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However, there are still differences between the Fucha Army and the original Youzhou Army.

After all, the two sides have different backgrounds.

Among the Fucha Army, many of them are veteran soldiers.

Even ordinary soldiers were arrogant and domineering before they defected to the Central Plains.

After taking refuge with Jia Cong, although they all behaved themselves, the debauchery in their bones could not be eradicated.

Now, letting them station troops in various countries is just the right way to make the best use of their resources.

……

Next, Jia Cong convened a small court meeting.

At the court meeting, Jia Cong proposed the strategy for the layout of Atlantis.

The result was opposed by almost everyone.

This time, Jia Cong patiently explained: "My dear ministers, when I wanted to establish a navy, weren't you also opposed?"

"What will happen in the end? If we hadn't vigorously developed the navy over the past decade, it is still unknown whether there would be a Central Plains today!"

"I also know that the people of the Central Plains have always been proud and think that the Central Plains is the center of the world. Outside the Central Plains, it is all barbaric land."

"But that's not the case. Take Atlantis for example. Its land area is much larger than that of our Central Plains."

"They have fertile land and abundant resources there. But now, that continent is being ruled by a group of bandits."

"If we don't pay attention, these bandits will kill all the indigenous people there."

"These bandits will soon establish an independent country with the help of their abundant resources."

"In a few decades, this country will become a major threat to our Central Plains."

"It has a larger and richer land than ours, and it will develop very quickly."

"Moreover, its rewards will always be a major concern for me in the Central Plains."

"Therefore, I hope that I can solve this disaster for my descendants in the Central Plains during my lifetime."

After hearing this, all the ministers fell silent.

If anyone else said so, they would never believe it.

Central Plains Central Plains, the original center.

It is the common understanding of almost everyone that Central Plains is the largest and richest place in the world.

Now, the emperor said that there is another piece of land that is even bigger and richer than China.

This statement completely overturned their cognition.

But they also knew that the emperor would not lie.

The emperor is the greatest emperor in history, so he naturally has his pride and would definitely not lie under such circumstances.

And if there really is such a piece of land, there is a group of bandits who burned, killed and looted on this land and eventually established a country.

It is indeed possible that he will become a great enemy of the Central Plains in the future.

The emperor was always able to anticipate the enemy's moves, and his predictions were usually correct.

If this is true, then we really need to be serious about it.

At this time, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but say: "If this is true, then I, the Central Plains, should really pay attention to it."

"However, how many troops should we send? What scale is required? And how much military expenditure will it cost?"

"Conquering an unfamiliar continent requires a terrifying expenditure of resources. This is something we have to consider."

Although Grand Secretary Kou has not completely retired, he has already semi-retired.

Now Lin Ruhai has become the chief cabinet minister.

After Lin Ruhai finished speaking, the rest of the ministers echoed him.

After hearing this, Jia Cong laughed and said, "This actually doesn't cost too much money."

"Didn't I say that before? That continent is richer than our Central Plains."

"When we go there, we will naturally develop there, plant crops there, and mine resources there."

"Once we have resources, we can open factories and build cities."

"In the future, the development there will even be better than that of the Central Plains."

This is not an empty statement.

An old city always has an old town area, and the urban planning will become chaotic.

It is absolutely impossible to be as neat and uniform as a newly built city.

After listening to Jia Cong's words, all the ministers couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, everyone began to plan matters concerning the continent of Atlantis.

Jia Cong also proposed that the indigenous people of that continent actually migrated there from the Central Plains.

They also have black hair, black eyes and yellow skin.

We and they have the same roots and origins.

Therefore, this time when we go to this continent, we must appease the indigenous people.

And we must make them believe that we, the Central Plains, do not want to see them suffer because we share the same roots, so we have traveled thousands of miles across the ocean to save them.

Moreover, we must publicize the history of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors in front of them and declare that we are all descendants of Yan and Huang.

As long as they can be completely convinced, they can soon be completely integrated into one nation.

In addition, we must vigorously promote the Central Plains characters, Central Plains civilization, and new Confucianism.

Yes, the Central Plains has undergone a transformation now.

Productivity determines the superstructure.

