"You said that they moved their entire sect to Gushan under the instruction of Laojun?" In the Hongqing Zhenren Temple on Lingxia Mountain, Fang Jian, who appeared in a spirit form, looked at Cen Biqing, who was wearing a jade-green dress, and asked.
Cen Biqing nodded and said, "Yes, they have been coming to Lingxia Mountain frequently to buy elixirs recently. I asked them indirectly and found out some of the reasons."
Fang Jian's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this. After a moment of contemplation, he smiled at Cen Biqing and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Fairy Qing."
"You're welcome. Just don't forget my peaches." Cen Biqing also said with a smile.
"..." Fang Jian couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, "How about some Huangzhong plums and ginseng fruits?"
"Okay." Cen Biqing smiled and said, "That's what you said."
"Goodbye!" Fang Jian simply bowed, and his spiritual body instantly dissipated, leaving only a statue standing blankly in the temple.
After receiving the spiritual power, Fang Jian sat cross-legged in the room specially arranged for him by Zhu Yuanzhang on Solitary Mountain. The more he thought about it, the more unhappy he felt.
Yuhua Temple was originally a chess piece he had placed. He saved Lu Xuansheng in order to let Yuhua Temple assist Zhu Yuanzhang. Fang Jian also had the same plan for the other Taoist temples that had not surrendered to Zhenyang Taoist Palace.
But now... "Great Jade Emperor, Great Lord! I've been intercepted by Laojun!"
"Hey!" Inside the Tushita Palace, Taishang Laojun stroked his beard and smiled triumphantly, then said to Wu Quxingjun beside him: "Fan the fire quickly! Don't stop!"
Wu Qu Xingjun didn't know what Laojun was proud of, but he dared not neglect Laojun's order, so he quickly increased the strength of fanning the fire with his hands.
After feeling depressed, Fang Jian accepted the reality that he was intercepted by Laojun. Maybe one day he could call Nezha and wait outside the Tushita Palace to hit Laojun with a club.
Find a big sack, put it on Laojun's head, beat him up and run away. It feels great just thinking about it!
But Fang Jian soon woke up from his fantasy. He had to hit Laojun with a club, but not now. Business was more important.
Then Fang Jian used his magic power to send a message to the Hongqing sword talisman that he had given to Zhu Yuanzhang, telling him about the "Master Dafang".
On the other side, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had received the news about the Hongqing Sword Talisman, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Now that True Man Hongqing had personally explained it, the identity of True Man Dafang was completely clear.
Although he had no doubts when he worshipped Dafang Zhenren as his master, he still needed Fang Jian to tell him personally before he could fully believe it.
So not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang brought Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Youtang with a bunch of fruits.
"Master, I wonder if you are used to living here?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked as soon as he entered the door.
Fang Jian stood up and welcomed Zhu Yuanzhang and the other three in, then said with a smile, "Thank you, Master Zhu, for arranging such a large house for me. I'm very comfortable living here."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled upon hearing this, then stepped aside and asked Zhu Yunwen and the other two to present the fruits. He said, "Master, these are the spiritual fruits we picked from the mountains. I know that you immortals do not eat ordinary grains. These spiritual fruits were brought back from the Sifang Mountains under the guidance of Master Li Xuanyi and his men. Please enjoy them, Master."
"Okay, okay, thank you very much, Master Zhu Shan." Fang Jian said with a smile.
Zhu Yuanzhang said, "You're welcome." Fang Jian asked Zhu Yuanzhang to take a seat. After Zhu Yuanzhang sat down, he asked, "Master, since you are here on the orders of Master Hongqing, do you have any plans for what we should do next?"
Fang Jian thought for a moment and said, "How many people do you have under your command now?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Not much. I have only brought a few villages around Gushan under my rule these days. However, most of the people in these villages are too close to Gushan and are forced to submit because of the situation. They are not very loyal. However,
"I have, through my secret contacts in Huacheng, recruited over twenty warriors. Most of them come from poor backgrounds and were imprisoned for offending the powerful in Huacheng. I paid to redeem them, and they are now training in the mountains."
"How many swords, guns and weapons are there?" Fang Jian asked.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "All of these can be purchased in Huacheng, or we can buy pig iron and ask the blacksmiths in the village down the mountain to forge them. There are more than a thousand swords, spears and shields. Only armor and bows and arrows are very scarce. There is not a single set of armor, eleven bows and crossbows each, and no more than ten arrows."
Fang Jian nodded slightly. As long as one knows the craftsmanship and has a blacksmith and a carpenter, bows and crossbows can be made.
But it is very difficult to obtain arrows, especially arrow shafts. Many people have a misunderstanding that arrow shafts are easier to obtain than arrowheads.
In fact, this is wrong. Arrowheads are just iron tools and can be forged by blacksmiths.
However, the manufacturing process of the arrow shaft is the most complicated. You cannot make an arrow by simply inserting a piece of wood, a piece of reed or a piece of bamboo into the arrowhead.
No matter which dynasty, arrow shafts are always more expensive than arrowheads, because the production process of arrow shafts is complicated, the production cycle is long, and the materials must be strictly selected before they can be made into arrows.
Moreover, although swords, spears, swords and halberds are not prohibited among the people, bows, arrows and armor are strictly prohibited. Therefore, if you want to purchase these things privately, it will inevitably attract the attention of the court of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
After listening to Zhu Yuanzhang's complaints, Fang Jian said with a smile, "You now have over a thousand swords, spears, and shields, and a dozen bows and crossbows. That's pretty good, at least better than the one bowl you started with, right?"
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled knowingly upon hearing this, and a surge of heroic spirit suddenly surged up. He said to Fang Jian, "Master, that's what you said. What do you intend us to do?"
Fang Jian asked, "Can we take down Huacheng?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's smile instantly vanished, but he then asked, "Masters, are you going to take action?"
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