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Chapter 977 The Giant of the East (The Finale)

Half a year later, in the name of apprehending the "traitors" Fang La and Wang Hu, the Forbidden Army broke through the capital of the Xizhou Uighurs, captured King Vijab's Jin and the royal family, and forced the Yellow-headed Uighurs to surrender.The Black Khanate was also driven in by the army two months later, directly approaching the city.Khan Naser Khan, also after the city was broken, had to choose to surrender.

So far, more than half of Lu Chengqi's inner empire map has been outlined.Not only did Mongolia and Xin (Xin) Xinjiang in later generations become the territory of Dashun, it even became much larger.

And just as winter was approaching, Goryeo couldn't hold on anymore.

The peasant uprising army has broken through Xijing and Tokyo, and has come to the city of Kaijing.In the cold winter, the capital city of Koryo was destroyed, the king Wang Hui died, and the prince Wang Xun was escorted out of Kaijing by the ministers desperately.

At this time, Dashun strongly intervened in Goryeo and put down the rebellion before the new year.It also released news that Wang Xun, the crown prince of Korea, would come back to ascend the throne.

But Wang Xun never showed up, and then Goryeo was "temporarily" included in Dashun's territory.

The Japanese side is similar.

The nobles' struggle for power gave the Dashun navy the opportunity to sneak in, and quickly quelled the "rebellion" under the banner of protecting the vassal state.And Emperor Shirakawa of the Japanese Kingdom also contracted a serious disease for some reason during this battle, and died suddenly.After the prince succeeded to the throne, for some reason, he fell ill again after a few months.According to the minister, in the imperial capital of Tokyo, Japan, there are evil ghosts claiming their lives.

Sure enough, the emperors died one by one, and finally no one dared to be the emperor anymore.

After the "discussion" by the ministers of the Wa Kingdom, in the 19th year of Hongxiang, it was officially merged into Dashun and became Dongying Prefecture of Dashun.

So far, Dashun's territory is already too large, and it needs to be digested and digested.

In the 34th year of Dashun and Hongxiang, the world was peaceful, and the four barbarians came to court.

Thousands of sails compete to sail, and hundreds of ships compete to flow. The goods of Dashun are shipped to all parts of the world by sea. Sea trade alone accounts for [-]-[-]% of the tax revenue of the national treasury.

The Silk Road in the Western Regions was opened again. Gold and spices from all over the world continued to flow into Dashun, and Dashun's porcelain, lacquerware, silk, tea and various novelties were also spread to the West.

In the past 15 years, the population of Dashun has continued to increase.

Fortunately, Dashun's territory is now large enough, and there are quite a few fertile fields that have been reclaimed.Even the fertile black soil in the Northeast has been half utilized.If it weren't for the fact that the weather in the Northeast is too cold, the crops cannot grow, and I am afraid that we will continue to cultivate north.

Now Dashun's granary is in the south of the Yangtze River, and the economic potential of the south of the Yangtze River has been fully realized.Dashun's economic center of gravity gradually moved southward, from the Yellow River Basin to the Yangtze River Basin.

The grassland has long been free of turmoil, and the herdsmen guard their own grassland. If there is a newcomer who becomes an adult, he can apply for another piece of grassland from the state capital.The grassland is so big, but the population is small, enough to develop for many years.Grasslands are increasingly inseparable from the imperial court. Not only food, money, daily necessities, etc. are all from the Central Plains, but they have even forgotten their own language and writing. They all only recognize Chinese characters and speak Chinese.Perhaps in another 50 years, the herdsmen on the grasslands will be "pure" Han people.

The Grand Canal was opened, and the floods disappeared.A lot of water conservancy has been built, and the irrigated area has expanded.The fields are wider, and the food is sufficient. In the past 15 years, Dashun's economy and culture have been booming.

Under the elementary education system, many people in Dashun have eliminated illiteracy, and almost everyone is literate and counts.Among the new generation of children, there is not a single one who cannot read or write.

