Seeing that Qian Yunsheng carefully raised the issue of how to develop in the future, Agu explained in detail the strategy he had discussed with Puzong on how to move Qingning Valley south.
Qian Yunsheng pondered for a while, then finally made up his mind and said: "This method of solving Puzong is not impossible, but it is the way of a famous and decent sect. Maybe this method is enough for us to slowly develop the sect. .”
"But since we are evil cultivators, the situation is naturally very different. Realistic considerations do not allow us to develop slowly, so this method is a bit mediocre."
"Everyone must always understand that since we are evil cultivators, we should naturally use evil cultivators. The same goes for this trip to Nanman."
After saying that, he looked around at everyone and saw that everyone had puzzled looks on their faces. He deliberately asked in a pretentious manner: "What do you think is most lacking in Zhongzhou? And what is least lacking?"
Qian Yunsheng's outstanding question immediately made everyone confused. Everyone answered several answers, but Qian Yunsheng shook his head and rejected them one by one. Finally, Qian Yunsheng pointed out:
"Have you not noticed that Zhongzhou is densely populated and has the highest level of wealth? But on the other hand, it is exactly the same. What Zhongzhou lacks most is spiritual stones, and what it lacks most is this land."
After Qian Yunsheng analyzed this, everyone finally understood.
So, he continued: "After all, according to the policies of the three major sects, as long as the sects in the world pay taxes to them normally, they will naturally be protected by them. Each family can only buy and sell, but they are never allowed to conquer each other."
"Now that we have this protection in hand, think about it, this method of solving Puzong may be adopted by all the sects who go to the Southern Barbarians this time. The advantage of this is that even if the Southern Barbarians lose, they will still have a way out."
"But have you ever thought about it, we just can't choose this way!"
"For everyone in Qingning Valley, with this arrangement, they have a way out, but we have no way out."
"Because for us, going south to the Southern Barbarians is an act of progress without retreat, life or death!"
After Qian Yunsheng made this analysis, the tower spirit suddenly said:
"The master's analysis is so profound. From this point of view, we must tie the entire Qingning Valley to our chariot. Otherwise, even if we reach the Southern Barbarians, it will be extremely difficult to get them to be of the same mind as us."
"When a fight breaks out, they will be unable to do their job. We will fight to the death from the front, while they will take advantage from behind."
Wen Xinzhu also agreed: "Since ancient times, soldiers have been more valuable than more elites. According to Jie Puzong's method, most of the people were taken away."
"In this case, regardless of the fact that these people are originally from Zhongzhou and live in peace all year round, it is doubtful how much combat power they have. What's more, if they are forced to flee by force, I'm afraid their morale will be even lower."
Gong Xiaoyue also nodded and analyzed: "Besides, if we go to Nanman, it will be good if the battle is favorable. If the battle is unfavorable, everything is safe for them in their hometown. Maybe they will start a mutiny. They can't even stop them from turning back and run away. It’s not certain that I’ll come back.”
Qian Yunsheng watched his entire team of confidants finally turn around according to his own ideas, and said with satisfaction:
"Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for us to remove Puzong. We must tie the entire Qingning Valley to our warship."
"So, according to my analysis, the following measures must be implemented immediately."
After saying this, Qian Yunsheng showed the momentum of a leader and announced in a desperate manner:
"First of all, since the land of Zhongzhou is the richest, with many people and little land, and no war, we should squeeze this advantage to the maximum extent possible."
"Agu, ask Jie Puzong to prepare immediately. Except for the six counties and Benshan that were promised to Wujizi, the remaining counties and two rivers will all hold an auction in the near future and sell them immediately."
"As for the remaining six counties and the mountain, they are all managed by Wujizi's relatives in the name of Qingning Valley."
"Except for the fact that our mountain has arranged a small number of monks to stay behind to show our presence and provide minimum force protection."
"The remaining six counties will still follow the agreement with Wujizi. As long as there are Jindan monks in their families, we, Qing Ning Valley, will no longer interfere and let them pay taxes to Qing Ning Valley on an annual basis."
"As for the auction base price of the remaining counties and two rivers, it is limited to all valuations of each county and two rivers and the tax revenue in the next 100 years. As for how high it can be, let's take a look at how wealthy Zhongzhou is. ”
"Secondly, except for the monks of our sect who must follow our sect southward, many mortals under our sect will all follow us on a voluntary basis."
"Any mortal who is willing to follow us south, please use this auction of spiritual stones from various counties to increase the reward tenfold to win hearts and minds."
"If there are mortals who don't want to follow our actions, and don't want to join other factions, you can stay put. We will also add the heads of these people to the auction reserve price, and collect the hundred-year head spiritual stone at once. Wait. After the auction, send him the handover."
"If you don't want to join other factions, you can move to the remaining six counties. These people will be left to be managed by Wujizi's relatives. We will still collect taxes on a per capita basis as usual."
"If any of these people want to go south in the future, they will no longer promise that spiritual fields will be tax-free."
