He further encouraged the disciples of the Martial House to assist farrs with their cultivation.
The "Gentleman Riding a Deer Visualization" requires a heart as tranquil as clouds and wind, carefree in the human world. Farming the fields is also a form of tempering one’s character.
It’s important to know that the Martial House holds a high status now.
The disciples of the Martial House led the way in helping with the farming, and so the fields beca bustling.
On another front, he had the landlords reduce the tenant farrs’ rents, changing from a fixed rental paynt to allowing commoners to keep a fixed amount of grain. The commoners could first fill their bellies, and only the surplus grain was given to the landlords.
As compensation, he offered these landlords so slots to allow their family mbers to enter the sect and practice cultivation skills.
In addition, porridge stalls were set up in front of various markets to provide relief to the holess.
anwhile, the disciples of various sects began arranging for these holess refugees to resettle, gifting them newly developed fields, which, although not fertile, at least provided them with work and hope.
Lady Yan, the owner, took the lead in these matters.
During this ti, Li Yuan did not show himself much or claim credit for these good deeds, instead attributing all these efforts to Lady Yan and the owner.
Over ti, the people across the Five Counties praised "Yama Bodhisattva" and "Bodhisattva Xue," and everyone knew of... "the Blood Saber Ancestor’s affection for his wife."
After all, the Blood Saber Ancestor originally cared little for the people’s hardships, but thanks to the two Bodhisattvas, he perford these good deeds.
...
In June, Li Yuan returned to She Xiang once more.
She Xiang did not disappoint him; the first batch of disciples had already resolved the issues involving Master Ma and the Governnt Office.
How was it resolved?
Creating sothing from nothing.
Leveraging influence.
Pretending to have backing.
The backing was the Songhe Restaurant’s patronage, and also backing from Li Yuan.
The patronage of Songhe Restaurant was easy to claim, but Li Yuan’s patronage was hard to claim.
To this end, Xu Lan, Xu Sheng, and others spontaneously fabricated a title for Li Yuan, making up a seemingly ambiguous origin.
They said Li Yuan ca from the mysterious, legendary Fengbo Immortal Realm of the East Sea, a place that may exist but cannot be verified.
So beggar heard this from sowhere, and that reputation stuck to Li Yuan.
Even Xu Lan and Xu Sheng dared not claim Li Yuan was the master of Fengbo Immortal Realm, only saying he was a mysterious envoy from there.
The Immortal Envoy Feng Bo, with unknown intentions, gathered local youths, instructing them in cultivation skills and inspiring them to revere the mysterious master of Fengbo Immortal Realm.
Xu Lan, Xu Sheng, and six other youths even devised a mysterious ritual kneeling ceremony specifically for worshipping the master of Fengbo Immortal Realm.
As for the master of Fengbo Immortal Realm, he was, in fact, a bizarre wooden carving wrapped in black cloth.
This bizarre wooden carving was carved by Xu Sheng with his own hands, though except for Xu Lan, nobody knew this.
With such statents, such mysterious ritual antics, along with eight Ninth Grade disciples and the vagueness of the Songhe Restaurant, Master Ma and the local Governnt were dumbfounded.
No one dared provoke She Xiang anymore.
Furthermore, She Xiang recruited a lot of new blood, turning this small hostead into a small force.
When Li Yuan learned that he had suddenly gained the title of "Immortal Envoy Feng Bo," he was amazed.
However, he did not correct any of it, neither admitting nor denying, instead imparting the Eighth Grade cultivation thod and the technique for breaking through to Seventh Grade to those eight individuals, and then subtly allowing Songhe Restaurant to open up the buying channels for Eighth Grade Demon Beast at.
Eighth Grade Demon Beast at remained precious, and it was definitely in short supply.
However, its level of preciousness was not as exorbitant as in past years.
The main reason was the unification, stability, and good law and order in the Five Counties.
Caravans traveling through the area rarely encountered bandits anymore, and even when faced with a few scattered mountain brigands, they could rely on their own strength for protection.
Unified, stable, and law-abiding conditions led to increased trade.
Firstly, the Red Ant Comrce Association saw the area as stable and increased their supply quota.
Secondly, Hengwu Restaurant organized its own comrce association, opened external trade routes, and established exchanges with nurous associations, making resource procurent easier.
Thirdly, although there were year-on-year poor yields, the output of Eighth Grade Demon Beast at from the at Field was actually gradually increasing.
The accumulation of various factors, coupled with Li Yuan’s secret manipulations, allowed the small She Xiang in Cyan Pool County to maintain enough resources for cultivation.
But as always, money must be earned by oneself.
This put She Xiang in a certain predicant...
Disciples at She Xiang, having mastered so techniques, began expanding their recruitnt, increasing the harvesting of mountain goods, and selling them to Songhe Restaurant to exchange for resources.
These well-preserved mountain goods were then trafficked out of town through Hengwu Restaurant’s comrce association to earn silver taels, creating a virtuous cycle.
...
At the beginning of August, a letter reached Li Yuan through one of the comrce associations.
The letter was written by Yan Mu.
It expressed feelings of disappointnt.
But why exactly he felt disappointed was not ntioned.
Yan Mu only ntioned that he wished to return.
Li Yuan stared at the letter in contemplation, his expression showing a thoughtful look.
Just a few brief correspondences had made him realize one thing: Yan Mu was likely a disciple of a significant force comparable to the Holy Fire Palace.
Subsequently, he probed through his own channels and learned about another major incident that happened in the Central Plains.
Last year, the Emperor broke a promise, having pledged to "unlock the Great Zhou Armory," but later he retracted.
This part, Li Yuan could actually understand.
Surely, soone had reminded the Emperor that "the Armory must never be unlocked," because the Armory represented the foundation of the Royal Family, and if the foundation were laid bare, could it still be called a Royal Family?
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