On the ninth day of September, climb up and look far.

Shao Shude took his grandson Shao Xiu Shou and climbed Zhongnan Mountain.

The eldest grandson was born in May of the 14th year of Jianji to the Crown Princess Zhu.

In the fifteenth year of Jianji's reign, Prince Liangdi Yeli gave birth to a son.

In the first year of Tongguang, Liangyuan Pei gave birth to another daughter.

There are currently two sons and two daughters in the prince's lineage, which is actually not a large number. Compared to his father, who is sowing seeds everywhere, they are not even close.

Well, the prince inspected Longquan Mansion and commanded all the troops to attack. The tribes of Shiwei and Wei fled north one after another and captured tens of thousands of people.

Later, it was discovered that Bohai people colluded with Shiwei in Longquan Prefecture, and thousands of households were demoted. This wave should be the last time the Bohai people got angry, and the great cause of restoring Bohai to the Xia Dynasty basically disappeared with the wind.

Erlang really never had to worry about him in terms of military strategy.

Shao Shude once wanted to correct the prince's radical fighting style, but now that he thinks about it, let him do whatever he likes. Anyway, after he becomes the emperor, it is probably difficult for him to go to war in person like his father. National conditions, customs, and prestige will not allow it.

He could only assign generals to go on the expedition, and enjoy himself looking at the map from behind.

"Ah, slow down." The grandson held his clothes and shouted in a sweet voice.

Shao Shude turned around, held his grandson in his arms, stepped on the green grass, and walked to the edge of a cliff. He looked at the traffic coming and going on the post road not far away, and asked: "How can the four-wheeled carriage sit on it?"

Is it comfortable?"

"Comfortable." The grandson rolled his big black eyes, looked at the cars coming and going, and imitated the sound of "huhu" in his mouth.

Shao Shude chuckled when he saw it.

The five-year-old child is quite playful and full of curiosity about everything. In the past year, he has often played with his grandson to cultivate his various hobbies and observe what things he is interested in.

The ancients said: "Those who teach will cultivate good and save those who have lost." This means that education should promote people's strengths, save defects, cultivate the mind, and improve personality.

Does the environment have an impact on a child's mind? Of course it does.

However, the overall environment in the Shaw Palace was relatively relaxed. Shao Shude was not the kind of person to follow the rules, and his sons had all kinds of personalities.

The boss is a bit like him, but he is too stable and unable to take risks at critical moments.

Shao Shude himself also took risks such as attacking Yunzhou on a snowy night and running thousands of miles to defeat Ge Congzhou. After Li Keyong died, he was not afraid of danger and went to the mourning hall to express his condolences. Dalang was afraid that he would do something like this

Less than.

Erlang is too diligent, likes to show off his martial prowess, and has an appetite for warriors, but he is not a wise king in the eyes of civil servants.

Saburo is rather bookish.

Shiro is idle and lazy...

The only ones that Shao Shude really devoted his efforts to educating were Da Lang and Er Lang. They were both good at their abilities, but they both had their own flaws. But having said that, who doesn’t have flaws? Just try to use their advantages as much as possible.

The second generation of Shao Xia must use Erlang's bravery.

There are now almost dozens of grandchildren in total. Shao Shude does not have the energy to teach them one by one. Now he mainly observes his eldest grandson and lays the foundation for the continuity of his policies.

Yes, this is his main purpose.

It was not that he didn't pay attention to the so-called pure filial piety, understanding of propriety, etc. that people at that time paid attention to, but he put them in a secondary position.

Cultivating a moral model, but having no opinions of his own, having soft ears, and being easily deceived by others will be a failure.

"Do you know what was carried in that four-wheeled carriage?" Shao Shude asked.

The grandson shook his head.

"That's your favorite cod."

"The cod is delicious!" said the grandson, his eyes widening for a moment.

Shao Shude smiled again and stroked his grandson's little head.

There was a small wooden sword hanging on his waist, with a sharkskin scabbard made by Shao Shude himself.

This eldest grandson is now taught by him to yearn for the sea very much.

In fact, Shao Shude also feels a little guilty. His eldest grandson has been growing up according to the path he planned, but his methods are gentler and more hidden.

But the descendants of the Tian family do not have much freedom in the first place. For the future of this world, they can only serve as tools for once.

"Do you still want Awen to tell stories today?"

"want."

"Then let's talk about things over in Nanyang." Shao Shude smiled slightly and said: "That place was called the 'Land Under the Wind' by the great merchants, and it was rich in pepper, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and other spices.

