Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 401 Crowdfunding Luo Jiao

Chen Xinjian ran to be his brother's "pretentious partner", and when Chen Toutie solemnly appeared as the leader of the Luo Sect, he immediately intimidated the captured people.

Why?

——Because when everyone in the world was confused and had no idea what the Luo Sect was, these people were the only ones who knew what the Luo Sect was all about.

Based on a most basic theory, only the person who has wronged you knows how wronged you are.

Therefore, the prefects and county magistrates who sent them here naturally knew that these guys were just there to make up the numbers.

The main point of the whole thing is, regardless of whether he is a Luojiao follower or not, at least let the governor see his attitude.

But we can’t be too perfunctory when it comes to arresting people to make up the numbers.

You have to know that the governor also has to report to his superiors.

It would be really embarrassing if the people sent there knew nothing even after being tortured.

Fortunately, the current political ecology is relatively mature.

——Let’s have intensive training!

So the county magistrates, chief clerks, and legal advisors in the county offices of all states took the messy pamphlets issued by the court, such as "On Some Characteristics of Luojiao", "A Preliminary Look at the Origin of Luojiao", "Journey to the West to Save Evil", and "The Monkey Heart: Its True Nature and Awakening", and began to guess what the hell Luojiao was.

Wait until you can sort out a rough set of rules from the mess.

He then gave some vague instructions to the people who were captured to make up the numbers.

With the help of sticks and whips, when the people had almost remembered everything, they were tied up into a group and sent to Licheng.

In addition, some people could stammer and confess some outrageous plans, such as spreading them across the entire Shandong province first, and then infiltrating the Yun army, etc.

——These were all the contents published in the court newspaper when the court repeatedly emphasized the harm of Luojiao. I was taught a lesson by those advisors.

These scapegoats are not very smart and do not seem to be very powerful.

After listening to the nonsense indoctrination of the chief clerk and the legal advisor for a few days, and having nothing to do in the prison these days, I pondered over it in a daze, and felt that...

It's very convincing!
In addition, thinking of the powerful and evil force of the Luo Cult mentioned by the officials, and thinking of the reality of being prisoners in prison today, many people actually hoped that they were members of the Luo Cult, and that soldiers in white helmets and armor would rush in, rescue them, and go together to enjoy the wealth and glory of the Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Who would have thought that I had been deceiving myself for so many days.

He was actually rescued!
Moreover, the guy in the black robe and hood is actually the legendary leader of the Luo Sect!

Those people who were falsely accused of being Luo followers felt as if they were in a dream and it was extremely unreal.

Many people thought of the scene when the powerful and mysterious Luojiao leader calmly took them away in front of the officials of the governor's office and the Western Factory. The governor and the Western Factory officials not only did not dare to stop him, but also greeted him with smiles and greeted his entourage.

I have a more thorough understanding of the Luo Sect's arrogance and all-powerful power.

Immediately, a clever prisoner rushed out from the crowd, bowed to Chen Toutie, and cried out excitedly, "I pay my respects to the leader!"

The prisoner's actions immediately reminded everyone.

Many people followed the crowd, scrambling to get forward, crying and prostrating themselves on the ground.

Looking at the huge crowd of people prostrating themselves, with many of them looking at him in admiration, Chen Toutie, who was hidden in a black robe and hood, began to stiffen.

No, how do you say that?

who am I? where am I?
Just when Chen Toutie was about to panic and ask people to get up, Chen Xinjian hurriedly shouted, "What a mess! What a mess!!"

When the prisoners saw Chen Xinjian standing next to Chen Toutie, they all shut up in awe.

Chen Xinjian shouted, "Lower your heads!"

Only after seeing the prisoners lower their heads did he push Chen Toutie away.

Chen Toutie finally came to his senses and said to Chen Xinjian in a confused voice, "What the hell is going on?"

Chen Xinjian also whispered, "I don't know either. Let's catch two people and ask them."

Chen Toutie then pretended to call a few people out and prepared to ask them about their experiences in person.

Although Chen Toutie is not very smart, his expertise lies in torture, and he is best at interrogation.

The two brothers worked together and soon found out the truth.

They were shocked and quickly told Pei Yuan the news.

Pei Yuan was weakening his presence and was ready to leave at any time. He was also surprised when he heard these things.

After thinking about it for a while, he immediately asked someone to hurry up and find Tian Fu.

After Tian Fu heard the rumors here, he rushed over overnight without saying a word.

