Chapter 875
The changes in the east of Yingzhou and the changes in Haozhou cannot affect the west of Yingzhou. However, the annexation war in the interior of Yingzhou has already affected it.
Even if the western coastal areas can ask for food from the sea, it is limited after all! Moreover, only the coastal countries can obtain food, and the slightly inland countries are facing famine. And coastal countries obviously won't open up the sea or provide food so generously.
In fact, if the Shang Dynasty hadn't signed an agreement with Yaosheng Island, the western part of Yingzhou would have been reduced to a "hunting ground" for the Yaozu, and the situation would have been even worse. It should be said that Yingzhou should also thank the Shang Dynasty and Li Xian now.
Well, it doesn't matter anymore, because under the war, who will take care of the Shang Dynasty far away on the west coast of Yingzhou.
Ningguo and Liangguo became the two overlords in the west of Yingzhou (to be exact, the entire west-central part of Yingzhou, the northwest of the human land boundary).
When most other western countries in Yingzhou were still waiting and watching, still resting on their laurels, Ningguo and the two countries took the lead in completing industrialization.
In particular, the two countries compete with each other, confront each other, and sometimes some small wars break out, which greatly promotes the development of the technology of the two countries. In general, the two countries are still dominated by confrontation, and each expands, with a tacit understanding.
It's also interesting to say that there are not many direct wars between the two countries. Most of them are those who have good things, show them off, and suppress the opponent's arrogance-of course, is it a war after all, and thousands of people will die accidentally It is understandable; or if there is any "wonderful" move, one party will "cheer" endlessly.
For example, not long ago, Zhang Quan took the lead in completing the first batch of supersonic aircraft. Not to mention how much blood and sweat Zhang Quan has put in for these supersonic aircraft, but the effect brought by the supersonic aircraft is very shocking.
In the middle of the night, bombs were thrown into the Liang Palace. After all, Zhang Quan was not a political novice, nor was he passionate, so he didn't drop a big bomb, he just threw two small bombs into the palace, but he dropped a lot of big bombs in the outer city of the palace.
But there was something in the two small bombs that Zhang Quan dropped!
Emperor Liang jumped angrily. So far, Liang Guo has begun to lag behind Ning Guo in terms of technology! The biggest problem among them is that Ningguo has the knowledge of fluid mechanics sent by Li Xian.
Fluid mechanics is a critical science, and propellers, ballistics, internal combustion engines, compressors, etc. are all used. It can be said that it involves all aspects of science and industry.
In order to catch up with the progress, Liang Guo also created some auxiliary formations on the plane-this seemed to be a success, but it was drinking poison to quench thirst, only seeking a moment of glory without delving into the essence of science.
Now, Liang Guo began to suffer.
At the beginning, Li Xian stipulated that the plane must rely on its own strength to fly into the sky. Zhang Quan was puzzled at the time, but believed in Li Xian, so he did so. Now Zhang Quan understands, and Liang Guo also understands. But the two countries have widened the gap.
Now Liang Guo has begun to seriously study propeller aircraft, and Ning Guo has begun to build a supersonic aircraft production line!
However, Zhang Quan at this time did not have the joy of a supersonic plane at all in his eyes, but only deep.
Zhang Quan understands very well that with every successful step, he is one step closer to the legendary "sage"! His wife, Princess Qingcheng Ning Xiaolan, is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
But Zhang Quan also has his own plan! Ever since Zhang Quan knew about his wife's ambitions, he began to make various arrangements.
At this time, Zhang Quan was standing in the dock, looking at the 5,000-ton warship under construction, but he was thinking about various things in his heart.
First of all, now that Ningguo has a certain scientific and industrial foundation, it is the best opportunity to pick peaches—of course, the peaches are still a little green, but they can be picked!
In the past, the science industry was not sufficient, and Ningguo needed Zhang Quan to guide it; if the science industry developed in the future, Zhang Quan would definitely have enough power and influence, and this peach could not be picked. Therefore, now is the best opportunity to pick peaches.
Of course, this is also Zhang Quan's most dangerous moment!
Secondly, the surroundings of Ningguo are still relatively stable. If you don't make a move at this time, and the situation becomes chaotic after a while, Ning Xiaolan will have no chance to make a move. If the situation is tense and Ningguo is completely caught in an annexation war, Ningguo will be in chaos.
So Zhang Quan concluded that the recent period of time was the best chance for Ning Xiaolan to make a move.
"My beautiful and dear wife, how will you do it?" Zhang Quan showed a smile, but it was a cold smile, "Tonight, there will be a surprise. Are you ready? I know you If you want to be an empress, I will help you a lot, I hope you like it!
