No one knew what happened in the Imperial Pivot Hall other than the people involved.
Gu Hechuan, who was in Longnan County, was curious about why Tang Ze did not return, but he soon forgot about it.
The capture of two Eighth Realm cultivators caused his Guardian Points to increase by a large amount. Currently, it had reached 4,100 points.
Compared to the 7,000 points required to level up, it was more than half.
However, Zhang Dongyun scratched his head as to how he was going to raise the remaining 3,000 points.
He hoped that the West Chu and Nanliang dynasties would send troops to take revenge on him.
They could do it themselves or join forces with the Eastern Tang dynasty.
Unfortunately, the West Chu and Nanliang dynasties did not seem to have any reaction.
It was as if Tang Ze and Lu Chen had nothing to do with them.
This made Zhang Dongyun feel that it was unfair to Tang Ze and Lu Chen.
To be honest, Tang Ze was one thing. If something really happened to someone who walked in the shadows, the government would be eager to cut ties with him.
However, Lu Chen was different. The old man had many disciples in Nanliang and had close friends everywhere.
As an old friend of the current King Liang, he could even get close to Nanliang's palace.
It was not appropriate for Nanliang to leave the old man here and not care about him, was it?
Unfortunately, no one from Nanliang or West Chu took the initiative to go to Chang 'an.
They did not send anyone to visit, nor did they send anyone to scout for information.
It was as if nothing had happened. Master Zhang, who was eagerly waiting for their revenge, was extremely disappointed.
He instructed the Idle Sky Palace to not only pay attention to the internal movements of the Eastern Tang, but also to pay attention to the other dynasties outside of the Eastern Tang.
However, the Idle Sky Palace had just been established, and the personnel framework had just been set up. It would take a long time to cover the entire Eastern Tang, and even the West Chu and Nanliang dynasties.
Zhang Dongyun also knew that he could not be anxious, so he could only provide them with a large amount of funds first.
After Chang 'an gained a foothold, various aspects began to flow on their own, and several pillar industries began to play their roles.
Although the national treasury was not abundant, it could at least provide some money for Blood Shadow and the others to spread money to pave the way.
Sometimes, when the money was in place, many things would progress much more smoothly.
Therefore, as time slowly passed, one or two months later, Zhang Dongyun heard a system notification in his mind.
[The internal framework of the Intelligence and Rumors Department has been preliminarily established. The external network has been preliminarily dispersed. The Castellan has completed Mission 6.1 and received 1,000 experience points as a reward.]
The content made the System's cold and dry voice sound much more pleasant.
Zhang Dongyun refreshed the quest list in his system in satisfaction.
[Construction Mission 6.2: Expansion of the city, increase in population. Mayor, please further establish basic responsible departments to strengthen control and management of the territory.]
Hmm … This mission looks simple, but it's actually quite difficult … Zhang Dongyun thought to himself.
The system was right.
At present, the area that Chang 'an was responsible for was already very large.
Excluding Hexi, Cloud, and other external areas that were affected, just the current area covered by the system was already very wide.
At the same time, the population soared.
Even if the northwest area was not the originally densely populated prefectures of the Eastern Tang, the current area under the direct control of Chang 'an had a huge population.
If he wanted to effectively manage it, he needed more manpower.
With the Invincible City System, Master Zhang did not have to worry about the imperial power not going to the countryside.
However, he did not have the energy or interest to manage the daily lives of so many people.
City Lord Zhang still wanted to save some trouble and energy.
He also needed a large administrative structure.
The Alpha Hall was previously divided into six departments, mainly staying at the upper level of the central area.
The construction of the lower level of the network needed to be further expanded to avoid top-heavy.
Vertical leadership had to be implemented, and even an order could be mobilized to every household, instead of the elders and village elders making the decisions.
To be effective, the traditional concept of family at the bottom of society needed to be improved first.
Of course, he could force it, but to make everyone improve together, he still needed some means and a lot of time.
However, no matter what he did, he always had to take the first step.
As Zhang Dongyun pondered, he projected Mr. Dark Cloud.
Then, he summoned the Elder of Dahe Longmen, Zhang Chong, and the Dean of Tingshan Academy, Wan Li.
Zhang Chong and Wan Li had both gone to Hexi County to fight.
After Hexi County was completely under the control of Chang 'an, they left the following matters to their disciples and rushed back to Chang' an City.
After hearing Mr. Dark Cloud's instructions, Zhang Chong and Wan Li both said in unison, "Yes, sir."
The two of them walked out of the Alpha Hall together, both silent.
After walking for a while, Zhang Chong suddenly said, "Elder Wan, what do you think?"
"Elder Zhang, you're too polite. Just call me I and Wan Li," Wan Li said.
Zhang Chong smiled slightly. "Brother Wan, please advise me."
"I don't dare." After a moment of silence, Wan Li said again, "I don't know if this is His Majesty's idea or Mr. Dark Cloud's, but this matter …"
"After this matter is successful, the control of the Alpha Hall will be deep in every corner of this land."
Zhang Chong continued, "No one, no matter what, from the bottom to the top, can shake the rule of Chang 'an. In this way, the people can only be glad that His Majesty is not a fatuous and tyrannical ruler like King Tang."
