"Master, Your Majesty asked Jinyiwei to invite the master back." In the Nanyan Palace of Wudang Mountain, Gonggong Cao said to Lu Huaan's side.

"What? He's still in charge of my business? Hearing this, Lu Huaan asked.

"Master, Jinyiwei said that the new yuan is coming, please go back." Cao Gong is fair.

"I'm so worried, won't I go back to Xinyuan?" Lu Huaan said, "By the way, what about Mu Lao? Why didn't you see him coming? ”

"Master, Mu Lao didn't come, maybe he was in a hurry!" Father-in-law Cao said.

"It's also oh, I'm afraid it's been two months, and the palace is bored, so take him with you then!" Lu Huaan said.

Although Murong Hua didn't usually say anything, Murong Hua's anxiety became more and more obvious, which he could naturally see, and the chess friends during this time could be regarded as his reward for bringing Murong Hua into the palace!

"Did Jin Yiwei say anything else?" Lu Huaan asked.

"Master, King Liang followed Mr. Gai and Su Qin to Zhongsanzhou, and His Majesty wants to order Shang Shuling to build an academy." Father-in-law Cao said.

"King Liang went to Zhongsanzhou, Mr. Gai and Su Qin will definitely not have anything to do, maybe there will be something to gain." Lu Huaan said.

It was not the best choice for King Liang to stay in the palace, and Lu Jiuyuan was in charge of all the major state affairs in the palace, and going to the three states in the middle of the palace also avoided some controversy.

"By the way, you just said that the third child asked Shang Shuling to build the academy?"

"Yes, Your Majesty ordered Master Xun to be the head of the academy, and Master Zhang of the Ministry of Engineering to be the person in charge of construction, and the academy was named Huaxia Academy." Father-in-law Cao said.

"Huaxia Academy?" Hearing this, Lu Huaan thought about it, but after all, he didn't know the meaning, "Do you know the meaning?" ”

"Master, Jin Yiwei's explanation is that Kyushu is Huaxia." Father-in-law Cao said.

"Kyushu is Huaxia, quite a good name." Lu Huaan smiled, although he was a little arrogant, he didn't know why the word represented Kyushu, but he knew that the name was good enough, "Build only one?" ”

"Master, Jin Yiwei said that there is only one Huaxia Academy in Yongzhou, but there is a branch." Gonggong Cao said in a frustrated voice.

"Master, Mu Lao is here!"

At this time, someone came to interrupt the conversation between Lu Huaan and Cao Gonggong for a brocade guard.

"It's okay, it's better to play chess!"

……

Apocalypse, January 1, New Year's Day.

The New Yuan Festival of the Jiuyuan Dynasty is all in accordance with Lu Jiuyuan's intentions, and it is done simply, although it is so, but the atmosphere of the whole country is not reduced by half.

There was nothing unusual happening at the annual meeting, and Murong Hua and Mu Chen were also there.

At the end of the annual meeting, Lu Jiuyuan left Zhang Liang, Xun Yu, and Li Ru as well as Murong Hua, Mu Chen, and Wang Shujie. The purpose was to learn some news from the mouths of Murong Hua and the others, so that they could make greater preparations.

……

In the Huaqing Palace, Lu Liyuan sat at the table eating snacks and looked at Mu Hanxuedao,

"Sister Mu, the three people that my father brought from outside the palace are so rude, I have been staring at Sister Mu."

"Eating doesn't stop," Mu Hanxue wiped Lu Liyuan with his hand and said, "After all, it's a guest brought by my father from outside, or a person from Canglong Academy, it's better to talk about it less, otherwise my father will know about it, and you will feel better." ”

"Hmph, my father didn't bring Li Yuan when he went out of the palace to play two months ago, and he didn't bring anything to eat when he came back, so Li Yuan didn't care about him, anyway, Li Yuan has Jiuyuan brother and Sister Mu." Lu Jiuyuan said with a small mouth, "But then again, especially those two old men, why do they always stare at Sister Mu, do they know Sister Mu?" ”

"I don't know, I grew up in the Qingyu Dynasty since I was a child, and I don't know anyone from Canglong Academy at all." Mu Hanxue said.

