Chapter 268: Taoist art determines the ninth rank, and all the martial arts in the world are among the barriers of Xu Gongming
The Jiangnan area, this land that has always been warm and rich, is now shrouded in an unprecedented drought.
The scorching sun hangs high in the sky, scorching the earth mercilessly, as if it wants to completely drain the vitality of the world. In the fields, the once lush crops are now sluggishly sunken, withered and yellow leaves, and they are weakly hanging towards the cracked land. The cracks are like the dry lips of the earth, silently expressing despair.
The pond was at its bottom, and the fish were struggling hard in the mud, struggling to death. The people looked at this lifeless scene and their hearts were filled with fear and helplessness. They could only pray for rain under the scorching sun every day, and the light of hope in their eyes became increasingly dimming.
Just when the people were almost in desperate situation, the court finally took action. Steam trucks are starting to operate.
The huge wheels slowly turned, making dull and powerful sounds, like ancient war drums, proclaiming the struggle against the drought. At the same time, Fang Xiandao and Longhu Mountain tried to open the altar, and finally turned into a heavy rain.
The people ran out of their homes, cheering and shouting in the rain, enjoying this long-lost rain. The children were laughing and running in the rain, while the adults were full of tears, kneeling to the sky, thanking the court for their life-saving grace.
However, this seemingly happy scene made the gentry and nobles in the south feel uncomfortable, and their hearts were filled with fear and anxiety.
They knew very well that the imperial center that could control the celestial phenomena already had a power beyond their imagination, and might one day be the same as the mythical heaven.
And this will undoubtedly pose a huge threat to the privileges and interests they have enjoyed for a long time in the local area. The power and wealth they have worked hard to manage seem to be about to collapse in this storm.
But the people would not care about the thoughts of the gentry and nobles. In their hearts, the court was their savior. The drought has been solved, and in the future, the prosperity of the fish and rice hometown in Jiangnan will definitely be better than the past.
The court also seized the opportunity and widely publicized the disaster relief operation in the newspapers and newspapers. Each post station has a striking newspaper, which depicts the achievements of the court in vivid words. The post leaders were even asked to take carefully written books to tell every passerby about this thrilling disaster relief vividly. story.
Although the details of the story are inevitably exaggerated and deformed during the dissemination process, this does not affect the effect the court wants to achieve - stabilizing the people's hearts.
In fact, the people from the Ministry of Works, Fang Xiandao and Longhushan knew that in order to resolve the drought in Yingtianfu, the court almost gave up all its efforts, and it could even be said to have hollowed out its wealth.
It is simply a fantasy to promote such a method to the entire Nanzhili, let alone cover the whole country.
But the big men of the court understood that the political significance of this action far exceeded the actual disaster relief effect. It is like a shot of a heart-boosting shot, stabilizing the hearts of the people who were shaken by the drought.
Originally, everyone thought that once the hearts of people were dispersed, it would be difficult to gather together, but Xu Gongming achieved this seemingly impossible with his advanced layout and amazing wisdom.
For a moment, everyone was secretly amazed: What else is there in this world that Xu Gongming can't do?
However, it turns out that there is indeed!
Although Xu Qing successfully solved the White Bone Lotus Cult, the living Buddha in the Snowland behind the cult is always like a ghost, hiding in the depths of darkness.
In the thrilling battle in the canal, Xu Qing clearly felt that the evil Buddha was nearby, and the evil and powerful aura made every nerve tense up.
He searched everywhere on the battlefield, not letting go of any corner, and he went all out in every confrontation, hoping to find out the malicious hand hidden behind the scenes. But until the end, when all the monsters of the White Bone Lotus Cult were eliminated, he never found the essence of the living Buddha in the Snowland.
It is obvious that the other party used an extremely profound secret technique to control everything in secret.
Xu Qing had no choice but to respond to Tianfu first. Because the time limit for the King Kong Demon King he summoned, once the time limit is reached, he will lose this powerful help.
He knew in his heart that if the disaster was not completely resolved in one day, refugees would emerge continuously, and as long as there were refugees, new cults would breed like weeds, and the demise of the previous dynasty was the lesson of the past.
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"We have successfully blocked the private port of the salt merchant. However, they are very stubborn and do not admit to having any collusion with the cult. They also unified the caliber and insisted that the grain transport ships to Yuhang were to buy grain and help the court to provide disaster relief. "Yan Shan hurried over, with an anxious and helpless look on his face, reporting the situation to Xu Qing.
In this operation, they invested a lot of manpower and material resources. They thought they could uncover the truth about the collusion between salt merchants and cults and severely attack this force, but unexpectedly, they encountered the salt merchants' Stubborn resistance.
The result was really unsatisfactory.
