Chapter 26 Lingzhuzi: How can I be so big as a Fuli? ...
Ling Zhuzi rolled his eyes at her and sneered, "I'm giving you a chance, you'd better grasp it carefully."
Fu Li rolled her eyes at him quietly, and then said that she was so upset by Wo Ding's attitude yesterday that she lost her mind and forgot the most important purpose.
The most important purpose?
Lingzhuzi was stunned, and after recalling it, a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
Not only had Fu Li forgotten, he was even angrier than Fu Li at the time. The reason Fu Li was so anxious to leave the palace, besides because Wo Ding and his favorite ministers were in unison and didn't speak a single human language, was to hold Ling Zhuzi back, fearing he would explode in the palace.
However, after leaving the palace gate, Fu Li attacked without any hesitation, which not only stunned the guards at the palace gate, but also stunned Ling Zhuzi.
If two people encounter the same thing, if one of them becomes extremely angry, the other's original anger will quickly disappear.
That was the situation with the two of them yesterday.
As time went by, both of them completely forgot that their original purpose was to save the lives of slaves all over the world.
Fu Li said, "Luckily, Master Bian came to visit me today, otherwise I would have to shamelessly find another opportunity to meet with the Shang King, Wo Ding."
She frowned, not hiding her dislike for Woodin at all.
After hearing this, Ling Zhuzi calmed down and asked, "Did you convince that young master to argue?"
"Don't worry, it's been taken care of. I believe the news will be out soon."
Sure enough, as soon as the patriarch improved the food of the slaves in the fiefdom according to the plan proposed by Fu Li, the royal family directly issued a notice, and the news spread throughout the world at an unprecedented speed.
At that time, people didn't understand the concept of media guidance, so the royal family and the court spread a very simple message: the reason why the kings of previous dynasties did not live long was because bone and bronze utensils contained a slight toxin. The royal family used these two utensils in large quantities, and the kings were unknowingly poisoned.
As long as there is no external interference, every era has its own excellent matching mechanism.
The news spread by the royal family was very simple, and the common people at that time were also very simple. In addition, the popular foundation established by Cheng Tang and Taijia was strong, and the Shang family had a very high reputation among the king, queen and common people.
When everyone learned that the royal family had officially issued a notice, they believed it immediately.
Along with this edict to the world, there was another one conveyed to the princes, asking them to stop killing slaves on a large scale and to pray for the previous kings.
If we just ask the princes not to kill slaves wantonly, they will easily accept it.
Now they have learned that using bones to make utensils will cause chronic toxins, and many princes have spontaneously replaced bone utensils with colorful pottery that they used to disdain to use.
Although gold-inlaid bone tools are a symbol of status, how can they compare to life?
In addition to making utensils, human bones are also used to make weapons.
Nowadays, the world is becoming more peaceful, and there are fewer and fewer times when the princes need to fight. The demand for weapons has also greatly decreased, and there is no need to replenish them in large quantities.
To sum up, Fuli’s first goal was easily achieved.
However, there has been no news about the second one - improving the treatment of slaves throughout the world.
Fu Li knew that Gongzi Bian hesitated.
She sighed secretly, and then focused on managing Wen Zhong's fiefdom, while leading the porcelain craftsmen to mass-produce porcelain, and reached a cooperation with Gongzi Bian to sell it to princes all over the world.
The beauty of porcelain's texture, shape, color and decorative craftsmanship are so great that even modern people who have experienced so much cannot resist it, let alone the ancient times when material resources were scarce?
As expected, the two made a fortune.
At Fu Li's suggestion, Prince Bian sent porcelain as gifts to all the nobles in Boyi, large and small. He gave large sets to the nobles, and small sets to the less nobles.
Everyone was very satisfied and began to spread the praises of Gongzi Bian's virtue.
Fu Li, on the other hand, used the money he earned from selling porcelain to buy several mountains based on his memories of his past life. Those mountains didn't have much vegetation, and the original owners didn't value them much. Fu Li's reputation was rising, so the deal was easy.
She certainly doesn't like to be taken advantage of.
A thousand years later, those mountains would have been part of the Kingdom of Han during the Warring States Period. Jinhan's refined iron was renowned throughout the land, and the mountains Fuli had chosen possessed rich iron ore deposits.
After the iron ore was mined, it was first roughly refined into iron embryos with slag locally, and then transported back to Boyi via Prince Bian's trade route. A furnace was built on the outskirts of Boyi to refine it and make it into farm tools and weapons.
The weapons were sent to the front line by the family elders and handed over to Master Wen for distribution.
As for the farm tools, Fu Li divided them into three parts. He asked his family elder to present one part to the King of Shang in the name of Wen Taishi, one part was given to Prince Bian, and one part was used in his own fief.
The emergence of iron was epoch-making and was a dimensionality-reduction blow to bronze.
In the original history, it was the emergence of iron tools that completely destroyed the well-field system inherited from ancient times, which led to the implementation of private land ownership in the State of Lu.
In modern times, private land ownership is backward. It is a tool for feudal landlords to exploit the common people. It is evil and bloody.
But compared with the well-field system, private land ownership was already a great improvement.
Only after the emergence of private land ownership did the slave owners realize that it was better to let the slaves nominally own their own land while they just sat back and collected rent than to raise slaves to farm the land and be responsible for their birth, aging, illness and death.
