[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl":3,"chapter-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-552":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Great Jin's Most Iron Rice Bowl",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1897326,2531,"Chapter 552: Cultivators and Mortals Governing Together","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-552",552,"\u003Cp>Regarding the matter of attracting cultivators to settle, Song Weimin had long given it deep thought; on the very day Hua Changxi left the county yamen, he convened the County Vice-Magistrate, the Chief Clerk, and other officials to discuss the issue and personally supervised its implementation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than half a month, a detailed notice bearing both the great seal of the county yamen and the personal seal of the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall—titled \"Regulations on Cultivator Settlement and Spirit Field Reclamation in Nanxiang County\"—was posted before the major city gates of Nanxiang County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the notice was issued, it was like a thunderclap striking the Central Continent, directly stirring up a thousand waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to boil over were countless unaffiliated rogue cultivators and numerous ordinary cultivators of humble birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For them, heavenly grottoes and blessed lands were unattainable luxuries, and spirit fields were precious resources difficult to obtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firstly, cultivation treasures brimming with spiritual energy were firmly controlled by major sects and great clans; they did not even have the qualification to approach them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, places capable of being reclaimed into spirit fields were either near spiritual mines and veins, or close to secret realms, ruins, and other treasure lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These locations were also battlegrounds contested by powerful figures of great factions, not something ordinary cultivators could hope to touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary cultivators could only choose to attach themselves to some faction to gain the qualification to cultivate spirit fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, merely the qualification to cultivate, not ownership of the spirit fields themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the policy issued by Nanxiang County to attract cultivators truly struck at the vital weak points of rogue and ordinary cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply by moving one's entire household to settle there, without needing to sell oneself into servitude, one could directly possess spirit fields and periodically enter top-tier cultivation treasure lands; to them, this was little different than a pie falling from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A cultivator's upper limit for reclaiming spirit fields is five mu, with taxes waived for the first three years... this is the opportunity Nanxiang County offers to ordinary cultivators!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nanxiang County is guarded by the Zhu Que Army; it is stable and peaceful. Even without allocated spirit fields or access to heavenly grottoes, it would still be a fine place to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you still standing there for? Hurry and pack your belongings; move the whole family to Nanxiang County.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, across the Central Continent, every rogue cultivator and ordinary cultivator who learned of Nanxiang County's announcement began moving their entire households, rushing toward Nanxiang County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the recovery of spiritual energy, with the rise of cultivators, the lives of ordinary people had not been easy; suffering oppression from cultivators was a common occurrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suffering some bullying might be bearable, but the main issue was that often, one careless moment could cost a person their life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward cultivators, ordinary people instinctively felt fear and rejection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, among the many ordinary family members traveling with cultivators to Nanxiang County, each face bore longing and anticipation for a new life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no other reason: Nanxiang County had specifically promulgated the \"System for Guaranteeing the Settled Life of Mortals,\" which explicitly stipulated that cultivators must not bully or insult ordinary people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, targeting ordinary people, Nanxiang County distributed a benefit: as long as one became a citizen of Nanxiang County, ordinary people could receive Body-Tempering Techniques free of charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was equivalent to granting ordinary people an opportunity to cultivate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consequently, not only did cultivators yearn for Nanxiang County, but ordinary people also eagerly wished to become members of Nanxiang County.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus began an unprecedented migration of population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in contrast to the fervor of rogue cultivators and ordinary cultivators, the reactions of various major sects, noble clans, and other human factions appeared rather subtle and complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hearts of all parties, anger was hard to suppress, yet secretly they felt envy; and beyond that envy lay deep apprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What angered them was that Nanxiang County's move was clearly an open \"snatching\" of talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were also a resource, especially cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Nanxiang County snatched, the less they would receive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they envied was that the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall dared to think boldly and act decisively, possessing sufficient resources to indulge in such endeavors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To offer heavenly grottoes and blessed lands for shared use, and to distribute spirit fields as private property to cultivators—such courage and material foundation, looking across the entire Central Continent, few would dare to easily emulate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they feared was that if Nanxiang County truly grew rapidly through this, would it squeeze their living space and devour their interests?