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Chapter 132 He Yue goes into battle
Qiu Lin received the letter from Lu Linlang. After seeing the contents of the letter, he thought about a solution in his mind and then took the letter to the palace.
The imperial palace here was a temporary palace built in the past and is much smaller than the palace in the capital.
"General Qiu, why are you here so early today?" The guard in charge of guarding the palace saw him and greeted him with a smile.
"Well, there is nothing going on today, right? Who has come here?" Qiu Lin nodded.
"The Minister of Revenue and the Minister of War just came. I heard they were here because of General He. Lord Yuan wrote a letter saying that a lot of money and food have been spent, but there is no sign of the Regent. He wants General He to go to Jiangnan to fight in person. Both of them are here, and I heard that the three of them are having a very unpleasant argument."
"Don't tell anyone about this and stay in your position." Qiu Lin heard that Lord Yuan had been here and guessed that he must have received Lu Linlang's letter.
"Qiu Lin, you're here! Today, those ministers are arguing again. I originally thought that since I became the emperor, I would be able to command the people below, but now it seems that where there are people, there are disputes. What do you think I should do now?"
The emperor was a little tired at the moment, leaning back on the dragon throne. Thinking about everything that happened after returning to the northwest, she felt very angry, but she didn't know how to say it.
"Your Majesty, this is a letter from Miss Lu, who asked me to deliver it to you." Qiu Lin didn't say anything directly, but just took out the letter.
"Oh, it's a letter from my cousin. Let me see it." A smile appeared on her face, but when she took the letter, the smile disappeared.
"Damn it, what are these people trying to do? Even the army's movements are known to these thieves. What is this commander doing? They are such a bunch of good-for-nothings. This is a complete waste of food and has cost the lives of so many soldiers."
"Your Majesty, I don't know much about great principles, but I have read some books. You now have General He for military affairs and Master Yuan and his students for civil affairs. If you have both, you won't have to fear anything."
"Yes, I was too soft-hearted before. I thought they were also my brother's followers, but their greed was too ugly. What they cared about most was themselves, not the people. They only wanted their family to become powerful because of their military achievements, and never thought about the suffering of the people."
"Your Majesty, General He has sent a letter." At this time, the guard came in to report.
"Present it." The emperor opened the envelope and was immediately furious. He ordered He Yue to return from the border overnight.
"What kind of pigs are you all? You always take advantage of your age and seniority, and always act arrogantly in front of me by relying on the fact that you were once the emperor's ministers. Where is the Minister of War? Is this the commander you chose? He really thought of flooding Jiangnan. Aren't the people of Jiangnan the people of Daqi?
What he did was even more despicable than that thief, the Regent, who let the Tatars in. It was agreed upon two months ago, but now so much time has passed and he has been defeated. How can he have the face to live in this world?
He Yue, I immediately order you to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Jiangnan army. You must eliminate the Regent's faction as soon as possible. As long as the people do not take the initiative to attack, do not harm innocent people, and do not come up with such a vicious plan.
Minister of Revenue and Minister of War, please go home and rest for a while. I see that you are old, closed-minded, and disregarding human ethics. For the time being, I will let the Left Vice Minister handle the affairs of the two ministries on your behalf."
The emperor showed no mercy and scolded the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War. He Yue went to Jiangnan at night with the emperor's edict. The commander of Jiangnan also received news from the northwest on the eve of the order and had to suspend the plan to flood Jiangnan.
"Miss, General He has arrived at the main army. I heard he's already taken command and reorganized the battle plan. The two young masters have also been contacted and are reportedly fine, just complaining of hunger. Someone sent by my subordinates has already quietly brought them food."
"Thank you for your hard work. Everyone has been very busy these days." Lu Linlang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the news.
These days, not only other people were worried, but even she was worried. The battlefield was ruthless and no one knew what would happen next. She didn't dare to gamble, let alone gamble. If He Yue came, they would all be relieved.
"Sister, we made something yesterday. With it, we can save a lot of money on engraving when printing books. Do you want to come to our place and have a look?" Dahua felt relieved when she heard the news. Thinking of what she had researched, she couldn't wait to share it with everyone.
"Then I have to go and take a look." After hearing her say that, Lu Linlang followed her to the old house of Dahua's family.
Originally, Lu Linlang was planning to rebuild their house, but was rejected by Dahua. Now they all live in Lu Linlang's house, and this house was left by their grandfather. Dahua wants to wait until she is able to make money, and then use her own money to renovate it, so that the spirits of her grandparents in heaven will be happy.
Xiaolan and the others had been waiting here. When they saw Lu Linlang coming over, they ran out to say hello.
"Sister, it's right here. Take a look. Xiaolan and I came up with this idea. We carved these characters individually and placed them in fixed grids. When we want to print a page, we arrange them according to the content. This reduces the time of carving and makes things easier."
"Did you carve these all by yourselves?" Lu Linlang nodded continuously, and asked again after seeing the words on it.
"Yes, we carved it. Xiaohong did it. Her father used to be a carpenter, so she figured out the carving method herself. Big flowers are best for writing. This is her handwriting."
"That's amazing! You guys have accomplished a feat. You know, by doing this, you've improved the art of printing. This is comparable to the person who invented it. If used properly, it can make books accessible to more people."
Seeing that they had really done it, Lu Linlang was very proud of them. What she said was not a lie. The invention of movable type printing could greatly reduce the cost of books. Books, which were originally priced high due to the cost of paper and printing, could now be made more affordable in Chongshui and even other places because of the papermaking method. With the improvement of existing printing methods, more ordinary people could afford books.
Books are the ladder of human progress, and they are also an important opportunity for countless poor and even ordinary people to change their class.
Soon, Lu Linlang began to discuss the next steps with Dahua and others, striving to maximize the benefits of movable type printing.
They not only sell pens, ink, paper and inkstones, but also sell cheaper books.
While they were making preparations in full swing, He Yue had already begun commanding the battle in the Jiangnan area. This time, he arranged some relatively safe tasks for Lu Zhan and Yun Can.
Many of the spies were caught under General He's tactics. After some investigation, a large number of them were quickly captured.
Soon the battlefield advanced to the city where the Regent was located, and most of the people in the south of the Yangtze River heard that General He was in command, and even cooperated internally and externally to open the city gates in many places, so the people were not implicated.
When the regent heard that the army was approaching the city, he wanted to flee in panic, but unfortunately he miscalculated and all the city gates were blocked.