"As for these first batch of mortals who are willing to move south with us, in addition to high rewards, the promise of tax exemption for three generations of spiritual fields will remain unchanged."
"Finally, all the remaining spiritual stones obtained from selling them to the county will be handed over to Chang'an Store."
"The Chang'an store will purchase all kinds of necessities for settling down, food supplies, etc. on our behalf. These preparations are completed within half a year, and then we will take advantage of the three sects to transport mortals, act at the same time, and transport them to Nanman together."
After Qian Yunsheng explained several measures in such an orderly manner, Agu asked a little strangely:
"If we rely solely on voluntariness, I'm afraid not many mortals will be willing to follow us south. Doesn't this go against your instructions to pay special attention to the strategy of developing the mortal population?"
Qian Yunsheng shook his head and said: "This moment is the same as that moment. You have to know that when we go south to the southern barbarians, we are opening up territory and expanding our territory. Needless to say, we have to work hard in the process."
"Especially with the atmosphere of long-term peace in Zhongzhou, it is not that the more people there are, the more beneficial it is to us."
"Secondly, don't forget, why should I buy more food and various daily necessities to bring Nanman with me?"
"It is precisely because although we will lose a lot of Zhongzhou's population this time, it is indeed a pity. But you should not forget that as the saying goes, we lose in the east and gain in mulberry trees. There are also a lot of people in Nanman waiting for us to take over!"
Seeing Qian Yunsheng's analysis, Wen Xinzhu came to his senses and said: "The so-called receiving mortals over there, does it mean that those mortals brought there by other sects will most likely not be able to return to Zhongzhou due to various reasons. Can I be forced to live there?"
Qian Yunsheng saw that Wenxinzhu responded quickly and said with a smile: "I have stayed in Nanman, so I know the place quite well."
"It's not surprising that you don't know the Southern Barbarians, but you have also heard the saying that 'swords have no eyes since ancient times, and the battlefield is ruthless', right? In fact, if you think about it carefully, since it is a war, there will definitely be a lot of monks lost in the Southern Barbarians. life."
"Not to mention the countless sects that were crippled in the end. They came with interest and returned in despair, with nothing gained. It is actually not uncommon for the entire sect's monks to come together and be wiped out in the end. .”
"But don't forget, the three major sects are here to stay."
"Once these sect monks lose, they can think of some ways to go back. But with so many mortals in the Southern Barbarians, if the sect's battle is unfavorable and no spiritual land is gained, they will not be able to go back."
"Therefore, although we seem to have lost some people in Zhongzhou, please don't forget that the spiritual stones we get from selling the heads of mortals in Zhongzhou can be bought back ten times or a hundred times in Nanman."
Seeing that Qian Yunsheng's analysis was so remote, Gong Xiaoyue thoughtfully drew inferences from one instance to another:
"Uncle Master, this method is indeed excellent. Not to mention the sects that go south, there are probably very few people like us who bring so many things for mortal use. Therefore, once refugees appear, most sects may not be able to absorb them on a large scale. , we can only let them fend for themselves."
"What's more, the mortals in Qingning Valley are actually not under our control, so we have to rely on Jie Puzong, Sha Baili and others to control this sect."
"But with this trip south, the original Qing Ning Valley has been reduced a lot by us. If we go to the southern barbarians to recruit a large number of mortals from other sects, after a long time, some of these new families will become monks. "
"By that time, even if we appoint new people to manage the sect, the resistance we will encounter will be much smaller."
"This method of mixing sand is really clever!"
Wen Xinzhu also agreed from the bottom of his heart and said: "Not only that, I was originally a little worried about the short-term income of the sect after the third generation of tax exemption."
"But after such a change of approach, not to mention that we made a lot of spiritual stones from selling the county itself, which is enough to support our expenses in Nanman."
"And there will inevitably be fewer mortals willing to go with us, so our corresponding commitment burden will also be smaller."
"After all, we only promise that the first batch of mortals who follow us south to Qing Ning Valley will receive this treatment, but the mortals we recruit in Nanman will not receive such treatment."
"In this way, once we settle down, with the large-scale recruitment of refugees, we will start to have various incomes in the second year."
"In this way, we can not only have income from selling the county, but also quickly have other income."
"After this change, we saved a lot of spiritual stones that we originally had to put in when we went south. Not to mention, we might be able to earn a lot more spiritual stones."
"By then, our new sect in Nanman will not only be able to get on the right track quickly, but it will also be a huge subsidy for the Chang'an store!"
Seeing that everyone finally agreed with him, Qian Yunsheng ordered Agu in a deep voice:
"There are still one and a half months left before boarding the ship. Although the time is tight, it is estimated that the number of people to be relocated will not be as large as expected, and some preparations should be streamlined."
"This time I will go with you to meet with Xie Puzong to see how capable he is of handling emergencies like this."
"If he can't handle this kind of problem in the land of Zhongzhou, then after we arrive in Nanman, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for him to cope with it. We can also make preparations for substitutions early."
"Okay, this matter is settled. Do you have any other ideas?"
