Chapter 640: Extra: Lu Jiuyuan, Yu Meng and Xiaoyao Island
The twelfth year of Chengxi.
After Emperor Chengxi ascended the throne, he quickly cleared the Lu family's name.
In order to compensate the Lu family, Emperor Chengxi granted Lu Jiuyuan the title of Duke of Yu.
Yu is the national surname.
Lu Jiuyuan was granted the title of Duke of Yu, which also meant that he could enjoy royal treatment as a duke of a different surname.
Lu Jiuyuan received the imperial edict and the position of Duke, but did not return to the capital.
He requested Emperor Chengxi to cede Xiaoyao Island and the surrounding waters to him.
Xiaoyao Island was not originally part of the territory of the Dayu Dynasty.
Xiaoyao Island is located in the high seas and does not belong to any country.
In an era without a treaty on the high seas, whoever occupied it first owned it.
Once Lu Jiuyuan occupied it, Xiaoyao Island belonged to Lu Jiuyuan.
Lu Jiuyuan is from the Dayu Dynasty, so Xiaoyao Island also belongs to the Dayu Dynasty.
Emperor Chengxi approved it quickly.
Xiaoyao Island completely became Lu Jiuyuan's territory.
Lu Jiuyuan has a good business sense.
He reopened the underground mechanical city of Xiaoyao Island.
Some disgusting projects in the underground city were banned and turned into a normal shopping mall.
In addition to shopping malls,
Gambling houses, singing and dancing venues, brothels, etc. are still preserved.
These entertainment venues registered with the government are formal and legal.
The underground mechanical city is very large.
After being transformed by Gongshu Cloud of the Gongshu family, it is more suitable for various entertainment projects.
In just a few years, Xiaoyao Island has become an entertainment center that integrates eating, drinking, playing and having fun.
In addition to the underground mechanical city, there are also various projects on the island.
For example, shallow sea surfing, fishing for sea beasts, sunbathing on the beach, pulling carts with black wolves in the forest, etc.
The black wolves are the seven black wolves that caused great trouble in the palace.
After arriving at Xiaoyao Island, they lived a very comfortable life, multiplying from generation to generation. In just ten years, their population grew from seven wolves at the beginning to hundreds.
Black wolves are wild, but they never hurt people.
For a fee, you can have Black Wolf pull your cart around the entire Xiaoyao Island. This project is very popular and has become one of the must-do activities on Xiaoyao Island.
The Black Wolves have earned themselves a job.
In order to facilitate the arrival of more tourists, Lu Jiuyuan opened a route from Xiaoyao Island to Shangjing River Ferry Area.
This line started with only one round trip ship, then became two round trip ships, and then became ten...
Xiaoyao Island is becoming more and more prosperous.
In addition to the Xiaoyao Island-Shangjing line, Lu Jiuyuan also opened other routes.
These routes cover almost all coastal cities.
Coastal cities have also become prosperous due to the opening of the Xiaoyao Island route.
Prosperity means more job opportunities.
More employment opportunities mean increased income for ordinary people.
The economy of coastal cities drove the inland economy, thereby triggering the booming economy of the entire Dayu Dynasty.
Until the twelfth year of Chengxi.
Xiaoyao Island routes have been opened to other countries.
Xiaoyao Island has officially become a well-known tourist resort center.
It is spring all year round on Xiaoyao Island.
The sun is warm but not glaring.
Lu Jiuyuan lay under the banana tree, squinting his eyes and lazily basking in the sun.
Half asleep and half awake.
A young woman kicked Lu Jiuyuan down and said angrily, "Old man Lu, don't sleep. I'm so busy, why are you still slacking off here?"
Lu Jiuyuan fell asleep where he fell.
After he rolled to the ground, he was too lazy to open his eyes and his voice was lazy: "Mengmeng, if you are too busy, find someone else to help you. Soldiers who can't lead troops are not good leaders. You must learn to delegate the work to others."
The young woman was the grown-up Yu Meng.
That year, after Yu Meng's poisonous insect was removed, her health got better day by day.
When Yu Meng was about ten years old, he was almost like a normal child.
Qin Shuqing did not hide her true identity.
Yu Meng knew that Qin Shuqing was not her biological mother, and she also knew that her biological father was Lu Jiuyuan.
She prefers her adoptive mother Qin Shuqing to her unknown biological father.
At the beginning, Yu Meng followed Qin Shuqing to learn medicine.
Unfortunately, Yu Meng has no medical talent at all.
I memorize herbs, but forget every one I memorize.
Memorize the positions, learn one and forget one.
Every time Qin Shuqing took an assessment, she felt helpless when she saw her cute confused expression.
After being an apprentice for several years, she could even mistake the most basic herbs.
Medical skills are like a divine book to her.
