Three years of prosperity.
Before the beginning of spring, Da Gan completed the capital relocation.
Although the new capital still had many imperfections, moving the capital would be more conducive to Dagan's control over the surrounding lands.
The original imperial city was renamed Qisheng and served as the secondary capital.
This is to commemorate Emperor Wen's Yunqi, and also symbolizes the beginning of a great and prosperous era.
In May, Yun Zheng took Jia Yao and Miao Yin down the Li River to attend the inauguration ceremony of the newly built Da Gan Naval Academy in Izumo Port, Muzhou, and prepare to test the new generation of naval guns.
After continuous improvements by the Firearms Bureau, this generation of naval guns has been upgraded to four-inch guns with an effective range of more than one mile.
The new generation of shrapnel bombs also have greater power.
But the ironclad ship that Yun Zheng had been dreaming of was still a long way off.
However, Yun Zheng was not impatient.
...
...
Some time ago, when the navy in the south was chasing the exiled Yuan Qianxiu, they accidentally discovered rubber trees on an island. They have now introduced them to the south for planting.
The Institute of Technology has set up a special steam engine research group.
Once the steam engine was invented, many things became relatively simple.
Yun Zheng used Yuan Qianxiu's head as a sacrifice to the Naval Academy, and personally wrote the inscription "Sea power comes first" for the Naval Academy.
After attending the opening ceremony of the Naval Academy, they boarded a warship and headed north. After landing at Xinjin, they headed all the way to Beihuan.
Although Jia Yao and his team have given up the plan to go overseas to rebuild Beihuan.
But Yun Zheng was not in a hurry to incorporate Beihuan into Dagan.
What he thought was to let Beihuan continue to exist as a vassal state of Dagan, and then merge Beihuan into Dagan after Dagan had digested the land it had conquered over the years.
This time, Yun Zheng will not only inspect Beihuan and Northwest Protectorate, but also go to Guizhou, Dingzhou and other places for inspection.
Anyway, it will take at least half a year to complete this circle.
On the fifth day after they arrived at the Northern Huan royal court, Budu died of illness.
Yun Zheng attended Budu's funeral as the King of Da Zhaori of Beihuan, and buried Budu near Wolf God Mountain in accordance with Budu's last wishes.
A month later, Yun Zheng and Jia Yao returned to the cliff where they fell.
"Look! Those are the flowers we planted!"
From a distance, Jia Yao screamed in surprise.
Looking in the direction of Jia Yao's finger, Yun Zheng saw a field of fiery red flowers.
He clearly remembered that they had only planted two flowers there.
After a few years, the two flowers have turned into a field of fiery red flowers.
warm!
Unrestrained!
Full of vitality!
Yun Zheng and Jia Yao quickened their pace and quickly came to the flowers.
He didn't know whether the two flowers they planted were still there.
But the flowers in front of us must have grown from those two flowers.
Not far from the flowers, the small cave where they used to live is still there, but the two sides of the cave have been covered with weeds.
"Mr. Yun!"
Jia Yao put her arms around Yun Zheng's neck, blinked and said, "Let's go fishing together, okay?"
"good!"
Yun Zheng nodded heavily.
"I say, do you two have to be so annoying?"
Miaoyin teased the two with a smile on her face, "How about I take my guards and run away so as not to disturb you two from revisiting your old dreams?"
"OK!"
Jia Yao smiled, let go of Yun Zheng's neck, and took Miao Yin's hand instead: "Sister will monopolize Master Yun for one day, sister, please don't be jealous!"
"I am indeed a little jealous!"
Miaoyin chuckled, and then pretended to be angry and looked at Yun Zheng: "When you go back, you have to find a boat, just like we did on the boat to relive our old memories!"
"Weren't we reminiscing about the past when we were at sea?" Yun Zheng grinned.
"Pooh!"
Miaoyin spat softly, "I want to go to the Anchang River, just like the flower boat parade back then!"
"good!"
Yun Zheng agreed readily.
Isn't it a beautiful thing to visit the places where they left their memories?
"Okay, I was just kidding."
Miaoyin smiled and said, "You two are being so annoying! I'll go away first, or you'll choke me to death."
After saying that, Miaoyin and her guards retreated far away.
Just like when she first led people to find Yun Zheng and others under this cliff.
Just keep a distance between them and guard them.
Soon, Yun Zheng and Jia Yao worked together to weave a fish cage and put some bait in it. After more than half an hour of waiting, they finally caught a few small river trout.
Under the watchful eyes of a group of guards, they slaughtered and cooked the fish like an ordinary couple.
