Chapter 24: I want to drive myself
“Change the world.”
Zhao Yan said these four words loudly.
In the confusion of everyone, Zhao Yan continued: "A powerful country must have the ability to change the world."
Is a carriage the fastest means of transportation for us?
Can only produce 2-3 stones of grain per acre of land?
Does the average life expectancy of the people in Dazhou can only be under 60 years old?
Is it really no one able to develop a prescription for terminal illnesses?
Why can't humans fly in the sky like birds with tools?
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Zhao Yan's series of questions confused everyone below.
The civil and military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty had never thought about these issues from such a high level, and had never realized that these things were not unchangeable.
Suddenly, they felt that they were narrow-minded and superficial.
Zhao Yan looked around and continued: "My common mission with everyone is not only to make the Great Zhou have more territory and wealth, but also to create more civilizations so that the people can live more freely, happierly, and more dignified, so that our descendants will be grateful for everything we have done today!"
As a time traveler, Zhao Yan knew very well that without a high level of civilization and technology, no matter how hard he worked, no matter how outstanding the civil and military officials were, he would not be able to withstand an unexpected disaster.
A year of drought is enough to destroy the food savings of the Great Week three years.
A war is enough to cut off the commercial economy of the Great Zhou in half.
A plague was enough to kill more than half of the people in the Great Week within three months.
In the ever-changing nature, people are like ants.
Any accident can destroy a country.
Since Zhao Yan has come here, he wants to completely change it, accelerate civilization, and make the industrial revolution come earlier.
Of course, these are not something Zhao Yan can bear alone.
He was not like other time travelers, who could invent steam engines, build a train, and even car phones could invent it.
What Zhao Yan needs to do is to change everyone's thinking and let everyone understand that there are not only the Four Books and Five Classics in the world, but also not only living by following the rules of the past.
When everyone works in one direction, Zhao Yan believes that the future Great Zhou will definitely be unique.
Zhao Yan was excited and continued: "From this year, I promised to let every official enjoy better treatment, but you must also assure me that your mission is not just to do things within your own hands. What we need to do in the future is to change the world and create civilization. Those who cannot keep up with the pace of my Great Zhou do not need to be eliminated at all, and they will naturally be eliminated!"
Speaking of the second half, Zhao Yan looked towards the six special envoys.
Change the world and create civilization.
For the civil and military officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty, these are two new words.
But they also understood Zhao Yan’s thoughts from their own understanding.
What Zhao Yan wants to do is not only the eternal sage king of the Great Zhou, but also the saint in the entire history of human development.
And they can also do their best to become one of the saints.
Becoming a saint is much more tempting than becoming a famous prime minister and a famous coach.
Xiao Jingye, Kong Moshan, and Yang Xinghuai looked proud and felt more and more that he had chosen a good emperor.
Most of the civil and military officials below understood, and although a small part of them did not understand, they just thought Zhao Yan was good at speaking.
Some officials even wanted to applaud and applaud. As soon as their mouths opened, they realized that this was the court, not the tile in the city.
Xiao Jingye took the lead in walking to the center of the hall, bowed deeply to Zhao Yan, and then said loudly: "Your Majesty is wise, my Great Zhou will definitely be able to change the world and create civilization."
"Change the world and create civilization!" The civil and military officials bowed deeply and shouted in unison.
The envoys of the six countries were all confused. The first time they felt that they were uneducated was so terrible.
I can understand every word, but why don’t I understand it when I put it together?
Except for the enchanting woman Natsume Yukiko in Liuhai Kingdom, who was thinking about something, the others were all confused, as if they had listened to the heavenly book.
Kim In-jun frowned, always feeling that the emperor looked familiar and his voice was a little familiar, but he just couldn't remember it.
Apart from the way of poetry, he did not know any way to govern the country. What Zhao Yan said about "sowing in the sky like a bird", he felt that this was a drunken word.
If you haven't drunk two pounds of wine, who can say such unregulated words?
Looking at the proud and excited expressions of the officials, Zhao Yan was very pleased.
What he said today was just sending a signal to his ministers: from today on, the Great Zhou will be different.
As for his more ideas, these people need to be accepted slowly in practice.
After Zhao Yan finished speaking, the next step was to give tribute gifts from six special envoys.
"External envoy presents a gift!" Xizi said loudly.
The envoys of the six countries came to the center of the hall with gift lists and bowed to Zhao Yan.
"Thank you all for a long journey!" Zhao Yan said politely.
The six special envoys stood up straight at the same time, but none of them looked directly at Zhao Yan.
Looking directly at the emperor is against etiquette and law, they dare not violate this taboo.
Jeddah, the envoy of Northern Montreal, was a strong man with a big and big waist. He wore a black leather robe and looked a little proud.
"Your Majesty the Great Zhou Emperor, this envoy was sent by our noble young marshal of Northern Mongolia, and will send three gifts to your country."
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"The first one is three waste princes; the second one is a war letter; the third one is a pair of iron vouchers for death."
Hearing the names of these three gifts, Daqing Palace instantly became quiet.
This is not a gift, it is clearly a matter of finding fault.
The envoys of the other five countries were very happy. Unexpectedly, before they began to make things difficult for the Great Zhou, Bei Meng took the big move.
The Northern Monte envoy Jeddah continued with his chest straight: "Now this messenger will repeat the original words of my young marshal."
"The five original princes of your Great Zhou are too cowardly and have no backbone. If any of them becomes emperors, the Great Zhou will definitely be destroyed in only three years. In addition, after the ice melts in spring, I, Beimeng, will send troops. I will send you the next letter of war to you. This time you have no good luck. The iron coupon for exempting death was specially given to the young emperor of your country by this young marshal. After he is captured, he can use this coupon to be exempted from death."
Jeddah completely imitated Ergu's expression and movements, and his tone was even arrogant.
Shen Tuyi, the commander of the imperial guards not far away, had blue veins on his forehead. As long as Zhao Yan gave him an order, he would take action immediately.
The civil and military officials knew Zhao Yan's violent temper well, and they also thought about how Zhao Yan would deal with the envoy.
After hearing this, Zhao Yan was not angry. He smiled and said, "Go back and tell you the young marshal that I have accepted all three gifts. In addition, you will give him a sentence: When the ice is in spring, I will lead the imperial army to fight in person and will take back Qingzhou and Shenzhou."
The emperor personally commanded?
Hearing this, the officials of the Great Zhou were anxious. The successive emperors of the Great Zhou had never personally fought for the emperor. It was a big deal that the emperor personally led the army, and there was not even a candidate emperor in the Great Zhou.
Once Zhao Yan is captured, the Great Zhou will have to be forced to change the dynasty.
But Zhao Yan has already said it, and his words cannot be changed.
Jeddah did not expect that Zhao Yan's answer would be so tough. He planned to fight Bei Meng to the end.
Chapter completed!