Chapter 912 - 94: The Dawn of the Great Era, Back on Track

Year of Qihuan, March.

——With the efforts of the Imperial Censorate and the Gu Clan, the news of the new emperor’s ascension finally spread throughout the entire world, along with the news of the recent change in era name, even detailing the meaning of the era name.

"Qi"—meant to open a new system, a new civilization, a new epoch.

"Huan"—not only embodies the imperial grandeur of ruling over the four seas but also implies a broad vision and a global outlook.

This was naturally Gu Hui’s idea.

It was not only to reassure the people who felt insecure without an emperor, but also to gradually change the limitations of the Kyushu populace through small efforts.

Not to mention the situation in history where ordinary people couldn’t even distinguish the era name or who was the emperor.

As for today’s Kyushu, even though Gu Academy has spread across the entire Kyushu and overseas, with countless Gu Clan young members practicing the bottom-up conduct principles and constantly educating the people.

But this was ultimately unable to completely change this reality.

This move seemed to have little impact on the entire Kyushu, but this was only in the past, and in today’s world, it is completely different.

Not to mention that the future development of Kyushu must move towards the whole world, after all, the current development of Kyushu has already reached the limits of the era, and to create a greater golden age, one must explore.

The truly critical reason is to make the people truly aware of the change of the times.

Kyushu....

is no longer the era where the emperor commands a minister to die and the minister must die.

Knowing the era name, knowing who the emperor is, knowing the overall transition of Kyushu, coupled with the public trials of Zhao Gou, Wanyan Digunai, and some criminals, can certainly deepen the people’s understanding of "law."

It is worth mentioning that——

Perhaps because everything Gu Hui did resembled the actions of the Legalist School, the name of the Legalist School in today’s world has once again become prominent.

However, this Legalist School is completely different from the Legalist School in history.

It is not solely focused on imperial power.

Rather, it revolves around legislation to form a completely new set of ideas, even to the point of extremism.

However, whether it’s Gu Hui or Gu Yi, neither of them had any intention to correct these issues.

In short, whether it’s ideas or systems.

All of this requires gradual progress.

The current development of Kyushu has exceeded history by far, even if Gu Yi wanted to intervene, it’s impossible to instantly elevate the development of Kyushu to the current level, even in terms of ideas!

It is worth mentioning that——

With the new emperor ascending, the formation of the cabinet was naturally a pressing matter.

Firstly, the positions of Gu Hui and Yue Fei in the cabinet were naturally unshakable.

Of course, Yue Fei, as a military general, although he had distinguished achievements following Gu Hui, his entry into the cabinet also caused quite a stir, but with Gu Hui’s support, this matter naturally couldn’t be hindered.

The entry of military generals into the cabinet was also Gu Hui’s idea.

He needed to maintain stability of power.

Whether it was targeting various factions, or the civil-military conflicts!

Besides that, the remaining cabinet ministers would have to be considered as well, in this level of contest, ability is only the basic criterion for selection, not a certainty.

Of course, from beginning to end, Gu Hui maintained absolute procedural fairness.

He even had it recorded.

No other reason than for the consideration of future generations.

...

Time swiftly passed.

The new policies were implemented, gradually expanding from one point to the whole area.

The "Cao Sea General Control Department" first initiated operations at key ports along the lower Yangtze River and the coastline. Skillful hydraulics workers, accountants, and experienced clerks from the Northern Border and Jiangnan quickly took their positions, began clearing old accounts and drafting new regulations. The first batch of official and privately owned fleets with new-style "permits" set sail, announcing the new dynasty’s ethos.

It is worth mentioning that——

The current maritime trade of Kyushu has reached a certain height.

Even during the times of great turmoil, this aspect never completely stopped.

This naturally had to do with the Gu Clan.

Even Gu Yi was somewhat surprised by this, since the rise of the Gu Clan, Julu has never been affected by any chaos from start to finish.

Of course, this naturally had to do with his deliberate efforts.

But it was enough to astonish people.

However, this not only facilitated the development of the Gu Clan but also contributed to the recovery of the current maritime trade.

The reputation of the Gu Clan was so strong!

So strong that even during the chaos, overseas pilgrims never ceased.

Moreover, with the Ryukyu Navy present.

This gave these people an innate protective amulet.

Although crossing the oceans was a deadly path.

But as long as they successfully reached Kyushu, even if they encountered rebels, as long as these people stated they came for pilgrimage, they would be allowed to pass.

And precisely because of these people’s presence, they also contributed significantly to the recovery of maritime trade.

In major ports like Mingzhou, Quanzhou, and Guangzhou, the Gu Clan already had a nearly independent operational logic outside the old dynasty’s bureaucratic system—accurate accounts, efficient port management, long-term credit established with overseas merchants, and even an unwritten but widely accepted arbitration rule.

Rather than "take over," the officials from the General Control Department were more about "interfacing" and "standardizing."

And this also laid a sufficient foundation for these new departments to quickly take power and secure their footing.

In no time.

The entire world also quickly got on track.

This is the influence of the Gu Clan and the heritage of the entire Kyushu.