Chapter Seventy-Seven: Drawing Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron
Before targeting Guanglei Mountain, there is a question to ask:
Why do you have to take Guanglei Mountain?
Isn't it okay for the two to keep peace, to live their own lives?
No way.
Not really.
Because the scope of interests of the Wancheng Kingdom is not limited to the small Zhongyuan Continent.
Dongyuanzhou, more than 100,000 miles away in the east, has a radius of one million miles, a city of 5,000, and a population of countless people.
Shangyuanzhou, tens of thousands of miles away to the north, has a radius of 500,000 miles, thousands of cities, and a population of more than 100 million.
Xiyuanzhou, 200,000 miles away to the west, has a radius of 800,000 li, several spiritual veins, more than 100 sects, and countless mortal cities.
Xiayuanzhou, nearly 300,000 miles away in the south, has a radius of 200,000 li, slightly larger than Zhongyuanzhou, and is also more prosperous.
Only Zhongyuanzhou, which is located in the middle, has average spiritual veins, average resources, and average strength and competitiveness.
It can even be said to be at the bottom.
And in addition to the upper and lower continents, there are more populous continents, more powerful continents, and farther away.
Compared with this huge jujube kernel-type plane with a maximum diameter of 1 light year and a central diameter of more than 200 million kilometers, the small Zhongyuanzhou is simply a drop in the ocean, like a "small village" in a huge country.
Now the forces founded by Zhou Ming have just occupied half of this "small village".
If you want to expand your interests in the future, and if you want to expand your momentum and influence, you must at least have a "base" and "platform".
Half a village platform is certainly not enough.
There is no base for internal resources to be integrated, there is no ability to expand externally, and some of the energy is allocated to deal with threats within the village.
For long-term considerations, in this small Zhongyuanzhou, Zhou Ming will definitely try his best to integrate it into a force and a core.
And sweep away all hidden dangers.
But......
It is almost impossible to take Guanglei Mountain, by peaceful means.
Because Guanglei Mountain is very strong and has a lot of hole cards, it is impossible to give in and compromise before suffering major losses.
So what to do?
I still have to find a way to weaken the strength of Guanglei Mountain.
How to weaken?
It's the same as the routine for dealing with Chixing Mountain: draw salary from the bottom of the kettle.
Try your best to take down those mortal cities controlled by Guanglei Mountain, and it is best to take them all and hollow out the foundation of Guanglei Mountain.
It's just that......
The history of the Guanglei Mountain Sect is more than 10,000 years, due to the large number of disciples, the control of the mortal city is also very powerful, in recent years, it has increased the attention to the mortal city, and the elder disciples sent are more, and the loopholes that can be exploited are very small, and the prevention is the routine of the Wancheng Kingdom.
But......
The hole left by Guanglei Mountain has become smaller, but it does not mean that Wancheng Country cannot drill it.
On the contrary, in the process of strengthening the management of the mortal world, Guanglei Mountain made a number of fatal mistakes.
As a result, the foundation of Guanglei Mountain's rule in the mortal world may be easily shaken.
The person in charge of the intelligence bureau, Ye Feng, took out a report describing the situation in the mortal world under the rule of Guanglei Mountain.
"The way they run the city is not to make laws, but to rely entirely on force. ”
"If the city lord of a certain city does not obey the orders of the immortals, does not provide a specified amount of materials, and does not complete the tasks assigned by the immortals on time, waiting for the city lords of these cities, it is generally a severe punishment, the light is scolded, the heavy is beaten with a cane, and the most serious will even be killed, and a new city lord will be replaced. ”
"For example, five years ago, Guanglei Mountain issued the task of 'training 100,000 soldiers in each city within three years', and 33 of the 91 cities were not completed for various reasons, and then 26 of the 33 city lords were killed, which shocked the cities. ”
"Killing people at every turn, arbitrary punishment is only one aspect, in the economic field, Guanglei Mountain wants to learn from my Wancheng country, engage in an economic community in the mortal world, develop agriculture, build factories and mines, overhaul roads, and implement a plan for a hundred cities...... The plans are beautiful, but ......"
"Guanglei Mountain does not have such a foundation as Wan Chengguo, and does not attach importance to talents in the fields of industry, agriculture, business management, let alone training...... In the eyes of their immortals, mortal engineers, scientific researchers, skilled workers, and government officials are just ants, and they don't pay attention to it at all, but will discriminate and bully them in every way. ”
"So their plan for an economic community has failed, many cities are financially bankrupt, the products they produce cannot be sold, the roads are not funded to be built, and the materials that need to be supplied to Guanglei Mountain have increased significantly. ”
This made the cities in the mortal world miserable, but the burden was still increasing, and the plan of training 100,000 troops in each city forced some cities to the brink of collapse. ”
"Some cities are very dissatisfied and want to resist, but how can mortals be the opponents of immortals?"
"If you don't resist, even if you show the slightest dissatisfaction, you will be killed by the immortals. ”
"Even in some cities, the disciples stationed in Guanglei Mountain are harming one party, doing evil, and there is no one to control them, and the local people dare to be angry but dare not speak. ”
In addition, in the process of Guanglei Mountain's westward invasion of Qingyun Mountain and the occupation of more than a dozen mortal cities, the military discipline was terrible, the damage was serious, and there were even local massacres, not to mention wealth and beauty, which made their eyes shine.
Therefore, Guanglei Mountain's rule in the mortal world was full of resentment and dissatisfaction, giving birth to countless hatreds and unwillingness.
Most of the 91 mortal cities are like time bombs.
Could it be that no one has noticed this problem inside Guanglei Mountain?
Of course there is, and there is more than one person.
For example, Ye Kong, the foreign affairs elder of the Seventh Mountain, has discovered this problem many times, reminded the sect master to pay attention, and asked to strengthen the restraint on the mortal disciples of the lower sect.
But...... Nothing worked.
If the ants are disobedient and killed, what are the constraints?
As a high-ranking immortal, how many people care about the feelings of mortals?
Therefore, "water can carry a boat and also overturn a boat", "the people's heart is very important" and other truths, in the minds of the upper immortals of Guanglei Mountain, there is no concept at all.
If someone says that, they'll think it's ridiculous and think you're insane.
What is the people's heart in the face of absolute power?
Therefore, this has become the best entry point for Wancheng Guo to implement the "salary draw from the bottom of the kettle" plan for Guanglei Mountain.
As for how to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle and how to win the hearts and minds of the people, it is as easy as a pediatric for Wanchengguo.
In terms of specific measures, starting from the border between the two sides, for the oppressed mortal cities of Guanglei Mountain, if your economic development is lagging behind and you are living in poverty, I will take you to develop, provide guidance and help, and let you get rid of poverty and become rich.
If your city is oppressed by the immortals, suffering unspeakably, and resentment is soaring to the sky, I will send elite monks to avenge you, claim justice, and block the possible revenge of Guanglei Mountain.
Not only that, after joining the Wancheng country, there are more support and benefits waiting for them in front, and from then on they will rush to a better life of freedom, wealth, happiness, and no more oppression.
From this point of view, the country of Wancheng is simply a "liberator" of justice, kindness, and light.
"Let's follow this plan, and strive to take down all the mortal cities controlled by Guanglei Mountain within three or five years!"
At the meeting, Zhou Ming clapped his hands and said. Please Baidu "Throw Book Network" Thank you for your support!