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At the same time that the situation in the capital city is unpredictable.
Inside Anbeiwei.
With the migration of the population, today's Anbeiwei is no longer as sparsely populated as before. Although the population is still small, with the accumulation of the population, a large number of natural villages have been born.
The life of the common people at the bottom is very simple, whether it is the battle between the emperor and the son, or the game of the upper class, they are actually very far away from them, and they will not affect their lives at all. For them, life with three meals a day is the most practical. They work hard and live hard, but they just want to live a better life than they are now.
Little Deer Village.
This is a small village that has been formed for less than half a year, and it is also a very ordinary one among the many natural villages formed due to population migration.
When we settled down, because there was a stone at the entrance of the village that looked like a deer, the village chief chose this name casually. As time goes by, everyone gradually gets used to it.
Lao Li's family lives in a townhouse in the village.
For generations, their family has been tenant farmers of the seventh-rank family, the Monan Sun family. This time Anbeiwei was reclaiming wasteland, and the Sun family of Monan sent a direct pulse, and their family followed.
Of course, the main reason is that there are many people and little land in Monan County. As a tenant farmer, their family has no land for a long time. Hearing that they can get land as long as they come here, they decided to come here to try their luck.
As for these residential buildings, they were all funded by a chamber of commerce called "Wang's Sanjian". They used something called "cement", as well as stones and steel bars, and it took only half a month to build several residential buildings. These houses are big, spacious, and extraordinarily strong, much better than the houses they built themselves.
The people of "Wang's Sanjian" knew that they couldn't afford houses, and promised them that they could live in this house forever as long as they paid a relatively small amount of money every month. It is said that after twenty years, these houses will be completely owned them.
Of course, the price is that in the past 20 years, they can only grow the seeds given to them by the "Wang's Grain Seed Firm" in the land they have allocated, and when the harvest comes, they must also be sold to Wang's Grain Seed Firm first.
But what does it matter? As long as they have land to grow, they can earn money to support themselves and their families, whatever they grow is the same for them.
Early in the morning, Lao Li left the residential building with his son, carried a hoe to the field at the east end of the village, and began to loosen the soil and fertilize the field.
There are already many people in the surrounding fields, and everyone is busy with their heads down.
However, unlike the anxiety and uneasiness when they first came here, they are all calm and calm now, and even the movements of wielding their hoes are calm.
In fact, it's normal, because after a few months, they have already discovered the difference between Anbeiwei and other places. Not to mention anything else, just the things that Wang's Grain Seed Company gave them to grow were not easy.
These sharecroppers have spent their entire lives planing on the ground, so they may not be able to study how to improve seeds, but they are much more sensitive to the quality of seeds than ordinary people.
The seeds provided by Wang's Grain and Seed Company not only germinate quickly and have a high survival rate, but also have exceptionally strong vitality. Even in a place as dry as Anbeiwei, they can grow very well.
This is the case with pearl rice and cumin before, and it is the same with alfalfa now.
The alfalfa seeds they brought themselves were not good, most of them couldn't even germinate, and even if they germinated, they grew limply, far less healthy than the alfalfa from Wang's Grain and Seed Company.
In contrast, the advantages and disadvantages stand out.
Shareholders are very simple in their thinking. In their view, high-quality varieties mean a good harvest, and a good harvest means more money can be earned.
Therefore, when they found that the varieties of seeds in the hands of Wang's Grain and Seed Company were very good, their hearts were already at ease, and they also had hope for the future of Anbeiwei.
"Da da da~"
The crisp sound of hoofbeats sounded, and a black half-sized colt led two smaller colts and ran along the cement road in the center of the village.
"Yo~Dahei, I'm taking my daughters-in-law over for a walk again~" Lao Li's son, Xiao Li, saw this scene and teased him with a hoe.
Dahei didn't know if he understood or not, so he called out to him as if to say hello, and then wandered into the field, leading the other two horses to eat with their heads down.
The alfalfa grass in the field already had their share, Xiao Li didn't stop it, but walked over and touched its neck.
Dahei obviously knew him very well, so he didn't resist at all, instead he took advantage of the opportunity to rub him.
"Father, Dahei grows really fast, and his muscles are also strong. He will definitely grow taller in the future." Xiao Li showed a satisfied smile, "The horses we raised didn't grow so well before. Dad, tell me, Could it be related to the alfalfa?"
"Do you need to ask?" Old Li Bai gave him a look, "Didn't you see that they don't even touch other grasses except alfalfa?"
In fact, let alone eat them, they don't even look at them. It's as if, in their eyes, Wang's alfalfa is a delicacy, while ordinary alfalfa is just rotten leftovers.
In fact, there are many other miraculous things about Anbeiwei.
In addition to the high-rise buildings made of cement and the seeds of excessively good quality, there are also wide and straight gray-white roads that were also built in a very short period of time, as well as a "unified irrigation system" composed of countless pipes buried deep underground, and The huge "large agricultural equipment" that I saw during the harvest, completely made of metal...
