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Everyone stood up and left. Although one person stood up, he did not retreat immediately, but stayed at the end. Even after everyone left, this person still hesitated, neither retreating nor reporting. This person is none other than Jiang Ci, the lord of Yanshan City. Yanshan is the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the brave king Jiang Zhen. This time Jiang Ci also came with Jiang Zhen to help You Xiong. Seeing Jiang Ci hesitate to speak, Wu Zhongyuan vaguely guessed why he hesitated. The peak where the leopard and lin beast is located is in Yanshan Mountain. The gestation period of a leopard is three months. According to the time, the leopard and lin beast should have given birth by this time. This is probably what Jiang Ci wants to start. The reason for his hesitation is undoubtedly because the matter is too confidential. Jiang Ci is not sure whether he should let other people in the palace know. "Jiang Ci, do you have good news to tell me?" Wu Zhongyuan asked with a smile. "The Holy One is wise, wise and mighty. He is right to the point." Jiang Ci is the most flattering of all the city lords. "How many?" Wu Zhongyuan asked again. Those born from the combination of tiger dragon beast and leopard lin beast are not necessarily Qiongqi, only those with tiger heads, leopard tails, dragon claws and lin bodies. "There seems to be only one." Jiang Ci said. "One?" Wu Zhongyuan frowned. In modern terms, the tiger dragon beast and the leopard lin beast are hybrid species. Their offspring will randomly inherit the genes of their parents. If only one is born, the possibility of being Qiongqi is very small. "There seems to be only one," Jiang Ci said. "The general doesn't dare to get too close for fear of alarming them." "Okay, I understand. I'll wait here for now. I'll go there myself." Wu Zhongyuan nodded and said. Jiang Ci nodded in agreement, bowed and retreated. Wu Zhongyuan didn't tell everyone what he and Jiang Ci were talking about, and no one asked. If Wu Zhongyuan wanted to say something, he would take the initiative to say it. If he didn't say it, he didn't want to say it. People below should not ask about things that the leader doesn't want to say. Wu Zhongyuan had been away for half a year and knew nothing about what happened during this period. He kept everyone in Zhongtian Hall this time just to listen to everyone's reports. Wu Zhongyuan had previously had a brief conversation with the old blind man outside the palace, but it only touched on the food issue. The old blind man was the prime minister and commanded the six ministries. This time, he made a report, and the officials of the six ministries supplemented it. The old blind man knew that Wu Zhongyuan was most concerned about people's livelihood issues, so he gave a very detailed explanation. At this time, a crop of hundred-day rice and purple-flowered potato had been harvested. At present, the main food rations in all major cities were purple-flowered potato, which was later known as potato. The storage period of purple potato is only one year at most, so it is eaten first. This thing can be used as a staple food. Until modern times, potatoes are the staple food in many poor areas. Wu Zhongyuan had previously made a decree to give priority to ensuring the food supply of the Sifang Camp. The rice saved by the people was mainly supplied to the Sifang Camp. Since hunting is still prohibited, meat mainly consists of rabbits. The rabbit species were brought by the black widows when their clan moved south. Last year, Wu Zhongyuan distributed the rabbit species to various cities in Dayuan City. By this time, the breeding of rabbits had already begun. Taking shape. During this period, the Heiji Mountain Armadillos led by Wu Laoer have been busy digging holes. There are seventy-two walled cities, and each walled city has a different number of cities. There are also siege cities under the cities. The city needs to dig at least one cave for refuge. If there is a mountain, a cave will be dug. If there is no mountain, a cave will be dug. This work is now nearing completion. During the harvest season of hundred-day rice and purple-flowered potato, heretics tried to set fire to the rice grains and attracted wild animals to eat the purple-flowered potato. Since Wu Zhongyuan had previously issued a ban on hunting, the people did not dare to harm the wild animals that destroyed the crops. , after discussing with everyone, the old blind man decided to act expediently and hunt down the beasts that wasted food. The old blind man was very nervous when he talked about this matter. He didn't feel relieved until Wu Zhongyuan affirmed his approach. Orders are dead but people are alive. Sometimes they have to be flexible. Yinma River was on the right track at this time. Along with business, currency was also on the right track. Copper shell coins were collectively called money. One shell coin was one piece of money, and the value of one piece of money was a pound of salt. The people in Wei City and Zhou Rao Kingdom have also settled down. In the past six months, Dasha has opened a wide road connecting the Yi people and the Middle Kingdom. Passing through Wei City, the destination is Yinma River, where salt and sea goods can be found. Shipped to Yinmahe for sale within a short period of time.

