Chapter 3: A New Beginning
Zhao Cheng shot.
But no one was hit.
Smashed the vase behind Madame Xiang.
A group of people looked at the smoke coming out of the muzzle of the gun in Zhao Cheng's hand, looked at the broken vase behind Mrs. Xiang, and looked at the distinct marks on the wall, and couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
It's scary!
This thing, so terrifying?
What happens when you hit someone?
I'm afraid I'm going to die!
"Again, I'm not a liar!"
Zhao Cheng held the gun in one hand and moved slowly towards the door, he looked at Mrs. Xiang, still hoping that she could understand that he was really not a liar.
Now, for Zhao Cheng, it doesn't matter whether he can cooperate with Shuixi Tusi and work together for a great cause.
At least it's important not to be misunderstood!
Zhao Cheng is such a person, he very much doesn't want to be misunderstood, especially by people he knows.
It's hard to be misunderstood, especially the people you know and the people around you.
Mrs. Xiang also looked at Zhao Cheng, there was a trace of horror in her eyes, what kind of weapon is this? So terrifying? Almost like an artifact? Are the people of the Central Plains so strong? By the way, isn't this a firearm?
She had read a lot of books and had seen a few books about firearms.
But it's a pity that the Qianzhou Tusi is too backward, almost several eras behind the Ming Dynasty.
The two sides are facing off.
Zhao Cheng was alone, and surrounded more than a dozen on the opposite side.
If he wanted to, one man could sweep away them.
But he didn't want to!
He's not sick!
Both sides were quiet, Zhao Cheng didn't speak, and Mrs. Xiang was frightened, the bullet flew past her, but if she moved, she would be hit.
It's scary!
"cough~cough......"
Just then, a coughing sound came from the bed, shattering the silence.
Lying on the bed, the consolation made Longzan Aicui open her eyes weakly.
"Tho Mu ~ Tho Mu!"
Mrs. Xiang reacted immediately after hearing the coughing sound and ran towards the bedside.
As for Zhao Cheng's threat, she didn't care!
This guy obviously didn't want to anger them.
Mrs. Xiang can still figure this out.
She caressed the man on the bed, not wanting him to be involved in the turmoil.
Ai Cui's body is already weak, and after some stimulation, it doesn't slow down all of a sudden, so what can I do?
"Extravagant fragrance~coughcough~"
The envoy looked at his wife with apologies in her eyes.
She was not his original wife, his wife Hongwu died in childbirth in the sixth year, leaving only an infant baby.
Later, when he was seriously ill, his subordinates were kind, so he married Pu Lou Luxiang, hoping that Chongxi would bring good luck and let him recover.
He didn't believe in such things, but he couldn't erase the kindness of his subordinates.
But in the past few years, his illness has become more and more serious, and he finally became a waste, and he had to rely on others to take care of him for food, drink, and Lazar.
"Tho Mu, don't talk, okay, you have a good rest......"
Mrs. Xiang knelt beside the bed, holding the hands of the person in front of her with her two slender hands, although they had no substantive relationship with each other, and there was no basis for affection, but they were husband and wife after all.
She has a lot of respect for him!
"No, no...... " Ai Cui was very stubborn, he had actually woken up a long time ago, and he knew all about the changes in the house.
"Doctor Hua, is what you said true?" His gaze passed through Madame Xiang and fell on Zhao Cheng.
He is determined to lead Shuixi to live a happy life, and there will be no more famine or sickness......
The Datong society that the Central Plains people yearn for is his lifelong pursuit.
But God has no mercy, he has been seriously ill for many years, and it is difficult to lead Shuixi to prosperity and wealth.
If he could see the hope of Datong society before he died, he would be able to close his eyes.
It's a pity that the current Shuixi is different from Datong.
Not to mention the Datong that the Central Plains people yearn for, Shuixi is far from the average life of the Central Plains people today......
In his short life, I'm afraid he won't have a chance.
Zhao Cheng put down the pistol, stepped over the guards, walked to the table in the bedroom, and answered affirmatively to the patient on the bed at a distance of about three or four meters: "Seriously! ”
"I have a grain yield of 1,000 catties per mu, advanced scientific knowledge, complete basic industrial knowledge, powerful weapons, and scientific guiding ideology, and I will certainly be able to realize the ...... of Datong society."
Datong society will definitely be realized, and it must be realized!
This is the most ambitious goal of Zhao Cheng's crossing, and it is the most ambitious goal above the goal of changing the fate of the Xia clan.
If modern science and technology, ideas, etc. can be reproduced in the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty and developed for decades, the Xia people will inevitably be able to stand up again for thousands of years, and the dream of the heavenly kingdom can be extended indefinitely.
On this basis, if we develop for a few hundred years, in the 20th and 21st centuries, the entire Xia nationality will inevitably be able to live a better, more prosperous, and happier life than the Datong society.
Emerald struggled to sit up, but eventually became weak, and with the help of Lady Xiang, she leaned down beside her.
