The young students of various schools of the folk seemed to see the opportunity to make a name for themselves, and spontaneously organized themselves and went to the Nanyi countries.

After that, something even more exaggerated happened.

Some of the economic conditions are good, and some people even go to Wu.

Everyone knows that the culture of Wu is learned from Dafeng.

There are also various academic schools in the state of Wu, but they are far less profound than those of Dafeng.

Therefore, many people went to the country of Wu.

Some people are even preparing to go to the countries of the Western Regions to promote Dafeng culture and let people from other countries learn Han culture.

The trend of the people was also reported to Guo Tianyi by Jinyiwei.

Guo Tianyi was overjoyed.

This is a serious contention.

Of course, it also has something to do with your own means.

If some pedantic people of any school jumped out to make trouble, Guo Tianyi banned the printing of books of their school.

Over time, these thorns became the target of public criticism.

"Your Majesty, the prince of Nanzhao is about to enter Beijing, how should I arrange it?"

Cai Xuan came to the imperial study and knelt down on one knee to report the incident.

"Oh?"

"The son of Nanzhao?"

"It seems that this King Nanzhao can't sit still?"

The corners of Guo Tianyi's mouth rose slightly, and he was not surprised by this matter at all.

King Nanzhao is the only one of the three kings of Yunchuan Dao who is relatively low-key.

After all, he was also the one who had been beaten ten years ago.

Although he has been beaten, it is much better than the great injustice of King Taihe.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing." While Guo Tianyi was pondering, Cai Xuan continued, "Jinyi Wei has come to report that Fan Xueyi is leading the kings and tribal chieftains of the Nanyi countries to arrive in the capital..."

"Huh?" Guo Tianyi was pleasantly surprised, "Coming so fast? What a Fan Xueyi, let the Ministry of Rites go to receive it first, those Nanyi barbarians have not seen the world, let them stay in the state guesthouse first.."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cai Xuan received the order, and then said, "Your Majesty, the Silk Road you said before is the way to strengthen the country and enrich the country, and the minister has heard many different voices from the people recently. ”

Guo Tianyi frowned and said, "What sound?" ”

Nine times out of ten, his own policies are supported by officials and ordinary people.

Whether it was reforming politics or establishing universities and the Royal Military Academy, it was approved by the majority of the people.

There are also agrarian reforms, institutional reforms, economic reforms, and so on...

Cai Xuan can say, which proves that Jin Yiwei has received a lot of information.

Guo Tianyi still cares more about the voice of the people.

As a time-traveler, he knows all too well how important the voices of the people are.

"Back to Your Majesty, it's some businessmen who have great opinions, they..."

With Cai Xuan's report, Guo Tianyi understood.

There are many merchants in the Central Plains of Dafeng.

The wealthy people in the state capitals and provinces, except for the landlords, were merchants.

The opening of the Silk Road to the south is a good thing for the country.

But for businessmen, it is not a good thing.

For example, before the concept of the Silk Road was proposed, the state controlled many important industries such as salt and mining.

In addition, most of the handicrafts, manufacturing, etc. were in the hands of merchants.

If merchants want to make money, they need a lot of labor and goods.

Among them, it involves a relatively large gray industry, the slave trade.

In particular, the foundry industry, such as cast iron, requires a lot of labor.

The cost of slavery was relatively low.

The previous kings of Pingnan and Jin are examples.

Every year, they would ask the Three Kings of Yunchuan Dao for a large number of slaves to serve as laborers.

These slaves were engaged in high-intensity labor and had a low life expectancy.

Some of them will be out of business for a few years.

Slaves also had to work at a low cost, saving a lot of money than hiring normal manpower.

Slaves not only came from Yunchuan Road, but also from the Nanyi countries.

The Nanyi countries are already underdeveloped.

Buying and selling slaves was also the norm there.

Take the three kings of Yunchuan Dao as an example, the king of Nanzhao and the king of Taihe bordered a large area with the Nanyi kingdoms.

There are even some of the Nanyi kingdoms that have a very good relationship with them, and even many tribes are their subordinates.

Guo Tianyi asked Fan Xueyi to send an envoy to the Nanyi countries to open up trade routes, obviously to support the Nanyi countries.

Once the Silk Road to the south began and the imperial court established diplomatic relations with the Nanyi states, then on another level, the large-scale purchase and sale of slaves would be affected.

Even the imperial court would prohibit the sale of slaves in large quantities because of shame.

This gray industry has benefited countless people.

Naturally, there will be voices of opposition.

Even in the court, some ministers support Guo Tianyi's views, and some people oppose them, feeling that it is extremely inappropriate to cooperate with the barbarians...

"It doesn't matter."

"Let's see who is making trouble with them these days."

"Also, when Fan Xueyi comes, see if anyone comes out to make trouble."

"If there is, let the brocade guards collect evidence and arrest them directly."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Guo Tianyi is not a soft-hearted person, as a king, he cannot only have the heart of benevolence, righteousness and love for the people, but also show the heart of the Bodhisattva with thunder when necessary.

It is on the official road 100 miles away from the capital.

Nanzhao Shizi looked at the team in front of him with mixed feelings.

It turned out that the prince of Nanzhao ran into the delegation led by Fan Xueyi.

This delegation was composed of the lords of the Nanyi kingdoms and some tribal chieftains.

Among them, the chiefs of many tribes and a few small countries were originally the dogs of their Nanzhao.

It's a pity that now these chiefs are arrogant and unstoppable.

I saw him before, but I had to kneel and salute.

Just now, a chief patted him on the shoulder and told him what he had seen and heard along the way...

"His Royal Highness, the minister is polite."

"Why don't we go together?"

Fan Xueyi knew what Nanzhao's son was doing when he came to the capital, and he didn't break it, and he was polite.

"It turned out to be Lord Fan, since Lord Fan invited, then let's go together..."

"Okay, come, Your Royal Highness, let me introduce you, this is the King of Xingluo, this is the King of the Mule Country, this is the King of Zhenla..."

Among the Nanyi countries, the three most powerful small countries are Mule Country, Zhenla, and Xingluo.

The rest of the small countries have only tens of thousands of soldiers.

The three most powerful countries all have more than 100,000 soldiers.

Although each one is a little weaker than the Nanzhao King and the Taihe King at their peak, they are not much weaker.

If it was a hundred years ago, Nanzhao would also be a country.

Even now, among the three kings of Yunchuan Dao, King Nanzhao and King Taihe also see themselves as one country.

The territory of the Nanyi countries itself is not large, and it is even smaller than that of Dafeng.

Along the way, Nanzhao Shizi also intended to get closer to Fan Xueyi.

He could see that Fan Xueyi was the person next to the Son of Heaven.

It's not a big deal to lower your profile and get closer.

On the contrary, the kings and tribal chieftains of the Nanyi kingdoms talked about the prosperity and power of Dabong like a hillbilly entering the city.

Two days later.

Everyone arrived at the east gate of the capital.

The East City Gate is divided into the main gate and the auxiliary gate.

The kings of the Nanyi kingdoms saw the capital city like a prehistoric giant beast and the magnificent Forbidden City, their eyes were round, and their faces were full of shock.

Under normal circumstances, officials and missions walk through the wide main entrance.

The people entered through the auxiliary door.

In front of the main gate, everyone encountered a little trouble.

"Come, stop."

The captain guarding the east gate had a straight face, looked at a bunch of strangely dressed envoys of the Nanyi countries and said, "Do you have any customs clearance documents?" No customs clearance documents are allowed to enter the capital. ”