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Grandfather and grandson talked for a long time on the mountain.

Shao Shude's story-telling ability is quite good. After all, he often paints big cakes for adults, and he can easily trick children.

When the eldest son Ah Li heard that a certain captain entered the Nanyang Islands and discovered the unique local spices, he concentrated on it for fear of missing a word.

The legendary adventure at sea is amazing.

He had heard Aweng talk about how sailors fought against the wind and waves before, and when he heard the second part today, he was immediately hooked.

This is much more interesting than the previous stories in the Prairie Empire series.

He has completely understood that this world is far more than the Great Inner Palace, more than Chang'an and Luoyang, and even more than the twenty-odd Dao of Daxia.

There are many countries in the world and hundreds of tribes are competing, which is very interesting. If there is a chance in the future, he must let the prairie men perform riding skills for him, let the Persian orchid perform dancing for him, and let the food scholars translate books for him.

, see if there is anything interesting.

He also asked the Jurchens to raise pigs for him because the steamed cakes were delicious.

He also asked the Koreans to fish for him because cod was delicious.

He even wanted to send people south because the spices of Zhenla were so fragrant...

"Already asleep." Shao Shude handed his eldest grandson Ah Li into the hands of the queen.

The queen took it gently, looked at it for a while, and then handed it back to the wet nurse.

"My husband has been having a lot of trouble with the Confucian scholars recently?"

"It can't be said to be an uproar." Shao Shude said: "Confucian scholars have been suppressed for more than a hundred years, and they are not in a good mood. I can help them get some benefits from the warriors. I am already grateful."

"But there are still people who won't be fooled by this immediate benefit?"

"My lady is really wise." Shao Shude smiled and said, "So what? I created this world with my sword and my spear. The warriors are facing me, and no one can overthrow it."

"My husband does things in a measured way." The queen said, "In this way, I will feel relieved."

"I -" Shao Shude thought for a while and asked: "Does Madam support all the reforms I have made?"

"Some people came to my side." The queen sighed and said, "But as my husband said, the martial artist and them are not of the same mind, and we can't make any trouble. My husband has been wise and resourceful all his life, and he is still today.

The world. As a woman, I can’t talk too much about the decision you made. I just hope that my children and grandchildren will always be rich and noble. That’s enough."

Shao Shude was silent for a long time, and finally said: "There is no immortal dynasty in the world."

After that, he left.

The queen sighed quietly, and then thought that her husband rarely made wrong decisions throughout his life, so maybe he was right.

On the other hand, the new dynasty is prospering day by day, so it is purely unfounded to worry about so many things.

Wu Fu has been in power for one hundred and fifty years, who would have thought of this? Perhaps, in extraordinary times, one can only do extraordinary things, that's all.

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On September 15th, Shao Shude received news from the Western Regions that Li Shouxin's envoy had arrived in Suiye. Ogurchak sent his eldest son Dunyu and a thousand cavalry to escort them.

all the best,

The other thing is about the merchant villages in the Western Regions.

At present, there are more than a dozen companies in Tingzhou, Qiuci, Gumo, and Shule. They have cultivated more than 700 hectares of farmland. They harvest 100,000 dendrobium of millet and wheat and more than 40,000 dendrobium of miscellaneous grains in a year, all of which are delivered to the government.

Because the Western Region Trading Company arrived late, they only cultivated more than a hundred hectares this year, mainly at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.

They also recruited more than 900 strong men in Henan and Hebei. They will arrive in Gumo early next year and open 200 hectares of new fields to plant wheat and beans.

Shao Shude readily agreed.

Shangtun is actually very miserable, even more miserable than the people who immigrated there.

They even just dug some nests in the ground and covered them with branches and reeds as shelter.

On weekdays, between two o'clock and one line of work, he is either working in the fields or sleeping in a nest in the ground. He is unkempt and ragged all day long, like a beggar.

What keeps them going is the extremely high wages.

There is actually not much difference in cost performance between using money to drive people to work and forcing slaves to work. Because the former is more attentive and can earn more money for every additional bucket of grain collected, so it is more like a slave than a slave.

There is not much resentment, everything is voluntary.

It has to be said that the person who invented Shangtun really has the potential to be a black-hearted capitalist.

During the Qing Dynasty's Western Expedition, Shangtun was blooming everywhere. Is it because Qianlong couldn't raise so many serfs, or was he kind-hearted? It's just that the yield of Shangtun's fields was extremely high, higher than that of military and civilian villages, which left people speechless.
To be continued...