A long time.
Tang Chen slowly said, "Pass my order. From now on, all offensive Soul Tool in the Sun Moon Continent, regardless of size or grade, will be confiscated and burned."
"No drawings, molds, or semi-finished products are left behind."
"Anyone who hides secretly will be punished as treason against the Yi tribe."
"Storage Soul Tool and civilian type Soul Tool can be retained as appropriate, but they must be registered and controlled by the Clear Sky Sect."
"No one is allowed to manufacture or modify without permission."
"All Soul Engineer will be uniformly assessed and certified by the Clear Sky Sect from now on."
"Those who have not obtained certification are not allowed to engage in Soul Tool production, and violators will be punished."
"If anyone attempts to pass on skills privately or teach apprentices secretly... he will be killed without mercy."
"Yes!" Tang Xiao responded, bowed and clasped his fists, then turned around and walked out of the hall.
After Tang Xiao left, Tang Chen and Xue Ye continued to discuss for a while.
Xue Ye proposed a tax system of 40% to 60% tax and 10% to 30%, and also suggested imitating Spirit Hall to awaken Martial Soul for free in order to win the hearts of the people.
Dai Yutian then proposed a more cunning strategy, using locals to rule locals.
He suggested selecting people from the old middle- and lower-level officials to replace the nobles and noble families who were killed, giving them power to manage those who once sat on their heads.
In this way, the newly promoted people will be loyal, while the people under management will have nothing to say even if they are dissatisfied.
Tang Chen nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Although these methods were not perfect, they were enough for him to secure his throne in a short period of time.
As for the future... he has other plans in mind.
As long as one of the descendants of the Tang family can inherit the throne, then what will the support of the people of a mere continent mean?
A few days later.
In the wilderness, under an ancient tree that has grown for an unknown number of years.
The crown of the tree opens like a giant umbrella, providing a dense shade.
Flender Several people sat in a large circle, with a coarse blanket spread in the middle.
On the blanket were several wine jars sealed with red mud, a few coarse porcelain bowls, and several plates of braised pork and peanuts bought from the town.
The aroma of wine mixed with the aroma of meat spread under the shade of the trees, attracting several unknown insects to buzz around.
Shao Xin raised his head and took a big sip of wine. The wine dripped down the corners of his mouth. He smacked his lips and spoke with some dissatisfaction:
"Flender, you have gained so many benefits this time, not to mention taking the brothers to those big places to see things, you still have to find a private room in a restaurant, right?"
He patted his knees with the back of his hand, and his tone became more and more unfair. "What's the result? You're such a bastard that you brought us to this ungrateful place, and you still call it a 'outing'? I'm just like your grandma!"
After saying that, he picked up the wine jar and took a sip, as if he wanted to use the wine to wash away the suffocation.
Flender was not annoyed after hearing this. Instead, he pointed to the grass beside him and said with a smile:
"What do you know? Look at those flowers and grass, how beautiful they are? Why don't you know how to appreciate them?"
"You can pull him down!" Lu Qibin interjected from the side.
He picked up a peanut, threw it into his mouth, chewed it twice, and sneered:
"If the iron rooster can't bear to pluck its feathers, just tell him, what are you plucking?"
"I think you just couldn't bear the money in your pocket, so you sent us to a place like this."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Flender glared, raised his voice a little higher, and said in mock anger, "Do you understand what art is? People like you are just vulgar! You can't stand vulgarity!"
He shook his head, with an expression on his face that said, "You can't teach a kid." Then he turned his gaze to Yu Xiaogang, who had been silent, and spoke in a warmer tone:
"Xiao Gang, these rough guys don't know anything."
"How about you say a few nice words to cheer me up?"
Yu Xiaogang was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He opened his mouth and subconsciously wanted to say a few words, but he swallowed them back.
Art? He knows shit about art!
"Ahem." He cleared his throat, straightened his expression, and said slowly, "Flender, you brought us here not just to see the flowers and grass, right?"
"We are all our own people. If you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly."
Flender heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, he slapped his thigh, leaned forward, and said with a smile, "Smart! Look at this person!!"
He turned his head and scanned the faces of Shao Xin, Lu Qibin, and Li Yusong one by one, revealing an expression of disgust and pride:
"Look at you again, you are a bunch of mediocre people! You only know how to drink and eat meat, but you don't even know how to do it."
"If you fart, just let it go!" Lu Qibin patted his knees impatiently, pretending to get up, "What on earth do you want? Do you want to tell me? If you don't tell us, we can leave."
"I can still take a nap when I go back. Isn't it better than listening to you talk about your relationship here?"
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't go! Don't go!" Flender quickly reached out and pressed his hand, calling him hastily. He then waved his hands towards Shao Xin and Li Yusong, signaling them to calm down, "Isn't this what I just wanted to say?"
Lu Qibin Seeing his appearance, he sat back again, leaned back, and waited for him to speak.
Flender rubbed his hands, looked around, his eyes passed from the branches of the ancient trees to the distant ridges, and stopped for a moment on the faces of several people, and then finally said his plan:
"Brothers, I'm going to build a college here. What do you think?"
After the words fell, it was quiet for a moment under the shade of the trees.
Shao Xin picked up the wine bowl and took a sip, put it down, raised his eyes and glanced around, raising his eyebrows slightly. "There is not even a decent road in this barren mountain. You want to build a college here?"
He stretched out his hand and gestured in the distance. "The nearest town is fifty miles away at least. If you build it in this damn place, how are you going to recruit students? Where do the students come from?"
"It is precisely because this is a barren mountain that I want to build here." Flender put away his playful expression and looked a little more serious. "I have checked the approximate cost of building a college. With the little money I have in my pocket, if it is located in a prosperous area, I will not even have enough money to buy land."
He smiled bitterly, with a hint of self-deprecation in his voice. "This is the only place I can afford to mess with."
"Then how are you going to recruit students?" Lu Qibin asked.
"It's easy." Flender said with a smile, "As long as you advertise well, you won't have to worry about recruiting students."
"I have already thought of a solution," Flender glanced slowly around the faces of several people, "I just need a few of your brothers to nod. How about it? Do you want to join the team?"
Shao Xin didn't answer immediately. He raised the bowl, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. Then he put the empty bowl on the blanket and said simply:
"I don't care. I don't have anywhere to go anyway, so I might as well keep you as a teacher. Just take care of the food and pay some wages."
Lu Qibin and Li Yusong looked at each other and exchanged glances.
Lu Qibin nodded, and Li Yusong also nodded.
Flender saw the reactions of several people in his eyes, and couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth. He turned his gaze to Yu Xiaogang, the only one present who did not express his position, and his tone was a little lighter. "Xiao Gang, what about you?"
"I have said before that I want to travel around the world, find a suitable disciple, and teach him what I have learned throughout my life." Yu Xiaogang said calmly, "Now this continent has just experienced war, and it is a time when everything is waiting to be done. There may be good seeds wandering outside."
"So, I will not participate in the opening of the academy."
"However, when I find a disciple in the future and teach him successfully, I will bring him to join you as soon as possible."
The smile on Flender's face faded slightly, but soon spread again.
He reached out to pick up the wine jar, pulled out the red mud to seal it, picked up the jar, filled the empty bowl in front of Yu Xiaogang with wine, filled it for himself, and then raised the bowl:
"Everyone has his own ambitions, so there is no need to force him to stay."
"But you Yu Xiaogang remember, no matter where you go, you will always have food to eat and a bed to sleep on here."
He raised the bowl and looked at everyone's faces one by one. "Come on, brothers, drink! If we gather together today, the future will be long!"