God Weird Fairy

Chapter 443 Remote Scheme
At first glance, Kanchao's merit forest and merit coupons reminded Nan Yi of the stock market and stocks.

The monks who issue merit certificates are also like fund managers.

But after thinking about it carefully for a while, Nan Yi realized that it was more like a mining coin than a stock; and the Merit Forest was the main server of the entire mining coin trading platform.

Cultivators with a certain reputation can erect monuments and plaques in the Merit Forest and open the forest to raise funds, which means using their own cultivation as a mining machine to start issuing coins.

Because the cultivators of Brahma Kingdom practice Qi cultivation, they share the culture of cultivation. Whether it is relics, vital energy, or supernatural powers and attainments, they can all be shared. Therefore, Brahma Kingdom cultivators not only issue their own currency, but also purchase other people's currency for investment in cultivation. It can be said that you are in me and I am in you.

In this way, cultivators share honor and disgrace, thus becoming exceptionally united, sticking together against outsiders, and advancing and retreating together.

This is the prevailing atmosphere in the Brahma Kingdom, which is quite different from the emphasis on self-improvement among cultivators of the Immortal Sect.

But in Nan Yi's view, acting in a group means being very likely to blindly follow the crowd.

When it comes to really exploiting people, it might be easier to manipulate and deceive a group of people than to deceive one person.

Looking at the Gongdelin mentioned in the informational materials, Nan Yi seemed to see a field of leeks and began to make plans in his mind.

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On September 24th, Nan Yi left the pass.

By September 25th, the relevant intelligence had been delivered to interested parties in various countries.

Kan Dynasty, Leiyin City, Imperial Study.

The Minister of Rites reported to Kan Jun: "Our spies have secretly reported that the envoy stationed in Shili, Shi Luofu, met with Nan Yi to formally discuss the printing and sale of his novel in Shizhou."

Compared to the Li Dynasty, the Kan Dynasty was a completely feudal dynasty.

Shi Luofu, who came from the Shi family of Shizhou, may not be able to open up the market for Nan Yi's novels in other prefectures and counties.

But in Shizhou, he can print and sell it however he wants, and even Kan Jun has no right to interfere.

Therefore, upon hearing the report from the Minister of Revenue, Kan Jun merely snorted coldly: "These corrupt officials, for their own benefit, have actually smuggled and sold books, needlessly making Nan Yi famous."

Bo Caoqing spoke calmly: "Shizhou is adjacent to Linzhou. Influenced by the Dui Dynasty's ideology, it has always enjoyed storytelling. Now that factories are being built, ordinary people are all involved. In their spare time, they can only find solace in storytelling."

"Since Shi Luofu got a role in Nan Yi's book, there was profit to be made, so he was willing to act as a distributor for the novel."

“The cultivators in the other prefectures and counties are not of any importance, so they are not easily tempted.”

"But if it is not curbed, I'm afraid the common people will follow suit and seek profit, actively promoting Nan Yi's challenge in order to distribute his novels."

"Once the public opinion is heated up and the people are swayed, when Nan Yi goes north, someone will definitely propose to add a monument for him in the Merit Forest and divide the merit vouchers."

Bo Caoqing analyzed: "I observe that Nan Yi is quite adept at taking advantage of the situation. The martial arts he developed did not reveal any extraordinary abilities at first, only claiming to be internal strength, and he lay low in Chu County, gaining a reputation for good fortune; only after the Emperor of Li summoned him and the imperial decree was issued did he start to promote the Longevity True Qi, which suddenly gained momentum, like a prairie fire, and became unstoppable."

"Now, his establishment of industries under the name of True Qi Water must have been planned in advance, but he kept it hidden. He only waited for Emperor Tianqi to die and for the situation to evolve to this point before using the agreement to stop the war to force the officials of the court to either acquiesce or comply."

"Looking at the current situation, Nan Yi has been practicing Taoism for less than a year, yet he has already risen to fame and is almost the Grand Preceptor of Dali. His deep scheming can be seen from this."

"If I'm not mistaken, after this young man goes north, he will definitely use the novel's distribution and the challenge to hype up his true qi martial arts, coveting the nation's merits."

Gongdelin can be considered the lifeline of the economy of the Kan Dynasty.

Every cultivator harbors covetous thoughts.

