The year in Beizhou was spent amidst heavy snowfall.
After paying New Year's respects to several wise men, Xiao Zhixing no longer needed to go out. She could simply wait for her subordinates to come and offer their New Year's greetings, and she would meet with those she wished to meet.
Those who didn't want to see him accepted the gifts and sent them back.
Of course, those with self-awareness wouldn't shamelessly beg for a meeting; they would respectfully send someone to leave gifts and a visiting card before departing.
It is gratifying that, through the experience of giving birthday gifts, officials in the four northern prefectures, especially the northern prefecture, have gained some insights into gift-giving.
Specialty products such as fresh grains, fruits, cloth, new wine, and new tea, especially new products that bring wealth to the people.
Xiao Zhixing was very happy with the gifts, and he would personally taste them one by one, while also inquiring about production volume and price.
She didn't treat them any differently, treating everyone equally and expressing that she liked them all.
Ten days after the New Year, she stayed at the mansion and took a break.
He reviewed and approved memorials without running around.
Granny He and the others took the opportunity to help her recover. If it weren't for her daily exercise, she would definitely have gained several pounds.
After the tenth day of the lunar month, she led a group to visit households around Beiyuan County.
Her story quickly appeared in the Northern State Daily.
Yes, the Northern State Daily was created last year at her suggestion. With the help of movable type printing and cheap paper, it instantly became the most popular thing in Northern State.
It explains policies that benefit the people in plain language and reports on the latest activities of officials such as Xiao Zhixing.
The second edition was the Northern State Forum, where scholars expressed their thoughts and opinions or engaged in dialogues with others remotely.
Xiao Zhixing also occasionally publishes an article to express his views.
In order to disrupt this debate among a hundred schools of thought, she shamelessly repackaged and transplanted the ideas of the medical school, the school of logicians, the school of yin and yang, the military school, the school of diplomacy, the legal school, the Mohist school, the Confucian school, the Taoist school, and the agricultural school.
May this Northern State Lecture Hall shine like the brilliant Manjushri, illuminating the Qian Yuan era.
After that, this forum received submissions from countless experts from other places, and even experts from other countries participated, making the daily arguments quite lively.
The following sections feature short stories, current events, profiles of prominent figures, introductions to local customs and traditions, and clever advertising by businesses.
In short, within just six months, the Beizhou Daily quickly became popular in the north and then successfully spread throughout the country.
There were even itinerant merchants who specifically came to buy large quantities of newspapers to transport to the south for sale.
Ji Bai reported to the newspaper a year ago that they planned to establish a branch in the south to expand the newspaper's influence.
Xiao Zhixing approved it with a stroke of his pen and also provided a considerable amount of start-up capital.
She wouldn't miss such an opportunity to enhance her reputation.
The New Year celebrations here are also filled with festive cheer in the live stream room.
[Yellow comment: Happy New Year!]
[Yellow comment: Ahhh, finally Yunping's 22nd year, I'm so excited!]
[Red comment: Is something big happening again?]
[Yellow comment: Which year during this period didn't have major events? No spoilers, but every year was exciting!]
[Green comment: We wish two years could pass right now, we want to see if the prince can become the crown prince!]
[Yellow comment: Hehe, it'll definitely work!]
Xiao Zhixing noticed the date Yunping 22 above.
The last time they were this agitated was during the Guixiong Pass Incident.
Could it be that another major war is about to break out this year?
Sure enough, she could speed up her military expansion; she had to use money to build up her fighting strength.
Because of this idea, Xiao Zhixing immediately threw himself into work right after the Lantern Festival.
At the four-state conference held in the new year, she said, "We will continue to promote the implementation and consolidation of various policies in the four states, with a focus on military buildup this year."
Last year's memorial requesting an increase of 600,000 troops has yet to receive a response, reportedly due to differing opinions among several senior officials.
Having been tricked by Zhao Yunqi's autocratic rule last time, the ministers have learned their lesson this time. When it comes to matters related to Xiao Zhixing, they immediately become more vigilant.
She said she wanted to expand the army by 600,000, and Li Xiao led the way in crying so hard that the Gan Sheng Hall was overturned.
Zhao Yunqi took the opportunity to suppress the memorial, and no concrete ideas were put forward at the subsequent small court meeting.
Their plan was good; they would stall her for time, hoping to at least slow her down.
But will Xiao Zhixing stop?
Won't.
Anyway, I have already informed the court, and you have read my message but have not replied. You can't blame me.
Therefore, at the first meeting of the year, she insisted on expanding the military, but did not mention the specific number of personnel.
"Let's just expand the army by one million, so we don't have to go through all this trouble next time."
Xiao Zhixing privately instructed Xiao Bei, Xiao Dong, and Su Zhen to simply take it one step at a time.
First, we need to set up the framework; so many people will need to be trained and have bloodshed over time.
Don't try to recruit people at the last minute when a major battle is happening; that's just suicide.
In his spare time, Xiao Zhixing paid attention to the fortunes of the thirteen states, with the Northern State far ahead.
The second is still Li Jun's Huzhou, where he still keeps his super rice hidden.
The third one became Liu Zizai, and the Qingzhou Plain, which is similar to the Tianfu Plain, appeared, causing Qingzhou's fortune to rise rapidly.
The fourth is Mengzhou, the fifth is Suzhou, the sixth is Haizhou, and the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth are Ningzhou, Xiazhou, Yangzhou, and Dongzhou.
Zhao Lin's Zhongzhou remained largely unchanged at the end, Zhang Zhong's Xizhou was eleventh, and Mu Zixi's focus was on Nanfan, hence Yunzhou was twelfth.
After observing, Xiao Zhixing realized that the golden light behind her score must be the golden light of merit.
As for why the main system doesn't have it...
Ha, someone who has committed countless sins, would have merit and golden light?
Time flies, and it's early autumn again.
The development of Beizhou is progressing rapidly, and policies such as land reclamation have achieved remarkable results. The various forces under her control are making steady progress, and some of the goals that should have been achieved have been reached.
The imperial court still couldn't do anything about her and could only turn a blind eye to her expanding her army in the north.
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