Shengguogong Mansion, Taoranting.
Fu Xiaoguan sent everyone away and sat here alone.
The fat man was unable to have children, and now he finally understood many things.
The fat man was determined not to be the emperor, because he knew that if he became the emperor, the succession of the throne would be in trouble!
The fat man was cynical. He bullied Shang Ruoshui and harmed Queen Hui. I think he had some kind of abnormal mentality.
His previous life was so despicable, but because he was the son of Xu Yunqing and Wu Changfeng, he raised him as his own son with all his heart.
He never took the initiative to mention removing the title of the retired emperor, as he had already treated him as his own son.
He went to Daxianbei Mountain to find Su Changsheng. He did not allow Su Jue and Gao Yuanyuan to take action. He was seeking death!
He achieved his goal, but insisted on coming back, just to see me again and so that I could see him off to the end - this was probably his only wish!
Because of that magic pill, he survived.
He didn't allow his group to go to the Linjiang Fu Mansion. He wanted to kill all those concubines and children!
Because that's not his child.
He never wanted to go back because he couldn't bear to kill them.
He is a poor man. The only thing he has in this world is himself.
Alas... Fu Xiaoguan sighed. He really had no way to treat this infertility problem, and he was not an old Chinese doctor.
The fat man raised me for sixteen years. He deserves the title of Emperor Emeritus. If he dies of old age in the future, he should be buried in the imperial mausoleum.
But could he really bear to kill those concubines and children?
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Jinling is beautiful in May.
Even on a morning like this.
Fu Xiaoguan meditated in Taoranting for half an hour. His realm has now entered the second rate, and he can clearly feel that the true energy in his body has become stronger.
He had no regrets about spending a magic pill to save the fat man's life. A life, especially the fat man's life, was obviously many times more important than his own entry into the Saint Rank.
After breakfast, Fu Xiaoguan took Jia Nanxing to the Chengtian Palace in the secondary capital.
This was the first time he stood on the dragon platform in Chengtian Hall.
Many of the civil and military officials below knew him. He had once stood there, in the last row.
He laughed when he saw the position where Li Cai, the Minister of Commerce of the temporary capital, was standing.
Knowing that Your Majesty had arrived in Nanjing and was going to attend the morning court today, the officials of the secondary capital had already arrived.
Many officials had an inexplicable emotion in their hearts about Fu Xiaoguan - after all, he destroyed the Yu Dynasty, but he also wiped out the Wu Dynasty and created the Great Xia... This was an extremely brilliant move!
As a result, these officials who were originally loyal to the Yu Dynasty did not feel any hatred towards him. Instead, in the past year or so, they accepted various decrees from the central court of Daxia.
In the process of implementing these decrees, they gradually understood Fu Xiaoguan's policy - generally speaking, it was still to promote both commerce and agriculture, but with Fu Xiaoguan personally at the helm, this policy was implemented more vigorously.
Of course, there were many policies that they could not understand, such as compulsory education, nursing homes and orphanages, and his request that the capital government establish an academy of sciences and a medical school.
These are more in the areas of education and scientific research. In the past, they may have had a prototype, but they were far less specific than they are today.
The Jixia Academy still exists, but Jinling is already building another top institution of learning - Jinling University.
This is a university no smaller than the Jixia Academy. It will start a new course, which is said to involve science, medicine, agronomy, and so on.
These are huge changes.
The officials in Jinling have now adapted to such changes. Coupled with the regular newspapers from Guanyun City, especially the recently received newspapers about the nine countries paying homage, this has made them even more excited and made them gradually proud to be a member of Daxia.
These are subtle influences.
So at this time, Fu Xiaoguan was standing on the Dragon Platform which had been empty for a long time, and the gazes of these civil and military officials were scorching as they looked at him.
"This time, I'm really just here to take a look around. I'm not here to inspect, let alone assess your work."
"But I still want to come in and see you. After all, most of you and I once fought for the Yu Dynasty together."
"I know many of you still miss the Yu Dynasty, and I don't blame you, because I... also miss the Yu Dynasty very much."
All the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. Only he dared to say this, because now it was Da Xia. If they, as ministers, told others about it, they would probably be guilty of wanting to restore the old dynasty.
"When I left the Yu Dynasty, I said I would come back. This was simply because I deeply love this land that gave birth to me and raised me, and the hardworking people on this land."
"Now, I have returned as the Emperor of Daxia, not to show off my power to you, nor do I have any intention of settling accounts with certain people or things."
"Let the past be the past. What we have to face is the future of Daxia!"
"Daxia is about to start a war with the Liao Dynasty. I have news for you now. After destroying the Liao Dynasty, Daxia will open up two Silk Roads, one on land and one on sea. They... are two golden roads!"
"The five prefectures under Jinling's jurisdiction are uniquely situated. Ships from the Yangtze River can reach the sea. Chang'an... after the capital of Chang'an is built, it will become the center of the world."
As soon as these words were spoken, the ministers were in an uproar!
“What is the Silk Road?”
"I'm afraid it's the route for silk trade."
"Your Majesty said that was the Golden Avenue!"
"Foreigners really like our Daxia silk. If we could ship this stuff out, I'm afraid the profit would be extremely high!"
"Then what did Your Majesty mean when he said that the capital Chang'an would become the center of the world?"
"...Does His Majesty intend to move the capital to Chang'an?"
"But there's no shipping route to Chang'an!"
"With Daxia's national strength, reopening the Grand Canal is not a difficult task."
The ministers were whispering to each other, and Fu Xiaoguan smiled knowingly and said, "Let's draw the pie here first. These things will be put forward in the outline of the second five-year plan."
While the ministers were discussing, Commerce Minister Li Caiqu frowned and thought - His Majesty has never said anything that cannot be achieved, and he is definitely not doing it without a purpose this time.
Then there is a huge business opportunity here!
The Silk Road is obviously mainly centered around silk.
Li Cai's eyes suddenly lit up——
To revitalize the commerce of the five roads of Jinling, we must vigorously develop silk and silk-related industries, and simultaneously develop them in Chang'an and Jinling to seize the initiative on both the land and sea Silk Roads!
After a moment, Fu Xiaoguan raised his hand, and the ministers looked at him again, their gazes even more intense.
"Whether you can ride on this favorable wind depends on whether you can seize this opportunity."
"Now that steam engine technology has matured, it can save a lot of manpower and material resources and improve production efficiency."
"I hope you can liberate your minds and firmly remember... science and technology are the primary productive forces!"
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