The first bishop is roughly equivalent to the fifth-grade Taoist priest of the Taoist sect. The archbishop and metropolitan correspond to the fourth-grade wine-offering Taoist priest and the third-grade Youyi Taoist priest of the Taoist sect respectively. Further up, there are the "cardinals" corresponding to the "Golden Que", and ordinary
Zhenren corresponds to cardinal deacons, Zhenzhi corresponds to cardinal priests, Pingzhang Dazhen corresponds to cardinals, Deputy Archdeacon Dazhen corresponds to Patriarch, and Grand Archbishop corresponds to the Pope.
According to this standard, White's identity is similar to that of Qi Xuansu, and Brown behind him is equivalent to a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest.
As for the Xibasazhou Company, it has a long history. Almost a year before the fall of the Wei Dynasty, the Xibasazhou Company was officially established. Its original full name was "The Luen Merchant Trading Company in Xibasazhou".
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It was composed of a group of influential merchants who received a fifteen-year trade patent charter for Western Borneo from the Rune royal family in 1600 AD.
The company has a total of 125 shareholders and a capital of 80,000 gold crowns.
Although Posuzhou is the origin of Buddhism, the power of Buddhism has long been weakened, and there is no unified political power here. It is divided into pieces, which makes it easy for the West Posuzhou Company to gain a foothold.
Over the next one hundred years, the West Borneo Company continued to grow and develop, and soon transformed from a trading company into a separatist force, or even a country. The composition of its shareholders also became more and more complex. The original businessmen
Most of them were squeezed out, and the new shareholders were mostly big businessmen, big nobles, big workshop owners, a small number of princes from Western Borneo, and the priests from the Holy See.
Soon, the priests and nobles took complete control of the West Borneo Company, and with the promotion of these priests and nobles, West Borneo obtained some assistance in governance and military functions. ??
They train mercenaries, and they are ostensibly owned by the princes of West Borneo, but because these princes are "protected" by the West Borneo Company, or simply are members of the West Borneo Company, they are actually the private armies of West Borneo.
It played an extremely important role in the occupation of West Posuzhou by the West Posuzhou Company.
In the following ten years, the West Borneo Company was more of a plunderer than a trader. They were like robbers and had no morals at all. According to incomplete statistics, the number of treasures robbed by the West Borneo Company exceeded
Fifteen million gold crowns.
Soon, the shareholders of West Posuzhou Company began to turn their attention to the distant east, intending to do the same to East Posuzhou. It would be best to remove the word "西" from the company name and change its name to "Posuzhou Company".
Faced with the menacing West Borneo Company, all the states in East Borneo sought help from the Taoist sect one after another, so the fourth generation chief ordered the Borneo Taoist government to assist the countries in East Borneo to fight against the Westerners' West Borneo.
Company. A month later, the fourth generation Grand Master issued another order, ordering the Lingguan Mansion to send flying boats to participate in the battle.
In the early days of the war, the West Posuzhou Company won successive victories against the indigenous troops of the East Posuzhou, occupying almost half of the territory of the Dongposu Continent. After a Taoist disciple, Pingzhang Danzhen, arrived in the Dongposu Continent to personally supervise the battle, the company finally
The situation was stabilized. As reinforcements from the Dao Sect continued to enter the East Posu Continent, the situation reversed and the two sides entered a stalemate.
At that time, the Fifth-generation Grandmaster, who was only acquainted with the real person, also participated in the war and persuaded others to implement the surprise landing plan. The Fifth-generation Grandmaster personally supervised the battle. Under the cover of dozens of airships, the army of men in black came from the west.
The company successfully landed at the rear of the company and launched a surprise attack, cutting off the front line of the West Posu army. The entire West Posu army was defeated and had to withdraw from the East Posu army.
This great victory made the Fifth-generation Grandmaster stand out, and he was soon appointed as the Master of the Army by the Fourth-generation Grandmaster, becoming the highest authority in East Posuo Continent. It also laid a solid foundation for his subsequent competition for the Grandmaster.
It is also worth mentioning that the Wang family of the Borneo Daofu also rose up during this war and eventually became an emerging family that was different from the established families.
The Great Master of the Five Dynasties believed that we should take advantage of this opportunity to bring Xibasa Continent under the control of the Taoist sect, so he launched an offensive against Xibasa Continent. The troops were so powerful that in half a month, they broke through three lines of defense.
Fort St. George, the headquarters of the West Borneo Company, is less than three hundred miles away.
The Xibasazhou Company, which was completely defeated, was unable to resist and had no choice but to ask for help from the Holy Court, so the Holy Court personally ended the battle.
These two hegemons from the East and the West started a limited contest in West Borneo.
This war started due to the greed of the West Posuzhou Company. Both the Taoist Sect and the Holy Court responded passively, so neither side was fully prepared.
Both sides soon discovered the fact that the opponent was very powerful and could never win in a short time. Moreover, because they were evenly matched, the intensity of the war quickly increased and the consumption was huge. Whether it was the Golden Tower of the Dao Sect or the Cardinal of the Holy Court.
, all have a tacit understanding not to expand the war, and have expressed their intention for peace talks.
The fourth generation Grandmaster taught Quan and the fifth generation Grandmaster can make decisions without asking Jin Que for instructions.
So after several wars, the first Duke of Wellington, the supreme leader of the Holy Court in Western Borneo, was ordered to propose peace talks to Daomen: I learned that you may wish to hold a meeting to discuss the matter.
