see Ren Woxing's ugly face, Linghu Chong, who was standing beside him, added with a very unhappy look: "Senior Ren, there is actually no need to doubt the content on the list.

All major forces in the world have checked it, and there is almost no difference. I also heard from my master that Jianghu Bai Xiaosheng may be a martial arts master who is proficient in the art of calculation.

Because of this expert ranking, many challenges have occurred in the world. However, the final challenge result is exactly the same as the ranking on the list.
To be continued...