In the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, March 18.

The stone pillar Xuanfu Division, newly built in the Tusi Mansion.

Qin Liangyu is guiding his son Ma Xianglin, handling various affairs in the Tusi, and imparting some of his own experiences and experiences.

After all, this year's Qin Liangyu is already sixty-five years old, although he still looks very healthy and young, his hair is only a little gray, he can live for at least ten years, and he can continue to help deal with various affairs and lead Shizhu to a better development.

But her age is finally older, and her energy and state have declined significantly.

Secondly, his son Ma Xianglin is also in his forties, he can't always be a martial artist, he still has to learn how to run the family industry and how to lead Shizhu to a better future, otherwise once something goes wrong, it will ruin this hard-won achievement, so no matter what, Qin Liangyu has to train his son to have the ability to be completely independent, and then she can consider retiring and living a happy life for a few years.

Successful.

Because now she can be described as famous, and if she continues to covet power, she will damage her wisdom and have a bad reputation in future generations.

That's right.

Qin Liangyu now has a bit of idol baggage, often thinking about his own image, always worried that he will not be able to protect his later years, just like those kings who are very virtuous and virtuous, they always have a stupid side in their later years, or they simply become a faint monarch, causing a big disaster, Qin Liangyu, who is familiar with history books, never wants to follow in those footsteps, although she is just a little Mrs. Toast, not a big person, but what should be prevented is prevention.

The best way is to retire as soon as possible, and then tease her grandchildren, take her grandchildren with her, no longer get involved in any political affairs, and return to the duty of an old lady.

In other words, how did Qin Liangyu, a generation of heroines and heroines, become so weak, care so much about reputation, and even be so conservative that she just wants to retire early, is this normal?

No way.

In fact, Qin Liangyu didn't want to think about it so much, and she didn't think about retirement, but in the public opinion field of Daming, in the hearts of more than 200 million Chinese people in Daming, a total of more than 300 million, her reputation is too high and too high.

Especially the Daming Film and Television Company in Xujiazhuang, the "Legend of Qin Liangyu" series of film and television dramas, after her life story was broadcast, the ratings exceeded 90%, which can be described as explosive, countless women took her as an idol and set off a frenzy of learning Qin Liangyu.

Qin Liangyu felt a little embarrassed and embarrassed, because the story in "The Legend of Qin Liangyu", three points are true, and seven points are exaggerated or fabricated, she is really not that legendary, but the artistic processing in the TV series is too powerful, after Qin Liangyu watched the TV series, she admired that she was so smart and powerful, and even her appearance improved by several points, so perfect that she was envious of herself.

Of course, in terms of merit, she can still be called 'clear conscience', such as the construction of the Sichuan section of the 'Haixi Railway', which cost more than 200 million silver dollars, but Xujiazhuang's professional financial team, after making an audit, found that the proportion of corruption and waste in infrastructure funds is only 0.8%, not more than 1%, and other railways, not only have serious overspending problems, the proportion of corruption and waste is often more than 5%, and some are more than 20%, Qin Liangyu is responsible for supervising the construction of the Sichuan section of the Haixi Railway, which can be called ' The cleanest railway' is also the best in terms of construction quality, the least waste, the best worker security, and the lowest number of casualties.

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So after the completion of the railway, the people of Sichuan donated one after another, raised three million silver dollars, built a 'Qin Liangyu Temple', named her the 'Railway Niangniang', and wanted her to be the god of the Sichuan Railway, bless the safety of the Sichuan people, and placed the best wishes.

Qin Liangyu was taken aback, and tried her best to dissuade her, hoping that the people would not spend this unjust money, she is a human being, not a 'railway lady', and there is no need to build a shrine for her, but in the face of the public opinion of tens of millions of Sichuan people, how can she stop it, she can only look at herself, become a god who is still alive, but has received countless incense and worship in advance, it is estimated that in thousands of years, she will still be remembered and worshipped.

and the film and television dramas related to her filmed by Xu Jiazhuang, which are a big hit.

The burden of idols is unimaginable, even she feels huge pressure and is very uneasy, for fear of disappointing the people's love and love.

