Chapter 424: Looking for Cooperation at the Door
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In fact, in terms of rail transit construction, it is not difficult to understand the plight of Ye Zan's manpower shortage as long as he pays a little attention to it. "Tian Lai Xiao said WwW. ⒉
The fact that the Yuqing Sect was able to send out ten Yuanying Patriarchs was already a shock to all the sects. No one thought that Yuqingzong could send ten or even twenty more Yuanying Patriarchs, otherwise Yuqingzong would be too scary. Moreover, they could also think that if Fan Yuqingzong was not so stupid, even if there were more Yuanying ancestors, they should not dare to show them.
Therefore, upon hearing Ye Zan's response, Shi Yinghao's face did not show surprise, but a faint smile appeared on the contrary.
And Ye Zan also saw the smile on Shi Yinghao's face after responding to the rail transit construction, and immediately showed the same expression slightly, saying: "Master Daoist, it seems that Shi Daoyou should have something to do with this matter." Come ready."
"That's right, we do understand the manpower problem Elder Ye mentioned." Shi Yinghao nodded.
In fact, seeing the rail transit of Datang Kingdom can bring such great benefits to Datang Kingdom. Daganguo's first reaction was whether he could do it himself! After all, compared to other countries, one of the biggest advantages of the Dagan Kingdom is that the royal family is a family of monks. Therefore, Yuqingzong can send monks to build rail transit for the Tang Dynasty. Then, on the side of the Dagan Kingdom, the ascetics of the teacher's family can also help the Dagan Kingdom to do those things.
However, after a simple analysis, Shijia knew that this rail transit was not something he could handle at all. Although they are all ascetics, in the construction of rail transit, what really matters is the technology. Not to mention track facilities, line design and the like, the track train alone is not something that the teacher can come up with.
Don't look, it seems quite simple, don't you just use special wheels that fit the track? However, if you just let the car run on the track, where does the power come from? Is it pulled by horses like a carriage? Or is it that the teacher took out the raised monster beast mount to pull the cart? No matter what they think of, in terms of stability, safety, and high efficiency, they can't compare with rail trains at all.
Just at this time, the spiritual rice seeds that Shi's family had obtained from Tianbaozong before had problems in planting. Although they don't know that it is a problem of genetic degeneration, they also know that this thing cannot be planted from generation to generation. Therefore, spiritual rice seeds still need to be purchased from Tian Baozong in order to grow spiritual rice that meets the needs.
However, spiritual rice seeds are really limited. Although Tianbaozong did not deliberately raise the price, the actual price is still soaring. More importantly, even if you can afford a high price, you may not be able to buy something. Although the Shi family can be regarded as a second-rate sect, there are still first-rate sects and top sects above.
Who among those great sects is richer and more powerful than the teacher's family.
Naturally, like many other sects, the Shi family also thought of Yuqing Sect. Therefore, they simply combined the two matters, and came to Yuqingzong with Shi Yinghao as an envoy to discuss spiritual rice seeds and rail transportation.
"Then I don't know about the rail transit, what can I teach my teacher or my teacher?" Ye Zan asked with a smile. In fact, at this time, he had already guessed what Shi Yinghao was going to say.
One must know that compared with the envoys of other sects, Shi Yinghao came a bit late. Although Dagan Kingdom is quite far away from Yuqing Sect, envoys from further sects have already come. Therefore, the members of the teacher's family should know that it is not so easy to get Lingdao seeds from Yu Qingzong, after all, they have never succeeded in any sect before.
But even so, the Shi family still sent Shi Yinghao here. Apart from taking advantage of Shi Yingjie's relationship to try their luck, it's more likely that they really have the confidence to negotiate this matter. As for where the self-confidence comes from, it can also be seen from Shi Yinghao's words that 80% of the achievements fall on the construction of rail transit and the manpower shortage problem that Yu Qingzong is facing.
Sure enough, upon hearing Ye Zan's question, Shi Yinghao didn't go around in circles, and said, "Elder Ye, Master Wu, you came here this time with the sincerity of my master. In terms of transportation construction, the cooperation with Guizong is not limited to our Dagan country. At the same time, I also hope to take this opportunity of cooperation to get the help of Lingdao seeds from Guizong. how?"
