I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 456 The transaction begins

While Deng Xuehu digested the secrets of the world told by his master Zhou Tieyi, he couldn't help but sigh, "In front of the saint, we are really like ants, we don't know the new moon and full moon, and we don't see the spring and autumn."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Zhou Tieyi denied this statement. The Taoism and Confucianism in this world were all inherited from his knowledge and then developed based on it. Of course, he understood that the sentence just now was a famous saying of Zhuangzi.

"Please give me some advice, Master."

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "Have you forgotten what I told you? Even if a saint falls from his saintly position, what he can decide in the future is still a point, a fragment. Generally speaking, this result will lead to a process that is beneficial to them, and then extend to a future that is beneficial to them. But it does not mean that there is no chance of reversal in the middle. Time and history are themselves a combination of inevitability and contingency."

"I tell you these truths to make you understand that there have been several inevitable time points in history. Each of these time points contains great opportunities. As long as we can see the context of history clearly, mortals may not be able to go against the will of the Holy Spirit."

Deng Xuehu is, after all, a young man at heart. He has not studied Confucianism or Taoism, so naturally he does not have any reverence for saints in his heart. This is why Zhou Tieyi chose Deng Xuehu.

"How can a mortal go against the will of the Holy Spirit?"

Zhou Tieyi asked in return, "How do you think saints decide the future?"

According to Master, can't a saint decide the future in a single thought?
Deng Xuehu thought so at first, then shook his head gently. No, although a saint can decide a fixed future in a single thought, the price is also extremely huge, which will cause the saint to fall directly from the sainthood. From this point of view, saints are not absolutely transcendental. There is also a connection between them and the world, and this connection is the key to their decision of the future.

Seeing that Deng Xuehu already had a basic idea, Zhou Tieyi said, "For each family's practice, the third level is a qualitative change, which is called the Daotong. The so-called Daotong is to gather the thoughts of millions of people with the thoughts of one person, so as to achieve the result of changing reality and passing on across time. Therefore, for many wise men, even if they die, the Daotong will not be lost, their thoughts and will will not be lost, and countless people will continue to realize their ideals and the future they expect."

Orthodoxy!

Although Deng Xuehu heard this word for the first time today, he suddenly understood it.

Zhou Tieyi continued, "Part of the human race's heritage comes from the academy's descent from heaven, which gives us knowledge beyond this world, but the other part is also passed down to the human race through the Five Emperors. So among the various schools of thought today, except for the Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, it is difficult to tell how many have been influenced by the gods. Even the Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism may not be completely immune."

"Only those paths that are not in the third rank and not orthodox are not easily affected. Therefore, if you want to go against the saints, you can only take a path without orthodoxy. The martial arts have the widest inheritance and do not have an orthodoxy yet, but they have enough foundation to condense a great road to heaven."

Deng Xuehu digested Zhou Tieyi's inheritance today, and then asked with a little hesitation, "But martial arts... Master, haven't you already found a great way?"

Before becoming his disciple this morning, he sat and chatted with Sun Chenglong, and Sun Chenglong told him some things in a boastful manner.

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "I am not a martial artist in nature. I just used martial arts to deceive people in the world."

He looked within himself. In the primordial heaven and earth, the Taiyi Jade Disc was like the sun. Rays of regular light sprinkled throughout the heaven and earth, allowing the mountains, rivers, and natural gods in the five elements' ancestral qi to emerge little by little.

If I really have to say the path I am taking, it would be the innate divine way.

Deng Xuehu reacted immediately, "Then Master, let me build a bridge and practice boxing..."

"Yes, you have a chance to reach the third level of true martial arts. My so-called 'martial arts' cannot be passed on to others, but the martial arts you have achieved can be passed on to others."

"In this process, I can provide resources, insights, and various cultivation scriptures, but I will not deduce the true path for you. The true path must start with you."

"Now, tell me, where should the first step of this martial arts begin?"

Zhou Tieyi's question was like thunder, shaking Deng Xuehu's mind. After a moment of confusion, Deng Xuehu looked around.

Magnificent dreams gathered into Zhou Tieyi's Mingyue system like bubbles, forming a long river of light invisible to the world.

He said in a deep voice, "Since the world is like a dream, it is just a dream of the saint. If the martial arts want to go against the saint, then start with my dream!"

Zhou Tieyi smiled and said, "This kid is teachable!"

