The reason why Wu Zong promised Yu Qing Zong that after the rail transit construction reaches its sphere of influence, it will send people to help Yu Qing Zong participate in the construction work, it seems to be for the merit mentioned by Ye Zan. However, merit is invisible and intangible, and unlike Ye Zan, they don't have a merit monument to determine how much merit they can obtain. To them, this was just a unilateral statement made by Ye Zan, and they probably didn't even half-believe it.
In fact, the five sects made such a promise, partly because of the strength of the Yuqing Sect, and partly because of the benefits of Lingdao. With Yu Qing Sect's current momentum, five Yuan Shen level powerful men are sitting in charge, and the top sect Arctic Sword Sect is behind them. The five sects are looking for trouble when they find trouble, but they dare not really break up with Yu Qing Sect. What's more, the Yuqing Sect did not deny them a way to survive. Not only did they make concessions in recruiting disciples, but they also provided considerable benefits in terms of spiritual rice. Naturally, they also wanted to express their gratitude.
However, if the five sects really wanted to send people to participate in the construction of rail transit, the five sects would probably only send one or two Yuan Ying ancestors to express their wishes. The main thing is to express their attitude. As for the so-called merit, at most they are just trying to catch rabbits. If they can get the best merit, it doesn't matter if they can't. In short, they will definitely not spend a lot of money to do this like Yu Qingzong.
At least Wu Zong is still interesting, but if the rail transit construction further expands the scope, it will reach places further than Wu Zong. When it comes to other countries and within the sphere of influence of other sects, I am afraid that other sects will not even care about it. After all, it is impossible for Ye Zan to use spiritual rice to seduce people without any restrictions. If everyone really gets the same benefit, then the attraction of this benefit will be gone. What's more, when it comes to Lingdao, Yuqing Sect and Tianbao Sect are cooperating. If Yuqing Sect gives random discounts to other sects, isn't this trying to undermine their partners
In addition to the problem of lack of "human resources", Ye Zan will actually face another very important problem in the future. A group of Nascent Soul ancestors have moved into the sphere of influence of other sects. Even if they are just building a country for secular mortals, those sects may not be happy. It's like a country sending troops to another country. Even if you really do nothing, the other country won't allow your troops to enter just for the sake of face.
Although a monastic sect is not a country, it is similar to a country in many aspects. If it were the Yuqing Sect himself, he would not allow cultivators from other sects to cause trouble on their own territory with great fanfare. Therefore, it is completely conceivable that in the not too long future, for the construction of this rail transit, Ye Zan and the Yuqing Sect will spend a lot of energy and pay a lot of money in negotiations with various sects. .
However, from another perspective, this kind of problem that can be solved through negotiation and transactions at a certain price is not a difficult problem. The problem of "human resources" is not so easy to solve. After all, Ye Zan cannot mass-produce "parallel imports" of the Nascent Soul Ancestor like the mysterious sect. Don't say that Ye Zan doesn't have that ability. Even if he does have that ability, he wouldn't dare to do it.
Bringing this group of Nascent Soul Ancestors from the small world of Immortal Palace has already made various sects very wary of the Yuqing Sect. If like the mysterious sect, another group of Nascent Soul Ancestors were produced, even if they were just a group of parallel imports, the Yuqing Sect would definitely become a target of public criticism and would not be tolerated by both good and evil.
It's like playing an online game. You secretly use plug-ins to gain advantage and enjoy yourself secretly. If you give some benefits to others, they won't say anything. But you insist on spreading the news everywhere, and you also use plug-ins to seriously destroy the balance of the game. Others are still in the novice village, and you just show off everywhere in your divine costume at full level. Not to mention that the game company cannot tolerate you, even other players will want to kill you. .
Perhaps, this is one of the important reasons why the mysterious sect has always remained hidden in the dark despite having such means.
If the Yuqing Sect dares to destroy the balance like that, it will definitely attract the full strength of both good and evil forces. Maybe they also want such a method, maybe they are just envy and jealousy, but in short, they will not let the Yuqing Sect go. At that time, no matter how many benefits the Yuqing Sect offered, it was impossible for the other party to show mercy.