However, due to the rapid development of productivity in the Central Plains, the original Confucian doctrines were difficult to adapt.

Therefore, Jia Cong improved Confucianism.

For example, many bad habits of Confucianism have been eliminated.

Jia Cong naturally knew that Confucianism was actually a great doctrine.

For thousands of years, the Central Plains has been divided and united, but it has always been able to establish a unified country. Confucianism has made an indelible contribution to this.

Similarly, as long as Confucianism can be thoroughly promoted on that continent.

It will definitely not be difficult to establish a unified country there in the future.

This country, in the beginning, or for a few generations, was roughly under the rule of the Central Plains.

But after all, the distance between the two is too far.

Jia Cong believed that in the end, it would definitely become independent.

However, as long as Confucianism exists, there will be no outsiders or invaders on that land.

As long as the descendants of Yan and Huang are in power, that is enough.

After all, they and the Central Plains share the same roots, the same hair, the same skin color, and the same blood flowing in their veins.

Even if they become independent in the future, the two countries can still help each other.

Jia Cong felt that he could even divide up the fiefdoms of his own sons.

Well, the feudal system is indeed not desirable.

But if the entire world is divided, then it will be fine.

Of course, it’s still a bit far-fetched to think about these things now.

Now let’s make a good layout first.

This time, of course, the navy will be sent over.

But we can't just send the navy, so of course we have to send the army as well.

There are also many generals who can be dispatched.

But this time, we have to be cautious.

After all, this is an overseas place tens of thousands of miles away.

Once a general develops ambition, he will be difficult to control.

The names of Liu Xianglian, Feng Ziying and others flashed through Jia Cong's mind.

Next, Jia Cong privately summoned these generals one after another, wanting to ask for their own opinions first. As a result, to Jia Cong's surprise, the eldest brother Feng Ziying was not willing to go to the new continent.

According to Feng Ziying, he now has children and his roots are in the Central Plains.

If I go to the New World, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for twelve years, and I might even die of old age on that land.

If he had to go to war because of the crisis in Central Plains, he would naturally do it without hesitation.

But it is not the case now. Instead, the Central Plains goes there to expand their territory.

Therefore, it would be better to give this opportunity directly to other generals.

If no one is willing to go, he will naturally go at that time.

Feng Ziying also said that Liu Xianglian might be willing to go.

Yes, when he was young, Liu Xianglian was a playboy, with a playful nature and liked to wander around.

Soon, Jia Cong summoned Liu Xianglian and asked for his opinion.

After hearing this, Liu Xianglian was overjoyed. He agreed happily and seemed quite impatient.

He longed for adventure, but now that he had a family and a career as a military commander, it was difficult for him to roam around like he used to.

Now that he had something adventurous going on, he was naturally very happy.

Seeing Liu Xianglian like this, Jia Cong was relieved to appoint him as the commander-in-chief of this trip to the New World.

This time, the preparation alone took three months.

Because the New World is too far away from the Central Plains, transportation is very inconvenient.

Therefore, the front troops must bring enough supplies.

Although the Central Plains is very prosperous nowadays, preparations cannot be made overnight.

However, during these three months, after Crown Prince Jia Cang learned about this, he came to beg Jia Cong to go to the New World with the army.

This journey is too dangerous, although the Central Plains Army will have an absolute advantage in military force.

But when they arrived in the New World, even the indigenous people might not really trust them at first, and they didn't know who was their enemy or their friend.

In addition, there are many factors such as acclimatization, so it is naturally dangerous.

Therefore, Jia Cong decisively rejected the prince's request.

However, the prince did not give up and still came to beg every day.

Jia Cong also began to relax.

Thinking back to the time when I was only a teenager, I led troops to fight on the battlefield.

Although I was very skilled in martial arts at that time.

However, the prince has practiced martial arts for many years and can be considered strong and powerful.

Moreover, the Central Plains Army is much stronger than the army he led back then.

It is not a bad thing to let the prince go out and gain some experience. As long as he can make achievements, his position as the prince will become more stable.

However, after the Queen Mother and the Empress knew about this, they strongly opposed it.

Even the officials, almost everyone was trying to stop this.

In the eyes of all officials, the prince is a qualified and even excellent successor.

