Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 643 Why did you surrender so quickly?

The Shenmu Island Pier is right next to the river. When you step onto the pier, you will see a river that is more than ten meters wide. It is not quite accurate to call it a river, it should be a lake.

The lake is only a dozen feet wide where it meets the sea, but it gets wider as you go in, with the widest part being about two or three hundred feet.

The sacred tree of the Shenmu Sect is on the east bank of the lake, and the residential areas on the island are also on the east bank of the lake.

The Shenmu Sect did not build a city, but only built many houses and mansions around the sacred tree, and of course a majestic temple.

Apart from anything else, the aesthetics of Shenmu Sect is still worthy of praise.

Their buildings are full of natural charm. Although they look like courtyards and pavilions with green bricks and green tiles, the natural charm is fully revealed in the details, especially the green plants, which are lush and verdant, as if you are in a natural jungle.

It can be said that it is a perfect fusion of humanity and nature.

"There are many courtyards here, so we don't have to build new ones!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile as he looked at the courtyards.

Those who live here are all high-ranking members of the Shenmu Sect, so naturally the places they live in are not bad. Each courtyard is not only fresh and natural, but also very quaint and full of historical heritage.

Yang Mingzhi said: "There are still a few yards missing. If everyone moves in, there will definitely not be enough space!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "In the future, we will allocate a piece of land to each family and let them build it themselves!"

"Yeah!" Yang Mingzhi said happily.

Building houses is easy for Xingyue Island. Don’t forget that Xingyue City has been expanding for the past decade.

As Yang Zhengshan walked, he looked around and asked, "How deep is this lake? How big a boat can fit in it?"

"It's about three or four feet deep. Large ships definitely can't pass through it. Only small boats can pass through it!" Yang Mingzhi said.

"Is there a suitable place on the island to build a dock?" Yang Zhengshan asked.

The Yang family certainly cannot close off Shenmu Island like the Shenmu Sect did. It would be better to have a pier on Shenmu Island that can dock large ships.

"Yes, in fact, we can build a port over there, which can easily accommodate more than a dozen large ships!" Yang Mingzhi said, pointing to the western coast.

Yang Zhengshan looked at it and a smile appeared on his face.

It would be most appropriate to build a port there.

Once the port is built, large ships can dock, and small boats can navigate the lake, so all kinds of goods can be transported deep into the island along the lakes and rivers.

In this way, villages and towns can be established on both sides of lakes and rivers.

Using rivers and lakes as transportation routes is enough to radiate the land of 20 to 30 miles on both sides, so there is no need to build too many roads.

"What about the upper reaches of the river?" Yang Zhengshan continued to ask.

"This river is the largest river on the island. You can take a small boat upstream for hundreds of miles," said Yang Mingzhi.

Shenmu Island is oriented east-west, and the mountains on the island are also oriented east-west. The magical thing is that this river is also oriented east-west. It is formed by the confluence of many small streams and rivers on the mountains, and flows down the mountain eastward.

The terrain of Shenmu Island is high in the northwest and low in the northeast, while the southern part is just the opposite, high in the southeast and low in the southwest.

So there are two big rivers, the northern river flows from the west to the northeast, and the southern river flows from the east to the southwest.

Both banks of the rivers are lined with land very suitable for farming.

As they were talking, they had already arrived under the sacred tree. No, it should be under the thousand-year-old banyan tree.

The lush branches and leaves block out the sun, and thick aerial roots connect to the ground. There is almost no grass under the tree, and there is a thick layer of rotten leaves, filled with the smell of rotting leaves.

The Shenmu Sect paved a bluestone road under the tree. As we walked deeper into the road, the light inside became dim.

But after going deeper, I didn't feel uncomfortable, and the smell of rotting leaves was not very unpleasant.

After walking two or three miles, you can see a low altar. This altar looks a bit scary. There are many dry bones and even skulls around the altar.

"Arrange for someone to tear down this place and bury those bones. Don't scare the children!" Yang Zhengshan said with some displeasure.

"Yeah!" Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao responded together.

Yang Zhengshan looked around and said, "Let's arrange for someone to take care of this tree. This tree is a treasure!"

He doesn't believe in sacred trees, but this thousand-year-old banyan tree is a rare resource.

Its leaves, bark and fruits can all be used as medicine, and its aerial roots can be used to make strong bows. Just this one tree is worthy of being called a rare treasure.

There are still many thousand-year-old banyan trees on the Shenmu Seven Islands, but they are much smaller.

Walking out from under the tree, Yang Zhengshan saw the clear sky again.

"We will settle down around the lake and turn both sides of the river into fertile fields!"

Yang Minghao said: "Dad, it will probably take two to three years to cultivate good farmland!"

The Shenmu Sect did not cultivate fertile land on this island. Except for the area around the big banyan tree, other places basically retain their original appearance.

If you want to turn the land into fertile farmland, it will definitely take a lot of time.

It will take at least three years to reclaim the land and cultivate it into mature land.

