Chapter 1547 The Era of Great Change

This era is full of all kinds of contradictions, class contradictions, contradictions in positions, contradictions between good and evil, contradictions between technology and martial arts.

Cycling and light kung fu competitions have attracted a lot of attention. In fact, no matter who wins, nothing will change. In the eyes of many people, internal strength is already a dispensable thing. No matter how good Qinggong is, it is only the ability of one person, but cycling is something that most people can learn.

Zhang Cuishan watched two games and suddenly felt that the martial arts he had learned for more than ten years seemed to have no use. In the past, martial arts practitioners used to hoe the strong, support the weak, and uphold justice, but in this era, they are a bit hypocritical.

Yin Susu also saw that Zhang Cuishan was worried, so she invited him to have dinner and tea together.

Zhang Cuishan went happily and revealed his views during the banquet: "What I have seen and heard since I came down the mountain has had a great impact. The world has changed. It is really shocking that ordinary people can use equipment to compete with us ascetic warriors in Qinggong." "

Yin Susu couldn't help but nodded: "That's true, but you don't have to worry too much. There is still a place for people who practice martial arts, and cultivating internal strength can prolong life, which is incomparable to ordinary people. It can only be said that each has its own merits, and there is no advantage or disadvantage. “She’s very comforting.

When Zhang Cuishan heard this, he laughed: "I thought it was wrong. Miss Yin is so talented, I am ashamed of myself."

Although the two had only known each other for a short time, they were already like old friends, and they agreed to meet again in a few days before parting ways.

When Yin Susu returned to the Tianying Cult, she found that a guest had arrived. When she found out, it turned out to be a visitor from Taiwan.

There are silkworms eating people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and there are other bad things happening in other places as well. Salt eats people, minerals eat people, etc.

Colonialism arose in Europe with the process of the Industrial Revolution, but that was because European countries were small countries with few people, few people and little land, so they had to expand.

But in a big country like the United States, the Industrial Revolution liberated productive forces through civil war. Northern capitalists defeated the large farmers in the South to liberate land-bound slaves and obtain more workers. They further squeezed the country's potential without having to colonize outside the country.

In short, changes are accompanied by blood.

Now the Yuan Dynasty and Taiwan have taken different paths at the same time. Because the Yuan Dynasty had a vast territory and a large number of people, it could fully carry out the land enclosure movement internally, and the reasons for land enclosure were different in different regions, but they were all transitioning to large-scale production, and farmers and small workshops who owned land were bound to be affected.

Because Taiwan has little land and few people, it has to colonize other countries. Now Taiwan's goal is small countries in Southeast Asia, but Taiwan is too short of soldiers, very, very short.

So Taiwan came to Mingjiao.

The Mingjiao that came from the Middle East developed rapidly within the Yuan Dynasty. Because many farmers were unwilling to be workers, they were willing to continue being farmers and wanted to get their land back, so they joined the Mingjiao to resist the imperial court.

There are people in Mingjiao, Taiwan is rich, and they all look down on the imperial court, so they naturally came together.

This time, Taiwan hopes that the Sky Eagle Sect can cooperate with them in attacking Ryukyu, and Taiwan will pay enough commission.

Yin Tianzheng was thinking about it. To be honest, he only realized the difficulties of being a leader now that he started his own business. In the past, being a Dharma King in the Ming Cult did not have to worry about the food and clothing expenses of the Ming Cult members. Now he has founded the Tianying Cult. Although there are only a few hundred members, People eat horse chews, and money flows out every day. If there is no income, it is really difficult to support it.

"The ambition of Island Master Guo is not small. Ryukyu is the springboard between Fuso and Taiwan. If Ryukyu is captured, Fuso can be taken up, and Korea can be entered from the west." Yin Tianzheng is the oldest and most experienced among the four Dharma Kings. One, of course, knows the importance of Ryukyu. Now that Taiwan is trapped on an island, it will be difficult to achieve anything after all, but it will be different after capturing Ryukyu. Both Fuso and North Korea are very good targets.

Especially North Korea, if it is won, it will be the first step to counterattack the Yuan Dynasty.