Although Shi Yinghao's words were slightly tactful, Wu Changsheng and Ye Zan understood each other's meaning immediately. The point is what Shi Yinghao said, cooperation is not limited to big countries. To put it bluntly, there is a shortage of manpower for rail transit construction, so the Shi family wants to come to work for Yu Qingzong, and at the same time use the part-time job in exchange for spiritual rice seeds.
Of course, if you want to talk about part-time jobs directly, the teacher's face is not good-looking, and they still exchange part-time jobs for spiritual rice, just like the lowest-level coolies exchange part-time jobs for food. It's not that it discriminates against low-level laborers, but it's really embarrassing for monks, especially the teacher's family is not inferior to any second-rate sect's monk family.
And when it comes to cooperation, it sounds much better. Cooperation means mutual benefit. I will help you build rail transit, and you will also help me get some spiritual rice.
As expected! Ye Zan nodded, and said: "What fellow teacher and Taoist said is indeed a good suggestion. I am equal to the righteous way, and we should support each other. However, when it comes to the spiritual rice seeds, my sect still has to keep its word, otherwise the Tianbao sect will It’s not easy to explain over there. However, teachers and friends don’t have to worry, even if you get the spiritual rice seeds, you still have to plant them. Therefore, my sect can share some of the spiritual rice as a gift in return.”
"This..." Shi Yinghao hesitated slightly. Spirit rice and spirit rice seeds are quite different. Spirit rice seeds can be planted by oneself, while spirit rice undoubtedly refers to the finished grain that has been husked and cannot be planted again. Using part-time jobs to exchange seeds can somewhat comfort oneself, but if it is exchanged for finished grain, it would be a bit...
However, even if the seeds are replaced with finished grains, it is still difficult for the Shi family to refuse.
What's more, this rail transit is actually of great significance to the Dagan Kingdom and the Shi family. There is no need to say much about the significance of the Dagan Kingdom, just look at the benefits that the Great Tang Kingdom has gained from the rail transit. Although the whole line of the Tang Dynasty has only been opened to traffic for a short time, as long as there is some brains in governing the country, it can be seen that with the help of rail transportation, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty will definitely be greatly improved in the future.
As for the significance of rail transit to Shijia, we have to talk about Shijia's special cultivation method. The teacher's family is a family of monks, and it is also the royal family of a country. The family's luck is closely related to the country's luck, and the cultivation methods also rely on dragon energy as an aid. Therefore, the national strength of the Dagan country is stronger, which means that the national luck of the Dagan country is also improving, and at the same time, the luck of the Shi family will also increase.
Luck seems a bit mysterious to say, but in fact the most obvious manifestation is the improvement in strength. Just like the Yuqing sect, from the third-rate sect to the second-rate sect, the strength has increased many times than before, which can be said to be the result of the improvement of luck.
It has been tens of thousands of years since the founding of the Dagan country. After reaching the current territory thousands of years ago, it has not changed much. After that, the three ancestors of the Shi family stepped into the realm of Yuanshen successively, which can be said to have reached the peak of luck. And as the situation in the entire Shenhua domain stabilized, the Dagan Kingdom also lost the opportunity to continue to expand its territory. The national strength or the national fortune did not change much, and the growth of Shijia's fortune also stagnated.
In order to further improve the luck of the family, the Shi family has indeed thought of many ways to tap all the potential to improve the national power from the management of officials and people's livelihood. It's a pity that with such primitive productivity, no matter how serious the operation and squeeze are, there is not much spare power to be squeezed to improve the national strength.
Moreover, the ascetics of the teacher's family actually have the same concept as other ascetics, that is, try not to participate in worldly affairs. Therefore, they naturally would not think of applying their knowledge in cultivation to enhance productivity. What's more, it is not so easy to apply the knowledge of Taoism to improve people's livelihood and increase productivity.
But now, Shi's family has an opportunity, and it is the rail transit that Ye Zan created.
Other monastic sects look down on this rail transit because rail transit is useless to them and cannot bring them any benefits. However, for the Shi family, this is an opportunity that is not inferior to expanding the territory and can greatly enhance the national strength of the great power.
Therefore, in the ensuing dialogue, the two parties quickly reached an agreement on the details. The Shijia will send six Yuanying Patriarchs to join Yuqingzong's rail transit "construction team". At the same time, Yuqingzong will also regularly give some spiritual rice to the Shijia.
After all the details of the cooperation were settled, Shi Yinghao suddenly said to Wu Changsheng and Ye Zan: "By the way, I have one more matter. I want to consult Master Wu and Elder Ye."