When the setting sun shone over, the two snuggled together, eating the fish in small bites, and then hummed "Send You a Little Red Flower" softly, watching the sunset together.
The sunset was still as beautiful as the one they had first seen.
Or, more beautiful than the sunset at that time.
The sun sets.
Despite the obstruction of the steep cliffs, they still could not see the moment when the sunset sank into the horizon.
"I used to think that sunset was the end..."
Jia Yao leaned in Yun Zheng's arms, muttering to herself.
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled: "Goodbye and sunset, neither is the end, but to be continued..."
Jia Yao looked at him like a girl in love, savoring his words carefully.
When the sun set, they returned to the cave.
In the cave, there are still traces of the fire they had made.
But they didn't light a bonfire in the cave and just cuddle with each other.
"Master Yun, is there anything else we haven't done?"
Jia Yao leaned her head on Yun Zheng's arms and asked softly.
"What's up?"
Yun Zheng put his arm around Jia Yao's waist and asked softly.
"love me!"
Jia Yao suddenly threw Yun Zheng to the ground and whispered in Yun Zheng's ear, "Love me hard!"
Listening to Jia Yao's words, Yun Zheng's heart suddenly moved, and he kissed Jia Yao's soft lips fiercely...
…
October.
After a round of inspection, Yun Zheng brought Jia Yao and Miao Yin to Le'an City.
After passing Le'an City, you will reach Beilu Pass.
Le'an is in a great location.
Over the years, the small town that was once used to house refugees has become a prosperous city. The streets are full of people coming and going, and bursts of shouting and hawking can be heard from the shops on both sides from time to time.
Yun Zheng and his companions made some simple disguises, looking like passing merchants.
Yun Zheng sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked at the prosperous and bustling city in front of him, his heart filled with a sense of accomplishment.
If they can create a Le'an City, there will be more Le'an Cities.
This land will eventually change.
The prosperous era is about to begin.
Maybe, it has already started!
Just as Yun Zheng was sighing with emotion, a carriage came from the other end of the street.
When the carriage was about to intersect with Yun Zheng and his companions' carriage, the woman in the carriage lifted the curtain and looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar street in front of her.
Unconsciously, the woman's eyes fell on Yun Zheng, who also lifted the curtain and looked out.
Although Yun Zheng had put on some makeup, the woman in the carriage still felt a sense of familiarity from him.
The woman stared at Yun Zheng with a puzzled look on her face.
This person is so strange!
Just like this street.
Familiar, yet strange!
Finally, Yun Zheng's gaze fell on the woman.
What is that?
Lan painting!
Yun Zheng was slightly stunned, then he raised his hand and pulled away the beard that was stuck to his cheeks.
Lan Hua was stunned for a moment, then looked at Yun Zheng with surprise.
At the moment when the carriages met, they smiled brightly at each other at the same time, warming up the northern part of the country which was about to enter winter...
(End of the book)
it's over.
Over the past year and a half, I would like to thank my readers for their company and support.
Without you, this book would not have been written to this length.
Um……
Say something anyway!
Where should I start?
Forget it, let’s just talk about the ending first!
Anyone who has read my books knows that I like to use open endings.
Lin Yu and Lan Zhen in "God of War", and Ning Zhe and Su Qingyi in the badly-ended "The Dragon King", both have open endings.
This book continues to use this approach.
I always feel that after reading a book, it should leave some room for the reader's imagination.
Whether Yun Zheng and Lan Hua end up together is left to the readers' imagination.
Originally, the open ending was planned for Yun Zheng and Jia Yao, but because Jia Yao occupies such a large proportion in the book, people didn't dare to do so.
So, the character Lan Hua came into being.
From the moment the character Lan Hua came out, it was already decided that the story would end with her and Yun Zheng meeting again, thus leading to an open ending.
If there is a next book, I will also end it with an open ending.
Yes, I dare!
The fact that Emperor Wen and Yun Zheng were unable to meet each other as father and son in the end was intentional, mainly to leave some regrets.
There are all kinds of regrets in life, and regrets are easier to be remembered.
This book has brought me a lot of benefits, but of course, I have also been criticized a lot.
The most talked about character is Shen Luoyan.
There is nothing wrong with the character itself, it's just that I didn't write it well. If I had written her as the kind of person who can scold my man but will do everything she can to beat you up if you scold me, it would definitely be much better.
This may be because I used to write urban novels, and was heavily influenced by the son-in-law novels of previous years, so deviations occurred as I wrote.
I reflect on this.
