The author of the book "The Book of the Dead"

Chapter 200: Immortals also take care of their elderly, the ancient ghost country overseas

The land of the far west, a country of islands.

A group of red-haired white people live here. Under the dim sky, wisps of negative energy continue to penetrate people's flesh and skin.

The influence is slow and profound, moistening things silently.

Under the influence of Yin energy, people become more and more calm, prefer the night and hate the day.

The Central Plains inner alchemy and local witchcraft are combined to form a strange and evil method.

The white dynasty here began to prosper, and sails embroidered with gorse fluttered in the West.

The Age of Discovery was accompanied by the climax of the Age of Earthly Immortals.

The resurrected gods and demons include not only the King of Shu, but also stronger ones who will descend upon this world to rule the world.

This is the final arrangement of the Queen Mother of the West era in the Dharma Ending Age.

A step earlier or later, it would not have achieved the desired effect, only this time is the best strategy.

Before the Queen Mother of the West is revived, no mistakes are allowed. Even the human race with weak bodies have to be on guard after the incident with Emperor Huang and Guangchengzi.

An unknown dark place.

As the negative energy gradually increased, unknown beings began to revive.

The arrangements of the ancients were always ingenious and interconnected, but once a variable appeared in the meticulous plan, the whole thing would be ruined.

No matter how powerful the gods and demons are, they have already fallen asleep and are beyond the control of the world.

Penglai Company Fleet.

Thousands of people rushed to Luzon in a huge force.

This is a relatively large island in the South Pacific, and it is also the island that poses the greatest threat to the Ming Dynasty.

The remnants of Zhu Yuanzhang's mortal enemies established their own regime here, proclaimed themselves King of Jiangnan, and harassed the southeastern coastal border from time to time.

Today, the Penglai Fleet summoned strange people and elite navy from all sides to attack Luzon and completely take over this place.

Inside the cabin, a middle-aged monk dressed in imperial uniform bowed to everyone.

"My name is Liu Bowen. I am good at geomancy, stargazing, physiognomy, and swordsmanship. I will trouble you all for a while. All Taoist friends are eligible to receive dividends for this sea voyage."

"Don't worry, Lord Chengyi. We will do our best!"

Liu Bowen is one of the three great golden elixirs of Taoism. He has a high reputation in the temple and in the world, and cannot be equated with ordinary court officials.

Standing in front of Liu Bowen were Taoists in different costumes, including a swordsman from the Shushan School, a thunder magic practitioner from the Shenxiao School, a magic fighting sorcerer from the Maoshan School, a Taoist from the Lingbao School, and a sun-shooting soldier from Penglai.

It was the first time that everyone gathered under the leadership of someone other than Shenxiao Leifu, and they looked at each other with curiosity.

"Do we get dividends from going out to sea?"

"How strange!"

"It should be similar to the imperial edict posted by the gentry and government offices."

The Shenxiao Leifu does not pay money to recruit monks. The Taoists work completely for free. At most, they accept some offerings from the people, and they cannot accept too much to avoid damaging the reputation of the sect.

Liu Bowen arranged everyone, looked around, and finally saw the person he was looking for.

By the window, the sea breeze was blowing, the young man was chatting with Liang Daoxuan, and an ordinary dog was lying at his feet.

Liu Bowen walked over.

He always felt that this person was very mysterious. After a few words with him, he felt that this person did not look like a teenager, and Liang Daoxuan always had a vaguely respectful attitude towards him.

Ever since he learned that Penglai Company was the idea of an unknown Taoist priest, Liu Bowen became more and more curious about this person and wanted to make friends with him.

Liang Yue said: "The expansion to the south is what I call the era of sea power. Fleets, artillery, and Taoists must be taken seriously. The concept of land should be changed. Islands should not be considered far away and should not be conquered. The purpose of the expedition is to trade and make money. Work that does not make money should not be done. Land that cannot be occupied can be plundered regularly."

"When the savages become mature, we can establish counties."

Liang Yue talked about profit-making techniques, and Liang Daoxuan felt like he had found a treasure.

"Penglai Company will certainly gather a lot of wealth. You must balance the relationship between the royal family, the big clans, and even the Taoist forces. This may cause division, but if handled well, it can also integrate the country."

"You don't have to be loyal to the emperor. The emperor is not necessarily good, and the great families are not all bad. You have to find the right balance."

Liang Yue's vision has long gone beyond one family or one surname.

When faced with this new thing, the royal family inevitably has some subconscious fear and rejection, but as long as the interests are distributed well, the status quo can be maintained.

No matter what, sea power must be gained.

If there is an insatiable emperor in the future who wants to take over Penglai Company and concentrate all the wealth in one person, he will have to choose one from "falling into the water", "catching a cold", "slipping", or "dying suddenly from taking elixir".

boom!
At this time, the fleet went to war with the Luzon pirates.