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overly powerful Nanxiang City was good news for no one, especially since the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall was extremely domineering and forceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were the overt concerns; the hidden trouble that most worried the major factions was that Nanxiang County's measure of distributing resources to ordinary cultivators, on a certain level, simply shook the very foundation upon which most powerful and noble factions relied to stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether before the recovery of spiritual energy or after, most of the world's resources were almost entirely controlled by the major factions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall insisted on going against the tide, distributing productive resources to ordinary cultivators, and even bringing those mortals with no cultivation whatsoever under her protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move was not merely a redistribution of the resource landscape; it was shaking the ruling order they had maintained for a thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Detestable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Hall Master of Lingguang Hall intends to destroy our foundations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall possessed formidable strength and the Zhu Que Army boasted peak combat power, the various factions, unable to block Nanxiang County from implementing its new policies, planned instead to find ways to stop cultivators everywhere from going to pledge allegiance there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the various factions, with tacit understanding, secretly launched their actions one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the points of apprehension and worry for sects and noble clans were one thing, the Xuanyuan Prefecture and the Five Sacred Lands, considering the overall development of the human race, held a positive attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Five Generals of Xuanyuan and Wei Zhenjie, because of the announcement issued by Nanxiang County, gathered together once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhenting looked at Wei Zhenjie: \"What is your view on this decree from Nanxiang County?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Zhenjie felt secretly gratified in his heart: \"Clearly, after the Hall Master of Lingguang Hall thoroughly took control of Nanxiang County, she has finally begun to seriously plan for its development.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is quite good. Having occupied such a territory, if one does not properly manage and develop it, that would truly be a wanton waste of heavenly gifts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Qin Feng could not help but sigh with emotion: \"I now find myself somewhat admiring that Hall Master of Lingguang Hall. To distribute the resources in her hand just like that—such courage is not something everyone possesses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Zhenting nodded slightly, then shifted the topic: \"However, this move of hers is likely to make the various major factions feel uneasy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Zhenjie smiled faintly: \"The implementation of Nanxiang County's decree is destined not to be smooth. But, to be the first to take this step is already a good beginning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was even somewhat surprised by Hua Changxi's growth and transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The her of now was gradually growing into a qualified ruler; she knew how to utilize resources to develop and strengthen, and had also begun to shoulder certain social responsibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had only just taken her first steps on this path, the direction was already correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Hall of the Pill Saint, Gu Xing held a copied version of the \"Regulations on Cultivator Settlement and Spirit Field Reclamation in Nanxiang County,\" his mind unsettled and his emotions turbulent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hua Changxi had the ability to shoulder the heavy burden, yet she had always been avoiding this issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether in the Hall of the Pill Saint or in Nanxiang County, her sense of involvement was never high; it was as if there was always a layer separating her, unwilling to truly integrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, whether the Hall of the Pill Saint or Nanxiang County, they were merely springboards for her to establish herself; she used them to gain a firm foothold but had never truly become one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the Hall of the Pill Saint, where factions were densely gathered, Nanxiang County could be said to operate entirely according to her will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, she had begun attracting cultivators to settle; regardless of whether this move was her active planning or being pushed by the situation, one fact could not be ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people who came because of her and stayed because of the policy would become the beginning of her \"opening heaven and earth, seeing the multitude of beings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Xing set down the regulations and fell into a long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl was finally about to descend and enter the mortal world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the surging undercurrents of the outside world, Song Weimin had no leisure to pay them any mind; his entire energy had been poured into the detailed implementation of policies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hall Master's concept of \"joint governance by cultivators and mortals\" coincided perfectly with what he himself had envisioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This support made him dare not slack off in the slightest; since the Hall Master had granted such immense backing and authority, he absolutely could not become a liability when it came to detailed management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bent over his desk before a thick stack of documents, Song Weimin bore obvious dark circles under his eyes, yet his spirit was abnormally exhilarated, as if he knew no fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the registration and cataloging of cultivators, the surveying and allocation of spiritual fields, and the scheduling of usage for blessed grotto-heavens, to the resettlement of mortals, maintenance of public order, and arbitration of disputes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether matters were great or small, leaving nothing overlooked, he personally verified each one and finalized the specific rules item by item, striving for fairness and stability while ensuring they were practical and implementable.\u003C\u002Fp>",1694,"2026-06-12T02:51:24.126Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","2633148b72473709d754f44da10483d799922ddf73712d6b9ed2875c9c14a169","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-553","the-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-chapter-551",558,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-great-jin-s-most-iron-rice-bowl-cover.jpg"]