Yu Kuan's expression became unusually solemn, "This is a long story. Rare ancient books record that a long time ago, there were no two major classes in Shenzhou. Everyone was the same."
"But then something unexpected happened. The concentration of vitality in the real world suddenly dropped sharply, a large number of spiritual veins disappeared, and the cultivation environment deteriorated day by day. It could no longer be provided for so many people to practice."
"So, more and more people have no resources to practice, and more and more people have cut off their martial arts inheritance. After tens of thousands of years, the largest number of mortals have become slaves. The ancestors of mortal slaves are not mortals.
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"In fact, this trend has not stopped. Nowadays, everywhere, there are children from poor families who have become mortals after their parents died because they have no resources for cultivation."
Jiang Yao frowned, "That is to say, the concentration of vitality has been decreasing, there will only be more and more mortals, and there will only be fewer and fewer martial arts cultivators?"
"That's right." Yu Kuan clenched his small fist, "In another thousand years, the number of martial arts cultivators may be reduced by 20%. Do you think the martial arts clan really doesn't pay attention to such a serious problem? This is the basis of the survival of the human race.
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Jiang Yao was silent for a while, "What does this have to do with not managing mortals? If you manage mortals well, you can get more spiritual rice, isn't that a good thing?"
Yu Kuan said: "Because, the growth of spiritual rice consumes vitality!"
Jiang Yao understood immediately.
I see!
Spiritual rice and spiritual jade are both cultivation resources and indispensable. But the problem is that the growth of spiritual rice consumes vitality.
And vitality is also an indispensable resource for cultivation.
The quantity of these three must reach a balance. The vitality is consumed too much, so what's the use of having more spiritual rice?
If mortals are managed well, the production of spiritual rice will certainly increase, but if the entire real world does this, the vitality will become even thinner.
Therefore, the Wu clan simply ignored the mortals and allowed them to be completely autonomous. In this way, the output of spiritual rice would certainly not increase significantly, but the vitality of heaven and earth would not be consumed too much, and a balance would just be reached.
All said and done, the root cause still lies in vitality.
I really want to keep it simple.
It turns out that the clown is actually me.
"Then why do you think it's feasible for me to increase the output of spiritual rice? Won't I be sanctioned?" Jiang Yao was puzzled.
Yu Kuan said helplessly: "That's because even if the output of spiritual rice is controlled, the vitality of heaven and earth is still decreasing, but the rate of decrease is slower. Since the situation is irreversible, it won't be too harsh."
"You are just a small lord. How much trouble will you make if you continue to do so? No one cares about this. If a big martial arts clan does this and makes a big fuss, it may even attract interference."
"Also, the more spiritual rice is produced, the lower the price. There is actually no benefit to the martial clan. If there is no benefit, why would they spend their energy managing mortals? Thus, a tradition of ignoring mortals has been formed."
"Mortals are completely autonomous and can fend for themselves. Although the output of spiritual rice is low, it is not harmful to them. Why should we change something that is not harmful?"
"But if you are the only one who increases the amount of spiritual rice, this negligible increase will not be able to reduce the price of spiritual rice. Therefore, you are getting a good deal. Of course you can do it if you are getting a good deal."
Jiang Yao understood. Yu Yan analyzed it very well.
"Then let's do it." Jiang Yao didn't hesitate anymore. Anyway, he had benefits, and so did mortals. All he lost was a very small amount of vitality. But the vitality was not his.
Isn’t it a bit selfish to think this way?
Jiang Yao suddenly thought of the carbon emissions on the earth. China can't ignore the interests of its country and people just because it is selfless to reduce carbon emissions, right?
The martial lords are all so selfish. How can he, a small lord, be public-spirited? He might as well improve his own one-third of an acre of land.
"I want to remind you," Yu Kuan said, "It is very troublesome to manage mortals. Many martial lords have no experience in managing mortals. Not only do you have to put in a lot of energy, but you also have to spend a lot of money, and you have to hire a lot more managers for you.
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Jiang Yao smiled and said: "I still have a way to manage mortals. And I don't need to spend money, because the county government officials are all mortals, not a single martial artist."
Yu Kuan was noncommittal, "Using mortals to manage mortals is a good way. But in this way, there will be a hierarchy among mortals, and the lives of the mortals at the bottom will only be more miserable."
