Lin Muzhen respectfully replied, "Please grant me two days, Your Highness. My mind is currently filled with the Three Character Classic and the outline, and I can hardly contain any more thoughts. Please have pity on me."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Xiao Zhixing couldn't help but chuckle. "Forgive me, forgive me. I was too impatient. But time waits for no one. Three short years have passed in the blink of an eye. I want you to be well-informed so that you can start taking action immediately once you arrive in Beizhou."
"Since you all don't have any ideas for the time being, let's discuss it again in two days. You should all submit a supplementary strategy."
Everyone immediately set off to rack their brains.
As for the Three Character Classic, fearing their own lack of wisdom, they even sent letters by eagle to ask teachers, friends, and relatives for help.
This was tacitly approved by Xiao Zhixing. With this holy book as the starting point, she could attract these people by coming up with other ideas for books that needed to be co-created later.
With works like the Thousand Character Classic, the Anthology of Poetry and Prose, and the Complete Works of the Great Prosperity, plus the Hundred Schools of Thought, she didn't believe they could resist coming.
Feng Zhen'er sighed, "I don't want to go to Dongzhou alone, I want to go to Beizhou with the Prince."
It's bound to be lively and fun.
When Xiao Zhixing saw her off, he said, "Don't worry, we'll see each other again soon."
She was going to send Lin Rushu to Mengzhou, but Feng Zhen'er was going east halfway there, and Ji Bai and Lin Muzhen, who were going to take up positions in Beizhou, couldn't go to Mengzhou with them.
So after twenty days, the group was reduced by half, leaving only Lin Rushu, Mu Wan, Nian Chenghan, Jiang Tan and others.
During this period, by pooling everyone's wisdom, the Three Character Classic had already taken shape.
The program was further improved through discussions and revisions.
Ji Bai, Lin Muzhen, Li Wenxiu, Qi Wuyi, Bai Su, Jiang Pu and others took this outline and the first draft of the Three Character Classic to Beizhou. Qi Danhe and Xiao Beihui would cooperate with them to launch the preliminary plan.
The young men wished they could sprout wings and immediately head to the Northern Continent to implement their plans and realize their ambitions.
Watching them depart with a thousand soldiers, Lin Rushu smiled and said, "Your Highness is not only skilled in military affairs, but also in employing people."
Such a massive plan, yet they were given free rein to carry it out. This bold approach to personnel management, without being bound by convention, is truly admirable.
Mu Wan nodded in agreement, while Nian Chenghan silently observed them.
Xiao Zhixing was pleased. "Only virtuous people have leisure time. My dream is to govern with my hands folded."
If the team is well-managed, her job as the leader will be much easier.
Since it's just a state, she can just watch from the sidelines and do her job as the helmsman. Let them do whatever they want, gain more experience, and they'll be able to be entrusted with important responsibilities in the future.
She doesn't try to do everything herself and trusts in their wisdom.
Ancient people simply had a different understanding of their environment; future people will not be any smarter than them.
She gave them a direction and expected them to create miracles.
At this point, they officially left Zhongzhou and entered Mengzhou. To the west, they could go to Ningzhou and Xiazhou, and to the east, they could go to Beizhou.
Mu Wan and Nian Chenghan decided to stay with her for another half month.
That day, they still did not camp in a town, but found a place in the wild to set up camp.
Based on their understanding and the information they had consulted, Mu Wan and Lin Rushu also wrote a planning outline for Mengzhou and Xiazhou.
Xiao Zhixing is currently supplementing and revising their work.
"Your Highness, a large group of people is approaching from the east," a vigilant scout suddenly reported into the tent.
Xiao Zhixing put down his pen and walked out of the main tent. "Let's go explore again."
A scout soon returned with the report, "It's a group of vagrant bandits."
Shi Jiaowu and the others followed closely behind her.
Hearing the commotion, the others crawled out of their tents and became nervous.
Xiao's army remained calm. They were used to military service and always carried their weapons when setting up camp. They formed a defense almost instantly.
Before long, illuminated by the firelight, several thousand bandits rushed over. Their excited faces instantly turned pale when they saw Xiao's army, fully armed and coldly waiting for them.
"No, retreat quickly, retreat quickly—" the bandit leader shouted angrily, urging everyone to retreat.
Xiao's army wouldn't give them a chance to go back; they charged and surrounded them.
The leader couldn't help but roar:
"Sir, we were blind to your greatness and did not mean to offend you. We are so hungry that we cannot survive. Please have mercy on us and let us go. We will kowtow to you."
This person knows how to seize the moment.
Xiao Zhixing asked in confusion, "Can't you read?"
Didn't they see that huge banner with the character "肖" hanging there? Even if they didn't see the military flag, were they blind to these fully armed cavalrymen?
How dare a few thousand refugees armed with hoes, machetes, and wooden sticks rob a regular army?
The leader burst into tears, "Waaah, sir, we are illiterate and have been deceived. The person who told us the information said you were just an ordinary caravan. We were so hungry that we didn't know the details. Please spare our lives, sir!"
Shi Jiaowu shouted, "Put down your weapon before you speak."
The leader didn't dare to hesitate and quickly ordered everyone to drop their weapons. In the end, they were herded into a pile like chickens, covering their heads and squatting down.
The leader was brought over.
Xiao Zhixing asked him, "Look at you all, you're all capable and have hands and feet. Mengzhou is full of fertile land. You can easily support yourselves by clearing wasteland and cultivating whatever you want. Why are you so foolish as to become bandits?"
The leader wiped away his tears and knelt down with a thud. "Sir, you don't know! This corrupt official is trying to force us to our deaths! We are law-abiding citizens. Since last year, there has been little rain, and our harvest has been greatly reduced. That corrupt official just keeps imposing heavy taxes, which we can't afford, so he's taken away our land."
“We had no choice but to secretly cultivate the wasteland, thinking we could feed our families first. But we were reported, and the corrupt official convicted us of illegally cultivating land and wanted to arrest us and send us to prison.”
“He burned down our newly planted fields and destroyed the seeds. Sir, we really can’t survive.”
"This is a case of officials forcing the people to rebel!"
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