“These slaves are so miserable that they don’t even have names. They do all the dirty work and eat and sleep with the animals.

"Most of those people live a good life. In addition to farming, many of them have some crafts, such as basket weaving, weaving, cooking and so on.

"The so-called common people are people with their own surnames. Their treatment is similar to that of merchants. Each family has slaves, and some can own weapons, but they cannot own armor."

Xuanyuan Huangdi wrote four lines of small characters: merchants, common people, people, and slaves.

Emperor Xuanyuan asked: "Where did these slaves come from?"

Qingsu replied: "Most of them were born to parents who were slaves."

"Asshole!"

Emperor Xuanyuan scolded: "Although there were slaves in the early years, most of them were slaves due to wars. If slaves are allowed to give birth to slaves, doesn't it mean that the sons of slaves can only be slaves?"

Li Ping'an wondered: "Senior brother, don't you know this?"

"After the Juetian Formation was established, I was asked by the Holy Mother not to interfere in Nanzhou, so I didn't bother to do anything about it."

Xuanyuan Huangdi sighed: "Go on, what else is there?"

Qing Su said: "According to Lingling and I's rough estimate, in the village, there are seven or eight merchants, thirteen or four common people, more than a hundred civilians, and dozens of slaves. In the town, there are hundreds of merchants and hundreds of common people.

There are two to three thousand civilians and seven to eight hundred slaves."

Gui Ling continued: "A small city is a small city surrounded by earth walls. There are more than a thousand merchants, thousands of people, more than ten thousand people, and one or two thousand slaves. The larger the city, the more people and slaves there are. In a big city, there will be more people and slaves.

There are also some civilians who hold weapons."

Li Ping'an said: "Actually, the people were elected into the army. An organized army appeared in the big cities. In the villages and towns, businessmen still controlled the force."

Xuanyuan Huangdi nodded slightly: "Not to mention the issue of slaves giving birth to slaves, the layout of villages, towns and cities is much more reasonable than in ancient times... Where have you been, Ping An?"

"I walked around."

Li Ping'an took a bite of the stir-fried spiritual poultry meat made by Xuanyuan Huangdi.

Hmm, not very tasty.

He put down his chopsticks, his eyes full of emotion, and said slowly:

"The territory of Shang is divided into two parts. The one we are in now is the Shang Kingdom. The Shang Kingdom occupies the land of destiny in the center of Nanzhou. The merchants firmly control this most fertile land through the layout you mentioned.

"The current King of Shang is named Xiao Yi, he is the 21st generation monarch, his name is Zi Lian, he is the kind who has no merits and no faults.

"In the vast land outside the Shang Kingdom, there are four hundred kingdoms, six hundred princes, and thousands of tribes. They all respect the Lord of the Shang Kingdom as the great king, and they are the lesser kings.

"The Shang State goes to war almost every year. As long as some country or princes do not pay tribute, no matter what the reason, the Shang State will send troops to attack them.

"Also, because Nanzhou has spiritual energy but no cultivation methods, and is protected by the divine court, most mortals who can live in peace can live for more than a hundred years. There are many people who live two or three hundred years as King Shang."

After saying this, Li Ping'an clicked his tongue softly:

"I also found out why human sacrifice and human sacrifice are so popular."

Xuanyuan Huangdi hurriedly asked: "Why?"

"that is……"

Li Pingan said:

“I don’t know if it was done by the previous rulers of the Shang Kingdom or if it was done by the Shang Kingdom.

"Their sacrifices can continuously provide power to the gods of Shenting, and the gods of Shenting will also accept the control of King Shang and the priests.

"And after King Shang died, he really went to the Divine Court.

"It can be said that most of the gods in the Divine Court were formerly rulers on the ground. The sacrifices of the Shang Kingdom focused on worshiping ancestors. They killed people and sacrificed people just to let the ancestors have slaves in the Divine Court.

"As sacrifices continue below, the gods above will continue to grow stronger... This is probably the way in which mutated incense becomes a god."

Xuanyuan Huangdi asked: "If you kill animals below, can the gods above become stronger?"

