Chapter 419: What Was Expected

The reason why Wu Zong promised Yu Qingzong that after the construction of the rail transit reached his sphere of influence, he would send people to help Yu Qingzong participate in the construction work, which seemed to be for the merits Ye Zan said. However, merit is invisible and intangible, and they don't have a merit tablet to determine how much merit they can get like Ye Zan. To them, this is just Ye Zan's unilateral statement, and they probably don't even have half-belief.

In fact, Wuzong made such a promise, on the one hand because of the strength of Yuqingzong, and on the other hand because of the benefits of Lingdao. With Yu Qingzong's current momentum, five primordial god-level powers sit in command, and the top sect Beiji Jianzong is behind them. The five sects are looking for trouble, but they dare not really tear themselves apart with Yu Qingzong. What's more, it's not that Yu Qingzong didn't give them a way out, not only made some concessions in recruiting disciples, but also gave a lot of benefits in terms of spiritual rice, so they naturally have to express it here.

However, when the five sects really want to send people to participate in the construction of rail transit, the five sects may also send one or two yuanying ancestors to express their intentions. The main thing is for them to express their attitude. As for the so-called merit, at most they are thinking of hugging grass and beating rabbits. In short, they will definitely not spend their money on this matter like Yu Qingzong did.

At least five cases can be interesting, but if the rail transit construction is further expanded to a place farther than five cases. In other countries, within the sphere of influence of other sects, I am afraid that other sects will not even make sense of it. After all, on Ye Zan's side, it is impossible to use Lingdao to seduce people without limit. If everyone gets the same benefit, then the attractiveness of this benefit will disappear. What's more, in terms of Lingdao, Yuqingzong and Tianbaozong cooperated, and Yuqingzong gave other sects random discounts. Isn't this to tear down the partner's platform!

In addition to the lack of "human resources", Ye Zan will actually face another very important problem in the future. A group of Nascent Soul ancestors ran into the sphere of influence of other sects, even if they were only building for the country of secular mortals, those sects would not be happy. It's like, if a country sends troops to another country, even if you really don't do anything, the other party will not allow your troops to enter just because of face.

Although monastic sects are not countries, they are similar to countries in many respects. If it were Yu Qingzong himself, he would not allow the ascetics of other sects to do things in their own territory with great fanfare. Therefore, it is entirely conceivable that in the not-too-distant future, for the construction of this rail transit, Ye Zan and Yu Qingzong will spend considerable energy in negotiating with various sects, and will also pay a considerable price .

However, from another perspective, this kind of problem that can be solved through negotiation and a transaction with a certain price is not really a problem. The problem of "human resources" is not so easy to solve. After all, Ye Zan cannot mass-produce "parallel imports" Yuanying Patriarch like the mysterious sect. Not to mention that Ye Zan didn't have that ability, even if he really had that ability, he wouldn't dare to do it.

Bring out this batch of Nascent Soul Patriarchs from the small world of the fairy palace,

It has already made all sects quite wary of Yu Qingzong. If, like the mysterious sect, another batch of Yuanying ancestors were produced, even if it was just a group of parallel imports, it would definitely make Yu Qingzong a target of public criticism, and could not be tolerated by both righteous and evil.

It's like playing an online game. You secretly use cheats to enjoy yourself secretly, and then give others some benefits, and others will not say anything. But you insist on publicizing it everywhere, and you use cheats to seriously damage the balance of the game. Others are still in Novice Village, and you just go to full-level and wear a godly costume to show off everywhere. Not to mention that the game company can't tolerate you, even other players will want to kill you .

Perhaps, this is one of the important reasons why the mysterious sect has been hiding in the dark despite having such means.

If Yu Qingzong dared to disrupt the balance like that, he would definitely attract the full blows of both righteous and demons. Maybe they also wanted such a method, or maybe they were simply envious or jealous, but they would never let Yu Qingzong go. At that time, on Yu Qingzong's side, no matter how many benefits they offered, it was impossible for the other party to show mercy.

But, apart from this method, is there any way to solve the problem of shortage of human resources?

For the next few days, it seemed to be very peaceful, and Ye Zan hardly ever left home in Yuquan Peak. However, Ye Zan is not living a leisurely life. In addition to studying the exercises suitable for Xiao Luoli and Xiao Baxia, he also needs to consider ways to solve the "labor shortage" in rail transit construction. At the same time, his own practice must not be delayed.

