Joy of Life: Grandmaster of the Fan Family

After Fan Bin ascended the throne, he did not start any drastic reforms.

He is well aware that reform needs to be gradual.

The later the reform progresses, the better the effect will be and the greater the benefits will be.

However, if you are eager for quick success and quick gains in the early stage, and try to force things to happen, then the reform results you want will not only fail, but may also lead to bitter consequences.

For this reason, Fan Bin's initial reforms were minimal, allowing the people to rest and recuperate. At the same time, he changed the taxation policy to a land-based taxation.

No matter you are a prince, a noble, or a powerful family.

As long as you hold land, you must pay taxes. If anyone dares to oppose this, the court will definitely not be polite.

Fan Bin, who holds supreme power, can do nothing to the nobles even if he raises his sword against them.

It's just the land tax.

Even if those noble families were unwilling, it would be easy for them to understand.

In addition, Neiku began to release some technologies. Many things that were originally exclusive to Neiku became something that everyone could do.

To put it bluntly, it is a large workshop.

Let those wealthy aristocratic families begin to shift their goals and focus not only on land but on industry.

This is the source of the driving force for development.

Although it didn't last long, the effect of this reform was very good. Seeing that land was not profitable, many noble families invested in workshops.

This became the beginning of the industrial age.

There is internal guidance, coupled with constantly updated technology and patents.

I believe that it won’t be long before the country’s atmosphere will be completely renewed.

Fan Xian felt a great sense of accomplishment.

According to his original idea, he wanted to implement this system thoroughly and make everyone accept it.

It will take at least a dozen years, or even several decades.

But the actual situation was much faster than he imagined. With Jiangnan as the core, the reform of science and technology and industry was like bamboo shoots after the rain.

Flourish!

"In three years, I think everyone will change their minds."

Fan Xian was very excited when he saw Fan Bin.

Why did the ancients say that money can move people's hearts when it comes to Fan Xian at this time?
When those noble families and businessmen made their first pot of gold through industry and technology.

When they see with their own eyes that life around them is changing, their initiative is mobilized unprecedentedly.

Plus the guidance of the royal Fan family.

Although the atmosphere of the entire country has not yet completely changed, the beginnings of this change have already begun.

I believe that it won’t be long before everything changes completely.

This is not what Fan Xian said himself.

This was the result of analysis by the managers of Qing Yu Tang who worked under Fan Xian.

Although Fan Xian had never seen his mother in this body in person, his mother did leave him a huge fortune.

"How are things going at the academy?"

Fan Bin doesn't seem to be very impressed with such results.

Compared with the results of the reform, he was more concerned about the progress of Tongtian College.

"The first batch of students has already enrolled. It's just that you are too busy right now. Everything can only be handed over to Senior Si Gu Jian."

Among the previous grand masters, who is the best at teaching disciples?

There is no doubt that it must be Si Gu Jian.

Among all the masters who taught disciples, he undoubtedly taught the most ninth-grade masters.

Now that he is here to teach the students of Tongtian College, it can be said that he is making the best use of his talents.

"I'll find time to go over there."

Fan Bin nodded in distress.

Although becoming the emperor was not Fan Bin's true wish, he just wanted to pave the way for his son.

But since he has done it, given Fan Bin's personality, he will never allow himself to just deal with things.

After changing the country's name, everything had to be sorted out from scratch, and the relationships among all parties in the court had to be taken into consideration.

For a while, Fan Bin was overwhelmed.

Of course, this situation will not last long.

In about half a year, or at most eight months, Fan Bin will be able to get everything on track.

Only when all matters are properly arranged can Fan Bin truly be a hands-off boss without having to worry about any unexpected problems.

"By the way, how is the situation in Northern Qi?"

When China was founded, none of the other small countries, including Dongyi City, dared to say a word.

Their national strength is far behind that of China today.

If China is really angered, their country can be flattened in an instant.

Dongyi City lacks Si Gu Jian, and Si Gu Jian has also defected to Hua Xia and become the executive vice president of Tongtian Academy.

They didn't even dare to say a word.

In this day and age, the only kingdom that can still compete with China is Northern Qi.

