I wield power with my innate talents, and forge the Heavenly Court.

Chapter 108 Mountain and River Projection: Handling and Overcorrection
"hehe."

After listening to Wang Zhongyuan's disdainful words, Wang Chao smiled without any fluctuation in his voice, and pointed directly in front of him, mobilizing spiritual power and national fortune with a thought.

"Om~!"

In an instant, a bright yellow light burst forth, instantly enveloping an area of ​​several meters in radius.

Then, the light and shadow shifted, giving rise to a variety of colors.

Finally, the mass of national fortune, several meters in size, transformed into a semi-transparent, three-dimensional landscape model, over ten meters in size, right in front of the three people, radiating a faint bright yellow glow.

"This is."

Wang Sanshun and Wang Zhongyuan looked at the three-dimensional landscape in front of them with surprise.

This seems somewhat familiar.

"This is."

Looking at the familiar city nestled among the mountains and rivers, Wang Sanshun couldn't help but move slightly closer, even touching the three-dimensional landscape.

As he moved, the three-dimensional landscape in front of him immediately rippled, causing him to pause slightly.

However, Wang Sanshun soon discovered that although the three-dimensional landscape model in front of him was rippling, it did not show any signs of collapsing or breaking.

Even though part of his body was deep in the mountains, it didn't affect him at all.

It's as if the three-dimensional landscape and city before us is a reflection in the water.

Furthermore, as his movements ceased, the ripples created by the image instantly vanished, returning to clarity.

He tried to move forward a little further, and the mountains, rivers, and city still rippled slightly. But when he stopped, those ripples immediately disappeared again.

Seeing this, he became even bolder and took two more steps forward, arriving in front of the city.

On the other hand, after seeing Wang Sanshun's behavior, Wang Zhongyuan couldn't help but feel a slight stirring in his heart.

However, he was older after all, and therefore acted more cautiously.

He did not go directly into that small, three-dimensional model of mountains, rivers, and cities, but instead turned to look at the dynasty.

Having understood his meaning, Wang Chao simply nodded indifferently.

Upon seeing this, Wang Zhongyuan quickly entered the mountain and water city.

Sure enough, just like entering water, a ripple was created, which then disappeared as he moved.

Even more subtly, there was a faint tactile sensation, and one could vaguely touch the outlines of those semi-transparent images.

Then, the two of them came to the city and looked down to examine it carefully.

The two immediately saw two small characters on the city gate: Gongchang.

"This is... Gongchang Prefecture!?"

The two looked up in shock at the semi-transparent 3D image in front of them, and then at the dynasty.

"That's right, this is the projection of Gongchang Prefecture, a way of applying the nation's destiny, which I call the Mountain and River Projection."

This can be considered a new development in how dynasties applied the fate of the nation.

The nation's fortune now extends to every corner of its territory, allowing the dynasty to project and shape distant scenes through the power of this fortune.

In the beginning, the dynasty could not achieve such precision, and there were too many oversights and deviations.

It was through repeated attempts that he finally broke through the bottleneck in one experiment, making it a fixed ability and integrating it with the ability to project distant scenes with a thought.

And it can be zoomed in and out.

The current landscape projection is a scaled-down version of the scenery of Gongchang Prefecture.

Furthermore, the dynasty is already preparing to integrate this ability into the nation's destiny.

At that time, numerous officials and generals will naturally be able to use their official positions to sense and control the fate of the nation, and project their influence onto the territories under their jurisdiction to observe the governance situation in greater detail.

However, this kind of landscape projection can only project fixed landscapes and city scenes, as well as the national fortune and the people's grievances, but it cannot project images of human and animal life.

The spiritual energy emanating from life can cause some interference.

Perhaps in the future, after the dynasty's level and national fortune have undergone further transformation and improvement, these things will be possible.

However, given its current state, its potential function is unimaginable.

This will be much clearer and more three-dimensional than future high-definition maps, and you can even truly go deep into them, only without life.

"Can the fate of a nation be manipulated in this way?"

After that, wouldn't our army be able to anticipate the enemy's every move when fighting them?

Looking at the projection in front of him, Wang Sanshun couldn't help but murmur.

"It's hard!"

Wang Chao said calmly.

"Ah~? How could that be? Is it so difficult to mobilize the nation's fortune to do this? That's a pity."

As he spoke, Wang Sanshun couldn't help but show a look of regret.

"That's not the case. It's about mobilizing the national destiny projection. The projection can only show the situation within the territory. It can't project to areas outside the territory that are not covered by the national destiny."

Given the fighting strength of our militia, I think the chances of the enemy breaking into our territory are slim.

What we want is to eliminate the enemy outside our territory.

"Oh I got it!"

Wang Sanshun nodded in realization, then looked back at the projected landscape.

He hadn't forgotten his purpose yet. Meanwhile, Wang Zhongyuan was already investigating the location of the gray-black aura.

This is because the two people are in different positions and therefore have different perspectives on things.

As the Chief of Staff of the People's Salvation Army, Wang Sanshun would always consider the military implications of anything new he encountered.

As the prefect of Gongchang Prefecture, Wang Zhongyuan's primary concern was the source of public grievances, as this directly impacted his performance as prefect.

Although the projection of the nation's destiny onto the mountains and rivers before him was not Lintao Prefecture, he still instinctively looked towards the location of the gray and black aura.

