Cultivation was no easy feat

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Yanhuai City.

A group of guards carried boxes and chests to the princess's bedchamber.

Princess Jin'an was still reading Three Kingdoms; this was her fourth time reading the book.

It was mainly because many parts of the book resonated with her deeply.

The stories of declining dynasties, their rise and fall, and the power struggles between nations resonated deeply with her.

Just as Princess Jin'an was engrossed in reading Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Qiao'er returned.

Incidentally, Princess Jin'an also noticed the box the other person had brought back.

Princess Jin'an was also somewhat puzzled upon seeing the box.

"Your Highness, this is a gift from Commandery Governor An."

Qiao'er stepped forward and said obediently.

"Given to you by Fang Weiyan?"

Princess Jin'an perked up upon hearing this.

She was a little curious about what Fang Weiyan had sent. She had originally sent Fang Weiyan something without expecting Fang Weiyan to reciprocate.

This is quite a pleasant surprise.

"Your Highness, please open it and take a look."

Seeing Princess Jin'an's expectant look, Qiao'er couldn't help but purse her lips slightly.

"When did you start enjoying making me play guessing games?"

Upon hearing this, Princess Jin'an felt even more expectant.

The palace was covered with a carpet made of fur, and Princess Jin'an simply took off her shoes and walked over with her slender, graceful feet.

Looking at the box in front of her, Princess Jin'an reached out and opened it.

The next moment, the blinding white scene completely dazzled her.

"This is... silver?"

Princess Jin'an stared wide-eyed at the pile of gleaming silver in front of her, her pretty face filled with disbelief.

In the past, I heard my father talk about how many officials had embezzled so much silver.

At that time, Princess Jin'an just felt angry when she heard this, wondering what these guys were doing with so much silver.

Now, seeing so much gleaming silver laid out before her, she fell silent.

Suddenly, I realized that there aren't many people in this world who could resist the temptation of so much money.

Even she, you know, had her heart pounding right now.

Where did he get so much money?

Princess Jin'an turned around, opened all the boxes in front of her one by one, and after confirming that they were all filled with silver, she immediately asked in confusion.

She sensed something was wrong; how could Fang Weiyan have so much money?

The box of jewelry she gave Fang Weiyan could never be exchanged for so much silver.

Moreover, Fang Weiyan also needs to provide disaster relief.

"The lord said that after he saved the Dragon King's offspring, the Dragon King, out of gratitude, gave him this gift."

Qiao'er answered immediately upon hearing this.

The Dragon King gave it to us? That makes sense.

No one knows how much silver is buried under the Wu River, and it's entirely possible that the Dragon King, out of gratitude, would do such a thing.

Princess Jin'an felt relieved, then looked at the silver in front of her, a slight ripple of emotion stirring within her.

"Qiao'er, how was it when you went to Pingjiang City? Doesn't he care about the money at all?"

When she sent Qiao'er to Pingjiang City, she also wanted her to check on how Pingjiang City were going there, and also to test Fang Weiyan's character once again.

What she didn't expect was that Fang Weiyan would send her so much silver.

With so much pure silver, wasn't the other party even a little tempted? They just handed it to her like that?

She listened to her father speak, but she didn't hear much about officials who were so indifferent to money.

"Pingjiang City, there are many refugees in Pingjiang City now. It seems that the prefect is carrying out work relief to ensure that the people in the city can have food."

"Furthermore, when Qiao'er arrived at the other party's residence, she didn't see any maids, and their clothing was very casual. The adults seemed to be quite honest and upright."

Qiao'er thought about it carefully. The news she had heard in Pingjiang City was all praise from the people for the adults.

"The people of Pingjiang City all praise you, sir. It seems that you've spent all the money you have on the people. Your Highness, you don't know, but those people can receive several kilograms of grain every day as long as they're willing to work."

"Moreover, the work the adults made the people do was build houses for them."

Qiao'er recounted everything she had seen to Princess Jin'an.

Princess Jin'an listened, her brows furrowing slightly, and her slender hand tracing the silver in front of her.