And during these days, the rail transit construction plan of the Tang Dynasty has been completed and opened to traffic with the help of those few pieces of engineering machinery. However, Cheng Liangqi and others didn't bother to go back to the sect, so they went straight to the Daning Kingdom in the north of the Tang Dynasty, and began to build rail transit for the Kingdom of Daning.

To be honest, after receiving this news, Li Shude, the lord of the Tang Dynasty, felt as if the joy of the completion of the domestic rail transit construction was poured on his head by a bucket of cold water, and disappeared without a trace.

After appreciating all the benefits of this rail transit, Li Shude really hoped that this kind of artifact to enhance national power can only be possessed by his own country. But there was no way, even though he was the lord of a country, he couldn't control Yu Qingzong. It was impossible for Yu Qingzong to do things for him only for the Tang Dynasty.

Fortunately, Datang State has rail transit first, not to mention that it can benefit earlier than other countries, what is more important is this "name". Just like the previous Thousand-mile Voice Transmitter, Datang Kingdom took up the title of "eating crabs first". At least Li Shude will definitely be able to leave a strong mark in the history books in the future.

Besides, Cheng Liangqi and the others left Datang Kingdom and came to the territory of Daning Kingdom, where they immediately received a grand hospitality from the King of Daning Kingdom. Looking at his neighboring country, which has already begun to enjoy the convenience of rail transportation, the ruler of Daning Kingdom really looks forward to Cheng Liangqi and others.

Cheng Liangqi and others don't need to say much about the benefits of rail transportation. The side of Daning Kingdom has already collected a lot of relevant information through the secret work sent to Datang. Therefore, the understanding of rail transportation, from the ruler to the ministers of Daning Kingdom, is probably no worse than those of Datang Kingdom.

Daning Kingdom is regarded as the territory of the Wanxiang Sect, so at the banquet for Cheng Liangqi and others, the Wanxiang Sect also sent people over as promised. However, just as Ye Zan expected, the Wanxiang Sect only sent one Yuanying Patriarch this time to participate in the construction of the rail transit.

An ancestor of Yuanying, rather than helping the construction of rail transit, it is better to say that he came to monitor Cheng Liangqi and others.

After the banquet, in the next day, Cheng Liangqi and others presented the rail transit plan Ye Zan made for Daning Kingdom to the ruler of Daning Kingdom. After all, the construction of this rail transit is not only in the wilderness, but also involves some land occupation issues, which requires the cooperation of the Daning Kingdom.

The lord of Daning Kingdom was surnamed Jia, and his name was Jia Yue. He took the plan and looked through it, and a hesitant expression suddenly appeared on his face.

Cheng Liangqi cupped his hands and asked, "Does Your Majesty have any questions?"

"This... Immortal Elder, I do have a little doubt. I heard that the Great Tang Kingdom built ten such rail transit lines. Why did it come to my Daning Kingdom, but there are only eight of them?" The lord Jia Yue asked cautiously. . After all, the other party was Yuanying Patriarch, even if he was dissatisfied with this, he didn't dare to show it too much.

"Oh, so that's the matter." Cheng Liangqi nodded with a smile, and then explained to the other party: "The king doesn't know, the number of rail transit lines to be built is the result of my careful calculation by Elder Zong Ye. Although the territory of the Great Ning Kingdom is comparable to that of the Great Tang Kingdom, it is slightly narrower and longer, so the length of this east-west route is actually equal to the length of the two routes of the Great Tang Kingdom."

In Datang Kingdom, since the capital is almost located in the center, the rail transit network is centered on the capital, which looks like a "rice" character. As for Daning Kingdom, on the one hand, the country is not in the center, and on the other hand, its territory is somewhat narrow and long. Therefore, the rail transit network designed by Ye Zan is similar to a "Feng" font.

In fact, no matter what shape it is, the standard of Ye Zan's design is to cover the territory of a country to the greatest extent with the least number of lines to a certain extent. Therefore, it is not that this country has built ten rail transit lines, and other countries will also build ten rail transit lines. After all, Ye Zan had to consider the problem of insufficient manpower, and this could be regarded as a way to alleviate this problem a little.

Faced with Cheng Liangqi's explanation, Jia Yue, the leader of the Daning Kingdom, and the civil and military ministers could not say anything to refute. In fact, they are not stupid. Although they have never seen this rail transit, they also know that the truth is similar to that of cultivating officialdom. Whether it is rail transit or ordinary official roads, it is all about benefiting as many people as possible to maximize the utilization rate of the roads. It is impossible to build an official road for a small remote village.

