Originally, there were many people on the discussion board criticizing the Zong family and Liu Shan’s behavior. After the maritime ban was issued, only people criticized Liu Shan and no one attacked the Zong family.
Because all educated people know very well that this maritime ban will be enough to cause resentment among hundreds of millions of people and the punishment will be extremely severe.
These public grievances are entirely borne by the Zongsheng family!
The sage of the clan is immune to all calamities, but the clan members cannot.
The Kingdom of Qing is adjacent to the East China Sea. Even if the three dragon palaces of the West Sea, North Sea and South Sea join forces, they cannot overturn the maritime ban in the East China Sea.
Many people are still calculating the losses caused by Qing Kingdom’s maritime ban on the forum.
All the maritime military forces of Qing were wiped out, and from now on, all countries could regard the waters of Qing as their own territorial waters. All fishermen in Qing would be unemployed, and all water transportation would be interrupted.
But this is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that once the sea ban is issued, the climate within the Qing Kingdom will change drastically. Rain is needed for sowing, but the amount of rainfall will be very little, and even rain-praying poems may not be able to bring it.
There is no need for rain during harvest time, but it will rain heavily for days at a time.
From then on, the dry season in Qing State became even drier, and floods in the rainy season doubled.
The scholars of Qing Kingdom will naturally try every possible means to alleviate the situation, but no matter how hard they try, it will still lead to a decrease in crop yields. According to conservative estimates, the crop yields of the entire Qing Kingdom will decrease by at least 20%.
Food is the foundation of a country. Once there is a problem with food, it will trigger changes in all walks of life.
The maritime ban is a natural disaster.
On the day the sea ban was issued, the East China Sea Dragon Palace evacuated all aquatic creatures from Qing Kingdom.
All the fishermen and boatmen in Jing State spread the news and flocked to the sea area that originally belonged to Qing State to fish and transport goods there.
Many fishermen and boatmen from Jing State hired people to make statues of Fang Yun and placed them on the bows of their boats or in the cabins, believing that Fang Yun could calm the sea.
Amid the public's curses, the Zong family did not make any statement. Even if someone asked, the Zong family members used the excuse that the Zong Sheng had traveled to the Ten Thousand Worlds and had not returned, so it was inconvenient to tell the public. They asked the people of Qing not to believe in rumors. The Zong family absolutely did not persecute the Xu Sheng Fang Yun. It was the East Sea Dragon Palace that misunderstood, and the sea ban would be lifted soon.
On the second day after the maritime ban was issued, the party of the Left Prime Minister of Jing State not only did not restrain themselves, but instead intensified their efforts to seize power.
However, the rest of the officials fought hard, and the power of the left prime minister's party in the army did not increase at all. Mizhou only regained half of the state. The three major officials of Mizhou, the governor, the governor, and the governor, were not replaced, because the documents to replace these three people have been left on the dragon case of the king. It has not been sealed with the imperial seal and cannot take effect.
Even so, the left-wing prime minister and his party are still as arrogant as ever, even more so than during their heyday.
The undercurrents in Shengyuan Continent were surging. Wei Huangan eagerly learned new knowledge from Shengyuan Continent every day. He repeatedly read "The Holy Way" and "Literary News" of these years, continued to wait for the Holy Council, and almost forgot about the Ancient Land of Xuemang.
The ancient land of Xuemang is changing with each passing day. It is rapidly expanding, and it is not just the environment that is changing. The power of the human race has also changed with the arrival of the twenty-four Grand Scholars of the Shengyuan Continent.
On the twenty-first day of the twelfth lunar month, all the university scholars of the Xuemang Ancient Land gathered in the City Lord's Mansion of Lishan City in the Xuemang Ancient Land.
These university scholars were separated on both sides.
On the east side were the Grand Secretaries of the Ancient Land of Blood Mang, headed by Feng Cheng, the Lord of Lishan City, and many others. Some had lived and died with Fang Yun in the Sin Hall, some had only searched for sacred objects on the edge of the Dragon City Ruins after entering them, and finally left safely, and there were seven Grand Secretaries who had never entered the Dragon City Ruins, a total of 25.
