Chapter 24 Ascension by Daylight
As the Jin Dynasty's national strength flourished, neighboring countries felt tremendous pressure. Especially under the research of a scientific research team led by Zuo Xiaoyou, after the musket was made, the Jin Dynasty's military strength rose sharply by rockets, bringing huge pressure to neighboring countries, fearing that one day the Jin Dynasty would destroy their country.
This worry soon became a fact. After eight years of development of the Jin Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty's economy and military strength had reached a relatively saturation state, and it was urgent to expand its territory and population scope to continue to develop. So at the suggestion of Zuo Xiaoyou, the Jin Dynasty launched a battle to destroy the weakest Xixia nearby.
The Jin Kingdom did not dispatch many troops, and only used 10,000 musket teams and 30,000 grain transport teams. They beat Xixia in half a month and changed course.
A country was destroyed in half a month, and there were almost no casualties. Such outstanding achievements scared the surrounding countries, but Wanyan Honglie smiled so hard that his face was full of peach blossoms, and he rewarded the ministers and the soldiers who were successful.
As the saying goes, when a cannon fires, there is a lot of gold. Although the Jin Kingdom was seriously Chineseized, it still maintains a bit of the wolf nature of the grassland nation and is good at plundering resources. With these resources, the losses from the war can be made several times more likely. What's more, the Jin Kingdom dispatched few troops this time, and there was almost no loss. Instead, it made a large area of territory and population.
Wanyan Honglie was happy, the ministers were happy, and the people were happy, because there were more land, so they could divide them into several acres of land. The social welfare of the Jin Dynasty had been promoted from Zuo Xiaoyou. For ordinary people, if they had a house to live, clothes, and land to grow, they would never rebel if they could live with some dignity. Especially the Han people, they were the most hard-working and persevering nations. Whoever could make them live well would support them.
The reason why Mongolia was overthrown in history was because the Mongols did not regard the Han people as humans, so it was overthrown after a few years of rule. Later, the Qing Dynasty regarded the Han people as humans, and high-yield crops appeared, so the Han people could survive, which allowed the Qing Dynasty to rule for more than two hundred years. But in the end, the Qing Dynasty was bullied by the great powers, and the Han people could not bear it, so they rose up again, overthrew the Qing Dynasty, and then the Republic of China, and then the New China.
Zuo Xiaoyou has a deep understanding of the national character of the Han people. As long as you eat and wear well and don’t be bullied, who will be idle and rebel? Since the requirements are so low, as a country and a government, it should meet the needs of the people. The country is the country of the people, and only the people are the foundation of a country. The powerful and powerful can have some privileges, but they must always keep the needs of the people in their hearts, otherwise the king will be the boat and the people will be the water; water can carry the boat, but it can also overturn the boat.
"The national teacher is really a god." Wanyan Honglie certainly knew the hero behind the changes in the Jin Kingdom. Seeing that everything Zuo Xiaoyou did benefited the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Honglie respected Zuo Xiaoyou more and almost obeyed the rules.
In addition, regarding Yang Kang's education issues, Wanyan Honglie also listened to Zuo Xiaoyou's suggestions, allowing Yang Kang to go deep into the local area early, become a local official, understand the sufferings of the people, share the joys and sorrows with the people, and allow him to consider the welfare of the people under his rule in the future. Only in this way can the Jin Kingdom last forever.
Yang Kang is not bad by nature, he just plays a little with a rich and elegant life, and has a bit of a playboy. When he was sent to the place, everything was really unhappy and he didn't like anything. He even left some bad reputation in the local area. However, with Wanyan Honglie's tough attitude, Yang Kang could only pinch his nose and endure it.
Humans are a species that is very adaptable to the living environment, so they can become the spirit of all things. When Yang Kang gradually got used to living in the local area, and even saw the simplicity and vulgarity of grassroots people, he gradually became a part of them.
Although the people are a little vulgar, they respect scholars very much and are even more respectful to noble children like Yang Kang. When Yang Kang took the initiative to penetrate the people, the people's flattery and proud look left a deep impression on Yang Kang. But he also felt that it is not good for the people to be so vulgar, and some basic education should still be available, at least they must be able to read the text and make words clear, otherwise it will be more difficult to implement after many government orders are issued.
After Yang Kang submitted the memorial, Wanyan Honglie excitedly took the memorial to Zuo Xiaoyou: "What do the national teacher think?"
After reading it, Zuo Xiaoyou smiled slightly: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, there are successors."
Wanyan Honglie laughed happily, and then began to promote three-year compulsory education for grassroots people nationwide.