He waved his sleeves and threw out a cyan-gold lotus flag, which wrapped Deng Xuehu's spirit and brought him into the ocean of dreams. In the center of the magnificent and colorful ocean, Deng Xuehu put aside all distracting thoughts and visualized black and white lotus flowers, forming a small dream that wrapped his own spirit and kept it from being moved by external things.

Zhou Tieyi collected the dreams of the people of Daxia, which naturally attracted the attention of many practitioners in Tianjing. After the four generals guarding the city saw Zhou Tieyi wearing a white python robe in the bright moon, they retracted their gazes and did not step forward to investigate the matter.

Instead, a dark cloud rose from the God-Slaying Department, bringing with it gusts of cold wind.

Thick dark clouds blocked the bright moonlight. Above the clouds, there were many carriages and horses, with flags flying. A man was leading the way, with his head held high and his hand on his sword. "I have finally stopped you. Come on, follow me back to the God Execution Division first. How can you come back to the capital from outside without even going back home?"

The person who came was none other than the eldest grandson of the Right General’s Mansion, and now the director of the Night Patrol Institute of the God-Slaying Division, Yuchi Jing.

After Zhou Tieyi returned to Beijing from Shantong Mansion, he first closed the door to visitors and only made two copies of the accounts he had checked, one to the palace and the other to the Zhushen Division for filing.

Then, after the court session that day, Zhou Tieyi entered the imperial study and discussed with the Ministry of Revenue, the Three Departments, the Emperor, and the Empress Dowager about solutions to Daxia's deficit. Eventually, all parties compromised and decided on the establishment of Daxia's Central Bank, with Zhou Tieyi as the leader and Feng Zikuan and Mei Qingchen as the supervisors.

However, the central bank is still in the process of preparation, including the issuance of the most important bonds, bills, and stocks. These are just policy announcements and have not been fully implemented.

In theory, Zhou Tieyi's office location as the governor of the Central Bank has not even been determined. At the same time, although the vast amount of files on the Mo Shi case have been sent to the Ministry of Justice for trial, it has not yet reached the final stage of conviction. Therefore, according to convention, Zhou Tieyi still serves as the director of the Inspection Institute of the Zhushen Division. Once the Mo Shi case is settled, various positions in the Central Bank are determined, and they begin to exercise their powers, Zhou Tieyi will resign from the position of director of the Inspection Institute.

This is actually a small routine in the officialdom. In the past, there have been cases where someone resigned from their own position in advance, but the promised position was intercepted. There are even many such cases, so it has become a routine in the officialdom. Zhou Tieyi himself does not need to care about this officialdom routine, but now his every move is over-interpreted by the world, and there is also an emperor who is very suspicious and wants to become a saint. Therefore, Zhou Tieyi’s best way to deal with people around him is not to get close to them, but to distance themselves from them, so that they will not be easily involved in the vortex that they can hardly grasp.

Therefore, during the disciple-accepting ceremony today, I will avoid seeing people if possible. Even if I do see people, it will be to handle official business. This way, no one in the world can find fault with me.

Hearing Yuchi Jing's bold invitation to return to the God-Slaying Division, Zhou Tieyi thought for a moment and said, "Alright, the matter of collecting the dreams of the people of Tianjing should indeed be filed in the God-Slaying Division."

Ten days later, November 15th.

Next to the Tianjing Railway Station, the main frame of the huge Tianjing Exchange has been completely built. Because it involves the finances of Daxia, in addition to Zhou Tieyi personally compacting the foundation, the entire framework structure was also built by practitioners, so the main frame was completed in just over ten days.

At the same time, over the past ten days, the Tianjing Daily has been dropping information about stocks and bonds like dense bombs. Now, even a random breakfast shop owner can tell you everything about stocks and bonds.

Today happened to be the completion date of the Tianjing Stock Exchange. The train station, which was originally a passenger hub, was naturally crowded with people. Many people from other places came from far away. Even if they did not plan to buy stocks, they wanted to see what the so-called stock trading was all about.

Many of them had even been queuing in front of the Tianjing Stock Exchange since the night before, and the entire area was guarded by Tianjing guards to maintain order.

However, when they saw the huge Tianjing Exchange, everyone was inevitably a little surprised, because although this huge exchange looked spacious and bright, it did not even have tables and chairs inside, which was indeed a bit too simple.

The morning bell rang, and one carriage after another drove in. The leading carriage was decorated with coral trees, and was pulled by horses with eagle-like claws. It ran with the sound of wind and thunder. Everyone immediately realized that this was Zhou Tieyi's carriage.

