Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Ever since Xiao Yu proclaimed himself emperor in Yazhou, the city of Jianye has been undercurrents. Although everyone tacitly said nothing on the surface, they all have their own little things in the dark.

Someone has conducted an objective analysis, Xiao Yu and Xiao Yi contend, what are the chances of winning.

Make comparisons in terms of military strength, financial resources, material resources, and external force and environment.The biggest advantage of Xiao Yu is that it is located in a remote location. Apart from Xiao Yi, there is no other external pressure. Another obvious advantage is that there are fewer people in the Guangzhou area, and the population will not drop suddenly due to the famine. If it is managed well, it will take time , can really grow.

But does he have a chance to go big?No, Xiao Yi will not give him a chance to grow stronger.He couldn't even tolerate King Liang and King Yu, who hadn't become emperor yet, let alone Xiao Yu who had already become emperor.

The population of the entire Canton area is only over 100 million, and the population of Anguo is more than 2000 million. With a steady stream of troops, it is more than enough to crush Xiao Yu.In less than three months, Xiao Yu's small court will be strangled by Xiao Yi in his infancy.

However, things were not as analyzed. It is true that Xiao Yi's troops were much larger than Xiao Yu's, but since the second half of last year, he has been struggling to deal with the endless riots in various places, and his food and grass have been quickly consumed.

It was not until this spring that Xiao Yi sent a navy to attack Guangzhou. However, more than 3 troops were wiped out, and more than [-] warships did not even return a single sampan.

East and West Rong in the north are urging Sui coins again, and the Canton area controlled by Xiao Yu is an important grain-producing area and the only pearl producing area, which is equivalent to breaking one of Xiao Yi's arms. Xiao Yi is vomiting blood in anger, but Unable to attack Guangzhou again.

Most of the navy was lost, and it was even more impossible for the rest to take Guangzhou.If troops were sent south from the land, the battle line would be too long, the consumption would be too great, and the empty treasury would not be able to afford it.

So letting Xiao Yu grow up has become an indisputable fact.

As early as last year when Xiao Yu proclaimed himself emperor, there was news that he was going to pass the exam to select officials. At that time, some poor students were ready to make a move. However, the journey was far away and the situation was uncertain, so few people made the trip.

Now that the "Spark" newspaper has spread to Jianye again, many scholars can't hold back.Not to mention anything else, just the technology of repeated printing has already fascinated readers. This is something that many generations of scholars have dreamed of. With this technology, do you still worry about having no books to read?

This also reflects from the side that Xiao Yu attaches great importance to talents. He has already networked many capable people with lofty ideals. The selection examination is far more reasonable than the selection of family status, which allows truly talented people to have the opportunity to display their talents.

Many people, especially poor students, began to think about going south again.

A few days later, the "Xinghuo" newspaper finally reached Xiao Yi's hands. He looked at the two identical newspapers. Under the two big characters "Xinghuo", there was the word "Panyu" written brightly. His face was livid: "This is What?"

Tai Fu Wen Zhun said: "Qizou Your Majesty, this is a 'newspaper' that has been widely circulated in Beijing recently, and it is rumored to be produced by Xiao Yu, a rebellious party."

Xiao Yi looked at Wen Zhun sullenly: "What do you mean by showing me?"

Wen Zhun lowered his head: "Your Majesty, calm down! This is a message from the rebellious party from the south. I would like to ask Your Majesty to read it. The content of the two newspapers is exactly the same."

Xiao Yi snorted coldly: "I'm not blind!"

Wen Zhun said: "What I mean is that these two newspapers were not written by hand, but reproduced in some way."

"so what?"

Wen Zhun was sweating on his forehead: "According to my investigation, there are at least tens of thousands of identical newspapers in Jianye City. This shows that the rebellious party has mastered a certain method, and they can use this method to repeatedly print thousands of copies. Newspapers can also print thousands of copies of books."