Discussing an armistice agreement to cease hostilities and all armed actions in West Borneo, and willing to ensure the implementation of this armistice agreement as appropriate.
The Grand Master of the Fifth Dynasty responded as the real person in charge of the army: I agree to hold negotiations to stop all wars and meet with your representatives.
So both parties sent representatives to negotiate and finally reached an agreement.
The West Posas Island Company returned all plundered property and compensated 10 million gold crowns. The Daomen army withdrew from West Posas Continent. The two sides signed a non-aggression treaty with the East and West Posas Continents as the boundary.
After the two sides retired and made peace, the Five Dynasties Great Master stayed in Dongposuzhou for several years and established the Dongposuzhou Taoist Palace. Then he returned to Yujing and received a hero's welcome, which laid the foundation for taking charge of the Taoist sect in the future.
The truth is that Master Qingwei, as the master of the army, directs the war in Fenglinzhou for the same reason, but it does not mean that Master Qingwei will definitely be able to become the seventh-generation master with his military exploits.
First of all, the opponents are different. Back then, the five-generation masters faced the Holy Court, which was not inferior to the Taoist sect, while the opponent Qingwei Zhenren faced was the Tianmen, which was far inferior to the Taoist sect.
Secondly, after experiencing the harsh era of the five generations of great masters, the senior leaders of the Taoist sect have somewhat overcorrected. Many elders of the Taoist sect may not be willing to see another great master who rose to the position based on his military exploits.
This is all Qi Xuansu knows about the Xibasazhou Company. Most of it comes from the history courses of the Wanxiang Taoist Palace. After signing the non-aggression treaty, the two sides never had large-scale wars, and there were not even many minor frictions. It makes sense.
It's very simple. As long as Westerners can be beaten, they will never be unreasonable. But as long as they can't be beaten, they will turn into reasonable gentlemen.
As for the current situation of the West Posas Company, he didn't know much about it. At most, he had heard some anecdotes.
For example, the bones of weavers bleached the plains, or there was a large-scale slave hunting and selling people to the New World ship by ship.
Anyway, it’s what you do to make money, no matter how unethical you are.
Thanks to the three-month study in the palace, Qi Xuansu is no stranger to unique Western terms, such as "director".
According to the Western company system, the highest decision-making level is the board of directors, which is composed of directors. It is in charge of company affairs internally and represents the company's operating decision-making body externally. It is elected by the shareholders' meeting. Generally speaking, elections are held every three years.
Qi Xuansu asked: "How many directors are there in Xibosuzhou Company today?"
Masao Maeda replied: "There are thirteen people in total."
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but laugh and said: "The Taoist Sect happens to have
Thirteen leaders, have you also imitated the Western company system?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Masao Maeda's face.
Qi Xuansu suppressed his smile and continued to ask: "What are White and Brown's demands? What do they want?"
Maeda Masao said: "In their own words, they want an independent Fenglinzhou, a Fenglinzhou that is free from the control of Taoism."
Qi Xuansu said: "It's not that simple, right? The Holy Court is not a kind person, how can they have such good intentions?"
"Of course they are not so kind." Maeda Masao said solemnly, "They want Fenglinzhou to be their transit point and then their bridgehead against the Daomen."
Qi Xuansu sneered: "You really have an undying desire to kill me."
Masao Maeda continued: "Of course, this is only a long-term goal, just like how the West Borneo Company operates West Borneo. When they first entered West Borneo, they were just a small chamber of commerce, and it took them hundreds of years to fully grasp it.
Xibasazhou, so their short-term goal is to let us consume Daomen and hold Daomen down, without asking for more."
Qi Xuansu said thoughtfully: "This coincides with the Zunban faction's strategy of delaying and waiting for change."
"Yes." Maeda Masao responded.
Qi Xuansu turned to ask: "Where are the Brown people?"
Maeda Masao shook his head and said: "Brown almost never shows up. White usually acts as the messenger and is responsible for liaison. However, when we cooperate with others, we cannot know anything about our partners, so I have also made some investigations and speculations."
Qi Xuansu said: "Tell me and listen."
Maeda Masao took out a map, spread it out and pointed at the map and said: "Brown must be in Fenglinzhou, otherwise he would not be able to make a quick decision based on the changes in the situation. Due to security and confidentiality considerations, it is unlikely that he will come in person.
The core hinterland, such as Hidekyo, Pingkyo, Ise, Musashi and other places, must be well-informed and even have developed maritime trade to facilitate the exchange of Western merchant ships, so the most likely place for him to hide is Satsuma Country, located in the southwest of Kyushu."
Qi Xuansu looked at the map and whispered: "Satsuma Domain, Shimazu clan."
Maeda Masao said: "Before the establishment of Toyotomi Prime Minister's Office, this was the territory of Satsuma Kingdom, Osumi Kingdom and part of Hyuga Kingdom. After the Battle of Sekigahara, Satsuma Domain was established. The Daimyo domain vassals who were close to the Prime Minister's Office were all near Hidekyo, and
The more distant the relationship, the farther away the territory is from Hidekyo. The Satsuma clan is in the westernmost part of Horinzhou, and its relationship with the prime minister's mansion can be imagined. Many wanderers came from here, and this is also the place where they have the most frequent contacts with Western merchants.