Chapter 55: The Sect Becomes Stronger
I deeply analyzed the reasons for my weight gain.
It should be that such a thin body cannot accommodate my great personality.
——Taken from the 2406th chapter of "My Diary" by Zhang Moshen, the Supreme Holy Demon of Heaven and Earth
The following days tended to be calm, everything went according to plan, without any waves.
The Tianmo Sect temporarily stopped expanding its territory because of Zhang Mo's "keep the troops in place", but did not reduce the recruitment of soldiers.
In addition to continuing to absorb idle demon cultivators, the original soldiers of major cities also began to replace the demon soldiers loyal to the Tianmo Sect.
The so-called demon soldiers are naturally different from the soldiers of the court.
Normal soldiers receive monthly wages and eat military pay. And demon soldiers are completely people who have been transformed by demon cultivators using some special methods.
If it were other demon sects, such demon soldiers would definitely be mostly gangsters and prisoners in prisons.
But because the "prisoners" of the Heavenly Demon Sect have become a scarce commodity, the recruitment of demon soldiers has become a business of buying people with money.
The Heavenly Demon Sect pays money, and those who are willing to sell themselves can take the money home, and then they will become the demon soldiers of the Heavenly Demon Sect.
In this way, the speed of recruiting demon soldiers is very slow, but there are also advantages, which is safe.
The possibility of rebellion for those who sell themselves for money is very low.
Moreover, after selling themselves, they find that except for being fed some pills by the demon cultivators and eating some special things, they don't need to do anything else that harms the world.
It's just guarding the city and maintaining order. If they really confront the righteous coalition one day, their opponents are at most the soldiers of the court.
To be honest, the "field soldiers" raised by the court are really not their opponents.
The demon soldiers who eat the pills of the demon cultivators can not only strengthen the control of the Heavenly Demon Sect over them, but more importantly, they can improve their strength and strengthen their bodies.
As long as they are loyal and have pills every month, their life span will not even be reduced. But once they refuse to do it and want to escape, those pills will turn into poison that pierces their hearts, making them die ugly.
This is the method of the demon cultivators!
Everything is going on in an orderly manner. According to this progress, Yang Shuo is confident that before the winter of next year, he can completely turn the Heavenly Demon Sect into a big demon sect that is difficult to bite.
It was not until this time that Yang Shuo realized that the strategy set by the sect master was correct.
Although their Heavenly Demon Sect has been growing recently, there are still too few available forces. These demon cultivators below, although there are many people and their strength is okay.
But in fact, they are all fence-sitters, drifting with the wind. As long as the Heavenly Demon Sect loses a game one day, it is estimated that half of the people below will run away. Just like the Lion Demon at the beginning.
Blind expansion is not a good thing. After taking over the territory, it is the right choice to stabilize oneself and strengthen control first.
It has only been a few months, and Yang Shuo clearly feels that the Heavenly Demon Sect is really getting stronger. It is no longer just the increase in personnel and the expansion of territory. What is more important is the control, cohesion, and combat effectiveness.
Everything is going well for the Tianmo Sect, and there is no movement on the side of the Righteous Alliance.
The two sides seem to have a tacit understanding, and there is no small-scale contact fighting.
As the New Year approaches, the leader of the Righteous Alliance, Master Yunshan, sent a letter to Zhang Mo.
There is no nonsense in the letter, not even a greeting.
He only informed Zhang Mo lightly, "The New Year is coming, and the whole world is celebrating. I hope you can temporarily stop the war and comfort the people. Don't do cruel things, but just a year of chaos and war."
Zhang Mo received the letter and naturally agreed. He sent someone to reply to Master Yunshan with a word.
"Good!"
It would be best if there is no war. Zhang Mo hates war the most.
Really, wouldn't it be a very comfortable thing for both sides to cease fire and have a good New Year?
Zhang Mo even hopes that such a ceasefire can last for a while, one year, ten years, or even a hundred years.
Alas, it's a pity that such things can only be thought of.
Time flies, like snowflakes drifting away.
Soon, the end of the year was approaching, and people from all over the country began to set off firecrackers, hang lanterns, and visit relatives.
As the leader of a sect, Zhang Mo naturally wanted to make things convenient for everyone during the festival. First, he announced that the martial law in major cities would be temporarily lifted, and then he sent the demon cultivators and demon soldiers below to take out money and food to give people money for the festival.
In this regard, it is unlikely that the court or the righteous way can do it.
Because both the court and the righteous sects often have huge expenses and are extravagant. In a disaster year, being able to give porridge with plain clothes is considered a virtue.
But the Tianmo Sect is different. First, there are few demon cultivators. Although there are hundreds of demon cultivators under the Tianmo Sect now, they are actually pitifully few compared to the righteous sects. A righteous sect, first of all, often has hundreds or thousands of disciples, plus the outer disciples serving inside the sect, slaves doing odd jobs, and even farmers and women recruited to the mountains. Once you count them, the number of people is so large that it is difficult to count. It can be said that any warrior in the righteous sect is rich, and there are no ascetics now.
The demon cultivators are different. Not to mention slaves, they are just food for the winter. Most of them don't even have children, families, parents, or relatives. A bachelor, one person eats, the whole family is not hungry. And they don't need anyone to serve them. Whether the demon cultivators are practicing or researching, they don't like to have other people around them. This is an instinct formed by years of persecution. They need very little money and food, and mainly need some things that are not easy for ordinary people to get, such as corpses. As long as these are met, the money will be handed over to the sect.
Secondly, whether it is the major sects or the imperial court, it is customary for the top leaders to be greedy for money. No one can really take out money to give to the people.
But the Tianmo Sect is different. Zhang Mo really doesn't care that much about money. Influenced by him, Yang Shuo is the same. Maybe the most greedy person in the Tianmo Sect is Lao Li. Now Zhang Mo requires Lao Li to hand over most of the sect's financial management rights. So it's hard for Lao Li to be greedy.
Zhang Mo was shocked to see that the sect had confiscated a large amount of money in just a few months. It would be a crime to leave such a large amount of money on the mountain.
So he took out half of it at the end of the year and distributed it to everyone. Every demon cultivator got a share, and the people could also get some food and meat for the winter.
This matter is left to Yang Shuo. Anyone who dares to be corrupt or embezzle in this regard does not take the Heavenly Demon Sect seriously and really does not take the Demon Sect seriously. Immediately, a knowledgeable demon cultivator will come to let him know what life is worse than death and what is the rule of demon cultivators.
As for saving money for future use? Zhang Mo didn't have this idea.
Demon cultivators rely on coercion and control. If a few coins can buy off demon cultivators, then they have never been in the Demon Sect.
It is said that if the Demon Sect is strong, they dare not rebel without money. If the Demon Sect is weak, no one will stay even if they are given a lot of money.
That's the reason!