In the imperial palace of Chang 'an, Su Yu was teaching Yang You. Beside her was Lin Xian, a student of the academy.
Su Yu said slowly, "Your Majesty, did you remember what I just said about governing a country?"
Yang You thought for a while and nodded. "Teacher, the rest is fine. But is it really feasible to develop commerce?"
Su Yu smiled. "Your Majesty, do you know why the Yuwen clan changed sides this time?"
Yang You shook his head. He thought it was Su Yu's brilliant plan.
Originally, the four clans rebelled and were about to divide the Sui Dynasty. However, the Dugu clan was defeated in less than 20 days. This made the other three clans not dare to make any moves. The Sui Dynasty had temporarily removed the most fatal danger. Now, as long as the Sui Dynasty was given time, the other three clans would be defeated one by one.
Since Su Yu was teaching Yang You, she naturally had to convince him. "Your Majesty, I want you to develop commerce because it is the foundation of a country's prosperity. It is also the foundation of a country's prestige. Only when commerce is developed can the country's tax revenue be raised and the people's lives be improved. Moreover, commerce is far more terrifying than the military. For example, this time, the Cold Frost Condensation relied on its huge commercial foundation to cut off the supply of food, salt, and other resources in the Yuwen clan's territory. This caused the people in the Yuwen clan's territory to riot, which gave us some time to prepare. Secondly, the people in the Yuwen clan who changed sides only did so because their families mostly relied on the Cold Frost Condensation. This way, the Cold Frost Condensation could make those people obedient from thousands of miles away. "
"Cold Frost Condensation?"
Yang You shook his head. He actually didn't know about this person.
"Wang Kui. You should know that he is the servant of the Cold Frost Condensation and follows the orders of the Cold Frost Condensation."
"I know. It is said that Wang Kui's wealth is comparable to that of a country. Many clans are trying to rope him in. He even has a very high position in the jianghu. Right, Wang Kui's shadow can also be seen in Korea. It seems that he has opened up trade with Korea. Now, many of the things that our Great Sui Dynasty uses are from Korea. Not long ago, I heard that the martial arts grandmaster of Korea, Fu Cailin, visited Wang Kui to discuss something. "Yang You told Wang Kui what he knew, but he was still shocked.
"Your Majesty, you do know quite a lot. However, Wang Kui is just a person who does things. Everything he does is for the sake of the Cold Frost Condensation." Su Yu sighed. He actually admired the Cold Frost Condensation a little. "Your Majesty, although you are the ruler of the world, if we really talk about it, the Cold Frost Condensation is another kind of ruler of the world. You control the fate of the world, and so does she. What she relies on is business. "
"Then shouldn't you ask us to ban commerce? Why are you still vigorously developing commerce?" Yang You was confused.
"Your Majesty, the power of commerce is enormous. You can't ban it just because you're afraid. Everything in the Great Sui Dynasty belongs to you. If you also develop commerce, who can be your opponent? We have to talk about how to control the economic lifeline of a country. For example, some smelting industries, salt, food, and so on must be controlled by the country. However, this is the content of the next lesson. Let's not talk about it for now. "Su Yu said slowly.
Yang You looked at Su Yu curiously: "Teacher, how do you know so much?"
Su Yu smiled at this time: "Because she and I are classmates. You can think of it as brother and sister."
Yang You was shocked. He admired Su Yu more and more.
He personally sent Su Yu to the door. Yang You hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "Teacher, my Imperial Grandfather …"
Su Yu did not wait for Yang You to finish and immediately interrupted him: "Your Majesty, don't ask too much about the late Emperor. The late Emperor did a lot of wrong things. That was his punishment. What you need to do now is to learn how to govern the country and properly manage the country that the late Emperor left you. "
Yang You was trembling with fear. He actually felt a great pressure.
Su Yu took a few steps and suddenly turned back: "Your Majesty, I sincerely hope that you will be a good Emperor."
Yang You nodded and smiled a little foolishly: "Teacher, don't worry. I will definitely govern the country well."
…
Among the three big clans, there was a feeling of panic at the slightest sound.
Why was the Yuwen clan defeated so quickly?
Why was the Sui Dynasty a little different? Why were there no complaints from the people?
Why were there restrictions on their development? Their power seemed to be gradually infiltrated. However, no one knew where this infiltration came from.
Two months later, Yang You issued two unbelievable edicts in a row.
The first edict allowed the Sui Dynasty to have a new department. This department was called the Jingwu Department. It specialized in managing the martial artists.
The second edict allowed the Sui Dynasty to have a new academy. This academy was called the Immortal Martial Academy. It specialized in nurturing talents for the Empire.
After the two edicts were issued, the martial artists were in a complete mess.
There were even some martial artists who felt that this was a kind of humiliation. However, the benefits of the Jingwu Department and the Immortal Martial Academy were soon exposed. Instantly, the martial artists were in an uproar. Especially after joining the Immortal Martial Academy. As long as one could become a teacher, he or she would be able to enjoy the lowest treatment of a ninth-grade official. Moreover, food, accommodation, and introductions were all provided.
Many of the poor martial artists were immediately tempted, but some of the more powerful martial artists remained indifferent.
However, a month later, a piece of news completely shocked the martial artists.
Heavenly Blade Song Que, one of the three grandmasters, Ning Daoqi, announced that he would be the honorary president of Sendai Gakuin. He would selflessly impart his own secret arts in the Immortal Martial Academy.
Especially Song Que, who was the representative of the Song clan. His martial arts were not weaker than the three grandmasters.
This seemed to indicate something.
Following that, Sendai Gakuin actually requested the disciples of the three big clans to study at the Immortal Martial Academy in the name of special recruitment.
The Song clan was still alright. They had already negotiated the conditions with Su Yu. However, the other two clans were dumbfounded. They felt that this was equivalent to having their clan's disciples become hostages.
Just when they were hesitating, another major event came. Because the Yin Weed Faction did not respect the imperial edict, they were actually surrounded by an army of fifty thousand. Countless of their disciples were captured. Zhu Yuyan was forced to surrender to the imperial court and join the Immortal Martial Academy.
When the other clans saw that the Yin Weed Faction was subdued by the Empire, how would they dare to dawdle? In a short period of time, more than eighty percent of the clans expressed their willingness to accept the jurisdiction of the Jingwu Department.
The remaining few sects didn't seem to matter anymore.
When the people of the two clans saw this, they knew that the situation was hopeless. Now that the Great Sui Dynasty had even gathered the martial artists of the martial arts world, they had even less of a chance.
Ten days later, the disciples of the two clans entered the Immortal Martial Academy and became its students.
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