Xiao Yi squinted at Wen Zhun: "So what if you can print books, is the Taifu short of books to read?"

Wen Zhun said: "Of course I don't lack books, but the children of the common people lack books. I worry that they will sneak to the rebellious party."

Xiao Yi said: "The order will be passed down, all newspapers will be confiscated, buying and selling newspapers is strictly prohibited, and those who violate the order will be arrested. Anyone who defected to the false emperor will be killed without mercy once caught!"

"The minister leads the order!"

Wen Zun said again: "Your Majesty, I think these newspapers are mostly brought by those merchant ships. It is better to simply ban the merchant ships. The news from the south will not be able to spread, and those who want to go south will have no channels."

Xiao Yi said: "Then ban it."

After Wen Zhun went down, Xiao Yi looked at the two pieces of paper on the case, his eyes seemed to burn through the two pieces of paper: "Chuan Xiangguo."

After a long time, the gray-bearded Xiangguo Huan Yin arrived.

Xiao Yi threw two newspapers at Huan Yin's feet: "Has Xiangguo seen this?"

Huan Yin bent down tremblingly, picked up two newspapers from the ground, identified them for a while, and then said: "This old minister just saw it yesterday, and he is going to report this matter to His Majesty."

"No need, the Taifu has already reported it to me. This is a newspaper produced by the false emperor Xiao Yu. I heard that it has been spread all over Beijing. Xiangguo didn't know about such an important matter. It seems that Xiangguo is really old and can't do it anymore. See all directions and hear all directions." The disgust on Xiao Yi's face was undisguised.

Huan Yin was a veteran of the three dynasties, and he was Xiangguo during Emperor Jingping's time. It was he who strongly recommended Xiao Yi as the prince.

If it wasn't for this reason, Xiao Yi would have replaced him long ago.Huan Yin is really too old, he is nearly seventy years old, and he will never let go of the power in his hand. His party leaders are deeply intertwined in the court.

Xiao Yi felt that he was constrained by him everywhere, and he was quite unhappy, so he relied more on Wen Zhun and Jin Huanran who he had promoted.

Huan Yin didn't seem to understand Xiao Yi's meaning: "The old minister thinks it's not a serious matter."

"Doesn't matter? I heard that many sons of the common clan plan to defect to the false emperor because of these few newspapers." Xiao Yi snorted coldly.

Huan Yin said: "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry too much. All the talents in the world have been snatched by Your Majesty. Only the incompetent and gradeless people of the common people will go to the southern barbarian land to try their luck. There is nothing to worry about."

The Huan family is one of the biggest clans in this dynasty, and they have held high positions for generations, so they don't pay attention to the humble and common people.

Xiao Yi rolled his eyes: "I want to send troops south this autumn to wipe out the remnants of the chaotic party in one fell swoop. Xiangguo thinks this battle can be won?"

Huan Yin cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, the veteran thinks that it is not appropriate to use troops this autumn."

"Why?" Xiao Yi suppressed his anger and asked coldly.

Huan Yin said: "Now the mobs in various places have just been pacified, and the national treasury has been consumed too much. And the southward front line is too long, and the supply consumption is huge, and it may not be able to withstand this war. Your Majesty has to beware of the wolf ambitions of the northern Er Rong."

Xiao Yi thumped the table hard, and said angrily: "Then let Xiao Yu sit up?"

Huan Yin said: "Of course not, but Your Majesty needs to be patient. Rest for a year, and it will not be too late to go south after the treasury is full. Use this year to expand the navy, and send the navy to attack Guangzhou next year."

Xiao Yi laughed back angrily: "Send the sailors to die again? This spring, I sent [-] sailors there following Xiangguo's suggestion, and not even a single ghost came back. Could it be that Xiangguo and Xiao Yu colluded and deliberately conspired?" Calculate me!"

