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Chapter 354 Shouzhe Examination for Prospective Emperor!The storm will rise (ask for a monthly ticket)

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Two poor babies~~
They didn't know at all that they had become pawns in the secret game between the two families, and they couldn't even make decisions about their own marriage in the future.

However, it is the norm in this world that marriages cannot be decided by themselves, especially for the first line.

Because the marriage of the first line is not only their own affairs, but also related to the long-term future of the entire family. If they are free to marry at every turn, wouldn't it be a mess?
Including Wang Shouzhe, Liu Ruolan, An Junwang and his wife, etc., were all married under the arrangement of the family.It is already a great fortune to have the opportunity to choose one of several target audiences.

After a while.

After another round of beating, the two cubs finally became honest, and they huddled in the corner and began to draw circles.The two looked at each other, and they couldn't help but feel some sympathy for each other.

Wang Shouzhe was not in a hurry to get married, but took a sip of fairy tea slowly, and looked at Wu Mingyuan, king of Anjun with a smile: "Your Highness Mingyuan, I heard Fairy Tianyan mentioned last time that you are in the Anbei Guard Circle I don’t know how effective it is to plant shelterbelts and improve the land.”

In fact, Wang Shouzhe already knew exactly how effective it was.

His understanding of Wu Mingyuan and An Beiwei far surpassed Wu Mingyuan's understanding of the Wang family.The [Hall of Immortals] established by the family general Wang Mei has gradually infiltrated Anbeiwei since decades ago and became Wang Shouzhe's eyes.

As soon as Wu Mingyuan mentioned this, he lifted his spirits and immediately felt relieved: "Anbeiwei is located in the northwest border of Monan County, which is the junction of Dala Desert, Xihai County, and Monan County. Although that area is called 'Wei' ’, but in terms of actual area, it is actually larger than the combined total of the six southern guards in Longzuo.”

"My plan is to first gradually build Anbeiwei into a grain production base, and then continue to advance towards the Dala Desert with the shelter forest until the entire desert is turned into tens of thousands of miles of fertile soil. You know, the entire Dala Desert The area is almost equivalent to half of a major country."

"Today, we have preliminarily overcome the technical difficulties of shelter forests, and have the technical conditions for large-scale planting. Our people have also found several underground water sources, which have solved part of the irrigation water problem."

"The main crop, we use the improved [Drought-tolerant Pearl Rice] from the Changchun Valley of Zifu Academy in Longzuo. Moreover, the yield per mu of pearl rice is extremely high, and the plants can also be used to breed cattle, sheep, pigs and other livestock. And the manure of livestock, after fermentation and decomposing, is a good fertilizer for raising fields.”

"As the second crop, we choose [Yujing Grape] and [Cumin Spice]. The former can make full use of the advantages of groundwater sources, produce higher value, and make wine for sale. And [Cumin Spice] is It is suitable for interplanting with [pearl rice] to maximize the use of land..."

When it comes to farming, Wu Mingyuan is really eloquent, his whole body has entered a state of excitement, and his eyes are also full of splendor.

Wu Dianshan on the side was drowsy.He is just an idle county king. He tends flowers and plants on weekdays, and fishing is okay. As for large-scale development and planting, he has no interest at all.

But he knew that Wang Shouzhe was already a little moved, and he seemed to be writing a test to teach Wu Mingyuan.

On the contrary, Wang Shouzhe listened very carefully, and raised some doubts from time to time, and Wu Mingyuan patiently answered them one by one.

As Wang Shouzhe asked more and more detailed questions, Wu Mingyuan also answered more and more detailed questions, from soil composition, to fattening, to pest control, to groundwater exploration and excavation, construction of irrigation channels, etc., and even the overall planning and construction of Anbeiwei. He knows all the details like the palm of his hand, and he can do it at his fingertips.

His accomplishments and intentions in planting and building places have undoubtedly been revealed so far.

With such strength, even Wang Shouzhe nodded secretly.