There are many things that they can't understand at all, but the shock when they first saw those magical things is deeply remembered in their hearts. After that, they were in a trance for a long time, wondering if they were dreaming.
It wasn't until now, after living in Anbeiwei for several months, that they gradually got used to it, but they still couldn't help sighing when they occasionally saw the different treatment of the two kinds of alfalfa for livestock, cattle and horses.
Anbeiwei used to be just a barren land with no people inhabited, but now, it seems to have somewhat of the meaning of a granary in the Northwest. And such earth-shaking changes are inseparable from the miraculous things they have seen during this period.
This is a "miracle" created by human beings.
While speaking, there was a loud eagle's cry above his head, and a flying chariot pulled by a dragon eagle appeared in the blue sky, then circled and began to slowly descend.
"Dragon Eagle... is the flying chariot of Anjun Prince's Mansion!" Lao Li was stunned for a moment, then reacted abruptly, and pushed his son, "Quick! Go and call the village chief!"
Xiao Li was a little too late to react, and then hurriedly ran to the village. He was still far away from the village, and he had already opened his throat and shouted.
After a while, everyone in the whole village was alarmed.
The head of Xiaolu Village, a middle-aged Xuanwu monk, also rushed to the entrance of the village.
Soon, the dragon eagle flying chariot in the sky slowly landed on the grain drying field at the entrance of the village, and then the curtain of the chariot was lifted, and a handsome young man walked down surrounded by several officials.
He was wearing a sky-blue brocade gown of spiritual silk, with a calm demeanor and a dignified demeanor. This young man is surprisingly the eldest son of Prince An, Prince Xiaojun Wu Shengjun.
"Sun Sinian, head of Xiaolu Village, pays homage to King Xiaojun." The village head quickly greeted him, and gave him a deep bow, "Xiaolu Village is just a place as big as a sesame seed, but the King of Labor Xiaojun came to express his condolences several times in person, and Sun was overwhelmed with panic. .”
Obviously he is also a monk in the middle stage of Lingtai Realm, and he can be regarded as an ancestor in a small place. When facing Wu Shengjun, Sun Sinian was so nervous that his forehead kept sweating, and he was careful when he spoke, for fear of making a mistake. Character.
No wonder he was so nervous.
Although Wu Shengjun has no airs in front of Wang Zong'an, he still respects him very much, but in the eyes of ordinary aristocratic families, as the small county king of Anjun's palace, he is actually an unattainable big man.
His casual words can determine the life and death of an eighth-rank and ninth-rank family. Even the aristocratic families of the sixth and seventh ranks dare not stroke his beard.
Although Sun Sinian's branch was separated from the seventh-rank family of the Monan Sun family, his lineage and himself are only three strong people at the Lingtai stage. Naturally, they are sincere and fearful in front of Wu Shengjun, the king of the small county, and dare not rash.
"Village Chief Sun, you're welcome~" Xiaojun Wang Wu Shengjun didn't put on airs at all, and stretched out his hand to help him up with a warm expression, with a solemn and sincere expression, "The fathers and elders came here to take root in Anbeiwei because they believed in my father. Reasonable, our county palace needs to be responsible to you all. I came here to do my best."
King Anjun has been discussing with Wang Zongan for the past few months, formulating a series of follow-up development plans, fund-raising plans, and other core strategic principles. He is too busy to take care of too many details.
So during this period of time, Wu Shengjun and the officials of the county prince's mansion were actually responsible for the implementation of many plans in Anbeiwei.
Especially when these aristocratic families and people just moved to Anbeiwei, they felt a little uneasy and uneasy in their hearts. Wu Shengjun did not spend much time comforting and encouraging them, and he always cared about their living needs, so that all the people could feel safe and secure. The concern and hard work of the county prince's mansion.
Xiaojun Wang is so kind and thoughtful, he is the only one in the whole Daqian, how can they not be moved
Village head Sun Sinian was very grateful.
While they were exchanging greetings, the officials of the county king's mansion were also busy, kindly asking the common people about their recent living conditions, whether the water supply can be supplied, whether there are any problems that need help to solve, and so on.
In addition, Wang Shicheng and Wang Yingdie from the Wang family of Changning also accompanied Wu Shengjun to visit the countryside this time.
The two came here to confirm the actual growth of Wang's alfalfa seeds in Anbeiwei.
Among them, Wang Shicheng is the second child of the ninth generation of "shi" in the Wang family. His father is the second child of the eighth generation of "Zong", and now he is Wang Zongchang, the patriarch of the Heaven-Human Realm.
Now Wang Shicheng, who is fifty-five years old, has already reached the fifth level of the Lingtai Realm. Although he is not as good as those of his fathers who have the talents of Tianjiao, but with such aptitude, the cultivation level is actually not inferior to those ordinary sixth- and seventh-rank families. His direct lineage is the seed brother of heaven and man.