However, other than this method, what other ways can solve the problem of human resource shortage
The following days seemed to be very peaceful, and Ye Zan almost stayed at home at Yuquan Peak. However, Ye Zan has no leisure time. In addition to studying exercises suitable for little Lolita and Xiaoba, he also has to consider ways to solve the "labor shortage" in rail transit construction. At the same time, his own practice cannot be delayed.
During this period, the rail transit construction plan of the Tang Dynasty, with the help of those few pieces of engineering machinery, has been completed and opened to traffic. However, Cheng Liangqi and others did not bother to return to the sect, and went straight to Daning Kingdom in the north of the Tang Dynasty to start building rail transit for Daning Kingdom.
To be honest, after receiving this news, Li Shude, the leader of the Tang Dynasty, felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, and the joy in his heart because of the completion of domestic rail transit construction disappeared without a trace.
After appreciating the various benefits of rail transportation, Li Shude really hoped that only his country could possess this artifact that enhances national power. But there was no way. Although he was the leader of a country, he had no control over Yuqingzong. It was impossible for him to let Yuqingzong only work for him, the Tang Dynasty.
Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty had rail transit first. Not only could it benefit from it earlier than other countries, but the more important thing was its "name". Just like the previous Qianli Chuanyin, the Tang Dynasty once again had the reputation of "eating the crab 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 others left the Tang Dynasty and came to the territory of Daning Kingdom, and immediately received grand hospitality from the leader of Daning Kingdom. Seeing that his neighboring countries have begun to enjoy the convenience of rail transportation, the leader of Daning Kingdom is really looking forward to Cheng Liangqi and others.
There is no need for Cheng Liangqi and others to explain the benefits of rail transportation. Daning State has already collected a large amount of relevant information through detailed operations sent to Datang. Therefore, the understanding of rail transportation from the head of the country to the ministers of Daning is probably no worse than those of the Tang Dynasty.
Daning Country was considered 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 Nascent Soul Ancestor to participate in the construction of this rail transit.
An ancestor of Nascent Soul, 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, Cheng Liangqi and others presented the rail transit plan that Ye Zan had drawn up for the Daning Kingdom to the head of the Daning Kingdom. After all, the construction of this rail transit is not only all in the wilderness, but also involves some land occupation issues, which requires the cooperation of Daning State.
The head of the Daning Kingdom was named Jia Yue. He took the plan and looked through it, and an expression of hesitation immediately appeared on his face.
Cheng Liangqi raised his hands and asked, "Your Majesty, do you have any questions?"
"Um... Immortal Chief, I do have some questions. I heard that the Tang Dynasty built ten rail transit lines. Why are there only eight rail transit lines in our country of Daning?" the leader of the country, Jia Yue, asked with some caution. After all, the other party is the ancestor of Yuanying. Even if he is dissatisfied with it, he does not dare to show it too much.
"Oh, so that's what happened." Cheng Liangqi smiled and nodded, and then explained to the other party: "The ruler of the country does not know that the number of rail transit lines to be built is the result of careful calculation by Elder Zong Ye. . Although the territory of Daning Kingdom is comparable to that of the Tang Dynasty, its territory is slightly narrower, so the length of this east-west line is actually equal to the length of the two lines of the Tang Dynasty. "
In the Tang Dynasty, since the capital was almost located in the center, the rail transit network was centered on the capital and looked like a "meter" shape. As for Daning Kingdom, on the one hand, the country is not in the center, and on the other hand, the shape of the territory is somewhat narrow and long, so the rail transit network designed by Ye Zan is similar to a "Feng" shape.
In fact, no matter what shape it is, Ye Zan's design standard is to cover a country's territory to the maximum extent with the fewest lines to a certain extent. Therefore, it does not mean that if this country has built ten rail transit lines, other countries will also build ten. After all, Ye Zan has to consider the problem of insufficient manpower, and this can be regarded as a way to slightly alleviate this problem.
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 know that the principle is similar to that of cultivating officials. Whether it is rail transit or ordinary official roads, they should benefit as many people as possible and maximize the utilization of roads. It is impossible to build an official road specifically for a remote village.
