Xiao Hei watched Fang Zhiyi handle the matter with some admiration: "Su Xiao, you are really amazing."
Fang Zhiyi shook his head: "It's not me who is great, it's this dynasty that is great."
"Why do you say that?"
Fang Zhiyi sighed, "There's no faith in this dynasty. Even if there is, only the emperor is qualified to believe in the God of Creation. The common people have no faith. If someone says to them now, 'If you follow me, I guarantee you'll have enough to eat,' they'll worship you as a god."
"Also, I've learned from the failure of a senior. That senior, who started the Eight Provinces Rebellion, had no plan at all. He relied solely on faith in ghosts and gods to sustain his army, and his philosophy remained little more than slogans. That's why he ultimately failed."
Xiao Hei nodded: "So, Su-kun, you want to turn your slogan into reality?"
Fang Zhiyi nodded and then shook his head: "The slogan is not mine, I stole it, but I really want to make it come true."
"But why choose Liangzhou? This place is not as good as Jizhou."
"Why..." Fang Zhiyi was about to explain when a soldier ran in: "Report to the Great Heavenly Master!" He reached out and pulled the man behind him. Fang Zhiyi remembered this man. At that time, he was carrying his mother's back, and he gave him an extra bowl of porridge.
"Speak!" The soldier couldn't help getting anxious because he just laughed foolishly.
Wang Erxi slowly opened his hand, showing what was in his palm, and Fang Zhiyi's breathing stopped.
"Great Taoist Priest, take a look at this thing. It tastes and looks the same as you described." Wang Erxi smiled and spoke cautiously.
Fang Zhiyi nodded slightly: "Remember."
Wang Erxi looked around, and after a while he realized that the great Taoist priest wanted him to remember. He quickly waved his hands and said, "I can't write."
Fang Zhiyi said, "I don't need you to know how to write, so just remember it in your head. And you, you will assist him in the future, do you understand?" He called out to his personal soldier, and the soldier nodded suddenly.
"Use the five-boil-three-filter method, which means boiling five times and filtering three times. It must be boiled, and then the purity is sufficient. This step is called boiling saltpeter."
"Boil the sulfur and sesame oil, remove the sand and impurities, then add the cypress leaf soup and boil again. Once it is cooked, it can be used."
“Charcoal also has requirements.”
After confirming that both of them had taken note, Fang Zhiyi waved his hand and said, "The backyard of the government office is yours now. Go ahead."
Then he turned to Xiao Hei beside him and said, "What did you say just now? Although Liangzhou doesn't have as much food and grass as Jizhou, it has a lot of minerals. Let's give the ancients a little shock."
News continued to come out from the Grand Taoist Priest's Mansion, and each piece of news was shocking enough.
"The Great Heavenly Master has refined white sugar! It's like a gem!"
"The Great Heavenly Master made fine salt, which is better than the heavy salt that adults eat!"
This information spread throughout Liangzhou. Some people were skeptical, but when fine salt and sugar were actually available on the streets, they were completely convinced.
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