Although the Kan Dynasty nominally does not allow outside cultivators to issue merit certificates.

However, as long as they support spokespeople and use shell companies to go public, they can still raise funds and start a business.

Therefore, in Kan Jun's and others' eyes, Nan Yi must have some plans regarding Kai Lin's fundraising. "Then, in your opinion, how should we contain, prevent, and even eliminate him?" Kan Jun looked around and finally asked the Minister of Revenue.

The clerk was in charge of finance and household registration.

The merit book, which everyone in the Kan Dynasty possessed, originated from the Bookkeeping Office.

Nan Yi and Bei Shang Kan Chao, as long as they covet the Merit Forest, will inevitably clash with Bu Cao Qing.

Therefore, Bo Caoqing had previously hoped that Kan Jun would directly refuse Nan Yi's challenge to a duel, thus denying Nan Yi the opportunity to march north to Kan Chao.

That way, he can have fewer troubles.

But the clerk was not afraid of trouble.

He had already prepared his answer, and when Kan Jun asked, he immediately said, "Nan Yi is a junior who has just entered the cultivation world. Although he has gained some fame, his foundation is still shallow. He only has true qi martial arts and has established businesses in Li Dynasty."

"When he reached the Kan Dynasty, he had no relatives or friends, and could be described as a lonely man. There were only two people who could help him."

"First, novel distribution; second, martial arts duels."

"As long as these two forces are contained and prevented from gaining momentum, Nan Yi will be unable to leverage their power. No matter how skilled he is at adapting to circumstances, he will not be able to succeed in the Kan Dynasty."

After explaining the overall policy, Bu Caoqing continued in detail: "Storybooks are for entertaining the people. The common people work from dawn till dusk, day after day. When they are tired from their labors and sit alone in their empty houses, they can only find solace in storybooks."

"This matter must not be forcibly stopped."

"However, we can open separate entertainment events, spread them widely throughout the country, and use them to entertain the people, thus winning over the hearts and minds of the people and preventing the Southern Yi novels from taking advantage of the situation."

"As for the challenge to fight, in reality only the challenge was agreed upon, but it was not explicitly stated that the fight would be fought with force."

"Nan Yi's boast that 'only extraordinary methods are forbidden, everything else is unrestricted' seems to imply that he wants us to bring out our secret research tools to fight him."

"Even if we fail to obtain the secret research tool, Nan Yi can still publicize this matter and display his true energy to create fame for himself out of thin air."

"However, all battles that are not fought with words are considered battles with weapons."

"Apart from prohibiting extraordinary methods, how to fight is entirely up to us."

"At that time, as long as we prevent Nan Yi from displaying his true energy and render his true energy useless, there is nothing to worry about."

At this point, the Chief Clerk paused, then turned to the other Chief Clerks and asked, "Gentlemen, do you have any proposals regarding the content of the duel?"

Gong Caoqing pondered for a moment and then slowly spoke: "Nan Yi came to promote the martial arts of true qi. Moreover, true qi can strengthen the body and prolong life in private, and can be replaced by steam in public. It is impossible to completely prohibit its display."

"If we're really talking about restricting the display, it's actually the circulation of merit that prevents true qi from being used."

"As the saying goes, it's not the thief you should fear, but the one who has his eye on you. Rather than guarding against Nan Yi coveting Gongdelin, it's better to throw out the bait, but set strict rules to prevent Nan Yi from promoting his true qi and creating hype."

The Minister of Merit glanced at the Minister of Records, knowing that the Minister of Records was unwilling to take the initiative to use the Merit Forest, which was why he brought up the topic.

Nan Yi's true energy is beneficial to both public and private interests.

Aside from the limited output compared to steam, it is difficult to find any drawbacks.

If we don't find a way to restrict Nan Yi from displaying his true energy at Gongdelin, there's simply no way to do so.

Gong Caoqing sighed inwardly, but continued with a calm expression: "I have a plan. We can hold a merit competition and use the Spirit Realm to simulate development. First, we can have each state select its own experts. Then, we can invite Nan Yi as a guest to compete against the experts from each state."

"In this way, we can attract public attention and downplay the issue of Nan Yi's challenge. Besides, the best fighters from each state have experience in selection and actual combat; we can't let Nan Yi win the championship again, can we?"

(End of this chapter)