Great Xia: At the start, summon the Net of Heaven to suppress the martial arts world.

Over the past two days, everything has proceeded according to Xia Taige's plan.

The treasures seized from the Great Thunder Temple were gradually transported back to the capital.

They are now piled up like mountains on the Zhenwu Division training ground.

A few days ago, the group from Da Lei Yin Temple brought more than 80 million taels of silver to the Great Xia.

As a result, the Great Xia Dynasty had a full treasury and no longer needed to worry about a shortage of money.

This sum of over 80 million taels of silver is more than enough to build the academy.

This completely solved the predicament of the Great Xia Dynasty not having enough money to build academies, and there was even a surplus.

After two or three days, the cabinet gradually became familiar with the current system.

Under Lin Dongshi's supervision, the entire cabinet is progressing in an orderly manner.

Of course, some disloyal individuals within the cabinet were gradually purged by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Fortunately, the system's check-in system has produced two top-notch civil officials in the past two days, which can make up for the lack of cabinet members.

Everything is moving in a positive direction.

Inside the Imperial Study, Xia Taige, who had just returned from the back garden, had just sat down when Zhao Gao came to report.

Since ascending the throne, Xia Taige has decreed that his own people need not request an audience, but can come directly to him.

These formalities are unnecessary for those who are loyal to you.

The emperor's majesty will not be diminished by these casual actions.

Of course, the same rules apply to all other officials.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Zhao Gao stepped forward and bowed.

"Get up. What brings you here today?" Xia Taige waved his hand and asked casually.

"Your Majesty, the wealth of the Great Thunderclap Temple is currently piled up in the Zhenwu Division. Should it be transferred to the national treasury?"

The transport of gold and silver treasures has been completed, but Xia Taige has not yet issued an order to transfer them to the national treasury. It is not good for them to remain piled up in Zhenwu Division.

Upon hearing this, Xia Taige fell into deep thought.

Xia Taige already had a plan in mind for how to use the money.

If the goal is to establish academies in the various prefectures and counties of the Great Xia Dynasty, this sum of money will inevitably be used. Transferring it to the national treasury would be of little significance.

However, the establishment of the Zhenwu Division branch is not yet complete, and the Jinyiwei has no base in local prefectures and counties.

The construction of a university cannot proceed without supervision.

In Xia Taige's mind, after the Zhenwu Division branch is completed, the Jinyiwei, like the Zhenwu Division, will be sent down to various prefectures to supervise officials.

In this way, the money will be under supervision, which will put Xia Taige at ease.

If we were to rashly begin building a school under the current circumstances, the money used for its construction would likely be embezzled at every level by the local prefect and county government, and the funds would simply not be used effectively.

This was a last resort. The entire Great Xia needed too many officials, and even though it was known that many of them were corrupt, the lack of manpower prevented any rash actions.

"Let's keep it in the Zhenwu Division for now. There's no need to move it to the national treasury. No one is allowed to touch this money without my decree."

Xia Taige pondered for a while but couldn't come up with a good solution, so he could only continue to temporarily store the money in the Zhenwu Division.

"Yes!" Zhao Gao bowed and responded to the order.

"How is the establishment of the Zhenwu Division branch progressing? How long will it take before it can be put into use?"

Now that the Zhenwu Division branch's affairs involve a series of subsequent plans, Xia Taige has no choice but to urge them on!

"Your Majesty, according to the intelligence gathered yesterday, progress is going smoothly. However, since many branches are involved, it will take another month before they can all be put into operation!"

"The Zhenwu Division has failed to meet His Majesty's expectations, and we beg His Majesty to punish us!" Zhao Gao bowed solemnly to Xia Taige to plead guilty.

Upon hearing this, Xia Taige waved his hand, showing no sign of blaming him.

Xia Taige is now quite satisfied with the progress of the Zhenwu Division.

The entire Great Xia Dynasty is vast and its terrain is complex. The fact that the Zhenwu Division was able to complete the construction of its branch within two months is already quite a success.

Fortunately, it didn't follow Xia Taige's plan to radiate outwards from the capital, otherwise it might not have been completed in another two months.

"Get up. There's no question of punishment. The Zhenwu Division is making rapid progress!"

"After you go down there, the Zhenwu Division must come up with a plan for me to register all the martial arts forces in the Great Xia Dynasty. Once the Zhenwu Division's branch is established, we will begin implementing it immediately!"

Xia Taige looked at Zhao Gao and casually gave the order.

Originally, Xia Taige thought that after the branch was established, all the Jianghu forces within the territory would be registered and managed by the Zhenwu Division.

Restrict their martial arts sects from opening their gates and accepting disciples, so as to prevent their martial arts influence from continuing to grow.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your command!" Zhao Gao bowed and left the imperial study.

As Xia Taige watched Zhao Gao's departing figure, she thought of the money she had deposited in the Zhenwu Division and felt a sudden worry about not being able to spend it all.

The funds for establishing the academy originally came from the fact that after the last time the affiliated Buddhist temple of Da Leiyin Temple within the territory was eradicated, the temple's treasures were not transported to the capital, but remained in the hands of various prefects. All of these, when added together, already amounted to a huge sum of money.

Even if it's not enough to build a university later, the difference shouldn't be too great.

With so much money left, Xia Taige hadn't yet decided which direction to take next.

Morning next day.

After all the civil and military officials had gathered, Xia Taige entered the Hall of Diligent Governance, accompanied by Cao Zhengchun.

Inside the hall, civil and military officials stood solemnly in their respective positions, and no one whispered to each other.

Since Xia Taige ascended the throne, Zhao Gao and Jiang Huan have attended the morning court session every day without fail.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, the morning court session officially began.

"Speak if you have something to say, otherwise the court is adjourned!" Cao Zhengchun shouted from the side.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" Minister of Revenue Li Xiu stepped forward and bowed to report.

"Please speak, Minister Li."

The Minister of Revenue, carefully selected by the Zhenwu Division, has never disappointed Xia Taige so far.

The Ministry of Revenue is arguably the department with the largest turnover. During Li Xiu's tenure as Minister of Revenue, there has never been any case of corruption.

He has always been extremely serious about politics and is a responsible person.

Xia Taige originally wanted to replace this important position with one of his own people, but Li Xiu had been performing exceptionally well, so Xia Taige gave up on the idea.

"Your Majesty, according to the Ministry of Revenue's statistics, nearly half of the people in the entire Great Xia are already living beyond their means, and many people are saving every penny to pay their land taxes."

“Every year, people work hard in the fields, but at the end of the year, they have no savings and are even in debt.”

"Therefore, I humbly beg Your Majesty to have mercy and reduce taxes." After saying this, Li Xiu, the Minister of Revenue, bowed his head and knelt down to pay homage to Xia Taige.

Xia Taige was stunned upon hearing this, not understanding why, with the land tax of one-twentieth of the Great Xia Dynasty, there would be a situation where the people could not make ends meet every year.