Control your ancestors and create an immortal family starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 268 The Gu Family's Watershed Moment: Overseas Spread (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Time flies by.

This period of peace in the land of Kyushu did not last long. With the death of Yelü Xian, various frictions between the nine provinces once again escalated.

Chaotic times are always like this.

Whether it is an emperor or a subject.

There will always be people who want to achieve something extraordinary, who want to establish something extraordinary in the current world.

But how could this be so easy?

With the continuous production of corn, a certain balance has now been achieved between the three kingdoms. And with neither side having suffered a large-scale depletion of their national strength, it would be wishful thinking to completely conquer the world.

This undoubtedly exacerbated the already tense situation within Kyushu.

Whether from an academic perspective or from the various struggles between countries, progress continues under these circumstances.

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

The whole world moves forward amidst chaos and great order.

It is worth mentioning that--

Although Gu Yi never personally controlled the situation, he consistently used the "Spirit Jade" to provide various forms of assistance to the family members.

This can actually be considered another level of manipulation.

While it cannot achieve the same level of meticulous control as manual manipulation, it still offers other advantages.

For example, Gu Yi can detect conspiracies and schemes at all levels at any time.

This is indeed a good approach.

Given the current obvious lack of talent among the Gu family's descendants, even a half-baked talent like Gu Yi can resolve many crises through this action, while also reducing the consumption of achievement points.

In fact, Gu Yi is gaining achievement points at a fairly fast pace these days.

It includes not only those achievements, but also the deaths of various members of the Gu family.

Even though these people can't bring Gu Yi many achievement points, their numbers are sufficient.

All of these things can bring Gu Yi achievement points.

The problem is that the Gu family will face suppression for an unknown period of time, which makes their achievement points seem rather limited.

Gu Yi cannot be involved in the operation indefinitely.

Of course, Gu Yi was also trying to enhance the attributes of the Gu family members. In addition to the "Luoshu Harmonizing Instrument", he had also conducted a number of lotteries in recent days.

And in the process, they obtained quite a few "attribute cards".

He did not use it directly.

Instead, they stored it away for future use.

In fact, Gu Yi could have made up his mind to spend achievement points to draw a lottery and get 100% luck. At the very least, he could have obtained a Heaven-level or even God-level item.

But after thinking it over, Gu Yi still didn't act impulsively.

Whether it's a Heavenly-level item or a God-level item.

No matter how amazing its effects may be.

However, if it cannot have a long-term effect, it would actually be a loss for the Gu family now.

Take, for example, the previous "Celestial Phenomenon Card".

Its effects are indeed amazing.

If they could even draw it again, there was a chance that the Song Dynasty could directly unify the entire Kyushu.

But the question is, what benefits will this bring to the Gu family?
The problems faced by the Gu family could not be solved by unifying the country.

on the contrary--

If the world were unified at this time, the Gu family would definitely be subject to even more outrageous restrictions.

Although Gu Yi would not force the Gu family to stop striving for this matter, the premise is that this matter must not affect the foundation of the Gu family.

And these achievements he possesses are the foundation of the Gu family!

The current state.

Actually, for the Gu family, this was already considered a very good family.

At least, thanks to the efforts of Gu Yi and the Gu family members, the situation has been stabilized and everything is moving forward.

That's enough.

Gu Yi had already thought this through.

Compared to the overall situation in Kyushu, Gu Yi is actually more concerned about the world at present.

Because the Gu family's journey of expansion has truly reached a watershed moment. It is no longer just about continuous exploration, but a time when they need to gradually expand their influence.

The Empire of Ghana.

The capital city is Kunbisalih.

Looking at the strangely dressed men in front of him, King Tungkamanin of Ghana asked with a look of astonishment, "You mean... you come from a very distant country in the East?"

Listening to the translator's explanation, Gu Zi, the 27th generation descendant of the Gu family, nodded slightly. Following the proper etiquette of the Nine Provinces, he calmly cupped his hands and performed a bow, his voice clear and melodious: "Your Majesty, that is indeed true."

"We come from the Eastern Nine Provinces, aboard a giant ship, riding the long winds, and after three years, we have finally been able to witness Your Majesty's majesty and set foot on this bountiful land."

His tone was very calm.

Although the journey had been extraordinary, Gu Zi didn't say a word.

But just that one sentence was enough to shock everyone!
They sailed on the high seas for three whole years.

The moment the translator uttered those words, both Tungkamanen and the surrounding Ghanaian nobles widened their eyes and kept saying it was impossible!
This was completely beyond their imagination.