Liu Bowen approached and then turned back. As the fleet's military advisor, he had to command and dispatch the troops personally.

The smoke of gunpowder was everywhere and the sea was rough.

Underwater, a Taoist priest who is proficient in water escape fights with the enemy. In the sky, a swordsman from Shushan walks on his sword.

A Taoist priest from Mount Mao performed a ritual and released a group of black crows with claws and teeth as strong as steel.

The black crow has a keen sense of smell and accurately besieges the flying head in the black fog. It is a sorcerer unique to Nanyang.

The invincible fleet, the sea, artillery, witchcraft and Taoism formed a magnificent fantasy era of navigation.

For the first time, the monks traveled from land to the more dangerous and exciting ocean.

Soon, the Penglai fleet defeated the Luzon pirates, landed and occupied the island. The monks joined forces to kill all the wizards and plundered Luzon's wealth that had accumulated for hundreds of years.

"Tsk tsk, killing and setting fires still make money faster."

When the vault was opened, everyone was dazzled by all kinds of jewels.

Corals, various gemstones, gold, antiques...

According to regulations, after deducting the cost of the fleet, 30% of the profit will be turned over to the Ming treasury, 20% will be given to the royal family, 10% will go to Penglai Kingdom, half will go to the seagoing monks, half will go to Liang Daoxuan, and 30% will be shared by families large and small.

This time, I can earn at least four times more.

Liang Yue looked around but didn't find what he wanted.

What he needs is a medicine to prolong his life.

The life span in this life is 220 years.

The bloodline of the Sun and Moon Celestials has a long lifespan, but after about 180 years they become a little struggling. With the help of the Moonlight from the Jade Pool, they may be able to live to 190, but they still have to take care of the remaining 30 years themselves.

Liang Yue’s current approach is to look for materials for immortality, or to completely refine the moon.

Both may solve the problem of life expectancy.

"Luzon can be used as a vassal state, and its output can be used as silver and grain for the retirement of retired officials."

At this time, Liang Daoxuan put forward an astonishing idea. His original intention was to share the profits so that the court would pay more attention to maritime trade and his own position would become more and more stable.

“Is this a pension?”

"That's a good name. From now on, we'll call it pension. For old people, old officials, old Taoists, only old people can be supported. It ends after death. Ancestor, I'll save a portion for you in the future. Put silver into the bank every year, and you can take it when you are born."

"That's fine. But I haven't come down to earth for decades. What if my descendants don't recognize me?"

"Master, rest assured. Your dividends will be kept top secret. I will pass down the ancestral teachings and ask our descendants to keep the money for generations. Not to mention thirty or fifty years, even if it's three hundred years, you can still receive it!"

Liang Daoxuan knew that this was his only chance in his life to be included in the immortal class, so he used his pension to show his sincerity.

Liang Yue knew what this person meant, and said with a smile: "It's good that you have this intention. I believe that future generations will not dare to destroy my household registration. There will definitely be a place for you in the immortal class."

Gods also need to take care of themselves in their old age. How can we not get involved in this new thing?

"Thank you, God!"

Liang Daoxuan felt relieved.

The battle is over, and after watching the excitement, I would like to share a few things to note.

Liang Yuefei returned to the moon and continued to refine the moonlight from the Jade Pool.

The fleet returned home, and the trip to Luzon shocked the whole country.

After listening to the reports from his ministers, Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself, "It is indeed true that I pacified the barbarians and took the treasure. It seems that my strategy of heading south is correct. Do you have any opinions?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the corrupt scholars who opposed him. They lowered their heads, feeling extremely ashamed.

"Well, you go to Luzon and spread the king's teachings."

"Confer the title of Marquis of Luzon upon Liang Daoxuan."

Major banks have begun to increase their overseas investments.

Ten years later (1266), Liang Yue was years old. In the th year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang passed away, and his eldest son Zhu Biao ascended the throne with the reign title Yongle.

Emperor Yongle's mother's family was a great seafaring family. After he came to power, he increased investment and established two major fleets, the Sanbao and the Western Ocean.

At this point, the three major fleets of Penglai, Sanbao and Western Ocean expanded deeper into the ocean.

We conquered many places along the way and broke through many passes.

Countless treasures were plundered, and the number of tributary states and vassal territories increased. The country was at its peak and flourishing.

Taoist temples are spread all over the world.

"This is an achievement that no one in ancient times had ever achieved! When I face my master in the afterlife, I will have no regrets!"

The new Grand Heavenly Master Liu Bowen exclaimed.

At this time, bad news came that everyone suffered heavy casualties in the newly discovered Songzhou (Australia) and seemed to have encountered a big monster.

(End of this chapter)