"It's time to slow down, focus on development for a while... sigh."
After the Ming Cult captured Dadu, Shen Fei immediately had them slow their advance. With the Ming Cult's current strength, unifying the world would be easy if they continued. However, that would create problems for the policies Shen Fei intended to implement next. It was not as though those policies could not be carried out after unification; his strength was there for all to see, and as long as he remained in power, the rest would only be a matter of time. But that would waste a great deal of time, so Shen Fei planned to implement his policies before unifying the world.
Although this would cause the common people elsewhere to suffer for a while longer, Shen Fei had no choice. He was powerful, but some things could not be achieved through strength alone. They had to be done step by step.
"They really are hereditary families that submit to every dynasty. But unfortunately, I'm not one of those emperors. Want to avoid paying taxes? Impossible. Under my rule, no one gets to evade taxes, whether it's Shaolin or Wudang."
Looking at the letters of surrender from certain aristocratic families, Shen Fei sneered. The reason he had slowed the Ming Cult's offensive was to deal with those families. Their ability to survive truly was formidable. Even under the Yuan Dynasty, they still existed and wielded considerable influence. They truly deserved their reputation as hereditary families that submitted to every dynasty.
"First, Confucianism's status has to be removed." As the Ming Cult's offensive slowed, the occupied territories underwent reforms in full swing. Naturally, education was the first area to be reformed. Enlightening the people was the highest priority, but there was no need to retain Confucian learning.
Shen