A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

"Father, you..."

Yang Jian hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Go ahead and do it; Luoyang has a capable father."

Yang Zhong patted Yang Jian on the shoulder. The father and son exchanged a glance, and Yang Jian instantly understood that Yang Zhong had seen through his deepest thoughts.

"Yes, Father, don't worry, I will definitely succeed."

"I believe in you, and I will arrange everything for you in Luoyang."

Yang Zhongxin said with relief.

That very day, the court approved Yang Jian's idea of ​​going to serve as an official in a poor county town. Many ministers in the court were extremely surprised by this, and no one knew what was wrong with the father and son or whether they had lost their minds.

However, in the last two days, the rumors circulating in the capital gave them an explanation for Yang Jian's actions.

More and more rumors suggest that Yang Jian has recently been studying the classics left by King Zhongwu, the previous kings of Wei, and Wang Mang, and has come to understand the idea of ​​serving the people as an official. This is why he gave up his high-ranking position and generous salary in the capital and resolutely went to the poorest county in the entire Daqian Dynasty, wanting to use his abilities to find a way out for these people.

Yang Jian already enjoyed a high reputation in the capital, and this new reputation made him virtually unmatched in Luoyang.

Even Yang Zhong's reputation was overshadowed by Yang Jian's.

All the powerful families were misled by Yang Zhong's actions. They all knew very well that the Yang family's power in this generation was the result of their past sacrifices.

However, the Yang family cannot remain powerful forever; they will decline after one or two generations. Moreover, in the Yang family's position, political struggles are extremely brutal.

Whether in the current dynasty or the previous one, there have been many families that have reached this point, but in the end, they all fail in the new political struggles and are eliminated.

Apart from the Wei family, there was only one exception: the Wang family.

Under Wang Mang's rule and influence, the Wang family not only settled down smoothly, but also built a huge fiefdom outside, which is now one of the top ten strongest countries in the world.

The branch of the Wang family that remained in China has always been a first-rate family, never falling out of favor.

In the eyes of the various powerful families, the Yang family wanted to learn from Wang Mang and follow the Wang family's path.

While claiming to serve the people, they sided with the Wei family, borrowed Wang Mang's name, and followed Wang Mang's path, hoping to emulate the Wang family and become the third family to successfully escape this damned political cycle.

They all chose to remain indifferent and observe.

If the Yang family can truly succeed, this will pave a path for them.

If they achieve the same level in the future, they can choose the same approach.

So they actually hoped that Yang Jian could succeed.

Everything was for the benefit of his own family.

With the tacit approval of many powerful families, Yang Jian's prestige throughout the land soared to unprecedented heights.

In particular, Yang Jian, relying on his own abilities, a little bit of the name of the people, and a little bit of the capriciousness of power, successfully transformed the poorest county in the Great Qian Dynasty into a very prosperous county town. Although it could not compare with the top ones in the country, it could still rank in the middle.

When he was leaving, the people all lined the roadside, crying and shouting, reluctant to see him go.

With the help of some people, they even got him a "Ten Thousand People's Umbrella".

His achievement was also publicized by his father, Yang Zhong, making Yang Jian a rising star of the era.

Countless people considered it an honor to have Yang Jian dine with them, and anyone who could receive a compliment from Yang Jian would instantly become famous.

After leaving the small county town, Yang Jian did not return to the central government, but instead served as the governor of this impoverished prefecture.

Leveraging his current immense prestige, he aggressively developed the tourism and service industries in the area, using his reputation as an advantage to attract countless tourists. In this era, no one who could travel far was poor; ordinary people couldn't even leave their own county.

These people's consumption of food, clothing, housing, and transportation in the county town brought a lot of profits and tax revenue to the county town.

In just one quarter, the tax revenue was several times that of the entire previous year.

Yang Jian's taxes naturally didn't need to be sent to the central government; he directly applied to the court for a tax exemption policy.

After the tax exemption policy was announced, countless people wept with joy.

The local powerful families and wealthy clans were also delighted; who wouldn't like receiving money for free?

After the news spread, people in countless places dreamed of having Yang Jian serve as an official in their areas, hoping to secure various policies that would bring them immense income.

After intercepting these tax revenues, Yang Jian used them for local development.

They built bridges, repaired roads, developed water conservancy projects, provided relief to the widowed and orphaned, promoted education and culture, and lent interest-free loans to local people to help them start businesses.

In just one year, the entire county town has undergone a complete transformation.

Three years later, this county town became one of the top ten richest counties in the world.

It even led to the common prosperity of surrounding counties.

His next step was to govern a prefecture. He did not choose the place he had cultivated before, but instead chose another prefecture that was relatively backward in the Great Qian Dynasty, Yazhou.

He started from scratch there, attracting investment and using his previous achievements to draw businessmen to invest there, making full use of the abundant fruit resources created by the local climate.

Using these investments, they established numerous dried fruit factories, processing large quantities of local fruit into dried fruit, which was then sold throughout the country. They personally endorsed these dried fruits, which was very well received.

Unlike in later generations, no one dares to fake the dried fruit endorsed by Yang Jian now, otherwise Yang Jian will show them what cruelty is.

If you dare to fabricate evidence, damage my reputation, and ruin my long-term plans, I dare to kill your entire family.

This is not the peaceful era of later generations.

Yang Jian stayed in Yazhou for another three years and successfully made Yazhou's dried fruit sold all over the country, and even abroad it was very popular. Large ships would often be transported by sea to other countries.

Three years later, Yang Jian finally prepared to return to Luoyang.

On the way, Yang Jian looked at the servant beside him, as if talking to himself.

"Over the years, I have done a lot of things, and basically, I have accomplished one thing at a time."

"If I don't want to do something, no one else can do it either."

"Is anyone stopping me? No, no one would want to lose their job."

"Now that I'm about to return to Luoyang, do you think I'll continue to be successful?"

Although the servant did not know what Yang Jie wanted to do, he still bowed respectfully and said, "My lord, with your abilities, you will surely succeed."

"I hope so."

Yang Jian gazed at the horizon, his heart pounding.

Upon returning to the capital, he was about to officially begin his plan and prepare to take that final step.

Can he succeed?!