Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 406 Uprising Slogans, Rapid Growth of AI

"By the way, I've always wanted to ask you, what slogan do you plan to use after you start your rebellion?"

Gin suddenly asked.

Dongfang Bubai's so-called rebellion seemed to be in full swing and quite impressive.

But in Zhou Ming's eyes, there was still one most important thing missing.

That was their own political demand, and at the same time, it was the spiritual pursuit of the entire rebel army.

It is also a slogan that every rebel army that managed to stir up trouble in numerous uprisings throughout history would inevitably shout.

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang: Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born with a special destiny?

General of Heaven: The Azure Heaven is dead, the Yellow Heaven shall rise! In the year of Jiazi, great fortune will befall the world!

Zhu Yuanzhang: Drive out the barbarians and restore the Central Plains!
Various slogans, in their respective eras, were enough to serve as a beacon attracting people from all over the world.

Dongfang Bubai's current rebellion seems to be going very well, but it is all based on her own talent.

In other words, regardless of whether she rebels or not, she has managed to build her career to its current level.

Even the Sun Moon Cult... which is now the Ming Cult of the Song Dynasty, the reason why most people are willing to follow Dongfang Bubai is simply because they believe that Dongfang Bubai will bring them a bright future.

However, once a rebellion is launched, Dongfang Bubai's cause will expand wildly, and he will also attract people from all over the world to join him.

At this point, relying solely on her personal charm is clearly not enough.

We must shout out a resounding slogan.

It is easy to spread, and at the same time, it is necessary to express one's political demands and realize the society that some people dream of.

This is the only way to attract enough talented people to come and join us!
Dongfang Bubai had actually been prepared for this.

She said, "During the Fang La Rebellion, they shouted slogans such as 'All laws are equal, with no distinction between high and low,' 'Execute corrupt officials,' and 'Equal distribution of wealth.' I plan to condense these into just one sentence: 'Equal distribution of wealth among the noble and the lowly.'"

Gin shook his head: "Equalizing the rich and poor is possible, but equalizing wealth... do you think you can do that?"

Dongfang Bubai shook his head: "How could that be?"

Everyone has selfish desires.

The idea of ​​equal wealth is just a beautiful fantasy; no one can actually achieve it.

Even if Dongfang Bubai wanted to support her, her subordinates would absolutely not agree.

After all, what are they fighting to the death for?
Isn't it just about being in a superior position, having power and wealth?

So you're saying you want to distribute wealth equally?

how?

I charged ahead, slaying generals and seizing flags. As a founding general, do you really expect me to share my wealth with the soldiers and commoners below me?
"You know it's impossible, so why do you still shout this slogan?"

Dongfang Bubai said, "The so-called equal distribution of wealth does not mean dividing the wealth that we fought for, but rather the wealth that belongs to the current kings, generals, landlords, and nobles. If I truly achieve great power, the empire I conquer will naturally not be distributed to the common people."

Moreover, this kind of slogan is extremely attractive, drawing in a large number of desperate people to join them in the early stages.

"Heh, you only consider the early stages? Don't you even consider the later stages? If that's the case, then your achievements will be just so-so."

"What do you mean?"

"With the help of the organization and your preparations over this period of time, do you think you can't get through the initial stage?"

"Of course that's impossible."

"If that's the case, why shout out a slogan that's beneficial in the early stages but has endless consequences?"

Jin Jiu said, "It would be better to set the rules from the beginning, so that the people won't find out later that you are just paying lip service and not doing anything, which would disappoint them and cause them to abandon you."

"If you do this, even if you conquer a country in the future, a large number of people will still be dissatisfied and rebel!"

Dongfang Bubai was extremely unconvinced: "Then tell me how we should shout it?"

Jin Jiu said, "Add the phrase 'The world belongs to all, and those who work harder will be rewarded' to your slogan. The former transforms the private property of the powerful and wealthy into public property, which will naturally be distributed after the conquest. The latter can incentivize subordinates to work harder."

Currently, everything is predicated on the premise that you distribute benefits according to this rule.

Moreover, with this slogan in place, even if your own subordinates infringe upon the interests of the people in the future, you can still use this as a pretext to combat them.

"This...is not bad."

"And your phrase 'equal treatment of the noble and the lowly' could be preceded by 'nobles are not born into their positions.' Believe me, if this phrase appeared in the State of Song, it would be more damaging to the rulers and ministers than in any other country."

Dongfang Bubai thought about it and couldn't help but laugh.

