Chapter 45: The Mercy and Cruelty of the Lord
Zhang Shan flew directly from the cave to the subjective, and found that the other elders were also going to the subjective.
Even Elder Fang Qi, who was sitting in the library building, and Hong Tu, the dean of the Disciple Academy, were among them.
Zhang Shan knew that this meeting of elders was not trivial, so he immediately put away all his negligence and looked solemn.
When it came to subjectivity, Zhang Shan sat down at the end.
It happened that the other elders around him were quite interested in him, so Zhang Shan chatted with them.
The main reason is that Zhang Shan is asking for advice, he has just entered the congenital, and the time is short, although when he was still a disciple, he knew some about some of the elders, but in fact, he only knew a little about the situation in the circle of elders in Guanzhong.
Now is the time to ask.
lest you be involved in some disputes when your strength is not strong.
After a while, the subjective number of elders had reached twenty-nine.
All the elders who were in the True Yuan Temple rushed over.
Seeing this, although Zhang Shan and several elders around him were still chatting, they also changed to transmission, and their faces were solemn.
After a while, Li Xin suddenly appeared in the top position and sat on a wooden chair.
Zhang Shan was a little surprised, he didn't notice how the viewer came in, and he didn't feel any movement at all.
At the same time, he noticed that under the Lord, there were two people sitting on the left and right of the Lord that he had never seen before.
The abyss and mountains are deep and terrifying, and there is a breath that can only be found on the body of the viewer.
True Dan Realm Monk?
Zhang Shan guessed.
Coupled with the Guanzhu, the three True Dan monks are quite strong.
By now, Zhang Shan finally has some understanding of the strength of his own forces, and with the protection of the same lineage in the Guannei, he is full of security.
Sitting below were Ren Jiugui, Shi Tao, Fang Qi, Hong Tu and others.
Elder Xu sat in the back of the center.
Li Xin flicked his fingers, and a round mirror flew out, growing larger behind him, and did not stop until it was five meters in diameter.
The mirror surface fluctuates, presenting a real-life map.
It is the map of Baifang State.
However, only the True Yuan Concept was clearly visible on it, and only a little outline could be seen in the rest of Baifang Prefecture.
The map of the True Yuan Temple is enlarged and occupies the entire mirror surface.
It was white, and only a few places had green shade and withered mountains and rivers.
Everyone present was silent, including Zhang Shan, all of them had ugly faces.
"Throughout last year, because of the two powerful battles, Baifang Prefecture was affected, and it snowed heavily for a whole year."
"Even if Benguan does his best to save the mortals under his command, he can still only concentrate on the shelter part."
"More than 50 million mortals, 16 million died because of the heavy snow and cold."
"Subsequently, more than 13.8 million people died due to problems such as lack of food and long-term cold, which led to physical weakness."
"More than three million people died in the riots during this period."
"Now the number of mortals in the territory is not even seventeen million, and the number of deaths is more than three-fifths."
Li Xin told the cruel truth.
It made the hearts of the people present tremble.
Even though everyone knew that there were heavy casualties among mortals last year, even Zhang Shan, including Zhang Shan, was reluctant to carefully ask how many people died.
They instinctively want to avoid this problem.
Because they know that number will make them feel frightened, upset, and sad.
Zhang Shan also lowered his eyes, and with his firm mind, he couldn't help but be mentally turbulent and difficult to stabilize.
That's why he's been deliberately avoiding this issue.
He knew that once he knew about the casualties, it would be difficult for him to devote himself to cultivation for at least a few months.
And he can't do anything about these dead and wounded.
Born like an ant, in the cultivation world, weakness is the source of all misfortune! Zhang Shan lamented in his heart, but at the same time, he strengthened his idea of seeking the Tao wholeheartedly.
He didn't want to die like this one day in the future.
But even so, he knew that it was better not to cultivate during this time.
His heart is hard to settle.
"The dead are gone, and it is useless to think about it."
"What we should think about is how to let the less than seventeen million mortals who survived cultivate and multiply."
Li Xin pointed to the white expanse on the map behind him.
"Snow flies all year and snowflakes cover the ground, and the snow is already 100 meters deep."
"Only in the areas sheltered by the Red Fire can you see the land."
"And these areas are also surrounded by 100 meters of snow, like a place in a well."
"In the past two months, it was a cold spring, and although there was no more snow, there was no snow melting, but there was a backlog underneath, forming ice."
"There is no doubt that even if the four seasons are normal throughout the year, the cold environment will continue for a long time because of the ice and snow cover until the snow and ice disappear."
Li Xin said solemnly.
"A large amount of land is covered with snow, prolonged low temperatures, and a 100-metre-high layer of snow that shades part of the sun."
"It's very difficult to grow food until the environment returns to normal."
"Food shortages will continue for a long time."
"And the reserve of mortals was also exhausted as early as last year."
Zhang Shanwen was frightened.
Nearly 17 million mortals consume an astronomical amount of food every day, let alone food for a year or even years.
Even the monks can't help it.
They have force and strength, but they can't conjure food out of thin air.
And without food, what would become of these mortals?
Purgatory on Earth!
Not only Zhang Shan, but the other elders also realized this.
All of them looked extremely ugly.
Fortunately, Li Xin continued.
"Before the snow stopped, their rations were already provided by Benguan."
"In the next few years, before the snow and ice melt, the food for these people will also be provided by Benguan."
