Diplomatic Affairs, National Stability
After seeing off Yuan Tianyi, who was practically beaming with joy, Yang Sheng welcomed Qu Heng.
I remember the last time we met, it was Qu Heng who assigned Yang Ning a task, making Yang Ning Qi Refining First Level, perform a task at the Qi Refining Fifth Level, and then ambushing assassins on the way.
Yang Sheng felt a pang of emotion. If it weren't for this incident, he might still be a dutiful disciple of the Taiheng Sect, perhaps facing off against some senior Supreme Elder, and perhaps even having a ten-year agreement with someone else.
Perhaps people really need to be pushed to their limits. If he hadn't been in such a desperate situation, Yang Ning probably would have taken many more years to discover the true use of the Spirit Realm.
Looking at Qu Heng, who was standing in front of him with a curious expression and didn't recognize him at all, Yang Sheng felt secretly pleased.
Now I stand before you, how much do I resemble my former self?
Qu Heng casually leaned back on the sofa, took a sip of red tea, and asked, "Is the Great Xia still the Taiheng Sect?"
"The Great Xia is an independent and sovereign nation, and it will not be subordinate to any sect!" Yang Sheng said calmly.
Qu Heng stared silently at the table with the twelve stars of the pagoda printed on it.
He didn't understand what the twelve stars meant, but he was very familiar with the pagoda.
Hengming!
"Is this Lord Hengming's intention?" Qu Heng asked.
"Hengming meant nothing by it!" Yang Sheng shook his head. "We respect Lord Hengming, but we will not treat his words as Lord Hengming. We only do what is right!"
"That's right!" Qu Heng was stunned; it was the first time he had ever heard a leader of a power say such a thing.
"What is the right thing to do?" Qu Heng asked.
"We are a nation formed by a people's uprising, so naturally the people are the foundation of the nation!" Yang Sheng laughed. "Anything that is good for the people is beneficial and right. Anything that is bad for the people is harmful and wrong!"
"The common people." Qu Heng pondered the word. Of course he knew what the word meant, but throughout history, in Taiheng, there had never been a country that took the common people as its foundation and sought to benefit them.
Of course, there were quite a few who just shouted slogans.
Without any point of reference, he naturally didn't know what this country would be like, and could only wait and observe it gradually in the future.
Perhaps, the Great Xia Dynasty is also just all talk and no action!
"What did you promise Yuan Tianyi?" Qu Heng asked again.
"Cooperation between nations is naturally a top secret!" Yang Sheng said. "But telling you won't hurt. He wants to open schools within the Great Xia territory and conduct commercial activities such as Rain Making!"
"You agreed?" Qu Heng frowned immediately. After all, Yuan Tianyi had left with a cheerful expression, which didn't seem like the look of someone who had been rejected.
Yang Sheng shrugged. "I have no reason to refuse, do I?"
"You!" Qu Heng was so angry that his face turned red. The Dao Lineage Struggle was a life-or-death battle!
Taiheng had guarded against them for tens of thousands of years without letting Tianyi Sect succeed, but the moment the Great Xia was established, Tianyi Sect broke in?
"Does Lord Hengming know about this?" Qu Heng asked sternly.
"We only do the right thing!" Yang Sheng said. "One more university means more students have a choice. As for the Rain Making, things can change unexpectedly, and there will always be opportunities for human intervention!"
Qu Heng remained silent.
He suddenly realized that he didn't know how to refute Yang Sheng.
What Taiheng cared about—territory Dao Lineage Struggle —was completely irrelevant to Daxia.
Taiheng didn't care about the common people or good weather, but Daxia cared a lot about that.
Most importantly, the Great Xia was not a country under the rule of the Taiheng Sect; it was an independent political system backed by Hengming.
This makes it very difficult for him to interfere with the operation of various government orders in the Great Xia Dynasty. In fact, if he hadn't received the invitation, he wouldn't have been able to get in at all!
"In that case!" Qu Heng thought for a moment and said, "Our Taiheng also wants to open a school in the Great Xia, is that alright?"
"No problem!" Yang Sheng nodded. "You can send someone to contact our Great Xia's Education Department to prepare all the necessary documents for establishing a school for qualification certification. However, since your side is the Taiheng Sect, I think the qualification should not be a problem!"
"And then there's business." Qu Heng thought of this one as well. He suddenly realized that the inclusiveness and openness of the Great Xia Dynasty might not be such a bad thing after all.
At least the market opening is very beneficial to the Qu Family.
