Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

These refugees still had the most basic sense of morality in their hearts, but they lacked it in their behavior, capable of doing anything.

Therefore, Su Jie needed to deter them.

The effect?

Excellent!

Meng Xiaolan looked at Su Jie oddly, "How did you manage to take out such a large bag of baked buns, it's as big as ten of me, could it be some kind of 'Qiankun' Spell from inside your sleeve?"

Su Jie said, "Qiankun Bag, capable of holding a universe!"

"You're really one of those Immortals!" Meng Xiaolan exclaimed.

"I am not."

Su Jie denied, and after distributing the baked buns to the refugees, he then said, "Do you want to live like human beings?"

"Yes!"

"Very much so!"

"Master, you are willing to take us in!"

"Heavenly being! Take us with you, I'm willing to do the dirtiest and most tiring work!"

"I am too!"

"I can do better than them!"

Having eaten the baked buns and regained some Spirit, everyone volunteered one after another.

Su Jie nodded in satisfaction and said, "I have entered here, just like you, wishing to leave. Those soldiers are the first obstacle, but I can make you live like human beings here too!"

"You must listen to me!"

Having said that, Su Jie punched out, sending a blast of air rolling, as if thousands of charging stallions were thundering, toppling a nearby forest and creating a vast vacuum zone.

Everyone was struck dumb, then knelt and worshiped once again.

Meng Xiaolan gaped, "And you say you are not an Immortal!"

She secretly rejoiced in her heart.

In that case, the "Hibernating Dragon Chant" must also be a divine technique, mustn't it?

She would certainly be a divine figure in the future!

"Do any of you work with wood or soil?" Su Jie inquired.

"Yes!"

Someone raised their hand.

That person stood up, only cloth wrapped around his lower body, and said excitedly, "My family has been woodworkers for generations. Given the tools, I can make anything!"

"What's your name?" Su Jie asked.

"I am Lu Yixia." The man joyfully reported his name.

Su Jie took out a set of brown clothes and asked him to change into them, to stand by his side.

Lu Yixia quickly dressed, and although the clothes were a bit large, he now looked somewhat human.

"I'm also a woodworker!" At this moment, another man raised his hand, looking quite similar to Lu Yixia, "My name is Lu Erxia, and I'm Lu Yixia's brother."

"Me too, and me, I am Lu Sanxia!" Another voice chimed in.

Su Jie looked towards Lu Yixia.

Lu Yixia respectfully said, "Master, they really are my brothers. They just aren't as skilled in woodworking as I am."

Su Jie nodded his head and had them come over as well, handed them clothes, and then asked, "Do you also have a brother named Lu Sixia?"

Lu Yixia said, "There was, but he has starved to death. Now only the three of us skeleton ghosts are left alive."

Then, another hand was raised, and someone claimed to be a soil worker, able to build houses, named Gu Jitai.

"Does anyone know how to farm?"

"Me!"

"I do!"

"I can too!"

This time, nearly everyone raised their hand, the women included, equally thrilled.

Farming was what they did before they became refugees! Sourced directly from MV6LEMP6YR.

"Very good."

Su Jie was rather satisfied. Among the refugees, there were indeed many capable people. Perhaps illiterate, only knowing simple and common truths, but each of them had valuable life skills.

Farming, hunting, woodworking, soil working, witch-doctoring, weaving, and so on.

It was only that they lacked tools and without someone to lead them, they did not know how to survive. They were adrift, like duckweed in the mortal world, ready at any moment to be submerged.

Pitiful, lamentable.

But as long as there is someone to lead, they can unleash their true strength!

Many hands make light work!

Thus, in just half a month, a row of wooden and mud houses had been established near the cave, and the refugees now looked human again, no longer skin and bones.

Even many young men and women had started to rebuild families.

"I never knew that ordinary people could possess such strength."

Comparing the changes from half a month ago, Meng Xiaolan felt a trace of shock in her eyes, "Just by giving them tools and seeds for crops, and providing food for half a month, a small village could appear here."

"This is the creativity of the working people!"

Su Jie said, "As long as you give them hope, they can live like human beings, it's that simple."

Meng Xiaolan was puzzled, "If it's so simple, why can't the government of Kun Country think of it?"

Su Jie said, "Because they won't think in that direction, they're thinking about how to extract money from the lower classes, not how to consider and improve the people's lives."

"Does your family have any officials?"

Meng Xiaolan shook her head, "No, my family is in business."

"Then you should understand even better, businessmen are profit-driven, if there's profit to be made, they'll pursue it, and care even less about ordinary people. Government officials are essentially just wearing the skin of 'upright magistrates' so they can exploit the lower classes under the guise of respectability."

Su Jie said gravely, "By comparison, the wealthy merchants of this era still have some conscience; after all, they're only after money, not people's lives just because they're irritated."

In the hands of officials, human life is worthless.

Meng Xiaolan was greatly shaken.

She had never considered that the official system of Kun Country could be so corrupt.

No wonder refugees could be seen every year…

"What about the honest officials?" Meng Xiaolan asked.

"Ha, do you think honest officials make any difference?" Su Jie's lips formed a mocking curve, "In their position, they seek their own politics. They can't change much, and because of their integrity, if they don't collude with local gentry and tyrants, they will be the ones oppressed."

Meng Xiaolan, naive to these matters, asked, "The gentry and tyrants dare to oppress officials?"

"Why not?" Su Jie countered, "Humans are part of a large society, which emphasizes connections and interpersonal relationships the most. If you don't mesh with them, you're an outsider, naturally to be ostracized."

"Moreover, what do you think about Kun Country's control over its territory?"

Control over territory?

Another new concept.

Meng Xiaolan thought for a moment, "Although the city lords of each city are submissive to Kun Country, within their own territories, they are like emperors and can govern autonomously. As long as they don't cause too much trouble, they won't be interfered with."

Su Jie laughed, "Do you know why this is the case?"

Meng Xiaolan frowned, feeling that the matter was not simple, and finally came up with an answer that she felt was absurd, "Kun Country is too large."

"Yes, the country's land area is indeed too vast." Su Jie sighed, "So it can only have a collective name, but each region governs itself, as they can't manage everything."

Meng Xiaolan could only remain silent.

Kun Country is just a small nation, yet it also has the trouble of having too much land to manage.

Incredible, but also makes sense.

Moreover, based on the history she knew, wars between countries were usually between the emperors of the kingdoms, and generally did not affect the entire cities within a kingdom.

The city lords of large counties and cities, as long as they abide by the rules and are not so unlucky as to receive an emperor's command to send troops, would not suffer any losses afterward.

Even if a country was conquered, as long as these city lords received the envoys sent to pass on orders and accepted the new round of awards, they could continue being city lords with no changes.

"What you said is quite accurate."

Suddenly, Meng Xiaolan felt that she might need to find something to do.

After all, she was now following Su Jie on the path of cultivation, and the possibility of attaining immortality was not out of reach.

But with eternal life, you've got to find something to do, right?

For example:

Establishing a truly unified Great Empire!

Su Jie as the emperor!

She as the empress!

And then—

Hehehe!

Su Jie watched Meng Xiaolan, who suddenly started laughing, realizing the young girl had once again drifted off to some strange thoughts.

It was understandable, after all, given her age and especially in such an ancient society, there were only so many things one could think of.

"The plan for education needs to be moved up."

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