The Taiwanese envoy said that he did not understand what was being said at all. They were just here to hire people from the Sky Eagle Sect to help.

Yin Tianzheng thought for a moment: "In addition to gold and silver, I also want one thing, a dragon-slaying sword!" He is a martial arts person, so naturally he is very interested in the famous Guo Jing's sword.

"The Dragon-Slaying Sword has been lost, how can we take out this sword?" The messenger was telling the truth.

But Yin Tianzheng knew where the dragon-slaying knife was, and he only needed the Taiwanese envoy to help him get it. The dragon-slaying knife is now in the hands of a small and unscrupulous gang, and they are studying its secrets.

Upon hearing this, the messenger realized that if the information was true, it would be easy.

When Yin Susu heard that her father had agreed to such an important thing, she said, "Dad, do we really want to go to sea to help?"

"Don't worry, dad is sensible." "This is a hugely profitable thing, there will be no mistakes." Yin Tianzheng said that he would definitely make the money.

"But dad, why are you looking for the dragon-slaying sword?" Times have changed, and it would be foolish to still believe that the dragon-slaying sword can command the world.

"The one I admire most in my life is the hero Guo Jing. It's a pity that I couldn't meet him. If I could get his sword, it would be my wish." Obviously Yin Tianzheng doesn't believe in the nonsense of commanding the world. Of course, it is unknown whether he really admires Guo Jing. Maybe he just wants to control the sword in his own hands. He can use it to create chaos when necessary, so that he can profit from it.

"My daughter, you are very smart and have a much better grasp of world events than your brother. I also know that in recent years, strange and ingenious skills have developed like a flood and a beast. Take the bicycle for example. Your brother didn't believe in it and went to compete. In the end, he lost and has never recovered. Although Dad is one of the four guardians of the Ming Cult, the Ming Cult is now leaderless and in disarray. Dad is heartbroken, but he can't do anything. Dad is old, but you and your brother are still young. I want to set up some family business overseas. If there is a change in the Central Plains, you can go to sea."

"Dad!" Hearing Yin Tianzheng's words, the daughter burst into tears, but still said firmly: "Dad, you are right. I see that the world will be in chaos sooner or later. Taiwan will be relatively safe at that time. It is indeed a good move to make friends with Taiwan."

At this time, the Yuan Dynasty court had been exhausted by the endless rebellions in various places. In order to prevent such incidents from happening again, the court was preparing to draft a "ban on martial arts", prohibiting people from practicing martial arts and carrying swords.

There was a huge argument in the court, with the military generals opposing and the civil officials supporting.

The reason for opposition was: this is a one-size-fits-all policy, which is extremely undesirable. Even the weakest Southern Song Dynasty did not implement the ban on civilian martial arts. The Yuan Dynasty was founded on martial arts, so could it be worse than the Southern Song Dynasty? Moreover, there are many patriotic people among the knights. They practice martial arts to serve the emperor and the court, and they must not chill the hearts of martial artists in the world. If the court really issued an order, let alone whether it can be really implemented to prevent rebellion, it will most likely not succeed, because there was an example of collecting soldiers from all over the world in the pre-Qin Dynasty, but the Qin Dynasty was overthrown in the end. Just to say that when an order was issued, all martial artists in the world would stand on the opposite side of the court, and the gains would outweigh the losses.

The civil officials believed that the Yuan Dynasty was not the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty only collected weapons, but the Yuan Dynasty wanted to stop martial arts. The reason was very simple, because the future was a world of machinery, and martial arts could not withstand muskets? As for the ban on martial arts, it would affect the patriotic hearts of patriotic patriots, which was even more nonsense. Is their patriotism made of paper? Because of patriotism, we should support the national policy even more. The ban on martial arts is to maintain order. The ancients said that knights violated the law with martial arts, so banning martial arts is conducive to national stability and social development.

In the end, the "ban on martial arts" was shelved, but everyone knew that this idea had already been in the emperor's mind and it would never disappear. If the emperor was really unhappy one day, then the ban on martial arts would be nothing more than a passing fad.