"Where is the 300,000 stone of Jiangnan japonica rice?" Xu Qing glanced at Yan Shan casually. "They bite to death and said no. As for the millet and grain mixed with bones in private Hong Kong, they claimed that they were secretly harmed by cults, and pretended to be innocent, saying that if it were not for the court sending people in time, they would have said that if it were not for the timely dispatch of people by the court, Come on, they haven't noticed it yet." Yan Shan said, while nervously wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.
He knew better than anyone else that the task was really not beautiful. He sat alone in the hall, and with extraordinary courage and wisdom, he solved the bone cult, and cleverly used mechanisms and Taoism to relieve the drought and calm the hearts of the people.
When they went out to perform the mission, they were fooled by the salt merchants, like a group of headless flies, hitting walls everywhere, which made him feel extremely guilty and self-blame.
Yan Shan thought about it carefully, the salt merchants' actions this time were obviously carefully planned and prepared. As soon as the court's actions began, they immediately responded, and chose to admit defeat without hesitation, responded to the court's investigation with a very low attitude, without giving the court any chance to expand the situation.
They were like a group of cunning foxes, and at the moment when danger came, they quickly hid in their own cave, allowing the court's heavy punches to hit the cotton again and again, without any effort.
Xu Qing frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
After a moment, he slowly spoke: "These salt merchants have undertaken salt transportation and sales from all over the country and control the huge commercial network. When I reformed the salt law last time, I didn't touch them, just considering this The complexity. You can’t rush things in the world. Sometimes, the more you do, the more you make mistakes.
The core of my past reforms is to expand the overall interests and redistribute the interests Take dominance, this is the key.
If we regard salt merchants as a close whole and want to break through their defense, things will become extremely difficult. Do you understand what I mean ? ”
Yan Shan thought carefully and carefully said, "Sit in the restaurant, why don't we pass on a message? Whoever can take out the 300,000 stone of japonica rice will be allowed to take this Salt Association. In this way, you may be able to take advantage of their internal conflicts and let them take the initiative to hand over the japonica rice. "
"Your idea has a certain truth, and it is also a strategy. This trick may have worked in the past, allowing the salt merchants to fight each other for the sake of their interests, so that we can reap the benefits of the fisherman. But now, the situation is different." Xu Qing shook his head gently, "The salt merchants today have become extremely smart after so many games with the court. They know my style and strategy well. Such a simple temptation may be difficult to impress them."
< br>After hearing this, Yan Shan was silent. He secretly sighed in his heart that the gentry and nobles in Jiangnan are no longer those who only know how to be greedy for pleasure and short-sighted.
They studied Xu Qing's lecture materials and private conversations over and over again, just like a group of diligent students, trying hard to learn how to deal with the court's policies and means. In the repeated confrontations with the imperial court, they continued to grow and became increasingly difficult to deal with.
But in Xu Qing's opinion, this is not all bad.
As time goes by, under the influence of subtlety, the thinking of many gentry and nobles gradually began to change to industrial and commercial masters. They gradually realized that governing localities according to Xu Qing's philosophy can not only improve efficiency, but also reduce the resistance of the people at the bottom.
Because the people are also human beings, they also need to enjoy life and need to be respected and cared for. Give them some sweetness so that they can live a relatively rich life, and they will work harder and create greater value.
It has to be said that it is precisely because of Xu Qing's vigorous development of maritime trade and industry and commerce that the living standards of the gentry and nobles in Jiangnan have been significantly improved. Now, let them go back to the days before Xu Qing’s reform, they will definitely be unwilling to do so, because there is a huge difference between material enjoyment and quality of life.
In fact, Xu Qing's ideas and thoughts have long been deeply rooted in people's hearts without realizing them and have become a new trend and trend.
As a witness and participant in all these reforms, Yan Shan has the deepest understanding of the changes. He knew better than anyone that the gentry and nobles were both loving and hating in the restaurant.
What I love is that the policies implemented by the museum have brought them tangible benefits, further consolidated and improved their wealth and status, and made their lives more luxurious and comfortable; what I hate is that the museum has always tried to do it for The people at the bottom strive for more rights and interests and break their original privileges and interests, which makes them feel that their interests are under threat.
Yan Shan even often doubted that if he really took the initiative to join forces with the gentry and nobles in the hall and agreed to restore the tax-packing system of the previous dynasty, these guys might be able to jump up immediately with excitement without hesitation He added a yellow robe to the hall and supported him as the emperor.
In fact, from a certain perspective, now that the tax-packing system is implemented, the court's income may increase in the short term. Xu Qing proposed that he would never increase taxes and service, and there were similar considerations. However, the premise of his proposal of this policy was to clear the fields. Through this measure, the court regained control of some grassroots power, so that the imperial power once again touched the village level after Taizu.