Of course, regardless of success or failure in this matter, you cannot do without me.
If you fail, I will be your last arm to keep you safe.
If you succeed, I will be your strongest pillar and support you in all your actions.
If you fail, I will lose the stumbling block and can relax the development.
If you succeed, I will get the biggest political bargaining chip, and will develop unbridled!
Hey……"
The night was slowly approaching, but the palace in Ningguo was not peaceful.
This evening, 5,000 of the most influential businessmen in Ningguo jointly signed a letter—please canonize Princess Ning Xiaolan as the crown prince!
This news shocked Ningguo Palace to the ground. After Ning Xiaolan heard the news, she threw Shuya's demeanor aside and jumped up from the chair.
Ning Fangfang, the maid next to her, was so frightened that her heart was beating wildly—but deep down, Ning Fangfang was quite happy! Because Ning Fangfang had already fallen in love with Zhang Quan, or was captured by Zhang Quan; at this time, Ning Fangfang's heart was all on Zhang Quan, and there was nothing wrong with Ning Xiaolan at all!
Ning Xiaolan's face was gloomy for a long time, and finally she asked Ning Fangfang to help change her clothes, and hurried to the palace hall.
At this time, the main hall was already full of voices, ministers, military generals, etc. were arguing; there were also traditional literati, emerging capitalists, etc., who were even more spitting.
On the top of the main hall, Emperor Ningguo sat upright with a calm face, showing no emotions, while Crown Prince Ningguo had a gloomy complexion, as gloomy as iron, as if he could freeze.
After a while, Ning Xiaolan came, and all the noise in the hall stopped immediately, as if the pause button was pressed.
Ning Xiaolan had already adjusted her posture at this time, and she came here in a graceful manner. Duke Qingcheng is Princess Qingcheng, and she calmed down the scene as soon as she appeared.
Ning Xiaolan walked slowly and saw the five thousand businessmen who signed the letter. Sure enough, they were all influential businessmen, including nobles and even some offshoots of the royal family.
Ning Xiaolan analyzed it with just one glance: at least 30% of the 5,000 merchants have direct relations with the nobles, and at least 20% have indirect relations with the nobles, or concealed relations that cannot be made public!
The rest are more or less related to nobles!
In other words, this joint letter can almost be regarded as the aspirations of Ningguo's aristocratic class and vested interests! And this is related to the stability of Ningguo, so even the emperor of Ningguo dare not refute this joint letter.
Continuing to walk forward, Ning Xiaolan saw that the main hall had been divided into three factions.
The first faction: the so-called royalists, do not make a statement, just support the emperor's decision. These people can be regarded as the pillars, pillars, and mainstays of a country—at least it seems so, so don't get too deep into the real situation.
The second faction: the so-called diehards, firmly opposed! And the reasons are well-founded, plausible, how can a woman be an emperor!
The third faction: It can be said that it is the reformation faction, and they are very supportive of this joint letter, and the reason is even stronger: the changes in Ningguo are obvious to all, and it is Her Royal Highness who leads this change! The so-called old ideas of the diehards may be justified, but our Ningguo is not sticking to those stubborn ideas of Confucianism, we must forge ahead!
What we want to protect is our country, not an idea!
Needless to say, compared to the clichéd diehards, the reformist's statement is vivid and cuts the national interest very much, His Majesty the Emperor is very happy. But...but... why do you want to support Ning Xiaolan, this makes His Majesty the Emperor very entangled!
To be honest, everyone can see Ning Xiaolan's excellence! Recently, Ningguo became powerful, and Xiaolan was raped all over the world; the prince of Ningguo went to the Shang Dynasty twice, but brought back nothing. But Ning Xiaolan's husband, Zhang Quan, has a fleet specially sent by the Shang Dynasty to visit—well, this is what politicians say.
But no matter what, Ning Xiaolan is very good, at least she threw Prince Ning Guo out by several blocks. Almost half of Ning country's prosperity, including the abundance of food, can be attributed to Ning Xiaolan.
Let's talk about food. Ningguo's current food is mainly seafood, and this comes from iron-hulled fishing boats. Naturally, this is the result of Ning Xiaolan's introduction of technology.
If Ning Xiaolan was not a daughter, she would kick the current prince away in minutes. However, Ning Xiaolan is a princess after all, and the princess is going to marry!
But the problem now is - the prince obviously cannot support the current Ning country, and even the emperor of Ning country often asks Ning Xiaolan for advice. Nowadays, among the people, everyone only knows Ning Xiaolan, the princess of Qingcheng, but not the prince! Even Zhang Quan is much more famous than the prince.
