Chapter 84 Becoming a Good Citizen
"What you said is outdated and outdated. Monogamy is now clearly stipulated in the island's rules. The couple must be attracted to each other. Otherwise, it would be even worse if their married life were unhappy."
"You're right. Young people nowadays have too many ideas that we can't quite understand. We're both married into aristocratic families, and we're still living well. Even if there are some setbacks in life, we've managed to get through all these years."
"That's still different. Most of our marriages are arranged between aristocratic families, or between people of equal social status, and the actions of one person will implicate hundreds or even thousands of people in the entire clan.
It is completely different now. Although we need to increase each other's interests through marriage, there are very few of us now, so we still have to follow the wishes of our children. What's more, they are separated most of the time, and it is difficult to maintain a family without love.
I can already see that in a few decades our island will be mostly populated by divorced people, and the newly built nurseries on the island will probably be overcrowded."
Min had already imagined the scene decades later, but unfortunately she could only think about it and would never see it.
He Jianjia saw that Min was just a big talker and would not interfere with her daughter's choice at all. It was impossible for her to marry Lin Yue based on her parents' orders.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Come and take a look at my new design of clothes. It's specially made for divers. It's made with..."
Min was not the kind of person who would hesitate, so she quickly got down to work.
After the unremitting search of the three large ships of Baixiang Village, they finally found an island suitable for building a home and named it Jiuzhou Island. With the efforts of all the villagers, they spent two years to clear the area within a radius of thousands of miles and roughly built a home in accordance with Lin Yue's previous plan.
An island code of conduct has been issued, which is a discipline that everyone must memorize and abide by. It is also a means to protect everyone's interests and check and balance everyone.
This island motto even required a stone tablet to be built in the center of the island and engraved on it to remind and alert the tribe members at all times.
Almost all the children who already have some skills go out to travel, improve their skills and levels, and work hard to build a better Kyushu Island.
There is even a watchtower on the highest point of the mountain on the island, which can observe the situation on the sea at any time. If a ship discovers this island, there is currently only one way to go, as Kyushu Island is still in the early stages of greenhouse development.
If they were discovered and coveted by others, facing a powerful force, they would suffer losses even if they were able to resist due to their lack of weapons. But why bother? It would be better to nip the danger in the bud at the beginning.
Two tall docks have been built, and currently there are ten medium-sized ships that are specially used for catching seafood. The sales of dried seafood products have expanded to five countries and have become a source of assets for Kyushu Island.
The research institute is now working on glass research. The output of glass can not only increase a large amount of industry, but in the end times, the hardness of glass makes many mutant creatures helpless. Therefore, it would be great if we could research high-quality glass.
The important industries on Kyushu Island have an extra layer of security. Even if the wind and waves are strong, they can still be safe in a corner, and even build secret bases on the seabed or develop seabed minerals.
Dagan was in complete chaos. Faced with a series of disasters and the court's indifference, people were starving and floating, refugees were wandering everywhere, and the rebel army responded to the call and war broke out.
Now they are approaching Kyoto. The exhausted army is simply unable to withstand the barbarians who are charging forward. If it weren't for Prince Jing's private army still struggling to resist, the dynasty would have changed by now.
Lin Yue and others also planned to go back and cancel their status as exiles, so that their identities would remain clear even if they were studied by future generations. As for elders such as Lin Hongyuan, they could only enter the army with other identities.
Kyoto.
Outside the city was a massive army, the air was filled with the smell of blood and burning, many wounded were lying groaning on the city walls, and many arrows were stuck on the city walls.
The streets were empty and deserted, even the shops were closed, it was very desolate.
Some of them were so afraid of death that they fled with their families when the rebels were about to attack Kyoto.
The royal family also wanted to avoid the rebels, so the ship heading south was parked in the moat, ready to set off as soon as the people arrived.
They had already stepped onto the boat and were about to escape, but Prince Jing vowed to live and die with Kyoto, and detained all the royal family members, stating with great righteousness that the Xuanyuan clan could not be deserters.
All the royal family members were imprisoned in the palace by Prince Jing, waiting in despair to be slaughtered by the rebels. All the troops were sent by Prince Jing to defend the city. Once the gates were closed, they were helpless and could not get any help from heaven or earth.
Da Gan's luck had run out. Prince Jing held out for two days, but the city gate was still breached and he went straight to the imperial city.
The rebels entered the palace, burning, killing and looting. Those who had been living a life of luxury the day before were now covered in blood.
All the men in the palace were killed, and all the women were given to the general as rewards to his subordinates. The wealthy families in the capital were also basically slaughtered and robbed.
When Lin Yue and others returned to Lingnan, they heard the news that the new emperor had ascended the throne and issued a general amnesty. The entire family of the former royal family, Xuanyuan, was slaughtered, leaving no one alive.
The new emperor was ruthless and acted decisively. He dismissed and executed many corrupt officials and promoted many people from humble backgrounds. The clans went into hiding under his iron-blooded tactics. Who would dare to question the new emperor's appointment of people from humble backgrounds?
Lin Hongzhi and other old ministers sighed and felt fortunate after hearing the news. They were well-versed in history and knew that a dynasty could only last for two or three years at most. If they had stayed in the mainland, not only would they have lost their seafood business, but they would also have lived in hardship in the future.
Because of the general amnesty, the area outside the county town was lined with fugitives waiting to change their household registration from morning to night, and Lin Yue and others were among them.
They waited for four days before it was their turn. Since Lingnan was mostly mountainous and forested and had little plain land, Lin Yue chose Baixiang Village. It was in a remote location and basically no one came to visit, which also reduced the risk of exposure.
Pretending to be like most people, he went to the county town to buy a lot of daily necessities, with a relaxed smile on his face, walking briskly, trying not to attract attention.
Bai Xuanting has found a method to make dried seafood and has severed cooperation with the village. Fortunately, the other party is not a mean and ungrateful person, but just a businessman pursuing profit. It is best to control the supply of goods in his own hands.
Since no one has paid attention to Baixiang Village in these years and no one has caused trouble for Lin Yue and others, it is known that this person is still somewhat trustworthy.
Fortunately, after years of expansion, we have opened restaurants in various countries, specializing in seafood business. At first, we were able to curry favor with some powerful backers, and later we were able to open up sales channels little by little. However, compared with the research we have carried out, the money is still a bit tight.
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