Chapter 163 The Passerby Who Died Before the Famine Even Began (The End)
The male and female protagonists didn't have mind-reading abilities, so of course they didn't know that Jiang Yue was talking behind their backs. What they cared about was the high-yield seeds. Jiang Yue led the students to the greenhouse to take a look, and after that, they went to the experimental field to harvest a few acres. After confirming that there were no problems, the emperor took the data and the students away.
Originally, the emperor wanted to take Jiang Yue with him, but Jiang Yue had already decided to retire and didn't want to continue working. Seeing that there was no other way, the emperor bestowed upon Jiang Yue the title of National Scholar and left with his entourage. After all, there were still a lot of things waiting for them to handle in the capital. The female lead stayed for a few days to talk with Jiang Yue and even wanted to invite her to the Academy of Sciences, but Jiang Yue declined as well.
Not long after the male and female protagonists left, Jiang Yue resigned from her job and went to find Chen Shi and her father. After playing for a few months, she took advantage of the festival to go to the capital to meet with Jiang Xuan and Jiang Li. The family of three, along with two helpers, set off for Treasure Island. Treasure Island was originally the territory of Japan, but was later occupied by the Great Wei. After the gold and silver were developed, it was transformed into a tourist attraction.
The place wasn't big, but the family wasn't in a hurry for this trip. They spent half a month there before setting off for the next country. It was five years later when they returned to the Great Wei. After staying in the capital for a while, Jiang Xuan and Jiang Li were about to retire. They both said they would take them with them when they went on a trip, and of course, Jiang's father and Chen Shi agreed.
The current capital city is similar to what China looked like in the 1960s and 70s. The environment is not as badly damaged because the emperor built the more polluting factories in the colonies. There are cars scattered on the road, but trams and horse-drawn carriages still make up the majority. There are also quite a few rickshaws, but they are mostly used by people who have moved here later. Originally, the people of the Great Wei Dynasty received very generous welfare benefits. Basically, they could support themselves without working and just receive relief funds.
The female lead has had more free time these past few years. Her research has reached a bottleneck, and it will be difficult for her to break through on her own. Therefore, she has shifted her focus to cultivating talent. The Crown Prince is also taking over the reins of the country more and more often. To be honest, the imperial power has actually been weakened a lot. The constitution stipulates the rights and obligations of the royal family. As long as the descendants don't do anything reckless, it can be said that the Great Wei will last forever.
Moreover, royal descendants can also join the army and have special privileges in politics. It's a win-win situation. The relationships among the royal family members are more harmonious than ever before. Now that he can't become emperor of the Great Wei, he can seek a post outside the capital. There are plenty of positions in the world, and there's no need to fight to the death.
Now, when the people of Great Wei walk down the street, they feel a great sense of superiority when they see foreigners. For many years, Great Wei has never lost a war. The other side of the ocean has just developed gunpowder, and they find that Great Wei's warships are already at their doorstep. What can they use to fight Great Wei? If they are not convinced, they will just bombard the ground with cannons. Who would fight with real swords and spears? That would be purely absurd.
I spent more than half a year in Beijing. The biggest news during that time was that the Chinese Academy of Sciences had established an aerospace research institute with the intention of exploring the moon. When the news first came out, the Academy was almost surrounded by people. Although we now have ships and cars, it is strange that the sudden announcement of a mission to the moon in the years before airplanes were invented would cause such a sensation.
Jiang Yue felt that it was unlikely to reach the heavens in a short time. There was not enough talent. Although the university had been established for several decades, there were not many top talents. It would probably take several more decades to reach the heavens. To be honest, Jiang Yue admired the female lead for taking the Great Wei from a feudal society to the present day all by herself.
The Great Wei is currently at the mid-stage of the Second Industrial Revolution. In just a few decades, it has achieved what others have accomplished in over 150 years. Isn't that amazing? Jiang Yue estimates that the Third Industrial Revolution will begin before the female lead dies. It's amazing that God has given us a cheat code. Not only do you need to have knowledge yourself, but you also need to find people who can understand it.
After resting and recuperating for half a year, they went to the west again. This time, they didn't stay for five or six years, but returned after one or two years. This time, Jiang's father and Chen's mother did not plan to go out for a while. After Jiang Xuan and Jiang Li retired, they stayed in their hometown for more than half a year every year. With a bunch of old people together, the younger generation couldn't bear to leave.
They would call each other every day in turn. Once, when the family went on a picnic and the phone went unanswered, Jiang Xuan's son rushed back from Beijing. He was stunned to see a bunch of people playing cards when he walked in. After that, they insisted on hiring two more nannies, one specifically to watch the phone...
When Jiang's father was 98 years old, he passed away. After his death, only Chen was left. Jiang Yue probably would have followed him if it weren't for the many children who were with her every day. She didn't live for many more years. Three years after Jiang's father passed away, Chen also passed away. A group of relatives cried their eyes out, including Jiang Yue.
After Chen's father passed away, Jiang Yue was the oldest among them. Jiang Li and Jiang Xuan began to worry about their older sister. After several attempts to persuade her, Jiang Yue still went to live in the capital. With her parents gone, she was all alone here, which was not as good as being in the capital. Now her relatives were all there, and it would be quite troublesome for a bunch of people to come back to keep her company during the New Year and other holidays.
Back in the capital, with nothing to do, the Academy of Sciences invited Jiang Yue to research high-yield seeds several times. Jiang Yue thought she had nothing better to do, so she agreed. After working hard for several years, she increased grain production several times over. When Jiang Yue turned 80, she could no longer work. She worked for a few more years but couldn't keep up. Unlike the female lead, who is also an 80-year-old woman, Jiang Yue's scientific spirit is something Jiang Yue can't even match on horseback.
According to the original novel, the female lead didn't live to be that old. Jiang Yue was worried that if she gave the female lead the pill, the male and female leads wouldn't be able to reach the modern world. She asked 8888, and thankfully 8888 said there was no problem. Their return was destined. With Jiang Yue's intervention, their life in the modern world might be better and less difficult.
When Jiang Yue turned 100, she traveled by plane. On her 100th birthday, Jiang Yue felt that her time was coming to an end, so she notified Bai Ze to retrieve all the puppets she had scattered. After retrieving the puppets, Jiang Yue replenished Bai Ze's spiritual power, as he had been depleted of mana over the past hundred years. After her birthday, Jiang Yue told Jiang Xuan and Jiang Li that she planned to return to her hometown. They were worried and went with her.
Not long after Jiang Yue turned 100, both the female and male leads passed away. The entire nation mourned their deaths, and every single citizen of the Great Wei wept bitterly. Countless people wanted to spontaneously go to the capital to bid them farewell, but it was only through the broadcast that the great-grandson of the Ninth Prince, the current Emperor of the Great Wei, persuaded them to give up the idea.
When they were buried in the imperial mausoleum, people from all over the city came. Traffic was paralyzed that day, and people set off in the middle of the night. It took a long time for people to recover from their grief, and the television station broadcast their achievements for a whole month.
Not long after returning home, Jiang Yue's life came to an end. She left a letter and passed away. When the children came to call Jiang Yue for breakfast in the morning, they found that she was unresponsive. Hopefully, this will not frighten the children. When Jiang Xuan and Jiang Li discovered that Jiang Yue had died, they were devastated. Although Jiang Yue's funeral was not as grand as that of the female lead and the male lead, the current emperor also came to pay his respects.
The evening news program on CCTV dedicated several minutes to introducing Jiang Yue's achievements. Many people were saddened by Jiang Yue's passing, and future generations might even dedicate a separate volume to him when reading history books.
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