Since she can remember, she has been staying in Qingyu City, which is now Jiuyuan City, and she has never left, where did she come from.

"Since Sister Mu doesn't know, Li Yuan will go to Brother Jiuyuan tomorrow." Lu Liyuan said.

Anyway, she was already unhappy with those two old men, and she would definitely make those two old men look good when the time came, as for Wang Shujie, forget it.

……

The side hall of the Changqiu Palace.

Changqiu Hall is one of the palaces that is relatively close to the palaces of Taihe Palace, Imperial Study, Cining Palace, Huaqing Palace, and Ningshou Palace.

Among them, the palace of the tenth emperor Lu Hua'an of Ningshou Palace, but it has always been idle, and Lu Hua'an did not live there.

The Changqiu Hall was sorted out by Lu Jiuyuan and asked Zhao Gao, and its main use was to have a better place during the New Year's Festival, and the other was used for some palace banquets.

In the side hall, Murong Hua, Mu Chen, and Wang Shujie are on the right, Zhang Liang, Xun Yu, and Li Ru are on the left, Lu Jiuyuan is in the center, and Lu Huaan is sitting next to him.

Originally, Lu Jiuyuan didn't plan to let Lu Huaan participate, but Lu Huaan wanted to participate, and Lu Jiuyuan had no choice but to let Lu Huaan decide for himself.

"The three of them are all my distinguished guests, I don't know how you are playing in my court?" Zhang Liang on the left asked, he was the head of the hundred officials, and he felt that Murong Hua was in the realm of ten times, so it was most appropriate for him to speak.

"Zhang Xiangyan is serious." Murong Hua said.

Originally, Mu Chen was going to be the first to speak, but he stopped him, Zhang Liang could perceive his realm, and he naturally could also perceive Zhang Liang's realm.

"I don't know what His Majesty left behind the three of me?" Murong Hua immediately asked Lu Jiuyuan.

The New Year Party had passed, and it was supposed that the two of them should be sent back to the inn residence, but instead of doing so, the three of them were left behind.

"I have some things I want to hear from the three of you, especially about the news of the three states." Lu Jiuyuan said.

"What's the opinion? We came all the way and didn't see us. Mu Chen interjected.

"Mu Chen," Murong Hua glanced at Mu Chen, and then said to Lu Jiuyuan, "Mu Chen doesn't know the etiquette, please don't blame the emperor." ”

"Where does Mu Lao say, I like the truth more, and I don't like those who pat the horse." Lu Jiuyuan said, and pointed at Mu Chen again, "Doesn't Mu Lao think it's bad for him to tell the truth?" ”

Everyone present understood that they could all hear Lu Jiuyuan's meaning, especially Murong Hua's meaning.

"The emperor is right, it's better to tell the truth than those sycophants." Murong Hua said, although he could see it, it was not easy to say, after all, he understood.

"Alright, I'm going to ask the three of you what you think of my Nine Abyss Dynasty?" Lu Jiuyuan asked, and the previous matter was temporarily brushed aside.

"Your Majesty, the Jiuyuan Dynasty is naturally a rich country and a strong army, and the dynasty is united." Murong Hua said without thinking about it carefully, he had already experienced the situation of the Jiuyuan Dynasty.

"Mu Lao should have come from Yangzhou Canglong Divine Court, and he knows more about the affairs of Kyushu, what I am asking is how my Jiuyuan Dynasty is in Kyushu?" Lu Jiuyuan said with a smile.

There has been an investigation into Murong Hua's identity, he is not from the Fengyu Empire, nor does he seem to have an accent from the Three States, and he claims that Canglong Academy is only a person from the Canglong Divine Court.

"The emperor is right, I am from the Canglong Divine Court, I don't know very well how the Jiuyuan Dynasty is in Kyushu, but I still know a little about the situation in Kyushu." Murong Hua said.

