After several days of continuous spring rain, the spring sunshine appeared again.

The air is filled with the fresh fragrance of spring, which is refreshing and fascinating.

The fat man has been sleeping these days.

Shui Yunjian came several more times. After checking the fat man's pulse, he said that the fat man had recovered very well. When he woke up again, his martial arts might be even better - this was the power of the magic pill.

This made Fu Xiaoguan feel both relieved and regretful. If he had obtained the pill earlier, could he have saved his real father's life?

The analysis of the pill's ingredients is still ongoing. According to Shui Yunjian, it will probably take another half a month to identify them.

This is good news; as long as it can be identified, there is hope of replicating it.

Su Jue and Gao Yuanyuan have been staying by Fatty's side these days. Firstly, Fatty is their second uncle, and secondly, they feel guilty.

If they had not listened to Fatty's advice, even if they didn't hurt Master, Second Uncle wouldn't have been injured so badly by Master.

They were accompanied by Su Rou and Meili Xuehong.

There was also a little boy who was only five years old. He had been hiding behind Su Rou and looking at Su Jue timidly.

Mom said that man is his father!

This father seems a little scary. There is a hideous scar on his face and his complexion is not very good. Can I not have a father like this?

The room was very quiet, with the occasional snoring of the fat man. He seemed very tired and was sleeping soundly.

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The sunlight poured into the imperial study through the window lattice.

Fu Xiaoguan was in the imperial study looking at some of the memorials sent by the three ministries that had already been reviewed.

So far this year, the weather has been good throughout the summer, and spring plowing and planting are being carried out vigorously in various places.

The rice seeds of Fu Liudai have already covered 70% of Daxia's area. Once Fu Qidai's seeds come out this year, the entire area will be covered next year.

Sweet potatoes have been widely promoted this year, and it seems that food problems will no longer be a problem.

Corn and potatoes are still being cultivated in Mozhou. Next year, potatoes will be planted first in Beixiao Road.

I have to write a letter to Fan Tianning. Cotton must be promoted vigorously. The territory of Daxia will become wider and the demand for cotton cloth will be greater.

He put down the memorial in his hand and picked up another one at random. This was a memorial from Yan Xiwen, the Jiangnan Dao.

"The Xishan Scientific Research Institute has been reactivated under the leadership of Qin Ruoxue. The ordnance bureau in Fenglin Mountain has been rekindled. They are not producing flintlock rifles, but are now producing various bombs and ammunition. Qin Ruoxue said that this can make up for the insufficient production capacity of the Siyang County State Ordnance Bureau. I don't understand, but this is the agreement made when the Great Xia Jinfeng Group's weapons and equipment company settled in Xiacun. I cannot interfere."

"The Yangtze River route is now very busy. Lü's Shipping has opened a flight from Jiangcheng to Yuzhou. Lü's Shipping has built docks and warehouses in all the major towns along the route, making the flow of people and goods faster. We've already seen initial results..."

The transportation capacity problem along the river has been solved, and we have to plan to build the Grand Canal.

Opening up the waterway from Chang'an to the Yangtze River will connect the north and the south, further promoting commercial prosperity.

Next year is the last year of the first five-year plan. After another year of stability, the Grand Canal will be completed in the second five-year plan.

Fu Xiaoguan was thinking when Liu Jin walked in quietly.

"Your Majesty, Lord Ji requests an audience."

"please."

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"The Jinling ship is back."

"How's the investigation going?"

"This is a map of the waterway. Just as Your Majesty said. If we depart from Shimono Port, we can reach Raishu in eight days!"

"good!"

Fu Xiaoguan took the route map and looked at it carefully. It was slightly different from his previous life, but there was not much change overall.

In this way, the plan of transporting marines by warships to land in Laizhou and raid the Liao Dynasty's Dading Prefecture would be feasible.

"Liu Jin, summon Meng Changping to the Imperial Study."

"I obey your order!"

Liu Jin withdrew, and Ji Yungui handed Fu Xiaoguan another note, "This is intelligence sent from Dading Prefecture of the Liao Dynasty."

Fu Xiaoguan took a look at it and said, "The Liao Dynasty has learned of Daxia's policy and is recruiting 300,000 soldiers from across the country. They are also sending a large amount of food and fodder to the front line. I think they are about to launch an attack on Xixia."

"Yelu Qing has been hyping up the threat of Daxia, and the Liao people are extremely hostile. Yelu Qing has appointed the Liao Dynasty's Grand Marshal Yelu Ye as the commander-in-chief of the expedition against Xixia, but the time of the war is undetermined. It seems he is waiting for Yelu Dan's return. I hope our emperor will be aware of this."

Fu Xiaoguan frowned slightly, "Where is Guan Xiaoxi?"

"We have arrived in Xixia and are heading towards Maoshan Pass. We expect to arrive on April 5th."

"How are the logistics?"

"The grain and fodder mobilized from Chi Le Chuan, escorted by Tuoba Feng's cavalry corps and 300,000 civilians, will arrive two days earlier than Guan Xiaoxi... By the way, Guan Xiaoxi has appointed two regimental commanders."

This is the power that Fu Xiaoguan gave to Guan Xiaoxi, there is nothing strange about it.

But since Ji Yungui specifically brought it up, there must be something different. Fu Xiaoguan looked up at Ji Yungui.

"They are Peng Yuyan's two sons. He appointed Yu Dingshan as the commander of the first advance regiment, and Yu Dinghe as the commander of the second advance regiment. They use the cavalry organization."

Fu Xiaoguan was stunned for a moment. He had once written a letter to Peng Yuyan, hoping that Peng Yuyan would pick up the knife. Even if Peng Yuyan really put down the knife, he hoped that her two sons would join the army.

Peng Yuyan had refused at the time, but now that Daxia was unified, she had released her two sons… Fu Xiaoguan thought for a moment, “Guan Xiaoxi was once a capable subordinate of Peng Yuyan. Although I’ve never met her two sons, I’ve heard that they must be talented. Guan Xiaoxi has made an exception and promoted them. Let’s see how they perform in this battle. What’s the situation in the Great Xianbei Mountains?”

Originally, Ji Yungui was a little worried about Guan Xiaoxi's move. After all, the father of the brothers Yu Dingshan and Yu Dinghe died at the hands of Fu Xiaoguan.

Now it seems that I was overthinking it. Fu Xiaoguan didn't seem to care at all... "Peng Yuyan is a true heroine. She understands things and will definitely teach her son to understand things. There's no need to worry."

Fu Xiaoguan made a special effort to explain, and Ji Yungui finally felt relieved and said, "Su Changsheng was seriously injured by the retired emperor. He was already injured. It is estimated that he was injured by You Beidou and Ning Fatian when he was trying to assassinate Tuoba Feng."

"He fled to the main army camp, which is safe but inaccessible. I don't know the extent of his injuries now. The Thunder Legion is still conducting routine training every day and has no signs of leaving the camp."

It seems that the Thunder Legion will not participate in the war against Western Xia.

The strategic intentions of this mysterious army remain unclear, but after analysis by Zhuo Bieli and others, it is very likely that they really want to cross the Yanduan Mountains and raid the mainland of Daxia.

This master, are his intentions really so simple?