The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

He promised many powerful relatives and clansmen who had territories in the overseas seas that he would begin the formal process of establishing fiefdoms and kingdoms!

In fact, the real situation is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface!

The current emperor is quite patient and tolerant; how could he possibly compromise so easily?

In reality, it was the elderly and frail Emperor Emeritus who intervened, exchanging his military power for the current compromise. It can only be said that the Emperor Emeritus still had a lot of affection for his sons.

When Prince Zhongshun informed Jia Huan, he promised to grant Jia Huan a count's fiefdom.

If his overseas territories become larger and more expansive in the future, he may be granted even greater titles of nobility, perhaps even reaching the rank of First-Class Duke!

Since he's being so generous these days, Jia Huan should at least cooperate properly, shouldn't he?

At the same time, he had privately discussed with a group of royal relatives that the matter of overseas expansion could no longer be kept secret and that greater publicity was necessary.

The goal is simple: to attract more people and resources and send them to the overseas territories.

Prince Chungshun was very interested in this, but he also expressed his difficulty, saying that he didn't know how to do it.

Jia Huan has taken over the publicity work, and the full cooperation of the imperial clan will be needed!

So what kind of publicity methods can spread rapidly and proactively in a short period of time, and also achieve a considerable publicity effect?

Jia Huan chose the novel!

Of course, this novel is not that kind of novel; it is not a completely fabricated storybook.

He gathered Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Shi Xiangyun, and the three sisters of the Spring Festival, and invited Li Wan and Qin Keqing to help him compile the "Record of Opening the Sea" together!

This is a completely factual novel, with about 80% of its content being true.

To put it simply, it begins with Jia Huan persuading Prince Zhongshun to focus his attention on overseas expansion, and records all the twists and turns that occurred along the way, as well as related events that took place in the Great Qian Dynasty.

The characters in the story are mostly real people. In fact, it is a summary report of the various achievements and difficulties encountered from the time when Prince Chungshun started the expedition to explore the outer seas.

However, this report was written in the form of a novel.

It has fewer tedious descriptions and more dramatic plot twists, making it more interesting and engaging, thus keeping readers interested and wanting to continue reading. That's what makes it a success.

Upon hearing Jia Huan's specific ideas, the women were understandably shocked. They were also astonished by Jia Huan's audacity, fearing that he might be about to create a huge hole in the sky!

Then, I was quite excited!

What is this? What they are going to write might be a 'history' that can be approved by the imperial court.

Just thinking about it makes me tremble with excitement; who knows, these girls might go down in history!

Especially Lin Daiyu, who even has a small part of the story!

Don't forget, Jia Huan had been giving her sand tables as toys, allowing her to freely express her talents on them. The most valuable parts that could potentially be realized were all created in the outer sea territory.

Therefore, she was not only the main author of the novel "The Record of Opening the Sea", but also a participant in some of the content. The other women were in similar situations.

This is insane! They're just a bunch of talented young women from secluded homes, and I never imagined they'd be involved in such a big event. It all feels so unreal.

Once they came to their senses, their first thought was: Could such a book really be published and distributed?

"It's not a big problem, as long as it's not deliberate smear campaign and is based on facts!"

Jia Huan smiled and reassured him, "This book has been guaranteed by many members of the royal family!"

"Then what do you do?"

Lin Daiyu asked directly, "In such an important novel, and with you playing a key role, don't you want to actively participate in the writing process?"

"I want to write a novel too!"

Jia Huan laughed heartily and said, "What you wrote is not only wonderful, but also quite important!"

"However, the content is too far removed from ordinary people's lives and seems to have little to do with their daily routines, so it doesn't appeal to them at all!"

"The novel I want to write is a popular story about ordinary people, heroes of the martial arts world, or ordinary soldiers who go to overseas territories, work hard to cultivate the land, fight against nature and the Japanese, and eventually become rich and return home in glory!"

"With the embellishment of storytellers, coupled with wonderful stories and relatable everyday life, this stuff is sure to resonate with them and even pique their curiosity!"

"Only novels that are so down-to-earth can spread quickly and have a huge impact, changing the people of Daqian's old mindset. The outer sea territory is neither barren nor dangerous; it is a new region with excellent development prospects!"

"In fact, if the lords don't perform well or are unhappy, they can simply go and develop in the territories of other vassal states, which is much easier and more carefree than in the Great Qian!"

Listening to Jia Huan's animated and eloquent speech, the women were once again quite astonished!

Not to mention them, even the royal relatives who had just heard Jia Huan present his specific propaganda plan, as well as the current emperor hiding behind the scenes, were dumbfounded and shocked.

Especially nowadays, it seems too frivolous to entrust such a matter to Jia Huan.

Describing real events in the form of a documentary novel is just another form of 'history book,' and it should be the Hanlin Academy and its scholars who should be involved!

