March 28th, early Mao hour.
A thin mist rose above Jinghu Lake, and the huge Jinghu Villa was shrouded in this light white gauze, quiet and peaceful.
There is a circular bluestone pavement on the shore of Jinghu Lake. The weeping willows that have just sprouted tender buds gently caress the silky lake water in the gentle morning breeze, like the hands of a lover.
Fu Xiaoguan was jogging on this bluestone path in the morning, his steps were light and his expression was normal.
After discussing with Yu Wenjun, Dong Shulan and the seven disciples of the Taoist Academy last night, he basically accepted the identity of the prince of the Wu Dynasty. It was not because of the reasons they mentioned - it was just like traveling through time again, but this time his identity was much more powerful than the last time.
That's all.
So he didn't suffer from insomnia last night and slept soundly.
Many people or things will not change because of his current identity change.
The Linjiang Fu Mansion is still his home, the fat man is still his father, the West Mountain is still his base, and Dong Xiuping is still his father-in-law, and Queen Shang is still his mother-in-law.
If he had to say anything regretful, Fu Xiaoguan felt that it would have been better if he had been given two more years.
He wanted to go to Pingling to suppress the bandits, and it was a great regret for him that Gong Shenchang was not dead.
According to the original plan, they went to Pingling and killed Gong Shenchang, completely dispersed the bandits, and then established several workshops in Quyi and Pingling. After solving the economic problems in these two places, the dispersed bandits would naturally come down the mountain, the danger in these two places would be resolved, and the economy would be able to develop continuously.
This is an extremely important pilot project.
If the pilot projects in these two places were successful, it would prove the correctness of Emperor Xuan's policy of promoting both commerce and agriculture, and also provide evidence support for the promotion of "The Wealth of Nations".
Once the policy of promoting both commerce and agriculture and The Wealth of Nations is implemented throughout the country, the resistance encountered will be much smaller. Fu Xiaoguan predicts that these two national policies will show results in two years.
The merchants of the Yu Dynasty had silver in their hands, but the problem now was that they did not dare to invest.
If this step is taken, the person ahead will earn more money. Not only will the court avoid annexation, but they will get support from the court in tax reductions. Then the business of the Yu Dynasty will become active very quickly.
This will drive the progress of the study of things - they will naturally try their best to hire craftsmen to update tools, so the output of goods will increase greatly and the unit price will drop significantly.
So two years later, the opening of the International Trade Center was a critical time node.
He had originally planned to send the third princess of the Yu Dynasty to the Desolate Country at the end of this year, and he had been planning this. The number of spies of Xiyu Tower in the Desolate Country was constantly increasing in order to infiltrate more places in the Desolate Country.
He wants to go to the deserted country to steal war horses!
He also wanted to cause chaos in the deserted country because he wanted to bring the third princess back with him in one piece!
This was what he had promised Huo Huaijin, but now it seemed he had to find another way.
Just a few days ago, he sent a letter to Fu Daguan, in which he talked about finding the estuary of the Yangtze River and also asked Fu Daguan to go to Yao County.
The Yao County Magistrate, Yan Xiwen, was planning to build a dock, but Fu Xiaoguan proposed a bigger plan - not only a dock, but also a new shipyard that was big enough.
He thought that after returning from this trip, he would have to go to Si Niang's parents' home in person and talk to the craftsmen there about building warships.
He had to go and see the place called Jiuye. If it really was a natural harbor, he would conquer Jiuye and take it for himself.
The first fleet had to be established in Jiuye, which would take a long time, but that didn't matter, he still needed to recruit sailors.
He was still concerned about the secret in Shuiyue Temple. He also wanted to go to Xirong Mansion in the Western Wilderness of the Yu Dynasty, taking his magic sword with him, to find Master Bunian and the little girl that Master Bunian took away from Junshan Mountain in Dongting.
Of course, it would be perfect if we could destroy the Moon Worship Sect at the same time.
…
These things that he had originally planned in his mind now seemed to be aborted, which made him very regretful. After all, when he came to this world, he wanted to lead some people to follow his footsteps and travel to every corner of the world through his own efforts.
For example, colonizing the Ryukyu Kingdom, or going to deeper seas, etc.
Now that his identity has changed, he can only make up for the regrets left in the Yu Dynasty in the Wu Dynasty. However, he has no idea about the Wu Dynasty.
He didn't know what kind of country this was, its territory, its economic and military strength, or its culture and beliefs.
Everything has to start from scratch, which goes against his original intention of being a salted fish, but obviously he now understands that he really has no other choice.
Then let’s go and see.
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When the sun dispelled the mist from Mirror Lake Villa and the clear blue sky was reflected on Mirror Lake, Ning Siyan led nine people into the inner courtyard.
"Grand Prince, Elder Wen Xingzhou and nine other great scholars are here to visit. Please welcome them!"
Ning Siyan was still standing outside the door, yelling at the top of his lungs. The only difference was that he was given the title of the eldest prince.
Wen Xingzhou and others returned to Guanyun City from Hanling Temple yesterday and learned the news as soon as possible. They were of course shocked, and then they were extremely happy - Fu Xiaoguan, who was once the most talented man in the world in the Yu Dynasty, is now the eldest prince of our Wu Dynasty!
Doesn’t this mean that the literary affairs that have been suppressed by the Yu Dynasty are about to make a comeback!
Look at the two couplets by Fu Xiaoguan, the five poems he wrote, and the "Praise of the Humble House" he wrote. These are all honors that belong to the Wu Dynasty now!
That night, Wen Xingzhou asked Wen Xiruo to prepare a table full of delicious dishes and drink a bottle of Xishan Tianchun.
Master Zhuang and others from Mount Li Academy were no exception. This was the return of the God of Literature to the south, a huge event. They sang and clapped their hands, and even held a small celebration beside the Lan River.
Except for Wu Linger, all the Seven Masters of Lanxi were here. Miss Tang San was also here. Together with the four great Confucian scholars who originally taught at the Mount Li Academy, the celebration became a little awkward - although these students had also heard the rumors about Fu Xiaoguan, this time was different!
His Majesty has issued a clear decree. On the ninth day of April, Fu Xiaoguan will accompany His Majesty to the Great Snow Mountain Temple to offer sacrifices to heaven. On the fifteenth day of April, Fu Xiaoguan will accompany His Majesty to the Taimiao to worship ancestors, leave his name on the golden book, and change his name to... Wu Xiaoguan!
Zhuo Donglai stood alone in Lanxi, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
He had originally intended to use this literary gathering to suppress Fu Xiaoguan, but this time, he put the pressure on the future crown prince!
This is fucking terrible. Zhuo Donglai is feeling terrible.
That guy was just a formality in this literary gathering, and defeat is inevitable. If I had known that he was the future crown prince, I would have no use for this top scholar!
Aren't you just making yourself uncomfortable?
"Come from the East."
"Dean."
"Do you feel bad about winning?"
"……yes."
"Let's go drink, you're overthinking it!"
“????”
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