From covert struggles to the full eruption of various conflicts.
Time is becoming increasingly urgent.
It will not leave them much time.
In short, what must be seized must be seized.
The Luo family, one of the four great families, was already at its wit's end under oppression.
With the accidental death of her son, the already weak Luo family became even more decadent.
As the head of the Luo family, Luo Yuntian absolutely did not want his family to be destroyed in his hands.
Despite his old age, he still wanted to remarry and have children.
After all, an eighty-year-old man, if still vigorous, could still father several robust sons.
Therefore, the Luo family came today and began recruiting women to bear children in the city.
Anyone who could give Elder Luo a robust son would be rewarded with a hundred mu of fertile land.
This temptation, for those women who desperately wanted to change their fate, was an immense lure no matter what.
Applicants arrived in an endless stream.
The scene could indeed be described as their thresholds being worn down.
Meanwhile, Ye Tiancheng wanted to cultivate sweet potatoes on the thin land outside the city.
That required extremely technical conditions.
Besides fertilizer, weaving and dyeing also required management skills.
The method to improve thin land was to excavate silt from the swamps in the forest and spread it over the land, then cover these lands. After waiting for the land to dry, cultivation could begin.
As someone who had transmigrated from that world, Ye Tiancheng naturally possessed abilities that others could not – knowledge.
The process of achieving industrialization and modernization in this era was a long one.
The very first step still required a large amount of manual labor for production.
As a protagonist who had read countryside novels in that world.
Naturally, the first thought was to recruit labor.
To hire them to work for him.
"Paper currency has already circulated; the next step is to let paper currency replace the barter system of trade," Ye Tiancheng said to Sister Si.
Sister Si smiled, "Let's go back first and find people to manage the channels."
It seemed like a joke, this trivial matter that, when discussed later, would make people feel helpless, possibly thinking he had done something very undignified.
"I didn't expect to be ridiculed."
"That's because your unrealistic idea deviates too much from reality."
Sister Si said.
Then they returned to Sister Si's residence and posted a recruitment notice.
Unfortunately, few people in this era could recognize characters, so the recruitment advertisement was less effective than having people spread the word.
Therefore, his recruitment advertisement went out with no one taking notice.
"You failed fellow, Hahahaha."
Upon seeing the recruitment advertisement, the Yang family members laughed triumphantly and spread this joke within their family. Only Yang Dezhi, the head of the Yang family.
He understood Ye Tiancheng's ambition.
"Why are you guys laughing, you ignorant fools? You won't be able to laugh later."
He understood very well what laughing at Ye Tiancheng meant, so he didn't want to laugh. In fact, laughing would be equivalent to laughing at his own incompetence. Only incompetent people would mock those with advanced ideas. Yang Dezhi, as expected of someone with a sharp mind, immediately sensed Ye Tiancheng's threat.
"Anyone who mocks Ye Tiancheng will have their salary halved this month!"
When the Yang family members heard this, they were very confused. Disbelief and anger flashed across everyone's faces. Why would the patriarch do this?
"Because you are all stupid, and stupid people have to pay tuition."
Yang Dezhi did this entirely because he felt there was no one in the family as intelligent as Ye Tiancheng. If Ye Tiancheng's plan succeeded, he would be the supreme ruler of the city-state of Duogong.
Then their Yang family would cease to exist, becoming Ye Tiancheng's appendage. As the patriarch, he naturally did not want to see such a situation occur, but those who mocked Ye Tiancheng seemed to have not understood at all.
"You fools, you should learn more from Ye Tiancheng."
Yang Dezhi reiterated his words.
Unfortunately, these people could not understand their patriarch's intentions at all.
If they truly understood, they would never have had such thoughts. Of course, they would not understand because they were not qualified to comprehend these things.
This led to a huge misunderstanding.
In this misunderstanding, Ye Tiancheng did not want to explain much.
Because for him, any further explanation would be meaningless.
Therefore, in his heart, there were only ideas and actions.
In his view, this idea felt somewhat autocratic, capable of controlling everything.
But he felt that this was how it should be to align with his ideals.
His ideals?
Yes, his ideals...
"Actually, it's that simple and crude, directly... expressed... that's the correct choice, right?" This is what he thought to himself.
This idea, from any perspective, possessed correct guidance.
"Then what do you mean by saying that? What does this statement mean?" He asked, not understanding.
"If you don't say it, we naturally won't understand. If you say it, we will definitely know what you are thinking." Su Muxian was very displeased upon hearing this.
After all, what she wanted was often what she wanted Ye Tiancheng to explain clearly.
Unfortunately, Ye Tiancheng could not explain it clearly at all.
"There will be plenty of time in the future... why explain it now?" Lin Qingjia did not like Ye Tiancheng spending effort on one woman.
After all, they were also beautiful women.
When beautiful women encounter other beautiful women, there is naturally an inexpressible jealousy.
The first feeling upon returning to the villa was the war between women.
