Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 603 597. Resurgence
Liu Chan understood what Zhuge Liang meant, so he nodded and spoke slowly.

"Since this is the case, since Feng Xi failed to do his job and caused Shanyang Duke Liu Xie to be murdered by a villain, Feng Xi is dismissed from his post as Grand Commander. At the same time, since Feng Xi made outstanding contributions in the Northern Expedition and in suppressing the usurpers of the Han Dynasty and the Wei rebels, he is promoted to General of the Guards and is transferred to the title of Marquis of Yiling, with the power to control the troops of the three states of Jing, Jiao, and Yang.

Since the Prime Minister said that the Grand Commander intends to compile a book covering all kinds of knowledge, this will be of great benefit to our Han Dynasty. I will give the Grand Commander full authority to be responsible for this matter, and the location and personnel will be selected by the Grand Commander himself."

Liu Chan arranged Feng Xi's affairs with just a few words. It didn't matter whether the Grand Commander was withdrawn or not. Just like now, Feng Xi was still able to mobilize the troops of the three states, but he no longer had the title of Grand Commander.

As for other official positions and titles, they were significantly improved. Yiling had already developed well under Feng Xi's rule, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Although it was not as good as Jiangling and other places, it was also developing rapidly. Moreover, this Marquis of Yiling always felt full of bad taste. He had relied on Yiling to turn defeat into victory and won the final victory back then. Now he has become the Marquis of Yiling again. There is always an indescribable sense of weirdness.

"I accept the order and thank you for your kindness."

Feng Xi saluted respectfully. He was not too surprised by the result. Although the Han Dynasty had been established, there was still a lot to be done.

Feng Xi was not in a hurry to return to Jiangling to preside over the revision of the book. Instead, he talked with Zhuge Liang for several days. Since there were many ideas that he could not do himself, he could only tell them to Zhuge Liang and let Zhuge Liang be responsible for them.

After staying in Luoyang for nearly ten days, Feng Xi led a group of Jingzhou military generals and the Jingzhou army to Jiangling.

"Xiu Yuan, you are really good. You are now successful. What are your plans for the future? Are you going to stay in Jingzhou and slowly compile your stupid encyclopedia?"

On the way back to Jingzhou, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, and Fu Rong got together again. All those who participated in the Northern Expedition received considerable rewards. For example, Zhang Nan, in addition to being the Grand Commander of the Han Navy, inherited the title of General of the Eastern Expedition left by Feng Xi and was also granted the title of Guannei Hou.

Fu Zhu was named General Zhendong, and the three brothers seemed to be of the same lineage.

"How is that possible? It's just that our Han Dynasty is just beginning, and Jingzhou has suffered heavy losses in this northern expedition, so we need to recuperate for a while. Have you forgotten the world map I showed you before? Unifying the Central Plains is just the beginning for us."

Feng Xi sat on his horse and glanced at Zhang Nan with disdain, looking at him as if he had no future.

"What? Wasn't that world map something you made to trick us?"

Zhang Nan was still a little skeptical. He thought that Feng Xi had at most drawn the locations of Izu and Wo Island truthfully, and the rest was pure fabrication.

"Why would I lie to you when I have nothing to do? You also need to continue to develop your navy. Have the craftsmen continue to manufacture large paddle-sail ships. Also, find some sailors and people who know how to observe the stars to study the sextant and octant I mentioned earlier."

Feng Xi waved his hand, not wanting to argue with Zhang Nan. He only knew the principle of many things, but he would definitely not be able to do them if asked to do them. For example, sextants and octants, which are used to determine the position at sea, he only knew that they seemed to use the angle between the sun and the horizon, but he would not be able to do them if asked to do them.

He had already invented the Si Nan. After all, magnets were discovered in the Spring and Autumn Period, so there was no technical content in making it. Feng Xi knew that the knowledge of geography and physics contained in it was not clear to his subordinates, so he let them know that under normal circumstances, the red end of this thing was the south. The Han army relied on the compass to sail on the sea when they crossed the sea to the Wa Island and raided the hinterland of the Wei State.

After Feng Xi returned to Jiangling, his life returned to normal after a long absence. Every day, apart from playing with his son and daughter, practicing martial arts with Guan Yinping, guiding the training of the Jingzhou army, and answering Huang Quan's questions, he supervised a group of scholars headed by Cao Zhi in compiling the Encyclopedia of the Han Dynasty.

Now most of the gunpowder technology has been moved to Luoyang, which is considered a new department officially recognized. But this is normal. Even the half-set of immature gunpowder technology that Feng Xi is using now is unstoppable against Cao Wei. If it is a complete set, I dare not imagine what the effect will be.

Fortunately, King Mulu and his men are still in Jingzhou. They just sent some of their tribesmen to the Central Plains to promote the skills of pig breeding and castration.

Feng Xi would take some time out every day to go to a courtyard in the Jiangling prefectural government and personally explain the contents of the book to the scholars who were compiling it.

What made them uncomfortable was that what Feng Xi talked about was not the Four Books and Five Classics or Chinese classics that they had studied, but rather some content that sounded far-fetched and unbelievable.

For example, the first page of this encyclopedia is a world map with seven continents and four oceans, with the territory of the Han Dynasty outlined by lines.

This was difficult for the scholars who compiled the books to accept. Who could have imagined that the world was so big?
The subsequent content rarely involves Chinese studies, and is mainly miscellaneous subjects such as medicine, arithmetic, astronomy, geography, politics, agriculture, veterinary medicine, etc., with a lot of chemistry and physics related content mixed in.

Feng Xi is not afraid at all that readers will not understand it. The relevant content in the encyclopedia is just the most basic things, such as gravity, simultaneous landing tests and other shallow content. The purpose is to make a beginning and facilitate future generations to delve deeper.

Feng Xi himself also wrote two additional books. One was a serious book on military strategy, "Feng Gong's Art of War", which included the Thirty-Six Stratagems and explanations of some cases. He even imitated the war game simulations of the past and hid the names and titles of the characters in some famous battles in the future, and put them forward as "hypotheses".

The other one is relatively simple, which is a prediction of future weapons and war situations, called "Weapon Science". In it, Feng Xi boldly outlined the general appearance and uses of future flintlocks, single-shot guns, muskets, rifles, machine guns, airplanes, tanks, warships, submarines, etc., in order to provide some reference paths for future generations to avoid them from taking detours.

In his spare time, Feng Xi also asked others to ghostwrite some classic works, such as "Investiture of the Gods" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which were used as entertainment for ordinary people to enjoy.

Six years passed in a flash. After successfully moving the capital to Luoyang, Liu Chan changed the reign title to Zhongxing to express his joy. Now it is the seventh year of Zhongxing.

At this time, the Han Dynasty was already thriving. As a rejuvenated dynasty, the degree of centralization must be the highest. Thanks to this, although the implementation of many policies encountered some resistance from local areas, it still did not cause any waves under the magnificent trend.

At this time, Feng Xi felt that the time was almost right, and a memorial was sent from Jiangling to Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)