I'm the villain in the book

"It would be best if they were willing to surrender."

"If you don't want to, we will fight again."

"What do you say?"

"My lord is right."

Chu Xianping nodded slightly: "There are not many state troops in Yangzhou now, and they also know that they can't fight against my army, so maybe they are willing to open the city and ask for surrender."

"If you can defeat others without fighting, it will be the best."

"Indeed."

Du Chang also echoed from the side: "We have just achieved a great victory in Niutoushan, presumably everyone in Anzhou is already in danger, and this attempt to persuade them to surrender should be successful."

"Okay, then you two should go there as soon as possible."

Wei Changtian got up and walked in front of the two of them: "Take the Tiangou army with us, if we can agree, then take over Yangzhou City immediately."

"If you can't agree, then just be the vanguard of the army."

"Also tell the officials in Yangzhou that as long as they are willing to surrender, their positions will remain the same."

"Other conditions, you two can figure it out."

"..."

"Yes! I will understand!"

The flames flickered, and two sonorous and forceful echoes sounded in the meeting hall.

Wei Changtian didn't know if Du Chang and Chu Xianping could successfully persuade Yangzhou to surrender, but there was no harm in trying.

After all, if the negotiation is really successful, it will save a lot of people from dying.

As for the safety of the two of them... Wei Changtian is not worried about this.

With the IQs of these two people, even if they don't arrange it themselves, they will definitely be fully prepared.

What's more, the Tengu Army went with them.

......

In this way, after "staying" in Guanghan City for three more days, Wei Changtian finally took care of all the important matters at hand.

Chu Xianping and Du Chang will soon take the Tiangou Army to Yangzhou for negotiations.

Liang Zhen wanted to stay in Guanghan to contact the remaining [-] Dali reinforcements to prepare for the possible Eastern Expedition.

As for Wei Changtian himself...

That of course means going back to Shuzhou City to get married.

Chapter 506 Single Night

Five days later, October twenty-fourth.

Tomorrow is the day when Wei Changtian and Liang Qin get married, everything has already been prepared, and Wei Changtian also returned a few days ago.

On the first day he came back, he went to Ning Yuke, told the latter about the Shu army's next offensive plan, and also arranged the next major development strategy of the Shu country.

Although most of the people in Shu now have no worries about food and clothing and live affluent lives, social productivity is still backward, and the production structure of the small-scale peasant economy is doomed to be no fundamentally different from Daning.

Therefore, in order to widen the gap in "comprehensive national strength" with Daning as soon as possible, it is not enough to just cut taxes and divide land. In the end, it must change the production structure and complete the industrial revolution.

In this way, the previously shelved steam engine research and development plan was officially put on the agenda for the first time.

Of course, Wei Changtian is not like the protagonists of many time-traveling texts in his previous life, who can draw the blueprint of a steam engine at will.

In fact, his understanding of the steam engine is limited to boiling water, and after the water is boiled, the steam is used to push the piston, and then through a series of complex mechanical transmissions, it becomes usable power.

Obviously, such a level of understanding, as well as the photos of steam engines that he had seen several times in his previous life by chance, were not enough to support Wei Changtian inventing a genuine steam engine.

But why do it yourself?

So many skilled craftsmen can't be displayed?

Tell me what you know, and let the craftsmen study the rest.

In this way, under Wei Changtian's "suggestion", Ning Yuke immediately ordered the Ministry of Industry to set up a new organization to be responsible for the research and development of these "uncanny techniques".

Named - "Tiangong Bureau".

......

On the second day after returning, Wei Changtian went to "inspect" the Datong City which was under construction.

Nearly two months have passed since the construction of the city.

With the existence of cultivators, the speed of construction is naturally unmatched by previous generations and ancient times, so the current city wall project has been completed in sevens and eighties.

And the city wall is not empty, not only many houses have been built, but even several small markets have been formed.

Although it is not on a large scale, it is still lively and lively, with fireworks.

It's just that these people are actually refugees from other states who came to Shuzhou to escape famine, and there are very few people in Shuzhou.

This is because due to the presence of the Tiangou Army, there have been many rumors about the real purpose of Datong City in the Shu Kingdom.

Many people in Shu now know that this new city is built for the Yaozu, so no matter how cheap the land is, they are unwilling to move here to live.

Of course, out-of-state refugees are definitely more reluctant.

But the fields that Wei Changtian promised to give them before were all in the vicinity, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and settle down, becoming the first batch of residents of Datong City.

Although he will "coexist with demons" in the future, at least he won't be starved to death right now.

What's more, most of these people were tenant farmers at the lowest level before, and they worked hard on the loess under the scorching sun every day, but in the end they could only exchange barely enough food from their masters.