And Wang Zongan's eyes also had some admiration.

He has participated in the development and construction of Qingluowei almost all the way, and he is very clear about the difficulty.However, King An wants to develop Anbeiwei, which is far more difficult than developing Qingluowei.

After all, the Qingluo Sea where the Qingluowei is located has already completed land reclamation, and the difficulty of building Qingluowei on this basis is much easier than opening up wasteland, but the Northwest Guard of King An is almost completely barren. Well, everything needs to be started from scratch.

"His Royal Highness Mingyuan, based on your current plan, Anbeiwei will be able to run well in less than a hundred years at most." Wang Shouzhe poured a cup of tea for Wu Mingyuan, and asked casually, "However, no matter how well run this place is, the It's just the size of the six southern guards of Longzuo County, and the overall national strength of the entire Dagan Kingdom is just a matter of carrying water into the pond, so it's not worth mentioning."

"The little groundwater in Anbeiwei is not enough to support your grand plan to open up the Dala Desert. I wonder what your Highness thinks?"

Wu Dianshan on the side couldn't help admiring secretly in his heart, this Wang Shouzhe was definitely the most miraculous master he had ever seen in his life.

When others face a quasi-emperor, they always try to hug their thighs.And if the quasi-emperor wants to accept followers and courtiers, he will also observe and investigate carefully, and then he will take a face-to-face examination or something.

It turned out that it was good for Wang Shouzhe, the positions of the two were reversed, and it became Wang Shouzhe who took the exams against the emperor. Who would accept whom?
However, Wu Mingyuan didn't care much about this.

It was rare for him to meet someone who was willing to listen to what he had to say, could understand it, and even asked a question straight to the point. Now that the conversation was in full swing, where could it stop?
He gulped down the immortal tea like a cow, and continued: "Shouzhe's question is really directed at the gate of life. Regarding this point, I have a comprehensive plan. Our Anbeiwei is adjacent to Xihai County, from Anbeiwei to West, the closest west coast to us is only two thousand miles away in a straight line."

"Xihai" is not a real sea, but a freshwater lake in Xihai County. It is named for its huge area, which is comparable to the ocean.

"I plan to open up an artificial grand canal starting from the West Sea, first connecting the east and west, connecting Xihai County and Northwest Wei, and then starting from the Northwest Wei, running through the north and south, and going straight to Guilong City, the capital of the country. In this way, both problems can be solved. The problem of water shortage in the Dala Desert can also be opened up to solve the problem of difficult transportation.”

Speaking of this matter, Wu Mingyuan's eyes are shining, which shows that he is planning this matter very seriously.

But not far away, Princess Anjun, who was pricking up her ears to listen, sighed helplessly: "Our Highness has started to promote his grand plan again. I hope Patriarch Shouzhe can bear it after hearing this, Don't call it absurd and walk away."

"Sister Qingrui, don't worry, my husband is quite able to bear it." Liu Ruolan covered her mouth and smiled lightly, "And he himself likes to plan the overall situation, but he has hit it off with His Royal Highness. However, His Highness's plan sounds like Very good, why would you be scolded as absurd?"

"Sigh~ Sister Ruolan doesn't know that almost all of our palace's wealth has been invested in the development of Anbeiwei, and the return date is far away. Although His Highness's plan seems good, but in the process It needs to consume manpower, material resources, and financial resources, which is definitely not something we can afford by ourselves."

"Before, he had presented this plan to the imperial court, intending to persuade His Majesty the emperor to allocate funds to complete it, but he was scolded by the officials as 'crazy'. In fact, even within our Gongye clan, Those who don't quite agree with His Highness's plan are really too difficult..."

Gongye Qingrui said helplessly.

Although she wants to help her husband fulfill his wish, she can't force her natal family to help.What's more, Yi Husband's series of plans are too ambitious, not only the amount of work is huge, the time span is long, and the payback is even far away.Even the Gongye clan, a third-rank aristocratic family, may not be able to afford it.