Tian Fu first went to find some prisoners, and after briefly questioning them, he ran to have a secret discussion with Pei Yuan.

The next day, the team set out early and arrived at the farm that Tian Fu had found for Luo Jiao before dark.

The land tax had already been simply planned in the manor, and the prisoners sent from various states and counties were immediately separated and resettled according to their different territories.

Then he called people together in groups, organized by state and county, and asked them what they had learned.

What these people were forced to remember under the beatings was quite reliable, and with so many people corroborating each other, they were able to repeat most of it.

Tian Fu was in an extremely excited state. He questioned the prisoners almost non-stop, then wrote down what they said on paper and summarized it.

Finally, the complicated parts were deleted and the essential parts were retained, and a total of four sets of precious scrolls were compiled.

They are "The Volume of Hard Work to Attain the Way", "The Volume of Lamenting the World's Inaction", "The Volume of Right Faith to Eliminate Doubts and Achieve Freedom without Cultivation", and "The Volume of the Key to Destroying Evil and Revealing Evidence".

In addition, after deciding to settle down in Mount Tai and establish his foundation, Tian Fu personally wrote the "Majestic and Immovable Mount Tai: Deep Roots and Fruitful Results" treasure scroll.

There are a total of five volumes of precious books, which fully describe the magnificent power of Luo Sect.

When Pei Yuan got the five thick stacks of precious scrolls, he was speechless for a moment.

However, during the recent days of sorting out, Tian Fu, who had been calm, became a little excited again, "Captain, our Luo Sect is a success!"

Pei Yuan looked at the five stacks of treasure scrolls in his hand, feeling mixed emotions, and muttered, "It's fucking done."

Tian Fu added, "With the addition of the Luojiao's general outlines narrated by the thousand households, the Luojiao now has a theory and heritage that is sufficient to suppress the sect. Next, it is time to roll out the whole thing."

Tian Fu added, "The captain once told me about the Buddha's bone relics. Now it's time to implement it."

The matter of the Buddha's bone relics involves the Luo sect's worldview.

The worldview structure of Luojiao adopts part of the content of "The Sequel to Journey to the West".

It would take the efforts of many believers to collect all 17 relics. In Pei Yuan's opinion, he could collect all the relics one by one through a series of religious activities.

In this way, not only can those who join the Luojiao have a strong sense of participation, but it is also easy to produce a sense of pleasure from upgrading, and they can't stop in the pursuit of collecting all the relics.

In addition, Pei Yuan also made an additional design for the relics.

That is the blessing activity.

You can tell the followers of the Luo sect that the relics transformed from the Buddha's bones are spiritual, and as long as they are devout, they can receive the blessings of the hometown of Zhenkong and a large reward of silver.

The specific operation is to give each of the 17 relics a name, and agree with the believers in public that every time they recruit a believer, they can record a credit in the merit book.

For each merit, one can choose any merit plaque from the seventeen relics.

As long as they develop seven believers and get seven different medals, they can participate in the blessing activities every ten days.

Every ten days, seven relics will appear to represent the opportunity. Those who have the names of the seven relics recorded will be blessed by the hometown of Zhenkong and will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver by the religion as a reward.

Simply put, as long as a believer recruits seven believers to join the church, he or she can participate in the lottery held every ten days.

The whole activity does not require any effort, just recruit believers to join the religion.

If you can guess correctly the seven relics that have a response among the seventeen, you can win the grand prize of one hundred taels of silver.

The value of one hundred taels of silver is roughly equivalent to more than thirty cows.

Such a no-cost business that makes money out of nothing will definitely attract them even if they are not devout to Luo Sect at all.

Pei Yuan looked at the five stacks of treasure scrolls in his hand and felt that it was time for Luo Sect to expand.

So he said to Tian Fu, "If that's the case, let's get started. I'll leave all the gold and silver I brought out this time to you, and I'll have someone transport some over from Yanggu later."

"We are in the early stages of starting a business, and this is the time to burn money. Don't be afraid to spend money. I just want you to make Luo Sect's business a success for me!"

Tian Fu was very excited after hearing this, "Don't worry, Qian Hu."

After that, he asked Pei Yuan, "Would you like to stay here for a few more days to see how our progress is?"

Pei Yuan heard this and said lazily, "Forget it."

As he said this, he threw to him the five stacks of precious scrolls that Tian Fu treasured.

