Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1438

Chapter 1438: Chapter 1433: Coastal Battle Report

"Moreover, since the Eldest Young Lady ascended the throne, she hasn’t bestowed any rewards upon the Bai clan, causing dissatisfaction among them." Bai Qingjue slowly blew on his tea, speaking casually, "If we don’t give them a chance to make an appearance during this family banquet, I’m afraid they will harbor resentment, and after a while... they might do something that will trouble us later."

"Actually, to be honest... if the Bai clan members were smart enough, they would realize that staying in Shuoyang is much more enjoyable. It’s better to have their sons earn some academic titles! But they insist on exploiting the fact that the Eldest Young Lady became the empress, hoping she might grant them some hereditary title or favor the Bai clan, ideally bringing all Bai clan members into government positions!" Bai Jinzhao curled his lips, "It’s simply ridiculous!"

"You can’t just lump everyone together like that!" Bai Qingyan smiled at the pouting Bai Jinzhao, who looked like an angry little squirrel, "Not all of the Bai clan are like this. Besides Bai Qingping, there are those who’ve joined the military and some who have started rigorously studying!"

She held her teacup, pressing down the tea leaves floating in the clear tea with the lid, and pondered, "Now that reading and literacy are being promoted inside Zhou for enlightening the populace, and most of our Bai clan have already come to Dadu City, why not let the Clan Leader tell our members to set an example by attending the schools established by the government?"

"That’s good! Previously, encouraging girls to read meant that each household already invited teachers for their daughters to study alongside the sons! Among the commoners... only a few let their daughters attend school, so the Bai clan can set an example!" Bai Qingjue remarked with a smile, "Perhaps we can even find some talented people within the clan!"

Bai Qingqi nodded in agreement.

"Has there been any communication from Shen Tianzhi? Does he need any assistance recently?" Bai Qingyan asked Bai Qingyu and Bai Qingqi.

"Shen Tianzhi is capable!" Bai Qingyu replied leisurely, "After all, whenever Shen Tianzhi requests help from the court, it has to pass through Yan Kingdom first, so to avoid their complaints, Shen Tianzhi resolves whatever he can by himself."

"Does this mean Yan Kingdom has troubled Shen Tianzhi?" She looked at her brother with a light smile.

"It’s expected for Yan Kingdom to cause trouble!" Bai Qingyun massaged his legs, chuckling, "Yan Kingdom’s trouble for Shen Tianzhi allows Third Brother to return the favor and trouble Yan Kingdom in turn—they hurt each other..."

Bai Qingyan entrusted Bai Qingqi and Bai Qingyu with the affairs of the gambling country. The duo divided the tasks, with Bai Qingyu focusing on Zhou territories linked to Yan Kingdom, and Bai Qingqi handling Yan Kingdom territories linked to Zhou. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Bai Jinse laughed at Bai Qingyun’s words, "Ninth Brother, you sound like a rascal."

Bai Qingyun laughed heartily and turned to his eldest sister, "Eldest Young Lady, speaking of encouraging people to read and enlighten minds, paper comes to mind. Now Yan Kingdom wants to use paper-making techniques to monopolize the market in Zhou, and they’ve already begun spreading it here. It’s time for Zhou to counterattack!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qingyan shook her head, "No hurry, let’s wait two or three more months until they invest more, and then we’ll act!"

Bai Qingyun learned many things at Luopan Mountain, paper-making was just one of them. Bai Jintong’s paper-making techniques originated from Bai Qingyun. Previously, Bai Qingyun was passionate about modifying weapons to increase their lethality, but now that the war is over, he has refocused on paper-making, simplifying it and reducing costs compared to Bai Jintong’s methods.

Bai Qingyun plans to spread this technique throughout Zhou, thereby impacting Yan Kingdom. He turned to ask Bai Jinxiu about the papers controlled by the Ministry of Education in Yan Kingdom.

Bai Qingqi and Bai Qingyu held their teacups, discussing how to subtly set a stumbling block for Yan Kingdom, while Bai Jinse listened intently on the side.

Bai Jinzhi, Bai Jinzhao, and Bai Jinhua discussed coastal matters, analyzing whether, if Zhou and Dongyi Kingdom were to engage in combat, the strategies for naval and land battles could be similar.

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