Chapter 267: Xie Anfeng, Respect the Emperor
In March of the first year of the Jiuzhou Empire, Jiuzhou Emperor Xie Yanyan announced to the world that on May 1, he would unite with the State of Song to unify the management of all countries in the world.
The western half belonged to the Kyushu Empire, and the eastern half belonged to the Song Kingdom.
Those who are willing to surrender will directly go through the ceremony of handing over the credentials, and will receive the same treatment as other counties in Kyushu.
The original royal family will remain unchanged, only the management model will adopt the unified model of the Kyushu Empire.
Those who disagree can raise objections, and if they go against Kyushu, they can go to war.
When the news came out, Wei State and 20 old and new small countries in the north, together with Japan, strongly opposed it.
Xu Wenrong, Su Moqing, Xu Huanzhang, Zhou Shaoyu, Zhou Tangtang and others divided into several groups and took new forces such as Su Zhe, Xie Yong, Xie Lingyu, etc. to lobby in various countries.
Du Nanfeng of the State of Song also formed a delegation to lobby various countries.
On April 16th of the first year of Jiuzhou, when Du Nanfeng went to lobby the ten countries including Wei, Dongying, Northern Yan, and Eastern Jin, several countries suddenly launched an attack. Princess Yuanying of Wei, disregarding diplomatic rules, imprisoned Du Nanfeng and pulled out his tongue.
When the news reached Song, Liu Yu immediately sent troops to attack Wei.
The Jiuzhou Empire also responded immediately. The great general Xie Ning, with his deputy generals Zhou Mu, Zhou Huo, Tang Zhan and others, led 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack the Wei State at the same time as the Song State.
The State of Wei was defeated, and the allied forces of the Kyushu Empire and the State of Song advanced rapidly, making rapid progress every day.
It only took 10 days to destroy the State of Wei and capture Yuanying alive.
Murong Fenghuang fled north in panic. The State of Song took advantage of the situation, penetrated deep into the grasslands, and pursued the enemy for thousands of miles. All the royal family members of Wei were wiped out, and the nomads completely withdrew from the Central Plains.
With the rapid demise of the Northern Wei Dynasty, other small countries dared not have any other ideas and all submitted to the Kyushu Empire before the end of April in the first year of Kyushu.
Xie Yanyan and Zhou Shaoyu did not go out during this period. They waited for Xu Wenrong and others to sign the surrender agreement. The first important thing to be completed was the reward ceremony.
On May 16th of the first year of Kyushu, it was announced to the world that the capital of the Kyushu Empire would be Xiangyang.
There are two emperors in Jiuzhou, one is Emperor Chen and the other is Emperor Yan. The former is in charge of the territory, while the latter is in charge of people's livelihood and economy.
After offering sacrifices to heaven, rewards were given.
"Thank you, respect the emperor"
"Xie Ning, was given the title of King of Nanping, and his fief was Lingnan Dongguan County"
"Xie Yong was given the title of King of Xiping and given the fiefdom of Chang'an"
"Zhou Tangtang, named Princess Shaohua"
"Xu Wenrong was named the virtuous king and appointed as the left prime minister of the Jiuzhou Empire."
"Su Moqing, appointed as the Right Prime Minister of the Kyushu Empire"
The Zhou family army, Zhou metal, wood, water, fire, and earth were all appointed as generals.
Even the three-year-old Nan Nan was named Princess Yue Xin.
Xie Yanyan said, I am just seeking benefits for my family!
I am the Tyrant Emperor.
The rewards were given and everyone was satisfied.
Immediately afterwards, Emperor Yan and Emperor Chen arranged a marriage between King Xian and Princess Shaohua, and both parties were very satisfied.
The whole country of Kyushu Empire celebrated.
Tingting Xie was waiting for instructions outside Xie Yanyan's study. She wanted to set up an official women's embroidery workshop.
There had been showhouses in various places, but they had been abandoned due to so many years of war. Now she wanted to rebuild all of them and encourage women to be self-reliant.
"I suggest setting up a government women's embroidery workshop, mainly engaged in spinning, weaving, embroidery, and garment making."
"Female officials in the embroidery workshop can receive a monthly salary, and other women can receive a salary based on their skill level. It is allowed that the salary of skilled workers exceeds that of female officials."
"Embroidery workshops across the country can be visited and learn, receive free training, and gradually establish branches across the country."
Xie Yanyan asked her how big the factory was, how many people she needed, and how much money she needed.
Xie Tingting answered one by one, and Xie Yanyan gave her some simple suggestions, and then said with a big stroke: "Okay."