Huan Yin hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, calm down! Your Majesty has wronged the old minister. The old minister has devoted himself to His Majesty, so how dare he collude with the rebellious party. Besides, the old minister personally supervised the case of Zhou Qi's treason. How could the old minister interact with Xiao Yu? It is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger. Your Majesty must believe in the loyalty of the veteran."

Of course Xiao Yi knew that it was impossible for Huan Yin to collude with Xiao Yu, but how could he allow others to snore on the side of the couch: "At the latest next spring, I will attack Guangzhou. You can arrange it. If you can't do this, the Prime Minister Don't do it!"

Huan Yin said respectfully: "I obey the order!"

On the same day, several teams of officers and soldiers were added to Jianye City, who were confiscating the "Xinghuo" newspaper everywhere, and even knocked on the doors of every household to order it to be handed over.Of course, I dare not knock on the doors of those high-ranking and wealthy families.

Outside Jianye City, at the busy riverside wharf, dozens of ships are berthing on the shore, loading and unloading, and a merchant ship is lifting rocks and preparing to leave.

A group of officers and soldiers galloped out from the city gate, and the captain at the head shook a piece of paper: "Everyone obeys the order. From now on, Da'an Kingdom prohibits all merchant ships from coming and going. All merchant ships, leave quickly!"

The boatman and the porter who were loading and unloading the cargo were stunned. This was something they had never encountered before. So what should we do with the cargo?

A ship owner got off the boat, ran to the captain, and said respectfully, "My lord, the goods on my ship are all from Fushun Building. Can we unload all the goods?"

The captain looked down at him condescendingly and looked at him with his nostrils: "No! Don't have long ears? Hurry up and leave, if you don't leave, we will drive people away." After speaking, he raised the whip in his hand and whipped it hard in the air, making a crisp sound "Snap" sound.

The boatman is in a dilemma, let's go, the unloaded cargo has been taken away by Fushun Building, and the payment has not yet been made, if you don't go, you will be beaten.

There are many ships in the same state as him, and everyone is a little at a loss.

The school captain suddenly said loudly: "Is there a merchant ship from Guangzhou on the pier?"

No one answered, but the merchant ship that was lifting rocks just now was rowing away silently.

The captain pointed to the ship and asked, "Boater, did your merchant ship come from Guangzhou?"

A person on the boat answered, "No, we are from Fengzhou." While speaking, the boat had already entered the middle of the river, and began to sail eastward along the rolling river.

The person on the boat who had just answered looked at Jianye City in the distance, frowning, and a crew member whispered, "Brother Shan, something seems to have happened in the city, do you want to inquire?"

Jishan said: "Now the merchant ships are not allowed to dock, and we will find a small boat at the next pier and come back to check."

The crew member said: "This country prohibits merchant ships from coming and going, so they will not be able to come here to do business in the future. And it seems that they are targeting us specifically."

Ji Shan nodded: "Be careful in the future." He just took over the fleet from Master Min, and Anguo issued this ban. In the future, the goods returned from overseas cannot be traded in Anguo. It seems that they can only go to Dongrong. I don't know if Dongrong can eat so many goods.

But it shouldn't be difficult, since Anguo banned merchant ships, those merchants must find a way to find sources of goods from other places, such as purchasing goods from Dongrong through another channel.

I don't know which song the dog emperor sang, and he banned the trade in a good manner. Could it be related to the newspapers he sent?

Ji Shan entered the cabin, and a group of scribes were greeting each other.These people are poor students hitchhiking to the south, and most of them decided to go south because of the "Spark" newspaper this time.

Sure enough, as Min Chong expected, once the newspaper spread to the north, it would definitely cause a sensation. There must be many scholars willing to go south to Guangzhou.No, in just a few days, many people searched for their ship, planning to go south to try their luck.

Seeing Ji Shan coming in, the scribes greeted him one after another, one said: "Captain, is Guangzhou really as good as you said?"

Ji Shan said politely: "You gentlemen, just rest assured, you will definitely not regret this trip."