By advising Wo Ding and persuading Gongzi Bian, Fu Li has realized that one cannot rely on the wisdom and courage of the superiors for everything.
Rather than betting on the conscience of the ruler, she felt it would be more reliable to speed up the development of the association herself.
Most importantly, as long as there are still people, war will never be completely stopped. Only by making iron the main weapon on the battlefield can we completely prevent slave owners from killing slaves to make weapons when war breaks out again.
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So, does she still want to practice?
Originally, Lingzhuzi was waiting for her to bring it up herself, but she didn't know that this person would be so busy that she would have no end in sight, and she was especially good at finding things to do for herself.
He had figured it out. If he didn't mention it, Fu Li might not even remember about cultivating immortality and asking about the Dao in ten years.
Just when he made up his mind to pass on his cultivation technique to Fu Li, an unexpected change occurred.
Fuli is missing.
Yes, such a big person disappeared right under his nose.
"Have you searched everywhere?" Lingzhuzi asked, suppressing his anger.
"We've already searched everywhere. Young Master Bian has also sent people to help." The elder's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death, his face filled with worry. "This afternoon, the search team has spread out to the surrounding areas of Boyi. I believe they'll find him soon."
He himself couldn't tell whether the last sentence was to comfort Lingzhuzi or to comfort himself.
He had followed Wen Zhong since he was young and had learned some basic techniques of breathing from him. It wouldn't allow him to fight on the battlefield, but it would be enough to prolong his life.
The gratitude for saving his life and recognizing his talent made him focus all his heart on Wen Zhong and never thought about getting married and having children.
Originally he didn't think it was a big deal, but the arrival of Fuli, a healthy, sweet-mouthed and lovable girl, allowed him to enjoy a pleasure he had never tasted before.
If Wen Zhong's care for Fu Li was due to the trust of an old friend, then the old man's kindness to Fu Li, although initially due to the orders of his master Wen Zhong, gradually came out of his genuine love for her.
After all, who wouldn’t like a child who is smart, sweet-talking, and always cares about you?
The elders of the family have seen everything Fu Li has done in the past two years, and of course they know that she has hindered the interests of many people.
It can be said that the reason why Fu Li was able to be so safe was that in addition to Ling Zhuzi's close protection, the family elders also used Wen Zhong's connections to help resist a lot of malicious intent from the court.
Precisely because the patriarch knew more, and Fu Li's sudden disappearance, he had more things to worry about than Ling Zhuzi.
While sending people out to search, he also secretly investigated the mansions of nobles of all sizes in Boyi, fearing that one of them might suddenly go crazy and take revenge on Fu Li regardless of the power of both the Grand Tutor and Young Master Bian.
On the third day, Grand Tutor Wen Zhong sent back a message from the front lines, telling them not to worry. Fu Li had been taken away by his uncle Zhao Gongming, a fellow disciple. Zhao Gongming had taken notice of her talent for cultivation and business, and had accepted her as his personal disciple.
The elder and Lingzhuzi, who were familiar with the habits of the three religions' disciples in recruiting disciples, said: "......"
——Although, I really want to beat Zhao Gongming up.
The family elder certainly cannot do this, but Lingzhuzi can.
He said with a serious face, "Since Fu Li is no longer in Boyi, I will take my leave first." The next moment, he used the fastest wind escape technique among the five elements and came to Mount Emei alone.
Mount Emei is the Taoist temple of Zhao Gongming.
At this moment, Zhao Gongming was a little overwhelmed.
By the way, when these Qi-refining masters from the three religions take someone they like as a disciple, don’t they just take him away and let him go home to meet his parents after he has completed his studies?
Why is it that everything goes smoothly for other people, but when it comes to him, he finally finds a young apprentice, but why is it so difficult for him?
"I have already sent a message to Junior-Junior Brother Wen Zhong as you instructed. By now, Boyi should have received it. Why are you still refusing to accept me as your disciple?"
Fu Li sneered: "How can I know whether what you said is true or not? What if you are just kidding me? Unless you take me back to Boyi to see it."
"Hey!" Zhao Gongming was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, "I am a great disciple of the Jiejiao outer sect and the beloved disciple of the Shangqing Saint. How could I lie to a little girl like you?"
Fu Li curled her lips and said, "You are a great disciple of Jiejiao's outer sect and the beloved disciple of Shangqing Saint, yet you are also a human trafficker. As a kidnapped victim, how can I possibly believe you?"
She was completely confused at the time.
He was just planning the second phase of the iron forging project in his study when suddenly someone floated in through the window and said, "You little girl, you have a great talent in business. You should be my disciple."
And then, nothing happened.
She only felt a breeze blowing, and her whole body floated up involuntarily, and floated directly out through the wide-open window. She was forced to overlook the beautiful scenery along the way, and landed in an extremely unfamiliar place.
Then, a bearded man, his clothes embroidered with knife coins and gold cakes, stood before her with his hands behind his back. He said with an enigmatic expression, "I am Zhao Gongming, the Qi Refiner from Mount Emei. You have a connection with me. Would you like to become my disciple?"
Fu Li: “???”
——She just felt that the words embroidered on the clothes of the person in front of her were not money, but the words "pretend to be stupid".
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