The number of literate people has increased, and the imperial examination has become more and more difficult. However, in the economically developed Dashun, opportunities are everywhere, and scholars do not have to stick to the imperial examination.In the society of Dashun, there are many ways to make money faster and more than being an official.Although becoming an official is still the first choice for scholars, more and more scholars realize that some people are really not suitable for being an official, so they give up this path, or engage in business, or work, or research theory...

"Da Shun Law" has been continuously improved, and the concept of law-abiding has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Under the clear administration of officials, the efficiency of work has also improved a lot.Once something goes wrong, the imperial court can quickly react and start to deal with it.

Lu Chengqi also gradually began to delegate power to the cabinet, just grasping the general direction.

In the past few years, he has devoted himself to dividing the Supervision Department into two, and established a military intelligence bureau, which is responsible for collecting intelligence and cooperating with the county government and state government to solve the case.The Supervision Department is still the same Supervision Department. It has the power to supervise all officials, but it does not have the authority to arrest people.Under the intimidation of the Supervision Department, none of the officials dared to reach out.

In fact, smart officials don't have to be corrupt for a long time. They set up a business by themselves, with the direction of the court, and they can make a lot of money by doing whatever they want.Why bother to be greedy?

It is worth mentioning that in Hongxiang's 20th year, collusion between officials and businessmen began in some places. Officials blatantly bought shares in local commercial firms and took advantage of the change of power to seek personal gain.Lu Chengqi personally decreed that the inspectors should characterize the matter as corruption.Since then, no official has dared to do so again.

Time flies by, and it will soon be the summer of Hongxiang's 35th year.

On this day, Lu Chengqi summoned the cabinet ministers and revealed for the first time his desire for a Zen seat.

After all, Lu Houxu is already 30 years old. He has assisted Lu Chengqi in dealing with the government these years, and he already has his own concept of governance.Lu Chengqi is also 50 years old. If he still relies on the throne, when will Lu Houxu be able to sit on the throne?It's better to take advantage of the present and retreat bravely in the rapids, and be the emperor, so that Lu Houxu can let Lu Houxu go on his own.He should also have time to give Lu Houxu some advice.

The flowers in the greenhouse can never become useful.

Only by standing against the wind and snow can you grow into a towering tree.

At the ceremony for the Zen position, Lu Chengqi only said a few words to Lu Houxu: "My son, please remember that the people are the foundation of the imperial court. If the people are hungry, they will rebel. This is the emperor's fault. I don't want you to open To expand the territory, because there is no place to expand the territory. What you have to do is to be a successful king. It is easy to start a business but difficult to maintain a business. Your burden is heavier than mine. Treat the people well and let them Everyone has books to read, everyone has enough to eat, everyone has a job, understand?"

Lu Houxu choked with sobs and said: "I will always remember my father's teachings!"

"Okay, everyone is going to be the emperor. Don't cry, let the courtiers laugh at you. Over the years, I have only taught you one thing, and that is to employ people. You are the emperor, and you don't need to do many things, but you You must learn how to employ people. Faint kings in history are not that they are too stupid, but that they don’t know people well. The cabinet I set up can minimize the mistakes in decision-making, I hope my son will make good use of it!”

Lu Houxu wiped away his tears: "I remember..."

Lu Chengqi didn't have any nostalgia, and immediately left Beijing together with the empress dowager and concubine after taking the Zen seat.

The new emperor ascended the throne and changed his name to Yongkang the following year.Lu Houxu remembered Lu Chengqi's instructions, he did not amnesty the world, but just said: "The agricultural tax will never be increased!" It is enough to make the people of the world return to their hearts and support the new emperor.

One month later, in the Songjiang Mansion, a novel name appeared—Oriental Giant Company.

It is said that this company is backed by Huangzhuang, which is controlled by the Supreme Emperor.

Three years later, in a huge manor in Songjiang Mansion, Lu Chengqi was leisurely enjoying Qingming and humming a little song.

The charming Zhou Zhiruo was peeling oranges for him, and suddenly asked, "Husband, why did you set up this company and send people to Nanyang?"