But I still stubbornly believe that there is nothing wrong with the growth attributes of the character Shen Luoyan itself.
Many people always think that once the emperor grants a marriage, you have to immediately fall in love with the originally good-for-nothing prince and obey him in everything.
But this in itself is unrealistic.
If we change the perspective, and if the emperor arranges marriage for the hero with a very ugly princess, and the hero accepts it without resisting, I guess many readers will scold him again.
If I were 20 years old, I probably wouldn't be able to accept such a Shen Luoyan.
But as I grow older and gain more experience, I see things differently.
I am a young and enterprising person, but not a cynical one.
I actually don’t like writing about perfect male or female protagonists. Everyone has flaws and there is no perfect person in this world.
Every reader has a divine book in his heart.
But "The Best Butler" is undoubtedly the most amazing book in my heart.
I mentioned this many years ago when I wrote "Rebirth of the Dragon in the City".
The character Jia Yao in this book was based on Yujia, the Khan of the Golden Sword, and can be regarded as a tribute to the servants.
Of course, I definitely don’t have the writing skills of Yu Yan.
Jia Yao is undoubtedly the first female protagonist, and I also intend to write about her contradictions, struggles and transformations. During this period, I received a lot of bad feedback, but I still insisted on writing this way.
Only when there are contradictions and these things will the memory be profound.
Xin Sheng just obeys everything, but many people will definitely ignore it.
Many people think that Xin Sheng should not be taken in, but Xin Sheng herself is almost like a maid, so it is inevitable that they will fall in love with each other over time.
In addition, regarding technological issues, I really don’t like writing about technological dominance.
As an engineering student, I can say responsibly that if you really travel through time, for most people, making a black powder cannon would be the limit.
Even the steam engine is not as easy as many people think.
As for planes, AKs and the like, I could only lower my head and look for bricks in silence.
How others write is their business; I wouldn’t write like that.
Personally, I am actually more afraid that readers will say that I am not good enough.
Of course, there are definitely times when I need water, but it’s definitely not for the sake of water.
Sometimes, it is really frustrating when readers criticize the content that I have carefully designed and revised many times as being water.
For example, Xu Shifu's meeting with Emperor Wen before his death, Gao Shizhen's meeting with Yun Zheng before his death, and so on.
Actually, I think water is very simple.
It's nothing more than opening a map, opening a hundred countries, and playing five chapters in each country, which means a total of five hundred chapters.
But I personally think it's boring to do this and it's easy to ruin yourself.
I would also like to give special thanks to the readers who carefully helped me point out typos. Typing makes my eyes tired and typos are inevitable. It is really great that you guys are willing to help point them out without any complaints!
Thank you very much!
Well, anything else you want to say?
never mind!
My mind is a little confused, I'm talking about this and that, so I won't say any more.
Finally, I'm going to be the sixth one and criticize those who argue just for the sake of arguing.
Some argumentative people are really ignorant themselves and think that others are as ignorant as they are.
How dare you say something like the Yellow River is less than two kilometers at its widest point? You can even argue with the author for a long time.
There are also some people who say that a great pass is difficult to attack from the outside but easy to attack from the inside. Anyone who has seen Shanhaiguan will not say such a thing.
And the issue of battle damage is really annoying.
This is not reasonable, and that is not reasonable either.
According to historical records, there were frequent battles involving hundreds of people fighting against tens of thousands of people, and there was never a single casualty. Why don't you dig out the historian and hold him accountable?
None of us knows what history is really like, and no one can tell what is true or false in history books.
This is a matter of personal opinion, there is no need to worry too much about it.
Sometimes the author will say a few words to the nitpickers, and the nitpickers will say that only by arguing can there be progress, and they think it is their right to argue.
This reminds me of the boss I met in my first job.
He also told me that by asking me to work overtime, doing more things, and scolding me all day long, he was training me and improving me.
But for such a boss, I usually treat him as a mother.
Huh?
I have to say, it feels so good to criticize others!
No wonder so many people like to criticize others.
Haha, it feels good to criticize those nitpickers now that it’s finished!
Well, that's it!
Finally, I wish you all good health and all the best!
Well, it’s nonsense to say that everything goes as planned. How can everything go as planned in life?
Good health is what really matters!
Take a break!
Everyone take a break, it’s time for me to take a break too!
Yeah!
fishing!
It’s time for the long-forgotten dragon-patterned carp to make a comeback!
Tremble!
IOU!
Ugh!
Crucian carp, carp, grass carp, yellow croaker...
(Finally, a small extra chapter will be released on March 3)
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