"Then take it slow. We're not in a hurry!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

There's no need to rush this, just take it slow.

It is definitely impossible to relocate the people and open up Shenmu Island in just eight or ten years.

There is also the establishment of a new dynasty and the development of the Lingquan world, all of which take time.

There are many things to do, and they need to be done one by one with patience.

"You guys go contact the Zhang Dynasty first and see when to attack the Tarot Dynasty together. As for this place, leave it to Jiang He and let him move slowly!"

Yang Zhengshan once again became a hands-off boss. He made some simple arrangements and returned to Xingyue Island.

After he returned to Xingyue Island, Xue Ping, Yang Mingzhi, Yang Minghao, Luo Jinsong and Wu Zhan led the army south.

Preparations for moving were also being made on Xingyue Island. Jiang He first arranged things on Xingyue Island, and then took over the Shenmu Seven Islands with a group of officials and yamen runners.

They needed to establish government offices on the seven Shenmu islands, first build the framework of the government offices, and then turn the remaining Shenmu sect followers into citizens of the government offices.

The remaining Shenmu believers are actually the lowest class of people. The fact that they are still alive shows that they have no faith in Shenmu religion at all.

In fact, it would be more appropriate to say that they were slaves of the Shenmu Religion. They were not even poor peasants, but at most a group of serfs.

Now they have all become ordinary citizens in the government office, which is undoubtedly a happy thing for them.

After the government officials arrived on the island, the first thing they did was to distribute land to them and let them continue farming.

The process was cumbersome and there were many troubles, big and small, but with powerful military force and favorable conditions, these people soon and happily accepted the rule of the government.

As the government gradually appeased these ordinary people, the migration of Xingyue Island to Shenmu Island was also put on the agenda. Jiang He first allocated the buildings on Shenmu Island. He wanted Yang Zhengshan to live in the temple. The temple was not only magnificent, but also had many courtyards behind it. The high priests and priests of Shenmu Religion used to live behind the temple.

Yang Zhengshan had seen the temple, and he didn't want to be worshipped by others, so he asked Jiang He to divide the temple. The front hall could be used as the government office, and the courtyard at the back was just right. He lived in the largest courtyard, and the three brothers Yang Mingcheng lived in the three smaller courtyards. As for Yang Mingzhao, the courtyard next to it was allocated to him.

As for the other courtyards, each family is divided into several sets. The principle is to take the previous temple as the center. The older generation lives near the temple, and the younger generation lives outside. If the courtyard is not enough, some small courtyards will be built.

Yang Zhengshan had long stopped requiring the entire family to live together, and the other families were also separated on Xingyue Island. There was no situation where the entire family was confined in one large yard.

In addition to the former site of the Shenmu Sect, Yang Zhengshan also made some plans for the island.

At the two corners between the lake and the coast, the east side was built into a commercial area, and the west side was built into a port and warehouses.

To the east, across the former site of the Shenmu Sect, is a big banyan tree. The big banyan tree must not be moved, but two roads will be built between the lake embankment and the east of the big banyan tree for vehicles and horses to pass.

Although there are already waterways on the island, roads are also necessary.

Going south around the big banyan tree, towns were set up along the lakeside and riverbank, and then villages were built with the towns as the center.

Make a plan first, and then develop slowly.

Under Jiang He's arrangement, the migration of Xingyue Island to Shenmu Island is progressing gradually, while on the other hand, the joint attack of the Yang family and the Zhang Dynasty on the Tarot Dynasty is also soon achieved.

With the support of Zhang Juhai and the heavy losses suffered by the Tarot Dynasty on Xingyue Island, the ruler and his ministers of the Zhang royal court made the decision without any hesitation and assembled the navy at the fastest speed.

The reason why the monarch and his ministers in the Zhang royal court were so active was, firstly, because of Zhang Juhai's status in the Zhang Dynasty. As the ancestor of the royal family and the strongest person in the Zhang Dynasty, Zhang Juhai had almost the final say within the dynasty. Even the current King of the Zhang Dynasty had to respectfully call Zhang Juhai his great-uncle.

The second reason is that the Zhang Dynasty has been badly suppressed by the Tarot Dynasty in recent years, and it is almost unable to raise its head. Now there is a rare opportunity to overthrow the Tarot Dynasty. As long as the monarch and ministers of the Zhang royal court are not all fools, they will definitely seize this opportunity.

Moreover, after this battle, he will be able to gain a large piece of territory. They will not miss such an opportunity to expand their territory.

Therefore, on February 20th, the Zhang Dynasty summoned 30,000 naval troops to go to war, and 20,000 young and strong civilians also followed the army.

Then it's over.

When the Tenglongwei navy and the Zhang Dynasty navy rushed towards the Tarot Dynasty in a mighty manner, the remaining navy of the Tarot Dynasty turned around and ran away.

When the naval officers and soldiers of both sides landed, the ministers of the Tarot Dynasty opened the city walls and surrendered.