Who can sail on that turbulent sea for so long?

Although they already knew that these guys' ships were terrifying, at this moment, they still found it hard to believe.

Gu Zi seemed to have already seen through these people's thoughts, and calmly told them about his experiences along the way: "I came from the east, aboard ten large warships, and sailed south with the help of the winter north wind."

"First, we followed the old route through Srivijaya, then through Champa and Cambodia, where we saw rhinoceroses and elephants filling the fields, and spices covering the markets."

He paused briefly, waiting for the translator to translate the place name.

"Then it turned due west and crossed the ocean with the help of the trade winds."

"During this time, we encountered the Blackwater Ocean, where the waves were ten feet high, and the bow of the ship plowed through the waves as if splitting a mountain."

"Fortunately, the helmsman used a compass to determine the direction and a celestial pole to measure the celestial pole, and thus they did not lose their way even an inch."

Thommakanin unconsciously leaned forward. Although he had never experienced the ocean, he knew what a miracle it was to maintain direction in the vast waters.

"After six months of sailing, our freshwater supply was running low," Gu Zi said calmly. "The physician then taught us the method of distillation—placing a copper cauldron in the cabin, distilling seawater, and condensing it to obtain sweet spring water. We also set up floating fields on the deck, filling wooden boxes with soil to plant fast-growing yellow sprouts, which could be eaten in ten days."

When they heard that vegetables had been grown on a boat, gasps filled the hall. In this land plagued by drought, their astonishment at the prospect of cultivating crops on a moving boat far outweighed their fear of the storms.

As soon as Gu Zi finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.

Gu Yi was also watching all of this.

—That's right, Gu Zi's arrival in Ghana was due to his intervention.

The reason is also quite simple.

That is, the Ghanaian Empire is currently in its golden age, and its national strength and the religions it is involved in have an unprecedented impact on West Africa.

Of course, this was not something Gu Yi did intentionally.

Everything is a matter of timing and fate.

Although the Gu family's voyages have always been at the forefront of the times, many unexpected events are inevitable. Gu Zi's arrival here is also due to too many unexpected events that caused him to lose his way; it's just a coincidence.

He was simply going with the flow.

Inside the magnificent palace, a courtier stood beside Tongkamaning, constantly recounting the various events involving Gu Zi and the others.

This included the condition of their armored soldiers and the unprecedentedly large ship. Tungkamanin listened intently, his eyes filled with growing shock.

After a long while, he looked at Gu Zi again and asked indifferently, "I wonder what brings this envoy from the East to Ghana?"

Tungkamanen is a very famous and powerful ruler in the history of Ghana.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the Ghanaian Empire to reach an unprecedented golden age.

As for Gu Zi and these mysterious messengers...

His attitude was naturally very cautious.

Gu Zi showed no surprise at this and didn't say much, only that she wanted to rest for a while.

Tungkamanin arranged a very luxurious mansion for them.

In the days that followed, he never summoned these people again.

However, their investigation into Gu Zi and his group in secret never stopped, especially the large ships anchored along the coast.

Gu Zi did not interfere much in this matter.

Wasn't he also trying to understand this unfamiliar kingdom?

However, he still had his soldiers keep an eye on the large ships to ensure that these people would not dismantle them.

Gu Zi was quite confident in the large ship that the Gu family had developed.

As long as these ships are not completely dismantled.

They absolutely cannot understand it.

Even if you take it apart, you might not be able to learn its essence.

During this period, he also found out a lot of information.

In conclusion—

The Ghanaian Empire today can only be described with one word: "rich".

This was a dynasty truly built on gold, and almost everything in it involved gold.

This certainly made the empire appear extremely powerful.

However, Gu Zi was quite certain that if such an empire were placed in the Nine Provinces, it would definitely become the best fertilizer between the Song, Liao, and Xia kingdoms, as there was a huge gap between them in terms of systems, productivity, and so on.

This also gave rise to many different thoughts in his mind.

Of course, Tongkamaning also has a relatively good understanding of Kyushu.

Gu Zi didn't hide anything from him and answered in detail.

When Tongkamaning heard that there had been many wars involving hundreds of thousands or even millions of people in the Nine Provinces, he was completely dumbfounded, as were the Gu family's actions.

A family that has been passed down for thousands of years and continues to shine.

In their eyes, it was like a myth.

Gu Yi had been silently observing all of this without interfering too much.

He cannot do everything himself.

