That gold mountain provided tremendous support for the rapid development of the Wu Dynasty at that time.
But now that Daxia has entered a period of stable development, there is no way he would use the remaining half of the gold mountain.
Although the Daxia Jinfeng Group is making a fortune now, it is a business empire built with the hard work of his wives and has little to do with him, Fu Xiaoguan.
Fu Xiaoguan suddenly discovered a problem at this moment - the mountain of gold was given to him by his mother, and even the silver in the treasury was actually supported by the Great Xia Golden Phoenix Group. It seemed that he, the emperor, had never sought personal gain.
By the way, the gold, silver and jewelry that Bai Yulian had snatched back a few years ago were put into the imperial treasury by herself, which is considered as abusing power for personal gain.
"I see you've been reading The Wealth of Nations again recently. What do you think?"
"The Wealth of Nations" was written by Fu Xiaoguan during the Yu Dynasty. It caused some sensation in the Yu Dynasty and laid the theoretical basis for the Yu Dynasty's policy of developing both commerce and agriculture. But that was all, because the Yu Dynasty did not enter the Industrial Revolution.
To be honest, "The Wealth of Nations" was ahead of its time, but not very timely. However, it is of great significance to Daxia now.
Because Daxia had entered the first industrial revolution, "The Wealth of Nations" became popular again in the court and among business circles, and people realized that it was closely related to Daxia's current business policies.
As the Minister of Commerce, Yun Xiyan can be said to know this book by heart, because the current business landscape can basically be found in this book.
The book was written by Fu Xiaoguan, and Daxia's business policy was determined by Fu Xiaoguan, so fundamentally speaking, they can be said to be of the same origin.
"In fact, The Wealth of Nations guided the formation of Daxia's current commercial landscape. Merchants' minds were greatly liberated, commercial activities became more active, the variety of goods became more diverse, and workshops evolved into factories. Under the industrial transformation, production was greatly increased."
Yun Xiyan talked freely about the current business situation in Daxia and his concerns about the future.
"Daxia has a population of just over 300 million. Although you've introduced policies to encourage childbirth, human growth takes a long time, while commodity production continues to grow. Honestly, I really admire you! If you hadn't opened up international trade and exported Daxia's goods, Daxia would have faced an economic crisis in a few years."
"Trade with the seven vassal states has officially begun. Before leaving Guanyun City, Sima Tao and I had two small gatherings. At least half of the business activities of these major business families now extend to those seven countries."
"The Silk Road went all the way north. According to the timeline, it should have reached the Loulan Kingdom you mentioned... By the way, how do you know which countries are there?"
This is an eternal mystery, and now, except Xu Yunqing, no one knows that Fu Xiaoguan is the chosen one, that is, a time traveler.
Fu Xiaoguan chuckled, "If I say I dreamed this, would you believe me?"
Yun Xiyan immediately glared at Fu Xiaoguan and said, "I don't believe you!"
"Well, if there really is a Loulan Kingdom in that place, our negotiation team would have arrived there by now."
"I think that after the entire Silk Road is explored, shouldn't we also build this road all the way there? The road from Daxia to the Seven Kingdoms is not easy to travel, and it wastes a lot of time. Sima Tao and his men said that if those roads could be built as good as those in Daxia, they would be happy to charge a toll, after all, it would save a lot of time."
Fu Xiaoguan clapped his hands and said, "That's a good idea. We'll do it after we get back. Besides, the loading capacity of a train far exceeds that of a horse-drawn carriage, so we need to lay the tracks."
"I don't think the two Silk Roads on land will be so smooth either. After all, international trade is a new thing, and those countries may not necessarily agree with it. Just like our trip, war is probably inevitable."
"Let's fight! The army is bored out of their minds. If there's a war, they'll probably fight tooth and nail!"
Because intelligence could not be transmitted over the sea, Fu Xiaoguan and his men did not know that war had broken out in Loulan.
This war is exactly the air battle that Fu Xiaoguan and Bai Yulian just talked about!
This was the first time that the Daxia army used such tactics, and it was undoubtedly successful, and a huge success.
That night, Guan Xiaoxi led two thousand people on a hot air balloon to fly over Loulan City. They launched an air strike on the Loulan Palace. In just one round, thousands of the 100,000 guards guarding the palace were killed.
When the hot air balloon landed in the square of the Imperial Palace, facing the invulnerable Daxia army wearing silver armor and holding rifles, the Imperial Guards launched another round of attacks, then collapsed and surrendered.
They were holding swords and spears, while the Daxia army was using guns!
They couldn't get close at all and were defeated by several rounds of volleys from two thousand soldiers.
Guan Xiaoxi didn't care about these captives at all. He took two thousand soldiers and went directly to the harem and captured the emperor of Loulan alive. Of course, the old prime minister Anduo, who was sighing at the moon in the palace, was not spared either.
The eldest prince Anyue, who ran back to the palace in a hurry, was caught red-handed.
Minister of War An Zhong and Second Prince An Zizai led an army of 300,000 to rescue the emperor, but they were greeted by powerful hand bombs and thunder thrown from the palace.
Two thousand soldiers climbed onto the walls of the imperial palace, and with their guns, hand grenades, they once again defeated the 300,000 enemy troops.
An Zhong was killed on the spot, and the second prince An Zizai was shot in the head. The 300,000-strong army immediately scattered like birds and beasts, and the huge city of Loulan became bustling again.
However, the frightened people did not know that in such a short period of time, their Kingdom of Loulan had been destroyed.
This was a complete victory, just like what Shi Yueming said to Que'er in Fengyue Tower: "No one in the world can be an enemy of Daxia! If there is, it is simply overestimating their own capabilities!"
The eldest prince Anyue knew that the situation was hopeless, so he surrendered voluntarily and took Guan Xiaoxi to the Ministry of War prison, where he rescued twenty Daxia officials who were imprisoned there.
The next day, the brothers Yu Dingshan and Yu Dinghe led two divisions to rush towards Loulan City and arrived in the evening. The Daxia army completely took over Loulan City, declaring the demise of the Loulan Kingdom.
In this battle, the Daxia army suffered zero casualties!
When the news of this battle spread, the whole world was shocked!
Some of the seven countries were originally ready to make a move. When their monarchs received the news, they were said to have closed themselves off for several days and once again sent letters to the central court of Daxia, intending to pay homage to the emperor of Daxia again.
The Kingdom of Loulan was conquered so easily, but governing such a remote country became a problem.
Of course, this is not what Guan Xiaoxi needs to think about. What he is thinking about is the brand new branch of the military that Fu Xiaoguan talked about with Bai Yulian on the ship - the Air Force!
"This thing is unexpected. You guys stay here, I have to go to the Science Institute!"
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