Lu Chengqi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Madam, can't you see that, how dangerous is the Mansika Strait (Malacca Strait) in Nanyang? I sent someone to preempt it, and I won't be at a disadvantage in the future!"

Zhou Zhiruo chuckled: "I don't know you yet. The imperial court crusade against Nanyang has no legitimate name. But in the name of the company, it's much more legitimate, right?"

"I'm still a smart lady!" Lu Chengqi said with a smile.

"Then there is one thing I don't understand. Why does my husband insist on sending the fleet to America?" Zhou Zhiruo asked strangely with her big eyes blinking, "Navigation is full of dangers, and America is thousands of miles away..."

Lu Chengqi said with a smile: "You can't believe our Dashun ships? Ten years ago, they were all iron boats, and all materials (one material is equivalent to one ton in later generations) are trivial matters. Now they are equipped with steam engines. How can it be so easy?" The ship capsized! As for why I sent people to America, the lady will soon understand..."

Before the words were finished, a person hurried in from the outside: "Your Majesty, the dock is reporting that our ship from the Americas has returned!"

Lu Chengqi jumped up from the reclining chair, and said eagerly: "Gao Hao, prepare the car, let's go to the pier, hurry!"

Seeing Lu Chengqi jumping like this, Zhou Zhiruo complained: "It's such an old age, don't take it easy, you thought it was when you were young?"

Lu Chengqi took this as a deaf ear, and said mysteriously: "My lady, don't you want to know what I sent people to America for? Come with me, and you will know soon."

"Really?" Zhou Zhiruo was dubious, followed Lu Chengqi on a steam locomotive, and drove towards the pier like a tractor of later generations.

On the pier, there are more than [-] large ships with thousands of materials parked, and each sailor, with the help of the pulley crane, moves boxes of things.

The car drove into the dock, Lu Chengqi and Zhou Zhiruo got out of the car, Lu Chengqi couldn't wait any longer, he took three steps at a time, almost fell over with excitement.

"See the Supreme Emperor!"

The leader of the team was Zou You, the artillery instructor back then.

He recognized Lu Chengqi, and quickly saluted him.

Seeing the arrival of the Supreme Emperor, the sailors bowed one by one, not daring to take a breath.

"Pingshen, hurry up, show me the things!" Lu Chengqi said impatiently.

"Follow the order! Quickly, open the box!" Zou You said. He is also over 50 years old, but his long military career has left him in a strong body and full of energy.

The boxes were opened one by one, and Lu Chengqi jumped on them excitedly: "This is corn, this is sweet potato, this is potato, as well as pumpkin, peanut, sunflower, pepper, tomato, pineapple, custard apple, guava, avocado, Cashews, cocoa... eh, this is tobacco!"

Lu Chengqi was so excited. For the past three years, the things that he had been thinking about day and night were right in front of him, and there were still many things that he couldn't name.

Seeing Lu Chengqi like this, Zhou Zhiruo was very puzzled, frowned and said, "Your Majesty, what's the matter? Isn't it just a rare plant, even though it's the first time I've seen it, it shouldn't be like this?"

Lu Chengqi picked up a sweet potato, just as the sun was shining on it, and said affectionately: "Zitong, you don't know, this thing looks inconspicuous, but in fact it has a frighteningly high yield and is extremely adaptable. Both can produce high yields, and the yield per mu can even reach a thousand catties. With it, Dashun will no longer be afraid of starving to death!"

Zhou Zhiruo immediately understood: "Your Majesty, you... are you thinking of Xu'er?"

Lu Chengqi didn't deny it, but looked at the bed full of crops contentedly, and suddenly announced loudly: "From today, set aside half of Huangzhuang's field to plant these crops!"

Zhou Zhiruo made a point, with the promotion of Huangzhuang, it is even more useful than the promotion of the imperial court.In less than two years, these crops will be spread all over the country.If these crops were really so productive as Lu Chengqi said, then Dashun would never rebel because of famine or natural disasters.With the determination of people's minds, the Dashun court will surely pass it on from generation to generation!
Just at this moment, the sun rises high in the sky, and the sun shines all over the earth...

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