Qi Xuansu quickly completed the new draft. As long as he determined what to write, everything else was not a problem. The key was what to write.
Then Qi Xuansu asked Chen Jianchou to send the manuscript, and went to see Master Cihang himself - don't rush to see Master Donghua first. It's not that Qi Xuansu has forgotten Master Donghua, but meeting Master Donghua is of great significance and means
He wanted to give a clear answer to Master Donghua, so Qi Xuansu planned to put it last.
In name, Qi Xuansu came to visit his future mother-in-law, and no one could say that it was wrong. According to common sense, you should be more attentive to your mother-in-law before you get married. After you get married, it is another story.
After the pleasantries, Master Cihang did not look at the gift from Qi Xuansu, but went straight to the point: "Did you hit a snag with Li Qingwei?"
Qi Xuansu sighed and recounted the interview process with Master Qingwei without hiding anything.
After listening to this, Master Cihang commented, "Li Qingwei is pretending to be confused because he understands."
Qi Xuansu asked, "What do you mean by Zhenren's words?"
Master Cihang said, "You are someone who has been to Fenglinzhou. Li Qingwei single-handedly led the war in Fenglinzhou. Not to mention that Taiping Dao has been running Fenglinzhou for many years. They are all members of the Taoist government. Have you ever thought about it?"
, why does Taipingdao use Japanese people to control Japanese people?”
Qi Xuansu thought for a while and replied, "The first is to save trouble. The second is to establish an isolation mechanism, just like the firebreak dug out to deal with mountain fires and grassland fires. The Japanese people are unhappy and have public grievances.
The first target is also Prime Minister Toyotomi's Mansion, not our Taoist sect. Toyotomi Prime Minister's Mansion is our firebreak. To put it bluntly, the relationship between Taoist sect and Daxuan court is not like this. We do not directly touch people's livelihood issues.
It’s a lot less power, but also a lot less responsibility.”
Cihang Zhenren said, "This is not the crux of the problem. In fact, this has been the case from the beginning of the Taoist sect's establishment. Except for a few special Taoist houses such as Kunlun Taoist House and Luosuozhou Taoist House, we have retained the original features of most Taoist temples.
The imperial government implements a dual system structure. There is the Daxuan Court in the Central Plains, there are Dayu Kingdom, Java Kingdom, Funan Kingdom, etc. in Nanyang, there is Weiyuan Kingdom in Fenglinzhou, and there are many small countries in the Western Regions. Why do you do this?"
Qi Xuansu thought for a longer time this time and replied, "Because the cost is too high?"
Cihang Zhenzhen said, "Yes, there is a cost issue. Military operations have costs, and administration also has costs. If the Taoist government is really responsible for managing it personally, how many Taoist priests will be needed? Can the Taoist sect have so many Taoist priests? If not, then wild Taoist priests must be recruited on a large scale.
and Taoist priests who have retired to hermitage, extending the age at which Taoist priests can retire, expanding the enrollment of Taoist palaces such as the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, and relaxing the threshold conditions for becoming Taoist priests. The cost problems brought about by these actions are what Taoism faces.
Is it affordable? Just the Taoist monks’ regular financial expenditure will make the Taoist sect’s financial problems worse.”
"And even if we start to manage it, we may not be able to manage it well. For some reasons, our Taoist priests are mainly from the Central Plains, especially the higher-ups. The Taoist priests are outsiders and are not familiar with the local situation, so let them parachute in to deal with local problems.
, issues of folk customs, beliefs, and livelihoods, I think they will all cause big problems. If you were in the Central Plains, you might be a little more restrained and go outside. With the mentality of the Celestial Empire and the contempt for barbarians, nothing can be done.
It is conceivable that the loss of Nanyang during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Wei Dynasty was not a concentrated outbreak of this problem."
"So from the beginning, we have had Taoist priests manage the officials, and then professional officials to manage people's livelihood. In this way, we can not only establish an isolation zone as you said, but also greatly reduce the cost problem. And Kunlun Daofu and Luo Suozhou
There are no ordinary people in places like the Taoist government, so the Taoist sect has direct control over them."
Qi Xuansu nodded slightly, "The cost issue is indeed a big issue. Steam Gospel has repeatedly claimed that it does not consider the issue of victory or defeat, only the cost issue. In fact, Steam Gospel cannot capture the Southern Continent. A large part of the reason is indeed the cost issue. For them,
, it’s a loss-making business.”
Master Cihang said, "During the Fenglinzhou war, Li Qingwei repeatedly emphasized the need to keep Fenglinzhou a popular place and at the same time increase efforts to support Prime Minister Toyotomi. Wouldn't he understand this truth? He is still just a Fenglinzhou.
Linzhou, a place as big as a palm, is right under our noses. The Southern Continent is dozens of times larger than Fenglinzhou, with only a much larger population, and it is separated from us by the vast sea. Why doesn't Li Qingwei talk about the people's opinions?
The cost issue has all been forgotten? Why is crossing the river by feeling the stones, and Fenglinzhou is a stone in vain? So I say he is pretending to be confused because he understands."
Qi Xuansu complimented him and said, "The real whip has penetrated the inside."
Master Cihang continued, "Even if the Dao Sect takes over the Southern Continent, we can't even directly govern Nanyang and Fenglin Continent, so how can we talk about directly governing the Southern Continent? What is the basis of Nanyang and Fenglin Continent? Half of the immigrants from the Central Plains are in Nanyang.