Looking at Zhao Cheng's unwavering eyes, there seemed to be a voice shouting in Ai Cui's heart, believe him, you must believe him.
"Okay~cough-cough~I want to believe you!"
His voice was weak, but he conveyed a strong will.
"Really?!" Zhao Cheng was very excited, and shouted loudly, and there was a feeling of unreality.
He had already made a decision, if the southwest party couldn't find a suitable partner, then he would go to Liangguang and find his father Zhao Yong.
Although Liangguang is not an ideal place for rebellion, it can also achieve great things by escaping to Hainan Island.
It's really not good, you can go to the South Seas!
Heaven has brought him to this era, and he will definitely have the opportunity to develop a vigorous force to change the whole world.
"I believe in you, in the name of the lord of Luodian, I hired you as the national teacher of Luodian to lead the reform of the entire Luodian and the entire Shuixi."
Emerald sat there, a glow flickering on her weak body.
He is the lord of Luodian, although the title of lord of Luodian was invalidated a hundred years ago.
But it doesn't matter if it's scrapped or not.
He is essentially the owner of this land, and that's the most important thing.
"Thank you for your trust, and for doing your best to fulfill your ambition!"
Zhao Cheng bowed deeply, Ai Cui's trust and the trust he gave him were the core of carrying out the Southwest Plan for him.
It's hard for a good woman to cook without rice!
Zhao Cheng is actually difficult to change without land and without people.
With the support of Shuixi, it will definitely be able to set off a stormy wave in Qianzhou, and it will definitely be able to radiate out from Qianzhou and affect the entire southwest.
In the future, with Bashu as the core, we will create an unprecedented Xia society.
To the north you can go to Siberia, or to the Arctic Ocean,
The east can radiate the southeast coast of the Xia nationality, and can radiate the Pacific islands.
South can be rampant in Southeast Asia, occupying the whole of Australia,
In the west, it can cross the Himalayas from Yunnan into the South Asian subcontinent, or from Bashu, it can cross the Western Regions and enter the Middle East in the northwest......
It all starts with a small stream!
"Okay, the national teacher has a good rest today, and Xiangxiang will find the national teacher tomorrow, and Shuixi will ask the national teacher."
Ai Cui's eyes stared at Zhao Cheng meticulously, and he was very eager to live a few more years and be able to see the transformation of the entire Shuixi.
Lady Xiang was confused, and couldn't understand why Emi Cui had made this decision.
But she didn't stop her.
She always remembered that she was only his wife, and he was the real master of Shuixi.
He has the right to make any decision!
Mrs. Xiang glanced at Zhao Cheng, and motioned to the maid not far behind him, asking her to take Zhao Cheng away.
"National teacher, please rest."
"Okay, thank you for the comfort, and thank you to Mrs. Xiang, I will do my best in the future." Zhao Cheng clasped his hands, and then walked out with the maid.
He was already hopeless, but he didn't expect this emerald to be a wonderful person.
It's good, very nice.
Zhao Cheng is sure that in less than three years, the entire Shuixi, and even the entire Qianzhou, will undergo earth-shaking changes.
But the top priority at the moment is not only to develop Shuixi, but also to do an important thing - to prevent Fu Youde from stabilizing Qianzhou, and also to prevent the Ming Dynasty from pacifying Yunnan.
Yunnan must be pacified.
But why is it Da Ming, not him Zhao Cheng?
……
"Tho Mu, why are you ......?"
After Zhao Cheng left, Mrs. Xiang helped Ai Cui to lie down, she couldn't understand very much, why did Zhao Cheng leave him as an unidentified person with an impure purpose? Even promised the position of national teacher?
Now that the country of Luodian has long been history, the so-called national teacher is just a title, and it has no practical significance.
But leading the development and reform of Shuixi, this power is not small!
"I believe in him, my time is running out, but the development of Shuixi is very limited......"
Ai Cui's eyes flashed brightly, he spent his life exhausted, and he could only develop Shuixi into what it is now, and wanted to develop Shuixi to the appearance of Yingtianfu, which was almost a fool's dream.
Not to mention the legendary Datong society?
He heard all the things that Zhao Cheng said, which was better and happier than Datong society.
If Shuixi can achieve this in the future, he will pay any cost and is willing to give it a try.
"Tho Mu, you're going to get better, you're going to get better~"
The strong Mrs. Xiang, even if she was frightened by Zhao Cheng's pistol, never shed tears, and her eyes were hazy when she heard Ai Cui's words that time was running out.
"Xiangxiang, I know you have a lot of doubts and don't understand why I believe him, in fact, I have my own doubts, and I don't know why I believe him.
Perhaps, it was the world he described, the world of well-fed and warmly clothed, that deeply attracted me~
Regardless of whether what he said is true or not, I hope you can make arrangements accordingly according to his suggestions and instructions. ”
Ai Cui was silent for a while, and said a lot of things in one breath, "As long as what he said is true, it can be realized, and it can make the people's lives better, you will believe in him unconditionally and support him......"