Yes, compulsory education only lasts for three years, mainly teaches the people to read and write, as well as various etiquette, integrity and shame, as well as patriotic ideological education. If you want to learn something else after learning, then the people have to choose it themselves. Jin Guo is also slowly promoting technical schools. If people who have received compulsory education want to get a craft of making a living, they can go to technical schools to study.
Although the tuition fees of technical schools are a bit expensive, they are still very cost-effective compared to their future income. Moreover, technical schools can cultivate a large number of technical talents for the country. As for governing the country... Sorry, Wanyan Honglie is still a little selfish, and the aristocratic class is also a little selfish. They still hope that their descendants can control the power of the country, so governing the country is still controlled by the powerful and nobles in the upper class of society. Of course, the Jin Dynasty also had the imperial examinations and recruiting scholars, gradually selecting elites from the people, and slowly undermining power beyond imperial power.
The country is large, and transportation is inconvenient, so it is difficult to control the local area. Therefore, the Jin Dynasty has put some effort into the domestic transportation system over the years. Zuo Xiaoyou has never learned civil engineering, so he does not know how to build bridges and roads, but he has never eaten pork and seen pigs running. If you want to be rich, you will first build roads. This is the most popular slogan in the 1980s. Under the processing, the Jin Dynasty's current traffic conditions are very good, and with many projects, there are more employment opportunities.
Many farmers can do short-term work during the slack farming period, earn some extra money to subsidize their families, and make their families richer. When the people are rich, the country will become richer and richer, and it is better to hide the wealth of the people.
With a good transportation network, merchants from all over the world will flock to the Jin Dynasty. With the Jin Dynasty as the center, it will continue to radiate to foreign countries. After the Jin Dynasty conquered the Western Xia Dynasty, it did not stop expanding and continued to use troops to the Mongolian.
Now that Mongolia is divided, the Jin Kingdom has a powerful weapon like muskets. Without much effort, the Jin Kingdom defeated the vast Mongolia and annexed it into the territory of the Jin Kingdom. Then it destroyed the Western Liao Dynasty and annexed the Tubo tribes and Dali to the south.
By this time, the Southern Song Dynasty had been completely surrounded by the Jin Kingdom. Zuo Xiaoyou also knew that the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty was inevitable, but Wanyan Honglie cared about his feelings and specially asked Zuo Xiaoyou to drink a drink: "What do the national teacher think?"
Zuo Xiaoyou smiled faintly: "Your Majesty doesn't have to do this. Changing dynasty is inevitable. As long as the people can be rich, what's wrong with changing the country's name? I only have one requirement, don't commit more killings."
Wanyan Honglie toasted him with a glass of wine and declared war on the Southern Song Dynasty.
Looking at the history of China, which dynasty is the most cowardly? I'm afraid many people will think of the Southern Song Dynasty. Yes, although the Southern Song Dynasty is not necessarily the most cowardly, it is definitely one of them. One who only knows how to make money but does not protect himself by force is like a three-year-old child who has a mountain of gold and silver. Whenever an adult sees it, there is nothing he doesn't want to rob.
Although Mongolia was destroyed, the Jin Kingdom was stronger than Mongolia with the addition of firearms. Fortunately, the Jin Kingdom had basically completed the sinicization under the transformation of Zuo Xiaoyou, and was very kind to the people under the occupied territory. Therefore, in the face of this battle of destruction, the people of the Southern Song Dynasty had almost no pain in the destruction of the country. They were just a change of the leader, and they would have a better life in the future. Why should they resist?
The development of the Jin Dynasty was so good in recent years, and the people of the Southern Song Dynasty were also very envious. Many officials of the Southern Song Dynasty were even bribed by the Jin Dynasty. Therefore, in this war, the Southern Song Dynasty almost surrendered. The Jin Dynasty only took half a year to capture the entire territory of the Southern Song Dynasty. However, this time the Emperor of the Zhao family and the ministers did not jump into the sea. Wanyan Honglie said that he would not kill them, but that they would just go to the northwest to carry out construction, so he could still live happily.
After the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Song Dynasty, at the suggestion of Zuo Xiaoyou, the country's name was changed to the People's Republic of China, referred to as China. It means that this is the world, and it is surrounded by all rivers and all-encompassing things. Any nation can live in harmony and share prosperity here.
Wanyan Honglie felt that this meaning was very good, so after the state meeting was held, the conference unanimously passed the proposal for a new country name and officially changed the Jin Kingdom to China.
But China's expansion has not stopped, and China's development has not stopped. A few years later, when China entered the industrial age, Zuo Xiaoyou firmly believed that one day in the future, the whole world will belong to China.
These state affairs were put aside. It is said that when Xiaolongnu was 18 years old, Zuo Xiaoyou specially ran back to the ancient tomb to celebrate Xiaolongnu's birthday. This year, Zuo Xiaoyou was 38 years old, Li Mochou was 32 years old, and Huang Rong was 30 years old.