When Zhan Doudou first heard the news, he was so excited that he couldn't even sleep at night.

The young emperor of Northern Qi knew his man's personality very well. Fan Bin was not very concerned about other things except his obsession with martial arts.

Fortunately, he is so talented that he can devote a little of his attention to other things.

He can manage it well too.

Whether he was a general, or the head of the Fan family, or later directly confronted Emperor Qing.

Fan Bin showed good skills.

But now, the crisis of the Fan family has been resolved, and Fan Bin has become the undisputed number one in the world.

He could have comfortably been the dean of Tongtian College and devoted all his energy to the pursuit of martial arts.

Perhaps the invincible grandmaster is still not Fan Bin’s limit, he can go even further.

But Fan Bin did not do so, and instead became the emperor of Qing.

Now it has been renamed Huaxia.

This is not in line with Fan Bin's character at all. According to Fan Bin's personal wishes, he would definitely nominate a puppet emperor.

If it really doesn't work, just push his brother Fan Xian out.

Step up to the front and take the initiative to show up.

It definitely doesn't fit Fan Bin's personality.

However, Fan Bin did just that. The only reason he did so was to pave the way for Xiao Ruogu.

His son is about to become the common ruler of the world and the greatest emperor ever.

How could Zhan Doudou sleep when thinking about the arrival of this day?

"It's time to act!"

One month after the founding of Huaxia, the voices of condemnation of Huaxia from the entire Northern Qi have never stopped.

Even if Daqing changes its name, even if the royal family of Daqing is replaced.

In fact, this China is Daqing.

The main body of the country has not changed, even the nobles and generals in the country are still the same people.

This means that the hatred between their two countries will continue.

Now Daqing is in civil strife and the Li royal family has been driven out of power.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
If they fail to catch him, they will directly send troops to Daqing and completely eliminate this enemy.

It would be too unfair to our ancestors. Even if there was no way to completely eliminate this enemy, they had to at least take back the one and a half states they had lost before.

If you miss this opportunity, you may never have it again.

The court of Northern Qi was as lively as a market.

The ministers, with red eyes and foul language, requested to send troops.

Zhan Doudou was strongly opposed to it before.

This caused considerable conflicts between the young emperor and the civil and military officials of Northern Qi.

It was at this time that the civil and military officials of Northern Qi suddenly received news that something had happened to the young emperor.

No one knew who revealed the news that the little emperor was not a boy but a girl.

It spread throughout the streets and alleys of Northern Qi.

At the beginning, the civil and military officials of the Northern Qi Dynasty scoffed at it.

"When we are old and our eyes are blurry, how can we not tell the difference between men and women?"

"The imperial concubine has already given birth to a prince, yet there are still rumors like this. How hateful!"

"It must be those villains in Daqing. They are still determined to sow discord between the ruler and his subjects in Northern Qi."

After much thought, the officials of Northern Qi seemed to think this was the only reasonable explanation.

I didn’t expect that after Daqing changed its name to Huaxia, its actions would be so absurd?
Even rumors like this can be made up!

The little emperor fought Doudou, but they watched him grow up. How could they not know whether the little emperor was a boy or a girl?

Even if there is something fishy going on here, the imperial concubine's pregnancy can't be fake, right?

Si Lili gave birth to a dragon baby, that can’t be fake, right?
It can't be that the little emperor took the initiative to cheat on himself and look for another man to borrow his sperm, right?
Ridiculous! This is so ridiculous!!

Because the rumor was too bizarre, no civil or military official in the Northern Qi believed it.

In addition, during the previous period of time, the three intelligence chiefs had already swept through Northern Qi from top to bottom.

The forces that were secretly accumulating strength in order to target Zhan Doudou were completely unable to prepare.

Without any way to prepare, even if the rumor came out, it would not be the time for them to take action.

Therefore, those who secretly opposed Zhan Doudou did not take advantage of the situation at this time.

I watched the news break out, but I didn't get the result I wanted.

The person who secretly planned all this angrily smashed the teacup.

"These old guys are usually so difficult to deal with and as cunning as monkeys. Why are they so obedient now?"

"Haitang, we are not angry. Actually, this is not a bad thing. It just proves that the position of our Majesty is as stable as a mountain."

