I Can Control My Ancestors

Chapter 636: Chapter 93: Zichen Ascends, the Gu Clan Unsheathes Its Edge

Gu Yi was extremely concerned about this matter.

Leaving other things aside, with the passage of time and the continuous improvement of productivity, the influence of the Gu Clan must spread throughout the world.

This is certain.

And this Gu Academy can definitely be regarded as a key component.

It not only can propagate the influence of the Gu Clan but is also the foundation for the Gu Clan to take root in the entire world in the future.

Not to mention the considerable help it can bring to the Gu Clan now; as long as development continues at the current pace, how could the future development of Gu Academy be worse than the Confucius Institute?

This is a crucial matter for the entire Gu Clan.

Many thoughts arose in Gu Yi’s mind, but he quickly suppressed them.

The urgent task is still to resolve the internal mess of Kyushu.

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Dazhen Pass.

Gu Yi decided to dispatch Gao Xianzhi to lead the navy to Liaodong.

——The liquidation of Liaodong is imperative.

Whether for the dignity of Kyushu or for the glory of the Great Tang, this is a step he must take now.

The current situation in Liaodong is very tense.

The confrontation between the factions has reached a complete stalemate. Since some people have their hearts set on Kyushu, Gu Yi must reassure these people.

Gu Yi does not intend to only retain the original territory of Kyushu.

There are many things, regardless of how future generations perceive them, but in the current glorious situation of the Gu Clan, since there is this opportunity, he certainly will try it.

This is certain.

Gu Yi did not take this matter to heart at all. The land of Liaodong cannot possibly stop the Tang Army now.

The difficult problem he faces is still the internal issues of the Great Tang.

The first is naturally the restoration of the previous order.

Although this seems easy, it is not without significant difficulty.

At any time, when a system has a substantial problem, to restore it requires a huge amount of effort, even if the reputation of the Gu Clan is already sky-high now.

Of course, this is still secondary.

What Gu Yi really cares about is still the entire Gu Clan.

The current development has already moved in two different directions from the original history.

In the original history—

After the An Shi Rebellion, the entire Great Tang turned from prosperity to decline. Although Emperor Daizong Li Yu completely resolved the impact of the An Shi Rebellion, many troubles were also left.

Whether it was the hidden dangers of the eunuchs or the fragmented situation of the He Shuo Three Towns.

Including Tubo.

These were the deadly problems the Great Tang faced in the later period in original history.

And now?

Leaving aside how much the casualties of the An Shi Rebellion have been reduced, whether it’s Tubo, the He Shuo Three Towns, or even those eunuchs in the court, Gu Clan has now completely cut off their path to rise.

With just this point, one can imagine the kind of pressure the Gu Clan will bear in the future.

It might even be no less than the pressure faced during the three rises of the Great Han in the past.

This is the point that worries Gu Yi the most.

The three rises of the Great Han in the past already made the Gu Clan endure too much, had it not been for the sufficient foundation of the Gu Clan and Gu Yi’s intervention, the Gu Clan even faced the risk of disintegration at that time.

What about now?

Gu Yi indeed has much more foundation now, but it is inevitable that he cannot deplete all his foundation in a short time.

The only advantage might be the fallback in Ryukyu.

Including the Gu Clan, the development direction has shifted. No matter what, it won’t be trapped in Julu as it was at the end of the Yan Han.

But this matter still cannot escape Gu Yi’s concern.

Of course, although this is so, Gu Yi will not stop moving forward.

The wise think ten thousand times for the eternal glory of the Gu Clan that must be considered, but on this thorny road, the Gu Clan will never stop moving forward.

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Year two of Zhide, spring.

Gu Xuan finally returned to Luoyang under the attention of all.

It wasn’t really about delaying time; it’s just that there are indeed too many things in the world now that require him, the Grand Tutor, to handle, so it had to be delayed until now.

In these several months——

Gu Xuan went to various places, on one hand, to sweep away the remaining army bandits still present everywhere and also to appease the people’s hearts in each place.

He successively went to Jiangnan, including the current crucial place for maritime trade, Mingzhou State.

Re-planned the specific system of the entire maritime trade.

The maritime trade involves too many industries, which inevitably results in the previous kind of situation when issues arise in maritime trade, leading to chaos among the people who rely on it for survival.

This is an inevitable situation.

Gu Xuan’s internal governance capabilities were once again fully displayed in such circumstances. He even thought of some systems from the Great Song, using more specific systems to manage the transactions during this period.

In simple terms, a hurdle was added in between.

Letting the government participate in it.

This naturally brings many benefits. When this situation occurs again, the government can also help the people handle goods to avoid public resentment.

Of course, this system naturally isn’t perfect either.

It might work now, but over time, problems will inevitably arise.

Officials could obstruct each other or collude with big merchants to suppress prices, fundamentally changing the nature of the system.

But after all, there’s no perfect system in the world.

Given the current productivity and speed of information dissemination, this system fits the current situation. To resolve the chaos brought about by the booming maritime trade, government control is necessary.