Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Si Tianyu worships the moon, and Hen Tianshi happens to hate the sun and worships the moon.

The closer they got to the coral spiral, the stronger the wind and waves became, and the weather became more changeable. Many times it was sunny and windy one moment, but suddenly it was covered with dark clouds. Everyone was in a very heavy mood these days, but no one, including Ruan Hei and his friends, said they wanted to go back. Everyone was still united.

During this period, Gu Cai also went into the water, allowing Jiang Xiaoguan and Jiang Jiuri to realize that he was a remnant of the Hentian clan.

Jiang Jiuri felt that there did not seem to be anything wrong with the old captain Ruan Hei, except that he insisted on bringing a girl named Duoling with him when he went out to sea, which was somewhat inconsistent with someone who had been sailing for many years. Perhaps he really had some selfish motives, or perhaps the girl Duoling secretly influenced Ruan Hei's decision. In short, it did not seem like the two of them were going to cause any trouble for anyone.

But it was different for Gu Cai. Jiang Jiuri learned from Ban Wu that as soon as Gu Cai heard that someone was going to Coral Spiral, he signed up without hesitation, and no matter how Ban Wu tried to persuade him, it was useless.

So Jiang Jiuri couldn't help but complain to Jiang Xiaoguan: "This Gu Cai is really something, he can't possibly want to return to the ruins of the Hentian clan to live there?"

Jiang Xiaoguan rolled his eyes at him and said, "Isn't it okay for me to be curious?"

Didn't he lead them to the ancient city of Sishui just by looking at a blueprint?

Jiang Xiaoguan and Jiang Jiuri were guarding the boat, while most of the others were playing cards in Black Glasses' room. Fatty looked at the cards in his hand and felt that things were not going well. He thought of a solution and took the lead in attacking Black Glasses: "Brother Qi, you said that the previous dynasty has been gone for so many years, why didn't the country carry out its fine traditions and revise the history of the previous dynasty?"

Fatty heard about this history-writing thing from Hu Bayi, and he put it to use today.

Hei Yan'er heard that the fat man's address to him was quite pleasing to him, so he ignored his little thoughts. However, the matter of compiling history was indeed a problem. He smiled evilly and said, "How can you be sure that the country didn't compile history for the Qing Dynasty?"

The fat man was genuinely shocked this time, but he still remembered to deal with the bad cards in his hand. He moved closer to the man with black glasses and screamed, "Are you really writing history?!"

The man with black glasses saw the fat man's bad hand on the table from the corner of his eyes, and was amused by the fat man's rogue operation. "Although it is a new era, some traditions must not be lost. This historical revision is what we have to do, but it has not been shouted out in a big way."

Jiang Xinxin heard the last sentence when she walked in. After thinking about it for a while, she continued, "I know about this. The country did organize professionals to compile history for the previous dynasty. It's a pity that the daily records of the previous dynasty can't be written down at all. Once some news is released, no one in Erling can keep it."

Hu Bayi immediately became interested, "Oh, Miss Jiang is really well-informed, she even knows such secret information."

The fat man added: "We are all family members on the sea, Miss Jiang, please open our eyes."

Jiang Xinxin glanced at Hei Yanjing with a smile, and Hei Yanjing quickly looked away and even stood up to go outside to avoid it: "Oh, I've been sitting for the whole morning, it's time to get up and move around~"

Everyone felt that Hei Yanjing's action was a bit abrupt, but at the moment the secrets about Qing history were more eye-catching, so Hei Yanjing walked out of the room safely.

Jiang Xinxin looked at the three pairs of eyes eager for knowledge and said, "Qianlong corresponded with Louis XVI of France and was a pen pal with Catherine II of Russia. Catherine II admired Yongzheng very much and even wrote a letter to scold Qianlong for changing Yongzheng's ruling policy."

"Qianlong also knew that Louis XVI died in the French Revolution, so he resolutely implemented the policy of keeping the people ignorant, resolutely suppressed the Han people, and resolutely implemented the policy of closing the country to the outside world, not allowing the people to contact with overseas."

Good man, not to mention Hu Bayi and Shirley Yang, even Fatty understood: "So, our country was not poor and backward from the beginning, but those powerful people deliberately made it so?!"

Jiang Xinxin nodded, then shook her head and said, "The policy of closing the country to the outside world and keeping the people ignorant was indeed adopted by the Qing Dynasty in order to maintain its own rule. But even when our country lost almost half of its territory, it was still among the top ten in the world. It's just because the past was so glorious that we naturally think that the shameful situation of losing half of the territory has fallen into the dust."

"In fact, we just can't defeat the United States and the Soviet Union."

Shirley Yang only knew that the domestic economy was recovering, and was very optimistic about the domestic investment environment and huge market. Especially after she and Hu Bayi confirmed their relationship, she did intend to increase investment in the country. Although she looked like a businessman and had never been in politics, no matter where she did business, she could not escape the relationship with officials and dignitaries, so she thought about the public opinion in the United States for a while, and felt that what Jiang Xinxin said was true.

"The United States does not regard China as its main rival, because the biggest enemy in the entire Western world is the Soviet Union. I even think that without the Soviet Union, the workers, farmers and other low-income classes in the Western world would be exploited even more severely."

The fat man finally came back to his senses from his breakdown: "Then what about the luxurious villas and apartments in the Western world that we yearn for, free medical treatment, and overseas travel?!"

Jiang Xinxin curled her lips and said, "That was a good day created for them by the old Buddha in the previous dynasty."

"But you can ask Shirley carefully. Whatever happens in the movies you see in China, only a very small number of Americans can reach such standards. Not everyone can live in a spacious villa, drive a car, buy a trunk full of food and gifts at any time, and travel abroad every year and stay in a magnificent hotel."

Shirley Yang nodded: "In America, as in any other Western country, only the rich can enjoy everything shown in the movie, and the rich account for less than 20% of the entire population, while the financial groups that can manipulate Congress control at least 80% of the wealth."

“They can even spend money to change the law when it’s against them.”

Shirley Yang, the third-generation rich who has been developing in America for two generations, can be said to have the most say, but before everyone can remember to say anything else, they are interrupted by a sudden shaking.

Everyone had gotten used to the shaking over the past few days, so they quickly got up and headed for the control room. It was still a sunny day with a few cloudy skies outside, but the waves on the sea made people feel terrified. Ruan Hei, who was steering the ship, said his guess in a panic when he saw everyone was there: "After passing through this stormy area, we will reach the real coral spiral. There are many strange beasts there, so everyone must be careful!"