Over the past few decades, the huge investment in infrastructure has already emptied the Anjun Prince's Mansion.Gongye Qingrui also pointed out that Anbeiwei turned losses into profits, so he was not optimistic about the big plan.

Unexpectedly.

After Wang Shouzhe listened to it, he nodded frequently: "Yes, this plan is very far-sighted. Once this giant grand canal is successfully built, it will be able to revitalize the line along Xihai County and Anbeiwei. Although the investment is huge, the project cycle is also short. It takes a long time, but it can bring a steady stream of long-term benefits."

King An Jun was also taken aback, but immediately became excited, grabbed Wang Shouzhe and said, "Patriarch Shouzhe, do you agree with the plan? Well, well, well, I thought only brother Haohuang agreed."

Over the past few decades, he has also tried to sell this plan everywhere, but only received countless ridicules.Some well-meaning people advised him that at this moment, he should focus on the struggle between the emperor and the sons, instead of making a grand plan that will last hundreds of years or thousands of years.

Even if you do it, the dispute between the emperor and the son has already ended, and you, Prince An, just made wedding clothes for the new emperor.

"Why don't you agree?" Wang Shouzhe nodded in admiration, "Once this grand plan is completed, it will gradually encroach on the Dala Desert in at least a thousand years, adding the power of two to three counties to Daqian, and greatly enhancing the power of the Daqian. Do national power."

"Not only that, with the support of the huge granaries in those two or three counties, it is enough to feed twice the current population." An Junwang said excitedly, "At that time, my national strength will become more and more prosperous, and that will be against me." How can the barbaric Western Jin Dynasty, which has been in the wild for thousands of years, resist my big Xuanjia army?"

"Shouzhe admires the ambition of King Anjun."

Wang Shouzhe couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

He always thought that Anjun King was just trying to develop Anbeiwei, but he never thought that he had such a grand ambition in his heart.

Even Wang Shouzhe feels ashamed of his vision, pattern, and mind.

However, the positions of the two are different, and the things they guard are different, so the pattern will naturally be different.

For Wang Shouzhe, the Changning Wang family is his foundation.All his efforts and plans are only for the better development of the Changning Wang family, the family can be more stable, the juniors can have enough training resources, and the elders of the family can also have the opportunity to hit a higher level.

But King An is different.

As the blood of the royal family, he should stand at the height of the Dagan Kingdom to plan for the future.

Unexpectedly.

When King An heard Wang Shouzhe's words, he was a little embarrassed: "Patriarch Shouzhe praised you absurdly. In fact, these plans were not entirely proposed by me."

After a pause, his expression seemed a little gloomy and he said: "More than a hundred years ago, Brother Hao and I often sat down and discussed the future and plans of Daqian. The granary plans of Anbeiwei and Dala Desert are just one of them. [-]. Brother Haohuang has made detailed plans for the East China Sea, the North Sea, the West Sea, the Great Wilderness, and even beyond the Southern Wasteland."

But having said that, in fact, among those plans, King An also made a lot of suggestions.Back then, they even often quarreled over some differences of opinion.

"Brother Hao Huang? Prince Hao Jun?"

Wang Shouzhe frowned slightly, he had never heard of this name.

Although there are many county kings in Dagan Kingdom, and there are even many county kings who are hidden from the world, he has learned about the situation of the royal family before. Although he didn't go too deep, he knows all the existing county kings and their basic information .But it was the first time he had heard of Prince Haojun.

"Ming Yuan is cautious." Wu Dianshan frowned and said, "Your Majesty has already ordered that His Highness Hao is not allowed to be mentioned again."

"Yes, Uncle, Mingyuan Menglang." Realizing that he had made a slip of the tongue, King An hurriedly saluted and apologized.

Seeing this, Wang Shouzhe was suspicious.

However, seeing the reactions of Wu Dianshan and An Junwang, he still restrained his thoughts of questioning.

