Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 919 Legacy
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Fully armed soldiers walked through the streets, the surrounding firelight reflected on their armor and weapons, reflecting a faint light. The road was full of corpses and abandoned property, and from time to time there were flames, and there were cries and banging sounds from the houses on the roadside. But no one paid attention. At the end of the road, the temple of Lord Shiva Bhadrapura was like a small mountain, majestic and heavy.

The Tang soldiers arrived in front of the temple and quickly dispersed the bandits who were trying to break down the gate. With a few gunshots, the gate of the temple fell down, and the soldiers rushed in with bayonets raised. The temple priests knelt down, stretched out their hands, and begged for their lives from the invaders. The soldiers were stunned by what they saw. The three-person-high statue of Shiva was golden and full of gems. After a while, they cheered and rushed forward, pushed the statue down, and began to fight for it.

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Fan Yang.

The continuity of a function means that when the change in the input value is small enough, the change in the output will also be small enough.

Monotonicity of a function: The relationship between the change in function value and the change in independent variable within a specified interval. When the independent variable of the function f(x) increases (or decreases) within its defined interval, the function value also increases (or decreases), and the function is said to be monotonic (monotonically increasing or monotonically decreasing) on ​​that interval.

Wang Wenzuo put down the pen in his hand, rubbed his blurred eyes, and twisted his neck. He was not satisfied with what he had memorized. As he grew older, he felt the power of time more and more. His hands and feet were gradually becoming weak, his eyes were blurry, and his mind was not as sharp as before. Many things took a long time to recall. In the near future, he would leave this world like everyone else. So he hoped to leave some real wealth to this world - things more precious than gold, silver, and gems.

"Your Majesty!"

"Oh, it's Huaiying!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile, "What's the matter? Come in and talk!"

"As you command!" Di Renjie bowed to Wang Wenzuo and walked in. "There's a ship arriving from Jiaozhou!"

"There's a ship in Jiaozhou?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile, "Is it news about Xu Tuo or Yuan Bao? It should be Xu Tuo. If we calculate the time, Yuan Bao should still be on the way!"

"Your Majesty is indeed very wise!" Di Renjie pulled out a letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands: "Master Sutuo was so majestic when his ship docked!"

"Oh? How do you show off?" Wang Wenzuo asked casually as he opened the letter.

"Ivory, rhino horns, various spices, gold and silver ingots, and jewelry are all available. Three large ships are fully loaded!" Di Renjie laughed and said, "I heard that there are thousands of pairs of ivory alone. This is great. The price of ivory in the Fanyang market has dropped to a mess. I am afraid that it will not come back in another ten years!"

"So exaggerated?" Wang Wenzuo laughed: "Forget about Xutuo, I'm too lazy to talk about him!" He opened the letter and read a few lines. His face did not change. He patted the armrest lightly: "So that's how it is. He actually conquered Linyi Kingdom!"

"Linyi Kingdom? Is it Jiuzhen County?" Di Renjie asked.

"Yes!" Wang Wenzuo handed the letter to Di Renjie. "Linyi State was involved in the turmoil in Jiaozhou. Sutuo thought that if the foreign aid of the rebels was defeated first, the rebels would naturally collapse. So after he lifted the siege of Jiaozhi City, he asked Heba Yun to lead the troops by sea and directly attack the capital of Linyi State, Sanghapura City!"

"What was the result?" Di Renjie regretted his words as soon as he opened his mouth. Since so many spoils were sent back, they must have won the battle.

"The city was captured, the King of Linyi surrendered, his daughter was captured alive, but the prince escaped!" Wang Wenzuo didn't pay attention to Di Renjie's question. He smiled and said, "Xudao, this kid, has a bigger appetite!"

Di Renjie had already read the letter briefly and said with a smile, "With so many gold and pearls and such a weak army, it's no wonder that Master Xutuo wants to make further progress!"