His own father, the emperor, said that the Jiang Kingdom's treasury was empty.

With this money, the Jiang Kingdom can hold out for a while longer.

Hearing what Qiao'er had seen, Princess Jin'an was deeply moved.

Judging from this, this capable minister seems to be good in every way, and besides, she had seen Fang Weiyan's appearance before.

Fang Weiyan is good-looking; at least she quite likes him.

Furthermore, the other party now meets her requirements and has the ability, so marrying him would not be a bad choice.

As Princess Jin'an pondered this, her pretty face suddenly flushed slightly.

"Someone, take this silver to the Emperor."

The Jiang Kingdom's treasury is empty; she needs someone to send some silver over to alleviate the treasury's depletion.

"Qiao'er, go with me and report the truth to your father."

This matter should be brought to the Emperor's attention, so that he may also know that he did not misjudge Fang Weiyan.

This will also reduce the Emperor's suspicions.

If Fang Weiyan had ulterior motives, he could have simply waited for the Jiang Kingdom to be destroyed; there would have been no need for disaster relief or sending back so much silver.

Sending this silver over would be giving the Jiang Kingdom a helping hand, wouldn't it?

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Qiao'er quickly responded and then had the box carried away.

After all the maids had left, Princess Jin'an went to the window and looked ahead.

Pingjiang City is not visible from here, but Princess Jin'an is still carefully recalling what Qiao'er just said.

He devoted himself entirely to governing Pingjiang City, and the people of Pingjiang City loved this official so much.

By all accounts, this person shouldn't be all that bad.

Princess Jin'an couldn't help but smile slightly at this thought.

Pingjiang City.

Fang Weiyan gave Tao Lingluo Tao Lingluo several bags of fertilizer, which were absorbed completely in an instant once they reached her hands.

After absorbing all the fertilizer, Tao Lingluo was immediately satisfied.

Tao Lingluo looked much more energetic than before.

After absorbing everything, Tao Lingluo left with an incredibly light heart.

She also needs to supervise the condition of the farmland outside.

This was what Fang Weiyan had asked her to do; once she did it well, she could receive the salary.

Tao Lingluo's condition reminded Fang Weiyan of his previous conversation with Wu Ruichu.

Fang Weiyan asked Wu Ruichu about matters related to the Human Sovereign. Wu Ruichu that the Human Sovereign's lifespan was linked to the nation's strength. When Fang Weiyan asked about the specific ratio between national strength and lifespan, Wu Ruichu shook his head, indicating that he did not know that much.

I only vaguely know that national strength and life expectancy are linked.

The unknown situation made Fang Weiyan wonder if cultivation might actually make it easier to achieve immortality.

But Wu Ruichu a sentence that left Fang Weiyan speechless.

Wu Ruichu at the time, "What makes you think that cultivating immortality would be easy?"

That one sentence jolted Fang Weiyan awake. Yes, he had never cultivated before, so how could he think cultivation was so simple?

If we're talking about Incense Offerings, then he'd have to die once for it to work.

But if you die and can't return to Earth, and someone cuts off your Incense Offerings, then you'll still have to wait to die anyway.

Recalling Wu Ruichu's words, Fang Weiyan couldn't help but sigh. Coming back to her senses, she looked at the remaining medicine in front of her.

"I've definitely gotten stronger lately, and it seems like my physical fitness has improved as well."

Watching Tao Lingluo leave, Fang Weiyan drank the last bowl of medicinal soup.

After drinking all the medicinal soup, Fang Weiyan did feel that his body had become much stronger.

It seems that next time we trade with Divine Farmer Valley, we'll need to get some similar medicinal liquid; there's no harm in taking more.

Yesterday, Fang Weiyan returned to the Daoist temple, and Su Qingyun gave him the news.

It's said to be a loan or something, and it's already been approved by higher authorities. The initial funding is 30 billion yuan, which will be used to purchase research equipment, start a factory, and so on.

Two more batches of money will arrive in the future.

With this money, I believe the drug development will be completed quickly.

