Four Years of Immortal Cultivation and Burning Life, Dream Unfinished
By the time Tang Tiandong and the other two returned to Huangyang Thatched Cottage, it was already evening.
The Earth Flood Dragon's divided consciousness controlled Tang Tianya to place the three congenitally underdeveloped dragon egg fossils he had bought next to the Mystic Spoon, and then returned to its original form.
At midnight, the full moon hung high in the sky.
The Earth Flood Dragon emerged from the Mystic Spoon, its illusory form gazing at the three Mystic Spoon egg fossils and five small jade bottles beside it.
The jade bottles contained a wisp of the celestial spiritual Spiritual Qi [Great Kun Moonlight] that Tang Yuan had purchased from the Li Household siblings in Purple Moon Lake Market eight years ago.
After a few moments of contemplation, the Earth Flood Dragon opened the three jade bottles and used its Law Power to inject three strands of [Great Kun Moonlight] into the three dragon egg fossils respectively.
As expected, after the Spiritual Qi was injected, the three dragon egg fossils began to show signs of life.
"Perhaps one of these three dragon egg fossils will hatch into a giant dragon, or even a true divine dragon..." The Earth Flood Dragon frowned slightly and disappeared into the Mystic Spoon.
... Time flies, and life is fleeting.
On the 12th day of the 7th month of the 4041st year of the New Immortal Calendar, in the pavilion in front of Carefree Cave on the back mountain of Dangwu Village.
Tang Tiansong, who had already Meridian Opening Eighth Layer the Essence Sustaining Realm and possessed the cultivation level of the Origin Realm, looked at the account book in his hand and then at the Cultivation Method manual [Burning Life, Dream Unfinished] given to him by the Earth Flood Dragon, seemingly lost in thought.
Meanwhile, Tang Tianya, an eleven-year-old cultivator at the Meridian Opening Second Layer and the Governing Vessel Passage Realm, vigorously wielded the Green Peak in his hand.
Since the Earth Flood Dragon bestowed upon him the [Aperture-Opening Pill] and took away half of his soul and a part of his spirit, Tang Tiansong has embarked on the path of cultivation for nearly four years.
As Tang Tiansong's cultivation improved, the villagers in the villages near Dangwu Village, including the Miao Household Stronghold to the west of Dangwu Village, gradually attached themselves to him and respected Tang Tiansong as their clan leader.
For convenience, Tang Tiansong upgraded Dangwu Village to a town and merged and relocated some villages.
From west to east, Dangwu Town now administers five villages: Miao Household Stronghold, Willow Bay Village, Dangwu Village Eight Springs Village, He Household Hamlet, totaling 5,816 households and 30,951 people.
Tang Tiansong also purchased weapons, armor, and other items, and recruited and trained three thousand full-time tribal soldiers.
The so-called "full-time ethnic soldiers" are soldiers who do not need to farm or do any other work; they are only responsible for patrolling and fighting.
In addition to providing food and pay, Tang Tiansong also had to supply these three thousand tribal soldiers with weapons, armor, and warhorses.
Although Dangwu Village has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, and Eight Springs Village also has relatively fertile land, with 30,951 people, it can only support a maximum of 2,000 off-duty soldiers.
If the government engages in militarism, imposes heavy taxes, and oppresses the people, then 30,000 villagers could support 3,000 soldiers.
Since these 30,000 people revered him as their clan leader, Tang Tiansong had no intention of exploiting them even more ruthlessly than the previous imperial court.
Recruiting and training three thousand tribal soldiers was a last resort, as they had to be constantly on guard against invasions from the Western Rong people in the mountains west of the Miao Household Stronghold.
Fortunately, the Demon Beast in the coal and copper mines surrounding Three Graves Mountain Dangwu Village, had long been cleared away by the Tang Household siblings, and naturally, these coal and copper mines became the private property of the Tang Household.
Tang Tiansong arranged for two thousand villagers to mine coal and copper, and then sell them in Huai'an City of Pingyang Commandery.
They sell coal and refined copper, and then use the proceeds to buy weapons, armor, and other supplies. After all the calculations, they're barely breaking even, with a slight surplus.
The Cultivation Method manual [Burning Life, Dream Unfinished] can only be practiced by those at the Qi Refining Stage.
However, do not practice unless absolutely necessary.
This is both a sinister and righteous Cultivation Method Cultivation Method, and a selfless one.
"[Burning Life, Dream Unfinished], burning oneself for a bright future for the Lineage."
For the sake of the Tang Household, I still have to practice..."Tang Tiansong smiled bitterly and put away the Cultivation Method Jade Slip.
Looking at the Lineage ledger, Tang Tiansong frowned. "Sigh, if only we could have another two thousand people to mine coal and copper."