The first person to speak was none other than the Saintess of Northern Qi, Haitang Duoduo.

She was the one who spread the news before.

They planned very well, and now they are in power and have made arrangements with the imperial master and the military.

This is a good opportunity to lure out all the sewer rats hiding in Northern Qi.

In addition, Fan Bin has already started making arrangements, and if they cannot cooperate with the action.

The time point for unifying the world will inevitably be postponed.

This is definitely not what Fan Bin wants to see.

Since Fan Bin has made the sacrifice, they must cut the Gordian knot and solve this problem once and for all.

Good idea.

But what they didn't expect was that such a big piece of news didn't cause any waves at all?
"Before, Shen Zhong and Xiao En worked together. With Chen Pingping's secret command, the rats in the ditch have been almost cleared out."

There is another person sitting at this table.

He is the young emperor of Northern Qi, Zhan Doudou.

Although Zhan Doudou is young, she has been the queen for quite some time.

No matter what happens in the court, nothing can escape her eyes.

But this time, the reaction of the civil and military officials of Northern Qi was beyond her expectations.

Who would have thought that the old minister who had restricted the mother and daughter for more than ten years would be so pedantic?
It’s a pity that she had even acted with her own mother before.

"So what do we do now? These guys are determined not to make trouble, how do we proceed?"

Haitang Duoduo lay on the table in distress.

This saintly lady from Northern Qi was obviously stumped by this question.

Si Lili also nodded.

She was the imperial concubine of the young emperor of Northern Qi, and also the biological mother of the crown prince of Northern Qi as rumored by the outside world.

It was precisely because of her presence that the civil and military officials of the Northern Qi Dynasty were determined to believe that there could be no problem with the young emperor's identity.

There are too many people involved here.

Even if the ones behind the secret plot were the little emperor and the empress dowager.

The probability of them succeeding is also very slim.

You have to know that the little emperor has only really been in power in Northern Qi in the past two years. She has successively subdued Shen Zhong and Xiao En.

Because of Sean's relationship, he gained the loyalty of Uesugi Tora.

It is precisely because of these three core figures that the young emperor Zhan Doudou can have the final say in the court.

But this time is too short, only in the last two or three years.

What about before?
Although the status of the young emperor and the empress dowager was high, their power was far less than it is now.

Not to mention that in the eyes of outsiders, there are conflicts between mother and son.

Even if they united as one, it would not be easy to keep this matter a secret.

Even if the civil and military officials could not see any clues, what about the eunuchs and palace maids who served them? Could it be that they could not see any clues either?

You have to know that a large number of the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace have been bribed by the powerful families.

Not to mention, those who want to dethrone Zhan Doudou.

In this case, how could they possibly believe that Zhan Doudou was a girl?

Yet it is what it is.

Although Zhan Doudou did not have enough power in his early years, he had a strong background.

She called Haitang Duoduo "Little Master Nun", which meant that in addition to being the emperor, she was also the disciple of the national master Ku He.

It was because of this that Zhan Doudou and her daughter were able to keep the matter secret.

Now those civil and military officials are like being stuck in a dead end, and it is not easy for Zhan Doudou to reveal his identity.

Just when the two of them were frowning, Zhan Doudou spoke.

"Little Sister, there is no need to do this. Now that Fan Lang has taken action, we don't have much time left. At worst, I will personally wear women's clothes and go to the palace tomorrow!"

Upon hearing Zhan Doudou's words, Haitang Duoduo and Si Lili both widened their eyes in surprise.

"How does this work?"

The two said almost in unison.

There are many ways to reveal your identity.

What Zhan Doudou said is undoubtedly the one with the greatest consequences.

They have not yet lured out all the rats in the sewers of Northern Qi. Exposing them in that way at this time will undoubtedly cause a lot of trouble.

Seeing the two people's surprised expressions, Zhan Doudou's eyes flashed.

Originally, she was just talking about it and hadn't thought about actually doing it.

But when Zhan Doudou saw the performance of his two friends, he suddenly felt that this might be a good idea.

"Go, invite Lord Shen and Lord Xiao!"

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(End of this chapter)