Chapter 258 Merit
It takes time for wood to turn into ashes and become soil, and it takes time for Tongtianzhou to take shape. It also takes time for earth to produce metal, metal to produce water, and water to produce wood.
And this period of time is particularly important. If someone over-exploits Tongtianze's resources during this period, it will inevitably affect the evolution speed of Tongtianzhou, or even cause its evolution to fail.
Ao Bing will never allow this to happen. Not only Ao Bing did not allow it, but also all the Jiejiao disciples who dug the Tianhe canal to attack the city this time also did not allow it.
Aren’t they actively digging Tianhe canals to save Tongtianze and gain some merit? And after Tongtianze recovers, the better it develops, the more merit they will get.
To put it simply, this is not a one-time deal, but a steady stream of benefits.
In the future, as Tongtianze continues to grow and benefit more and more living beings and places, it will bring them a steady stream of merit.
Thinking of the benefits, Ao Bing and others certainly don’t want to cause problems in Tongtianze. It is related to their own interests, so they cannot help but ignore it.
"This..."
Di Xin seemed a little hesitant. He knew very well what Ao Bing and others thought, and wanted to agree directly.
However, when it comes to Tongtianze, it is not his business alone. Even if he wants to agree, it is useless, because what he says does not count, and most of the nobles of the merchants need to agree.
He is not a centralized emperor in later generations. He is the co-owner of the world under the feudal system. His power is not as great as imagined and he is not able to act arbitrarily.
"I know the king's worries, but in my opinion, it is completely meaningless. Even if Tongtianze is sealed, the benefits you will receive will not decrease, but will become more and more."
Knowing what Di Xin was hesitating about, Ao Bing said with a smile.
Di Xin hesitated because Tongtianze was too important. Half of the monks in the court and middle school had to rely on the resources bred by Tongtianze to support themselves.
Once it is closed, the consequences are simply unimaginable. This is equivalent to directly cutting off nearly one-third of the income. Who can accept this?
Even if Emperor Xin dared to agree, his ministers and nobles would not agree. In fact, if Di Xin dared to have his own way, they would dare to rebel.
After knowing Di Xin’s concerns, what Ao Bing had to do was to resolve them. In this way, he asked Di Xin to seal off Tongtianze, which was not considered as forcing someone to do something difficult.
On the other hand, if Di Xin does not agree, it will be a bit shameless. Jiejiao is not a subordinate of Dashang. The two parties are allies, and the relationship is reciprocal, not subordinate.
So, Jie Jiao gave Dashang face, and Dashang had better give Jie Jiao face. Otherwise, the worst thing is that they will break up and see who suffers the greater loss in the end.
"Why did Long Bo teach me?"
Hearing what Ao Bing said, Di Xin became more energetic and asked him for advice.
If a replacement for Tongtianze can be found, it is not impossible to temporarily close Tongtianze. After all, no matter what, Tongtianze is owned by Dashang. The better it develops, the greater the benefits Dashang will get.
Anyway, even if Tongtianze is closed, it will end up benefiting the big merchants. If Ao Bing can give a suitable reason, it doesn't matter if he agrees to his proposal.
"Your Majesty, look at the water in the river that day."
Ao Bing pointed at the top of the central area of Tongtianze, where there was a huge crack in the void, like a gaping hole in the sky, and a silver-white waterfall fell from it, a vast expanse.
The waterfall is not high, only 90,000 feet, but it is very wide, stretching 9 million miles across. It has no end at a glance. From a distance, it looks like a winding and undulating silver-white mountain range.
This silver-white waterfall is naturally the water of the Tianhe River.
Every moment, a massive amount of Tianhe water gushes out from the Tianhe River and pours into Tongtianze through the Tianhe Canal, causing the water surface to grow slowly at a slow speed.
“I see, I probably understand what Long Bo means.”
"With the injection of water from the Tianhe River, the water level of Tongtianze will get higher and higher. Even if it returns to its peak, it is not impossible."
"But, after all, Tongtianze has shrunk too much, and its scale It has been reduced again and again. At the current scale, the amount of water it can carry cannot be compared with that at its peak, not even one ten thousandth."
"And this is. This will lead to the fact that once the water level in Tongtianze rises to the limit that it can bear, it will flood outwards. "
"At this time, if we want to solve this problem, we must build a canal to divert it to Tianze. The water reaches all parts of Jiuzhou to relieve the pressure on Tongtianze."
Di Xin suddenly realized that the benefit Ao Bing said was to divert the water from Tongtianze to all parts of Jiuzhou.
After Tongtianze is closed, outsiders cannot enter, but part of the water inside must be drained out. Otherwise, what if the water level gets higher and higher and the unformed Tongtianzhou is flooded?
It is worth talking about where to drain the water. Within the territory, whichever noble supports the closure of Tongtianze, then build a canal directly leading to Tongtianze in his fief, so as to divert water to nourish all things.
For the same reason as outside, whoever supports the great merchants among the princes of the Nine Provinces will get the water of Tongtianze.
This is innate divine water. It can nourish all things, breed elixirs, and derive spiritual fields. It can also be directly used to refine and improve cultivation...
With so many functions, who can Dare you say this is not a benefit? It can completely offset the losses caused by closing Tongtianze.