Among the members of the Wang clan who followed Wang Zongan to Anbeiwei this time, he was the oldest and the strongest besides Wang Zongan.
As for Wang Yingdie, she is the twelfth in the "ying" generation of the ninth generation of the Wang family, and she is the eldest granddaughter of Wang Shoulian, the sixth younger brother of Wang Shouzhe. Her father is Wang Shoulian's eldest son, Wang Zongping, the eldest son of the eighth generation of "Zong" in the Wang family.
Back then, Wang Zongping fell in love with a casual cultivator girl, which really caused a big disturbance in the family. Generally speaking, the children of aristocratic families seldom marry with loose cultivator girls, and the family will never allow it.
Fortunately, the head of the family, Wang Shouzhe, was open-minded, and made great efforts to investigate the family of the loose cultivator girl in private, and found that the casual cultivator family was generally clean and had no bad deeds.
It took some effort to persuade the more stubborn Wang Shoulian to let Wang Zongping marry a loose cultivator girl. After marriage, it was too peaceful, and Zong Ping also made some achievements in the military and military ranks.
It's just that Wang Yingdie's innate aptitude is not particularly high, but the Wang family has always been generous to the clansmen. After knocking down a series of pills, such as Enlightening Spirit Pill, Quenching Blood Pill, and Xisui Pill, her aptitude has also risen to the middle grade C, becoming a Xiao Tianjiao.
Now at the age of twenty-five, her strength has reached the seventh level of Qi Refining Realm, she has quite a lot of experience in handling affairs, and she is fully capable of handling ordinary small matters independently.
The reason why Wang Chengcheng brought her this time is also because her blood talent is very sensitive to the growth of plants, and she can often find some problems that are invisible to the naked eye. With her, I can get twice the result with half the effort when collecting information.
The data collected today will also become an important basis for the development of the next generation of improved alfalfa varieties.
After the small county king Wu Shengjun finished his greetings with the village head Sun Si Nian, he looked around and was very relieved to see everyone performing their duties.
After several months of running-in, not only the people who migrated to Anbeiwei have adapted to the life in Anbeiwei, but also the officials of the county palace have gradually adapted to this new way of working.
Everything is going in a good direction.
Sometimes, even himself, who personally deployed and implemented many plans, was often amazed by the changes in An Beiwei.
He unconsciously looked towards the southeast, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
According to the plan set by his father and Zong An, Anbeiwei's development this year is just the beginning. Next, there are still a series of huge plans to be implemented.
Father and Zong An have been in Beijing for some time, and they don't know if they can successfully raise enough funds.
That is an astronomical long-term expenditure fund, no matter which one it is, it is difficult to bear it alone.
I hope everything goes well, and the Dala Desert can be conquered.
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Dagan is the capital of the country and returns to Longcheng.
Guilong City has been really lively in the past one or two years. First, Liyao Da Tianjiao broke through the list of "Top Ten Outstanding Youths". After the aftermath was not over, King An and Wang Zong'an, the patriarch of the Wang family, went to Guilong together. City, and began to publicize the development plan of the Dala Desert.
At the same time, there was another shocking news.
That is, Wang Zong'an, the young patriarch of the Changning Wang Clan, is actually a genius like his sister. Such shocking news quickly triggered a chain reaction in Guilong City, and the plan to develop the Dala Desert became known to everyone.
At the same time, return to the most popular restaurant in Longcheng—Baiyun Tower.
Banners have been hung around the black obsidian iron arena, on which are written in bold and enlarged fonts "a great opportunity that is rare in a lifetime", "the quasi-emperor will take you to enjoy the great desert", "a hundred years of investment Enjoy the blessings", "Leave a piece of foundation for the descendants", "The royal family's reputation is worth billions of gold", "The only project recommended by the business genius Heng Junwang", "Liyao's great Tianjiao mortgages the magical powers and spiritual treasures to invest in the warehouse", "For the rise of Daqian "Struggle", "A share of prosperity for generations", "Lost opportunities and regret forever"... and other highly provocative words.
Under the densely packed banners, one of the always low-key and mysterious sons of the quasi-emperor——Jun An, and the patriarch of An Shao, the Wang family's great Tianjiao clan, were rolling up their sleeves, introducing their grand plans and goals passionately.
The people in the box are all talkers from the fourth-rank and fifth-rank families. On the scattered seats, there are many patriarchs or ancestors of the sixth-rank and seventh-rank families sitting densely. They are all absorbed in digesting the achievements of King An and Wang Zongan, and they are shocked by the generosity of the magnificence. blueprint.
Compared with An Junwang's original plan, this plan is not only more detailed and detailed, but also adds a lot of new content, such as the goal of each stage. After completion, how many benefits will be generated and so on.