It turned out that after Heba Yun conquered Sanghapura City, he took all its property and returned by boat. This successful raid completely disrupted the situation in Jiaozhou and even the entire Indochina Peninsula. Unlike East Asia, most countries in ancient Southeast Asia were located on the coast and at the mouths of major rivers, and their economies were very dependent on maritime trade. The Tang army's maritime raid really frightened other countries. Although they knew that the Tang Dynasty was strong and well-equipped, they were far away, the climate was hot, and there was miasma. No matter how powerful the Tang army was, it had to travel a long distance. As long as they defended a few dangerous places and delayed for more than half a year, half of the people would be killed by the unfamiliar climate. At that time, they sent an envoy to surrender and send some tribute, and they would have been perfunctory. But this time the Tang army took the sea route to capture Sanghapura City, and the Linyi Kingdom's garrison on the border had no time to launch a campaign, and the capital was gone. There is no miasma on the sea, and there are no strategic points to defend. Unless the capital is moved inland, the Tang people can march to the city at any time if they want. As the saying goes, a thief can be thieved for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days. Who can stand such a thing?

So not long after Heba Yun's troops returned, many tribute envoys from small Southeast Asian countries came. Although their names were different, their inner meaning was actually the same: "I am an honest man from the Tang Dynasty. If you have anything to say, please talk nicely and don't use knives or guns, okay?"

After the foreign invaders were subdued, the rebellion in Jiaozhou was quickly quelled. Sutada offered very generous conditions - the main culprit must be executed, and the accomplices will not be questioned. Within three months, as long as the heads of the 37 criminals on the list are presented, the rest will be pardoned as long as they hand over their weapons. Even if the criminals surrender themselves, even their clansmen will not be implicated. Of course, parents and wives will still be relocated to Guangzhou, but they can save their lives. Under Sutada's military power and generous conditions, most of the rebels made their choice, the criminals on the list were quickly presented, and the rebellion was quickly quelled.

After completing the pacification of Jiaozhou, Suta was not satisfied with this. Heba Yun's brilliant victory over Sanghapura City made him see the huge military advantage of gunpowder weapons and new sea-going ships over these Southeast Asian coastal countries. He immediately loaded part of the spoils onto the ship and transported it back to Fanyang, and asked his father for reinforcements - "Using the troops of the Great Tang to attack a weak country is like pouring boiling water on ice and snow. If we don't take it, we will suffer the consequences! These words are true!"

"Master Suta really has great ambitions!" Di Renjie said with a smile.

"It's a good thing to have ambition at this age!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "If I hadn't taken that step when I was in Japan, I wouldn't be here today!"

"Your Majesty is right!" Di Renjie said with a smile, "So you are going to agree to it?"

"Yes!" Wang Wenzuo nodded. "It just so happens that there are still 17 or 18 bastards in Fanyang. Let's call them all over and ask if any of them are willing to give it a try!"

"I obey my orders!"

As the saying goes, there is no wall that is impenetrable. Not long after Di Renjie left, Cui Yunying came to her husband's study and asked cautiously, "My dear, did Sutuo write to you?"

"Yeah!" Wang Wenzuo nodded without commenting: "Here he comes!" "I heard that he conquered the capital of a country. He must have gained a lot, right?"

"Yeah!" Wang Wenzuo did not hide his joy in front of his wife: "The three big ships are full, yeah, they are worthy of being my son, Wang Wenzuo!"

"Really? That's a lot!" Cui Yunying forced a smile: "It's no wonder you think of him that way!"

"How can we not take good care of our own children?" Wang Wenzuo said, "And Heba Yun, he has made great contributions this time. This child is probably full of energy. Yes, he is worthy of being Heba Yong's child!"

"Oh, in the blink of an eye, the children have grown up!" Cui Yunying sighed with some disappointment.

"You shouldn't be like that. Ah Sheng is also a good kid!" Wang Wenzuo smiled and said, "Yunying, this is how things are in this world. You can't take advantage of everything. Are you willing to let Ah Sheng go to take care of Xu Tuo and Yuan Bao's affairs?"

"My dear, you are right!" Cui Yunying sighed, "I have gradually understood in the past few years that you arranged for all the children to leave in order to make room for Ah Sheng. But Ah Sheng can't expand your territory for you like Suta and the others did—"

"What's the big deal?" Wang Wenzuo laughed. "Ah Sheng has done a good job in the prefecture and county. He built water conservancy projects, planted cotton and alfalfa, and encouraged textile production. These are all his contributions. I have seen them all!"

"Really?" Cui Yunying looked at Wang Wenzuo with some surprise, as if she was trying to confirm whether her husband was trying to make her happy.