But now no matter what, they finally have their own fertile land, and the food they grow belongs to themselves.

Coupled with the extremely low land tax of Shu...

There is no doubt that such a life was something these refugees had never dreamed of before.

So even if they want to live with the Yaozu in the future, they are unwilling to give up everything they have now.

......

The third day back.

On the way Wei Changtian returned to Shuzhou City from Datong City in a carriage, he received good news from Chu Xianping——

Yangzhou is willing to surrender.

In just three days, Chu Xianping and Du Chang successfully "persuaded" the state herdsmen and general soldiers of Yangzhou to give up resistance, and since then "gloriously" merged into the territory of Shu.

Wei Changtian was not surprised by this result.

After all, there were not many state troops left in the Daning prefectures after several times of nationwide troop transfers. Unless Ning Yongnian sent troops to help, Yangzhou had no possibility of resisting the footsteps of the Shu army.

Surrender is considered to be aware of current affairs, and you don't want to make unnecessary resistance.

If you don't surrender, you are bloody, and you don't want to be a treason.

The probability of these two choices is about [-] to [-].

But now it seems that the main officials of Yangzhou still care more about their own lives.

Of course, Wei Changtian welcomes their act of "doing nothing".

He took over a state without a single soldier.

This not only avoided the loss of the Shu army, but also served as an excellent "model" for the rest of the southern states.

It is presumed that when the Shu army continues its eastward expedition in the future, the resistance and resistance it will encounter will be greatly reduced.

As for when to continue heading east to Suzhou...

This needs to be discussed with Chu Xianping, Liang Zhen and others, because it will take some time to take over Yangzhou.

But I don't think it will be too long.

......

Day four back.

After five full days of thinking, You Wenzong finally decided to "abandon the dark and turn to the bright", and was escorted from Guanghan to Shuzhou City today.

After serving him the Puppet Pill, Wei Changtian took him to Weiyang Palace to meet Ning Yuke.

Ning Yuke proclaimed the world with an edict, and You Wenzong suddenly became the prime minister of Shu.

This is something Wei Changtian promised long ago.

However, You Wenzong, who has changed from a "chess piece" to a "player of chess", doesn't seem very excited, and even seems a little lonely.

Wei Changtian knew that he still had a knot in his heart, but he didn't try to persuade him.

After all, the guilt brought about by "betrayal" can only be resolved through time.

Besides, You Wenzong's guilt is actually a good thing, which shows that he is not only an excellent politician, but also a loyal minister.

Of course, no matter what, such a "loyal minister" still betrayed Ning Yongnian in the end.

Is it out of a desire for greater power?

Or for the safety of your family?

Or after seeing the local conditions and customs of Shu, are you convinced by the better "system" of Shu?

What is the reason? Only You Wenzong himself knows best.

All Wei Changtian can do is to let Wei Xianzhi send his family members to Shuzhou as soon as possible. Perhaps after reuniting with his family members, You Wenzong will be able to get out of the gloom and devote himself to the "greater cause".

......

Day five back.

Tomorrow he will marry his first "wife". According to the practice of his previous life, Wei Changtian should have a "single night", or go to a brothel to have a good night.

But of course Wei Changtian didn't have the time or interest to do these things.

Looking back now, since he came to Shuzhou, he seems to have rarely visited brothels.

Last time... It seemed that I was still accompanying Lao Zhangtou with Feng Yuan.

From brothel regulars to "honest gentleman".

Such a change was not because Wei Changtian suddenly became serious, in fact, it was simply due to lack of time.

In addition, now he is too difficult to "handle" just being a woman in the family.

Xu Qingwan, Lu Jingyao, Yuan Er, Qiu Yun, Yang Liushi...

Thinking of Yangliu Poetry, Wei Changtian realized that he had forgotten about it in the past few days when he returned to Shuzhou City.

He turned his head and glanced at the sky, it was still early.

"Wan'er, I'll go to Liu Shi's place."

After getting up and putting on his robe, Wei Changtian said to Xu Qingwan who was checking the guest list for tomorrow.

"Well?"

Comrade Xiao Xu raised his head and asked softly, "Then are you coming back tonight?"

"this......"

Wei Changtian touched his nose: "Not necessarily."

"Well, I see."

Xu Qingwan came over to straighten his clothes, and said worriedly: "But if you stay with Miss Liu Shi, you must not get up late tomorrow morning."

"Don't delay the reception."

"Oh, how about I go with you."

"You and Miss Liu Shi can do whatever you want tonight, and I'll wake you up tomorrow morning."

Wei Changtian: "?"

Chapter 507