Only then did the faces of everyone present soften.
Li Xin waved his hand.
"Don't worry too much about the food problem, there is indeed not so much food storage in the Guannei."
"But Zongzong is not short of this bit of food."
"It's not free, but it's not expensive, and it's inexpensive."
"For a small price, you can buy a huge amount of food."
"I would like to thank Elder Chen here, thanks to Elder Chen's return to and from Zongzong during this time, the food supply can be guaranteed."
Li Xin said to the first person on the left hand side.
Zhang Shan looked at it and kept the words "Old Chen" in his heart.
Own Zhendan boss, this must be remembered.
Otherwise, how will you pull the tiger skin in the future?
The viewer Li Xin continued.
"But the birth of Mien fights Mi hatred."
"Giving too much for free, after a few years the snow melts, and the Buddha no longer gives food, what will happen to these mortals?"
"Is it the concept of resentment? Or do you develop a lazy temperament and no longer want to plow the land and farm to get rations? ”
"Elders may wish to think about how to solve this problem."
Everyone looked at each other.
All this is just to ask this question?
How do you feel like it's a bit of a big fuss?
"Ahem, I think it should be a cash-for-work."
"Yes, yes, that's how it should be."
"That's what I mean, with a population of more than 10 million, you can't just care about their food and clothing, and if you don't let them do something, there will be chaos."
"It makes sense, even if you want them to reproduce the population, it is impossible to create people all day long."
"Cows can't even afford to make this, let alone people."
……
As soon as you say a word, the elders have come up with a feasible solution.
It's just that you need to send trustworthy and competent people to actually operate, otherwise you don't know who will be given to you for work.
Zhang Shan also actively spoke, he has not actually operated in this regard.
But I can't stand the fact that he saw too much in his previous life!
There are also books in this area in the library of the present world, and he knows them by heart.
But as he spoke, Zhang Shanhu's back was cold.
He suddenly realized that this matter needed to be done by a person who was strong, capable, and trustworthy.
Then it can only be an elder.
Who is the idleest among the elders?
He didn't know before, but now he knows.
He doesn't have a position, who among the elders can be more idle than him?
Zhang Shan trembled, the viewer wouldn't be so unscrupulous, right?
Don't! He doesn't want to!
Cash-for-work is a troublesome thing, and the 17 million people are also a troublesome thing, and the two troublesome things together are super troublesome!
The person who took over this burden, before the matter is over, let alone taking time to cultivate, whether he can take time to rest is a question.
Zhang Shan felt that it was best to find an elder who had no bright path for this kind of thing, or let an elder watch it, and let a few disciples who were not on the path long but had the ability to do things actually operate.
In this way, there will be no delay.
If there is really no one, or 17 million ordinary people have difficulty in making ends meet, Zhang Shan estimates that he will still be on top nine times out of ten.
But the livelihood problem is obviously no problem now, as long as you find a suitable person to operate, and there are many such people, then he definitely doesn't want to go up.
So, in order to prevent himself from being used as a top cylinder, Zhang Shan put forward his own ideas.
Find an elder who is old and respectful, or pull a few disciples with the ability to do things to top the cylinder.
As soon as this remark came out, it was echoed by a group of elders.
Obviously, there are many elders who have the same idea as Zhang Shan.
I don't want to take on this trouble.
Under the tacit understanding, even the suggestion of letting an elder go down and do it himself was ignored, and they began to discuss which disciples were more appropriate to find to do things.
In this way, even if an elder is still needed, this elder only needs to grasp the general direction, and does not need to care about the various specific operations below, which is very easy.
But Li Xin interrupted the elders' self-congratulation.
"Cash-for-work, this is the same idea as me, Yan Lao, and Chen Lao."
"It's just that in addition to the food thing, there is another problem."
Li Xin said leisurely.
"In this snow disaster, this view strictly ordered all forces to cooperate to rescue mortals."
"The forces that can obey and cooperate are less than fifty percent!"
"One by one, it's none of your business."
"Begging for food within the scope of this view, but daring to disobey the yang and the yin, and disrespecting the order!"
"I don't know how to write dead words at all!"
Zhang Shan's heart twitched, he had just heard what the elders around him had said.
The forces within the scope of the True Yuan View were purged, and during the snow disaster, a group of elders continued to attack, killing the sky and the earth was dark, and the number of small forces within the scope of the True Yuan View was sharply reduced.
Zhang Shan also sighed with emotion, these small forces are really stupid to a certain extent.
To survive in the territory of the True Yuan Temple, the True Yuan Concept has an order, and it is not that they want to die directly, but they actually refuse?
Is this true Yuan Guan will not be a killer?
Or did they forget that a big fist in the cultivation world is everything?
At this time, the viewer Li Xin said lightly.
"So, in order to avoid such problems in the future."
"I am determined to divide the territory under the jurisdiction of Benguan into ten cities, which will be directly governed by the elders of the Benguan School!"
"All the people's livelihood and all the resources in the territory will be taken back from the Guannei!"
"After the scope is demarcated, the livelihood of the mortals within the scope is the responsibility of the city where it is located."
"All the resource points within the scope shall be managed and exploited by the city in a unified manner, and handed over to the Guannei in proportion."
……
Zhang Shan finally understood why the viewer was talking so much.
In the territory of Zhenyuanguan, the sky is about to change!