Therefore, she felt that she should start to let go of mundane affairs, do less work and talk less, take care of her family more and cause less trouble, so that her golden body can be intact until the coffin is closed.

However, many things are not as good as she wants, not to mention that there are all kinds of unpredictable variables.

For example, managing family and fiefdom affairs, Ma Xianglin didn't feel cold about these things, but he felt that his head was too big, and he didn't have guidance for a while, so he began to complain:

"Mother, forget it, don't teach me, I don't want to care about these trivial things, I look at it too much, I'm not this material at all."

"Let's let me go to train the army, let me go to horseback riding and archery hunting, these things are what children are best at, not taking care of the family business, these things can be done by Feng Yi, it's really not good, let my son come to learn, anyway, I'm really not good, my head is getting bigger and bigger."

"Mother, I also heard that the kingdom of Myanmar in the south is getting more and more excessive, especially after the new king usurped the throne, he was extremely unruly, waged wars everywhere, expanded everywhere, and dared to stir up trouble and temptation on the border of our Ming Dynasty, I think they are looking for death, I don't know how thick the sky is, let me lead 20,000 elite white pole soldiers to the past, destroy this Burmese kingdom, by the way, for our stone pillars, strive for some interests, build a few manors, mother, this is the land of the tropics, grow grain three times a year, but also grow all kinds of fruits, grow rubberThe value of the land is much higher than that of the stone pillar, as long as it can occupy hundreds of thousands of acres, our family's wealth for hundreds of years can be guaranteed, and it can also recruit a lot of people to go to the reclamation, solving a lot of employment problems, which is a lot of work. ”

"And this project, Xujiazhuang, the imperial court, Yunnan Mufu, many forces want to do it, we are closer, and the troops are dispatched quickly, it is better to join quickly, the big swords and firearms of the sons and daughters have long been hungry and thirsty."

Ma Xianglin said excitedly.

However.

Listened to his son's words.

Qin Liangyu was quite unusually silent, frowning, and shaking his head from time to time.

"Mother, what's wrong, what's wrong?" Ma Xianglin asked puzzled.

"This expedition to Burma, or don't go."

Qin Liangyu said: "If you launch a war of counterattack and punishment, it is not impossible, let the king of Burma know that it is powerful, but this is a war to destroy the country, a war to occupy land and plunder the population, this is an unrighteous act after all...... If I send white pole soldiers to fight and plunder the land, my life of wisdom may be ruined on this matter. ”

"Mother, why are you like those rotten Confucians, become so pedantic, now this era, is the world of change and great controversy, there is no righteousness and injustice, not to mention the new king of Burma, is a usurper, but also arrogant, sent troops to kill my Ming people, has committed a number of major crimes, to destroy its food, is a legitimate defensive move, moreover, we bring civilization and advanced, not barbarism and killing, what is wrong, the future will only harvest happiness and gratitude...... Mother, you're really worried. Ma Xianglin said.

"Son, it's not a mother's pedantic, if this matter was put in the past, I wouldn't have any opinions, and even took the initiative to ask for help, and sent troops to fight, but now, my reputation is too good, and my image in the hearts of many people is too high, if I do something not very kind, I'm afraid it will cause criticism, this attack on Burma, our family still doesn't participate, okay? It's really not good, after a hundred years, you can do whatever you want, no one stops, now, you still have to take care of your reputation, I don't want to leave any stains. ”

Qin Liangyu said helplessly.

Hear these sighs.

Ma Xianglin was suddenly embarrassed.

Because he is a filial son, there are not many people he cares about in his heart, but this mother is definitely the person he cares about the most, there is no one, he doesn't want to do anything serious disobedient to his mother.

It's just that the white pole soldiers have long known that there is still a big battle to be fought in his drinking and bragging, and it is a big battle to destroy the country, and I don't know how many slaves, land, and minerals can be plundered, anyway, as long as I participate, everyone can definitely get rich, return with a full load, and realize the dream of getting rich.

Including Ma Xianglin himself, he also attaches great importance to this opportunity, he definitely doesn't want to miss it, and he is always sharpening his knives and making preparations, if he cancels and gives up this operation, the loss will be unimaginable, and he himself will be difficult to accept.