"Of course it's true!" Wang Wenzuo patted his wife's hand comfortingly. "In the final analysis, food and clothing are the foundation of the country. Xu Tuo was able to establish a career in Jiaozhou, which was inseparable from the shipbuilding, smelting, and gunpowder making in Fanyang, right? Ah Sheng, after you have more years of experience outside, come back to Fanyang and learn from me!"

"That's great!" Upon hearing this unexpected news, Cui Yunying was overwhelmed with emotions. She threw herself into her husband's arms and cried. Wang Wenzuo sighed helplessly, patted his wife on the back, and comforted her: "Don't think too much. After all, Asheng is my child. How could I not consider him?"

Cui Yunying cried for a long time before she got out of Wang Wenzuo's arms. She wiped her tears a little embarrassedly and whispered, "Yesterday, the farm outside the city sent some locust flower honey. It was newly harvested this year. I heard that it is good for insomnia. You always have trouble sleeping at night. I'll make some honey water for you to drink!"

"Well, thank you!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile. Watching Cui Yunying leave, Wang Wenzuo couldn't help but feel deeply moved. He had already achieved success and fame when he married this wife. It was a political marriage. They were not very compatible in terms of personality. In my heart, she was not as good as Princess Saitama and Onimuro Yun. But after so many years, Cui Yunying had fulfilled her duties as a wife to him. Even if she had some selfish motives, it was mostly for Ah Sheng.

After all, they are his own flesh and blood, so he just turned a blind eye to many things. In the past few years, as he got older, Asheng gradually gained experience. Although he can't compare with Yanliang and the others, there is nothing he can do about it. Yanliang's experience is not replicable. As the product of his union with the Hebei gentry, Asheng can't be like Xutuo and others who have to work hard to hone their skills. Naturally, he will never be better than those people in some things. But it is enough to maintain the status quo and inherit his legacy in science and culture. After all, this is the biggest legacy he left behind.

Thinking of this, Wang Wenzuo returned to his desk, picked up a pen, and racked his brains to recall the "Mathematical Analysis" he had learned in college.

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Guangzhou, the headquarters of the Five Prefectures General of Lingnan.

"The rebellion in Jiaozhou was quelled so quickly?" Yang Quansheng put down the letter in his hand, a rare flash of confusion in his eyes. This was the first time in his memory that something had gone beyond his expectations.

"Not only did we put down the rebellion in Jiaozhou!" Feng Sheng replied excitedly, "There are already 32 countries from overseas that have come to pay tribute and pledge allegiance. This is truly unprecedented!"

"This is nothing!" Yang Quansheng frowned. He didn't like the look of this subordinate. Did he forget his duty? "There are many vassal states overseas. Which dynasty has never seen such a thing? It's nothing more than deceiving the court to reward official positions! How can it be said that it is unprecedented?"

"Your Excellency, you may not know that the countries that came to pay tribute this time are not small countries. Countries like Funan, Zhenla, and Dawa are all large overseas countries. They all have more than 100,000 soldiers and hundreds of war elephants. They can be regarded as local tyrants. Moreover, the gifts they presented this time are very generous. They are definitely not here to cheat for rewards!"

"What about Linyi?" Yang Quansheng asked, "Now that the capital has been captured, will the people of Linyi just give up and not raise an army for revenge?"

"The Linyi people were at war with Zhenla and Funan before. After their territory was invaded, it was difficult for them to defend themselves, and they still wanted to raise an army for revenge!" Feng Sheng smiled and said, "Please rest assured, the situation in Jiaozhou has been stabilized!"

“No matter how great his achievements are, he still cannot be the governor of Jiaozhou!” Yang Quansheng snorted coldly: “The official governor appointed by the court will arrive in Guangzhou in two days!”

"So fast!" Feng Sheng was surprised.

"Very quickly?" Seeing his subordinates' expressions, Yang Quansheng felt pleased: "No matter how great the contribution is, it is only for the benefit of others!"

Feng Sheng didn't say anything. He realized that Yang Quansheng had become jealous of Suta. No matter what he said, it would only bring himself more trouble.

"Secretary Feng!" Yang Quansheng looked at Feng Sheng with satisfaction. The other party's silence made him feel that he was at a loss for words. "You have done a good job with Master Xutuo these days. You can be transferred to the next level after you come back. What are your plans?"

"Envoy Yang!" Feng Sheng hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to stay in Jiaozhou!"