He Yi's Work
Recently, Lingxian Sect has been giving them batches of spiritual seeds and fertilizers to try planting. Lin Dayou and Lin Dashan also brought some very simple array plates and placed them in many farmlands.
Of course, these aren't given away entirely for free.
The Lingxian Sect's guiding principle in helping ordinary people has always been to teach people how to fish rather than give them fish, and to remember the truth that a small favor is appreciated but a large one breeds resentment.
The first time they provided the villagers with spirit seeds, it was on credit. After that, as long as the villagers planted spirit grains, their sect would buy them all with Spirit Stone. The cost of the spirit seeds and fertilizers would be deducted from the purchase price.
When discussing the use of Spirit Stone for acquisition, Lingxian Sect naturally explained the value of Spirit Stone to the villagers and assured them that if they couldn't spend their Spirit Stone, they could exchange Spirit Stone for real gold and silver at the City Lord's Mansion, with one Spirit Stone being exchanged for one hundred taels of silver.
The price offered by the Lingxian Sect for purchasing Spirit Stone is not high. This price is just to give the farmers who grow spirit grains a sense of security, so that they know that Spirit Stone are valuable and will not be easily fooled.
Although the main currency in circulation in Xiushui City is still ordinary gold, silver and copper coins, it is inevitable that Spirit Stone will become the mainstream currency in the future. This can be regarded as the first step for the people to come into contact with Spirit Stone.
As for whether mortals can cultivate spirit grains, and the quality of the spirit grains they cultivate...
The quality of spirit grains grown by mortals is certainly far inferior to that grown by the Lingxian Sect itself. However, with the help of various spiritual fertilizers, formations, pills, and other auxiliary methods from the Lingxian Sect, even the spirit grains grown by farmers with no cultivation are of much better quality than those grown by sects in the Mortal Realm.
It's about the same quality as the lowest-grade spirit grains in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
The Lingxian Sect buys these spirit grains from the common people and transports them to the Immortal Cultivation Realm for sale when they go there to trade. They buy these low-quality spirit grains from the common people at a price that is only slightly lower than the selling price, and only make a small profit from the delivery fee.
As for the spirit grains currently cultivated by other sects and royal families in the Mortal Realm, I'm sorry, Lingxian Sect doesn't want them. They can only keep them for their own consumption. Lingxian Sect only purchases high-quality spirit grains.
For example, the spirit grain seeds purchased from them, and the spirit grain grown according to their planting methods.
Therefore, Lingxian Sect has only discussed the subsequent spirit grain transaction with the Clear River Sect in private so far.
In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, many mortals also cultivate spirit grains. Many major sects even employ low-level cultivators to cultivate spirit grains alongside ordinary people, since they are the cheapest labor force.
These people farm in Xiushui City, protected by a protective barrier and with the city lord's mansion overseeing things, so they don't need to worry about their land being encroached upon by cultivators.
If you're worried about these people being harmed after leaving the city... then you don't need to worry at all. All the fields in the city are registered by the city lord's mansion and cannot be sold. This was all discussed with the landowners at the time. If anyone is unwilling to hold onto a piece of land that cannot be sold, Xiushui City will offer a high land acquisition price to buy the land from the people.
However, none of the residents chose to sell their land; instead, they all approved of the Xiushui City plan, which prohibited the sale of land.
These villagers have lived here for generations and are not unhappy about not being able to sell their land. On the contrary, they feel that Xiushui City is protecting their land from being plundered and encroached upon.
Their land can be passed down through generations, but it cannot be sold. If they no longer wish to farm, they can take the land deed to the city lord's mansion to exchange it for silver at any time. They just cannot sell it to others, but it is not like they cannot convert it into cash for emergency use.
Not to mention, Xiushui City has a new policy: people with businesses in the city can use their family assets as collateral to borrow money from the city lord's mansion if they encounter difficulties, and the city lord's mansion only charges a small amount of interest.
In short, Xiushui City has been continuously releasing new policies related to people's livelihoods these past few days, making the residents extremely happy and giving them a sense of hope every day they wake up.
In just a few days since its Xiushui City has rapidly established various systems and welfare policies.
Moreover, these measures are mostly beneficial to the people, but they impose more restrictions and offer fewer benefits to cultivators.
This surprised He Yi.
He had only been a member of the Lingxian Sect for a short time, and was not yet able to adapt to or understand Lingxian Sect various measures immediately.
However, he felt the atmosphere in the city was quite nice.
Seeing people living a lively life regardless of their cultivation level, he felt genuinely content, though he didn't know why he was so content.
Of course, while strolling around, he didn't forget his assigned task. He kept an eye on the situation in the streets and houses, checking if there were any problems with the city's facilities, whether the people were using the new facilities smoothly, and also to watch out for any subtle anomalies in the city, to prevent any cultivators from using special methods to do bad things in the city.
These are all part of his job duties.
These tasks cannot be done by cultivators with low cultivation levels. Firstly, their stamina is insufficient, and their speed is too slow. They simply cannot inspect the entire Xiushui City in a day, which would be too time-consuming.
Secondly, if one lacks sufficient strength, one might not be able to detect if someone harbors ill intentions and uses special means to do bad things.
There aren't many people in the Lingxian Sect who have both cultivation and free time, so this job is perfect for He Yi.
This made He Yi wonder if this matter was truly helpful to his cultivation, or if Lin Xiao was just making excuses for him because he didn't have a suitable candidate for the job and saw that He Yi had too much free time.
Although they hadn't known each other for long, he felt that the sect leader was an upright person and wouldn't lie.
Therefore, he carefully observed and listened to what he saw and heard in the city, pondering the core meaning of what Lin Xiao had said that was helpful to him.
To be honest, after observing for so long, he actually gained some insights.
Although this insight has nothing to do with cultivation for the time being, he always felt that the more he read, the more he understood the sect's actions, as if cultivators and sects should act in this way.
He Yi can He Yi quickly and meticulously inspect the entire Xiushui City every day, but he also has plenty of free time to work on sect orders in the talisman-making room when he returns to the mountain. If it weren't for giving the disciples in the talisman-making room some opportunities to practice and earn sect contributions, he could have completed all the sect's current talisman orders in just a few days by himself.
He Yi still had plenty of time to cultivate after that.
Now Liu Chun hardly needs to worry about orders anymore; he only needs to take care of his disciples in Yuanling City.
Speaking of this matter, we must mention that not long ago, Liu Chun was surprised to hear from his sect that He Yi, the champion of the previous Talisman Master Assembly, had actually joined his sect and was even rushing to complete orders for the sect in the talisman-making room. He felt that he should step down and give way to a more capable person.
However, after obtaining his own Lock Ring, He Yi immediately contacted Liu Chun to express that he did not want to manage affairs and was not suitable to manage affairs. He said that if Liu Chun wanted to hand over the talisman-making room to him, it would not be abdication but rather a waste of his time. Liu Chun then reluctantly gave up the idea.