It has always been a vassal of the Central Plains Dynasty, and in some periods of time it became the state capital of the Central Plains Dynasty. Fenglinzhou has also been influenced by the Central Plains culture for a long time. Although it is ambitious, it is not difficult to educate. With such a foundation, it is
Things are still unstable just around the corner. There was a large-scale rebellion in Fenglinzhou, and the rebellion of Chen Shuhua and Wang Jiaohe occurred in Borneo. Now we are talking about directly governing a larger area and a larger population across the vast sea. The situation
A more complex South
Mainland, isn’t it just an idiot’s dream?”
"The expansion of territory is certainly exciting, but we must consider the practical problems and various subsequent impacts. The Golden Horde was quite majestic, spanning the Eastern and Western worlds at its peak, but what next? The Golden Horde's extensive management resulted in
The empire is rapidly collapsing, and there is no destiny for the country that lasts for a hundred years. Do our Taoist sect just want to be a century-old empire? We only want a short-lived flash in the pan, not long-term peace and stability? As long as the moment of burning is gorgeous enough, we don’t care about anything else, right?"
"Would Li Qingwei and the National Master behind him not understand these principles? They didn't understand anything. They still did it. You can only imagine what they could do in the future. Because they didn't want to govern, naturally
It doesn’t count as a cost. Don’t mention anything about development or the future, just support Dao Sect with peace of mind. To put it more harshly, it is exploitation and plunder. This is to use the sword of Dao Sect to fight for more for Dao Sect.”
"As long as our own people live well, we don't care whether foreigners live or die. Let's not talk about whether this sentence is correct or not, it is no different from the Western Holy Court. Do we need morality and righteousness? What we have said in the past, criticizing Western
The words spoken by people, the words that ridicule Westerners, will all turn into slaps on our own faces, just like the boomerangs of the Luo Suozhou natives."
"Some people may say that it is meaningful to get the land anyway. It is good to get the land, but the prerequisite is to keep it. The Golden Tent people once fought all the way to the Blue Danube, and now there is only one piece of the Golden Tent left.
What's the point of not being able to defend the desolate grassland Gobi? Looting and exploitation cannot last forever, but will accumulate hatred. When enough hatred has been accumulated and the steam gospel strikes again, where will the indigenous people stand?
On one side? This may be a question mark. There is no foundation, no popular support, and no consensus. How long can our Taoist sect hold on to this land across thousands of miles of ocean? Fifty years? Or a hundred years?"
"You can only look at fifty or one hundred years in life, but one country and one religion cannot be so short-sighted. Is the land gained and lost considered the expansion of territory?"
Qi Xuansu carefully tasted the words of Master Cihang.
To sum up, there are only two points. If you want to make the Southern Continent permanently the land of Daomen, you need to invest a lot of costs in detailed management, which Daomen cannot do now. If you don’t want to invest in in-depth governance, you just want to make up for the shortfall, you must
It cannot last forever and will be lost sooner or later, or even forever.
More importantly, the issue of Xidaomen has not been discussed here, which is unpredictable. Xidaomen is not one person, but many people. Everyone has their own ideas. It is not that the upper management of Xidaomen has compromised. Others
People will not rebel. Fenglinzhou can give birth to the Zunhu sect, and Xidao sect can give birth to
It would not be surprising to see any radical faction. Not to mention sharing the same origin, the Taoist sect was divided into five hundreds of years ago, and it is not like there has never been a fight.
If you force Xidaomen to rebel, then it will be fun. Daomen can win on the frontal battlefield, and then fall into endless small-scale chaos. The Holy Court is not a fool, if Steam Gospel takes the opportunity to support Xidaomen behind the scenes
, bleeding the Daomen on the expedition, then the situation of the Daomen will be even more difficult.
This kind of continuous bloodletting will most likely cause turmoil within the Taoist sect, and all kinds of long-standing evil problems will explode. Without moral justice, it will be unable to unite people's hearts. Even if the Taoist sect disintegrates, it is not impossible.
Morality and righteousness are a fuse. When the country is in crisis, morality and righteousness can unite people and tide them over. If you lose this, you will have no choice but to die in times of crisis.
It is precisely because of this that the ideas of Qi Xuansu's group came into being.
Equality, mutual assistance, and harmonious development.
Opening up new territories is of course passionate.
A man who carries a three-foot sword can accomplish unparalleled feats.
The question is what happens after the passion?
Just like a couple who decided to elope regardless of their family's objections. Many stories end here in the summer. What happens next? Most of them won't be wonderful. The hardships of life will erase all love.
In the same way, all kinds of complicated follow-up questions will kill all the excitement.
Many people often fall into this misunderstanding. They are incited by others and become fanatical and radical, drowning out other voices. In the end, they are able to calm down because there are too many dead people.
Master Cihang finally said, "When Jinque is discussing matters, I want to speak. This kind of behavior is absolutely unacceptable. They want to say whether I belong to this faction or that faction, weak or incompetent, let them decide. At that time, Xuan
The Holy Spirit has criticized this kind of behavior, which is a wrong tendency of being too eager for quick success and being aggressive and radical."
"Things that originally took hundreds of years to be accomplished slowly are attempted to be completed in more than ten years through some extreme violent means in an attempt to achieve a quick resolution. The result is that it is unrealistic, arouses resentment among the people, and ignores the people's will. Even if it succeeds,
It is also prone to backlash. The inability to handle various conflicts in a safe manner leads to internal and external turmoil. There is also an element of personal heroism in it, basing everything on personal will and not analyzing the objective situation, which ultimately leads to damage to one's own strength.
, even a big failure.”
"I say this now, and I will say the same again when the matter is discussed in Jinque."