"Tho Mu, believe unconditionally?"
Madame Xiang was shocked, how could she believe it unconditionally, in case that bastard brought Shuixi into the abyss, then would she still believe it?
"Yes, unconditionally! As long as what he said is true and can be good to the people of Shuixi, then he will support it unconditionally. ”
Ai Cui is very courageous, he has seen the vastness and strength of the Ming Dynasty, and has also experienced the prosperity and wealth of Ying Tianfu, if Shuixi can be like Ying Tianfu, he will really die without regrets.
As for Datong, a better world than Datong, that is simply an extravagant hope, like an epiphany in a dream, extremely unrealistic.
His expectations for Zhao Cheng are not so high, and it is enough to develop Shuixi to the average level of the Ming Dynasty.
Mrs. Xiang was silent, sighing in her heart, and she could only hope that Doctor Nahua was really not an ordinary person.
Hopefully, he can really help the people of Shuixi live a better life.
"Xiangxiang, you are familiar with the books of the Central Plains and know a lot of history, do you know the Qin Dynasty?"
Ai Cui closed her eyes, as if she was recuperating, but she didn't rest, asking some questions.
He knew that it was not easy to let Xiangxiang make such a big gamble in a short time.
This gamble will not necessarily win, and there is a good chance that it will be lost.
But for that glimmer of possibility, he was willing to gamble!
The people of Shuixi can no longer live a hard life.
The same people, the same Xia people, why can the Central Plains people be happy, and they Shuixi people can't be equally happy?
The Central Plains people are hardworking, and they are more industrious!
"The slave knows that the Qin Dynasty, the beginning of the Central Plains Empire, Qin Shi Huang was an emperor who lived through heaven and earth, and created the glory of the Central Plains Empire for more than a thousand years."
Mrs. Xiang sat on the edge of the bed, covered the quilt for Ai Cui, and smoothed the corners and corners.
"Then do you know why he was able to rule the world?"
Ai Cui continued to ask, he was also familiar with the Central Plains classics, and was also very familiar with the culture and history of the Central Plains.
"Because of the aftermath of Fen VI!" Madame Xiang thought for a while and replied, but at the same moment, she came to her senses in a trance.
Is that what Emerald is for?
He wants to emulate Qin Xiaogong's changes in business?
If it is unified today, the Central Plains, Nanman, Beiyi, Dongdi, and Xirong are all one family.
But the gap between Shuixi and the Central Plains is indeed too big.
"Shang Ying changed the law to strengthen Qin, and finally let Qin go out of the Han Valley and dominate the world, laying the strength of the Central Plains Empire in the world and the foundation of the Xia people.
Although my Shuixi is not in the Central Plains, I am also a member of the Xia tribe, I don't need Shuixi to be strong enough to go east out of Qianzhou, and I don't need to chase the Central Plains.
If the national teacher can lead Shuixi to live the life of the Central Plains, I will die without regrets! ”
Emerald continued, but her eyes were already open, and there was a glint in them, a light of hope.
"However, after all, his identity is unknown, his heels are not clear, even if he has the ability of Shang Ying, the purpose will not be simple." Mrs. Xiang is still worried, she really can't gamble.
There is not much life in the haze, and many things have already been seen.
The water stream is like this, can it be worse?
But she couldn't put it down!
"What if he is from Yunnan and has colluded with the King of Yuanliang and wants to use the soldiers of Shuixi to hinder the Ming Dynasty from pacifying Yunnan?"
Mrs. Xiang continued to speak, expressing her worries.
Now that the turmoil in the southwest is gradually rising, the Ming Dynasty is bound to pacify Yunnan, and also wants to take the opportunity to strengthen the rule of Qianzhou and further deepen the connection between Qianzhou and the Central Plains......
Although Shuixi is strong, it is still extremely fragile in the face of Qiangming, and it cannot withstand the destruction of the Ming Empire.
Why did Xiang Yuan and Xiang Ming bow down to their vassals at the beginning, in the final analysis, it was not the huge disparity in power!
"No, he can't be from Yunnan, he has a pure spoken language of Yingtianfu, and he must have been born and raised in Yingtianfu.
However, it is indeed possible for him to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, which requires your special attention in the future.
In short, it's still the same sentence, everything depends on his ability, if he can really lead the people of Shuixi to live a better life, everything will listen to him. ”
"Okay, slave understands!"
“……”
The two discussed a lot of content, until Aicui was tired and fell asleep, and Mrs. Xiang tidied up the quilt for him again, sighed, and walked out.
Ignoring Zhao Cheng for the time being, he left home with the maids and guards, and went to the governance office to continue working, dealing with some daily affairs, and thinking about the future of Shuixi.
It wasn't until dinner time that Mrs. Xiang brought her maid and carried the food to Zhao Cheng in person.
"National teacher, please dine."