"I want to hear about it!" Hearing this, Lu Jiuyuan said.

Since Murong Hua admits that he is a member of the Canglong Divine Court, it shows that Murong Hua has a good understanding of the situation in Kyushu, especially since Murong Hua came from Yangzhou in the southeast corner to Yongzhou in the northwest corner, which is the farthest apart.

"Kyushu is divided into three states, three states in the middle and nine places in the lower three states, the upper three states are the most barren land, the middle three states are the most chaotic places, and the lower three states are the richest and strongest places."

"However, compared with Kyushu, the lower three states are the strongest places, the middle three states are second, the upper three states are the weakest, the empire of the upper three states and the imperial dynasty of the lower three states are equal in strength, but the territory is about the same, the middle three states are the land of chaos, the dynasties and sects are the main ones, and the people are suffering."

Murong Hua only talked about the situation in Kyushu in general, and did not explain it in detail, the reason is that he only traveled to Kyushu, and he was clear about the life of the people in Kyushu, but he was not clear about the politics and military affairs of Kyushu.

However, these are still very useful in the ears of Lu Jiuyuan, Zhang Liang, Xun Yu, Li Ru and others, they are seeking Kyushu, the whole world, and what they need is to know the situation of the entire Kyushu.

"Mu Lao, with the strength of the Jiuyuan Dynasty, what should you do in the Lower Three Prefectures?" Lu Jiuyuan asked after listening to Murong Hua's few words.

Although Murong Hua gave a general overview of the situation in Kyushu in a few words, he still didn't say anything specific, and it didn't seem to be in general.

"Your Majesty, if the following three states are concerned, regardless of the land area, the economy and agriculture of the Jiuyuan Dynasty can reach the imperial level, but the strength may not be as strong as the Imperial Dynasty." Murong Hua said, especially the last sentence was a bit euphemistic, meaning that the military strength of the Jiuyuan Dynasty was inferior to that of the Lower Sanzhou Dynasty.

"Oh, is it? Coupled with the Jinyi Wei Zhen's army of 150,000 Innate Realm, plus the 40,000 Blue Wolf Iron Cavalry and the Changlin Army 50,000, the total army of 240,000 is less than a dynasty in the Lower Three Prefectures? Lu Jiuyuan asked.

For Murong Hua said that the military strength is not as good as that of a dynasty in the lower three states, it is obviously not believed, if it is an army of 150,000 innate realms, the lower three states are just a dynasty close to the level of the imperial dynasty, then how strong does he have to be to dominate Kyushu.

"What? An army of 150,000 innate realms? Murong Hua couldn't help but shudder when he heard Lu Jiuyuan's words, could this be too much.

"I do have such strength, but there are 70,000 troops sent by Zhen to guard various places, and the border passes are the most." Lu Jiuyuan was particularly satisfied with Murong Hua's reaction, obviously the strength of the Jiuyuan Dynasty was definitely very strong, "Mu Lao, if I have sixty-four people, the highest realm is a half-step grandmaster, and the lowest realm is a congenital tenfold, led by a great grandmaster powerhouse, can you come and go freely in the lower three states." ”

"Impossible, powerful warriors are generally arrogant, how can they form a legion to act like the emperor said." Before Murong Hua could speak, Mu Chen said.

In terms of martial artists, he knows much more than Murong Hua, the higher the literati realm, the higher the vision, and the same martial artists are no exception, it is impossible to form a legion as Lu Jiuyuan said.

"What if there really is such a group of people?" Lu Jiuyuan asked again.

The limit of the martial artist realm of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai is a half-step grandmaster, and the limit of the eighteen horsemen of Yanyun and the eighteen people of the shadow is ten of the innate ones, isn't it just such a legion?

"If there is such a legion, it can come and go freely in the army of the lower three states, but at most it can come and go freely." Hearing this, Mu Chen said.

He didn't dare to deny the strength of such a legion, but he couldn't quantify how strong it could be, but he knew that it would definitely not be too strong, and he wouldn't kill too many enemies in the enemy ranks.

