Li Yao did not expect that Han Yuantai, as an 'ancient' and a 'barbarian' in the mouth of the central dynasty, would have such a thorough understanding of the relationship between the Cultivators and the country. Also, the man was both bold and clear-minded. He truly deserved to be the right-hand man of Han Baling, the dominating leader of Ghost Qin!
It was not hard to infer the formidability of Ghost Qin and the formidability of Han Baling from him!
Li Yao squeezed out a scornful smile and said coldly, "You are being an alarmist, aren't you? Ever since Cultivators existed, there have been Cultivation sects. It has been the same for a hundred thousand years. Are they all as unbearable as you described? "
"They are exactly as unbearable as they are!"
Han Yuantai declared loudly. "It is exactly because the 'cancer' that is the Cultivation sects have been leeching on the country for a hundred thousand years that the tragedies of hundreds of dynasties have taken place!
"Let's just talk about the rise of the Great Qian Dynasty a thousand years ago!
"Before the Great Qian Dynasty, there were hundreds of years of bloody chaos. At that time, the thousands of sects in the entire Ancient Sages Sector ruled over their own territory and fought each other incessantly. Not just the ordinary people, even the odds of the Cultivators dying in hell were unbelievably high. As the saying goes, 'living in fear all day long', it was exactly what the Cultivators at that time were living in fear all the time!
"It was not until the 'Thunderous Qian Hall', the predecessor of the Great Qian Dynasty, rose unstoppably and dominated the world with eighty sects that a new dynasty was established and the peace of the Ancient Sages Sector was restored!
"But this peace is only temporary!"
"The world was conquered by the Thunderous Qian Hall and the eighty sects together. Naturally, they had to divide the contributions. At that time, countless sects and Cultivators who disobeyed the Great Qian Dynasty could be swallowed. After all the opposing forces were annihilated, with the resources that they left behind, the Great Qian Dynasty was naturally able to live in peace for hundreds of years!
"However, after hundreds of years, when the Great Qian Dynasty was peaceful and prosperous, the number of Cultivators soared!
"Cultivators have a long lifespan, and their ambitions are even greater. Nobody is willing to live under someone else's thumb for a long time. If the senior and junior brothers in a sect are on par with each other in terms of methods, and if there are conflicts between them, in order to resolve the conflicts and expand their influence, they will be divided into branches and branches!
"Just like that, for hundreds of years, the eighty sects that supported the 'Thunderous Qian Sect' kept expanding and establishing new branches and branches. The unaffiliated Cultivators also established their own sects and branches. Gradually, there are almost four thousand sects today!"
Li Yao snorted. "Cultivation sects, the more the better. What's wrong with that?"
"If we have unlimited resources, that would be great."
Han Yuantai smiled bitterly. "However, there is only so much spiritual energy and treasures in the world. For every new Cultivator, other Cultivators will have less share. For every new Cultivation sect, the pressure on the country will be greater. It seems that the Cultivators of the Great Qian Dynasty are getting stronger and stronger, but in fact, we are getting closer and closer to the cliff of destruction!
"According to the rules established when the Great Qian Dynasty was founded, 'the emperor and the Cultivators rule the world together'. The Cultivation sects boast countless privileges!
"Let's not talk about the strongest sects in the world such as the 'Purple Pole Sword Sect'. Let's take a middle-sized, common sect for example. It often has hundreds of inner sect disciples, almost ten thousand outer sect disciples, and hundreds of thousands of acres of the best farmland. The number of civilians that are attached to the sect can be more than a hundred thousand households!
"According to the rules, the Cultivation sects pay very little taxes and taxes. Once the fertile land belongs to the Cultivation sects, it will be difficult for the country to collect the land tax. If the civilians become disciples of the Cultivation sects, or if they have relatives or relatives of the disciples, even if they are the uncles of the Cultivation sects, it will be difficult for them to be forced to serve in the army because they have the support of the Cultivation sects!
"Such Cultivation sects have been rooted in the local area for hundreds of years and collect all the rights in the local area. From the local officials to the local gentry, they are all disciples of the Cultivation sects. They even replace the law of the country with the rules of the sect. They also raise thousands of ferocious warriors who do not work but train themselves every day. They are essentially independent kingdoms!
"Such 'kingdoms' conceal their farmland through all kinds of astounding approaches, resist the conscription and taxation of the court, and complain that they are poor to the court. They demand all kinds of favors and benefits from the court under the pretext of famine and natural disasters. What are they if not blood-sucking cancerous tumors that make absolutely no contributions?
"When the Great Qian Dynasty was first established, there were only eighty such 'cancerous tumors'. The country was' healthy 'enough to support them!
"But right now, the big cancerous tumors are getting bigger and bigger and giving birth to a series of smaller cancerous tumors. The methods of extracting the bones and sucking the marrow are getting more and more brutal and reckless, too! How can the Great Qian Dynasty, which is already old and emaciated, not collapse when four thousand 'cancerous tumors' are pressing on it? "
Brilliance suddenly flashed in Li Yao's eyes. He said coldly, "Even you, a native of Ghost Qin, have seen through it so clearly. How can the emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty turn a blind eye to it? Didn't you say that the 'Thunderous Qian Hall', which the emperor belonged to, used to be the strongest sect in the past and that they couldn't find a way to eliminate the 'cancerous tumors'? "
Han Yuantai smiled and shook his head. "The emperor who is supposed to be a dictator naturally does not like to see so many disobedient 'cancerous tumors' in his country.