The prince is kind, intelligent, and courageous, and he will surely be a qualified king in the future.

As long as the prince is here, the Central Plains can prosper for five generations.

What's the point of such a qualified crown prince not to go out and take risks?
Although, the other princes are also quite outstanding.

However, once anything happens to the crown prince, the Central Plains will inevitably fall into chaos over the succession, which is definitely not a blessing for the country.

In the end, Jia Cong followed the will of the people and did not allow the prince to follow the army.

After all, at the beginning, Jia Cong was unwilling to have the prince accompany him.

Only the prince was depressed and very unhappy.

……

Mr. Kou suddenly became seriously ill and was bedridden.

Academician Kou is old, and he has been exhausted in recent years. Now that he falls ill, it will be difficult for him to get up again.

When Jia Cong heard about it, he hurried to Kou's house to visit him and personally diagnosed him.

The diagnosis result also made Jia Cong sigh.

Medicine cannot cure incurable diseases, but Buddha can save those who are destined to be saved.

Mr. Kou's condition is no longer curable by medicine.

Facing death, Grand Secretary Kou was very calm.

He took Jia Cong's hand and talked a lot.

Now he can see with his own eyes that the people of Central Plains are becoming rich and the country is becoming strong, creating an unprecedented prosperous era.

Moreover, he was fortunate enough to participate in it personally, and his name would surely go down in history. In this case, why should he fear death?

Jia Cong gave him some serious instructions before leaving in tears.

A few days later, Mr. Kou's condition became more serious and he fell into a coma.

The Kou family is already preparing for the funeral.

Jia Cong visited his mother almost every day. Even if he himself could not spare the time, he would send the crown prince and other princes to visit her.

All officials and common people admired the emperor's kindness and affection.

Jia Cong and Lin Ruhai discussed and decided to give the posthumous title of Wen Zheng to Kou Daxueshi.

Wenzheng is a posthumous title, which can be regarded as the greatest recognition for civil officials.

Unless one has made great contributions and is a great sage, it is absolutely impossible to receive this posthumous title.

The posthumous title of Wenzheng is no less valuable to civil officials than the achievements of military generals such as engraving the stone at Yanran and sealing the Wolf's Lair.

After finishing his shift, Lin Ruhai went to Kou's residence to visit Mr. Kou.

Lin Ruhai was actually quite envious of Scholar Kou for being able to receive the posthumous title of Wen Zheng.

Although he himself was very likely to receive this posthumous title after his death.

But he is not dead yet after all. Who can predict what will happen in the future?

If he could be guaranteed the posthumous title of Wen Zheng, Lin Ruhai would not hesitate at all even if he were asked to die immediately.

Soon, Lin Ruhai arrived at Kou's house.

Before his deathbed, University Scholar Kou was already unconscious.

Lin Ruhai held his old friend's hand and sighed, "My dear, you are so lucky. The emperor has said that after you die, he will grant you the posthumous title of Wenzheng. My dear friend, you can rest in peace even after you die."

"really?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Kou, who had been unconscious, actually opened his eyes and climbed up from the bed.

Holding Lin Ruhai's hand, he asked anxiously.

It did give Lin Ruhai a scare.

This is really like sitting up in shock while dying!

However, it can also be seen from this how great the temptation of the posthumous title of Wen Zheng was to civil servants.

Lin Ruhai patted his old friend's hand and said, "Of course it's true. How could I lie to you about something like this?"

Upon hearing this, University Scholar Kou was overjoyed.

He waved his hand and ordered his family to prepare a banquet. He wanted to drink with Lin Ruhai until he was drunk.

Scholar Kou suddenly woke up from his coma and became full of energy, which scared all the nephews and nieces of the Kou family.

But they also probably understood that the old man might be in his last moments and his time would not last long.

Therefore, they did not advise the old man not to drink alcohol because he was seriously ill.

Instead, he hurriedly ordered people to prepare a banquet.

Academician Kou entertained Lin Ruhai at a banquet, and the members of the Kou family all stood on one side and served.

Kou Daxueshi was overjoyed and drank heartily, and Lin Ruhai also drank one cup after another with him. (End of this chapter)