"It's enough to be able to come and go freely." Lu Jiuyuan said, the freedom to come and go in the army has obviously achieved the result he wants, not to mention that more than half of the Jiuyuan army is a killing god, and it can also deter a million army.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the emperor wants to establish a academy, can you say that I have also spent a few years in the academy." Murong Hua did not continue to discuss the matter of military strength, since Lu Jiuyuan said it, then some obscure things came out, but it was impossible for him to say it to the outside world.

"Well, I have already ordered Xun Aiqing to start doing this." Hearing this, Lu Jiuyuan said that Murong Hua came to see him about the branch of Canglong Academy, but he refused, but this meeting mentioned the establishment of the academy.

"Then I don't know what the emperor thinks about the academy?" Murong Hua wanted to see what Lu Jiuyuan thought.

Canglong Academy was established by him, but at first it was just for cultivating talents, and later it was for fame and talents, and now Canglong Academy is not his responsibility, and the nature has also changed dramatically.

"I want my people to be literate, especially the children." Lu Jiuyuan said.

"Isn't the emperor worried that the people have no money to read and write?" Murong Hua asked, how difficult it is for all children to read and write.

"The people don't have the money to read and write, but there are two things, one is the difficulty of making paper, and the other is the difficulty of printing. Lu Jiuyuan said that papermaking and printing are a matter of time.

"Not afraid of failure?" Murong Hua still didn't believe that a dynasty opened an academy not for talents and a sufficient treasury.

"If everyone in my Jiuyuan Dynasty is literate and cultured, what kind of scene will it be, and what is the value of what will be created in the future, these are all long-term considerations, I am not afraid of failure, and I will not fail." Lu Jiuyuan said conclusively.

The benefits of reading and writing are long-term and advantageous for the country.

"That's short-sighted." Murong Hua said.

If it is according to what Lu Jiuyuan said, Canglong Academy is just considering the interests of the Canglong Divine Court, and does not consider the interests of the future, but Canglong Academy will not change, and the reason is that the idea of nobles being able to read is deep-rooted.

"Third child, your idea is good, but the treasury doesn't seem to have such money to support it." At this time, Lu Huaan suddenly spoke.

"Father, I asked Lü Buwei to establish a bank, and now there are many big businessmen and ordinary people who have excess money in the bank, and Lü Buwei's business has extended to the border of Chongzhou, but he has not crossed the Jinjiang River, and the money needed for the academy is enough." Lu Jiuyuan is still confident that the treasury has enough money.

"People put their excess money in the bank? Will the people be reassured? Lu Huaan asked, obviously except for Zhang Liang, Xun Yu, and Li Ru, the other three people present did not believe it.

"Father, if you put it in the bank and you can earn interest, and you can take it out in any corner of the Jiuyuan Dynasty, will you put it in the bank?" Lu Jiuyuan asked.

Regarding Lu Huaan's problem, I have seen a lot in my previous life, but the interest rate is relatively low, and the security in the bank is high, and it can only be taken with my ID card, so there will be no mistakes at all, and it is more convenient in addition.

"If you do this, will not the treasury be empty when the people want to take it out?" Lu Huaan thought for a while and asked.

"Father, can't the money in the treasury be diverted for other use? With Lü Buwei's ability to do business, that interest will soon be paid off, and he can make a lot of money from it, which is how most of today's treasury comes from except for taxes. Lu Jiuyuan said.

"Also, you have made the tax rate so low, and everything you do is beneficial to the people, and the people love you, and it is not too much to put some money in the bank, and you can earn interest." Lu Huaan thought for a while and said, "Then you might as well do business with your mind!" ”

"Father, fighting a war pays attention to the right time, place and people, and the same is true for doing business, if there is no such situation as the Nine Abyss Dynasty, I will not be able to do business." Lu Jiuyuan said.

There are risks in doing business, but it also depends on the size of the risk, if it is according to the current situation of the Jiuyuan Dynasty, it will not be a problem, but the current Kyushu is Kyushu, not the Jiuyuan Dynasty.