Ironically, the current reaction and demands have made the hesitant members of the royal family completely determined to let Jia Huan handle the matter!

Faced with the demands and opinions of many clansmen, if we don't want to break off relations, we can only grit our teeth and accept it. What else can we do?

They originally wanted to take a roundabout approach and directly "discuss" things with Jia Huan.

But Jia Huan was even more ruthless, handing the matter over to his wife, whom he had just married, and a group of female relatives from the Ning and Rong mansions. How were they supposed to handle this?

It's obvious even to a fool that the scholars in the Hanlin Academy would never agree to cooperate with a woman.

Although there is dissatisfaction now, they will not make a fuss about it; they still have that much magnanimity.

However, he turned around and instructed the scholars of the Hanlin Academy to compile something that the current emperor preferred.

As for who ultimately wrote the more popular version, is there any need to say more?

In any case, we have great confidence in the scholars of the Hanlin Academy today!

This matter caused a small stir among the high-ranking officials in the imperial court!

However, this matter seems to be an internal dispute within the royal family, and neither the cabinet nor the other court officials are wise enough to want to get involved.

Jia Huan didn't take it seriously. He thought, "Wait until things escalate, then you'll have your own headaches!"

Unexpectedly, the old lady somehow heard the news and forcefully pushed Jia Baoyu over, wanting him to get involved as well!

Jia Huan did not refuse, but he also did not allow Jia Baoyu to participate in the book compilation.

He has quite a talent for poetry, and he even performed remarkably well when the girls held a poetry club.

Then we should compile and publish her poems, just like Lin Daiyu and the others.

With his previous experience, and given that Jia Baoyu did indeed have some talent in this area, he even gained some fame and received invitations from some literati.

This delighted the old lady and Madam Wang, who beamed with joy.

In short, it soon spread throughout the Rong family that Bao Er Ye was a born scholar, and that even a slight display of his talent could cause quite a stir outside.

If Master Bao had focused all his energy on the imperial examinations, he would have easily become the top scholar.

In short, just like when Jia Baoyu was young, he was praised to the skies, as if "if Heaven had not given birth to Jia Baoyu, the literary world would have been plunged into eternal darkness."

Yes, yes, yes, yes!

This was the reaction of Jia Huan and Lin Daiyu. At this time, they had already started writing their respective novels and were so busy that they had no time to pay attention to the rumors about the Rong Mansion.

The rumors circulating in the Rong family mansion were merely conversations within the mansion itself; they had no power to spread beyond its walls.

Even if it were to spread, few outsiders would care.

On the contrary, the novels written by Lin Daiyu and others received considerable attention from the outside world.

In particular, when the emperor was granting fiefdoms and establishing new kingdoms on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, some people's eyes would turn red with envy, and their attention would inevitably be drawn to him.

For no other reason than that some members of the royal family who had already been granted fiefdoms and established their own states were so happy and excited that they let slip the secret.

Chapter 400 A Gathering of Women (End of Volume)

The publication of "The Record of Opening the Seas" caused a sensation throughout the world!

All readers who have read the novel are stunned by its plot.

Does it have to be this realistic?

At the same time, an inexplicable feeling of envy, jealousy, and hatred welled up in my heart.

As expected of a member of the royal family, no matter how low-key they usually appear, the power and energy they unleash when they actually take action is truly astonishing.

If I hadn't read this novel, I wouldn't have known that the royal family's territories in the outer seas were so vast.

All together, it wouldn't be worse than a province in the heart of the Great Qian Dynasty, would it?

No wonder they were all able to establish their own kingdoms. If they had that kind of power and territory, they could have become kings of foreign vassal states, right?

Look at the high-ranking civil officials in the court. They are usually so arrogant, but the fact that the emperor and the royal family have such a large territory in the outer seas is none of their business.

Jia Huan is a real prodigy. At such a young age, he dared to persuade Prince Zhongshun to go to sea to make his fortune. I never thought he would actually succeed in the end.

I never imagined people could be so shameless these days, their methods of reaping the benefits are truly remarkable!

Prince Zhongshun must have been furious, but he could only swallow his anger!

So the powerful families along the southeast coast are really that powerful! Even Prince Zhongshun had to buy ships from them and accept such harsh conditions!

I never imagined that the powerful families along the southeast coast were the wealthiest group in the Great Qian Dynasty. I originally thought they were the salt merchants from Yangzhou!

So it turns out that the Donglin Party of the Ming Dynasty was supported by powerful families along the southeast coast. No wonder they were so influential at the end of the Ming Dynasty; they had plenty of money to back them up.

Jia Huan is really lucky. He was directly granted the title of Earl of an Outer Province and a county-level territory. Just thinking about it makes me feel unhappy!