The Song Dynasty on the Sand Table

Chapter 65 How to obtain it?

As soon as Mr. Liao finished his explanation, a young farmer started shouting, "If we make the magic water, we can harvest twice as much grain?"

"How can it be that simple?" Old Liao scolded with a smile, "There are many more uses for this magic water. The use of the magic water will change with each stage of crop growth."

Young farmer: "Huh? Is it that difficult?"

The old farmer next to him laughed and scolded, "Fool, if immortal techniques aren't difficult and mortals can easily learn them, how can they still be called immortal techniques?"

Young farmer: "Yes! It should be difficult."

Mr. Liao smiled gently and said, "The real difficulty lies in making the magic water, not how to use it. As long as you study hard, I guarantee you will be able to use the magic water freely within the first year. We will strive to double the production in the first year and triple it in the second year."

The farmers were delighted!
Wu Zhan doubted his hearing and turned to Qian Zhuoqun and asked, "If we use that old immortal's method, can we really increase grain production by two or three times?"

Qian Zhuoqun: "It's up to you whether you believe it or not! Anyway, this year's spring plowing and sowing has already begun. If you want to believe it, you have to believe it now, otherwise you won't be able to catch up this year."

Wu Zhan and the refugees on the island were a bit tempted to believe it. The prospect of double or triple the yield was too tempting. If they were right, wouldn't they be rich? But they were hesitant to believe it. If they were wrong, they would starve to death this winter.

Yue Wenxuan couldn't help laughing when he saw the island refugees struggling outside the sand table: There is a sentence in "Das Kapital" that if a capitalist has a profit rate of 300%, he may risk being beheaded.

In fact, the subject of this sentence is too narrow. It should not be capitalists, but "most of humanity."

Yue Wenxuan didn't need to use his brain to guess that among these island refugees, a few brave ones would jump out and risk their lives to triple the output.

Sure enough, just as he thought of this, he saw a few people behind Wu Zhan slip out of the team and squeeze into the group of farmers surrounding Old Liao. They pricked up their ears and listened carefully, more seriously than the three-good students in later generations, with curiosity written all over their faces.

Someone even poked a nearby Dongmiaozi villager with his finger and whispered, "Hey, what is the magic water?"

Seeing the newcomer asking a silly question, the villagers of Dongmiaozi immediately felt superior and said smugly, "Let me tell you, that magic water was brought down from heaven by Old Immortal Liao. When the immortals in heaven plant their elixirs, they don't use manure. Instead, they sprinkle some magic water on them, and the herbs grow quickly. Have you heard of the Peach Garden? What? You haven't heard of that either? Tsk! The peach trees in heaven are made to bear peaches using magic water."

The newcomer's eyes sparkled with stars!

The villagers of Dongmiaozi, eager to show off their knowledge, boasted furiously, "Oh, right? There's also a kind of Yama Water. Just spray it on the pests... wow... they'll die instantly. I saw with my own eyes an old immortal use the magic water to kill a whole basket of pests in the blink of an eye. From now on, if Old Immortal Liao gives me some Yama Water, I'll fill it up in a pot and wander around the fields. If any pest dares to eat my crops, I'll spray it, and send it to see the King of Hell."

The newcomer: "Oh my, oh my, such a good thing? How can I get it? Can I kowtow to Mr. Liao and burn incense?"

The villagers of Dongmiaozi shook their heads. "Kowtow and burn incense are useless! Mr. Liao doesn't need that. You just need to send a man from your family to join the rebel army and resist the Jin bandits. You can then obtain some immortal water and hell water. If you're afraid of fighting, learn to be a blacksmith, carpenter, or porter. Anyway, as long as you contribute to the fight against the Jin bandits, you'll benefit."

I'm very happy to see that resisting the Jin thieves is what we should do.

What could be more cost-effective than doing some of your job duties and getting extra benefits?
A newcomer couldn't help but whisper, "Hey, old man, how much does King Gong charge for viewing the show?" "Viewing fee? Oh! You mean tax?" The Dongmiaozi villagers laughed and said, "Second Brother Qian said it's tax-free this year."

"What? Free?" The newcomer was shocked. "Can this be exempted?"

The villagers of Dongmiaozi lowered their voices, "To be honest, when King Gong first stormed into the village, I was terrified too. I was afraid all our belongings would be taken, and I was also afraid King Gong would impose heavy taxes. Our village's former master, Mr. Wang, collected even higher taxes than the government, so I was afraid King Gong would come and raise taxes by another ten percent. But, well, this year, they're completely exempt!"

The newcomer asked cautiously, "If they don't have to pay to see the show, what will they eat? Won't they eat people?"

The villagers of Dongmiaozi laughed, "You know nothing! King Gong has the Prime Minister in Heaven backing him up. He's always sending food to his people. It's all top-quality immortal rice, and there are even immortal pigs. Look, there's a immortal pig over there that hasn't been slaughtered yet, playing on the hill over there."

The newcomer turned around and immediately saw a big fat pig weighing at least 300 pounds standing on the hillside next to him. It was white and cute, completely different from the black-brimmed pigs raised in Shandong Province.

The newcomer was shocked: "How can there be such a white pig?"

Dongmiaozi villagers: "I told you it was a fairy pig, it came from heaven."

Newcomer: "Ouch, ouch!"
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Wu Zhan led the island refugees on a long tour of Dongmiaozi Village. Everyone was eagerly looking, whispering, and chatting with the local residents. Occasionally, one or two of them knew each other, having met at the market in Jimo County before, and now they could even chat with old acquaintances.

After the conversation, they were convinced that the villagers of Dongmiaozi Village were living quite well. Not only were they not bullied by King Gong, but they were living better than when King Wang was the head of the village.

Madam Gong Er's reputation in Dongmiaozi Village is no longer enough to call her a squire, but rather a local celebrity.

After reading it, Wu Zhan no longer had any doubts. He walked up to Madam Gong Er and bowed deeply. "Madam Gong Er, we've already discussed it. We're going to return to the island to bring our families back to the mainland and relocate them to our former village. We'll leave some people behind to help rebuild the farmland. Once we've finished these chores, I'll bring a few young men from the village and join you."

Madam Gong Er clasped her fists and said, "If you have any difficulties in arranging the elderly, the weak, women and children, just come to me. Your brothers' families are my family, and I will treat them well."

Wu Zhan: "Second Lady's loyalty."

He bid farewell to Gong Erniang and Qian Zhuoqun, and led his men back to the coast as quickly as possible. He rowed out all the small boats they had hidden in the deserted village by the sea, and after a painstaking effort, they rowed five miles on the sea and arrived at an unnamed deserted island.

A group of elderly, weak, women and children on the island had been waiting anxiously for a long time.

It is very dangerous for the men in the family to leave the island and go ashore. If they encounter the Jin bandits and are killed, the elderly, the weak, women and children left on the island will have no choice but to wait for death.

Seeing the men return, the old, weak, women, and children were all delighted. They came forward to ask about the situation in Dongmiaozi Village. After hearing about the situation in Dongmiaozi Village, they were even more delighted: "Prince Gong is truly kind and righteous! Son, after we return to the village, you can go to Dongmiaozi Village and join us."

(End of this chapter)