Si Yiran smiled, "Oh my! What's going on here? What's happening?"
"What else could it be? It's the outbreak of war." In their opinion, it was just like this, what else could be explained?
There was simply no way to explain it.
Si Yiran's words caused a bitter feeling in Ye Tiancheng's heart.
He dared not say anything, because no matter what he said, it would not make them feel good.
He felt like a superfluous existence.
At such moments, he could only be a tragic figure.
Could he only find a place to squat down and draw circles?
"Haha!" Si Yiran laughed happily seeing Ye Tiancheng's predicament.
Ye Tiancheng did not understand why Si Yiran was laughing at him, but he was certain that she had ill intentions.
"I think you really have no good intentions." In Ye Tiancheng's view, this was his thought.
It had to be said that his view was indeed advanced. What others could not understand, he could usually understand, and what others did not understand, he could also understand. The resulting divergence was indescribable, with only one way to understand it: he had no choice at this moment. It was truly sad for Ye Tiancheng to continue like this.
"Alright, we should unite as one!"
In his view, it was that simple, with no superfluous elements. In fact, these views and thoughts largely influenced his mood.
Under the influence of such a mood, a strange feeling was inevitably generated in his heart, and perhaps this strange feeling would continue indefinitely.
But this situation in Ye Tiancheng's heart was not conducive to continuation.
If it continued, he would truly be finished and might become even more inexpressible.
That would make his life even more devoid of presence and meaning.
"Alright, don't dwell on this issue so much. If you really want to dwell on this issue, I suggest you put aside your differences and accept me as if you know nothing." Ye Tiancheng finally couldn't help himself.
His words immediately caused all the women to look at him strangely.
"Little Ye Zi... what are you talking about?" Sister Si was the first to disagree with his words.
After all, in their worldview, the value viewpoints that existed could not be so casually dismissed by Ye Tiancheng.
Stubbornness in everyone's heart was very tenacious.
What one caused, one must be responsible for.
"You shouldn't accept everything from others and bear it. What should be changed must be changed!"
In Ye Tiancheng's view, the worst-case scenario might be the best-case scenario. But in Sister Si's view, the problem was perhaps too simple.
"What he caused, he must be responsible for! Hmph!" In Sister Si's view, the seriousness of this issue directly led to their sisterly affection.
The culprit of everything was Ye Tiancheng.
"Little Ye Zi... from our unanimous viewpoint, you are the most foolish choice." At this moment, he could not say anything more, as saying anything was meaningless.
He had no chance to defend himself at all.
All sins originated from Ye Tiancheng's way of expressing emotions.
This meant that Ye Tiancheng had to bear all the sins he caused himself.
Although it all seemed perfect.
In reality, it was not perfect at all.
In fact, he even felt like the culprit.
"This feeling is not pleasant, and I even feel like I might become a fool in others' eyes."
Therefore, Ye Tiancheng was unwilling to be like this.
Unfortunately, even if he did not want it to be this way, it already was. What else could he do?
Everything originated from him, and this sin could only be borne by him; others could not bear the consequences.
He understood this in his heart.
If he wanted to become a capable person, he had to handle everything according to others' methods.
If others could not achieve it, neither could he.
Ye Tiancheng finally understood Sister Si's prowess and felt an unprecedented state. In this state, he increasingly felt like a complete fool, being manipulated by others.
Therefore, in this situation, he absolutely could not accept this reality.
Perhaps in others' eyes, he was such a foolish existence, and such an existence often meant he was a failure.
This emotion once became his most difficult situation.
The Yang family seized the opportunity to strike Ye Tiancheng decisively.
And to seize all his resources.
These people increasingly felt his threat.
Under this threat, Ye Tiancheng deeply felt how he should act to make these sisters feel safe. As a man, he should not have disputes with them, which would only make him more ridiculous.
The situation was as it was, simple and not complicated, but often the complication lay in people's hearts.
"I didn't expect such a situation to arise between us; it's truly too tragic."
From this situation, it seemed that his greatest tragedy was overthinking things.
Thus, it seemed he would often become the biggest loser.
In this treacherous place, any move could be a failed move.
He had to admit that this choice would often become his lifelong regret.
Perhaps in the absence of options, the only way was to seize the time.
In his view, simple matters did not require complex factors to achieve.
Under this situation, Ye Tiancheng's mood became exceptionally complex. It seemed that his personal factors were the root cause of everything.
"Alright, let's stop arguing. If we cause chaos at this juncture, it will only please our loved ones and make our enemies happy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sister Si objected.
Si Yiran always watched their performance with a smile.
Completely like an audience watching their joke.
If everything became very complicated, it meant she had more choices.
In this situation, any change could make her look like a complete fool.
One had to lament the factors and decisions that led to the results.
Often, at certain moments, one's own reasons were needed.
In the continuation of certain complex situations, most people felt a different existence and value.
Everyone's orientation was different, everyone's feelings were different, and in these differences, the only thing deeply regretted was nothing more than the mistakes they had made.