The Tenglongwei navy landed on the East Island of the Tarot Dynasty on February 28th, and reached the capital of the Tarot Dynasty on March 5th.

As soon as the army arrived at the city, the King of Tarot opened the city gates and surrendered the next day.

Almost all the civil and military officials in the court were traitors, and they forced their monarch and hundreds of royal family members to surrender.

Yang Mingzhi stood in front of the army, looking at the figures kneeling on the ground in front of him, his expression somewhat embarrassed.

Damn it, they were supposed to fight a few tough battles this time, but they never expected that the whole journey would be like a trip.

It would have been fine if the Tarot Dynasty's navy did not dare to fight, after all, the mighty Tenglongwei navy was still very terrifying. However, after landing, they deliberately rested for two days. The Tarot Dynasty had plenty of time to mobilize troops to stop them, but in the end there was no resistance.

The Tarot Dynasty was so useless that Yang Mingzhi had no sense of accomplishment at all.

"Why did you surrender so quickly?" he asked the question in his mind.

A group of ministers knelt on the ground and dared not speak, while King Tarot and a group of royal family members were tied up and their mouths were blocked, so they could not say anything even if they wanted to.

"I asked them to surrender!"

At this moment, a figure flew over from the tower on the city wall, and a woman who looked to be in her fifties landed in front of Yang Mingzhi and Yang Minghao.

The woman was wearing a blue robe, similar to a Taoist robe, and had a silver hairpin on her head. She looked very simple.

His hair is a mixture of black and white, and his face bears the marks of time.

Obviously, this is an innate warrior, but she should have just broken through to the innate realm not long ago, and her appearance has hardly changed at all.

"Are you Sword Master Sui Qingmo?" Yang Mingzhi asked, looking the woman up and down.

The Tarot Dynasty also has its strengths. For example, the Tarot Dynasty's swordsmanship heritage is very powerful.

Even though Xiang Anxu was defeated by Yang Zhengshan's gun, in fact, Xiang Anxu was probably a famous sword god in the central and western parts of the Wanli Sea.

His title of the Blue Sea Sword God was not undeserved, and he had indeed mastered the Dao, but he himself did not have a clear understanding of his own Dao.

There are not many innate warriors in the Tarot Dynasty. Apart from Xiang Anxu and Wen Qing, there is only the Sword Master Sui Qingmo in front of him.

Sword Master Sui Qingmo is also an outstanding warrior and a legendary figure.

Sui Qingmo was born into the middle-class nobility of the Tarot Dynasty. She showed extraordinary talent since childhood and had a beautiful face. When she was young, she was known as the most beautiful woman in the Tarot Dynasty.

However, fate is fickle. Perhaps it is because Sui Qingmo is too outstanding, or perhaps it is because Sui Qingmo's talent and beauty have made God hate her.

When Sui Qingmo was eighteen years old, all 32 members of the Sui family were brutally murdered, and only Sui Qingmo escaped the disaster.

Then Sui Qingmo embarked on the road of revenge, and the person who wiped out her entire family was the powerful people of the Tarot Dynasty.

Her revenge was not to hide away and practice, but to offer herself to the previous generation of Tarot King, using her beauty to seduce the Tarot King to help her destroy her enemy.

Although she succeeded, she also suffered backlash.

After the previous king passed away, she was retaliated by many officials in the court. If she had not built up some power of her own in the court, she might have been killed by all the civil and military officials in the court.

She entered a Taoist temple and became a female Taoist priest.

However, the story does not end there. Don't forget that she is still a martial artist with extraordinary talent, and she has her own confidants and power in the court.

She practiced in seclusion in the Taoist temple while secretly accumulating strength in the court.

As her cultivation level grew, everyone only knew that she was already a congenital warrior, but no one knew that she had secretly controlled half of the court.

If she hadn't been afraid of Xiang Anxu's strength, she might have usurped the throne long ago.

Although she was the concubine of the previous king, the current King Tarot was not her son, and she had no offspring.

She secretly built up her power in the court in order to take revenge.

Although the late king had avenged her family's extermination, there were still many people in the court who were her enemies, including the current King Tarot.

If it weren't for these people, he wouldn't have ended up hiding in a Taoist temple and becoming a female Taoist priest.

Originally, she wanted to wait until Xiang Anxu was dead before overthrowing this crappy court, but she didn't expect that Xiang Anxu was actually dead, and the Tarot Dynasty's Giant Whale Navy was completely wiped out.

She herself had no good impression of the rulers and ministers of the Tarot Dynasty, and even hated the former king who helped her take revenge.

So when the Tarot Dynasty was about to fall, she chose to surrender without hesitation.

Simply put, this is a petty-minded woman who always holds a grudge against those who have offended her and is always thinking about how to take revenge.

But now, all the people she wanted to take revenge on were imprisoned, and the Tarot Dynasty she hated was destroyed. She had no regrets and surrendered to a force that had nothing to do with her without any psychological burden.

(End of this chapter)