Pei Yuan had had many unrealistic expectations of Luo Jiao before, but as the past two days passed, he has slowly awakened from some of his fantasies.

These Luojiao followers can indeed be of great use, but not what Pei Yuan wants.

Pei Yuan developed the Luo Sect not only because he wanted to control a large population and use it to make profits, but also because he hoped to draw enough soldiers from this population to replenish various parts of Pei Yuan's territory at any time.

But looking back these days, Pei Yuan has become greatly disappointed.

It is unknown how much energy it will take to turn such obedient people into brave soldiers.

How could Pei Yuan afford to wait?
Even if Pei Yuan used simple and brutal means, such as burning, killing and looting, to arouse their blood and courage, he would only be a more organized Bazhou rebel army.

After carefully selecting these Luojiao followers, perhaps they can be relied upon to form the largest and most solid foundation.

But what Pei Yuan wanted at this moment was the power to make the final decision at the critical moment.

These people under Pei Yuan, the Jinyiwei of the Qianhu Suo, have always been responsible for hunting down cults and suppressing gangsters. They are very good at fighting alone, but their weakness is that they want to fight with real swords and guns.

Although the Xuzhou soldiers had experienced the hardships of the war and were already extremely high-quality soldiers, their number was small. Pei Yuan intended to use them to control the core force of the army, and they were not suitable to be used as consumables in a desperate charge.

As for the Tianjin Guard controlled by Cheng Leixiang and the Xuzhou Zuowei Guard controlled by Ding Hong, the actual combat effectiveness of these two guards was even lower.

The reason why Pei Yuan is so eager to accumulate a military force is because Shandong may not be peaceful in the next few years.

If Pei Yuan remembered correctly, the most intense period of the dispute over tribute from Japan seemed to be these years. When the dispute over tribute from Japan intensified, the environment around Shandong would inevitably begin to deteriorate.

Apart from anything else, the Shandong Anti-Japanese War Department will face the pressure from the Japanese pirates.

If Pei Yuan wanted to develop Liaodong and link Shandong and Liaodong, he had to ensure the safety of the Bohai Sea route.

The Bohai Sea Route between Liaodong and Shandong is still supported by the deterrent power of the Shandong Beiwodusi.

Judging from the current plans alone, the possibility of encountering Japanese pirates at sea in the next few years has greatly increased.

With the current slackness of the Daming Guards, it is not easy to deal with those fierce Japanese pirates. If the Japanese pirates cannot be dealt with head-on and the Shandong Anti-Japanese Military Commission suffers a loss, then the Shandong Anti-Japanese Military Commission is likely to turn conservative and start to deploy defenses along the coast.

Then Pei Yuan’s Liaodong plan was basically abandoned.

Pei Yuan now urgently needs a team that can be formed quickly and demonstrate combat effectiveness in a very short time.

Since the Luo Sect's people cannot be relied upon for the time being, Pei Yuan has to start all over again.

Pei Yuan thought about it and thought about the choices in history.

At the beginning, Qi Jiguang was also worried about the problem of soldiers. He searched all over the Ming Dynasty for strong soldiers who could fight. Finally, he found those miners in Yiwu who were willing to fight to the death. This suppressed the arrogance of the Japanese pirates in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, Pei Yuan muttered to himself, is it possible that he also has to go to Yiwu to recruit those miners like Qi Jiguang?

But Qi Jiguang had the court's permission to recruit soldiers. What excuse did he have to dare to do so?
Moreover, the salaries for recruiting soldiers are not cheap and may not be easy to manage.

I don't have the bravery and strategy of Qi Jiguang, so it's not easy to subdue those fierce soldiers.

As Pei Yuan thought about it, he started to worry again.

Where in the whole world can we find cheap, large-scale and fierce soldiers who can help us deal with the invasion of Japanese pirates?

Pei Yuan unconsciously drew a rough map on the ground, and then slowly examined the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Upon seeing this, Tian Fu wanted to leave quietly.

As soon as he moved, he heard Pei Yuan lower his head and slowly said, "Wait a minute."

Tian Fu immediately bowed and waited there.

Pei Yuan waved to Tian Fu.

Tian Fu immediately came over and looked in the direction Pei Yuan was looking.

After looking at it for a while, I knew it was a map, but I couldn't understand it.

Any map that is slightly accurate in this era is considered top secret military information.

There is no one who can accurately draw the proportions of the entire world from a bird's-eye view.

(End of this chapter)