After all, having a drug as a foundation makes subsequent research and development much simpler.

Seeing the message Su Qingyun sent, Fang Weiyan felt relieved.

With so much money, setting up a pharmaceutical factory would be quite simple, since relevant higher-ups have already taken notice of this area.

With someone looking out for you, you shouldn't encounter any trouble.

Fang Weiyan put the matter of the medicine aside for the time being and then left the yamen.

At this moment, a cement road has been paved outside the government office.

The cement road was swept very clean, all thanks to the residents who cleaned it themselves.

The common people felt that this was a high-ranking official's residence, and it would be quite unacceptable for it to be so dirty and messy.

Out of respect for the Fang Weiyan, someone comes here every day to clean it thoroughly.

"How's the construction of these houses going?"

Fang Weiyan followed the road and walked through three streets before arriving at the newly built street.

On this street, new houses have been built, and some people have already moved into them.

However, when Fang Weiyan arrived, he also saw some tea stalls piled with mattresses and other items, which made him think that there were other people who did not yet have houses to live in.

"Reporting to you, sir, there are still tens of thousands of households who do not yet have houses to live in."

Upon seeing Fang Weiyan arrive, the supervising official quickly spoke up.

"Tens of thousands of households? How many exactly?"

Fang Weiyan frowned upon hearing this vague number, though he knew that building a house was not so simple and would not be so quick.

But at the very least, the other party should provide specific statistics.

Upon hearing this, the clerk quickly rummaged through his belongings to find a register. Fortunately, he had always kept a record in a register.

Otherwise, if Fang Weiyan had asked him in detail now, he wouldn't have been able to answer, "Sir, ninety-six households moved in yesterday, and there are still thirty-nine thousand eight hundred and twelve households without houses."

"Since the disaster relief efforts started here, every day there are about twenty or thirty families fleeing here, sometimes even more, sometimes over a hundred."

The clerk looked at the register and reported the numbers to Fang Weiyan.

Previously, a large-scale migration of people had occurred.

After these people arrived, the number of migrants did not stop, but gradually increased.

The main reason is that the news spread, and many people who were already struggling to make ends meet were willing to come and give it a try after hearing that they could live a better life here.

Once they arrived, they couldn't leave.

The treatment they received here made them extremely reluctant to leave.

Seeing that the other party remembered the numbers clearly, Fang Weiyan nodded.

However, even now, the house is missing far too much.

"Yes, we should record the specific numbers like this from now on."

Fang Weiyan left satisfied.

Then we went to look around at other places.

According to Wu Ruichu, cultivation is actually quite difficult. To achieve immortality and extraordinary strength through cultivation, and to stand out from countless others, is no easy feat.

After much deliberation, Fang Weiyan still felt that relying on Earth as a resource to try and become the Human Sovereign would be relatively simpler.

Therefore, they are paying extra attention to the construction of the city.

The fact that more people from the surrounding area came was actually better for Fang Weiyan, since they could all become part of his wealth.

Up to now, when Fang Weiyan looked at these people, the color appearing above his head was still pitch black.

In terms of color, it's actually a bit darker than the area around Linbei County.

When Fang Weiyan left, the people in Linbei County, although the color on their foreheads was still jet black, had already turned a light black.

The colors that Fang Weiyan saw in Pingshui City were darker than those in Linbei County.

Some of the people who had just fled here were as black as ink.

When Fang Weiyan looked around, all he saw was a dark mass of black, some areas even darker than others; there were hardly any in any decent condition.

Compared to the other side of Earth, it's far inferior.

When Fang Weiyan returned to Earth, he looked at the people there as if they were a rainbow, with a somewhat colorful appearance.

Here, the uniform pitch-black color is almost unbearable to look at.

He sighed inwardly, knowing that becoming the Human Sovereign was still a long and arduous journey.

Fang Weiyan continued walking towards the city gates. Tao Lingluo was watching over them, but Fang Weiyan still wanted to go and see her.

How are the farmlands outside the city doing?

After all, this place will become a granary in the future, so we need to pay some attention to it.