Chapter 209: Turning Stones into Gold (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Outside Zhengyang Mansion.
Fang Xian dressed up as a Taoist and went all the way.
The chaos in Taizheng County has had a great impact.
At least there is a bit more tension in this place.
I don't know if the prefect has the determination to directly let the government soldiers go into the mountains to encircle and suppress, otherwise the state will have to help...... If you can't take it off, the prefect's black gauze hat will not be guaranteed, and maybe you will be punished......
"But Bailiang Mountain is vast, and it is easy for the government to defeat Wang Shun, but if the other party is bent on escaping, it will be more troublesome......
Thinking silently, Fang Xian saw a pair of grandchildren pushing a cart next to him, his face was sad, he couldn't help but move in his heart, and stepped forward and said: "This old man, I am a tourist Fang Daoist, now the sun is empty, I am thirsty, I don't know if I can ask for a bowl of water to drink?" ”
When the old man saw Fang Xian Daoist dressed up, he didn't dare to be careless, and when he heard that he was just begging for water, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes, you can ......."
He wiped it with a broken bowl, took water and presented it to Fang Xian.
Fang Xian took a sip and asked, "Why is the old man sad?" ”
"Alas...... It's not that I'm worried, the old man wants to harvest the summer grain, and the eldest and second child in the family have been arrested again, and now the family has run out of food, but how can I last until the autumn harvest......"
The old man sat on a bluestone next to him to rest, and opened the conversation: "There is also the reform of this dynasty, this time there is no need to pay grain, only silver...... But the three major grain merchants in the city are accustomed to buying low and selling high, sucking our blood! ”
Fang Xian listened, asked a few more words, and only then did he know that because the officials of the previous dynasty and the later period were dim, what 'kicking and drenching' was even more clear, and the people were unbearable and made chaos one after another.
Later, Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty won the world, and in view of this, he implemented tax reform and replaced the original tax in kind with silver money.
In this way, it seems to be excellent that all kinds of taxes can be clearly measured by paying money per acre.
However, the price of rice fluctuates greatly, and the grain merchants hoard and live strangely, and they usually earn at a low price, and then sell at a high price when there is a grain shortage, and the people are also miserable.
But now after all, it is still a peaceful and prosperous era, and the old man originally relied on his two sons in the family to grit his teeth and open a few more acres of barren land, and his life can go on.
It's just that there are traitors in Dazheng County somehow, and the government is frightened, so they have requisitioned strong men, repaired the city wall, and assisted in the city defense.
As a result, the eldest son and the second son had to go to the service, leaving only the family old and young, but it was really a green and yellow disappointment.
"I see......"
Fang Xian nodded and sighed: "Since I drink a bowl of water from you, I will repay you." ”
Immediately looked at the child next to him: "Tong'er, go get a few stones." ”
The boy looked at him in confusion, smiled suddenly, showed the teeth of a few empty front teeth, and went to pick up a few small stones.
Fang Xian didn't care, took out a small tripod from his arms, opened the furnace directly on the side of the road, and threw a few stones into it.
"Dao Chief, what are you going to ...... Alchemy? ”
The old man couldn't help asking.
"Definitely, it's alchemy!"
Fang Xian laughed and patted the top of the small furnace.
Syllable!
When the lid was opened, I saw that the original few stones had turned into bright gold!
This precious metal has had a thrilling magical power since ancient times.
The old man's eyes straightened all of a sudden.
"Give!"
Fang Xian tossed him a gold nugget.
The old man looked at it, bit it unbelievingly, looked at the row of tooth marks on it, and his body began to tremble: "It's true!" Real gold! Could it be that the Taoist is an immortal? There is such a technique of turning stone into gold? ”
"This little Doyle!"
Fang Xian replied with a smile.
In fact, all of this is a 'invisible phantom' trick, but it's too real.
The ordinary eye barrier method is only aimed at eye perception, so it can be broken after a try.
And this method of his is aimed at the six senses of the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind, your eyes are deceiving you, your ears are deceiving you, your sense of touch is deceiving you, and in the end, even your consciousness is deceiving you...... In other words, the whole world is deceiving you! Once this happens, the six consciousnesses will be destroyed, and unless the transcendent seventh consciousness is awakened, it will be impossible to see through the truth.
"This bowl of water, use this gold to pay off the debt, you take the gold, go to the city, buy a lot of grain from the three great merchants, of course...... If you want to pay taxes, or pay someone to serve on your behalf, or redeem your son, it's up to you. ”
Fang Xian handed a furnace of gold to the old man and said with a smile.
"This ...... It's just a bowl of water, and the little old man doesn't dare to accept it. ”
The old man struggled for a moment, and despite the child's pull, he returned the gold.
"Oh? Are you afraid of trouble afterwards? It's also ......."
Fang Xian nodded: "However, Poor Dao intends to open a furnace to refine gold in the Qingquan Mountain next to it, and use the method of water refining to refine a Jinsha River...... Please also ask the old man to inform the people of ten miles and eight towns, and they will all come to take it! Secretly remember the notice, take the gold, and exchange it for grain cloth as soon as possible......"
No matter how true it is, the fake is still fake.
Once the magic attached to it dissipates, it will reveal flaws, so it is natural that this kind of gold should be spent early.
"Thank you for telling me, Xiao Lao'er is going to inform the poor households in ten miles and eight townships!"
The old man made a lot of moves, and this time he accepted the gold with peace of mind.
The old man was cunning, he was afraid of being settled by the autumn queen before, but even if something really happened in the future, he would not be held accountable by the law.
……
"I'm also counting this, playing the world, punishing the bully and evil businessmen?"
Fang Xian came to Qingquan Mountain.
This mountain is not high, just a small stream left from the top of the mountain, surrounded by jade belts, but also has a bit of scenery.
Fang Xian came to the peak and threw the small ding in his hand.
This furnace suddenly became extremely huge, as high as three zhang, standing up to the sky.
Actually, it's all fake.
The magic of invisible phantom fell into the hands of ordinary Fang Shi, and at most he changed his appearance, but in the hands of Fang Xian, it was a myriad of illusions, almost confusing the real with the fake.
"I suddenly heard that the long-term drought is in the rain, and the hardships are relieved and the golden sands are refined......"
Fang Xian laughed and slapped the furnace.
A golden light flowed into the source of the spring, dotted with stars, and continued to spread into the distance.
Fang Xian sat cross-legged on the peak, quietly waiting.
Not long after, the old man came over with a group of fellow villagers: "Let me tell you, that's a real immortal, I've seen all the gold, and you still don't believe it?" ”
At this time, it was dusk, and a group of villagers came to the edge of the spring and couldn't help but be stunned when they saw a lot of golden sand inside.
An old farmer immediately jumped into the water, grabbed a handful of golden sand, and his eyes were glazed.
At this moment, the sky was falling, and the ground was surging with golden lotus.
In the vision of heaven and earth, a voice came slowly:
"Here is the golden sand, you wait for your own self, and you must not fight for weapons!"
"After taking it, immediately buy food in the city, and do not delay!"
"If you are rich and rich, you must bless the township, otherwise there will be unforeseen disasters!"
……
"This is the Immortal Heavenly Sound!"
Many villagers knelt down at once: "We will not dare to disobey." ”
The villagers were cunning, understood the way, and had already made up their minds to spend the golden sand when they went back.
And with so much gold, there is indeed no need to fight for it, everyone can get rich!