With his current intelligence network, it shouldn't be difficult to find out who King Hao is, but there is no need to ask the bottom line at this time.

From time to time.

Wang Shouzhe is generally satisfied with the performance of Prince An.

In fact, as early as when Wang Shouzhe felt the threat of the emperor's son's struggle, he had already secretly collected all the information related to the quasi-emperor's son.

Whether it is King Kang or King An, Wang Shouzhe has already piled up half a room of information about them.

It can be said that Wang Shouzhe spent decades studying these two quasi-emperor sons, naturally he has a detailed understanding of their past, personality, and some private lives.

no way.

The dispute between the emperor and the son is a serious matter, and there is no room for Wang Shouzhe and the entire Wang family to be careless.

Once the Wang family is involved in the dispute between the emperor and the son, it is necessary to take a stand.And once the position fails, I dare not say that the Wang family will definitely perish, but it will definitely be suppressed for a long time.

A great emperor has been in power for more than 3000 years, and the Wang family may be suppressed for more than 3000 years. No matter how big the family is, it can’t bear it~
And Wang Shouzhe's views on these two quasi-emperors are also different from ordinary people.

Kang County King.

On the surface, King Kang is a perfect quasi-emperor, diligent in government and loving the people, has made numerous military achievements, and has a prominent reputation. He even attaches great importance to his small family, and the children he educates have their own styles. Many children have become talents of pillars.

In addition, the unremitting support of Gongyang Ce, the great Tianjiao of the Holy Land, is also a huge plus for King Kang.

Most of the temples and the royal family, as well as the local counties, are optimistic about King Kang as the son of the emperor, and have also given him various supports.

Long Wuji of the Jiaolong Gang is one of the strong supporters of Duke Kang.

On the other hand, Prince An is the complete opposite. He is low-key and introverted, and rarely goes out to socialize. He just concentrates on building protective forests and infrastructure in Anbeiwei.

If it wasn't for the title of quasi-emperor on his head, many people would have forgotten that there is such a county king as Prince An...

It is conceivable that King An has very few supporters, and his momentum is less than [-]% of King Kang.

If the Patriarch of other aristocratic families were to change, most of them would choose to join the King of Kang, because that would seem to have a greater chance of winning.

However, after several contacts with the people there, Wang Shouzhe clearly felt that it might not be a good idea to choose King Kang.

Whether it was the dispute over Qian's lineage at the beginning, Long Wuji's army suppressing the situation, or the subsequent commercial strife, it all showed that the decision makers on the side of King Kang were too eager for quick success, or that they were somewhat unscrupulous in their actions. .

Perhaps, the king of Kangjun can shift the responsibility to Cao Youqing and Gongyang Ce.

However, as the so-called "upper and lower effects".

If it wasn't for the Duke of Kang himself not to stop or even let it go, or simply because he himself acted in this way, how could his subordinates be like this?
In Wang Shouzhe's view, King Kang's behavior style and behavioral logic are very clear, that is, everything is in line with the position of emperor and son, and for this reason, he can use any means.

He accumulated military exploits for the sake of the position of the emperor, made political achievements, and played tricks for the position of the emperor.

Among them, there are many political achievements, which are just superficial skills. They look good and sound good, but they don't have much practical significance for the people of Dagan Kingdom.

To sum it up with a sentence from Wang Shouzhe's previous life, it is "eating is ugly".

In addition, there is another point that is also very important.

Under the current situation, King Kang already has a lot of talents and fans. Even if the Wang family is willing to join King Kang's camp, it's hard to say how much attention they will receive.

If it's just that, it's fine. After all, what Wang Shouzhe pursues is to survive the changes of the times in peace, and it doesn't matter whether he pays attention to it or not.

What I am most afraid of is that with this kind of heart, it is possible to discard the chess pieces in hand for the greater benefit.Maybe one day, the Wang family may become a victim.

The risk is simply too great.

Therefore, Wang Shouzhe has been planning and calculating, measuring and comparing back and forth between the two county kings.