"Yes," Li Ping'an said, "there is a certain number of killings and animals. If there are not enough human sacrifices, the gods will bring disasters and blame them. Therefore, the Shang State will also take the initiative to launch wars and plunder human sacrifices."

"The Shang Kingdom must be destroyed!"

Emperor Xuanyuan gritted his teeth and cursed:

"If my old generals see this scene in Nanzhou, they will definitely make themselves angry to death again!"

Li Ping'an shook his head: "The guilt here naturally comes from the divine court and the sacrificial system. If the divine court is not destroyed and this system is not changed, the practice of human sacrifice and sacrifice will not be extinct."

Gui Lingling whispered: "We also saw a lot of cruel businessmen... They really eat people..."

As soon as I said this, I couldn't finish the meal.

Xuanyuan Huangdi's face was as cold as frost, and Li Pingan's face was also gloomy.

Qingsu asked: "Apprentice, how should we solve this problem?"

"If we attack Shenting directly, at least 30% to 40% of the lives in Nanzhou will be killed or injured. It is not advisable to attack by force unless it is a last resort."

Li Pingan said:

"What I thought before was to step by step become a god king, directly remove the fuel from the bottom of the cauldron, and use the way of heaven and the heaven to annex the divine court.

“But it takes a lot of time to do that.

"While I was walking around, I suddenly had an inspiration... Compared to the Divine Court, aren't we just Outer Gods now?"

"Outside god?" Xuanyuan Huangdi's eyes were full of doubts.

Li Ping'an smiled and said: "We have fighting power, but no divine position, and there is a mutated incense here that has become a divine way. Why don't we invent a god? Directly merge into the divine court? Then challenge the divine king?"

"Inventing gods?"

"good!"

Li Pingan shook his sleeves:

"Let's first find a Fang country, create a new god in Fang country, and gather incense.

"I can ask God to intervene on this point, and it can be done in three to five months.

"Then, we let the Fang Kingdom provoke the Shang Kingdom. After the provocation, the Shang Kingdom brought their gods to the war, and then quickly surrendered. We also followed the trend and surrendered to the divine court enshrined by the Shang Kingdom.

"Most of the gods in the Divine Court are in the state of Tiannu, and their brains are not very bright. We use the rules of the Divine Court to challenge the God King inside the Divine Court.

"I have calculated that if we act this way, there will be no disaster in Southern Continent, but the country will suffer. According to business practices, 80% will be slaves and 20% will be human sacrifices."

Emperor Xuanyuan asked: "Which country do you want to choose?"

"It's not decided yet," Li Ping'an asked, "Is the Bear Kingdom still there?"

Xuanyuan Huangdi's forehead is covered with black lines.

Gui Lingling said: "Look for someone with a smaller number of people."

"With a small number of people, Fang Kingdom will have to spend more time cultivating new gods," Qing Su said. "It is better for us to make some preparations. As long as we achieve our goal, we can secretly remove the mortals in Fang Kingdom."

"Hey, this will make the gods of Shenting alert."

Xuanyuan Huangdi said seriously:

"Ping An is right, everything should be done according to the rules of the Divine Court."

"Actually, we don't necessarily have to look for Fang Guo to cause trouble."

Li Pingan touched his chin and thought carefully:

"I just thought about it. It would be better for us to control the sacrificial priests in several places and let a new sect appear in the Shangdi. Using the sect to give birth to gods would be more appropriate than harming a country.

"Will merchants massacre merchants? It's obviously unlikely. The casualties would definitely be much smaller than if we went to conquer a Fang Kingdom.

"These priests mastered the method of communicating with the gods, and they were also above the merchants and local officials."

Gui Lingling: "Sect?"

Qingsu: "Controlling sacrifices?"

Huangdi Xuanyuan wondered: "Do you want to open a big religion?"

"I don't dare to have a big sect," Li Ping'an said casually, "just create an irregular sect, such as the Flying Turtle God Sect. The miracle is a black turtle flying in the sky."

Xuanyuan Huangdi glanced at Guiling.

The Human Emperor always felt that he was being connoted by the Emperor of Heaven, but there was no evidence.

"That's it," Xuanyuan Huangdi slapped the table, "Without further delay, take action immediately!"
Chapter completed!