The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 278 is a bit early.

The two Qi brothers were both a little confused.

But after they were stunned, they both thought of something very strange.

Young Master Yue Wenxuan holds no official position! Lady Gong Er clearly listens to him and is just like his woman, but he has no official position whatsoever, not even a ninth-rank official, as if the emperor doesn't even have him in his mind.

Several Hu (non-Han) craftsmen in the firearms workshop, despite their exceptional firearms skills, held no official positions. Instead, several of their apprentices became engineering officials.

There's also Liao Lao, who taught everyone how to farm. He was the one who should have been the "agricultural official," but he didn't hold any official position. Instead, many of his disciples became agricultural officials.

correct!

And what about that cricket? That incredibly powerful cricket general, why did he disappear after the battle, without even being given the lowest rank of military officer? And the three hundred black-armored cavalrymen that the cricket led, not a single one of them can be found now.

The two Qi brothers sensed that something was wrong...

Little did they know that Yue Wenxuan's Douyin account had just uploaded a series of videos called "Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry vs. Jin Dynasty's Hooked Horses," a battle so entertaining it was comparable to "Guan Yu vs. Qin Qiong," and the videos went viral as soon as they were posted.

The Lu Bu figurines, Bingzhou Wolf Rider figurines, and "Jin soldier figurines designed by Yue Wenxuan" sold out in the shared bikes.
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The weather in October is pleasantly cool with a refreshing autumn breeze.

Yue Wenxuan made a phone call to his mother: "Mom! I've made a lot of money recently and I wanted to give you a gift."

"Oh, my little one is so good." Mom on the phone was beaming from ear to ear: "My little one, you work hard to earn money, don't always think about your mother, buy yourself some things."

Yue Wenxuan: "I've bought everything I needed, so it's time I gave you something in return."

Mom asked happily, "So, what are you going to give me?"

Yue Wenxuan: "A large, single-level apartment!"

"puff!"

Yue Wenxuan: "I don't dare to buy this myself and give you the keys, because I'm afraid you won't like it. You still have to choose the house yourself and find one that suits you, so I'll just give you a budget figure... a five million penthouse, you can choose it yourself, I'll pay for it."

“Ahhhhhhhh…”

On the other end of the phone, I heard my mother scream, followed by the sound of her hitting someone.

Then came the father's scream: "Your son gave you a big apartment, why are you hitting me? What did I do to offend you?"

Mom: "You're such a useless father, you can't afford a big apartment, so your youngest son has to scrimp and save, saving up five million yuan but he's unwilling to spend it, just thinking about saving money to buy a house for us old folks. Your youngest son is living such a hard life, if I don't beat you, who else should I beat?"

Dad: "The Sichuan-Chongqing Tyrannosaurus Rex, incomprehensible... Ouch..."

Yue Wenxuan: "Hey, I'm not tired! Mom, hello, hello!"

No one was answering the phone anymore...

Yue Wenxuan had no choice but to observe a moment of silence for his father for ten seconds. 1, 2, 3... Ten seconds was too much trouble. Three seconds should be enough. Let's take him away.

A few days later, Mom asked Yue Wenxuan to go house hunting with her.

As it turned out, she kept talking about large apartments, but actually went to see villas on Zhaomu Mountain.

Originally, a large apartment was just her dream when she was young. As she got older, she developed a fondness for flowers, plants, cats, dogs, fish, and birds, so her dream had long since changed from a large apartment to "a villa with a small yard".

Buying a villa for five million is a little difficult, but not a big problem. My parents have some savings, and together we can barely afford a semi-detached or terraced villa.

Forget about detached houses!

So Yue Wenxuan and his family of three, led by a real estate agent, entered the villa community in Zhaomushan.

The community has an elegant environment and complete living facilities. There are supermarkets, hospitals, and bus stops right at the entrance. While the family was shopping at the supermarket, they encountered a beautiful woman dressed in Hanfu (traditional Han Chinese clothing). She looked dignified and elegant, and the neighbors called her Ms. Gao, as if she were quite famous.

My mom was looking at houses very seriously, following the real estate agent.

