The heavens begin with Hongquan

Any group power that develops too big will easily become too big to lose its power - this is Yelu Chucai's knowledge gained through years of practice.

As a subordinate, Yelu Chucai immediately raised this point with Wanyankang.

"I will accept Qing Jin's kindness."

Hearing what Wan Yankang said, Yelu Chucai understood that the prince had his own way of coping.

"By the way, Jin Qing, do you want to visit the [Blackwater Gang]?"

"This……"

Yelu Chucai was moved.

But considering my identity, I was a little hesitant.

"If you want to go, just say so. You're still hesitant in front of me. Let's do this. I'll let Hongyu take you there, and you should become familiar with the situation there."

Ruby?

Isn't she the little maid beside the prince?

Could it be that she is responsible for contacting the [Blackwater Gang]?

But Yelu Chucai soon knew that he wanted to give up.

【Blackwater Gang】.

When those people saw Hongyu, they all shouted and saluted.

"I've never seen a red lady!!!"

Matchmaker?

Yelu Chucai glanced in surprise.

The red jade eyebrows are raised horizontally, the eyes are like swords, and the temperament is completely different from when he was in the palace, and he has the tendency of hunting women.

"Everyone has his place."

Then, Hongyu introduced to Yelu Chucai like a tour guide.

This was the task assigned by the prince before she came.

"The organizational structure of the [Blackwater Gang] is divided into eight parts according to the Eight Trigrams: Heaven, Earth, Mountain, Ze, Water, Fire, Wind, and Thunder."

"Heaven and earth are in position, mountains and rivers are ventilated, thunder and wind are thin, water and fire are not in contact with each other."

"What we are going to now is the Tianbu, responsible for scientific research."

Scientific research?

Yelu Chucai pondered its meaning in his heart.

Science, measuring grain with a bushel?

The science of He Dou? !

But when Yelu Chucai saw the situation in Tianbu with his own eyes, he was still shocked.

There are all kinds of novelties inside, including daily necessities and brand-new weapons for military warfare, but what excites Yelu Chucai the most is the results of agricultural research.

Yelu Chucai couldn't help but stop at the crops whose yield per mu was several percent higher than those on the market.

"These...these..."

Yelu Chucai pointed to the crops with an excited expression.

In this era, food is the most important thing for people.

Technology that can increase crop yields is undoubtedly a national treasure, and may even be worth triggering a war!

He wanted to get closer to observe and touch it with his own hands, but was stopped by Hong Yu.

"Everyone carries different Qi. You can't get close to those seedlings without wearing special protective clothing."

Yelu Chucai deeply regretted it.

Then, he followed Hongyu to visit the other seven departments.

Some of these departments are responsible for training spies for the "listeners"; some are responsible for water and land trade transactions and grabbing money; some specialize in martial arts training and foreign wars; some are responsible for teaching; some are responsible for statistical supervision...

Although some departments have different names, the sparrow is small but has all the internal organs.

“This is simply a ‘state within a state’!”

After walking around, this was Yelu Chucai’s biggest feeling.

What surprised him the most was that everyone here was literate.

How did the prince do it?

Hongyu explained: "The price of studying, excluding the part of apprenticeship, is simply that books are precious and difficult to print and copy, plus the daily consumption of pen, ink, paper and inkstones."

"But the craftsmen of Tianbu have improved and optimized the production process and printing technology of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, which has greatly reduced the cost. As for the book categories, the prince provides them, and there is no shortage of people here. But for things like the Four Books and Five Classics, the prince Having said that, there is no need to go into details, just excerpts to understand the principles and etiquette.”

To be honest, Yelu Chucai couldn't accept this.

But after seeing the living conditions of the people here, he couldn't say anything strong against it.

Hongyu continued: "The Crown Prince said that a country must use its spiritual strength to make up for its material losses. It is precisely because of poverty that it has to develop education. I have never heard of a country that develops education because of poverty. If you are poor, your country will be destroyed.”

"Not only will education not make a country poor, on the contrary, education is the best means to get rid of poverty." These words are inspiring.

Yelu Chucai sighed deeply based on the experience he had seen over the day.

"I seem to understand why the Crown Prince wants me to come in person."

…………

It was September.

Jiaxing, Yanyu Tower.

The misty rain building in September is always shrouded in a veil-like mist.

It makes people feel like they are in a fairyland.

The fog gradually dissipated, and the whole picture of Yanyu Tower gradually appeared in front of people's eyes.

It stands beside the lake, towering into the clouds and majestic. The eaves and corners of the building are raised high, as if telling people its history and story.

The Seven Monsters of Jiangnan sat around the table on the second floor of Yanyu Building.

They can't explain how they feel now.

Feeling sad? Down-hearted? pride? …

A few days ago, Qiu Chuji, a real person from Changchun, invited them to come here and admit defeat in person.

"You virtuous brothers and sisters are heroic and virtuous, and your righteousness is as high as the sky. I am ashamed that I have not found Brother Yang's orphan after many years. I should have spread the word in the world. This time the bet was won by the "Seven Heroes of Jiangnan."

That's why.

They will gather in Yanyu Tower.

On the one hand, I am happy to win; on the other hand, I am also lamenting the hardships that I and others have endured for more than ten years. Even the fifth brother (fifth brother) died in the barren mountains of Mongolia.

"Brother, what are your plans now?" Nancy Ren asked.

"Jing'er has grown up now and should have his own life." Ke Zhene said, "After all these years, I wonder if some of the old guys from back then are still there?"

He licked his lips, feeling a little nostalgic for the braised pork noodles at Lao Li's in the south of the city.

"Brother, there is something I didn't tell you."

Zhu Cong spoke at this time, but his eyes were evasive and his attitude was a bit hesitant.

"Second brother, what's going on?"

Han Xiaoying asked curiously.

"I...I went to take part in the imperial examination of the Kingdom of Jin, and...I passed."

After Zhu Cong finished speaking, he sat down and waited for the "trial" of his brothers and sisters.

"...What do you mean by winning?"

Ke Zhen E turned his head, his white pupils put great pressure on Zhu Cong.

"That's it...that's it, I can be an official of the Kingdom of Jin..."

Snapped!

Ke Zhen'e slammed the table hard, and the plates of food spilled all over the floor.

"Are you going to be a dog for the golden man?!"

The others also had unswerving expressions, and the atmosphere was solemn for a moment.

"Of course not. So I brought this matter up and asked everyone for their opinions..."

Knowing that he had caused public outrage and fearing that there would be a gap between the brothers and sisters, Zhu Cong quickly explained.

At first, when he saw the news that the Kingdom of Jin was "opening nine subjects to obtain scholars", he thought of having fun, so he signed up for the arithmetic subject. Who would have expected that he would succeed in the first try.

Several people started discussing Zhu Cong's accident.

In the end, Quan Jinfa's words made several people agree.

"Go! Why don't you go!"

"We eat from his golden people, drink from his golden people, and use his golden people, and then we just don't do "business"."

"Hahaha……"

Quan Jin's words immediately made several people burst into laughter.

…………(End of chapter)