The cannon fodder just wants to survive until the end

Ming Huaixi held the child in his arms, and thinking that the child had no name yet, he asked, "Have you thought of a name for the baby?"

"I've thought about it. The baby will be born at dusk, when the sun sets and Chang Geng rises, so he will be named Chang Geng." Pei Zhi had read many ancient books before, but he felt that none of them were suitable. Only the morning star, which symbolizes hope and expectation, was suitable.

"Chang Geng, Pei Chang Geng, it's a good name. Baby, you now have a name. From now on you will be called Pei Chang Geng. Do you like it?" Ming Huaixi said the name of the newborn baby.

Baby Pei Changgeng seemed to understand and grinned at his mother, as if he was very satisfied with the name.

"Pei Zhi, look, the baby is laughing. He likes this name very much. Hahahaha." Ming Huaixi said excitedly when he saw the baby's reaction, and he laughed himself after he finished speaking.

"Well, baby likes this name very much." Pei Zhi continued speaking following Huai Xi's words.

"This is the full name I gave the baby, you can give him a nickname." Pei Zhi said.

Ming Huaixi thought for a while and said, "Seeing that he is smiling so happily, he will definitely be a baby who loves to smile in the future. Let's call him Xiaoxiao."

After the child was born, Pei Zhi sent someone to deliver the news to his close relatives, inviting them to attend the child's full-month ceremony one month later, and also asked someone to send an invitation to the Ming family.

A month passed with difficulty during Ming Huaixi's confinement period, and Ming Huaixi could finally take a comfortable bath.

The confinement period was the most difficult month for Ming Huaixi since she came here. She was not allowed to wash her hair or take a bath. She was only allowed to wipe her body when she was really uncomfortable. Ming Huaixi was really going crazy during these days, but fortunately it is over.

The child's full-month ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow. Ming's father, mother, uncle and aunt are all here that day. Grandpa and grandmother Ming stayed in Chaoyang City because the journey is long and they are too old to travel back and forth.

The son of the prefect of Chaoyang City also came, but the Pei family in the capital did not send anyone over, and Pei Zhi did not give them a visitor invitation. The relationship between Pei Zhi's family and the Pei family in the capital was rather complicated.

Pei Zhi's grandfather was the previous head of the Pei family in the capital. Pei Zhi's grandmother was the third wife of the head of the Pei family. She was twenty years younger than Pei Zhi's grandfather. Pei Zhi's father was the third son of the Pei family. Pei Zhi's eldest uncle and second uncle were both born to Mr. Pei's second wife.

When Pei Zhi's father was born, the eldest and second young masters of the Pei family were already in their teens, but Pei Zhi's father was smart and clever since birth, and was deeply loved by old man Pei. At the beginning, the two young masters of the Pei family liked this smart and handsome little brother, and took good care of him.

But as Pei Zhi's father grew older, and Old Master Pei's attitude towards Pei Zhi's father, coupled with the deliberate instigation of the mothers of the two young masters of the Pei family, they gradually distanced themselves from the young master.

Although the first two young masters of the Pei family were capable, they were still far inferior to Pei Zhi's father. With the knowledge of the two young masters, the maiden families of the two young masters of the Pei family made a plan to cut off Pei Zhi's father's path to the imperial examination.

At that time, Pei Zhi's father's mother's old illness relapsed and she passed away suddenly. Although Old Master Pei punished the eldest and second young masters of the Pei family, it was impossible for him to give up a perfect child with endless potential for a useless child.

That's how things happened. During that period, Pei Zhi's father experienced a setback in his career, betrayal in his family, and the pain of losing his mother. In anger, he broke off relations with the Pei family, and then left the capital with the dowry left to him by his mother and returned to his mother's hometown in Jiangnan.

His mother's family had dwindled down and things had changed a lot. Pei Zhi's father settled down in Jiangnan, started a business with the things his mother left him, and married an orphan girl from a famous merchant family in Jiangnan. From then on, he took root in Jiangnan.

Pei Zhi's father didn't want to pursue the matter further because of the care given to him by his elder and second brothers when he was young.

Although the prefect of Chaoyang City is also a member of the Pei family, he is not from the same lineage as Pei Zhi's family. Pei Zhi's father has a good relationship with the prefect and they have been in contact over the years.

A few years ago, Pei Zhi's father and mother became fascinated with going out to sea. They heard that there were huge business opportunities in other countries overseas, so they organized a group of people to go out to sea. No one knew what happened, and they have not returned until now. They just disappeared in the vast ocean.

After Pei Zhi had people searching for a long time without success, he knew that there was little chance that they would return, so he left some people behind to continue searching. No clues had been received in the past few years, so he was afraid that they were in great danger.

Surprisingly, the emperor also sent someone to give Pei Zhi a gift, which was a golden lock symbolizing longevity.

This made those who came to attend the full-month ceremony further deepen Pei Zhi's status in the emperor's heart. You know, as the ruler of a country, he is very busy. The fact that he could still remember a child's full-month ceremony was enough to show that Pei Zhi's status was not low.

Although Pei Zhi did not send a large number of people to look for his parents after they disappeared, he has been organizing a sailing team for several years. This coincides with the idea of ​​the Emperor of Xi. He came to Jiangnan before to see in person whether Jiangnan can now open sea transportation.

After Pei Zhi helped him once, the emperor saw that Pei Zhi's sailing team already had a rough outline. After inspecting Pei Zhi, he handed over the shipping matter to Pei Zhi.

So in the past few years, Pei Zhi has been working for the emperor. Pei Zhi's sailing team has made several trips back and forth from many countries across the ocean and has mapped out a rough and stable route to the maritime countries.

As long as it is improved a little more, sea transportation can be started. This is a major event that benefits the country and the people. Once this is accomplished, Pei Zhi's name will be recorded in history.

After the full moon ceremony, Pei Zhi also became busy. Sea transportation was about to start, and the emperor created a new official position, the Foreign Affairs Office, which was responsible for establishing transportation and trade with future maritime countries.

At the same time, Pei Zhi was asked to set up a business workshop composed of private businessmen, which would be managed by Pei Zhi to assist the Waifanyuan in communicating with overseas businessmen.

In a short time, the Pei family's wealth doubled. Since the opening of sea transportation, Jiangnan has been changing with each passing day. New things from overseas flowed from Jiangnan to other places, and some local industries in Jiangnan also ushered in a new spring.

The Emperor of Xi State promulgated a new decree specifically for communicating with foreign businessmen. At the same time, he called on people living near the coast to go out to sea. The maritime industry of Xi State ushered in unprecedented development, and the national strength of Xi State also grew stronger.

When the neighboring countries saw the changes in Xi State, they all put aside their hostility and sent envoys to Xi State to learn. At the same time, they opened up their border areas and exchanged what they had with Xi State.

In just a few years, the changes in Xi State were comparable to those in the previous twenty years.

In the sixth year of the opening of sea transportation, a couple came to Xi State from a distant country on the ocean.