Fu Xiaoguan did not ask about the affairs of the Daxia Jinfeng Group. In his opinion, the two hundred million was just to make his mother happy.
But like Yun Xiyan, he firmly believed that most of the companies under this group would be profitable - except for the weapons and equipment company.
Today, no country on this continent has a systematic scientific research unit like the Daxia Science Research Institute.
Fu Xiaoguan and Qin Chengye exchanged letters very frequently.
Since returning from the Far East last year, he has paid more attention to the development of the technology tree.
He gave Qin Chengye advice on the Mauser rifle and even sent him a bullet, hoping to maintain Daxia's absolute leading position in firearms.
In fact, there are still many areas that need improvement in this first-generation Mauser rifle, such as adding a magazine, using smokeless guns, further reducing the caliber of powder bullets, and changing to a double-barreled rifle.
These iterations must be done step by step. What he needs now is to equip the Marines with this first generation of Mauser rifles as soon as possible.
So after he received the sample gun sent by Qin Chengye and fired it himself, he agreed to Qin Chengye's request for mass production and gave Qin Chengye suggestions on improving the second-generation Mauser rifle.
This was a leap forward in the history of firearms, moving beyond rifles and pistols and entering the era of bolt-action rifles.
All of this is top secret.
Even the three prime ministers didn't know.
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On March 14th of the first year of the Great Xia Dynasty, a low-key and mysterious convoy arrived in Guanyun City.
In the middle of the convoy were three large carriages, in one of which sat two people, one was an old man with white hair and beard, and the other was a middle-aged man about forty years old.
The middle-aged man sat cross-legged with a dignified and imposing face.
At this moment, he opened his eyes, and there seemed to be two invisible charms in his eyes.
"I first heard of the name of Fu Xiaoguan half a year after the Wuchao Literary Conference..." The middle-aged man glanced at the old man opposite, reached out and lifted a corner of the curtain, looked at the prosperous Guanyun City, and frowned slightly.
"In the blink of an eye, he became the Emperor of the Wu Dynasty, and then the Emperor of this vast empire... Imperial Master, you said he was only twenty-three, but I am already forty-three. He built a powerful empire in three years, and what about me?"
"I have been fighting with Yelu Qing all my life, and the territory has become smaller and smaller, and the country has become poorer and poorer... If it weren't for Yelu Qing's relentless pressure,"
He took a deep breath and sighed, "Why should I come to Daxia in person to pay homage to a young emperor who is only twenty years old?"
He is Tuoba Wang, the king of Western Xia!
The old man was the Xixia national teacher, the well-known Saint-level warrior Tuoba Yu!
Tuoba Yu nodded slightly, and he also lifted a corner of the curtain to look outside.
"All the way here, when we were crossing the Helan Mountain Pass, I felt the same as Your Majesty, that it was a disgrace for the great Xixia to pay homage to a young monarch in his twenties, but..."
He lowered the curtains, looked at Tuoba Wang seriously, and said, "But since our caravan entered the Chi Le Chuan Autonomous Region, what I have heard and seen has made me ponder deeply - the former Desolate Kingdom and our Tuoba clan are from the same branch. Tuoba Feng was also a top figure, but he was impressed by Fu Xiaoguan's courage."
"He never went back to restore the country. He even herded horses for Fu Xiaoguan in the Helan Mountains and said he had recruited 100,000 cavalrymen to guard the Helan Pass for Fu Xiaoguan!"
"At the time, I could not understand it, but everything we saw during the caravan's journey across the Chi Le River showed that the people of the wilderness are now living a better life."
"Just talking about the road itself, from Chi Le Chuan to Yi Country, that wide and flat road is truly extraordinary. In times of war, with the speed of cavalry, they could quickly reach various battlefields."
"Speaking of Yi Country, the people in those four provinces are plowing the fields, building roads and bridges, and developing irrigation and drainage systems in the fields. These are things that ordinary people cannot imagine or implement."
"Fu Xiaoguan achieved this in just over half a year, so Your Majesty..."
Tuoba Yu bowed and said, "Don't look at his young age, but he is indeed an emperor with great importance!"
Tuoba Wang naturally saw and heard everything along the way, and kept it in mind.
He knew that what the Imperial Master said was not wrong, and he had reflected deeply on it in his heart.
The war was unfavorable to the Liao Dynasty for two reasons: Liao Dynasty soldiers were equally good at fighting, their population was three times that of Western Xia, and they had sufficient manpower.
The second is national strength. Western Xia focused on military and neglected people's livelihood. The territory of Western Xia was much smaller than that of Liao Dynasty. In addition, it did not attach importance to commerce, and the national treasury was in a state of deficit all year round. How could it win this war?
But Fu Xiaoguan is different.
During the more than two years that he ruled the Wu Dynasty, he had been vigorously developing commerce. It is said that the tax revenue of the Wu Dynasty doubled or tripled compared to before he ascended the throne, reaching more than 60 million taels of silver, which was incredible in Western Xia.
Relying on the powerful national strength, he took only two months to pacify everything in the war with the Three Kingdoms!
He did not get caught up in a protracted war like the Western Xia and Liao dynasties. After pacifying the Three Kingdoms, he quickly carried out large-scale reforms and even changed the name of the Wu Dynasty.
The birth of Daxia means the birth of a new and powerful country.
When Daxia was born, his primary policy was to pacify the people and vigorously develop commerce - he could basically rest easy, and unless there was civil unrest, even the Liao Dynasty would not dare to easily provoke Daxia.
The Liao Dynasty's plan to collude with the once barbaric state failed, so the Liao Dynasty's war against the Western Xia was on and off. Now thinking about it, it is probably because the Liao Dynasty knew that the fat piece of meat of Chi Lechuan could not be eaten, so the war against the Western Xia became like a chicken rib.
This time, he had to lower his noble head because he received a personal invitation from the Great Xia Emperor Fu Xiaoguan.
For the people of Western Xia and for the eternal rule of the Tuoba clan.
What he hoped was that the Emperor of Daxia could mediate the relationship between Western Xia and the Liao Dynasty. As long as Daxia stepped in, the Liao Dynasty would stop its conquest of Western Xia, and Western Xia would have time to recuperate.
Otherwise, if this continues, Xixia will be dragged to death.
"This Guanyun City...is infinitely more prosperous than our Xingqing Prefecture. Don't worry, Imperial Master. I know what to do."
Tuoba Yu bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty. This is a blessing for the people of Xixia!"
Tuoba Wang put down his legs, leaned over to look at Tuoba Yu and asked, "What do you think will happen if the Liao Dynasty refuses to submit in front of the Great Xia Emperor?"
The implication is that Daxia is so far away from the Liao Dynasty, is it worth it for Daxia to launch an expedition to the Liao Dynasty for Western Xia?
Tuoba Yu was silent for a moment. "I heard that Yelu Qing only sent an envoy this time, the Liao Dynasty's Prime Minister Yelu Dan. Yelu Dan is a shrewd and tactful man. Yelu Qing sent him because, firstly, he didn't want to offend the Great Xia Emperor, and secondly... I'm afraid he'll also give the Great Xia Emperor a generous gift, asking him not to interfere in the affairs of the two countries."
Tuoba Wang's heart skipped a beat. As far as gifts were concerned, although Western Xia also brought four carriages of tribute, it was certainly not as rich as the tribute from the Liao Dynasty.
What should I do?
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