Douluo's ice devil Yuhao

Chapter 548 Next Plan
Sun and Moon Empire, Mingdu, Imperial City, Cabinet.

Three months have passed since the new emperor defeated Xu Tianran and ascended the throne. Not far from the original royal palace, several solemn buildings have been added.

These buildings are where the cabinet offices are located. They have now been officially completed, and the one in the middle is where the current cabinet chief Jing Hongchen lives. Being able to occupy such an important place is enough to show his high position and power.

Without special circumstances or the permission of the new emperor, except for Mr. Kong, no outsider was allowed to enter the cabinet and disturb the work, even in the worship hall.

At this moment, in this Hongchen Pavilion, there were only the Cabinet Chief Jing Hongchen and Huo Yuhao.

The new emperor has always claimed to be in seclusion, and only attends court for two or three days a month, and almost all court affairs are handled by the cabinet. Huo Yuhao himself talks with Jing Hongchen regularly, and controls the situation for major events, but has completely delegated minor matters to the cabinet.

Of course, the situation in the Sun Moon Empire has long been stable. Apart from the joint establishment of Mingdou City with Xingluo Tianhun, there will not be any major events. Without war, with the prosperity of the Sun Moon Empire, it is simply a prosperous era of peace and prosperity.

“Master Hongchen, has Mingdu been behaving well recently?” Huo Yuhao’s tone was relatively relaxed.

Although Jing Hongchen was already the Prime Minister, he still called him the Hall Master.

"There are still so many ministers who oppose me, but they can't do anything." Jing Hongchen sneered. Most of the cabinet members are from Mingde Hall, and Ye Yulin was also sent to build Mingdou College. He didn't take the opponents seriously at all.

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, “That’s fine. I told you, Master Hongchen, this will be the investment with the greatest return you will ever make.”

Jing Hongchen smiled calmly and took a sip of tea: "It's just that I manage more in the court, and I manage less in Mingde Hall and the academy. Although most of them are handed over to Jiayi, he can't make up his mind on many things, so he can only ask for my advice again."

"Many people from Mingde Hall were transferred to the cabinet, and the progress of many research projects there has slowed down."

As he spoke, Jing Hongchen looked worried. The conflict between power and research was difficult for him to balance.

"Does Mingde Hall have any important plans now?" Huo Yuhao asked, "How is the research progress of that Gundam... humanoid soul guide?"

Jing Hongchen replied: "Mingdetang's top plan has always been a political task issued by the emperor, including those war soul guides including Plan No. 1."

"Plan No. 1 has made great progress and can be said to be basically completed. However, except for Plan No. 1, the progress is not very ideal."

Huo Yuhao waved his hand and said, "We don't need those outdated war soul guides. Tell Lin Jiayi to ask Mingde Hall to temporarily stop those plans and focus all scientific research efforts on developing soul guide satellites for me."

Mingdetang had the concept of soul-guided satellite a long time ago, but had not yet started research on it.

However, in Huo Yuhao's opinion, soul guide satellites are much more important than bombs, cannons, or even Gundams. The importance of information is no less important than large caliber and power, and Huo Yuhao has the deepest understanding of this.

"This is Mingde Hall's new Plan Zero. Let them go ahead and do it."

Jing Hongchen nodded, but soon frowned again: "However, if we want to study soul guide satellites, the one who is best at high-altitude soul guides is..."

Before he could finish, Huo Yuhao knew that he was referring to Star Douluo Ye Yulin.

“That’s why I arranged for Teacher Xuan to go to the open fight with him.” Huo Yuhao seemed to have expected this.

“Hmm?” Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He had already understood Huo Yuhao’s intention and stopped asking questions.

He took another sip of tea and changed the subject, "You want Ziwen to act as a go-between and develop further cooperation with the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect. Winning them over probably won't be a problem, but Mingde Hall will have to spend a lot of money."

Huo Yuhao asked: "What do you think, Master Hongchen?"

Jing Hongchen frowned and said, "The Jiubao Liuli Sect has been a long-time customer of Mingde Hall and has spent a lot of gold soul coins on soul guides. But if we let them become the exclusive distributor of Mingde Hall, the amount involved will not be as simple as a few hundred million." "If the price is too high, it will not be so tempting. If it is too low, it will inevitably cede Mingde Hall's own interests."

"Besides, how can you guarantee that they are exclusive?"

Jing Hongchen smiled disdainfully: "Before, when Mingdu strictly controlled the export of rare metals and soul guides, there were quite a few smugglers. Now that you have opened up the export, those underground forces will probably be very happy."

No matter what the ban is, there will always be people who choose to ignore it in the face of huge benefits.

Huo Yuhao said nonchalantly, “Master Hongchen, you need to take a long-term view. Only by laying out a long line can you catch a big fish. Moreover, you are now the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and have the right to inquire about all the material warehouses in Mingdu. Why bother about Mingde Hall’s own income?”

"As for those underground forces..."

Huo Yuhao's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light.

"Forget about those small fish and shrimps, but it's time for the Pingfan League and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce to go down and accompany the Xishui League."

As the three major underground forces in Mingdu in the past, Pingfan League and Aodu Chamber of Commerce are still engaged in shameful activities in the underground of Mingdu.

Huo Yuhao would naturally not let them go, but he was still considering how to minimize the impact.

Although the original industries of the Xishui League were incorporated into the Beidi League, there was not much they could do, so he planned to hand this matter over to Jing Hongchen.

"Are you sure? These two underground forces are not small. Too many ministers are involved, and several princes are also involved."

"To eradicate them completely is not as simple as killing two leaders. If things get out of hand, Elder Kong will definitely not sit idly by."

When talking about underground forces, even Jing Hongchen couldn't help but reveal a solemn expression.

“Where there are people, there is darkness. But Mingdu doesn’t need a place darker than the Imperial City.” Huo Yuhao said in a cold voice, “Master Hongchen, please remind certain people that for the sake of Mingdu’s bright future and your own personal safety, it’s best to quit as soon as possible.”

He will definitely deal with these two major underground forces. No matter who is protecting them, they will perish together with the Sun and Moon Xu family.

He believed that Jing Hongchen was happy to do this in order to further strengthen the position of the Hongchen family.

Jing Hongchen pondered for a long time and nodded seriously.

He finally brought the topic back to the Mingdou Academy: "Speaking of which, Ye Yulin and I are old rivals. He will definitely lead the students to participate in the next Continental Youth Spirit Master Competition."

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, “Competition is the driving force for progress. This is a good thing. Does the Red Dust Hall Master feel a sense of crisis?”

Jing Hongchen snorted and laughed: "A newly established academy, no matter how much resources it invests, will not be a match for Sun Moon Academy."

Huo Yuhao stood up and gave him a confident smile.

"Then let's wait and see."

He doesn't care about the ranking in the competition. As long as he gives his all and leaves no regrets, that's enough.

However, in addition to the talents recommended by the three empires, Mingdou Academy's first batch of freshmen also had to include special individuals.

The Douling Empire is his next destination.