Jiang Yao explained: "You don't understand. Society is not afraid of hierarchy, but of solidification of strata. As long as it can circulate up and down. The appearance of mortal officials proves that ordinary people can be officials. If officials do well, they can reward cultivation. In this way,
Got through."
Yu Kuan thought for a moment, "Isn't the purpose of your doing this not just to practice the Wish Power Technique?" She pointed to her chest, "It's also because you are soft-hearted and pity them?"
"That's right. If you weren't soft-hearted, I probably wouldn't be alive now. It seems that it's a good thing that you are soft-hearted. At least you can get to know me, Yu Kuan, and you will make a lot of money."
That night, Jiang Yao conceived a plan and set up a management system at the county and township levels based on the governance methods of ancient Chinese feudal society.
He also plans to recruit a security force composed of mortal teenagers, and select those with training qualifications based on 3,000 people. Normally, they are mortals, and when the time is right, they can be allowed to practice martial arts.
When Yu Yan saw Jiang Yao's plan, he raised his head in shock, "Your ambition is really big. What do you want to do? Recruit three thousand mortal teenagers with cultivation qualifications. If Lord Qing finds out, it will be no small matter."
Jiang Yao frowned, "This is just a remark, I don't know how to do it now. Is there any way to hide it?"
Yu Yan thought for a while and said, "Let my brother help you with this matter. He has the ability to search for spiritual roots on a large scale. Don't do it yourself."
Jiang Yao couldn't refuse, "Thank you in that case. The top priority is to recruit soldiers and officials, which must be completed within ten days."
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A few days later, Jiang Yao moved into the cleaned lord's mansion. Then, a lord's notice was issued to the entire territory.
"Recruit a hundred domestic soldiers, who have cultivated to the advanced level of warriors and above, and the military salary is 50 yuan per month... Recruit 30 domestic servants, who have reached the level of warriors, and the salary is 80 yuan per month..."
Yu Yan was speechless after seeing this notice.
If you recruit 130 people at once, how much money will you have to support them? How long can you support them?
After one year, what will happen if you can't pay your salary and military pay?
As soon as the notice came out, in just one day, thousands of applicants flocked in, almost all of them were casual cultivators with poor backgrounds.
There are both old and young women.
With so many casual cultivators arriving at once, Feng Ke couldn't help but become nervous. He was worried that the casual cultivators would rebel, so he could only lead one hundred cavalry under his command to temporarily serve as the lord's palace armor soldiers.
Finally, Jiang Yao personally came forward and selected one hundred and thirty people who met the requirements, including both men and women, with the lowest cultivation level of the late warrior, and one who was in the early stage of the martial master.
This Wu Zun was none other than Ling Du's elder brother Ling Kuang. Jiang Yao chatted with this person for a few words and felt good about it, so he directly appointed him as the leader of his family's army.
The military soul cards are distributed and contain the original soul thoughts of each new soldier. Then they are blessed with the lord's military seal. Jiang Yao can pass orders to each family soldier through the military seal.
As long as the military seal is there, you can command the soldiers like an arm.
The soldiers can also send their thoughts to the lord through the military soul card. This system allows the general and the lord to have strict control over the soldiers.
Then the armors and Wanli horses will be distributed.
An army of hundreds of soldiers was immediately formed.
But everyone understands that this is just a mob that has not been trained in military formation at all, not even a ten-man formation.
As long as two martial masters come, they can kill all the family soldiers.
As for adding officials, Jiang Yao is actually designed according to ancient Chinese official positions. For example, being a long history, joining the army, patrolling, planning officials, etc. It’s a hodgepodge.
The vast majority of non-resident cultivators who were not selected came here happy and left disappointed.
Alas, I haven’t reached the military quota yet, and I don’t have military pay and salary to eat, so I still have to work hard to find resources on my own.
Jiang Yao moved into the newly renovated lord's mansion, and Yu Kuan also became "Little Lady Jiang" as her adopted sister.
Everyone is "rich."
So when he finished his work, Jiang Yao looked around at the splendid lord's palace, which was like a palace, and said to Yu Kuan with some pride: "We are rich."
"Haha." Yu Kan smiled without a smile, "This is also called wealth? Then didn't I live in the palace of heaven before?"