Zhou Tieyi was not wearing a white python robe today, but a set of purple official uniform of the third rank of Daxia, symbolizing that he came as the governor of the central bank. His promotion had been confirmed at the court meeting a few days ago.

After getting off the carriage and seeing the huge crowd, Zhou Tieyi understood why everyone came. Without any nonsense, he stretched out his hand, and a black and white lotus blossomed in his palm. In the lotus, a kingdom of God between reality and illusion was like a bright moon.

It was during these ten days that Zhou Tieyi collected the dreams of the people of Tianjing and refined the perfect Mingyue System. With the dreams of the people, the kingdom of God within the Mingyue system could absorb the human connections and survive forever.

He threw the Mingyue System in his hand toward the Tianjing Exchange. A bird's nest formed by a huge steel support slowly supported the descending Mingyue. The power of the earth veins began to surge, forming small dragons that lifted the descending Mingyue System upwards.

As the Mingyue system merged with the Tianjing Exchange, reality and fantasy naturally intertwined. Inside the originally empty large venue, small buildings emerged, equipped with tables, chairs, counters, and plant decorations.

Seeing this scene, the ordinary people present could not help but let out exclamations like a tide. It was not that they had not heard of this method of creating things in the void, but such places were usually the secret realms of Daxia or the core areas of major families, and had never been open to ordinary people.

Zhou Tieyi turned to look at Qian Guangyun, "Let the traders enter the market."

Qian Guangyun took action immediately, and one after another, the trained traders entered the Tianjing Exchange like a stream of fish and dragons. They were the best traders selected from the counters of major merchants. After learning the stock trading rules, they were sent here to handle transactions.

Everyone wore a red vest and held a copper abacus with a professional stock account book next to them. After the traders arrived, Qian Guangyun stepped forward and reported to Zhou Tieyi, who then said, "Let the people enter the venue. Trading will begin on time at 7:00 p.m."

After hearing Zhou Tieyi's instructions, the Tianjing guards began to let people in in an orderly manner. The initial capacity was 10,000 people. If the venue was full, they would only allow more people to enter after some people left.

In just a cup of tea, the first ten thousand people had entered the venue, and everyone was looking at the decoration here like curious babies.

Many people even pinched the tables and chairs around them and found that although these tables and chairs had a specific shape, they were very soft and sitting on them felt like sitting on a ball of soft cotton.

“Are these tables and chairs real?”

Someone asked curiously.

"It is condensed by the Xuanhuang Zuqi."

A cultivator immediately gave an explanation. The person who spoke was an old Taoist in a yellow robe. He had no interest in stocks and bonds, but he had not seen Zhou Tieyi's magical powers the last time Zhou Tieyi accepted a disciple. He heard from others that at the last moment, the Daxia Exchange in the dream directly drove everyone out. The old Taoist in the yellow robe understood that this was just an attempt by Zhou Tieyi, and it would be implemented slowly later.

As expected, the existence of the Tianjin Stock Exchange opened his eyes.

"Everything here is between reality and illusion. The so-called reality refers to the fact that there is a real basis here. Marquis Zhou and the imperial court have mobilized the mysterious and yellow Qi of the earth veins to form the material basis of this place. However, the tables, chairs and counters we see should have existed in the 'Qi state'. But I don't know what method Marquis Zhou used to turn the 'Qi state' into a tangible substance, and it exists in the form that everyone imagines. It is really mysterious!"

For example, practitioners are first immersed in this real and illusory trading hall, but ordinary people are more concerned about whether the so-called stocks can make them money.

Suddenly someone said, "The transaction is about to begin!"

Everyone followed the direction of the man's finger and saw a bright moon in the middle of the huge trading place. It could be seen clearly from all angles, and a line of words appeared in the middle of the moon.

Tianjin Railway Chamber of Commerce, one tael of silver per share, preparing for transaction.

When everyone focused their attention on the Tianjin Railway Chamber of Commerce, a large amount of information fell into everyone's mind along the light. This information included the construction of the Tianjin Railway Chamber of Commerce, production costs, production plans, expected profits and so on.

Suddenly, the words "preparing for transaction" changed and turned into a formal transaction.

The next moment, a red order appeared, buying 10,000 shares at one tael of silver per share.

This was like a signal, instantly detonating the display above. Buy orders appeared one after another, like a red wave, drowning everyone's sight in a dozen breaths.

(End of this chapter)