And, more importantly, it is now the Daning Kingdom asking Yu Qingzong to build rail transit, not Yu Qingzong insisting on coming. Although, from Ye Zan's point of view, it is really necessary to come, but these people in Daning Kingdom don't know. Therefore, even if there was a little dissatisfaction in his heart, from the king to the civil and military ministers, they did not dare to argue too much with Yu Qingzong, lest Yu Qingzong would be angry.

Now that everyone has no objection to the proposal, Cheng Liangqi and the others immediately started the construction of the rail transit in Daning Kingdom without wasting any time.

In addition, in terms of rail transit construction, there is one difference between Daning Kingdom and Datang Kingdom, that is, Daning Kingdom needs to pay some price. Of course, Ye Zan didn't intend to earn much benefit from Daning Kingdom and other countries in the future. He just needed some raw materials from various countries. After all, for Ye Zan, the main purpose of doing this is to earn a lot of merit.

This time, Daning Kingdom paid for several copper and iron mines in the country. There is no need for them to mine. Ye Zan will let Ye Xiao, Cheng Liangqi and others use mining tools to mine the ore. Then, Ye Zan used these ores to refine metals to meet the needs of rail transit construction.

"Lack of manpower!"

Yuqingzong Yuquanfeng, Ye Zan got the information from Ye Xiao, knowing that Wanxiangzong sent only one Yuanying ancestor as expected to participate in the construction of rail transit. Although it was expected, it still made him feel quite disappointed. If the five sects were like this, let alone the other sects in the future.

In the final analysis, this matter still depends on oneself!

Ye Zan is not completely helpless. For example, the planning and design of Daning Kingdom has reduced the amount of engineering to a certain extent, which is tantamount to saving manpower. In addition, he is also planning to study some magic tools used in engineering, and it is best to allow Jindan Grandmaster to participate in the construction of the project.

Why are the previous projects, including the current project of Daning Kingdom, only done by Cheng Liangqi and other Yuanying ancestors? The reason is actually very simple, that is, the Yuanying Patriarch has enough mana to drive the magic weapon for a long time. After all, the magic weapon itself does not have much mana reserves, and it almost depends entirely on the user's mana to exert its power. Moreover, even if it is a magic weapon, it does not have infinite mana that can be driven by people. If the magic power in the magic weapon is really used up, the magic weapon will be useless.

Let’s just talk about the few pieces of Ye Zan’s refinement, which are specially used for engineering construction. If the shield machine is driven by Jindan Grandmaster, it may not even be able to open a one-kilometer tunnel. Therefore, such a big project as rail transit construction can only be carried out by Yuanying Patriarch, and Jindan Grandmaster's mana can't sustain it at all.

If the Golden Core Grandmaster were to do these things, I am afraid that what can be done by one Yuanying Patriarch would require a dozen Golden Core Grandmasters to complete in turn. Moreover, in terms of construction efficiency, more than a dozen Jindan masters come in turns, and they are definitely far inferior to a Yuanying ancestor.

Ye Zan once envied the mysterious force's method of mass-producing parallel imports of Yuanying Patriarch. After all, the parallel importer is also the Yuanying ancestor, and doing these simple tasks that only require mana expenditure may not be worse than the real Yuanying ancestor.

It's a pity that firstly, Ye Zan doesn't know how to do that, and secondly, even if he can, he doesn't dare to do it. However, when he was exploring in the Immortal Palace, Ye Zan picked up a few Yuanying ancestors sent by mysterious forces to plot against him, and he had already taken out their Yuanying ancestors and dealt with them. Those Nascent Souls no longer have souls, and are completely the source of mana in the Nascent Soul form. Moreover, due to some characteristics of the Nascent Soul, even if those Nascent Souls do not have their souls, they will absorb spiritual energy as if they were cultivating, but the efficiency is much slower.

So, Ye Zan came up with an idea. Since he doesn't know the methods of the mysterious forces, he doesn't dare to mass-produce the Yuanying ancestors like the mysterious forces, but what if those Yuanyings are combined with construction machinery? A shield machine, if there is a Nascent Soul to provide mana, wouldn't it be possible for the Grandmaster Jindan to operate it?