The Yi people also fulfilled their previous promise to him and gave a part of the beach where they fished, hunted and dried salt to the people of Wei City. At this time, in addition to the normal exchange and sale of salt, Wei City and the Yi people also donated a large amount of salt to the people of Wei City. There is a bear. At this time, our salt reserves are enough to support the needs of the major cities for five years. Autumn and winter are good seasons for drying salt. By the end of the year, we should be able to reserve enough salt to last ten years. The Yi people originally had some Tiangang crossbows and Disha bows. After the road was opened, they were sent to the Sifang camp, but the number was far from enough. At this time, their own arsenal had been built and began to manufacture various weapons. The arsenal was manned by the metallurgical craftsmen of the Bird tribe and Zhou Raoguo. The Yi people are skilled craftsmen of firearms and are good at making strong bows and crossbows. All the soldiers in the four major camps are already in place. According to his previous instructions, a large number of low-level warriors have been deployed. Each camp has 10,000 soldiers and 2,000 warriors. Li Wanzi is in charge of the staff and has been busy with Zhu Qianwei recently. Select warriors of all ranks to garrison the camp. This time the rebels suddenly launched an attack, and no news came from Li Wanzi and Zhu Qianwei who were far away at the border. The old blind man had always wanted to draw a complete map of the Central Plains for the purpose of directing operations in the future. However, he was busy with official duties at this time and could not do it himself. Zhu Qianwei and Li Wanzi needed to frequently travel to each other from the Sifang Camp, so the old blind man They were entrusted to record the mountains and rivers on their behalf. At this time, the map of the Central Plains had already taken shape. Wang Xinran is the Queen of the Central Palace, but before that she was an officer of the 18th Branch. People in the system often hold meetings. Similar meetings are not unfamiliar to her. When the old blind man talks, she will occasionally add something, mainly It was about some issues in the arsenal. The gunpowder made by the Rat Tribe was of poor quality and could not be used as propellant. The firearms it produced were of limited power. She was trying to improve this problem. After getting the Hunyuan Cauldron, Jiang Nan has been studying it. Although the research is still in the theoretical stage, it has a general outline. The Hunyuan Cauldron is different from ordinary alchemy cauldrons. Although the Hunyuan Cauldron does not need to be prepared to smelt elixirs, Compared with the Five Elements, there are great variables. It is not possible to refine a high-level elixir by just throwing in all kinds of spiritual objects. In order to open the furnace, the total amount of spiritual energy contained in various spiritual objects must reach the amount of one Jade Spirit Pill. If it is lower than this amount, the Hunyuan Cauldron cannot be activated. In other words, the limit of the Hunyuan Cauldron that can temper elixirs is the Jade Yuan cultivation level. The so-called Jade Yuan is the ultimate golden immortal. However, if a spiritual object is thrown into it, it does not necessarily mean that a Jade Yuan elixir will come out. It may also be the quantity. For elixirs of different grades, the total spiritual energy of the elixirs produced will not be reduced, but the spiritual energy will be dispersed. The most unlucky one is a bunch of red elixirs. Under normal circumstances, there are mostly blue elixirs. If you are lucky, purple elixirs will be used. There will also be spiritual elixirs, but the black elixirs for Sanxu cultivation are relatively rare, but not very few. As for the white elixir of the three-spirit cultivation level, it is extremely rare, and the golden elixir of the three-element cultivation level may be fired tens of thousands of times without even one appearing. In addition, after the Hunyuan Cauldron is opened, the elixirs that come out are often very mixed. They are not of a single grade. What comes out of one furnace may be mixed with elixirs of different grades. Although the success rate of elixir refining is 100%. , but the advantages and disadvantages all depend on luck. To put it nicely, it is called luck, but to put it bluntly, it is gambling. After discovering the shortcomings of the Hunyuan Cauldron, Jiang Nan did not hide it, but told the old blind man in time. The old blind man also informed those who wanted to borrow the Hunyuan Cauldron. He thought that this uncertainty would make everyone Retreating when faced with difficulties, but not thinking about it makes them even crazier. Everyone has a sense of luck. It's like buying a lottery ticket. They are all aiming for five million. If a jade gold elixir comes out, they can reach the sky in one step. . In addition to refining and upgrading Qi-tonifying elixirs, the Hunyuan Cauldron can also refine other targeted elixirs, such as poison-repelling, wound-healing elixirs, etc. These do not need to reach the amount of Jade Yuan, as long as they are based on the instructions recorded on the bronze medal. After adding the spiritual items to the recipe, you can start the furnace to temper it. Wan Shanhong has a collection of Southern Wilderness Herbs. In the past six months, we have sent people to the Southern Wilderness to search according to the map, but the harvest was not very satisfactory. As soon as the Hunyuan Cauldron came out, people were everywhere looking for spiritual objects. Many spiritual objects were Someone else got there first. If the first-in-command and the second-in-command have the same personality, they will definitely not be able to do a good job. The first-in-command and the second-in-command are the best partners if they have complementary personalities. Wu Zhongyuan is very generous, while the old blind man likes to be prudent. In the past six months, he has received a large number of borrowed Hunyuan Ding. The so-called "deposit" refers to various spiritual objects. As long as someone wants to borrow it, the old blind man will agree and collect a deposit from them. When the other party cannot collect the spiritual objects needed to start the furnace, the deposit will naturally be confiscated. Even if you get it all together, you still have to pay rent, and the rent is also a spiritual object. If the other party wants to refine the elixir, they have to offer an equal amount of spiritual objects. To put it bluntly, if someone else refines it once, you will earn once. This kind of behavior of the old blind man is called calculating at best, but bad at worst. He is totally an unscrupulous profiteer. The hundred or so people who had previously helped our side fight against the rebels had basically paid a deposit. These people were still waiting to start refining the elixir in October. If the Yellow Emperor changed hands, the previous deposit would be in vain. In addition, the old blind man was also crazy about amassing money. During the battle on the East China Sea, his side became famous far and wide. Tribes of all sizes inside and outside the Central Plains came to pay tribute and become vassals. The old blind man was even more hospitable than Heshen. As long as others dared to give him away, he would do it. Collect, gathering a large amount of various war preparation materials in a very short period of time. "Those people came to pay tribute to seek shelter. If they come to ask for help in the future, how can we sit back and ignore them?" Wu Zhongyuan was a little worried. The old blind man said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly. Even if we don't accept their tribute, you can't just sit back and ignore them when they come to ask for help in the future.

"Wu Zhongyuan thought about it and found that what the old blind man said did make sense. He is not the kind of person who refuses to help others. Even if others don't give gifts, he comes to ask for help with tears and snot in his nose, and he can't bear to let them sit there and wait for death. . Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan did not answer, the old blind man knew that he was worried, so he said, "We have collected a lot of spiritual objects these days, enough to open the furnace more than ten times. Your Majesty would like to test the Hunyuan Cauldron..."