Yue Wenxuan and his father lagged far behind. Since two men have no say in looking at houses, they might as well talk about something else.

"Dad, the protagonist in my time-travel novel seized control of the Jiaodong Peninsula during the Fifth Song-Jin War, and then declared himself emperor and established a country when Zhao Gou abandoned Jiangbei. What do you think is the best course of action next?"

My father was slightly startled: "Declaring yourself emperor and establishing a country so early? I'm afraid you'll attract attacks from both the Jin and Song dynasties at the same time."

Yue Wenxuan: "The arrow is on the string and must be released. This is the best time to seize the moral high ground, declare himself emperor, and establish a country. If we miss this opportunity, we will not be able to use the excuse of 'Zhao Gou abandoning Jiangbei' to rightfully declare himself emperor."

Dad nodded, agreeing that it made sense.

If the time traveler wanted to claim a righteous cause, this was indeed a good time. The Han people of Jiangbei truly needed someone to save them. If things dragged on for several more years, the Han people of Jiangbei would have already begun to submit to the Jin dynasty, and then it would be too late.

After thinking carefully, Dad asked, "How strong is the transmigrator now?"

Yue Wenxuan: "We already have rifled guns and heavy muskets, and we've just started working on early machine tools. Technology isn't the problem; the problem is the development of productivity, which can't be achieved overnight."

Dad nodded: "In other words, the rebel army is not weak in direct combat, but if they were to launch a large-scale operation, their manpower and resources would still be somewhat strained."

Yue Wenxuan: "Yes!"

Dad started thinking seriously. After a few seconds, he looked up and said, "It's impossible for the Southern Song Dynasty to send troops north to fight the time traveler. Zhao Gou doesn't have that kind of luck. And the Jin Dynasty just finished the fifth Song-Jin War and is resting at home. It's estimated that there will be a year or two in between, and the Jin Dynasty won't launch a large-scale southward invasion. The only enemy the time traveler needs to face directly now should be Liu Yu of the pseudo-Qi Kingdom."

Yue Wenxuan: "I think so too, but if we beat Liu Yu too badly, the Jin Kingdom will still come."

After thinking it over, Dad suddenly chuckled and said, "We definitely have to beat Liu Yu, but don't kill him. We must make Liu Yu a buffer between the time-traveler's regime and the Jin Dynasty. At the same time, we can also consider beating up the Southern Song Dynasty."

"Huh?" Yue Wenxuan: "They haven't even attacked the Jin Dynasty yet, and they're attacking the Song Dynasty first?"

Dad: "I don't mean you have to actually send troops to attack the Song Dynasty. Just find some excuse to make a show of it, to put on a show of being an enemy of the Song Dynasty. That way, the Jin Dynasty will think that the time traveler's regime is a makeshift organization, a band of thieves, and a useless puppet. The Song Dynasty will be split into two halves, north and south, and fighting amongst themselves. In that case, the Jin Dynasty won't go all out to attack."

Yue Wenxuan: "Huh? I didn't know it could be done like that."

My father said, "The Jin state is not monolithic. After the end of the Fifth Song-Jin War, the Jin Left Marshal Talan realized that the Song Dynasty was not so easy to deal with. He has become a peace advocate within the Jin state. If the Song Dynasty is in turmoil, the peace advocates will be happy to see it happen and will definitely push for a temporary ceasefire between the Jin and the Song Dynasty."

Yue Wenxuan: "Oh!"

Dad continued, "Actually, even without the time traveler interfering, after the Fifth Song-Jin War, due to the advocacy of the peace faction, the Jin Dynasty did not actively attack the Song Dynasty for a long time. Instead, it fought the Song Dynasty through the puppet state of Qi. Later, Zhao Gou betrayed Yue Fei, completely abandoned the area north of the Yangtze River, and negotiated peace with the Jin Dynasty. The Song and Jin Dynasties were basically divided into two factions: the northerners returned north, and the southerners returned south. The two sides ruled along the Yangtze River, achieving peace. The Southern Song Dynasty survived for another hundred years."

(End of this chapter)