But the mother's thoughts and concerns have to be taken into account, and the reputation of the mother-in-law cannot be ruined because of their own desires, which is definitely the biggest unfilial piety.

So, what should we do?

Is there a good way to get the best of both worlds?

Ma Xianglin thought about it for a while, naturally he couldn't think of a good strategy, if he gave up, he could give up for the sake of his mother, but the tens of thousands of soldiers of the white pole army could not be willing to give up, they would definitely make noise and feel dissatisfied, although it would not cause a mutiny, but it would definitely fall in morale and decline in loyalty, after all, tens of thousands of white pole soldiers and soldiers all wanted to live a good life before joining in, if these goals could not be achieved, then decisively leaving would be the choice of many soldiers.

Difficult.

It's really very difficult to do, and it makes people feel extremely entangled and headaches.

Ma Xianglin had to find his wife Zhang Fengyi and his cousins Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming to discuss it carefully, but they did not come up with an excellent plan.

In the end, I could only send a telegram of inquiry to Xujiazhuang, wanting to get some good advice from Xujiazhuang.

……

Soon.

The think tank on Xujiazhuang's side, after learning about the situation on Shizhu's side, the top strategy experts discussed it carefully, analyzed all aspects of factors and concerns, and came up with a constructive plan for Ma Xianglin and them for reference.

This plan can be called the "New Silk Road Plan for Civilization".

The main content is like this.

First, the plan to attack the Kingdom of Burma remains unchanged, preparations began in the first half of this year, and actions were taken in the second half of the year to prepare for the formation of an elite army of 150,000 people, and then the troops were divided into three ways to destroy the Kingdom of Burma within a year, and the land of the country was included in the rule of the Ming Empire.

Second, vigorously develop the Burmese region, to establish tens of thousands of estates, reclaim countless land, make full use of mineral resources, for the local indigenous population, the implementation of soft and hard hands, for the obedient, give them the opportunity to develop, for the disobedient, either exterminated, or reduced to slavery, the process is naturally the law of the jungle, there is no justice at all, even evil, it is difficult to wash white, it is not too much to introduce the black history, but the developed Myanmar, will definitely undergo great changes, will become the land of fish and rice, The land of plenty, the future prospects are unimaginable.

Third, that is, to build a railway, from Sichuan to Yunnan, and then into Myanmar, to the Indian Ocean seaside, its length is more than 3,500 kilometers, through countless mountains and valleys, complex terrain, even the use of very superb infrastructure technology, to build such a heavy-haul railway, it will take more than five years, and more than 500 million silver dollars of investment, the cost is very high.

But once the railway is built, the benefits will be unimaginable.

It means that the southwest region of Daming will be well developed, as if connected to a major artery, which will definitely change the backward appearance, so that hundreds of people can get rid of poverty and become rich, I don't know how many benefits it brings.

That is, as long as this railway can be built, the southwest region of the Ming Dynasty can be greatly developed, quickly change the backward appearance, become a new economic center, and even drive the rise of the western border areas, so as to enhance the identity and dependence of the Ming Dynasty, permanently, so that this vast land, become a part of the Ming Dynasty, it is unlikely that there will be various rebellions repeatedly, bringing extremely high governance costs, this article alone, is equivalent to bringing infinite benefits, which is greatly conducive to consolidating the ruling order of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Xujiazhuang can also make huge profits, after all, the southwest region, many in the tropical climate, extremely suitable for the development of agriculture, there are a large number of tourist attractions, the potential is huge, the future can be described as immeasurable.

The most important thing is that this railway project can be handed over' Although these works are very large and hard, as long as this railway is repaired, it is a matter of benefiting countless descendants, and it is a higher level of fame, bringing merit and brilliance, enough to cover all the stains, so that anyone, it is difficult to pick out the thorns, only the heart is convinced, and because the construction of this railway is more difficult, the challenge is greater, once successful, the prestige brought by it is also a higher level, more respected and loved by the people.

This...... It is also a brand new goal, which is worth challenging and pursuing.