Wan Li sighed. "Brother Zhang, be careful with your words."
Zhang Chong also sighed. "I'm glad, and I'm praying that His Majesty's successor will be as wise as His Majesty."
Wan Li said, "As long as the country is prosperous and the people are at peace, everything is good."
"I think so too." Zhang Chong said, "Since the task has been given to the Dahe Longmen and the Tingshan Academy, then we'll do it properly."
He turned to look at Wan Li. "The Alpha Hall's intention is clear that they didn't arrange for the Hanshan school, the Perak Dynasty, and other local forces to assist us."
Wan Li nodded silently.
The Hanshan school, the Perak Dynasty, and other sects had complicated and intertwined relationships with local forces.
It could be said that every Cultivation disciple of the Cold Mountain Sect and the Thunderbolt Sect must be a local tyrant, no matter where they went or where they went among mortals.
Even if their family was poor before, they must be prosperous now.
There must be disputes of interests in the local area.
It was not uncommon for a large family to run amok in the countryside.
"If it's good for the people, then do it," Zhang Chong said decisively.
"Yes," Wan Li nodded, and then asked, "By the way, is there any news about the Dragon King?"
Zhang Chong heard this, and his expression suddenly darkened. "There's no news. The King of Tang didn't kill the sect leader, but after he hid in Northern Qi, there was no news. We don't know where he is."
"I believe that the Heavens will help the worthy," Wan Li comforted him.
Zhang Chong sighed. "I hope so."
In the following days, there was a big movement in the city of Chang 'an.
The so-called "big" did not mean that it could destroy the heavens and earth, or overturn the mountains and seas.
It was not a battle between high-level cultivators.
It meant that it affected a wide range.
Within the range of the System's influence, there was a total of 1.57 million square kilometers of land. Most of the people in Longbei County and half of Longnan County were no exception.
The beliefs of many people were being shattered.
Under the direct jurisdiction of the Alpha Hall, there were branches in every state and every town.
At the very end, they went directly to every village.
Even the sparsely populated small mountain villages scattered on the edge of the Longling Mountains were not spared.
In the villages, there was suddenly an organization called "Xing Luo", with special staff stationed there.
The people did not understand at first.
The explanation of the staff was that under the jurisdiction of Chang 'an, every village in the countryside, every street in the city was a star under the rule of His Majesty.
Countless stars were under the jurisdiction of the Alpha Hall.
Every star, every village, and every person were His Majesty's people.
His Majesty's people only needed to abide by the rules set by His Majesty. No one could violate them, and no one could overstep them.
At first, there were many disturbances.
But all of this quickly subsided.
Compared to the changes in the lives of the people, this time, it was more about the inheritance of their ancestors and the deep-rooted cognition in their minds.
In the Daming Palace, Zhang Dongyun looked at all of this with satisfaction.
On the Blue Planet in his previous life, there were many reasons why the feudal dynasty's imperial power did not go to the countryside, such as the cost of information transmission, low productivity, the pressure of survival, and so on …
But these were not a problem here in Chang 'an.
In comparison, it was much more difficult to gather enough manpower and spread them to the various villages.
The number of people required was too high, and the environment in some places was too harsh.
Zhang Dongyun still needed a large number of people to build up the echelon.
When he just started, he could only use methods such as exchanging the origin and other methods to send in foreigners and temporarily set up the framework.
Then, he would continue to upgrade his specialization and improve his attainment and ability.
The Hanshan school, the Perak Dynasty, and the local forces of other prefectures were all very quiet this time.
The matter was handed over to the Dahe Longmen and the Tingshan Academy to take care of. In fact, it was Chang 'an's higher-ups showing their attitude.
Guo Zi and Wu Qiong, who received the hint, were quick-witted. They took the initiative to lead the Hanshan school and the Perak Dynasty's disciples to help in order to impress His Majesty and Mr. Dark Cloud.
With their help, things became a lot easier.
While building the basic administrative network, Zhang Dongyun did not forget about another thing.
Tianfeng Mountain's leader, Huang Xi, and Chen Yu from the Hall of Heavenly Works worked together. They sent a large number of people to gradually build up the weapon factory and officially put it into production.
Moving everyone from Tianfeng Mountain from Longnan to Longbei County and spending manpower and resources to transport iron ore from Longnan, Zhang Dongyun naturally did not have nothing to do.
Other than strengthening the control of the weapon factory, he also ordered the Dahe Longmen's Shang Jie to go to the Northern Qi Dynasty's territory.
When Shang Jie was in charge of Chang 'an East Market, he established a relationship with the elder of Icefire Valley, a famous martial arts sect in the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Icefire Valley had always been as famous as Misty Sky Peak and Shuofeng Academy.
Its reputation outside of Northern Qi was even greater than theirs.
This was because Icefire Valley was extremely good at making weapons. In the large area under their control, they produced the most precious weapon, Breath Iron.
After adding Breath Iron, the weapons produced by Icefire Valley were famous everywhere.
Many of the weapons of the Eastern Tang dynasty were purchased from Icefire Valley.
This time, Shang Jie went to Icefire Valley and successfully helped the weapon factory to negotiate a long-term business deal with Breath Iron.
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