"Brother, it's just that you're too considerate of these miners."
They could mine for four hours a day, but you only let them mine for three hours.
In addition, he also needed to rest for three days every ten days. Tang Tiandong landed on the ground in his flying shuttle.
"Although the Demon Beast around the coal and copper mines have been cleared out, there is no guarantee that Demon Beast that escape from Three Graves Mountain may still attack the miners."
"You're back from the mine. I'm afraid Tianzi won't be able to handle things alone." Tang Tiansong frowned slightly.
"Don't worry, big brother, Cui Xueyong is here with Tianzi."
"It was Cui Xueyong who sent me back," Tang Tiandong said, pursing his lips.
Tang Tiansong smiled, "This Cui Xueyong is indeed quite capable. How about we have him propose Cui Xueyong another day?"
"Fourth Brother." Tang Tianya respectfully cupped his hands in greeting.
"Okay, you practice your swordsmanship well. My brother and I have something to discuss." Tang Tiandong patted Tang Tianya's head and waved his hand to create a soundproof barrier.
"Brother, I just went to the Miao Household Stronghold the day before yesterday."
"How?
"Have the Western Rong tribes invaded the Miao Household Stronghold?" Tang Tiansong asked.
No, no.
"The Western Rong natives haven't made a move." Tang Tiandong waved his hand.
"Tianlan leads her tribesmen deep into the territory of the Western Rong every day to scout the situation. It seems that the Western Rong natives are currently engaged in inter-tribal warfare and have no time to spare for anything else."
only...
However, Tang Miao hasn't returned for three months since he went to Emptiness and Form Temple in Ji Household Stockade.
"Ji Household Stockade isn't far either, why don't we go see Tang Miao now?" Tang Tiansong sighed softly.
"Need not.
Although Tang Miao did not return, he would send her handwritten letters every now and then.
Moreover, my brother Miao also mentioned in his letter that he did not want us to disturb Emptiness and Form Temple.
Meanwhile, the Buddhist Cultivation of Emptiness and Form Temple seems to be at the Qi Refinement Third Layer Refining. He has an eccentric personality and doesn't like to be disturbed by other cultivators.
"Besides, we are Dao Cultivation, so it's not very convenient for us to go to Emptiness and Form Temple." Tang Tiandong pursed his lips.
"It's all Cui Xueyong's fault for coming up with such a bad idea, sending Tang Miao to some Emptiness and Form Temple to calm her mind."
Tianzi said that if Tang Miao really became Buddhist Cultivation, she would never let Cui Xueyong off the hook.
Tang Tiansong gave a wry smile. He could, of course, see the unusual feelings Tang Miao had for Tianlan.
However, Tang Miao and Tianlan are cousins, and Tang Tiansong didn't know how to persuade them about this unusual relationship that went against human ethics.
"Brother, we can't go to Three Graves Mountain now."
If we don't quickly mine more coal and copper mines and sell them to obtain resources for cultivation, our cultivation level will improve too slowly.
I fear that when the great fortuitous opportunity arises a few years from now at the northern foot of Prosperous Dragon Lake, our Tang Household will not be able to protect ourselves.
I had Tianya calculate that if the two thousand members of the Tang Household family currently mining were to double their workload...
Then he recruited another thousand people from the five villages under his jurisdiction to work in the mines.
"That way, we can probably get about thirty more Spirit Stone in the coming year," Tang Tiandong suggested.
Tang Tiansong smiled and said, "Tiandong, what do you think is the greatest resource that the so-called rich and wealthy among ordinary people possess?"
"Money, of course," Tang Tiandong replied.
"No," Tang Tiansong shook his head. "The rich's greatest resource is the poor."
Only when a continuous stream of poor people willingly work like cattle and horses to create wealth for the rich can the wealth and status of the rich be passed down from generation to generation.
Just like the Wu Household, a prominent Lineage cultivators in Pingyang Commandery,
They have nearly three million inhabitants in this county, who cultivate spirit rice, gather heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and provide [Aperture Opener] for the Wu Household.
It took the Wu Household four hundred years to grow from an ordinary, wealthy mortal Lineage into a powerful cultivation Aristocratic Clan that dominated a region.
Our Tang Household has only just embarked on the path of cultivation.
Currently, there are only my siblings and me. If we want to become a self-sufficient cultivation Lineage, it will require the efforts of at least two or three generations, not to mention the support of our clansmen.
If we exhaust the resources of our people and relentlessly exploit them through military campaigns,
The tribespeople may be powerless to resist, but their morale will be low, and they may even flee the area.
Therefore, the more difficult the times, the more we should bestow favors upon our people.