After receiving the imperial edict, Xie Tingting went back and, together with other female officials, established the first women's embroidery workshop in the Kyushu Empire. They also recruited skilled workers from all over Kyushu. If the skilled workers were particularly outstanding, they could be awarded as female officials, serve in various places, and enjoy the court salary for life.
The notice was delivered quickly to various places through the post stations, and recruitment notices for women's embroidery workshops were soon posted in various places.
Yichuan Town.
Jiang Shuang and Li Tiedan stood in front of the town's notice. Li Tiedan asked, "What does it say?"
"The Jiuzhou Empire has established a women's embroidery workshop and is recruiting skilled workers and female officials." Jiang Shuang said, "I want to sign up. They are also recruiting soldiers. Do you want to sign up too?"
"Why sign up? I won't go to war. Good iron is not used to make nails, and good men don't join the army. Isn't the empress our daughter? Why do you still want to do some embroidery work?" Ever since Li Tiedan took 100 taels of silver from Pei Yue, his heart could never go back to the way it was before.
Money came too easily. He no longer wanted to hunt in the snow or face the earth while planting rice and harvesting wheat.
Xie Yanyan is already the emperor, so giving him a few tens of thousands of taels is just a drop in the bucket, right?
Why do they need to work so hard?
Jiang Shuang shook her head: "Don't make trouble for her. She doesn't even care about the Empress and the Emperor, so what are we?"
"We don't want to be officials, we just want some money, isn't that too much?"
The more Li Tiedan thought about it, the more he felt that his demands were quite low. If he gave them a few thousand taels, they would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives!
But Jiang Shuang refused to go.
After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, they fled from the post station in a panic. Zhou Xiaocheng and the Queen Mother certainly could not return to the city, so they had to leave the capital and return to their own homes.
Unexpectedly, Xie Xiangxiang had been staying in their house all the time.
Li Tiedan chased her away twice. Xie Xiangxiang said, "Why did you chase me away? You are begging for food when you see a golden nugget. I don't believe you when I say you have no vision!"
Let’s say the current emperor is Xie Yanyan, Jiang Shuang’s biological daughter. Why don’t they go find Xie Yanyan but fight with her for the house at home?
Li Tiedan coaxed Jiang Shuang to go find Xie Yanyan, but Jiang Shuang refused to go.
Xie Xiangxiang said: "I'll go find Xie Huan, he's my half-brother, I heard he's a third-rank official. He and Aunt Xue are the first to build a food street in Xiangyang, I'll go there to help or rent a stall, I'm sure I'll make a lot of money."
When Li Tiedan heard that a bastard's son could become a third-rank official, he became jealous and urged Jiang Shuang to find Xie Yanyan. He didn't want money, but a job in the food court would be fine!
Jiang Shuang refused, she knew that even if she asked for it, she would not get it, and Xie Yanyan would not pay any attention to her.
When Xie Xiangxiang heard that they wanted to find work in a women's embroidery workshop, she said, "Then the three of us can go together. I'll look for my half brother and aunt, and you can look for a women's embroidery workshop."
The three of them were traveling together, and Xie Xiangxiang could take a ride with Jiang Shuang and Li Tiedan, but she had no money for the trip.
Jiang Shuang felt that Xie Yanyan would definitely not recognize her, but she could definitely go to Aunt Xue and Xie Huan, because they were originally concubines and illegitimate children. Even if they were third-rank officials, they were still lowly people.
Li Tiedan didn't want to run an embroidery workshop, but if he could follow Jiang Shuang to the capital, he would have the opportunity to meet Xie Yanyan.
I took the village ox cart to the county, and then took another ox cart from the county to Yicheng.
In the Yicheng Inn, the shopkeeper greeted him warmly: "Sir, how many rooms do you want?"
Li Tiedan said, "One room."
He would never invite Xie Xiangxiang to stay in the hotel.
The shopkeeper took a look at Xie Xiangxiang, who was wearing a veil, and asked curiously, "How do you want a room? For your mother to live alone? Where will you and your wife live?"
He thought Li Tiedan and Xie Xiangxiang were a couple, and that Jiang Shuang was his mother.
Li Tiedan and Jiang Shuang had a big fight. Li Tiedan said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Pointing at Jiang Shuang, he said, "This is my wife."
The shopkeeper's mouth was so wide open that an egg was stuffed into it. No way, this old woman is his wife???
Li Tiedan got excited and said sideways: "I tell you, she is Yan Emperor's biological mother, and I am her father."
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