This will make the suppression faced by the Gu family increasingly heavy, and the consumption of achievement points is also considerable. Not to mention that everything is currently developing in a positive direction. This Tong Kamanin is very interested in the Gu family's large ship!

As expected, this was exactly what Gu Yi had predicted.

Just half a month later, seeing that his country's craftsmen were still making no progress on those large ships, he finally summoned Gu Zi again.

This time, his stance was more direct.

He skipped all pleasantries, and the enormous gold ring tapped lightly on the armrest of the throne, producing a dull sound.

"Emissaries from the East," Tungkamanin's voice echoed in the hall, carrying an unquestionable authority, "your ships are very good."

"Now, it belongs to Ghana."

"In return, you will receive gold of equal weight." He waved his hand, and the eunuchs carried in several heavy wooden chests. The lids were opened, and the room was instantly filled with golden light.

"Tell me the skills of shipbuilding, and it will bring you wealth far beyond your imagination."

Tunkhammanen's expression was very serious.

In fact, he had considered seizing by force, and even his ministers had suggested this to him.

But after careful consideration, he suppressed the thought.

As a wise monarch.

He really didn't want to offend a kingdom that could build such a large ship, even if that kingdom was very far from Ghana, he still had to be wary.

Of course, that's only secondary.

The most crucial reason was that the Islamic missionary he believed in had met him and told him some rumors, which also demonstrated Gu's extraordinary nature.

This finally made him take things seriously.

And for him...

Problems that can be solved with gold are not problems.

However, Gu Zi merely glanced calmly at the tempting gold before his gaze returned to the king. He bowed again, his tone gentle yet exceptionally firm: "Your Majesty's generous gift is deeply appreciated by this humble subject."

"However, this ship is the culmination of the wisdom and hard work of my Gu family over hundreds of years. It is the path that our ancestors gained by sacrificing their lives in the storms, not a vessel that can be traded at will."

"Please forgive me, but I am unable to exchange this skill for gold."

His answer remained as firm and powerful as ever.

The translator beside him immediately spoke up, although the translation wasn't particularly accurate, but at this moment, Tunkamani couldn't care less about that.

The moment he heard the rejection, his expression completely changed.

"What?" Tungkamanin leaned forward, a look of disbelief and anger flashing in his eyes. "You refuse gold? No one on this land can refuse gold!"

The atmosphere inside the hall instantly became tense.

"Then what do you want?" Tongkamanin frowned deeply, suppressing his anger, and asked again.

With a thought from Gu Yi, the effect of the Spirit Jade activated once again.

Gu Zi finally spoke up: "Your Majesty, I wish to establish a 'Gu Family Academy' in the city of Kunbisalih."

He spoke each word with conviction: "My Gu family is willing to impart all our knowledge to His Majesty without taking a penny, solely to make friends with His Majesty and spread the friendly and scholarly tradition of our Nine Provinces."

Gu Zi paused deliberately, allowing the translator to accurately convey the meanings of "not taking a penny" and "giving everything he knows," which caused a low commotion in the hall.

"As for the students," Gu Zi continued, offering the most crucial and audacious condition, "Your Majesty, please grant permission for my Gu Clan Academy to be open to all of Ghana. Regardless of noble or commoner origin, or religious affiliation, anyone who can pass our academy's basic examinations may enroll."

"I believe that the nation's wise and talented people are hidden among the common people. Only by selecting the virtuous and capable can we consolidate the foundation and strengthen the country."

These words caused an uproar throughout the hall! It was no longer because of the wonders of navigation, but because the demand itself directly challenged Ghana's rigid social hierarchy and power structure!
An outsider actually demands to select students nationwide, regardless of social status?

This is simply unheard of!

Ghana has a very strict hierarchy, which is completely beyond their comprehension.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

Gu Yi was also watching all of this, and even his heart was stirred by a slight ripple.

He had to get the Gu family to take this step.

This applies not only to Ghana today, but also to other important places around the world!

Even though all of this seems to have no impact now.

However, once it reaches later generations, the impact it can have will be no less than everything that the Gu family has done in Kyushu over generations!
Time flows slowly by.

Tongkamanin kept weighing the options in his mind, thinking about everything the missionary had told him, and those majestic ships. After hesitating for a long time, he finally nodded slightly.

"good!".
(P.S.: During the double monthly pass period at the beginning of the month, I'm begging for your support with monthly passes to help me make another push. I'd be extremely grateful for your support. This part won't be too long, but it's crucial for later, so I'm just mentioning it now.)

(End of this chapter)