In fact, until now, Wang Shouzhe is still on the sidelines.However, his heart has been faintly inclined... Prince An.

Various plans and plans related to this are also secretly brewing.

Until this time, the accident between Wang Anye and Wu Yiluo happened.

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Afterwards, Wang Shouzhe started chatting with An Junwang again, and Liu Ruolan also accompanied Gongye Qingrui to chat about everything, from beauty salons to educating children, to cultivation skills and so on.

Wang Shouzhe had to admit that he had a very happy chat with Prince An, they hit it off quite well, and they were like-minded in many ideas.

The night is getting darker.

The drowsy Wu Dianshan finally couldn't hold it anymore, coughed and reminded: "Mingyuan, Shouzhe. You guys want to chat, you can talk slowly later. Today we are meeting here to discuss the matter of the two juniors. .”

in the corner.

Wang Anye and Wu Yiluo could no longer squat anymore, and instead lay down on the ground to play with ants.Every breath of time is a kind of torture for them...

Hey~ The grown-ups are so annoying, they dare not walk when they walk, dare not speak when they talk, it feels uncomfortable.

Hearing Wu Dianshan's words, the two little ones nodded their heads one after another without thinking about it.Whatever happened to him, let's talk about it after today!

Wang Shouzhe looked at Liu Ruolan, and Liu Ruolan nodded slowly.

Then, Wang Shouzhe looked at the two little ones who were full of hope, and finally turned to King Anjun and said, "His Royal Highness Mingyuan, I think Anye and Yiluo are indeed a pair of beautiful girls and golden boys. , and will love each other, and support each other to go on. Let's talk about their marriage."

King An was overjoyed in his heart, but on the surface he nodded seriously, and promised: "I think they also like each other very much, so let's have a good chat."

"What? Like each other?"

The two small four eyes widened suddenly, and then looked at each other, the two pairs of innocent big eyes blinked, with question marks all over their foreheads.

Love each other?help each other?How did the two adults see this?

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How to talk about the marriage will not be mentioned for the time being.

When the marriage was first discussed, the two cubs had already been kicked out, and even Wu Dianshan left soon after. Few people knew about the specific negotiation process.

Others only know about this talk, and they talked about it for several days.

During this period, Princess Gongye Qingrui lifted the table several times to leave, and several times there was a cold and chilling atmosphere from the room. The Duke An and his wife even escaped with Wang Shouzhe in a state of embarrassment.

In short, it is all kinds of thrilling.

It was not until several days later that the marriage was completely settled, and the Prince An and his wife took Wu Yiluo and left Qingluowei contentedly.

Qingluowei.

In the study of the city guard's mansion.

After An Junwang and his wife left, this study was requisitioned by Wang Shouzhe.

Under the light of the fluorite lamp, Wang Shouzhe wrote a letter with a serious face, while the eldest son Wang Zong'an stood by with his hands down, his eyes fixed and motionless.

After a long time, Wang Shouzhe just finished writing the letter, dried it, folded it, put it in an envelope, and solemnly handed it to Wang Zongan.

He ordered with a serious expression: "Zong An, you go to Zifu Academy and tell Liyao about this in person. Tell her..."

"The time has come to follow the plan."

"Yes, Father." Wang Zongan was startled uncontrollably, then regained his composure, saluted respectfully, and exited the study little by little, before turning around and leaving.

At this time, the sky outside has turned from bright to dark, and a huge red sun hangs in the sky, dyeing the clouds in the sky colorfully.

On the sea in the distance, the ships with huge sails shuttled back and forth in the setting sun, as if they were coated with a layer of golden red light.

The crowing of seagulls came from afar accompanied by the sound of the tide, faint and hazy, as if in another world.

Just in time, a sea breeze blew past, blowing Wang Zongan's skirts flying, and it seemed to stir up the complicated thoughts in his heart.

He looked up at the sky, and not only narrowed his eyes slightly, he murmured.

"It's windy~"

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