Chapter 87 - 76 The Divine Tree on the Verge of Becoming an Immortal
Gu Wen silently stood to one side without interjecting, for he had been the same when he first came into contact with Dragon Bridge, preferring to follow the lead of professionals until he fully understood the actual situation.
In the realm of cultivation, Ao Tang and Yu Hua knew much more than himself, so naturally, he left it to them.
He wondered how Jiang Fugui was doing.
Before sending him away, he had instructed him to live in anonymity, and the fields he owned in Nanshui were all registered under his wife’s name, left to be managed by some relatives.
After all, Gu Wen had considered fleeing long before, so it was natural that he did not ostentatiously register the lands in his own name.
In recent years, as the exorbitant taxes and levies in the Daqian region grew, the countless aunts and uncles of Jiang Fugui who could no longer subsist in Bianjing had all fled to Nanshui. According to the letters, they had formed a small clan.
The village, led by the Jiang surname, including the tenant farmers recruited, had a population of hundreds.
There was no need to worry about secrecy; imperial power did not extend into the rural villages. If the court were able to locate his relatives in remote villages in Nanshui, then Daqian would not have ended up in its current state. One should never overestimate the mobilization capabilities of ancient dynasties; after all, not many modern states have managed to govern the grassroots well either.
Once a clan was formed, the words of its elders could be more potent than those of the Emperor.
This was the rebellion foundation that Gu Wen had envisioned. As long as there was sufficient solidarity, even a makeshift troupe could rise up. Often, it was the times that made heroes.