Don't underestimate these details.
It is precisely because of the existence of these details that the huge project that seemed like a castle in the air and impossible to complete has become a systematic project that can be completed as long as it is down-to-earth and implemented step by step.
The ancestors of these aristocratic families are all knowledgeable, and they cannot be fooled by illusory grand blueprints. They will naturally have their own judgments on whether a project is likely to be completed.
Instead of telling them how big this project is, how beneficial it is to the big business, and how far-reaching impact it will have on the future, it is better to tell them with real data that this business is sure to make money, and it is true that it can make a lot of money.
Under the ring.
A group of officials under the command of the Anjun Prince's Mansion had already set up desks, subscription contracts, etc. at the scene.
Different from the general government officials who are more or less arrogant, these officials of An Junwang are not very famous, but they are very enthusiastic and very young.
They all worked standing up, and they introduced the share plan, obligations, and future benefits and risks of the "Dara Land Reclamation Joint Division" to the family members who came to consult in an orderly manner.
The terms of each project are written extremely clearly, without any ambiguous word games. And all risks are also clearly explained in the precautions of the clauses.
Officials will even carefully explain the risks involved and ask subscribers to reconsider.
It was also their serious and responsible attitude that made the already excited sixth- and seventh-rank families finally make up their minds, and they subscribed for individual shares within their ability.
These scattered shares for fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-rank families accounted for about 20% of the total shares, and were divided into 2,000 shares in total, and each share accounted for one ten-thousandth of the total shares.
But even if it's just one share, it's already a big investment for the Qipin family, because it means that they have to spend 2,000 dry gold every year and continue to invest for 200 years. The total investment will reach Four hundred thousand dry gold.
In addition, for every share subscribed, ten Qi Refining Realm and one Spirit Stage cultivator will be added to the land reclamation team.
For ordinary seventh-rank aristocratic families, it would be more difficult to take out 400,000 dry gold all at once, but if it is divided into two hundred years, the pressure will be much less. The more troublesome thing is to recruit monks to join the United Division, but thinking about it carefully, it may not be impossible to rotate every ten years.
There is no way, the status of the seventh-rank family in Guilong City is too low.
In Guilong City, where there are many high-ranking families, it is too difficult for seventh-rank families to survive independently. Most of the seventh-rank families are all vassals of high-ranking families, and the better ones are also semi-vassals, and they have to behave with their tails between their legs on weekdays.
Moreover, it is much more difficult for the seventh-rank family in Guilong City to be promoted than the local tyrants.
However, the seventh-rank family in Guilong City is not without benefits, the biggest advantage of which is a stable life and a strong sense of security. As long as they hold tightly to the master's thighs, don't die or cause trouble, they can usually last for a thousand or two thousand years, and there are even miraculous existences that have been passed down for four or five thousand years.
Unlike those local tyrants, there is often a wave of power changes every few hundred years. Only a very small number of seventh-rank families can persist for a thousand years, and most of them have become sixth-rank families.
Now, there is such an opportunity to break the solidification of class, and the risk is not too great. Even though these seventh-rank families in Guilong City have been at ease for a long time, they are willing to fight for the sake of future generations.
What's more, King An also said that this does not involve standing in the emperor's son's battle, it is purely a commercial behavior, even if he loses in the emperor's son's battle, it will not delay making money.
Now that the follow-up interests are guaranteed, there are naturally more aristocratic families willing to invest. There are quite a few strong seventh-rank families, after discussing with the whole family, they all decided to sell some fixed assets and subscribe for two or three shares.
"Li Shi, a seventh-rank family in the west of the city, subscribe for one share."
"The Wang family of the seventh-rank family in the west of the city, subscribe for two shares."
"The seventh-rank family in the north of the city..."
"Gongsun, a sixth-rank family in the east of the city, subscribes for twelve shares."
"Chen family, a sixth-rank family in the south of the city, subscribe for ten shares."
"Returning to the Xu family of the fifth-rank dragon family, subscribe for 100 shares."
"Guilong Wupin Family Wanshi, subscribe for 110 shares..."
According to the subscription contract, for the subscription of the sixth-rank family, a minimum of ten shares must be purchased, and a strong man in the heavenly realm must be sent out to serve in stages. Otherwise, the United Division will not take you to play.
The minimum purchase price for a fifth-rank family is 100 shares. In addition to several heavenly and human realm monks, it also needs to obtain an ancestor of the Zifu, but it does not need to serve all the year round, and only needs to spend 40% of the time.
Every aristocratic family subscribes, there will be a dedicated person to sing and spread the word.
There are a large number of fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-rank families in Guilong City, and all their financial resources are combined, which is actually a rather terrifying amount. A mere two thousand shares cannot actually fully satisfy their appetite.
With the appearance of the first subscriber, many aristocratic families immediately realized that if they did not rush to buy, they would probably miss the opportunity.