Based on the principle that "nothing is difficult in the world as long as you are willing to give up", Yu Meng gave up studying medicine.
Qin Shuqing discovered that although Yu Meng had no medical talent, he had an amazing talent for business.
Affordable medical clinics do not require much operation.
Yu Meng couldn't display her talents in the affordable medical clinic.
Qin Shuqing decided to send Yu Meng to Lu Jiuyuan to learn business from him.
At that time, Yu Meng was already a fifteen-year-old girl.
Fifteen is the time to be rebellious.
Lu Jiuyuan and Yu Meng went through a period of chaos.
Lu Jiuyuan felt that Yu Meng was too young and frivolous, and would make a big mistake sooner or later.
Don't ask.
The question is, he was also so ignorant when he was young.
Lu Jiuyuan demoted Yu Meng to the grassroots level and asked her to start from the bottom.
Yu Meng was very dissatisfied with this strange old father who had never raised her and only gave her money. She secretly wanted to make a career to slap Lu Jiuyuan in the face.
Yu Meng is indeed too young.
Only after suffering several big losses did I slowly calm down.
She started from the grassroots level and worked her way up step by step, relying on her strength and hard work to "slap" Lu Jiuyuan in the face.
However, Yu Meng suspected that she was deceived by Lu Jiuyuan.
Because, when she proudly displayed her achievements over the years in front of Lu Jiuyuan, Lu Jiuyuan did not feel embarrassed at all, but instead smiled like an old fox.
The next day, Lu Jiuyuan gave her the management rights of Xiaoyao Island.
He even gave her the excuse of giving her some training, and said that he would only recognize her ability if she could take charge of Xiaoyao Island.
Haha, Yu Meng’s temper was aroused.
She decided to convince Lu Jiuyuan, the old man.
So she worked herself to death every day and was extremely busy.
Lu Jiuyuan, however, would bask in the sun and drink tea every day, and when he felt like it, he would go to the capital to eat, drink and have fun.
At first, Yu Meng scoffed at Lu Jiuyuan's life of sitting and waiting to die.
Slowly, she realized that something was wrong.
Why does she have to work like a slave while Lu Jiuyuan can just sit back and do nothing?
Yu Meng refused to accept.
So, the scene just now happened.
Yu Meng: "How dare you say that, old man? You left those people here to set a trap for me, right?"
She threw an account book at Lu Jiuyuan: "Take a look."
"Look at your capable men."
"I've only been in charge for less than half a year and I've already discovered a bunch of incompetents. You want these incompetents who only like to act sarcastic to assist me? You might as well kill me."
Lu Jiuyuan looked at Yu Meng, whose hair stood on end, and chuckled.
"Mengmeng is amazing." He flipped through the account book. "You were able to catch all these insects in just six months. Your stepmother was right. You really do have a knack for business."
Yu Meng's anger was suppressed by Lu Jiuyuan's words.
She was like a punch on cotton.
"Don't think I'll forgive you just because you praise me..."
"I'm not praising you." Lu Jiuyuan said, "I'm just telling you the truth. You're really amazing."
"I've always known about these termites."
"You should know that doing business is like conquering the world. Once the world is stable, trouble is likely to arise. Over time, ministers who have suffered together will develop thoughts that they shouldn't have."
"As long as they don't cross the line, I always turn a blind eye."
"The infestation of pests is getting worse, and these people's appetites are growing, so..."
He looked into Yu Meng's eyes and said, "If you want to control Xiaoyao Island, you must get rid of these pests yourself."
"The best way to deal with the termites is to cultivate people who are loyal to you and marginalize the termites."
"I've noticed that you've already been cultivating your own personnel. Your personnel have infiltrated every key link, and they're doing a good job. It won't be long before you completely control Xiaoyao Island."
Yu Meng opened her mouth but couldn't say anything.
She did train her own staff and forcefully placed them in key departments, marginalizing those "old people" who were just sitting there doing nothing.
She thought that her strong behavior would make Lu Jiuyuan angry.
Little did she know that this was the path Lu Jiuyuan had paved for her.
Yu Meng bit her lip and asked, "Have you already decided to hand Xiaoyao Island over to me?"
Lu Jiuyuan smiled and said, "You are my only daughter, and you have such a strong talent for business. Who else should I give it to if not you?"
"Mengmeng, I know that your dream is much more than just a Happy Island."
"Daddy's abilities are limited. He can only pave the way for you to this extent. The rest of the sea of stars needs to be conquered by yourself."
"You can fly, I will always be behind you."
When Yu Meng heard this, her body trembled.
She turned around abruptly, tears welling in her eyes: "Then you must live well, and live until you see with your own eyes the moment I conquer the sea of stars."
The smile on Lu Jiuyuan's lips widened: "Okay."
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