"Master and Taoist, please tell me." Wu Changsheng responded curiously.
"After coming to Guizong this time and entering the territory of the Great Tang Kingdom, I saw some strange crops planted in several imperial estates of the Great Tang Kingdom. It is said that they also came from the Guizong, so I want to ask Zhangjiao Wu and Elder Ye for advice." Master Yinghao was talking, and took out a few things from the Qiankun Ring, which were potatoes, corn and other crops.
"Oh, so that's the matter!" Ye Zan looked at the things in Shi Yinghao's hands and smiled, then pointed to a few crops and said: "The ones in Shi Yinghao's hands are called potatoes, and the other is called corn. , It is indeed a gift from the Great Tang Kingdom."
Ye Zan was not too surprised that Shi Yinghao was able to get these crops. After all, as I said earlier, although the countries in the Shenhua Domain are peaceful now and there has not been a large-scale military war for a long time, they still send a lot of secret work to each other. In particular, when Ye Zan gave Datang these high-yield crops, he had already said that he was not allowed to hold them tightly in his hands, and that these crops would still flow to other countries in the future.
Of course, even if the Tang Dynasty wanted to keep it secret and keep several high-yield crops in its own hands, that would be impossible. Let’s just say that this teacher Yinghao, a majestic ancestor of Yuanying, wants to get some seeds from you, no matter how heavily guarded you are, what can you do.
"I wonder if there is anything special about these two crops?" Hearing Ye Zan's admission, Shi Yinghao asked quickly.
In fact, since Shi Yinghao knew about these high-yield crops, how could he not know what is special about these crops. The reason why he took it out to ask Ye Zan for advice was just to use this excuse to draw out his next words.
Of course Ye Zan saw what Shi Yinghao was thinking, but he introduced it carefully and said: "These few crops, such as the traditional crops grown by ordinary people, have several times or even more than ten times higher yields. At the same time , drought and flood resistance, disease and insect pest resistance, and if it is stored properly, it can be stored for a year or two without any problem. I also see that it is not easy for ordinary people to survive, and often a disaster will cause many people to starve to death. Give these crops to Datang to plant."
"This!" Hearing Ye Zan's introduction, Shi Yinghao couldn't help showing surprise on his face, and immediately asked Ye Zan: "I don't know Elder Ye, but do you still have these crop seeds?"
"Haha, all the seeds in my hands have been handed over to Datang Kingdom to plant. However, I have also said that Datang Kingdom will not take these crops as its own, so when it is time to harvest, there will be a lot of seeds It has flowed from the people to other countries." Ye Zan explained with a smile.
"I see." Hearing this, Shi Yinghao felt relieved, but also somewhat disappointed. After all, when the crops in the Great Tang Kingdom have a bumper harvest, let alone how many seeds the Dagan Kingdom can get, at least this will delay the planting for a year. For ascetics, one year may be nothing, but for mortals, how many people will starve to death in this year.
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In fact, since Shi Yinghao knew about these high-yield crops, how could he not know what is special about these crops. The reason why he took it out to ask Ye Zan for advice was just to use this excuse to draw out his next words.
Of course Ye Zan saw what Shi Yinghao was thinking, but he introduced it carefully and said: "These few crops, such as the traditional crops grown by ordinary people, have several times or even more than ten times higher yields. At the same time , drought and flood resistance, disease and insect pest resistance, and if it is stored properly, it can be stored for a year or two without any problem. I also see that it is not easy for ordinary people to survive, and often a disaster will cause many people to starve to death. Give these crops to Datang to plant."
"This!" Hearing Ye Zan's introduction, Shi Yinghao couldn't help showing surprise on his face, and immediately asked Ye Zan: "I don't know Elder Ye, but do you still have these crop seeds?"
"Haha, all the seeds in my hands have been handed over to Datang Kingdom to plant. However, I have also said that Datang Kingdom will not take these crops as its own, so when it is time to harvest, there will be a lot of seeds It has flowed from the people to other countries." Ye Zan explained with a smile.
"I see." Hearing this, Shi Yinghao felt relieved, but also somewhat disappointed. After all, when the crops in the Great Tang Kingdom have a bumper harvest, let alone how many seeds the Dagan Kingdom can get, at least this will delay the planting for a year. For ascetics, one year may be nothing, but for mortals, how many people will starve to death in this year.