With many monks and few meat, this mere 2,000 individual stocks were sold out in just ten days. This makes many families who have not had time to raise funds, or who are still hesitating, regret it.
At the same time, the eight fourth-rank aristocratic families in Guilong City also fell one after another. As the stronger Shangguan family among the fourth-rank aristocrats stepped forward and subscribed for 3% of the shares, the remaining seven fourth-rank families could not sit still. After a while, four of them subscribed for 2% of the shares.
In addition to the 2% shares of King Heng, who had expressed his position earlier, the total shares subscribed have reached 33%.
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at the same time.
In the imperial city, in the "Humble Administrator's Pavilion".
The aging Emperor Longchang was rarely annoyed.
There was already a thick stack of memorials on the desk in front of him, all of which were about the impeachment of Prince An, and they were all sent after the cabinet reviewed them.
"It's absurd, it's absurd." Emperor Longchang cursed angrily, "He Wu Mingyuan is one of the only two quasi-emperors at any rate, and he went into battle shirtless with that Wang Zong'an, that, that...Old Yao, their self-proclaimed what do you say that is?"
The eunuch Lao Yao lowered his head and reminded in a low voice: "King An said that it is called a 'road show', and it is for seeking 'angel investors' with outstanding vision."
"Yes, 'Road Show' is not a good name at first glance. Mingyuan is not like this on weekdays. It must be the nagging Wang who is secretly instigating." Emperor Longchang snorted coldly, "Shame, the face of the royal family He threw them all away. Take a look at these impeachment memorials, they are all piled up on the desk. Isn’t it just a big project, so can’t it be proposed at the court meeting, and the ministers will brainstorm and discuss it?”
"Well, Your Majesty..." Lao Yao twitched his mouth, and reminded weakly with a little embarrassment, "Decades ago, King An Jun mentioned the Great Desert Reclamation Project at the Great Court Meeting, but was attacked by the officials Among them, the one who scolded the most..."
Having said that, he opened his mouth, but didn't dare to continue.
Emperor Longchang's face was embarrassed, and he also recalled what happened back then. Wasn't he the one who scolded him the most
But that can't be his fault, the situation at that time, firstly, he felt that Wu Mingyuan was too whimsical, so many aristocratic families had failed to open up wasteland before, and Wu Mingyuan's plan was very hopeless; secondly, it was also because of his advanced age, The spirit of pioneering has long been exhausted.
Coupled with the fact that Wu Chengsi, the king of Kangjun at that time, was making a fuss, he felt that Wu Mingyuan just wanted to use this plan to win people's hearts, and took the opportunity to raise his status as the quasi-emperor, in an attempt to struggle.
But it never occurred to him that that kid Wu Mingyuan actually wanted to open up the great desert seriously, and after decades, he actually managed to turn the desolate Anbeiwei into an excellent experimental place, and vaguely had a little granary the meaning of.
On this basis, the situation is naturally different when the land reclamation of the Dala Desert is proposed.
The detailed data, clear development route, and future risks and benefits are all based on facts, which are undoubtedly countless times more convincing than Wu Mingyuan's original development plan that was just bragging.
Coupled with the fact that Liyao Tianjiao and Zong'an Tianjiao helped to endorse this matter, the credibility and feasibility have greatly increased again. Even Emperor Longchang felt that as long as King An was willing to work hard, this matter would most likely be accomplished.
"Hmph, it's a high-sounding statement. What did you say this time is just to make everyone rich together, and it has nothing to do with the dispute between emperor and son." Emperor Longchang was secretly unhappy, as if he hadn't thought of anything, and naturally shifted the point of attack, "Speaking of it After all, Wu Mingyuan and the Wang family are just trying to win people's hearts. Otherwise, why don't they go to Kangjun Prince's Mansion to attract investment?"
"This... Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince An has already been to Prince Kang's Mansion." Lao Yao twitched the corner of his mouth again, and said in a low voice, "It's just that Princess Zhao Yijing, Princess of Kang County, gave an excuse to say that Prince Kang His Highness is not at home, so it is not good to make decisions privately, so he politely invited them out..."
Speaking of this, even he couldn't help being embarrassed for Emperor Longchang. With nearly a thousand years of professionalism, he forcibly held back his smile and didn't lose his composure.
He knew the emperor very well, and he knew that the emperor had already somewhat agreed with King An's pioneering plan in his heart, and he was not really angry. He was just annoyed that the king of An County bypassed him as the great emperor to do things, and he couldn't help complaining in his heart.
"Pretending to be a gesture. He just took advantage of King Kang's going to the foreign battlefield and was not in the mansion, so he pretended to be a gesture to flaunt his selflessness." The corners of Emperor Longchang's mouth twitched, and now he pretended to have amnesia again, and spontaneously changed the topic Moving on to the next point of criticism, "If Prince An is really dedicated to serving the country, why doesn't he come to discuss with me? Could it be that in his mind, I am that kind of unreasonable and stupid emperor?"