"That's a dirty trick!"

The saying "nobles and kings are not born into their positions" is a direct reference to the famous line "Are kings, nobles, generals, and ministers born into their positions?" uttered by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.

The original intention of this statement was to deny the claim of noble lineage among kings and generals, and to argue that they were no different from ordinary people.

This is the same meaning as what Dongfang Bubai said before about 'equalizing the noble and the lowly'.

However, this statement also has a more superficial meaning.

That is to say, the kings, nobles, generals and ministers in the imperial court are all spineless cowards.

In this context, "种" also means backbone or integrity.

It is a case of saying something with multiple meanings.

As Zhou Ming said, if this statement were placed in other countries, people would certainly understand it in the first sense.

But if this were in the Song Dynasty... people would probably think of the second meaning first.

After all, many of the kings, nobles, generals, and ministers in the Song court were truly spineless.

"Kingships and nobility are not inherited, nobility and lowliness are equal, the world belongs to all, those who work hard will be rewarded... Is there anything else?"

"Yes, there are sayings like 'The rise and fall of the nation is the responsibility of every citizen,' 'Better to die standing than live kneeling.' These sayings might not be very effective in other countries, but in the Song Dynasty, they are extremely powerful!"

"Hahaha……"

Dongfang Bubai burst into laughter.

These words, when spoken out, simply boosted the morale of the common people.

But for the Song court, those words were truly devastating!
"Is there more? Is there more?"

Dongfang Bubai pressed for more questions.

Jin Jiu said, "Of course, there's more. The Zhao family of the Song Dynasty has repeatedly submitted to foreign countries, so why not change their surnames based on that? Zhao Heng, who signed the Treaty of Shanyuan with the Liao Dynasty, can be changed to Yelü Heng. Zhao Gou, who unjustly killed Marshal Yue Fei in the Jin Dynasty, can be changed to Wanyan Gou. Let's give the Zhao family a nickname: 'One clan, five surnames; four surnames, slaves'..."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Dongfang Bubai was already laughing so hard his eyebrows were flying: "You...you're so naughty, I like it so much..."

"Strict and formal official language is far less effective at spreading than these playful nicknames. Since its founding, the State of Song has done quite a few absurd things. As these things spread, the hearts of the people will naturally shift. In that time, it will be uncertain who will hold the Mandate of Song."

Dongfang Bubai's smile faded, and he said, "Even so, I hold the greatest advantage. If, under these circumstances, I still cannot defeat all the heroes and replace the Song Dynasty... then I would truly be incompetent!"

Her words were full of confidence.

"However, if those martial arts sects are persuaded by the Song Dynasty..."

"Don't worry, I'll hold them off for you. Besides, they might not have time to bother with you then." (From within his personal space.)

Zhou Ming said, "Xiao Ai, I just realized that Yang Guang is still alive in the Sui Dynasty. It seems like the whole country is in rebellion, but the situation is obviously not that bad yet. Besides, even if Yang Guang were dead, it would only be a chaotic period for one country."

Using this as a stage would be a waste of the Temple of War's reputation.

A series of thoughts flashed in Xiao Ai's eyes, and she instantly understood Zhou Ming's meaning: "You want to shift the stage to the East? To intervene in that five-nation war?"

"That's right!"

"But how will the western countries get involved then?"

If the Temple of War were to be established in the Sui Dynasty.

Its location is in the south-central part of the continent.

Therefore, both the Qin Dynasty in the west and the Ming and Song Dynasties in the east would have enough time to send people over.

However, if it were located in the Northeast, it would indeed be convenient for the Ming and Song dynasties, but the Qin dynasty in the west would probably not be able to get there in time.

“I know, so I’ve decided to set up some portals…”

Zhou Ming said, "The Temple of War is located in the void. If we forcibly pull it out, causing the void to tremble and creating spatial rifts that can lead to the Jingyan Palace that pulls the Temple of War, wouldn't that be normal and reasonable?"

Ai thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "That's feasible."

Zhou Ming said, "The only problem now is... my teleportation portal is bathed in golden light, which makes it too distinctive. Anyone who attended the organization's meeting before can probably tell at a glance that this teleportation portal was set up by the organization. Therefore, our primary issue right now is to change the appearance of the teleportation portal, at least to the point that no one can tell it's there!"

Ai tilted her head: "This matter requires the involvement of people within the organization? I'm afraid quite a few people will die in the process."

