Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

"You're exaggerating, Lord Fang. How can these small Western countries compare to our Great Jing? A hundred years from now? You're thinking too much!" Chen Hong felt a little dumbfounded.

Fang Zheng's imagination was a bit too wild.

The strongest enemy in the north, the Jin Kingdom, had been defeated, and now he actually believed that the Western countries posed a threat to Great Jing.

This was a bit... overly cautious.

Fang Zheng said, "No, it's definitely not me overthinking. Lord Chen, in the past, if the imperial court wanted to develop, it would normally encourage the people to have children and cultivate the land, accumulating national strength year by year. But the knowledge studied at Dongjiao University is not like that. A breakthrough in technology at one point will have a significant impact on the overall situation."

"To put it bluntly, the court colleagues haven't changed their mindset yet and haven't realized the changes. Even if we put aside the possibility that other countries' development will surpass our Great Jing, Dongjiao University urgently needs new cultures and ideas from overseas to promote our learning and development."

Listening to Fang Zheng's serious explanation, Chen Hong couldn't help but become serious as well.

Fang Zheng solemnly said, "The Banshan Newspaper Office was created by my own hands, but do you know why the sales of my Banshan Newspaper Office still far exceed the sum of the Six Ministries' newspapers?"

"Because you guys come up with catchy headlines?" Chen Hong was speechless.

Did he even need to ask? What was the level of writing from the Six Ministries, and what was the level of your Banshan Newspaper Office?

Just throwing sensational news at them, even village brawls were written into articles. How could sales not be high?

"Wrong! Those are all just appearances. The reason it's so popular is that my Banshan Newspaper Office never instills fixed ideas like the imperial court, but reflects the various values and conflicts of ideas among the people through news, which naturally attracts people and even arouses public thinking and discussion. And Dongjiao University will also adhere to this principle. If we want to develop quickly, we must attract new cultures to join us."

Chen Hong hesitated and said, "Have you ever thought that bringing foreigners in might cause problems!"

Fang Zheng waved his hand, "Are we not going to walk for fear of falling? Are we not going to farm just because the cicadas are chirping? We will definitely encounter problems at the beginning, and I don't want to bring in a bunch of foreign trash. Of course, as long as they are people with both virtue and talent, we'll figure out a solution when problems arise. We'll control the scale at the beginning."

Cicadas generally live in the soil, are nocturnal, and eat the tender stems of crops.

Chen Hong was still hesitant, spread his hands, and complained, "No matter what you say, I... I still think it's unreliable. I can't even imagine what that scene would be like! A bunch of messy people competing to see who runs faster, it's too ridiculous."

What's so ridiculous about that? In the future, they'll have to run in their underwear!

Who would dare to say it's immoral? Everyone will only complain that they're wearing too much and there's wind resistance.

Fang Zheng revealed a mysterious smile, with a hint of lewdness in his words, "Ridiculous? I think you've forgotten my methods!"

"Think about it, which time have I not delighted His Majesty when I entertained him? Which time have the ministers not been all smiles? Hmm? Think about it carefully, who among you can be better than me at some things?"

Chen Hong immediately gasped and leaned back, looking at Fang Zheng in shock.

Hiss~~ This guy... is exceptionally good at putting on a big show!

How could he have forgotten that?

Although a few times it was a bit immoral, it must be said that the program's effect was absolutely explosive!

Everyone definitely enjoyed watching it and was deeply impressed.

He could be considered a master of creating hype. Now that he mentioned it, it seemed like there was potential for the sports meet...

"Cough cough!" Chen Hong regained his composure and leaned closer to Fang Zheng, whispering, "Then... what if something really goes wrong..."

"Count it as my responsibility!"

"Alright~"

Fang Zheng smiled bitterly in his heart.

He wasted so much saliva talking to him, reasoning and appealing to emotions, but he didn't expect that his glorious achievements would be effective in the end...

No one cares about serious matters, but absurd things are the truth.

"Okay, then we'll settle this matter. I'll handle everything that follows, and the Court of State Ceremonial will provide me with manpower to cooperate with my work."

"Lord Fang, I heard you say before that you wanted to bring all the foreigners in the Court of State Ceremonial over. Why don't we not make the scene so big? There are also many affiliated countries. Let's just pick these twenty-three countries."

"No, if we're going to do it, let's do it big. Let everyone come and have fun. Wouldn't it sound bad if we favored one over another?" Fang Zheng said, "Speaking of which, I haven't learned about some of our other affiliated countries yet. What countries are there?"

"Ah... actually, there's not much to say. There are small countries in the southeast, northwest, and everywhere."

"Oh? Are there island countries? Less than five feet tall, with a half-shaved head and a small pigtail on top?" Fang Zheng asked curiously.

"There really are. Are you interested in that?"

Fang Zheng grinned. Isn't that Japan? There really is?

"I've been immersed in island culture since I was young, and I often held forums and gatherings to exchange experiences and study materials..."

Chen Hong chuckled, "What kind of culture do they have? Including the island countries and a few small countries in the northeast, they are all barren lands. The officials are also crude and unbearable, knowing small etiquette but lacking great righteousness, valuing trivial matters but despising integrity, fearing the powerful and bullying the young."

"What's there to learn? Our Great Jing is vast and rich in resources, and they are rushing to learn from us."

This Eastern cultural sphere seems to be no different from the ancient times of his previous life.

Fang Zheng nodded with emotion and said, "I'm just concerned about their physical arts. I think they are quite accomplished."

Chen Hong was confused, "What physical arts? Are you talking about martial arts?"

"Haha, just kidding! Just kidding! Then we've settled this matter. I'll start handling it personally tomorrow! But I want to remind you of one thing, keep it a secret from the court. If someone interferes, I'll be working for nothing."

"I understand."

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Now that he had obtained the cooperation of the Court of State Ceremonial, Fang Zheng began his preparations in full swing.

It was easy to deal with the foreigners. They all came to admire the culture of the Celestial Dynasty, so they would naturally cooperate as instructed.

The focus was on Dongjiao University. In order to hold a proper 'Great Jing World Games', or Jingyun Games for short, a considerable amount of work was obviously needed.

There was a ready-made playground, but the spectator seats were obviously not prepared.

In addition, the lane markings of the track, the archery targets, and other items needed to be customized. The most important thing was to put the logos of Great Jing merchants on them, and customize some souvenirs that looked expensive but were actually cheap....

Find merchants one by one to sell the naming rights. It would be foolish not to make money when there was silver to be earned.

Although our goods may not be sold abroad, they will definitely be advertised in the newspapers, which is another wave of profit.

The imperial court's money was saved, and his own pockets could be filled, which was a win-win situation.

At the same time, the railway survey from Taoyuan County to the capital also began in full swing...

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