Peach Blossom Mountain Liu Jiaxiu's Biography

Chapter 1242

After much careful consideration and repeated weighing, Liu Changxu and his wives decided that the Anminyuan, a specialized agency, would be responsible for the overall management of all matters concerning the mortals in the Immortal Dynasty. They did not stop and began to discuss and study the biggest problem of how to effectively manage the immortal cultivators.

Looking at the current Han Dynasty, the composition of immortal cultivators is quite complex and can be roughly divided into three categories: independent cultivators, family cultivators, and sect cultivators. These three types of immortal cultivators each have distinct characteristics and very different situations.

First, let’s look at the group of independent cultivators. They are the largest in number among the cultivators and are widely distributed in every corner of the entire Han Dynasty.

However, most of the independent cultivators have poor spiritual roots, lack of suitable skills inheritance, and difficulty in obtaining spiritual objects required for cultivation, which leads to their cultivation being generally at a low level. High-level independent cultivators are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns in this huge group.

At the same time, due to their relatively weak individual strength and the lack of a strong organization to rely on, the status of independent cultivators in the Han Dynasty is extremely low. In the various affairs and activities of the cultivation world, independent cultivators have almost no sense of existence and are often ruthlessly marginalized, as if they have been forgotten by the world and no one cares about them.

Looking at the cultivators from affiliated sects and families, they occupy a dominant position in the Han Dynasty.

On the one hand, most of the high-level cultivators come from these two forces. Relying on their powerful cultivation, they have a decisive voice in the world of cultivation. On the other hand, the affiliated sects and families have a relatively strict organizational structure, and the internal members are closely connected and work together, which makes their overall strength far surpass that of individual cultivators.

It is precisely because of this that they are the main force relied upon by the Han Dynasty to maintain its rule, resist foreign enemies, expand territory and many other matters. But at the same time, their powerful strength and influence also make the Dynasty fearful and they have become the focus of prevention.

Looking back on the past, the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty, in order to maintain its own rule and control power, launched a continuous prevention and suppression of affiliated sects.

This long-term suppression resulted in the subordinate sects being much less powerful than before when the Great Han Immortal Dynasty took over. Although they were much stronger than independent cultivators, they were only slightly better and no longer as glorious and powerful as they once were.

However, at present, the power of the immortal cultivation families affiliated with the Great Han Dynasty has shown a trend of dominance. Their strength has already posed a huge threat to the imperial power of the Great Han Dynasty.

The severe situation that the Great Han Immortal Dynasty is currently facing is that most of the states and counties in the country have many powerful immortal cultivation families.

These families have been rooted in the local area for a long time, with extensive influence and numerous industries under their control. From the mining of spiritual minerals and the cultivation of spiritual medicines to the refining of magical instruments and elixirs, they are involved in almost all the industries of cultivating immortals, and they firmly control most of the local resources for cultivating immortals.

In order to consolidate their position in the world of immortal cultivation, these immortal cultivation families have tried every means possible. On the one hand, they have actively colluded with the officials sent to the local area by the Immortal Dynasty, offering rare treasures and cultivation resources in exchange for the officials' favoritism and protection.

On the other hand, they have close contacts with other sects and immortal cultivation families, exchanging what they have, exchanging cultivation experiences, and sharing scarce resources. Families also frequently strengthen their relationships through marriage and other means.

Bound by their own interests, they formed alliances, either overt or covert, to jointly fight against the Xian Dynasty, trying to reduce or get rid of the Xian Dynasty's control, establish their own territories, and seek greater benefits and autonomy.

Although everyone is well aware of the current serious situation, because this issue is so difficult, when discussing this issue, everyone looked at each other and fell silent.

Liu Changxu glanced at everyone and saw that no one took the initiative to speak, so he was the first to break the silence:

"Everyone, tell us! How can we effectively manage immortal cultivators? Ba'er, you go first!" Liu Fuba was called by his father. His body stiffened slightly, and he stood up with a look of helplessness and worry on his face. He said slowly:

"Father, I have racked my brains but cannot think of any good solution to this situation. To be honest, our biggest problem right now is that we are too short of manpower. A skilled cook cannot cook without rice. If my third brother and the others can come here, with more capable hands to help, the situation may be much better."

"My husband, I think what Baer said is right. The key is that we have too few people we can trust. It is difficult for our Liu family to manage Penglai Island with the current manpower. It is too difficult for you to let us manage such a vast land with such a small number of people."

Su Jinxiu couldn't help but defend her son:

Liu Changxu did not comment on the answer of Su Jinxiu and her son, but looked at other people.

At this time, Wu Xuege put down the teacup in his hand and said in a gentle tone:
"My husband, in my opinion, our biggest problem now is that we are reluctant to let go of people. In the past on Penglai Island, we relied on the power of the Liu family cultivators to make the Han Dynasty barely function normally.

But now, the land area and population have expanded hundreds of times. If we still blindly use the old methods, it will definitely not work. Even if all the tribesmen left in Bailing Star are transferred here, it is probably not going to work.

Therefore, I think we should learn from the experience of the Great Qin Dynasty and other sects, and learn to rule the world together with other immortal families and sects. Only in this way can we integrate the forces of all parties, jointly deal with this complex and difficult situation, and govern the Great Han Dynasty well. "

Zhao Qier bowed slightly, with a gentle smile on her face, and said in a gentle voice:

"Sister Wu is right. I agree with her. We should change our mindset and boldly hire outsiders to work for our Immortal Dynasty."

After Zhao Qier finished speaking, Murong Yuyao said lightly:
"My dear, I have a different opinion. It is true that it is imperative to employ outsiders as officials of the Immortal Dynasty, but the Liu family must be the main force. Otherwise, once people from other immortal cultivation forces occupy the dominant position of the Immortal Dynasty, it will be difficult to regain control in the future."

She paused for a moment, glanced at everyone with her beautiful eyes, and then added in a more serious tone:
"Furthermore, even if we appoint outsiders, we must ensure that we do a good job of selection and identification. We must not allow people who are hostile to our Immortal Dynasty to enter the court, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

In this way, everyone started a heated discussion with one word after another.

Liu Changxu sat quietly in the main seat, and apart from occasionally asking a few questions about some key issues, he basically did not say much.

But his heart was like a surging undercurrent, and he was thinking deeply based on what everyone was discussing.

He understood that every view had its pros and cons, and every decision was related to the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty. Whether to make bold innovations, fully open up power, or seek change in stability, he needed to weigh and think carefully.

(End of this chapter)