Qu Heng had previously considered supporting a certain rebel army so that, once that army succeeded, it would be natural to bring his Qu Family into the fold.
But now that Great Xia is so open and inclusive, there's no need to go through all that trouble; we can just come in directly.
Moreover, because he was the first to receive the news, the Qu Family was naturally able to seize a large share of the profits before other Tai Heng Noble Families.
It was an unexpected and delightful outcome!
"We want to get involved too!" Qu Heng said.
"As long as you abide by the laws and regulations of the Great Xia Dynasty, anyone can do business here!" Yang Sheng said with a smile.
"That's for the best!" Qu Heng nodded. "That's all for now. If I need anything in the future, how can I contact you? Should we add each other as friends?"
"Of course!" Yang Sheng was also an emperor for the first time, and he didn't know how the heads of state of different countries contacted each other in private.
Adding him as a friend is definitely not a problem, since the internet is his domain.
After seeing Qu Heng, the Myriad Saints Alliance arrived.
Within the territory of Taiheng, the banners still bore the Hengming, so the Myriad Saints Alliance naturally wouldn't expose the true nature of the demonic sect.
The Myriad Saints Alliance was also there to do business.
Previously, because the Myriad Saints Alliance was regarded as a demonic sect by various sects, it was almost completely isolated by them.
The fact that other sects use gold and silver as currency, while the Myriad Saints Alliance uses obsidian, demonstrates this point.
Because of the lack of a common currency, even with the availability of mobile phones for online shopping, members of the Myriad Saints Alliance still find it difficult to purchase the items they need online.
For example, corpses, Ghost Scorpion Insect, blood, Ghost Cry Grass, and various other Yin Evil Materials.
And most importantly, food.
Because of the Death Qi surging from the Netherworld, coupled with the high latitude and cold temperature of the Myriad Saints Alliance, the grain production in the Myriad Saints Alliance territory has always been low.
If food production doesn't increase, the population will naturally not increase. If the population doesn't increase, the various branches of the Myriad Saints Alliance will be unable to recruit outstanding disciples.
Recruiting some mediocre talents is not only difficult to teach, but they also tend to fail to reach the end of the lineage, risking the decline of the lineage itself.
Buying food from other countries is impossible, but since Great Xia is a newly established nation, it might not have any ill will towards the Myriad Saints Alliance, so there's a possibility of trade between them!
Yang Sheng readily agreed.
A thriving foreign trade sector is also a sign of a nation's strength. When a nation is strong, its fortune and Fortune Purple Dragon will be stronger, and its cultivation speed will be faster.
Moreover, with the support of the National Luck, it will be much easier to pass the Three Tribulations Realm.
The demands of other countries and sects were largely the same. The Yiyuan Pill Cauldron Sect, the Myriad Beast Sect, the Medicine King Valley, the Myriad Poisons Sect, the Walrus Gang, and others all wanted to open shops and do business in the Great Xia, Yang Sheng naturally agreed.
The Diluo Temple, the Great Luo Sect, and the Jinxiang Sect all wanted to spread their teachings within the Great Xia territory, but Yang Sheng naturally declined. The Great Xia worships no one except Imperial Heaven, Queen Earth.
Some sects also want to recruit disciples within the Great Xia territory.
For example, the Li Han Palace is located in Antarctica, but the environment there is so bad that ordinary people simply cannot survive there.
Since there are no residents, they must go outside to find disciples if they want to recruit them.
Zhan Tai Mingyue was willing to marry her disciple to Yang Sheng in exchange for the support of the Great Xia Dynasty. This was also a common practice of the Li Han Palace. After all, a sect composed entirely of women could easily become the harem of some powerful men if it did not build a vast network of relationships.
Yang Sheng stated that he only loves his wife and the Imperial Consort, and his heart cannot accommodate anyone else.
Furthermore, all sects, including Li Han Palace, are prohibited from privately abducting underage disciples within the territory of Great Xia. Anyone found doing so will be prosecuted for human trafficking.
However, they are permitted to establish schools within the territory of Bactria.
Once a student stays in school until adulthood, the government will not interfere with where they want to go afterward.
In just a few dozen days, the Great Xia Dynasty had established diplomatic relations with 80% of the countries in the world, agreed to trade cooperation, and finalized the construction of dozens of sect universities.
Only then was the political system of the Great Xia Dynasty truly stabilized.
The Deep Blue map has also been updated. The former Southern Forest and Daming have disappeared, and in their place is a newly born country: Daxia!