Chapter 946

From the moment of its inception, the June Alliance was already positioned as the "Martial Arts Leader" of the Western Regions!

Therefore, when Shen Wansan was gathering personnel, he hired a large number of rangers in Changancheng.

He even put out a slogan in every street and alley of Changancheng.

"Pan for gold at the foot of June Mountain for one year, and you'll have a hundred-acre manor upon your return!"

The excited Lu Yu became playful.

The slogan was simple and easy to understand, attracting quite a few people at once.

Aside from some poor people who were desperate to make money and decided to go make a big haul.

There were also some rangers with hearts full of dreams of battle, who had always yearned for the desolate Western deserts and wanted to go experience them.

There were even more who had heard that the Western Regions' saber techniques were vastly different from those of the Central Plains and wanted to go venture out.

In a very short time, fifty thousand people were gathered.

Setting off for June Mountain!

Qin Mu, inside the imperial palace, was watching these people with great interest.

He had already become the master of the fate of nearly thirty million Great Qin subjects.

Sometimes, watching the changes in these people's fates is also a quite interesting thing.

Once the gold mines of June Mountain are excavated, Great Qin will have much more gold.

Regarding this gold, Qin Mu had already had a vision in his mind.

He wants to mint beautiful gold coins!

This matter seems inconspicuous, but it involves Qin Mu's future subjugation of the two continents of Europe and Africa.

If the gold coins are made beautifully and reflect exquisite craftsmanship, and most importantly, possess top-secret technology that others cannot replicate.

Once such gold coins flow into those places, they will surely make the people in those foreign lands yearn for Great Qin.

First, in the legends of foreign lands, place Great Qin as a super-civilization that stands above all other civilizations!

With such subtle influence, there will be much less resistance during the subsequent conquest process.

Perhaps he will even harvest many pioneers who will lead the way!

This is also a part of cultural output; killing without seeing blood!

Qin Mu has already taught the metallurgical technology to Shen Wansan.

The gold produced by June Mountain will be the purest gold in the entire world!

It will surely be sought after because of its quality!

Qin Mu was sitting alone in a pavilion in the palace, thinking about some things.

A eunuch came to report.

"Your Majesty, Lu Yu has returned to the capital and requests an audience!"

"Call her in!"

Qin Mu was still quite satisfied with Lu Yu's performance.

Although she is also a young lady from a noble family, the ability and thoughts she displayed are different from other noble young ladies.

She is a person who does not flatter and only wants to do things well by relying on her own ability.

Even though she was born into a noble family, she had no thoughts of relying on the family's legacy.

Extremely rare!

Lu Yu came over and saw Qin Mu sitting alone, with a few small dishes and a pot of wine set on the stone table in front of him.

She immediately stepped forward with understanding and poured wine for Qin Mu.

"Your subject greets Your Majesty! Your Majesty has a good mood, sitting here alone, quietly listening to the sounds of nature."

Qin Mu smiled slightly.

Lu Yu is indeed a woman who has traveled far and wide; her speech is different from other noble young ladies.

If it were those few in the inner palace, most would ask, why is Your Majesty sitting here idly?

Compared to Lu Yu's "quietly listening to the sounds of nature," the difference in quality is immediately apparent!

"The sounds of nature are in the nine heavens; if one does not calm their heart, I fear they cannot hear them."

This sentence from Qin Mu seemed to contain deep meaning.

Lu Yu pondered for a moment, then poured a cup of wine for herself. She picked it up and raised the cup to Qin Mu.

"Your Majesty has great wisdom! Your subject toasts Your Majesty a cup!"

Qin Mu smiled without a word and also raised his cup to drink it all in one gulp.

This girl Lu Yu is acting out of character this time, accompanying him for a drink as soon as she arrives.

Looking like she is in a good mood, there must be some good news from Liaodong?

"Lu Yu, how are things in Liaodong?"

Being asked about Liaodong, Lu Yu couldn't help but laugh. She playfully blinked at Qin Mu.

"Your Majesty, care to guess?"

Lu Yu's performance this time was somewhat unexpected to Qin Mu.

Previously, she looked like a very serious and earnest girl. Why has she suddenly become somewhat playful this time?

She actually dared to play around with him!

Qin Mu is also quite concerned about the affairs in Liaodong.

When he first saw Lu Yu, he already had a guess.

"I guess, Qi Jiguang won another great victory, right? He captured quite a few Khitan prisoners of war and sent them all to be coolies carrying ore!"

This was not a guess.

When Qi Jiguang won a victory, the first thing he did was write a report of victory and send it to the capital by fast horse.

Before Lu Yu returned, this news had already reached the Ministry of War.

Lu Yu pretended not to know and said with deliberate surprise.

"Oh! Your Majesty is truly a master of divine calculations; you guessed it right on the first try!"

Qin Mu laughed.

He could see that Lu Yu's flattery was not clumsy flattery; she was deliberately joking with him.

Qin Mu pointed at the wine cup.

"Dare to mock me? Punish yourself with three cups!"

Lu Yu did not cry injustice and straightforwardly punished herself with three cups.

Only then did Qin Mu state his guess.

"Qi Jiguang must have opened an artisan academy in Liaodong, attracting many Fuyu, Woji, and Sushen people to come and learn artisan skills!"

"Oh! Your Majesty is truly a master of divine calculations; you guessed it right again!"

Lu Yu was truly surprised this time, even her tone was different from last time.

This matter was not so easy to guess, and it had almost no connection to the previous matter.

Who could have thought that Qi Jiguang would suddenly start a school?

Yet, His Majesty the Emperor guessed it!

This shows that the Emperor understands Qi Jiguang's thoughts very well, to be able to guess his actions so accurately. "Your Majesty, how did you guess it? If it were me guessing, even if I guessed a hundred times, it would be impossible to guess correctly." Qin Mu smiled.

"Want to know? Then punish yourself with three cups, and I will tell you."

Lu Yu didn't say a word, picked up the wine pot to pour herself a drink, and downed three cups in a row.

At this time, the wine pot was already empty.

The eunuch silently changed a pot of wine and then walked far away.

Seeing Lu Yu being so straightforward, Qin Mu told her the basis for his guess.

"Liaodong has always been short of artisans; I remember you have already transported three batches of artisans to Liaodong, right?

But to cooperate with the imperial court's policy, the output of pig iron and coal in Liaodong has been increasing.

And soon, this output will have to double again. Otherwise, it won't be enough.

To solve the pressure of this situation, the only way is to send more artisans.

What to do?

Is there any better method than opening an artisan academy on the spot?"

Lu Yu stuck out her tongue.

Qin Mu's logic was impeccable.