I am an immortal in heaven and earth

Chapter 327 Earth Fire Mingyi
Xu Jia rode the waves and carried the tide and soon arrived at Luzon. At this time, the second batch of immigrants had arrived. The first batch of immigrants had only 2,500 people. After a year, the number of immigrants increased significantly. They subdued a group of natives of the Japanese Kingdom and a group of native island slaves.

The second batch of immigrants was larger, because they integrated various merchant ships, had strong ships and powerful guns, were not afraid of pirates, and were protected by the Ao Jia dragon head statue. These trading ships could accommodate tens of thousands of immigrants at a time.

This is because Xu Jia repeatedly emphasized that these immigrants were not cargo, but the foundation of the Taoist people and the cornerstone of the future Taoist country. That is why each ship carried as many as 150 people and as few as 70 to 80 people, with a ship doctor, herbs, and various fresh fruits and vegetables to prevent the immigrants from dying on the ship or suffering from severe acclimatization.

Now, a wharf has been built on Luzon Island. After a large number of East China Sea merchants learned that this place was occupied by Chinese people, they believed that it was a safe transit station. Merchants are always well-informed, and with the Golden Toad mediating, he is very prosperous.

But Luzon is not the main route. If you really want to find the main route, you have to look around the world, at several straits and canals.

Xu Jia's figure is light and graceful. When Bodhidharma crossed the river on a reed, Xu Jia walked on the waves barefoot. Not only can he be compared with Bodhidharma, but his figure is also similar to the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea in Journey to the East.

In the small boat on Luzon, there was a guy with baby fat on his face, it was Xiao Pangdun. He had lived a hard life here for a while. His main job was to practice Taoism, and his secondary job was to tam beasts. Sometimes he worked as a diplomat and ambassador of Luzon, deceiving various tribes to have correct beliefs and worship gods and submit to him, in the hope of obtaining the right edict and turning from a barbarian god into a running dog under the Heavenly Master.

The volcano mountain god of the Usaqi tribe who communicated with him for the first time had already been fooled by him.

Luzon is a tropical region with frequent heavy rainfall. The soil is eroded by rain and is actually not fertile. If it were not for the volcanoes occasionally emitting thick smoke and dropping large amounts of volcanic ash, this place would not have become fertile land for farming.

Therefore, this volcano god is of good origin. Although the eruption scene is terrifying, his duties are actually the patron god of agriculture, the god of fertility, the god of fire, the symbol of the anger of Mother Earth, and the god of forging.

Although the local indigenous people were not very civilized, they knew how to smelt metals just like the tribesmen during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period. Local mineral deposits were also quite rich, especially gold and copper. As for iron ore, although it was not as abundant as gold and copper, it was also available.

However, agriculture has not yet been fully developed and the tribes have not yet been subdued, so there is no strong industrial base. There are smelting sites here today, but they are mostly traditional iron smelting methods, which involve mining iron-containing sludge for smelting, and are very primitive.

Huizhuo was fishing when he suddenly felt something and looked towards Xu Jia. At that moment, the immortal power in his body was stimulated.

"Yes, Master!" He was just excited and wanted to wave, but then he thought of something and shrank back. Xu Jia was kind and gentle to him at the beginning, but after that, they were basically all kinds of brutal tests. He thought he was exiled to Luzon, but he ended up living quite comfortably here, eating fresh fruits, fishing, diving, and sunbathing on the beach. It was really nice.

Xu Jia also felt something. At this time, two giant pythons transformed from king cobras suddenly rose from the seabed. They were Chang Yuying and Chang Yu'e. Their bodies had become even bigger. They did not need to hibernate in the tropical region and there was plenty of food in the ocean. They had basically transformed from "climbing the mountains" to underwater Titans. The local natives called them "Naga".

The two pythons carried Xu Jia's body on their backs to show their affection. Chang Yuying even spoke: "Master Xu, you are finally here."

The two of them followed the immigrants to serve as guardians. Secondly, there were many giant snake worshippers in Southeast Asia, and they could thrive in such a place.

Xu Jia felt that the two had gained at least fifty years of cultivation, so he knew that they were doing well. "It's hard work for you. Are you used to it here?"