"However, to eliminate the cancerous tumors is more difficult than to climb to the sky!
"It's true that the Thunderous Qian Hall was the strongest sect in the world a thousand years ago. But however strong the Thunderous Qian Hall was, it could only deal with ten to twenty Cultivation sects at best. But if the other eighty Cultivation sects joined hands, there was nothing the Thunderous Qian Hall could do about them!
"Therefore, the Thunderous Qian Hall had to cooperate with the eighty Cultivation sects and establish the 'Great Qian Dynasty' together!
"The Great Qian Dynasty is more like an alliance of the eighty-one sects of the Ancient Sages Sector than a country. The so-called emperor is nothing more than a leader of the alliance!
"When the Great Qian Dynasty was just established, the conflicts between the 'Thunderous Qian Hall', represented by the emperor, and the local Cultivation sects were not intense. The two parties lived in peace for hundreds of years.
"When the local Cultivation sects expanded day by day and the conflicts between the two parties intensified, the Thunderous Qian Hall declined and was unable to do anything!"
Pondering for a moment, Li Yao said, "Since the Thunderous Qian Hall was at the center of the Great Qian Dynasty, it should've had the most abundant resources, the most advanced techniques, and the most mysterious magical equipment. Even if the local Cultivation sects were expanding, the royal family should've been growing stronger too. Why did it decline instead?"
Han Yuantai smiled. "You may not know this, Master, but there are three main reasons for the decline of the royal family of the Great Qian Dynasty!
"Firstly, after the emperor becomes the emperor, he will have to take care of all the affairs in the world every day. He will be immersed in literature and dealing with infinite problems every day!
"If the emperor is diligent in his work and loves the people, he will have no time for training at all. Even if his level is improved, his combat ability will plummet!
"If the emperor leaves the important affairs of the country to the ministers and focuses on his own training, it will give the local sects an opportunity to rise because most of the ministers are from other Cultivation sects. It is impossible for the Thunderous Qian Hall to dominate the country alone!"
"Secondly, the throne of the emperor is a supreme position. Even though he is only the nominal ruler of the world, too many people are coveting his position!
"The conflicts in the royal court, the conflicts between brothers, and even the murders of fathers and sons have never ceased in the past thousand years! While the emperor is not reassured to leave the national affairs to other Cultivation sects, he is even less reassured to leave them to his brothers and the disciples of the Thunderous Qian Hall!
"Ever since the Great Qian Dynasty was founded, the Thunderous Qian Hall and the entire royal family have been mired in the cruelest internal strife. Counting the new emperor who ascended to the throne last year, there have been sixty-six emperors in the Great Qian Dynasty in the past thousand years. On average, every emperor died an abrupt death after only twenty years on the throne! For the Cultivators whose lifespans are more than two hundred years old, they are unbelievably short-lived ghosts!
"It's not like all of them have 'run out of life', is it? How many sordid and vicious stories have been hidden in them? That's not worth telling!
"Thirdly, the world belongs to the royal family of the Great Qian Dynasty nominally. Therefore, the emperor has become the target of all the Cultivation sects. No matter how the Cultivation sects compete with each other, they will always be united and fight against the emperor the moment he launches an attack!
"The emperor lives in the royal palace of the Divine Capital. He does not know the truth of the local area, and most of his troops are from the local area. If he really goes on a rampage, he will not even know whose command his troops will listen to. How can he expect to compete with the Cultivation sects?
"The Great Qian Dynasty has survived for a thousand years to this day. There are too many local Cultivation sects. The people only know that there is a leader but not an emperor. When they are in trouble, they go to the Cultivators to 'help the weak' instead of reporting to the authorities for help. It is not surprising that the emperor's decree cannot leave the Divine Capital or even the royal palace!"
Li Yao was deep in thought. "So to speak, for the emperor, the Cultivation sects seem to be the most disgusting tumors that cannot be dug out, squeezed, or crushed, right?"
"Not just for the emperor. It is the same for the common people, if not a hundred times more cruel!"
Han Yuantai said solemnly, "Most of the people raised in any Cultivation sect are warriors who are brave and ruthless and murderous! Those people do not work in production. They know nothing about agriculture. What they train themselves with every day is the methods of slaughter!
"Besides, their appetite is enormous. They have to eat the best meat for every meal. Their consumption is dozens of times higher than that of the common people!
"To raise a Cultivator who does not work all day but only works on his body and training his techniques, even if he is just a Refinement Stage Cultivator of the lowest level, dozens if not hundreds of farmers have to work hard in the fields day and night!"
"Besides, the Cultivators need more than just food and water. They also need all kinds of facilities, minerals, and marvelous medicines!
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