Chapter 151: Ancient Money Spending 7
Liu Yue's territorial expansion was proceeding according to plan. After sorting out the internal affairs of Wancheng, she launched an offensive towards other counties in Nanyang County.
At first she would find some decent excuses, but later she was too lazy to say anything and just started fighting.
She is the emperor because she has a strong army and horses. She has the final say because of her fist. As for what the history books record, she doesn’t care about the flood after her death.
Liu Yue would never be kidnapped by fame. Besides, do these arrogant aristocratic families still think that public opinion can be controlled by them?
Liu Yue ignited the art of papermaking and printing, and actively promoted the availability of cheap paper and pens. Wherever she went, she opened literacy classes.
She also created a newspaper that all time-traveling girls would create, and she even created an advanced version.
She bought a lot of text recognition loudspeakers from the system mall, and arranged personnel and drones to go to every corner to read newspapers and announcements aloud to illiterate people, promoting how good Wancheng's policies were and how happy the people here were.
The people might not believe her, but she could leave a good impression on them, minimizing any instability during the transition. Furthermore, as her territory expanded, along with the letters and packages sent by friends and relatives, Liu Yue's reputation as a goddess became increasingly well-known.
Words can lie, but solid, filling mooncakes and dry food cannot. The people have always been simple-minded; they support whoever can feed them.
The court officials called her a witch? Pah! How dare those corrupt officials disrespect the gods? They will get their comeuppance sooner or later!
In addition, Liu Yue has recently recruited several talented writers.
After they accepted Liu Yue's ideas and understood her governing philosophy, they would usually curse the stupid and incompetent emperor and the court officials who were in office but doing nothing, and at the same time accuse various warlords of destroying the harmony and stability of Jingzhou and expose the cruel oppression of the tenant farmers by the landlord class.
As for Liu Yue herself, she is of course the light of righteousness!
Liu Yue: ...
Although this compliment to her is true, I still feel a little embarrassed.
She was rebelling so openly, the imperial court should have sent troops to suppress her long ago, but there was nothing they could do, they couldn't defeat her!
The drone fire suppression tactic is so powerful that before this, the army's strongest mobile combat force was the cavalry, which relied on horse charging and was invincible on the plains.
However, when drones with automatic aiming and patrol capabilities appeared, the cavalry's advantage instantly vanished. Horses can run fast, but can they be faster than bullets?
The drones in the sky could not hit the target, and the plan of piling up a large number of people to prevent the drones from firing also failed.
First, the soldiers would be afraid. No matter how much pre-war mobilization they did, when the battle finally came, they still couldn't overcome their physical fear of firearms. Not to mention that the enemy was a goddess. How could a mortal fight against a deity?!
Moreover, the news that Wancheng did not kill prisoners of war had spread. Many young men who were captured and forced to charge into the battlefield would throw away their weapons while running, shouting "I want to surrender" loudly.
Surrender, after surrendering you can go to the city to work, and if you pay enough ransom you will have the opportunity to become a citizen, and you will never have to live this kind of life of hunger and cold in the future!
Before, the imperial court could still arrest people and send them into the army, but as Liu Yue's territory expanded and her reputation grew, more and more civilians packed up their bags and fled to her side with their entire families.
If you can't walk, use a cart to push it, or carry it on your back. No matter how many difficulties and obstacles there are on the road, there is always a glimmer of hope to reach the goddess.
Liu Yue also arranged a number of intelligent robots to assist. They had little combat power, but the troops along the way did not dare to offend them. After all, everyone knew that these iron men were the goddess's attendants.
Even the government would not do anything to the robot. Although the imperial court and Liu Yue were definitely in a state of hostility, changes of dynasties were not new in history, and smart people would leave a way out for themselves.
Liu Yue's territory expanded unstoppably, and her management scope extended from Wancheng to Nanyang County, and then to the entire Jingzhou.
The attitude of the surrounding warlords towards her also changed several times - at first they were dismissive and thought she was playing tricks. After the battle of Wancheng, many people wrote to Liu Jia, asking him to marry Liu Yue.
It would be strange if Liu Jianeng agreed to them, so he immediately compiled the letters into a book and sent it to Liu Yue.
Liu Yue naturally ignored him. What dreams were he making about marrying her? Did he think she really wanted the position of "legal wife" as they called it?
Not only did she not agree, she was too lazy to even politely decline and simply did not reply.
This arrogant attitude angered the aristocratic families, who lashed out at her in small circles at various gatherings, writing article after article criticizing her. But when it came to actually joining forces to attack Nanyang, well, well...
If Liu Yue only knew how to conquer the country through force, they could directly acknowledge her as the emperor, because conquering an empire and governing a country are two completely different concepts. The emperor ultimately has to rely on the civil and military officials from the aristocratic families, and only then can his decrees leave the palace.
But she is not only powerful in military strength, but also has a complete governing framework.
When selecting talents, she did not consider family background or recommend filial and honest people. She only screened out the officials she needed through examinations. She recorded these precious knowledge in cheap books, which easily broke the cultural monopoly of the aristocratic families.
Not to mention, she also has so many knowledgeable and versatile tin men. These tin men have no preferences, no weaknesses, no selfishness, they only carry out her orders loyally.
Liu Yue: The robots in the mall are indeed useful and have no disadvantages except being expensive.
But this shortcoming quickly disappeared in front of the super-rich host. After all, as long as she spent money, she could earn star coins. This was her specialty, and she was the best at spending money!
To end the chaos as soon as possible, Liu Yue started spending money the moment she opened her eyes. This went on for seven years until she finally achieved the unification of China and ascended the throne in Luoyang.
What really constrained her was not the speed of the war. As long as she wanted, she could finish the war within a few days, but she did not have so many people and robots to assign to manage it.
Now...it's actually still a long way from Liu Yue's ideal level of governance, but it's already a peaceful and prosperous era that's enough to be written into the history books of compulsory education and remembered by countless people.
After ascending the throne, Liu Yue finally remembered to arrange a marriage for Liu Ruoruo.
Originally, many vying for supremacy would have fallen in love with Liu Ruoruo, but after Liu Ruoruo learned how to use the □□, all of them fell into her hands...
Liu Ruoruo said firmly, "They said they loved me and wanted me to be the queen. When I heard that, I was like, this is outrageous! These traitors are actually trying to rebel against our Liu family!"
Liu Yue: "But the person who said this to you is also a prince."
——At least, it was at that time.
"Your Majesty, you are confused. Those are the remnants of the previous dynasty. You are the one destined by heaven!"
Liu Yue: ...
Ok, no problem, it is true :)
Judging from Liu Ruoruo's mental state, there should be no need for an arranged marriage. She would speak up for herself if she chose someone, so Liu Yue would not worry about it.
She was very busy, and she remained busy even after becoming emperor.
When she opened the world map and saw that there were so many plates that did not belong to her, how could a collector of all illustrations bear it?
Whatever she likes belongs to her. If Liu Yue wants it, she will definitely get it!
Not to mention, she still has to spend money to draw cashback today, continue to light up the technology tree, and embark on a never-ending journey.
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The author has something to say: I’m done! I’m finally done! I’m completely done! [Breaking down in tears]
Thank you all for liking this short story that the author wrote on a whim. I will consider writing a long article with a similar setting, but this still needs to be studied slowly. I can't just write it like a short story and then forget about it (.
I have been insisting on getting better and better for a few months. I am really tired. Starting from tomorrow I can finally take a day off [burst crying][burst crying][burst crying]
I will take a break in October, sort out the outline of the new article and save the manuscripts in November, and start a new article in December or January next year. I look forward to seeing you all again!
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