Chapter 118 Qiyuan Chamber of Commerce, Daozu prays for rain
In the 48th year of Qianwu, the King of Tang, who was in charge of the Outer Nine Provinces, launched an offensive against the dynasties formerly controlled by the Fu Yue family. The Fu Yue family had persuaded these dynasties to directly surrender to Da Jing, but they refused and still hoped that other dynasties would come to support them, which led to the war.
Even if the Tian Ce Army did not attack personally, with Da Jing's current strength, the King of Tang recruited many masters from the Nine Provinces, which was enough to conquer an ordinary dynasty.
Since the emperor divided the world into fiefdoms, the local princes have trained their armies after years of preparation, and their strength should not be underestimated.
There are already twelve feudal princes, and the fact that the present emperor was born among the common people has become a hot topic among the common people.
Entering autumn.
Dajing welcomes a team of envoys.
In the Golden Palace, all the ministers gathered, all looking at a middle-aged man standing in the middle. The clothes worn by the middle-aged man were obviously different from Dajing's. He wore a cloth hat, and the most eye-catching thing was the white eagle on his shoulder.
The white eagle was one meter tall without spreading its wings, and it pressed the middle-aged man so hard that his head tilted.
The middle-aged man looked at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne and introduced with a smile: "This is a divine eagle specially raised by our Chamber of Commerce. It is called the Wanli Eagle. An ordinary Wanli Eagle can travel 20,000 miles a day and fly for three days and three nights. Some excellent Wanli Eagles can even travel 50,000 miles a day. The Wanli Eagle has a gentle temperament and is suitable for delivering imperial edicts and military orders to dynasties with vast territories."
Jiang Ziyu sat lazily on the dragon chair without saying a word.
Jiang Xiu, who was sitting below, asked curiously, "What is the lifespan of the Wanli Eagle?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Most of them can live forty years. The longest-lived Wanli Eagle is currently sixty years old."
“Can you show me its speed?”
"Of course, no problem."
The middle-aged man shook his right foot, and the Wanli Eagle flapped its wings and took off, with a wingspan of nearly six meters, causing the ministers to talk about it.
Wanli Diao suddenly turned around and turned into a streak of white light and flew out of the Golden Palace.
So fast!
Everyone was amazed. Then, the Wanli Eagle flew back and landed on the middle-aged man's shoulder. It held a sparrow in its mouth. It tilted its head back and swallowed the sparrow alive.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "If Your Majesty likes it, I can give Dajing a hundred Wanli Eagles and have someone specially train them."
Jiang Ziyu stared at him and asked, "What do you want?"
The middle-aged man cupped his hands and said, "My Chamber of Commerce wants to enter Dajing to conduct domestic and overseas trade. I wonder if Your Majesty can agree to this?"
Jiang Ziyu fell into deep thought.
He had always thought that the Thirteen States knew nothing about overseas. Dynasties throughout history occasionally sent fleets out to explore, but without exception, they never returned. Now that this person claimed to be from overseas and wanted to trade, he had to think more about it.
"The ocean is boundless and much larger than the continent. My Chamber of Commerce is from Tianhai. There are more than 100,000 islands in Tianhai. There are dynasties, sects, noble families, and many chambers of commerce. Our Qiyuan Chamber of Commerce only wants to do business. Your Majesty can rest assured. Your Majesty can even send people to join our Chamber of Commerce to monitor all our trade with Dajing."
The middle-aged man continued, and after a pause, he said, "In fact, many dynasties on this continent have inextricable ties with overseas. Not only the Qiyuan Chamber of Commerce, but our rival Chamber of Commerce is active in Da Qi in the north. A large amount of overseas resources has contributed to the rise of Da Qi."
Jiang Ziyu thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll give you three years. If you can really bring positive results to Dajing, the Qiyuan Chamber of Commerce will be able to operate in all of Dajing's 72 states in the future."