After 9 years of practicing on the ancient tomb cold jade bed, Huang Rong has gained a hundred years of skill. After practicing the Nine Yin Scriptures, her martial arts are unfathomable. Although she has not reached the level of a three-foot qi wall, she can still put the qi wall two feet away.
However, Li Mochou and Xiaolongnu were not idle either. Now Li Mochou's skills are similar to Zuo Xiaoyou nine years ago, and his true energy can be released three feet away. Although Xiaolongnu is young, his skills are similar to Huang Rong. In terms of martial arts, Xiaolongnu, who is focused on his mind, is even more talented.
This year, when Zuo Xiaoyou celebrated her birthday, he asked her what she wished? Xiaolongnu blinked at him and said, "I want to practice the Jade Girl with my brother-in-law~Heart Sutra."
The scene was quiet, and Li Mochou and Huang Rong both looked at him with a smile.
"What's wrong?" Xiaolongnu's pure eyes were filled with a hint of confusion: "Didn't my brother-in-law say that when I was eighteen years old, I would practice the Jade Girl with me~Heart Sutra!"
"Ha..." Zuo Xiaoyou smiled helplessly: "Long'er, as long as your senior sister and Rong'er agree, your brother-in-law will practice with you."
Li Mochou and Huang Rong rolled their eyes suddenly, but Xiaolongnu looked puzzled: "Why?"
"Mochou, Rong'er, this is the trouble that you didn't teach Long'er well, you can solve it." Zuo Xiaoyou knew that he couldn't stand up by himself, so he kicked the ball to them.
Li Mochou and Huang Rong hummed softly. Although they were a little sour, Zuo Xiaoyou is now a national teacher. If you don’t find hundreds of women to serve you, you will be pure and have few desires. What’s more, there are only two women so far.
Xiaolongnu is born with beauty, just like a fairy who is not in the world. Li Mochou and Huang Rong love her very much. Now that they have grown up, it is better to be cheaper than others or live alone to live in their old age. In this way, the three girls can be together forever and can take turns serving Zuo Xiaoyou, so as not to let Zuo Xiaoyou hold on when they encounter menstruation.
Under this idea, Huang Rong and Li Mochou began to tell Xiao Longnu about the things between men and women, and slowly made Xiao Longnu's pale face more rosy, and he no longer had the appearance of being indifferent to the world.
After an hour of telling, Xiaolongnu finally ‘integrated’ and blushed to find Zuo Xiaoyou: “Brother-in-law, I understand, I am willing to be your wife. Let’s practice Jade Girl together~Heart Sutra!”
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That night, the yellow orioles sing and the red plum blossoms bloomed. At this point, Zuo Xiaoyou discovered that Xiaolongnu's fate had been completely changed. At this time, a voice told him that he could leave this world and return to reality, but he could not take Huang Rong, Li Mochou, and Xiaolongnu away.
After fierce ideological struggle, Zuo Xiaoyou gave up the opportunity to return to reality and continued to stay in this world to accompany the three girls.
However, Huang Rong and Li Mochou are over 30 years old and want a child. Even Huang Yaoshi came over from Taohua Island to find Zuo Xiaoyou and asked him in a vague way if he had any physical problems?
Zuo Xiaoyou was so amused and crying that he could only work harder. This year, Li Mochou and Huang Rong became pregnant one after another.
After the two women became pregnant, in order to better take care of the two women, Zuo Xiaoyou took them out of the ancient tomb and then invited the best female doctor from the Jin Kingdom to accompany them throughout the whole process.
After ten months of pregnancy, he gave birth. Li Mochou and Huang Rong each gave birth to a son for Zuo Xiaoyou. After hearing the news, Wanyan Honglie immediately sent a large amount of tonics and gold and silver treasures to congratulate Zuo Xiaoyou on his successor.
Huang Yaoshi also came over to see his grandson. Seeing that his grandson was pink and cute, he was so happy that he couldn't stop. At Zuo Xiaoyou's suggestion, Huang Yaoshi got the right to name his grandson.
After Huang Yaoshi thought about it, he gave his grandson the name Zuo Zhongzheng, hoping that he could be a dignified person in the future.
Zuo Xiaoyou felt a strange feeling when he heard this name, because it reminded him of a very well-known bald head...
With a son, everything is enough. Zuo Xiaoyou has no regrets in this world. In this way, more than two hundred years have passed, Li Mochou, Huang Rong and Xiaolongnu have passed away one after another. After seeing this modern world, Zuo Xiaoyou smiled faintly, closed his eyes, and under the witness of tens of thousands of Quanzhen disciples, he stepped on the lotus and ascended in the sun.
Chapter completed!