However, if no one points out this situation, it is very possible for Ning Xiaolan to work hard step by step and finally kick the prince away, and even drag her father from the throne. But when Zhang Quan shouldn't have pushed, he pushed hard, breaking all of Ning Xiaolan's plans!
The current situation is like an airplane speeding up, but before reaching the maximum speed, it has already reached the end of the runway, and the end of the runway is not a flat land, but a cliff!
Now it depends on whether Ning Xiaolan has enough political wisdom or courage. In short, Ning Xiaolan has to make a choice now, it is impossible to boil frogs in warm water like in the past!
Ning Xiaolan was extremely annoyed at this moment, but she had to smile. Because anger does not solve the problem, it will expose your own shortcomings.
Ning Xiaolan came to the front of the hall first, greeted the emperor, and then greeted her elder brother, the crown prince, and then said: "Father, my daughter just received the notification, but I don't know the specific situation. I don't know..."
Before Ning Xiaolan finished speaking, the prince couldn't help it anymore, "Sister, do you really not know?"
Ning Xiaolan felt wronged, "Brother Huang, little sister really doesn't know."
"Then let me tell you, these people are going to make you the crown prince, what do you think?"
Ning Xiaolan let out an 'ah', and took a step back, as if in disbelief, "I...I...have never thought of this before!"
The prince's eyes flashed with joy, and he was about to speak.
But Ning Xiaolan didn't give the other party a chance to speak at all, and then she stood still and said firmly: "Although my younger sister has never had such an idea, since everyone recommends it, my younger sister also wants to try it! I don't know if Brother Huang will dare Dare to accept the move?"
Speaking of this, Ning Xiaolan still maintains the image of a frail lady on the surface, but her tone has a bit of grace, a bit of elegance. In contrast, the prince is a bit petty and self-willed—and self-willedness is the worst quality in politics.
In contrast, being insidious and cunning, hiding a knife in a smile, are all good qualities in politics.
And after Ning Xiaolan's words fell, she immediately fell like a boulder, causing waves all over the sky. Ning Xiaolan actually... wants to accept the move! Not only did he not retreat, but he took a brave step forward and challenged the prince directly!
The prince was stunned, he didn't expect things to change like this.
The emperor was stunned, and even frowned. The daughter is so strong, it is very difficult for His Majesty the Emperor!
The royalists were stunned, but the royalists didn't say anything.
The diehards were stunned, and immediately started making noise.
Afterwards, the reformers worked hard, and they were the only ones who were not in a daze.
As for the five thousand capitalists, they were very excited and strongly supported Ning Xiaolan! Although they were somewhat fooled by Zhang Quan before, but Zhang Quan also used his strength to make use of it. These people themselves are still optimistic about Ning Xiaolan.
Zhang Quan’s core words of persuasion to these people were very simple, just three:
1. Ning Xiaolan is the one who understands business and industry best in the royal family. If everyone wants to maintain their vested interests, they must unite around Ning Xiaolan.
In this way, the emerging class and all vested interests are attracted.
2. Ning Xiaolan is a talented woman herself, and she almost perfectly combines tradition and reform.
In this way, most of the remaining people were attracted, including a considerable number of more enlightened Confucians.
3. Talk about the crisis after talking about the interests: Ningguo is still calm now. For the good of the country and everyone, we still have to cut the mess quickly. We can't deal with this matter when Ningguo is caught in an annexation war.
I would rather let the empress come to power than let the country be in chaos!
In this way, the above actions are promoted. Of course, Zhang Quan also had a lot of impetus for this, otherwise it would not be "going so smoothly".
In short, he grasped the above three cores, forced Ning Xiaolan here, forced Ning Xiaolan to step up to the front stage, and had to expose her ambition. In a hurry, he challenged the prince!
Emperor Ningguo frowned, not knowing how to make a decision for a while.
At this moment, someone reported: "Xiangguo (Zhang Quan) asks to see you."
Because it was night, and because Zhang Quan was at the beach, he arrived only now. The reason why Zhang Quan stayed at the beach was actually to avoid suspicion and make an alibi.
The emperor immediately shouted, "Come in quickly. Zhang Quan, tell me, what should we do about this matter?"
Next to him, there was a little servant next to the emperor, who explained the situation just now.
At this moment, everyone looked at Zhang Quan.
(The status is a bit wrong these days. I am a little tired from rushing like this every day. I will rest tomorrow and update less. Please forgive me.)