After annexing the Great Wilderness Dynasty, Dajing expanded its territory to seventy-two states. The states from the Great Wilderness were vast, and any one of them was larger than any of the other thirteen states.
The middle-aged man was overjoyed and quickly thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Qiyuan Chamber of Commerce will definitely not let Your Majesty down."
All the ministers had no objection. They were very excited. They had already seen the prelude to a prosperous era. Even people from mysterious overseas had come to establish contact with Dajing, which was enough to show how powerful Dajing was today.
The arrival of the overseas Chamber of Commerce quickly spread in the capital and gradually spread to various cities in Sizhou.
Common people and warriors have always been curious and awed by the mysterious ocean. Now that the mystery of the ocean seems to be about to be revealed, how can they not be curious?
A few days later.
When Jiang Changsheng heard Qing'er talking about this, she was very excited. She also heard it from the pilgrims.
Jiang Jian said in amazement: "Chamber of Commerce, it seems that the overseas world is not backward at all, and may even be more prosperous than Dajing."
The Sword God who was sweeping the floor said, "Indeed, although I have never been overseas, I have heard a lot about overseas things. It is said that Xiansheng Cave Heaven has closer ties with overseas countries and sends disciples out to practice every once in a while."
Jiang Jian asked curiously, "Then why don't you go out?"
The Sword God said expressionlessly: "I have not yet reached the point of being invincible in this continent, so why should I go out? If I were Dugu Qiubai, I would naturally go overseas to pursue a stronger martial art."
Jiang Changsheng had heard him mention that the previous Saint King of Xiansheng Cave Heaven was stronger than him. He had been in seclusion for two hundred years just to challenge that Saint King. However, as soon as he came out, he heard the name of Daozu, so he wanted to defeat Daozu first and then challenge the Saint King.
"Qiyuan Chamber of Commerce has already bought a building in the capital and is preparing to open a store. It should be very busy by then." Qing'er continued.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and said, "You can go and have a look then."
Jiang Changsheng didn't pay much attention to the Qiyuan Chamber of Commerce from Tianhai. Dajing would have to face overseas forces sooner or later. Trade might be able to promote Dajing's economy, production, and even martial arts. Just like the Wanli Eagle in the temple that day, Jiang Changsheng also saw it. It was indeed very fast, much stronger than ordinary carrier pigeons.
The appearance of Wanli Diao will lay the foundation for Dajing to unify the world in the future and will be able to transmit imperial edicts and military orders more conveniently .
Qing'er chatted with Jiang Changsheng and others for a long time before leaving.
Peace returned to the courtyard. Jiang Jian continued to practice martial arts and the Sword God continued to sweep the floor.
Jiang Changsheng looked in one direction. The white dragon halfway up the mountain fell into a deep sleep again, and this time, it was about to break through.
The demonic power in its body has reached a sufficient level, and it is time for it to break through and reach the level of a demon beast comparable to a god.
According to Bai Qi, monsters that are comparable to gods are very rare. Most of them hide in the mountains, far away from human beings. Mountains and forests occupy most of the continent, and no one knows how many monsters are hidden there.
Once Bailong breaks through, Longqi Temple will have three gods, namely Arakawa, Jiang Jian and Bailong. Among them, Jiang Jian can fight against several gods. Excluding Jiang Changsheng, the high combat power of Longqi Temple is comparable to Chaozong.
Things are really different now than they were in the past.
Jiang Changsheng smiled and felt emotional.
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In the 49th year of Qianwu, the increasingly prosperous Dajing welcomed the scorching heat.
Starting from March and April, the weather became hot. In June and July, there were signs of drought in various places, which reminded people of the thousand-year snow disaster ten years ago.
Jiang Ziyu and Han Tianji found Jiang Changsheng and explained that this matter was related to the destiny of the world, not just Dajing, but other surrounding subordinate dynasties also encountered such situations.
Jiang Changsheng noticed that Jiang Ziyu had lost a lot of weight, which made him feel helpless.