The more he examined it, the more his brows furrowed.

"Many of these are at school."
How could that be? They were just children, how could they harbor such resentment towards me for saving the militia?

"Ha, what else can it be? It's all thanks to those school teachers."

Upon hearing Wang Chao's words, Wang Zhongyuan's expression changed, and he instantly raised his head from the projection of mountains and rivers to scan the gray and black aura surrounding Lintao Prefecture.

"How...how could this be?"

It's important to know that it wasn't just the schools in Gongchang Prefecture that absorbed many scholars; the schools in Lintao Prefecture, as well as those in Minzhou and Taozhou garrisons, also absorbed a great many scholars.

Now that Gongchang Prefecture is in this state, what about the schools under the jurisdiction of Lintao Prefecture? What about the other two prefectures and garrisons?
Noticing the change in his expression, Wang Chao said with a grim face:
"Yes, although I am in charge of Lintao Prefecture, and the scholars have become somewhat more restrained, there are indeed quite a few places where this situation has occurred, and other schools are also showing similar signs."
On the contrary, the newly occupied Minzhou and Taozhou garrisons, due to their shorter occupation period and the fact that not all schools had been established yet, rarely experienced such situations.

Even if some school teachers are dissatisfied, their influence is limited to only a few villages.

Upon hearing this, Wang Sanshun and Wang Zhongyuan both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hoo~!"

Thankfully, things weren't too bad.

"These damned scholars should all be killed!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Wang Zhongyuan's eyes. These ordinary people from the bottom of society had finally managed to enjoy a few good days, and he didn't want anyone to ruin them.

"Yes, I've already sent people to arrest those people. Those with minor offenses will be sent to labor camps, while those with serious offenses will be beheaded and their heads displayed to the public."

"Yes, that's how it should be!"
This also lets those scholars know that although the leader is kind and benevolent, he is willing to accept them.

However, that is not a reason for their arrogance, recklessness, and unbridled behavior.

"Well, the reason I summoned you here today is not only to tell you these things and to have you arrest all those rebellious and presumptuous scholars."

Also, I plan to find someone to compile standardized textbooks for early childhood education.

"To prevent those scholars and intellectuals from giving inappropriate advice."

"That's how it should be!"

Wang Sanshun and Wang Zhongyuan nodded in unison, offering no objection whatsoever.

They were just ordinary people, not bound by many rules and regulations; whatever the leader said went.

Moreover, the local officials of the People's Salvation Army are not like those in the Ming Dynasty, who could immediately become various officials after passing the imperial examination.

The local officials of the Salvation Army had to rise through the ranks by making contributions, starting from the grassroots level as members of agricultural communities, then village chiefs, and then other officials.

Since the Ming Dynasty's system of studying to become an official is no longer in place, it is reasonable to revise the content of these books.

"Then, Chief, how should we make the changes?"

"Well, for those newly enrolled children, we teach them some basic literacy or simple arithmetic."
As they get a little older, moral etiquette is added, deepening their understanding of literature and mathematics.
After that, you can add history, politics, law, etc.
That's all for now.

When students grow older, they can then study different subjects according to their interests.
You can learn poetry, prose, music, chess, calligraphy, and painting; you can also learn martial arts and combat; and even natural sciences, agriculture, and so on.
The world is vast, and there will always be places that need them.
In particular, the skills of physics and craftsmanship can be taught in schools later, enabling students to acquire a skill and gain the ability to stand on their own two feet in society.

"Okay! I understand!"

Wang Sanshun and Wang Zhongyuan nodded, indicating that they understood.

In the following period, the entire territory of the People's Salvation Army was in turmoil.

Countless teachers were either arrested or beheaded and their heads displayed in public.

In this process, the dynasty also integrated the ability to project landscapes into the national destiny, enabling local officials to project images of their territories.

This was a huge help, especially to the constables of the patrol and inspection department, making their arrests and patrols much easier.

The recent arrest of those school teachers also provided them with considerable assistance.

Initially, the sudden and large-scale actions of the People's Salvation Army caused many people to feel uneasy.

However, when they learned the reason from the constables who arrested the teachers and from the official notices, they couldn't help but curse the teachers, saying they deserved to die, for they were corrupting their children.

As a result, in the territory of the People's Salvation Army, those intellectuals almost became pariahs.

In the past, people looked at scholars with respect and reverence, but now their eyes are filled with suspicion.

Some people feel they have nothing to be ashamed of and are able to face it calmly.

However, some people could not withstand the pressure from the doubts of the public. Many of them took off their scholar's robes and even went to school in secret.

At one point, they didn't even want to go to school anymore.

However, that is their only source of livelihood now, and even if they are unwilling, they have no choice but to go.

Those scholars who had already joined the agricultural commune, or even become village chiefs, were much more decisive.

They immediately changed into the coarse cloth clothes of ordinary people. Although it was a little uncomfortable, it was better than being stared at and pointed at with strange eyes.

Upon learning of this situation, Wang Chao couldn't help but feel a bit amused and exasperated, realizing that this was indeed an overreaction.

At least the remaining scholars, although some occasionally complained, did not deliberately publicize their dissatisfaction with the People's Salvation Army when they were teaching.

(End of this chapter)