The arrival of the Blue Bird Envoy was beyond everyone's expectation.
Once upon a time, the Blue Bird Messenger was the messenger of the Queen Mother of the West, but now it is the messenger of the Princes of the Heavens, bringing the will of the Princes of the Heavens.
"By the blessing of heaven, the emperor issued an edict that Yao Yun, the Xi family, was able to govern the country well. The Xi country was governed well, with strong soldiers and horses, and shepherds and guardians. He had made great contributions. Now he has created paper technology, which has made immeasurable merit. He was named Xi Yun Bo by the edict and sealed the Guanling area.
As a fiefdom, I control one area and arbitrate one area. I admire this."
He decreed that Yao Yun should be granted the title of Xiyun Bo, and the Guanling area in the south of the Xi Kingdom should be granted as a fiefdom of the Xi Kingdom.
This reward is unexpected and reasonable.
After Yao Yun came back from the monarch's banquet, the second elder Wu Tong mentioned to Yao Yun in advance that because of the army's amazing performance, the emperor Emperor Mu might confer him the title of Xiyun Bo, dominating his side.
Compared with baron and viscount, earl is not only a symbol of glory and lofty status, but also has corresponding rights and obligations.
Earl means hegemony. Counts of Zhuxia have the right to expand territory and compete for hegemony in all directions. Except for the land owned by Zhuxia, the other wild lands can be explored as much as they like. (In fact, many small countries will also expand territory, as long as they can eat it.
If so, all Xia will acquiesce.)
At the same time, the Bo Kingdom has the power to arbitrate among the countries in the four directions, and its voice has been greatly improved.
Of course, there are corresponding obligations. In the face of foreign invasion, the countries and princes will become the main force, and they will also be punished if the war is unfavorable.
This is why when Yao Yun came to the throne, he inherited not the marquis of his father Yao Xuan, but the lowest viscount. It was not that the emperor was stingy, but that the emperor was afraid of giving the marquis to Yao Yun and being criticized by the princes.
To be granted the title of a prince without the strength of the prince's country, especially in the border areas where there are severe hardships and frequent wars, is not an honor but a murder.
At present, the Xi Kingdom's army is shining brightly at the banquet of the kings of the Southern Wilderness countries. It has a third-grade elite division, and its military strength is faintly close to the level of the Bo Kingdom. The emperor named Yao Yun as Xi Yun Bo in just a thought.
"Second Elder, I didn't expect that the art of papermaking would spread so quickly, and even the emperor thousands of miles away would know about it. Second Elder, do you think that the emperor, who is a spiritual master, would be able to discern the secret of papermaking by just looking at the paper?"
The second elder Wu Tong smiled bitterly: "From what I've seen, it would be easy for the emperor to use his magical power to see through the art of papermaking. If there are trees around the emperor, he can turn the trees into pieces of white paper with just a few clicks of his hands, which is better than the ones from our paper mill."
The paper is even better, hey, it’s a big loss, the king deserves this count, and the Guanling area is adjacent to the ghost realm of Kongming, so it’s not easy to occupy, this Emperor Mu has nothing to lose, he’s so shameless!”
Yao Yun was not surprised by this result. He understood after studying the "Book of Wind God" that these gods understood the rules of heaven and earth. A single spell can accomplish things that are unimaginable in the eyes of ordinary humans. For example, Yao Yun is only a first-grade cultivator.
That’s why we have the means to control the air.
"Hahaha, there is no need for the second elder to be angry. The fact that Emperor Mu is so stingy proves that he is jealous of us. This also proves that our country of Xi is constantly getting stronger. Moreover, the emperor will not take away the paper-making jobs. In the end, paper-making still requires ordinary people.
Come and summon us, we in the Xi Kingdom are not afraid of them when it comes to craftsmen. When the time comes, our white paper will still be sold well in other countries, and its influence will not be great."
Wu Tong's expression softened a lot: "Haha, what the king said is that paper has great uses and is a thing that benefits the people. It belongs to the king and belongs to the Xi Kingdom. Even the emperor cannot erase it. Heaven and earth are proof of it."
"Hahaha, I observed the fortune of Xi Kingdom a few days ago and found that the fortune was getting more and more prosperous, and there was a faint smoke of literary fortune coming out. It seems that this is because of the paper. I am afraid that the news that the emperor has decreed Feng Ning to be Xiyun Bo has been spread.
The princes all over the world and all the countries in the four directions, our country of Xi will once again attract the attention of everyone!"
Yao Yun looked at Wu Tong's excited look and couldn't help but chuckle: "Well, paper is a good thing, but it also depends on where it is used. If it is still spread among nobles, at most it will just let the officials handle political affairs.
It’s more convenient, but it doesn’t have much effect on the people of Xia.”
The second elder looked at the academy under construction and said with a smile: "Are you talking about the academy?"
Yao Yun nodded: "The rise of the human race begins here!"
...
Time passed day by day, and with Yao Yun's strong support, the first batch of academy buildings was soon completed.
Although the scale of the academy planned by Yao Yun is not small, it does not need to be built overnight. After several schools are built, it can be put into use.
Yao Yun personally served as the first president of the college, and also hired Yanzhe Aqi, Su Muyue, Wu Temple Wu Zhu, Xiguo officials, Master Liao, carpenters, blacksmiths, stonemasons, experienced farmers, military generals, etc.
Talents from various fields are invited to join the college to teach.
This is a comprehensive college. The content taught is diverse and all-encompassing. A hundred schools of thought contend. What it pursues is to teach the knowledge most used by the people of Xi Kingdom. Originally, Yao Yun wanted to call it an academy, but later he thought it was inappropriate.
Renamed college.
The college was built at the foot of Tianwen Mountain in Xidu, so Yao Yun called it Tianwen College.
At the beginning of ancient times, who preached it? The upper and lower parts have not been formed, so how can we examine it... Yao Yun vaguely remembers the beginning of Qu Yuan's "Tian Wen" in his previous life. The word "Tian Wen" is very suitable for the situation and has profound meaning.
The second elder, Bald Long, Su Muyue and others were very satisfied with the word "Tianwen". Although they didn't know "Tianwen", they felt it was very powerful and powerful when they heard the name.
As a result, Tianwen Academy was quietly born. At the beginning of its birth, it was very inconspicuous, just making some waves in a city.
However, Yao Yun, the founder of this college, had high hopes for it. This seedling would one day take root, sprout out of the ground, and grow into a towering giant tree, towering majestically between heaven and earth.
For half a month, the establishment of Tianwen Academy was in full swing. During the off-season, both children and young adults would enter the academy to study, either to learn reading and literacy, or to learn the skills of craftsmen in mulberry farming. Many motivated slaves were outside the academy.
He secretly listened to the lectures and was full of self-motivation. The people in the academy did not expel the slaves and allowed the slaves to study along with him.
For some children with gifted qualifications, Yao Yun even funded them to study full-time.
The entire Xidu has become more vibrant because of the advent of Tianwen Academy, and the future is promising.
At this time, Xidu welcomed guests from afar. They were not merchants who came to Xiguo to do business, nor were they friendly visits from neighboring countries, but a motorcade carrying the flag of Xiguo.
To be precise, they are similar to the phoenix and phoenix flags of Xi State, but these flags are much inferior to the Phoenix Emperor flag of Xi Capital.
They are clearly members of the Youxi clan. They established their country under the patronage of the previous emperor, Emperor Xi. They once parted ways with the Xi Kingdom, but now they appear again in the Xi Kingdom's territory.