"No matter what, hopefully he can pull through."
Li Guanyi perford a set of Tiger Roar Bone Forging Skills, broke a slight sweat, and felt his vitality slightly restored. He returned to the Anxi Protectorate, managed affairs for three hours, stretched his body, and then saw Changsun Wuchou had returned.
Changsun Wuchou’s martial arts at the fifth layer heaven were becoming less prominent among the commanders of the Qilin Army. Besides, his leadership was lacking, so he was now in charge of logistics and comrcial routes for the Anxi Protectorate. He respectfully said, "Lord."
"After Long Wind Tower restored the intelligence system, comrcial routes are gradually recovering."
"But now General Lu Youxian has blocked the passage between the Western Regions and the Central Plains, and on the other side, Xiyi City is quite wary of us, causing the recovery of our comrcial routes to be rather slow, likely needing more ti."
Has Chen Country and Ying Country started a comrcial war, cutting off trade routes and goods exchange with the Western Regions?
Li Guanyi realized this.
Chen Country and Ying Country reached a certain consensus.
Resting and recuperating is essential.
But the premise for the nobles and emperors of Chen Country and Ying Country to sleep soundly and properly recuperate is that.
The Western Regions cannot rest and recuperate.
The Qilin Army dragged along such a current situation and logistics, forcedly crushing the armies from various directions, leaving a footprint in a world whose situation was believed to be clearly defined, firmly standing its ground.
If we wait a few years, allowing the Western Regions and Jiangnan to recuperate, then Jiang Wanxiang and Chen Dingye truly won’t be able to sleep.
So much so that General Lu Youxian blocked the comrcial routes between the Central Plains and the Western Regions without hesitation.
Because he noticed how troubleso Li Guanyi’s resting and recuperating was.
From the beginning of the eleventh year of Divine Revelation when Marquis Qin Wu pacified Jiangnan, until now the sumr of the thirteenth year of Divine Revelation, in more than two years, the population of Jiangnan began to rapidly grow, the Mo School and Farr School were active, leveraging the pivotal area in the core of the waterways, leading to rapid prosperity in Jiangnan.
The education conducted by the Academy disciples for the common people, though two years may not be much ti.
It has already been enough to specifically train a group of young people who recognize so characters, understand basic arithtic, are smart and agile, as well as wise and experienced elders, replacing the basic positions that had to be held by Academy students originally.
Gradually freeing up the elite from the Academy, allowing them ti and energy to handle more work.
Two plus years of resting and recuperating greatly enhanced Jiangnan’s foundation.
As for the noble families.
In the past two years, there hasn’t been much talk from the Jiangnan aristocracy.
Life seems good in Jiangnan.
In the past, when the world was relatively peaceful, Jiangnan’s prosperity over these two plus years wouldn’t have been much.
However, everything is about comparison. During these two years of rapid developnt in Jiangnan, Chen Country and Ying Country have been continually at war, other areas in the Central Plains have experienced two years of turmoil, and taxes have increased.
This leads to nurous places across the land, even if not speaking of boiling public grievances, many still hold resentnt. In comparison, the gap becos even more alarming.
And due to Marquis Qin Wu’s reputation for benevolence.
He once led the people across long distances, all settled in Jiangnan.
Many people from the two countries, under this heavy taxation, tried to settle in Jiangnan.
With Wen Lingjun managing the rear, all were well settled. Currently, Jiangnan’s population has grown from the initial one million households to over twenty thousand households, with increases in cultivated land, standing military forces, cities’ businesses, etc., and the granaries have been filled.
Jiangnan lacks warhorses and iron ore resources.
The Western Regions have vast lands and sparse population, many warhorses, mineral deposits, but lack food.
The two sides completely complent each other, and General Lu Youxian knows if these two sides were connected, it would indeed be a fierce tiger getting wings, unstoppable. So despite others’ opposition, he firmly choked the comrcial route’s throat, extending Chen Country’s lifespan.
Yet this also affects the interests of minor officials and noble families.
In the court, there have been nurous impeachnts against General Lu Youxian.
In such a situation, Li Guanyi also knows and reviews the docunt records, saying, "Thank you for your hard work."
Changsun Wuchou replied, "I dare not." He then retrieved a letter from his waist, held it in both hands, and said, "Additionally, this is a personal letter from Long Wind Tower Master, Tower Master Xue, which seems to contain news from the Southwest Cities."
Li Guanyi was surprised, took the letter, and Changsun Wuchou left.
Li Guanyi sat in the Anxi Protectorate, opened the letter, the writing was elegant, indeed the handwriting of Miss Xue Shuangtao.
[It’s been a long ti, how have you been recently?]
Then there was a patch of black ink smudges, seeming as if sothing was written wrong or sothing that wanted not to be seen, hence after writing, it was sared clean. Xue Shuangtao wrote about the experiences during this period.
She ntioned how Old Lord Xue Daoyong recently seed annoyed dealing with those noble families, especially with Li Guanyi’s rise, wanted to resign and return, but was constrained, and still considering matters about his grandson Chen Tianyi, had to remain involved in the court.
ntioning Xue Changqing at fifteen, with martial skills at the second layer heaven, well-versed, but still carrying so youthful mischievousness.
Lastly saying she had an opportunity to co to the Southwest, saw the Southwest Prince, who along with those city lords, still cherished the old ties with Taiping Duke, knowing about Li Guanyi, hoping to et him.
[Along with the letter are seals from the Southwest Prince and various city lords]
[If Guanyi wishes to, he can respond with a letter]
[The Southwest is filled with treasures, occasionally venturing out, walking among mountains and bamboo forests, there was a bamboo leaf, extrely adorable in shape, sent along with the letter, for you to enjoy]
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