Opposite these people sat twenty-four university scholars headed by Zong Ganming and Lei Tan.
Zong Ganming smiled and said, "Without further delay, let's make a long story short. I have called you all here to announce an important matter. The Ancient Land of Blood Mango will soon be promoted to a realm. Since this place is illuminated by the Wenqu Star, it is appropriate for our human race to govern it. The saints are currently discussing, and soon the Saint Academy will send people to take over the Ancient Land of Blood Mango. I am announcing, not discussing!"
Zong Ganming's last sentence made many university scholars in the Xuemang Ancient Land frown, but no one dared to refute it.
Because everyone knows that what Zong Ganming said is right. No matter how merciful the Semi-Saint is, for the future of the human race, he will swallow up the Blood Mang Ancient Land without hesitation and keep it firmly in the hands of the Holy Academy.
The Xuemang people can either obey obediently or resist and then be suppressed and then obey obediently.
Feng Cheng sighed and said, "I won't say any more unnecessary words. I just hope that the Blood Mang people will be safe and sound, and I just hope that the Holy Academy can give my Blood Mang people the treatment they deserve."
Zong Ganming smiled and said, "My ancestor is the most open-minded and kind. If my guess is correct, he will definitely show extra grace and give great benefits to the Xuemang people, so don't worry about this. However, I heard some people in the Holy Academy discuss that the Xuemang people can be bribed, but you university scholars should all get out of the Xuemang ancient land to eliminate the hidden dangers."
Many university scholars suddenly looked up and looked at Zong Ganming angrily.
Zong Ganming laughed and said, "This is the opinion of a few people, not our clan. Our clan has always liked to make friends and be kind to others. Our clan ancestor has just taken charge of the Dongsheng Pavilion and is in urgent need of talents. I think it would be better for all of you to join our clan and serve as elders of different surnames in our clan. What do you think?"
All the Grand Secretaries of the Xuemang Ancient Land were stunned, even some of the Grand Secretaries who followed Zong Ganming were stunned for a moment.
The status of the elders of the Semi-Saint family is very important, and they have absolute power in the family. Even the governor of a state would be respectful when meeting the elders of the Semi-Saint family.
Even the patriarch will respect the clan elders. If all the elders unanimously want to replace the head of the clan, the patriarch will also object.
Feng Cheng asked tentatively: "If we become clan elders of different surnames in the clan, will we enjoy the same benefits as clan elders in Shengyuan Continent?"
"Completely the same, the clan family only has elders, regardless of whether they are in Shengyuan Continent or not. My clan family also has elders in Liangjie Mountain, Huangcheng Ancient Land or Zhenyu Sea, and you are equal to them. Moreover, you all know that if we treat them differently, how can the clan family recruit talents in the future? How can we gain a foothold in the human race? As long as you are willing to join my clan, at the elders' ceremony, my clan ancestor will personally come out to watch the ceremony!"
More than half of the grand secretaries had their eyes shining. Since the patriarch of the clan showed up in person, they would never be deceived. If they could become a clan elder in the clan, they would never suffer any loss whether in the Shengyuan Continent or the Xuemang Ancient Land, and would definitely be treated as one of their own by the clan.
The expressions of some of the scholars behind Zong Ganming were different. They originally thought that the Lei family would get the most benefits. After all, if they got the Pure Lotus of the Turbid World, they had to give it to the Lei family. However, now they understood that the Zong family had a longer-term vision and wanted to recruit all the scholars in the Ancient Land of Blood Mang.
Once these university scholars become the elders of the clan, the clan's influence in the Xuemang Ancient Land will be unprecedentedly strong. In the near future, the clan's status in the Xuemang Ancient Land will probably be equivalent to the Kong family's status in the Shengyuan Continent!
Zong Ganming smiled.
The university scholar behind him shook his head slightly. People from noble families are indeed different. Ordinary university scholars only have their eyes on the divine objects of a world, but the semi-saint noble families want to control the future of a world! .
(To be continued.)