Although the Takezu Taisha Shrine is in the territory of the shrine, it has a high degree of independence.

Every year, a large number of samurai from all over the continent come to worship and pray for blessings and offer a lot of goods.

A large number of people also gathered around the shrine, forming a bustling market town, where many merchants traded.

Su Mengzhen did not dare to forcibly seize the Wuzu Shrine, but he had just ascended the throne at that time, so he ignored the opposition of the ministers and invested a large amount of money in the Wuzu Shrine and obtained its management rights.

Shrines require a lot of money every year to renovate and maintain their grandeur in order to attract offerings, and the salaries of the priests in them are also expensive, so there is not much oil and water.

At that time, the ministers thought that Su Mengzhen was crazy, and he invested almost all of the working capital of the Shentang at that time, and he didn't know when he would be able to return to his capital.

However, Su Mengzhen immediately issued an order to issue silver bills with the shrine's liquid funds and make low-interest loans to merchants. The shrine and the money village will be operated in one combination.

Because of the great influence of the shrine and the low interest rate, there is an endless stream of merchants who come to borrow money. And because Su Mengzhen ran the money bank as a prince, it was full of credibility, and the people were willing to come to deposit.

Although the loan is low-interest, if the merchant makes a large profit, he needs to pay tribute to the shrine as a tribute to the martial ancestor, depending on the degree of piety.

Merchants are mostly superstitious. If it is a loss, it will naturally be offset by the sale of real estate, and if it is earned, it will be regarded as the blessing of the martial ancestor in the heavenly realm, and it will naturally be paid with heavy money. Therefore, it is called a low-interest loan, but the benefits are really high.

Su Mengzhen also cracked down on monopoly and restricted Haoqiang to protect the interests of merchants and make it easier for merchants to make profits, so that the income of Wuzu Taisha increased day by day, and the money houses under its name were gradually opened in various parts of Middle Earth, and the two counties controlled by the Shentang were also becoming more and more prosperous.

Su Mengzhen used faith to develop business, which seemed to be full of copper smell, and initially suffered a lot of criticism. Some priests thought that this had tarnished the majesty of the martial ancestor, and even gave up their extremely high salaries and committed suicide in protest.

But the real controllers of the shrine gained great benefits in the process of cooperating with Su Mengzhen after Su Mengzhen became a shareholder, for example, the Jiang family became a powerful family in western Henan in this process. They naturally rejoiced and rejoiced, and were grateful to Su Mengzhen.

Nowadays, the silver stamps issued by the Wuzu Taisha can not only be cashed in all parts of Middle-earth, but also circulated in the Western Regions and even the Western Desert. The shrine takes the benefits of the world from the land of two counties, and the wealth can be imagined.

Su Mengzhen is such a way to transcend the times, and the two counties of western Henan, which were seriously damaged by the war, have become a prosperous paradise that is unparalleled in the world in just 20 years.

Wu Fengyou looked at it and saw that the road was extremely wide, which could accommodate sixteen carriages running together. There are many people on both sides of the road, and the wine shops and shops are densely packed, and the prosperity is prosperous.

There is a huge square in front of the shrine, which is paved with white marble and can accommodate 10,000 people. There are Huabiao stone pillars, painted with various pictures of the demons and demons of Wuzu Town, describing their exploits, lifelike, and majestic.

Handsome men and beautiful women, dressed in elaborate costumes modeled after the ancient period, sang and danced in the square, attracting a crowd of spectators.

He sighed faintly in his heart.

Su Mengzhen is right, if you want to do good governance, you must not only have the heart to treat the people well, but also have relevant skills. Empty talk of good governance is nothing but a lie to seek fame and reputation. It is necessary to let the people get tangible benefits in order to reap the long-term popular support.

The military song was solemn, and at the sound of drumming, the singers and dancers in the square bowed in this direction, and the audience dispersed.

The captives captured in the Battle of Burning Beoza were loaded into a connected prison cart and pushed to the front of the line.

