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It was like someone saying that every family would have an endless amount of gold to spend in the future. Such talk was therefore treated as sleep talking.
Many people felt that this idea was too far fetched and speculated that the empress had changed due to her implicit trust in Ren Baqian.
Was the empress being deceived by the words of Ren Baqian?
A world where everyone was a dragon might interest the empress, but it wasn't possible.
The empress couldn't be allowed to indulge in such unrealistic ideas.
"A load of rubbis.h.!.+" Tu Wan raised her eyebrows and reprimanded him.
"Are you questioning Her Majesty's grand plan?" Ren Baqian sneered in response.
"I'm not questioning Her Majesty! Your Majesty, forgive me, but I have something to say." Tu Wan cupped her hands toward the empress, walked forward one step, and said coldly to Ren Baqian, "Why is Sir Ren using such words to deceive the empress? What exactly is your motive?"
"What I have in mind is to accomplish the goals of Her Majesty. What she wants is what I'm going to do. Her vision of the future is where I'm headed!" Ren Baqian looked at Tu Wan as he replied.
The empress nodded slightly from above. She was pleased with Ren Baqian's reply.
"Sir Ren, do you think those things that you mentioned can be realized?" Qin Chuan asked.
"Certainly. At the most it will only take decades to make it happen," Ren Baqian said confidently. "With science and technology speeding up development, even without enough talented workers, the key points will be self-evident and reaching that stage isn't impossible. Even if we can't reach it, it will not be difficult to provide everyone with enough food and education."
China at the founding stage looked very different compared to decades later.
At the founding stage, who would have expected China to reach that stage of development 60 or 70 years later.
"Furthermore, Dayao is a powerful country. Even if the productivity is worse than expected, as long as it doesn't deviate from its objectives and fixes the problems that arise, the goal that everyone dreams of can definitely be attained."
"It will take decades?" Tu Wan sneered. Who would know what could happen in decades? Was it up to him to decide? If what he said turned out to be wrong, could they still kill the empress's husband at that time as a sacrifice to Heaven?
"A few decades is too far away for me to see!" Tu Wan a.s.serted.
Tu Wan turned and said to the empress, "Sir Ren paints a very nice picture, but in my opinion, it's impossible to achieve."
Kou Zhehai, Qin Chuan, Tong Zhenye, Xuan Hua, and others also supported her.
Although Tong Zhenye and Ren Baqian were on good terms, this was quite another matter, and Tong Zhenye didn't wish for Dayao to take an implausible path to the future due to Ren Baqian's influence on the empress.
The voices of the crowd drowned out the voice of Ren Baqian.
If the voices of the crowd were like a rough sea, then the voice of Ren Baqian was like a small lonesome boat in that choppy sea. A wave would submerge it without leaving a trace.
The voices of a dozen people expressing their opinions reached up to 100 decibels and turned the court into a vegetable market.
Today, n.o.body talked about the captives because everyone was criticizing Ren Baqian's plan.
They seemed intent on waking up the empress who had been bewitched by Ren Baqian and were looking distressed.
Ren Baqian sneered, picked up the megaphone that was about half the size of a person, and roared, "Hey, hey, hey?! Silence!"
As the jarring voice of Ren Baqian drowned out all the other voices. everyone distinctly heard the word "silence." Even the guards at the city walls turned their heads curiously to find out who was speaking so loudly.
At 130 decibels, the voice of Ren Baqian was like a lion roaring, and it left everyone shaken.
This was a case of one-upping, where a loud voice encountered a louder voice. Everyone was shocked and looked in bewilderment at the huge megaphone in his hand.
They knew that Ren Baqian brought this strange object for a purpose, but they didn't expect it to be used this way.
Ren Baqian was very satisfied with this loudspeaker. It was ineffective to attend court with a voice that wasn't loud enough; a loud voice was needed to give him the right to speak!
Next time around, he was looking forward to using a 300-decibel loudspeaker that was used on s.h.i.+ps. They would perish together if necessary.
Even if the palace hall of the aboriginals was bigger, it was still an enclosed s.p.a.ce. 180 decibels was equivalent to one ton of TNT exploding at a distance of 70 meters. If a 300-decibel loudspeaker was used in the hall, it would be so deafening that everyone in the hall would have to live with a hearing aid from that point on.
Ren Baqian hardened his resolve.
In fact, Ren Baqian had already expected this reaction because the officials lacked vision and ideas.
He knew in his heart that if he had continued as before without involving the court and did things slowly, then this uproar wouldn't have happened.
If this situation continued, it could easily cause a backlash.
How many reformers in ancient times were rewarded with a good end?
Although Dayao didn't have many traditional power bases, it would inevitably lead to hostilities between some people because of their different interests, viewpoints, and ideals.
For example, on the day before, he didn't intend to affect the interests of others. However, a slight change would affect everything else. If he touched the purse of the Ministry of Revenue, it would affect the rest of the departments.
In addition, if he was indifferent when swallowing the Yun Nation, then he would have to make many unnecessary detours before finally cleaning up the mess after a long time.
Regarding the ability of the aboriginals to govern, Ren Baqian was very confident that they would certainly mess up.
Therefore, if he wanted to take the path that he and the empress had decided on, he would need to make a stand and speak out.
"Sirs, please listen to me," Ren Baqian used the megaphone to address the whole hall.
"This thing is very interesting…" Tong Zhenye stroked his chin. He was thinking that if even a soft-spoken person like Ren Baqian could talk so loudly with this thing, then if he were to use it… the whole city would be able to hear him. Imagining that he could shake the whole capital with his voice, he very much wanted to grab the device from Ren Baqian.
However, the thought of the empress sitting there deterred him from doing so.
"Everybody, do you think that it's possible for the empress to be deceived to set her mind on an impossible goal?" Ren Baqian asked.
Tong Zhenye, Qin Chuan, and the rest of the officials were astonished.
n.o.body opened their mouths. They looked directly at Ren Baqian and diverted their gazes away from the empress. On their faces were written the words, "That's it."
Despite her power, the empress was only over 20 years old. Even though she was the most powerful aboriginal, everyone really believed that she had been deluded by Ren Baqian. Looking at the land where Great Xia was located, many wise monarchs throughout history had been entrapped by it, not to mention the empress!
"d.a.m.n," Ren Baqian cursed. What did they mean with those expressions? Could it be any more obvious? Was the empress that silly?
"Turn your heads to face me!" The empress saw the crowd turning in unison and read the expression on Ren Baqian's face. Her face turned black as her hair stood on end.
"Of course Her Majesty can't be deceived." The crowd changed its expression instantly like those Sichuan face-changing performers.
All of you have a strong desire to survive! Reb Baqian felt like saying this out loud.
The empress swept her eyes across the crowd, and her chilly gaze was like a knife that touched every face.
"Carry on speaking!" the empress said.
"Do you believe that Her Majesty is so stupid that she was deceived by me?" Ren Baqian asked craftily.
The crowd exclaimed.
The empress disappeared from her seat, a red streak flashed across the hall, and more than 20 people were sent flying out of the hall by the empress.
More than ten people were stuck in the wall when the empress returned to her seat with a murderous look.