Yun Xiyan sat on the steps outside the main hall, eating in the sun.
Looking up at Zong Shiji and Gongsun Ce approaching with food boxes, he shook his head. "You two are so damn lucky. Hey... why didn't His Majesty even look at me?"
"What are you thinking? Don't you know how important the Ministry of Commerce is? Right now, the only people who truly understand how the Ministry of Commerce operates are you and Li Cai. And His Majesty has sent Li Cai to be the Minister of the Jinling Ministry of Commerce. Hahahaha, he's come full circle and is back to square one. Don't you think he's pissed?"
Before Gongsun Ce finished speaking, a voice rang out, "Why should I be angry? You used to work for me, and now you've soared to the top. Let me tell you, the Commercial Department of the Secondary Capital is in charge of your Dali North Road, so be careful."
"Hey, Minister Li, I'm your old subordinate. I'm incredibly lucky to have been appointed a prefect, thanks to your training. If the Ministry of Commerce has any new preferential policies or major investments, please give me some as a reward. If I do a good job, it will bring you some glory."
"Slippery..." Li Cai took two bites of rice and looked up at the sky with squinting eyes. "This is all due to your Majesty's vision and your good fortune."
"Those people who worked in the Ministry of Commerce back then—you, Wang Sun Wuji, Zhong Fangyuan, Shang Liang, and so on—are all now at least prefects. Those who followed His Majesty to Wofeng Road—He Sheng'an, Shi Yiming, Xue Donglin, Xi Shuang, Fei Qian, Fang Wenxing, and so on—have also been promoted to prefects. Young men of Great Xia, the red sun is rising, its path is bright, the river is flowing out of the hidden stream, and it will flow into the vast ocean... Your future is as vast as the sea, and the days to come are long!"
Li Cai was filled with emotion, as if he recalled their first meeting in the Jinling Palace. He was also chosen by Fu Xiaoguan and transferred from the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of Commerce.
"You are almost the same age as His Majesty. This world... you must help His Majesty govern it in a prosperous and sunny way!"
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This was an unprecedented grand court meeting, because it did not last only one day!
But it was open for three full days!
How much content will this grand court conference have?
The clerk wrote down a thick stack of paper about a foot high, and after sorting it out, sent it to the three provinces. Only then did Nangong Yiyu and others realize that the content was so much and so complicated that it was simply beyond their imagination.
In addition to the new political divisions and the appointment of all officials, there are three most important things:
First, the Constitution was promulgated, along with the Criminal Law and the Civil Code.
Second, the currency will be unified. All the original silver notes will be invalidated at the end of this year and unified into Daxia silver notes, which will be issued by the Daxia People's Bank - Sitong Money House will be officially renamed Daxia People's Bank.
Third, the writing system, the wheel gauge, and the customs were unified, achieving true unification in all aspects of economy, politics, culture, and social life.
The rest also involve many areas, such as belief. The central court must respect the beliefs of people of all ethnic groups, such as military, medicine, scientific research, agriculture, commerce, industry, etc.
Merchants in Guanyun City heard the news of that day through various channels, and the news spread, causing a huge sensation in Guanyun City for a while.
"Daxia? Isn't the Wu Dynasty good? Why did they change the name?"
"Do you need to question His Majesty's actions? Since His Majesty has changed it, then the name of Daxia must be better. It is not impossible for the country to last for thousands of years!"
"Where can I buy this new map? I need to see which lane my home is assigned to."
"I'm afraid not so soon. The meeting isn't even over yet."
"Three codes were promulgated today. I heard that His Majesty said that from now on, the governance of the country will gradually move onto the track of the rule of law. These three codes will be the standards for the future, especially the Constitution. I heard that it gives citizens - we in Daxia are all citizens - many rights. I'll have to buy one and take a look at it after it's promulgated."
“…”
On the first day of May in the third year of Tiande, all the contents of this grand court meeting were printed in full and finally published.
All of a sudden, all the major bookstores were crowded.
On the third day of May, at night, on the top floor of the Sifang Tower.
"Daxia... I like this name." Wang Sun Wuya's eyebrows danced with joy, waving a copy of "The Founding of a Nation" in his hand. "From now on, there will be no more border trade. With unified taxes across the country, this business can expand even more."
Yu Xingjian laughed heartily. "I say, are you interested in visiting Fan State?"
Zhong Jitang glared at him and said, "Return to Fan State. That's two roads from Dali and two roads from Yueshan, okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, I can't change this habit for the time being... Is there anyone who wants to go?"
"Go ahead, and hurry. Merchants these days are clearly more agile and daring than before. I'm afraid some have already made their way there." Sima Tao took a sip of wine and added, "But exchanging all these banknotes for Daxia banknotes will probably take quite a while."
There used to be five countries on this continent, which means there were five currencies, which added up to billions. It would take an unknown amount of time just to print them, not to mention that they had to be exchanged at the bank in the end.
"You might not know, but this is happening in four places. One is all the bookstores in Guanyun City. They've already started printing Daxia silver notes. The secondary capital of Jinling, Dali Daochangjin City, and Jingdong Dao Tailin City should have also received orders from the court."
"Bank... Originally, there was a Sitong Bank in Jinling. Wofeng Road was incorporated into the Northwest Road of Beijing, and Wofeng City was renamed Chang'an, where there was also a Sitong Bank. Your Majesty has issued an order that these two banks be renamed branches of the Great Xia People's Bank, so they can take on the task of exchanging banknotes."
"Only Jang Geum Castle needs a new one, which isn't a big deal. By the time we get to Jang Geum Castle, the exchange will probably have already begun."
"Okay, let's go tomorrow and take a look."
The merchants in Guanyun City were naturally the first to receive the news. After confirming all this, the merchants gathered in Guanyun City sent their own troops to various places. Fu Xiaoguan established a Daxia, and they also wanted to establish a business empire of their own.
Fu Xiaoguan was very happy because the active businessmen could bring about the circulation of goods and currency.
But he is a little worried now.
In the imperial study, in front of him was an urgent message sent from the sea by carrier bird.
On April 20th, Bai Yulian led 40,000 marines on board six dreadnought-class battleships and encountered an enemy fleet of unknown origin near the coast.
The enemy had twenty warships, all of which were three-masted warships, slightly smaller than the dreadnought-class battleships, and they also had twelve cargo ships.
The two armies confronted each other at sea for three days and exchanged fire in the early morning of April 23.
That’s all.
Did we win this fight?
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