Da Zaojun

Song Wuji saw the resurrected person behaving strangely in the Magpie Bridge Secret Realm.

Recalling the "newbie village" in games from my past life, this Magpie Bridge Secret Realm is sufficient and can be further developed.

The Magpie Bridge Secret Realm once gave out the [She Order]. What is She? It means land, association, village, society, and the pastoral life of men farming and women weaving.

One character represents clothing, signifying weaving.

The character "土" (earth) represents farming.

The Magpie Bridge Secret Realm has one unique feature: a constant stream of migrants gathers here from all directions, waiting to migrate.

This hidden place, centered around a large locust tree, is home to millions of people waiting to relocate and seek a living elsewhere.

It was the place Song Wuji initially considered for population replenishment, but the quality of these refugees was too poor, so he did not consider it again.

I'm currently working as an NPC in the Magpie Bridge Secret Realm.

"Tianluo, this secret realm was originally under your control. The Mirage Dragon also hibernated here and transformed into the Silkworm Dragon. Now, the development of this secret realm is entrusted to you. Try your best to make it a peaceful paradise on earth and provide stable logistical support."

Although Hongzhou Prefecture has an ancient Yunmeng Secret Realm where they have educated the wild tribes and cultivated farmland, the Yunmeng Secret Realm is mysterious and dangerous. Rather than assigning them to farm, it is better to use this place, which naturally contains the stars Altair and Vega, which symbolize the meaning of farming.

Cangzhong is, after all, only a ninth-grade secret realm. It is not enough to use it to worship the God of Grain. The Five Elements Agriculture Department can change to a main altar and build the Temple of the God of Agriculture and the Altar of the State here.

Song Wuji even wanted to build the Nuwa Palace, the Ancestral Temple, the Suihuo Temple, and other temples here.

We must still build magnificent architecture, to carry on the legacy and pass on the torch, and never forget our ancestors.

“Education can also be carried out here, and an academy can be established.”

Song Wuji thought for a moment: "No other secret realm is as peaceful and stable as this one. The Huang Family Compound is a natural enclosed courtyard that can house thousands of people. It would be perfect to transform it into an ancestral temple for humans."

"As the saying goes, the most important matters of state are sacrifice and war."

"A grand sacrificial ceremony must be held."

"A war of national founding that garnered considerable attention."

"Master, what do you think of this place?"

"He who bears the nation's disgrace is called the master of the state. He who bears the nation's misfortune is called the king of the world."

Master Xu Jia said, "This place is perfect for building a temple to the land and the state, where Goddess Nuwa can be the main deity and Great Sage Fuxi can be the secondary deity."

Next came the Heavenly Emperor, the Earthly Emperor, and the Human Emperor, who were the ancestors of humanity in an even more ancient era.

The Heavenly Emperor was the first ruler of the world after Pangu separated heaven and earth. Legend has it that he was the Primordial Heavenly Venerable. The Heavenly Emperor had twelve brothers, who then established twelve kingdoms.

The emperor, who was the leader, invented the ten Heavenly Stems, and the others invented the twelve Earthly Branches, thus enabling the world to understand the changes of time.

The Earthly Emperor inherited the power of the Heavenly Emperor. He named the sun "Sun," the moon "Moon," and the stars "Stars."

Because of the Dihuang clan, the human race looked up at the stars for the first time and established a calendar.

One day is defined as one day, and thirty days as one month.

A year is defined as 12 months.

From this point on, humanity gained a concrete understanding of time, which greatly enhanced their knowledge of astronomy and calendar systems, and provided guidance for labor and hunting. Legend has it that after the Heavenly Emperor and the Earthly Emperor, the world underwent great changes, with natural disasters such as massive meteorites, great floods, and severe frosts.

The human population plummeted, nearly to extinction.

The Human Emperor then led the human race to migrate to what is now the land of China, where they settled, preserved their civilization, multiplied and continued, and divided into tribes, thus giving rise to the ancient tribes.

Following them were Suiren, Youchao, and Cangjie, who were the three sages of ancient times and the progenitors of humankind, and are enshrined in the Temple of the Ancestors.

Next are Huaxu, Shennong, Huangdi, and Chiyou, who are considered the progenitors of the Chinese people and are enshrined in the Yanhuang Temple.
Following this were the beliefs in Yao, Shun, and Yu, the sacrifices to Heaven, Earth, and Water, and the Three Officials and Three Primal Elements. These Three Officials correspond to the three ancient emperors Yao, Shun, and Yu.

After that came the ancient rulers of the world, such as Zhuanxu, Diku, Taihao, Shaodian, and Leize, along with the ancient imperial temples.

Leizu, the Rain Master, the Wind God, Yinglong, the Mysterious Woman, Qibo, Guangchengzi, and others, along with the Temple of the Heavenly Official.

Xu Jia spoke eloquently, seemingly very clear about all of this: "Lord of the Realm, if you follow my instructions, you can suppress the human race's fortune."

"As for the Temple of Literature and Martial Arts, we can find another place to build it."

The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors mentioned by Xu Jia are quite different from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors that Song Wuji previously knew.

However, Master Xu Jia's boss is [Taishang Laojun], and this is a mythological story, not the same environment as the previous life. Slight differences are acceptable, as ancient history is passed down through mythology, with different versions of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

The earliest historical records are from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, including oracle bone inscriptions, bronze inscriptions, and silk and bamboo slips from the Warring States period.

Song Wuji said, "Then let's build it according to the Master's wishes. I wonder if the Master would be willing to serve as the chief designer here. After all, we don't know what the ancient people looked like, so please give us your guidance."

"I know nothing, only symbols, names, characters, and spirit."

"However, I do have someone I can introduce to you who can do it."

"Who?"

"Gongshu Ban, also known as Lu Ban."

The first thing that came to Song Wuji's mind was: "IQ 250?"
He then chuckled at himself: "Xu Jia and Gongshu Ban actually have a connection?"

"That's natural. We are from the same era, when the Hundred Schools of Thought emerged. Grandfather Laozi once guided Gongshu Ban. In a way, he can be considered part of our lineage, but he valued techniques over the Dao."

He said: "The Dao is too abstract and I don't understand it. I only apply my knowledge to tools so that I can save more effort, reduce the number of artisans who are recruited by kings and princes to build palaces, and improve the status of one or two artisans so that they are not treated like weeds."

"So he invented tools such as saws, planes, carpenter's squares, and ink lines."

"Later he found that this was useless; these tools only made the craftsmen need to do more work, and the meat-eaters still did not elevate the status of the craftsmen."

"So he began to make killing tools, hoping to demonstrate the value of craftsmen in military and political matters."

"But actually, he just doesn't know how to speak or express himself."

"Mozi was much more eloquent than him. He was the son of a craftsman, studied Confucianism, but was dissatisfied with Confucianism. So he organized a group of wandering knights and created the Mohist school. The Mohist school absorbed many of the craftsmanship skills of Gongshu Ban. Later, the Mohist school disbanded and became the ruling class, that is, the officials of the Ministry of Works, who in turn oppressed the craftsmen."

"This is why craftsmen are willing to venerate Gongshu Ban as their ancestor, but not Mozi. Lu Ban gave them a way to make a living and also left them with the ability to save their lives. If their employers were harsh or abusive, they would use witchcraft to overcome them."

"As for the Mo family's mechanical arts, they were mostly used to build imperial tombs. Once the imperial tombs were completed, the first thing they did was to kill the craftsmen."

(End of this chapter)