"He must have kept the grudge in his heart after being reprimanded by me a little back then, and he was determined to prove me wrong."
Emperor Longchang used himself to judge others, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this must be the case.
But as soon as he finished speaking, he heard an eunuch coming to report: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Anjun Wang, Changning Wang's Clan An Da Tianjiao, come to see His Majesty hand in hand."
Emperor Longchang's face was stiff.
That kid Wu Mingyuan was too shameless. He just finished scolding that kid for being narrow-minded, and that kid actually came to ask to see him? Am I, Longchang, shameless
"Old Yao, that stinky boy Wu Mingyuan is coming to see you now, probably because he has encountered difficulties in his development plan." Emperor Longchang was silent for a long time, finally found a reason, and pretended to mutter, "Tell me, I see Still missing?"
Old Yao knew the emperor's intentions well, bowed his head and smiled flatteringly: "Your Majesty has always been kind-hearted and cared for the younger generation of the family. You don't want to see Prince An anymore, he is also the direct descendant of Princess Qingluo, the father of Princess Yiluo. What's more, this time There is also Zong'an Da Tianjiao who has just joined the WTO, so naturally you will not miss you, Your Majesty."
"Hmph, you old devil, you've speculated on the holy will in private, and I'll settle the score with you later." Emperor Longchang laughed and cursed, then coughed softly, and said seriously, "However, seeing that Yiluo and Zong'an Da Tianjiao In the end, I want to save some face. I also want to see what that kid has to say. Lao Yao, pass on~"
Lao Yao begged for forgiveness with a flattering smile, and then he went out and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, the King of An County and Wang Zong'an have an audience."
Lao Yao's voice didn't sound loud, but it was accurately conveyed all the way to the gate of the imperial city.
After a while, King An and Wang Zongan came to the Humble Administrator's Pavilion under the guidance of the servants, and they both had an audience.
After some audience etiquette, the two sat down separately under the arrangement of Emperor Longchang.
Emperor Longchang chatted with Wang Zong'an first, cared about the situation of the Changning Wang family, Wang Zong'an's practice, and the situation of Zong'an's longevity tree spirit species, which fully showed that as an emperor, he had great respect for the people. Tianjiao's caring and sympathetic feelings specifically mentioned Wang Liyao, which was very encouraging.
Naturally, Wang Zongan's words of humility were indispensable, and his performance was neither humble nor overbearing, with a personable demeanor, and he did not embarrass Wang Shouzhe at all.
After a full two cups of tea, the two sides ended their greetings, and it was Wu Mingyuan's turn to speak.
When he was in his prime, Emperor Longchang still liked to put on a show and flaunt himself, but as he got older, he became more and more free-wheeling.
Since Wu Mingyuan was his own child, even if his ancestor scolded him, he could only accept it obediently. Emperor Longchang was about to speak out against Wu Mingyuan to vent his anger.
Unexpectedly, Wu Mingyuan suddenly stood up one step ahead, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, I am overjoyed~~ Overjoyed!!"
Emperor Longchang choked back when the words came to his lips.
He twitched his face, looked at Wu Mingyuan angrily and said, "Where does the joy come from?"
"Back then, Mingyuan was taught by His Majesty, and pointed out many ambitious ideas in the plan. At first, Mingyuan was still a little bit dissatisfied, but after thinking about it slowly, he realized that every word of His Majesty, every sentence, contained The wisdom accumulated in thousands of years of the great emperor's career." Wu Mingyuan was grateful and said excitedly, "Therefore, Mingyuan learned from the pain, adjusted the plan, and spent decades, bit by bit, and made some achievements down-to-earth. Only then will I have the face to meet His Majesty."
You think too much, kid, I scolded you just to scold you.
Emperor Longchang cursed in his heart.
However, seeing that Wu Mingyuan gave him face in this way and took the initiative to find him a step down, his mood became better, and he pretended to be kind: "Mingyuan, you have this awareness, it's not in vain for me to be good. Work hard."
"I am fully aware of your achievements and follow-up plans. You did a good job and did not lose face to our royal family. What difficulties did you encounter when you came here?"
"Going back to Your Majesty, there is no difficulty." Wu Mingyuan said, "Even if there are some minor problems, Mingyuan can solve them. The main purpose of coming here this time is to thank His Majesty for his teaching back then. Secondly, it is to open up wasteland in Dala. Among them, 10% of the stock is reserved for His Majesty. Today, Ming Yuan and Zong An came here specially to present the contract to His Majesty."
"10% of the shares?" Emperor Longchang smiled kindly, "Mingyuan, this world belongs to me, so why do I want your 10% of the shares? I appreciate your filial piety."
Although he didn't pay much attention to this dry stock, he felt a little relieved.