Moreover, more importantly, it is Daning State that asks Yuqingzong to build rail transit, not Yuqingzong who insists on coming. Although, from Ye Zan's side, it was really necessary to come, but these people in Daning Country didn't know. Therefore, even if there was some dissatisfaction in their hearts, everyone from the king to the civil and military ministers did not dare to argue too much with Yuqingzong, lest Yuqingzong give up his son in anger.
Since everyone had no objections to the plan, Cheng Liangqi and others did not waste time and immediately started the construction of rail transit in Daning Country.
In addition, there is one difference between Daning Kingdom and Datang Kingdom in terms of rail transit construction, that is, Daning Kingdom needs to pay some price. Of course, Ye Zan has no plans to earn much benefit from Daning Country and other countries in the future. He just needs various countries to provide some raw materials. After all, for Ye Zan, the main purpose of doing this is to earn a lot of merit.
This time, what Daning State paid for was several copper and iron mines in the country. They didn't have to mine them. Ye Zan would let Ye Xiao, Cheng Liangqi and others use mining tools to dig out the ore. Then, Ye Zan would use these ores to refine metals to meet the needs of rail transit construction.
"We are short of manpower!"
At Yuquan Peak of the Yuqing Sect, Ye Zan received the message from Ye Xiao and learned that the Wanxiang Sect had sent only one Yuan Ying ancestor to participate in the construction of rail transit as expected. Although he had expected it, he still felt quite disappointed. Even if the five sects were like this, let alone other sects in the future.
In the end, you still have to rely on yourself in this matter!
Ye Zan was not completely helpless. For example, Daning Country's plan and design reduced the amount of work to a certain extent, which meant saving manpower. In addition, he is also planning to study some magical tools for engineering, preferably ones that allow Grand Master Jindan to participate in the construction of the project.
Why were previous projects, including the current project in Daning Kingdom, only carried out by Cheng Liangqi and other Yuanying ancestors? The reason is actually very simple, that is, the ancestor of Yuanying has enough mana to control the magic weapon for a long time. After all, the magic weapon itself does not have much mana reserve, and it almost completely relies on the user's mana to exert its power. Moreover, even if it is a magic weapon, it does not have infinite magic power for people to use. If all the magic power in the magic weapon is used up, the magic weapon will be useless.
As for the few magic weapons that Ye Zan refined, which are specially used for engineering construction, if the shield machine is driven by the Jindan Grandmaster, it may not even be able to open a one-kilometer tunnel. Therefore, only Yuanying Ancestor can handle such a big project as rail transit construction, and Grandmaster Jindan simply cannot sustain it with his little magic power.
If the Jindan Grandmaster is really allowed to do these things, I am afraid that what one Nascent Soul Ancestor can accomplish will require more than a dozen Jindan Grandmasters to take turns to complete it. Moreover, in terms of construction efficiency, the dozen or so Golden elixir masters taking turns would definitely be far inferior to one Nascent Soul Ancestor.
Ye Zan once envied the mysterious forces' method of mass-producing parallel-imported Nascent Soul Ancestors. After all, the parallel importer is also the ancestor of Nascent Soul, and doing these simple tasks that only require spending mana may not be worse than the real ancestor of Nascent Soul.
It's a pity that Ye Zan doesn't know how to do that, and even if he knew it, he wouldn't dare to do it. However, when he was exploring the Immortal Palace, Ye Zan picked up several Nascent Soul Ancestors sent by mysterious forces to plot against him, and had already extracted their Nascent Souls to deal with them. Those Nascent Souls no longer have souls and are completely the source of mana in the form of Nascent Souls. Moreover, due to some characteristics of the Nascent Soul, even if those Nascent Souls lose their souls, they will still absorb spiritual energy as if they were cultivating, but the efficiency will be much slower.
So, Ye Zan came up with an idea. Since he didn't know the methods of the mysterious forces, he didn't dare to mass-produce the ancestors of Yuanying like the mysterious forces did, but what if those Yuanyings were combined with construction machinery? If a shield machine has a Nascent Soul to provide mana, wouldn't it be possible for a Grandmaster of the Golden Pill to operate it