However, Yan Shan knew in his heart that these grassroots powers were facing a huge crisis under the seemingly calm surface.
Those minor officials who exercise grassroots power now may be swept and corrupted by local forces in the future and become members of local tyrants and evil gentry. By then, the grassroots power that the court finally regains will probably be regained. Fall into the hands of local forces.
He felt a lot of emotion. Sitting in the restaurant is a restaurant. Everything he did was a big thing that knew it was impossible. In this turbulent and complicated era of interests, he is like a lonely warrior, challenging the shackles of tradition and the obstruction of vested interests alone, and moving forward resolutely for the welfare of the people of the world.
This is the real heroic man and a leader worthy of his life.
Yan Shan himself did not have any firm position, but since he was willing to contribute to the people of the world, he was willing to follow without hesitation, hoping to leave himself in this magnificent picture of the times A record of the game has been famous in history.
In his opinion, such a life is far more meaningful than being a high-ranking official who only knows how to be a greedy person.
"Sit in the restaurant, then how should we deal with these salt merchants?" Yan Shan raised his head, looked at Xu Qing firmly, waiting for his instructions.
"The court does not need to donate those japonica rice and the grain bought in Yuhang, but they only need to help the court transport it to the affected area. The court does not lack money, and will pay as much as possible." Xu Qing's eyes were deep, his expression was calm but he exuded an unquestionable force.
He knew very well that if he wanted to return the food directly and then distribute it, under the current official atmosphere of the state, it would be a blessing that ten stones of food could actually reach the hands of the victims.
This is not because he is too pessimistic, but because of a bad atmosphere that the officials of the state have formed for a long time.
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Although Chen Fu obeys his advice and acts very loyal to him on weekdays, when it comes to a critical moment of allocating food, Chen Fu himself has to withhold 10% of it.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to be honest and honest, but that he is in such an official environment and has no choice but to do so. If Chen Fu, the Minister of Revenue, will not take it, the people below will feel that it is abnormal and will worry that their interests will be affected. Who is willing to do things for him?
This is no longer a simple question of whether there is no shortage of this interest, but a default rule deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, an unbreakable unspoken rule in the officialdom. Even though Xu Qing has powerful power and can punish some corrupt officials, he cannot fundamentally prevent this from happening.
After hearing this, Yan Shan immediately understood Xu Qing's intention. Xu Qing continued: "The production of salt and iron is the lifeblood of the country and must be firmly controlled in the hands of the court, but the management rights can be relaxed appropriately, but they cannot be too loose. This level must be grasped. This time, salt merchants must be used. So you can't force yourself too much, otherwise they will probably be anxious and cause greater trouble to the court. But you can't keep them lucky and think they can get away with it. You can take the members of the Fushe club to visit those Kitchen households, understand their living conditions and needs. "
"Why are you planning to use these Kitchen households to infringe on the business rights of salt merchants?" Yan Shan's eyes lit up, as if he had understood Xu Qing's layout in an instant .
"There are sharp contradictions between the salt merchants and the stove owners. In the past, the stove owners were weak and had no one to support them. They were like a pile of loose sand, and they could only be allowed to occupy the salt merchants and the gentry and nobles behind them. Their interests.
They are filled with resentment, but they have nowhere to vent, so they can only attribute this resentment to the government, which is very unfavorable to the court. If there is a wrongdoing, there is a debt and a master. We must make the decision for the stove households and let them know that the court is on their side. "
Yan Shan suddenly realized and his admiration for the restaurant was a little more. First, temporarily appease the salt merchants and let them help the court to provide disaster relief and stabilize the current situation; then slowly support the stove owners, take advantage of the conflicts between them and the salt merchants, and use the stove owner's soft knife to weaken the salt merchants bit by bit power.
In this way, the court regained the initiative and became the judge of this game of interest. The contradiction was cleverly transferred between the stove owner and the salt merchant, and in the end, both sides would be grateful to the court because of the mediation and support of the court.
This move is really high, linked together, and takes every step forward, but only a master of strategy like a school can do this. If it were someone else, just asking salt merchants to help transport grain and provide disaster relief, these smart salt merchants would never agree.
After all, it was because the restaurant showed its strong strength first and sent them to put the knife around the salt merchant's neck, and gave a gift first, which forced the salt merchants to be afraid and reluctantly agreed to cooperate.
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After Xu Qing and Yan Shan discussed these matters, they went to see Xiongchan alone. He told Xiongchan about the details of this bone cult without reservation.
"I am the monk who empathizes with Gongming's concerns. If the refugees don't solve them for a day, the cult will be like wild grass and will regenerate again with the spring breeze. But the existence of the living Buddha in the snow is the source of all this chaos.