It seems that this kid Mingyuan is really grateful for his suggestion, even though he was just scolding at that time, it can be regarded as "unintentionally inserting willows and willows into shadows".
"Your Majesty is dedicated to the country, and Ming Yuan admires it. However, Your Majesty always wants to keep some money for personal use." Wu Mingyuan said sincerely, "With this 10% stake, you can privately reward some distressed juniors and buy some that you like. When it comes to things, you can do whatever you want more.”
"That's true. Always use the treasury to give rewards to the children, and it is inevitable that some people will criticize in private." Emperor Longchang was deeply relieved, and his heart was also warm.
Why didn't he realize before that this kid Mingyuan could talk so well? Each of these words seemed to have reached his heart, indescribable.
Afterwards, another exchange of greetings.
Emperor Longchang, whose mood was coaxed to ease, also became much more generous than usual, and he also rewarded Wu Mingyuan and Wang Zongan with a bunch of valuable treasures to the two juniors, encouraging Wang Zongan to practice hard and strive to become a supernatural realm as soon as possible.
If the family really can't afford to support the two big Tianjiao, you can also come to him, and he can help you find a way.
Let’s not talk about the merits and demerits of Emperor Longchang in this life, but he is really caring about supporting potential royal descendants, or the arrogance of other families, even Shangguan Yunque in the early years Received many benefits from him.
Among the eleven supernatural powers in the royal family, one of them became a son-in-law of the royal family because his family could not afford to support him.
Now, his family is protected by him. Although he is not yet at the third rank, he is already the most powerful group among the fourth rank family. He only needs to wait for another great talent, and he will be able to reach the third rank family in one fell swoop.
After a stick of incense.
At the end of the meeting, Wu Mingyuan and Wang Zongan were politely invited out of the Humble Administrator's Pavilion.
After the two of them left, Emperor Longchang sighed with relief, "Old Yao, this little stubborn donkey Mingyuan has grown up, and he has begun to know how to love his ancestors. Take a look, 10% of his shares , I will keep it for me to reward the younger generation. I heard that the Shangguan family paid a huge price to get 3% of the shares."
Lao Yao froze for a moment, then reminded in a low voice with some astonishment: "Isn't His Majesty going to pay for this 10% share?"
Emperor Longchang waved his hand and said: "That's Ming Yuan's filial piety to me, why should I give money?"
"Your Majesty, even though that's the case." Lao Yao shook his face a few times, and tried to persuade him, "But I heard that the 'United Division' means an alliance joint development company, and there are internal regulations, mainly Joint investment, joint shareholding, and joint income from various families... If His Majesty does not pay the money and power, those families will not say anything publicly, but they will definitely criticize His Majesty in private, thinking that you are embezzling the company's property in disguise... Turn around In the history books, it is still uncertain how it will be written..."
Emperor Longchang's face gradually turned dark, and his eyelids twitched: "I said~ How did Mingyuan's little stubborn donkey suddenly change his temper? Unexpectedly, he dug a hole and waited for the old ancestor to jump down? When will he Do you have so many eyes?"
Recalling the previous series of operations between Wu Mingyuan and Wang Zongan, a thread was strung together in his mind: "I'm afraid this matter is not so simple. According to their previous practice, when I pay the money, that kid will definitely do it shamelessly. Propaganda, such as 'Your Majesty has invested a lot of money to win 10% of the joint company' and so on. In this way, the three upper third-rank families who are still waiting and watching will probably respond immediately... "
"Okay! This kid is really good at playing tricks~~~hehehe~ I never thought that I would hunt wild geese all day long, but in the end I was pecked in the eye by that little stubborn donkey."
"Your Majesty calm down." Lao Yao said with sweat dripping down his face, "His Royal Highness Ming Yuan may not have meant this. Why don't you ask this old servant to deal with this matter."
"It doesn't matter, Wu Mingyuan's ability to dig a hole and bury me is also considered his ability. I am the king of a country. If I say what I say, how can I change it?" Emperor Longchang laughed instead, "I thought this time the dispute between the emperor and the son There is no suspense anymore. Unexpectedly, Wu Mingyuan can suddenly emerge. Now, the situation has become complicated and confusing."
"However, it's so interesting~~~ Thinking back, I spent countless efforts and thought in order to seize the throne. How can I let these boys get it easily? Hahaha~"
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Go down the Anjiang River, passing through the river channel near Zhenzewei after the section of Huangze.
Since a few days ago, one huge riverboat after another has come downriver from the upper reaches and stopped at a place less than miles away from the river bank.
They are not close to the river bank, but just stop there, as if looking downstream from afar.
In just a few days, dozens of riverboats had gathered on the Anjiang River next to Zhenzewei. They are like giant beasts dormant in the river, looking at Changningwei from a distance, ready to rush out at any time and bite fiercely.
On these river boats, without exception, the flag of the Jiaolong Gang was hoisted.
