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The light scent of tea floated through the main hall. Feng Deshui sipped gently from his cup while watching Xiao Ming’s expression, trying to gauge his reaction. The idea of relocating the capital had already sparked intense opposition in Chang’an from Empress Zhao, the Crown Prince, and many officials bribed by Prince Zhao. They argued using old ancestral laws and feng shui superstitions, but everyone knew their real motive: self-interest. If the capital moved, Prince Zhao’s influence over the…-
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"Flush toilet? What is that?" Feng Deshui stared in confusion at the craftsmen installing ceramic pipes inside the restaurant. Xiao Ming was inwardly pleased. He had started building an underground drainage system to completely improve Qingzhou’s public hygiene. Back in Europe, it took the Black Death for them to realize the importance of urban sanitation. Plagues were terrifying. Preventing them began with sanitation—and this was also part of transforming Qingzhou’s urban landscape. He didn’t…
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"What is the barbarian tribe’s advantage over the Great Yu Empire?" Xiao Ming asked Niu Ben on the military workshop's test field. "Their cavalry, of course," Niu Ben replied. Lu Fei nodded. "Their riders are all experts at horseback archery. But training our own cavalry takes years. If we lose them in war, we can’t recover quickly. Rebuilding takes too long." Xiao Ming agreed. "Exactly. Whether it’s cavalry, archers, or swordsmen, we need years of training just to match the barbarians one-on-one.…
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On the vast sea, three galleons were slicing through the waves. After gaining valuable information from the British man, they planned to take him to India in exchange for the crops they needed—corn, peanuts, and potatoes. "Are you pirates from the Great Yu Empire?" The British man had woken up and come on deck. After examining the ship, he was shocked to find that it looked a lot like their own warships—maybe even better designed. He couldn’t figure it out and asked the translator, Zheng…
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The ocean waves slammed against the sides of the giant galleons. Strong winds howled around them. In the distance, a dark cloud was approaching—a storm was on the way. "Tch! Our prince doesn’t need support from scheming people like you!" The translator’s words made Yue Yun spit in disgust. The truth was now clear: Prince Chu had become a lackey of the Dutch. No wonder he had been acting more arrogant in recent years—he had foreign support behind him. "What now?" the translator asked Yue…
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Under the warm sun, Qingzhou's soldiers diligently worked the fields. The idyllic scene felt like a breath of fresh air, but in the next moment, a shadow fell across Xiao Ming’s eyes. In such a brutal age, to protect this rare peace, he could only use blood and fire to defend it. This time, the cotton seeds sent by the Chu King filled the holds of five merchant ships. Xiao Ming only spent the equivalent of half a cannon on the purchase of these cotton seeds. Besides the cotton, the thirty cannons also…
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Advanced chapter at patreon.com/caleredhair "Your Highness, I'm not thinking about that. I'm just wondering… now that the Qingzhou Army has engineers, logistics troops, and even a navy—these are military branches the Great Yu Empire never had before. But you seem so confident in reforming the army. I just don’t understand." Xiao Ming smiled. The Great Yu Empire’s military system was still stuck in the age of swords and spears. Now that he was shifting to the age of firearms, of course many people…
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It was another sunny day, with the warmth of spring spreading across Qingzhou. As the grass and trees along the Xiaoqing River began to turn green, more and more people headed outside for the spring outing. The night after Wang Xuan left, four foreign merchants and six foreign refugees were arrested in Qingzhou. In an effort to increase the labor force in his domain, Xiao Ming’s refugee policy seemed to have become a target for various factions to place spies among the incoming refugees. According to…
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"Your Highness, the Chu King’s merchant ship has arrived. It’s said that they’ve brought cotton seeds, but..." "Let me guess. They want the cannons in exchange for the cotton seeds, right?" "It seems you’ve already figured it out, Your Highness." Pang Yukun smiled. Xiao Ming was currently writing a training manual for the musket troops. The previous day, he had visited the lathe workshop, armaments workshop, machinery department, and gunpowder workshop, delivering all his instructions. Whether…
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Subscribe my patreon.com/caleredhair to get access of 10 chapter daily Outside the silver-colored barbarian tent, the guards were standing at attention. Two Goryeo envoys, dressed in red round-collared robes, were waiting for Bei Shan’s summons. When a strange-looking figure emerged from the camp, he was immediately informed that he was called in. "Envoy Lee Shun-ji from the Goryeo Kingdom presents his respects to Taiji Bei Shan." As soon as Lee Shun-ji saw Bei Shan, he knelt down and performed the…
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