"It's just that this method is good, but is Tianhe really so big that it can support all the nine states?"
Di Xin still had concerns, but it was not about Ao Bing's proposal, but They have doubts about the size of Tianhe, and do not think that Tianhe can not only support Tianting, but also support Kyushu. "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the size of the Tianhe River is far larger than you imagine."
"The recovery of the Ancient Galaxy has caused the Tianhe River to begin to grow, and it will only get bigger and bigger in the future. The stronger you are, let alone support Jiuzhou, just It is not impossible to further support the entire prehistoric land. "
"Furthermore, the source of the Immortal River is not only the Tianhe, but also the chaos outside the sky and the power of the void that pervades the Immortal River. "< br>
"Your Majesty, look into the deepest part of the void."
Ao Bing didn't care about Di Xin's worries at all and asked him to look into the deepest part of the void. There is the place where the void and the chaos outside the sky meet, and it is filled by a huge sea of chaos.
I don’t know when, this place turned out to be another source of the Immortal River.
A large amount of chaotic energy turned into innate divine water, flowed from the Chaos Sea into the Tianhe Canal, merged with the water of the Tianhe River, and rushed to Tongtianze.
At the same time, as the water of the Tianhe River surges, the power of the void around it is attracted by it, and is drawn into the river one after another, and then slowly assimilated by it, becoming part of the river water.
The sea of chaos deep in the void and the omnipresent power of the void are the other two sources that Ao Bing found for the Immortal River.
Who is Ao Bing and how can he give others a chance to take advantage of him?
If the Immortal River has only one source, Tianhe, then there is no doubt that he will be manipulated by the Jade Emperor in the future, who will threaten him with the death of the Immortal River.
But with the addition of two more sources, even if the Jade Emperor really dares to take the risk of closing the gate and no longer releasing water, the Immortal River will have a greatly reduced water volume at most and will not stop flowing directly.
In this way, if the Jade Emperor wants to use Tianhe to control him, the effect will not be so strong.
At the same time, the addition of two more sources will also help the evolution of the Immortal River, which will greatly increase its growth rate and provide more water flow to Tongtianze.
Just like now, Ao Bing asked Di Xin to see this, just to tell him that there is no need to worry about insufficient water. Even if the Tianhe River really fails, isn't there still the Sea of Chaos, which will never let the water channel stop flowing.
"In this way, I have given an explanation to the people below, which is enough to convince them to agree to temporarily seal Tongtianze."
Di Xin nodded, feeling that after these benefits, , it is not difficult to convince the nobles in the country.
Of course, the main reason why he thought so was because he saw the faces of Bigan and others. Seeing that there was no point in them, I dared to make such a promise. Otherwise, he would never have finished speaking.
To a certain extent, ministers such as Bigan Shangrong are enough to represent the majority of the nobles in the country. As long as they can be persuaded to agree, the opinions of the remaining nobles are not important.
At this time, they did not stand up to object, which means that they also agreed to the matter. Of course, Di Xin had nothing to hesitate and directly agreed to Ao Bing's proposal.
"That's very good!"
"The king is so merciful!"
Seeing that Di Xin agreed, Ao Bing and others breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Tongtianze is under the jurisdiction of Dashang, so in theory, as long as Di Xin disagrees, he can ignore Ao Bing and others' suggestions and forcibly exploit Tongtianze's resources.
It’s just that if he does this, he will definitely be marked by heaven, which will speed up the demise of the Great Shang.
On the contrary, if he agrees to the proposal of Ao Bing and others and promotes the birth of Tongtian Continent, it will be a great merit to heaven and earth.
Although these merits cannot change the fate of Dashang's demise, they can help him ascend to the Fire Cloud Cave after his death, so that he will not be buried with his country.
Even if the great merchants were destroyed in his hands, this would still be the case. This is what is called, although the country was destroyed in his hands, it was not his fault. In fact, it is a long-lasting evil that cannot be undone by humans. He just suffered it on behalf of his predecessors.
"Long Bo, I can agree to the matter of sealing Tongtianze, but I must also give some benefits to Dashang. Can you allow me to give Dashang some of the blessed land on both sides of the canal?"
Ao Bing finished speaking. Di Xin also put forward his own conditions. On the grounds of agreeing to his proposal, he was asked to give up part of the interests on both sides of the canal.
“Yes!”
Ao Bing nodded and did not refuse. This was the right thing to do. Even if Emperor Xin didn't mention it, he would still give a portion of the paradise on both sides of the canal to Dashang. It's not that he doesn't want to monopolize it, it's just that he doesn't have the ability.
Upon hearing this, the Immortal Jiejiao and the officials of the Great Shang who were present all became interested and prepared to discuss with Ao Bing how to distribute this part of the benefits.
But before they could say anything, they heard a sudden loud noise from the sky.
Soon, a golden light appeared in the sky, and then quickly split into two halves, one half flew towards the Tianhe canal, and the other half split into hundreds of light balls, large and small, flying towards Ao Bing and others.
Xuanhuang merits!
Ao Bing and others built the Tianhe Canal to relieve the pressure on the Tianhe River and save Tongtianze!
(End of this chapter)