Although the problem of refugees needs to be solved, the threat of living Buddhas in the snow cannot be ignored. There are also Grand Master Murong and Old Demon of Heishan. These are sharp swords hanging above Dayu's head, which are a major concern. "Xiongchan said with a serious face, his hands folded, and his expression was solemn.
He is the most conscious of the current affairs. He saw Xu Qing and the old emperor joining forces. He had no separatist on the land of Dayu. What else can I do? I can only let go of my obsession and work hard to run the big family of Dayu with everyone.
After all, it is really good to hello everyone.
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To be honest, in Xiongchan's opinion, if Dayu was regarded as his family.
If Xu Qing had not been able to do so, the family would have been broken apart long ago.
The old emperor didn’t know how many blessings he had cultivated. He could get the assistance of a minister like Xu Gongming. It was like Emperor Gaozu of Tang gave birth to Li Erfeng, a wise and powerful man. It was a blessing for Dayu!
In this way, Prince Yu really looks a bit like the hidden prince. What's more, Prince Yu doesn't even have the official title of prince. In this power competition, the situation seems more subtle.
Xiong Chan's mind is like lightning, and these thoughts flashed quickly through his mind.
"None of these three old monsters can be easily dealt with. Especially the old monster in Black Mountain, once he is restored to the peak of the Creator, it is probably another huge disaster. Therefore, We must do our best now to help Your Majesty improve his national power. Only in this way can we have the opportunity to compete with him in the future.
I think although the old demon in Black Mountain seems extremely powerful, he is not without him. Flaw. After all, he has started looking for help now, which is enough to show that he is not confident enough in his heart."
After Xu Qing came back, he already knew what Mr. Fang had taken action. He had expected this, but after knowing the specific scene of Lao Fang taking action, he still couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
He now wants to ask Lao Fang, can you deal with the Black Mountain Old Demon, and can you give me a correct statement? If he could, he would shake people immediately without saying a word.
With Lao Fang joining forces to fight against the Black Mountain Old Demon, even if there is a sea of swords and fire in front of him, he will never retreat!
However, he knew in his heart that since Lao Fang had already made it clear that he would not get involved in the matter of the Black Mountain Old Demon, he would definitely not go back on his word. I just don’t know if the old demon in Black Mountain really assassinated the old emperor, will Lao Fang help?
Xu Qing then thought that the old emperor was also a scheming person. He ran to Yingtian Mansion and said that it was to preside over the overall reform and support Xu Qing, but who could guarantee that he did not rely on his heart. What does Fang Ge Lao mean to deal with the old demon of Heishan?
If you want to be afraid of death, no one from the Dayu Dynasty could be the right of Emperor Wanshou. The old emperor is the first old emperor! "So what is Gongming's plan now?" Xiongchan raised his head and looked at Xu Qing with bright eyes.
"This time the steam and Taoist Technique played a role. I plan to determine the level of Taoist Technique in the world, and divide it according to power and function, and no longer only look at the realm. In the future, Taoist Technique and martial arts are divided into nine grades. Each has its own uses."
Xiongchan understands that the level of the level is to master the right to speak in the world of cultivation. This is also his wish, and he also wants to be the leader of the cultivation world.
Xu Qing continued: "I plan to hold a Taoist temple and leave professional matters to professionals. The Taoist temple has a president and a group of law enforcement elders. The president asks you to be the one."
The old emperor likes to be aware of the truth, and everyone in the world knows it. The late emperor also called himself the Grand Marshal of the World.
Speaking of which, many Emperors of Dayu are not doing their jobs, but they are not all foolish monarchs, otherwise Dayu would not be able to hold on for more than two hundred years.
The most important thing is to be an emperor, and if you have less work, the country will be almost the same as the country will be, and if you have more work, you may lose your country!
So Emperor Wanshou still has great advantages. He is willing to hire people, as long as the results are good, he doesn't care about the process. "The Taoist temple has five law enforcement elders, I, you, the Master of Chaotian Temple, Master Yuxuan of Longhushan, and the Lord of Shangqing Palace in Laoshan."
Xiongchan was surprised: "Why is there no Fang Xiandao?"
" Fang Xiandao has two sects. The homeland sect is headed by Master Gu, and the overseas sects hate Dayu and are close to Dongyi people and Heshan Road. The conflict between the two factions is getting bigger and bigger. Maybe one day I have to persuade the fight. So I won’t consider it for the time being.”
Xiongchan doesn’t believe Xu Qing will persuade the fight well, so he must be arbitrary. However, the ninth level of Taoist art in the world was decided like this. Xiongchan discovered that he was a person who had the right to speak in the martial arts lecture hall and the Taoist temple except Xu Qing. This temptation was too great to refuse.
(This chapter ends)