After the Wuzu pacified the demon barbarians, there were remnants of the rebellion for a long time, and after the conquest, the captured demon barbarians were brought to the front of the Wuzu shrines in various places, and after the prisoner sacrifice ceremony was held, the sacrifice of the Wuzu was killed and became customized.

Later, human beings conquered each other, and did the same.

Later, however, the pursuit of righteousness and the prohibition of killing prisoners led to the sacrifice of animals to the gods, followed by the smearing of the captives' cheeks with animal blood.

There were only more than thirty captives, most of them were from Shenxiao Dao, and some were from Sanhe. There was a look of humiliation and anger on everyone's faces.

Someone once suggested that Su Mengzhen take advantage of this victory to capture the monks in Xiangyang County, increase the number of prisoners, and make the sacrifice more solemn, but Su Mengzhen was angrily reprimanded.

This practice was not uncommon in troubled times, when people were captured and sold into slavery or ransom was extorted after victory. This is also one of the deepest disasters brought to the people by the troubled times.

But Su Mengzhen hated this, and at most allowed the prisoners of war who could not be redeemed to be enslaved.

The chief priest of the shrine came out and saw Su Mengzhen and the others, and a group of priests behind him brought out the cattle and horses as sacrifices.

Su Mengzhen waved his hand and asked Su Can and a few others to go up and participate in the ceremony with him.

Wu Feng grew up outside the shrine and didn't know how to do etiquette, so he didn't know what to do with these cumbersome etiquette.

Su Can looked at Wu Feng, showing a slight smug look.

Wu Feng showed a disapproving expression. This kind of formality, he really found boring.

The generals were solemn and solemn, standing on both sides in shifts. Su Mengzhen put on a heavy dress, climbed to the tall terrace on the third floor of the shrine, and condescended with the chief priest, looking down on the group of prisoners.

The sound of golden drums and cymbals was loud, flags were erected in all directions, and salutes were roared.

The captives were escorted and knelt down, and Su Can said loudly: "Inheriting the divine will of the martial ancestor, and the voice of the father, our army has destroyed the Sanhe Shenxiao and captured the prisoners, please obey, please order!"

He was dressed in a black crown robe, with a solemn expression, polite and exemplary manners, the appearance of a noble son, and his voice was full of breath and penetrating.

The captives were forced to kneel on the ground, looking extremely humiliated.

After some complicated rituals, pigs, sheep, cows, horses, and other six animals were killed for sacrifice, and the blood was covered in white porcelain plates and smeared on the faces of the captives.

"Wu Zu has the virtue of a good life, and I will pardon you and others for the crime of resisting the death penalty!" The great priest took out the sacrificial utensils, and after some prayers, he seemed to have received the will of Wu Zu and said loudly.

Su Mengzhen also shouted: "Martial Ancestor has the virtue of a good life, and I will pardon you and other crimes of rebellion and capital crimes!"

The captives were forced to kneel on the ground, they were all elite soldiers of the Three Rivers Sword Sect or the Shenxiao Dao, so almost everyone had a look of hatred in their eyes.

However, when it came time to give thanks, they still said, "Sinners thank you for not killing!"

The captives, who were so strong that they did not want to survive, had already been executed on the way, and those who could participate in the ceremony, no matter how much they hated, still felt that it was better to die than to live.

On the battlefield they were not afraid of death, but after the defeat, they had lost their courage.

When the words of gratitude were spoken, the hatred in their eyes dimmed and turned into a numb look.

The onlookers and civilians shouted the tsunami and sang the praises of merit. The captives were led to the back of the shrine, the carcasses of the animals were cleaned up, and the men and women returned to sing and dance to conclude the ceremony.

Wu Feng shook his head secretly.

This kind of trampling on dignity is no different from killing people and sacrificing gods.

The hall master has transcended the times in many places and is an unborn hero, but in many places, he still carries the old atmosphere of this era.

But he can't speak out against it now. If there is to be a radical reform, it will have to wait until he succeeds to the throne anyway.

After all, Wu Feng is only the heir of the Divine Hall now.