"Although this place is not comparable to Mount Sanqing, we merged the dragon veins in the Three Dragon Cave and gained the spiritual power of the mountain. It is more comfortable. There are many of our kind, including many psychics, who were all conquered by us sisters. There is even a snake tribe that directly turned to worship us. Their original worship was also a snake, which was eaten by us."

"The reason why we can't find the dragon vein is because it has not been sorted out. Big places have big dragons, and small places also have their own patterns. From the perspective of Feng Shui, Luzon is a natural blessed land. It is the remaining energy of the dragon vein of the Central Plains entering the sea, like a dragon ball on the sea." "You just need to adjust it well, and you can get a Tongren hexagram."

The Tong Ren hexagram is the Qian and Li hexagram, which represents like-minded people. This is a tropical area with volcanoes. Taking this hexagram as the basis and adding underground fire, it forms the Ming Yi hexagram, which means the struggle between light and darkness, but it will succeed in the end.

When Sun was overseas, these two hexagrams appeared.

Chang Yuying, Chang Yu'e and others could not see the symbolic meaning of geographical feng shui, they just thought that what Xu Jia said was right, so they sent Xu Jia to the dock.

On the dock, the little fat boy had already dressed up and bowed to Xu Jia: "Disciple greets Master! I wish Master eternal happiness and the great path to enlightenment."

"Your ability to flatter has improved over the past two years. You can easily say such shameless and disgusting words." Xu Jia complained, then walked forward and asked, "How is the task assigned to you?"

The little fat man perked up: "Now we have opened up tens of thousands of acres of land. We cultivate every acre carefully. If we harvest three times a year, we can produce 1,400 to 1,500 kilograms per acre. After drying, we can also produce about 1,000 kilograms."

"In addition, we also found a kind of large taro, which can grow without much effort and can be eaten as a meal or a vegetable. Another one is bananas. The bananas here are quite large, but eating too much can make you feel anxious. However, the yield is also large. The only drawback is that it is difficult to transport."

"With all these things added together, we basically can't finish eating all the food each year. As for the sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, or cassava you mentioned, we are still looking for them. However, we haven't found them in Annan, Siam, or those Southeast Asian countries. They grow rice just like us, and their rice is more fragrant."

"As for the cotton, we have already found it and are planting it on a large scale. We brought it from Tianzhu. I was thinking of bringing the goods to your place next time, but I didn't expect you to come directly here."

"Cotton is good! If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. If it's not in Southeast Asia, it's in South America. With the current technology, it's hard for you to get there."

Xu Jia said: "In addition to this kind of trade regulation route, a group of pirates should be appeased and allowed to become navigators and adventurers. Invest money in them and tell them that there is a new continent and explore new routes. The countries in the South Seas were originally tributary states of the Daning Dynasty, but later Daning closed the sea ban, and the number of Japanese pirates increased, which made it unprofitable for them to pay tribute. Next time, you can lobby them to pay tribute again, so that you don't have to go there to collect food, and they will take the initiative to come to trade."

"This can be done." The little fat boy's eyes rolled around and he said, "Master, you are really far-sighted."

"I brought them here and told them that this was a duty-free zone with free trade. I collected their management fees and then trained the navy. Are my Taoist children still useful now?"

"They are all trained by Junior Brother Gongming. Although they are young, they are growing fast. They practice Taoism and martial arts at the same time. Some time ago, they were said to have gone deep into the jungle and caught a 5-meter-long python. This python has no intelligence and is not even a demon, but it has grown so big. They are practicing some kind of python-shaped fist, which is specifically for strengthening the tendons."

"Brother Gongming is now like a humanoid monster. He was only eight feet tall before, but now he is probably nine feet tall. He is full of blood and energy. When he practices martial arts, there are thunder and lightning flashes. He has the power to split mountains and rocks. Why is there such a big gap between my human immortal and his?"

Xu Jia heard him and said with envy: "He is naturally gifted. He passed the military examination and now has the Lingbao talisman. He is heading in this direction, which shows that he is devoted to studying. You followed me to learn the Dahuangting, which is authentic. It's just that you are lazy, otherwise you should be preparing to survive the great calamity of the earthly immortal now."

(End of this chapter)