The leader said: I am only providing you with more possibilities, but you still have the right to choose what kind of person you want to be and what kind of life you want to have.

"Auntie, don't you want to choose your own life?" Sun Shangxiang asked softly.

Wu subconsciously replied: "Of course I do!"

Sun Shangxiang smiled happily: "That's right!"

The mother and daughter looked at each other, and an infinite power seemed to rise in their hearts, urging them to do something together.

So, the next day Sun Shangxiang launched an attack on her brother Sun Quan.

At that time, there were many Xu Jiajun trainees who had been transferred from the manor by Xu Mei. Under the coercion of Xu Jiajun, Sun Quan had no choice but to compromise.

But he didn't know that this compromise was just preparation for the next compromise.

The goal of allowing women to enter officialdom has been achieved.

But there is still a long way to go for women to enter official careers.

Sun Shangxiang spent a lot of money to open literacy classes in various counties and counties in Yangzhou, giving priority to girls, and toured various places to give lectures to girls, launching a vigorous ideological emancipation movement.

Immediately afterwards, drastic reforms came.

Everyone knows about the wealth of Xu Jiajun, and naturally they yearn for the people under their rule to live such a life.

In terms of agriculture, there is Gongsun Yi. The betrothal gift sent by Xu Jiajun previously included the seeds of fairy rice. However, there are only a few professional planting personnel, and the local people are resistant to foreign new things. The popularization of hybrid rice has not been smooth.

Of course, the main thing is the breeding project, which is still in the hands of the students transferred by Xu Mei. This makes Sun Quan feel a little uncomfortable, and he is not active in promoting it, fearing that it will be completely manipulated by Xu Jiajun.

However, it is obviously not the time for him to consider whether to make decisions or not. His younger sister Sun Shangxiang is engaged in women's sports in front of him, which makes him feel a strong sense of crisis.

But Sun Shangxiang had Xu Jiajun's support behind her, and Sun Quan couldn't do anything to her.

In the end, we can only move towards compromise step by step.

Immortal Rice promotes compromise, compromises in the reform of old regulations, compromises in laws, and compromises in business.

However, the benefits are not without them.

In exchange for these so-called compromises, Yangzhou finally has its own basic industrial system. Waterwheel plants, shipyards, umbrella factories, brick factories, cement factories, and textile factories are all under construction step by step.

In just one year, the streets in Wu County doubled, the number of employees increased fivefold, and commercial and agricultural taxes doubled.

More importantly, more people have work to do and are paid for their wages, and they can use the money for consumption, thereby promoting economic growth and entering a positive cycle.

And what supports all of this is the fairy rice with a yield of 700 kilograms per mu.

The Yangtze River Basin is most suitable for growing rice. The rice in Yangzhou is so good that it can be harvested twice a year.

Seeing the miraculous rice yields per acre, the people of Yangzhou started a frantic mode of land reclamation. According to official statistics, within one year, the number of newly opened mountains in Yangzhou was twice as much as in previous years.

These behaviors were also due to the existence of corresponding policies. Under the advice of Sun Shangxiang and Xu family students, Sun Quan agreed to the tax law of Barren Mountain not to pay taxes for three years, which triggered crazy reclamation actions across the state.

It's just that the cement roads in Yangzhou have never been built. There are many mountains and rivers, and the roads are winding and winding, which is far less convenient than the great plains in the north.

However, the loess road has been used for thousands of years, so it doesn’t matter if we don’t change it now.

The people said that as long as they help them build the bridge and open the road, it doesn't matter whether it is cement or not.

Sun Quan looked at Wu County, which was undergoing great changes, and tasted the benefits of reform. With a stroke of his pen, the whole of Yangzhou entered into a fierce bridge-building and road-building movement.

The workers are still recruited from the original corvee, but the treatment is completely different from before.

In the past, it was all compulsory, with only room and board included. Now, additional fixed wages have been added, attracting a large number of young and middle-aged laborers to actively participate.

In response to this, Sun Qunquan couldn't help but sigh: "Sure enough, money can make the world go round."

Just when Yangzhou's drastic reforms were beginning to bear fruit, Xu Yue also received good news from Yizhou.

Yizhou Mu agreed to establish a friendly and close relationship of mutual assistance with the Xu Jiajun, broke away from the Qing monarchy, and declared independence.

In this model, all that is needed is for one person to become the king on his own.

But Yizhou Mu is not self-reliant. He just steps on that red line, letting you advance or retreat.

When Emperor Heng heard the news, he was helpless in Yizhou.

Because it is necessary to have a name when sending troops. Although the behavior of Yizhou Mu is abhorrent, he cannot find a suitable name when he wants to send troops to Yizhou.

As for the name of rebellion, it is no longer new.

Emperor Heng looked around and saw that there was no one around him who was not rebelling against him!

After the autumn harvest that year, Yizhou and Yangzhou each sent 100,000 troops to surround Jingzhou from the west, east and north with the 100,000 troops of the Xu family army.

Zhao Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou, was shocked, but still refused to surrender. He secretly sent someone to send a letter to Cao, asking for support.

However, the envoy was captured alive by Xu Jiajun's spies when he was halfway on the way. Not only was the letter not delivered, but the empty defense situation in Jingzhou City was also exposed.

Now, Xu Yue stopped being polite to Zhao Biao. She and her brother divided into two groups, each leading an army of 50,000. They surrounded the Jingzhou government office from the north and south, forcing Zhao Biao to commit suicide by jumping over the wall.

At this point, Jingzhou was successfully captured by the Xu family's army.

The Cao family could no longer sit still this time. The veterans left behind by Cao De jointly submitted a letter requesting Emperor Heng to issue an order to send troops to attack the rebels.

Naturally, Emperor Heng had no right to refuse, so Cao Ang directly pulled him away from the dragon chair, spread out the imperial edict that he had asked the eunuch to draft, and slapped the jade seal on it.

At that moment, Emperor Heng was so angry that he was shaking all over. He pointed his finger at Cao An and saw the word "I" on his ambitious face.

Emperor Heng's eyes were too hot and filled with resentment. Cao Ang raised his head and looked at Emperor Heng with a clear hint of murderous intent.

Various places have become self-reliant, and the Xu Jiajun is no different from claiming kingship and hegemony.

In this case, why doesn't he declare himself king?

Emperor Heng was stared at by Cao An's ferocious gaze, and his hair stood on end. The alarm bells in his heart rang loudly, and an ominous premonition arose.

That night, when Emperor Heng was having a nightmare, unexpectedly, the palace door was kicked open with a bang.

He suddenly woke up, and when he opened his eyes, Cao Ang walked up to him with his sword in hand, pointing directly at his heart.

Zhao Heng was horrified and at the same time felt sad.

It is really sad that the majestic emperor should end in such a way.

"Daqing...is dead."

Zhao Heng closed his eyes in despair.

However, the expected severe pain did not appear.

Suddenly, there was a fierce fighting sound in his ears, and he also heard someone calling his name.

"Zhao Heng, if you don't want to die, come with us!"
Chapter completed!