In the Anjiang section, almost no one would fail to recognize the flag. In the whistling river wind, these flags fluttered against the wind, as if it was an invisible deterrent, brewing a sense of oppression that the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of the building.
Unknowingly, a wave of panic began to spread.
The fishing boats and merchant ships passing by Anjiang became cautious and nervous. Even if they had to pass by the fleet, they could stay as far away as they could. They wished that the people of the Jiaolong Gang would not notice them at all.
In the small port affiliated to Zhenzewei, the workers loading and unloading the goods, and the businessmen who came and went also consciously kept a low profile.
Because of the appearance of the Jiaolong gang merchant ships, the business at the terminal has deteriorated a lot in the past few days, and it even has a tendency to get worse. Many businessmen would rather lose a little profit than come out to do business under such circumstances.
On the flagship of the Jiaolong Gang.
Long Wuji sat imposingly, holding a small Qiankun flagon in his hand, taking a sip of wine from time to time.
On the river in the distance, a building boat was parked alone.
This building boat can be regarded as a giant river boat, and its size is very large, but compared to the dozens of river boats of the Jiaolong Gang, it looks lonely and lonely, as if it will be torn to pieces at any time.
The flag of the Wang family of Changning was planted on the river boat.
Standing on the bow of the boat, Wang Shizhao, the young patriarch of the Wang clan, shouted to this side from a distance: "Master Long, my grandfather said that as long as the master nods, he will immediately come and pick him up as a guest of the Wang family."
"Hahaha~~" Long Wuji laughed and replied, "Young Patriarch Shi Zhao, please go back and tell your grandfather. There are still five days left before the fifty-year agreement. You don't need Shou Zhe to invite you then, I, Long Wuji, will pay a visit."
"Long Da is the master, my grandfather said..."
Wang Shizhao continued to persuade him a few more times, but Long Wuji still stuck to his verbal promise and refused to go to Wang's as a guest in advance.
"Why is this, why is this."
Wang Shizhao had no choice but to retreat in embarrassment, directing Jiang Chuan to turn around and go back.
After the Wang family's boat retreated, Zhao Wuqing asked curiously from the side: "Father, since Patriarch Shouzhe has released the signal to seek peace, why don't we just go down the slope? That's good for Patriarch Shouzhe to ask." There is a good feeling in my heart, maybe there is still room for each other to redeem."
"Huh!" Long Wuji took a sip of wine, his eyes full of self-confidence, "In this way, I, Long Wuji, have become a person who does not believe what I say? That kid Shouzhe is full of tricks. Go, maybe that kid will make a fuss about it, I will never let him succeed."
"Don't worry, as long as Shouzhe and I have a good 'communication', he will be moved by my 'sincerity' and become our brother again."
"The foster father is mighty." Zhao Wuqing was full of admiration.
"Hahaha~ Wuqing, you have to understand a truth. There is no corner in the world that cannot be dug, only a hoe that does not work hard." Long Wuji laughed loudly, "In short, whether he is willing or not, I will hand over the brother Shouzhe. gone."
thereafter.
Wang's main residence, in Shouzhe's study.
Wang Shizhao returned in vain, quite anxious, lowered his head and helplessly relayed Long Wuji's words to his grandfather.
"Grandpa, it's Shi Zhao's ineffectiveness." Wang Shizhao said, "Grandpa, please punish me."
"It's okay, I can't blame you for this matter." Wang Shouzhe leaned back in the grand master's chair and drank spiritual tea. An Guogong's daughter-in-law of the Zhao family. She has been extremely favored since she was a child. She is also unruly and unwilling to be restrained. It pays to be an enemy."
For a person who has a fifty-year contract, how could Wang Shouzhe not investigate him? The only suspicious point on him was that the prostitute from An Guogong's mansion disappeared shortly after giving birth to Long Wuji.
Whether it is Prince Yong'an's Mansion or An Guo Gong's Mansion, they are all silent about this matter, as if there is no such thing.
"Grandfather." Wang Shizhao frowned, a little puzzled, "But Long Wuji and King Kang are of the same lineage, and they are natural allies. I'm afraid it will be difficult to persuade him to change sides."
"Shi Zhao, you have to understand a truth. There is no corner in the world that cannot be dug, only a hoe that doesn't work hard." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "I believe that sincerity can make gold and stone, as long as I understand it with reason and act with it Love will definitely be able to influence him."
"...Grandpa, what you said makes sense."
Looking at his grandfather's smile, Wang Shizhao suddenly felt guilty for some reason. He always felt that what grandpa said and what he thought in his heart might not be the same thing.
Unknowingly, a few days passed by.
On the appointed day, the fleet of the Jiaolong Gang quickly set sail after giving an order, passing through the Duanlong Gorge in a mighty way, and approaching the Dingpu Ferry of the Wang family.
At the same time, all the cannons at Dingpu Ferry were loaded with shells.
war.
One touch!
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