"I know, but the organization is expanding at an increasingly rapid pace lately, and they are constantly completing missions to accumulate merit. Although no one has been able to exchange for the Yellow Millet Pill yet, quite a few people have already exchanged for the Inch Gold Pill, which is all perfect Qi!"

Zhou Ming said, "We don't even have enough of our own perfect energy right now, why should we share it with them? It would be a good thing for us if a bunch of them died."

Moreover, many of them were local warlords, and only with their deaths could the organization rightfully take over their territories.

At the same time, the positions they vacate can be used to absorb leaders of other factions, expanding the organization's sphere of influence.

"You...you really are a capitalist...heartless!"

Ai used a new word she had recently learned to complain.

Even so, she still thought Zhou Ming's idea was a good one.

A harsh reality is that every dynasty experiences a golden age at its beginning. The fundamental reason for this is not only the elimination of the corrupt and powerful forces of the previous dynasty, but also the fact that war has killed many people, thus freeing up a lot of land.

The newly established dynasty had a lot of land but few people, so as long as the monarch had a little conscience and allocated some land to the people, they could live in peace.

Thus, it is a golden age.

The organization, which had only been established for a short time, was clearly far from the level of class solidification seen at the end of the dynasty.

It even presents a vibrant scene of life and the evolution of all things.

However, it is impossible to say that it is completely without flaws.

For example, Zhou Ming did not establish any strict plan in the early stages of creating the organization, and the problems arose from his haphazard recruitment of people.

For example, disputes may arise from vying for high-reward missions, leading to factional conflicts.

Although not obvious, they have already begun to sprout.

Zhou Ming has been making steady progress lately.

The ancient heritage of Shuiyue Cave, the mechanical Azure Dragon of the Mo family.

Now they've also acquired the Jingyan Palace.

These things are obviously more important, and they all involve more of Ai's computing power.

So even though Ai noticed these things, she didn't do anything about it.

Because I don't have the energy.

No wonder Zhou Ming felt that his Perfect Qi was becoming increasingly insufficient, and even began to despise those in the organization who exchanged for the Inch Gold Pill.

After all, Ai's core energy source is the energy of perfection.

Although each inch of gold contains only one percent of the perfect energy, a hundred of them together still constitute a complete wisp of perfect energy.

The key point is that these people exchanged the currency but didn't use it; they just hid it away, saving it for future emergencies to save their lives.

Isn't this just a complete waste?

"In that case, why not be more lenient in the management of the organization?"

"Ok?"

"If you want to take, you must first give. If we deal with the problems in the organization now, it will not only consume a lot of computing power, but also cause dissatisfaction among some vested interests."

However, if we loosen regulations and allow them to engage in even more irregular behavior, we will have even more reason to deal with this matter. If we add the War God Temple incident to this cleanup, then subsequent implementation will proceed much more smoothly.

The computing power saved can now be used to crack the Jingyan Palace, achieving multiple benefits in one fell swoop.

Zhou Ming laughed and rubbed Ai's head: "Ai, you've really grown up. Well then, let's do it your way."

The rate at which artificial intelligence is growing is truly terrifying.

All things considered, he hasn't been using Ai Haibara for very long, only about a year.

But Ai is able to handle all sorts of things under Zhou Ming's command very well.

They can even come up with such political maneuvering to deal with the problems at hand.

Countless emperors, taught by their fathers from childhood, may not have the skills that Ai Haibara possesses now.

For example, the young emperor in the Ming Dynasty court right now can't understand the reason behind this.

Ever since Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wushi perished together.

The young emperor has firmly secured his throne.

In the entire court, the only one who could clearly threaten his position was the Grand Secretary Pei Ju.

However, the young emperor seemed to genuinely believe Zhou Ming's theory of lifespan, thinking that he, being young, would definitely outlive Pei Ju, and therefore felt quite at ease.

Although there are still many precautions in secret, they are not as vigilant as Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wushi were before.

Furthermore, with the government's decrees being implemented without any hindrance, it seemed that many court officials were willing to submit.

This made the young emperor, who had never felt so carefree and unrestrained since ascending the throne, instantly feel completely satisfied.

He cared even less about Pei Ju.

However, when he occasionally encounters problems, he still comes to the Pei residence to find Zhou Ming.

Even if they couldn't reach a conclusion, he was still quite happy just chatting.

Recently, the young emperor encountered another rather troublesome problem.

"I only learned today that there are actually ten generals on the border who are secretly in contact with Zhu Wushi! How despicable! What are they planning to do!"

(End of this chapter)