The emperor enjoys the good fortune of his dynasty, so logically, he should live longer than ordinary people. However, this is not the case. According to the Sword God, it is also difficult for emperors of other dynasties to live to be a hundred years old. Perhaps this is a limitation of the world of martial arts.
"If this continues, by August there will be chaos everywhere and people will suffer," Han Tianji sighed.
Jiang Ziyu drank tea alone and did not express his opinion.
"In that case, I will pray for rain."
Jiang Changsheng spoke, and everyone was moved when his words came out. Even the Sword God who was sweeping the floor looked sideways. Chen Li, who was standing behind Han Tianji, widened his eyes, thinking he had heard wrongly.
Han Tianji suppressed his excitement and asked, "Really?"
Jiang Changsheng nodded.
It's time to use the power to call the wind and rain.
The reason why he did not target the source directly was that he saw that this was done by Xiansheng Dongtian, and he wanted Xiansheng Dongtian to continue to grow in order to obtain greater survival rewards.
He only needs to protect the people of Dajing. Fortunately, this bad weather can weaken the strength of other dynasties.
"Well, issue an edict to appease the people. Praying for rain will take time."
Jiang Changsheng spoke, and upon hearing this, Jiang Ziyu nodded, feeling emotional.
Pray for rain?
It's unbelievable!
Jiang Ziyu and the other two left. That day, the emperor announced to the world that Daozu wanted to pray for rain for Dajing.
With the help of Wanli Diao, all 72 prefectures knew about this within seven days. They immediately issued orders to post this edict in every county and city, causing an uproar across the country.
No one doubts that Daozu is powerful, but praying for rain is unbelievable. Moreover, the territory of Dajing is so vast now, can praying for rain cover every place?
Jiang Changsheng had already flown high above the capital, meditating in the air, as if he was praying to God.
Everyone in the capital city could see his figure when they looked up, causing a lot of discussion in the city.
In a mansion, Zhang Ying, the leader of Qiyuan Chamber of Commerce, and the disciples of the Chamber of Commerce were all in the courtyard looking up at Jiang Changsheng.
Zhang Ying had already met the emperor, but he was most interested in Dajing Daozu.
"This Dao Ancestor is extraordinary. Rumor has it that he was the one who moved the Wu Peak, moving it three thousand miles away."
"To be honest, I don't quite believe in moving mountains, but so many people claim to have seen it with their own eyes, which makes me waver. Now it's a good opportunity to see if Daozu can pray for rain. Even in Tianhai, no warrior can control the weather of heaven and earth."
"Some people say that the Taoist is not a warrior, but an immortal."
"How is that possible? He is just at a very high level and has mastered some incredible skills. You have to believe in martial arts. There are no gods in this world."
"Daozu should have reached the legendary Qiankun realm. Even in Tianhai, he is an extremely skilled expert."
Listening to the disciples' discussions, Zhang Ying did not speak, but looked up at Jiang Changsheng, wondering what he was thinking.
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After two days of meditation, Jiang Changsheng suddenly opened his eyes, and began to use the technique of calling the wind and rain. In an instant, a strong wind blew up from heaven and earth, whistling across the mountains and the capital.
Dark clouds suddenly gathered, and this scene startled countless people and made them look up.
Everyone was expecting Daozu's prayer for rain to be successful, but when it actually happened, they couldn't help but be shocked.
Boom boom
There were bursts of thunder, and dark clouds gradually began to drizzle, with the rain gradually getting heavier.
In less than a moment, heavy rain came, washing away the sky and earth. Countless people in the capital city came to the streets, enduring the heavy rain and bowing to the almighty Taoist ancestor.
Not only in the capital, but also in the entire Sizhou, it began to rain.
In the courtyard, the Sword God stared at Jiang Changsheng's figure in the distance with amazement, and a huge wave of emotions rose in his heart.
What kind of martial arts is this?
With such a range, is this really a martial art?
