Chapter 209 A touch of stone turns into gold (seeking a monthly ticket)
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Fang Xian dressed as a Taoist and walked along.
The chaos in Dazheng County had a great impact.
At least there is more tension in this place.
‘I don’t know if the prefect has the determination to directly send his soldiers into the mountains to encircle and suppress them, otherwise there will be no help from the state... If he still can’t get it, then the prefect’s black hat will not be saved, and he may have to go to trial...'
'But Bailiang Mountain is so vast that it would be easy for the government to defeat Wang Shun. If the opponent wants to escape, it will be much more troublesome...'
Thinking silently, Fang Xian saw a pair of grandfather and grandson pushing a cart next to him, with sad faces. He couldn't help but move forward and said: "This old man, I am a Taoist from Youfang. The sun is high in the sky and I am thirsty.
I wonder if I can ask for a bowl of water?"
When the old man saw Taoist Priest Fang Xian dressed up, he didn't dare to be careless. When he heard that he was just asking for water, he quickly smiled and said: "Okay, okay..."
He took a broken bowl, wiped it, took some water and presented it to Fang Xian.
Fang Xian took a sip and asked, "Why is my father so sad?"
"Sigh... I'm not worried. The gentlemen have to harvest summer grain, and the eldest and second son of the family have been arrested again. Now that the family has run out of grain, how can they survive until the autumn harvest..."
The old man sat on a bluestone next to him to rest and started chatting: "There is also the reform of this dynasty. This time we don't have to pay for grain, only money... But the three major grain merchants in the city are always buying low and selling high, sucking our blood.
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After hearing this, Fang Xian asked a few more questions, only to find out that because of the dim governance of the previous dynasty and the late period, the rules of "kicking the stems of the stems" were clear, and the people couldn't bear the suffering and started to cause chaos.
Later, Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty conquered the world. In view of this, he implemented tax reforms and replaced the original physical taxes with money.
In this way, payment per mu and various taxes can be clearly measured, which seems to be excellent.
However, the price of rice fluctuates greatly. In addition, grain dealers are hoarding rice. They usually earn low prices, but sell it at high prices during grain shortages, and the people are miserable.
However, it is still a peaceful and prosperous time after all. The old man used to rely on his two sons at home and gritted his teeth to open up a few more acres of wasteland, so that he could live a comfortable life.
It's just that for some reason a rebel appeared in Dazheng County, and the people in the government were frightened, so they recruited strong men one after another to repair the city walls and assist in city defense.
As a result, both the eldest son and the second son had to go to serve in the army, leaving only the whole family, but the situation was really cut off.
"I see……"
Fang Xian nodded and sighed: "Since I drink your bowl of water, I will definitely repay you."
He immediately looked at the child next to him: "Tong, go get some rocks."
The boy looked at him in confusion, suddenly smiled, showing a few empty front teeth, and went to pick up a few small stones.
Fang Xian didn't take it seriously, took out a small cauldron from his arms, opened the furnace directly on the roadside, and threw a few stones into it.
"Taoist Priest, are you going to... make an elixir?"
The old man couldn't help but ask.
"No, it's alchemy!"
Fang Xian laughed and patted the top of the small stove.
Snapped!
When the lid of the tripod was opened, I saw that the original few stones had turned into bright gold!
This precious metal has had a thrilling and fascinating magic power since ancient times.
The old man’s eyes suddenly straightened.
"Give!"
Fang Xian threw him a gold nugget.
The old man looked at it, then bit it with disbelief. Looking at the row of tooth marks on it, his body began to tremble: "It's real! Real gold! Could it be that the Taoist Master is an immortal? He actually has the ability to turn stone into gold.
Technique?"
"This little Doyle!"
Fang Xian replied with a smile.
In fact, all this is a cover-up of the "invisible phantom", but it is too real.
Ordinary blindness methods only target the visual consciousness, so they will be broken in one try.
And his method is aimed at the six senses of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind. Your eyes are deceiving you, your ears are deceiving you, your sense of touch is also deceiving you, and in the end, even your consciousness is deceiving.
You... In other words, the whole world is deceiving you! Once you encounter this situation, the sixth sense will sink. Unless you awaken to the extraordinary seventh sense, you will never be able to see the truth.
"This bowl of water, use the gold to pay off the debt. After you take the gold, go to the city and buy more grain from the three wealthy merchants. Of course... you want to use it to pay taxes, or pay someone to serve on your behalf and redeem it.
Son, it’s all up to you.”
Fang Xian handed a furnace of gold to the old man and said with a smile.
"This... is just a bowl of water, I don't dare to accept it."
The old man struggled for a while and returned the gold despite the child's pull.
"Oh? Are you afraid of trouble later? Also..."
Fang Xian nodded: "But Pindao intends to open a furnace for alchemy in Qingquan Mountain nearby, and use water refining method to create a river of golden sand... I also ask my father-in-law to inform people from all over the country to come and use it!
Secretly remember the notice, take the gold, and exchange it for grain and cloth as soon as possible..."
No matter how true it is, it will still be false.
Once the alchemy attached to it dissipates, flaws will be exposed, so it is naturally best to spend this kind of gold as early as possible.
"Thank you, Taoist Priest, for informing me. I will go and inform the poor households from all over the country right now!"
The old man bowed repeatedly, and now he accepted the gold with peace of mind.
The old man is cunning. Before, he was afraid of being settled by his wife. Now, even if something happens in the future, he will not be blamed.
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"That's what I think. In this world of games, do you punish evil businessmen who dominate the market?"
Fang Xian came to Qingquan Mountain.
The mountain is not high. There is just a small stream left from the top of the mountain, surrounded by a jade belt, but it does have some scenery.
Fang Xian came to the top of the peak and threw the small cauldron in his hand.
The cauldron suddenly became extremely huge, reaching a height of three feet, as if it towered over the sky and the earth.
In fact, they are all fake.
Invisible phantom is an alchemy that, in the hands of ordinary alchemists, can at most change its appearance, but in the hands of Fang Xian, it can be transformed into countless illusions, almost confusing the real with the fake.
"Suddenly I heard that after a long drought, there was a sweet rain, to help those who were suffering and to refine the golden sand..."
Fang Xian laughed and patted the cauldron.
A golden ray of light merged into the source of the spring water, and spread out into the distance like stars.
Fang Xian sat cross-legged at the top of the peak, waiting quietly.
Not long after, the father-in-law came over with a group of fellow villagers: "I'm telling you, that's a real immortal. I've seen the gold, and you still don't believe it?"
It was dusk at this time, and a group of villagers came to the spring and were stunned when they saw the many golden sands inside.
An old farmer immediately jumped into the water and grabbed a handful of gold sand, his eyes dull.
At this moment, flowers fell from the sky and golden lotuses surged from the ground.
Amid the visions of heaven and earth, a voice came slowly:
"You can take the golden sand here for yourselves, and you are not allowed to fight over it!"
"After taking it, buy food in the city immediately without delay!"
"When you get rich, you must bless your hometown, otherwise there will be unexpected disasters!"
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"This is Immortal Tianyin!"
Many villagers knelt down at once: "We will not dare to violate it."
The villagers were cunning and understood the meaning, and had already made up their minds to spend the gold sand when they returned home.
And with so much gold, there is indeed no need to fight for it, everyone can become rich!