Da Zaojun

How much blood rice was produced?

After the harvest, baskets of fresh grains were gathered together.

The grain from the first acre has already begun to be weighed.

"Six hundred and twenty catties."

"What about the hidden gems of Cangzhou, China?"

"The yield is higher in the secret realm; the first acre yields 802 jin."

Song Wuji did some calculations. The first reclamation only covered 5,000 mu, and the blood rice planted in the second reclamation was not yet ripe. The arable land in the Cangzhong Secret Realm was only 1,200 mu.

The total amount of blood rice is less than four million catties.

Those who practice martial arts in the city need at least two catties of food a day. With nearly 30,000 people, that's 60,000 catties a day. Even if we eat four million catties, it would only last for two months.

Even with the addition of demon flesh and blood, and some cultivated vegetables, it would only last about three months.

"Actually, places like the Zhaiseng Secret Realm and the Hufang Secret Realm have also tried to cultivate blood rice, but the Zhaiseng Secret Realm suffered from a drought, and the Hufang Secret Realm has limited cultivated land..."

Song Wuji looked at the Qi Luck Pool. After the harvest from these fields, the Qi Luck was replenished once again, but not much. One mu of land replenished the Qi Luck of one person. To break even, it would take twenty more harvests.

Lu Han said, "Actually, it was a bumper year. Those demons were all huge, and we still have a lot of dried meat left, enough to eat for about four months."

"The second batch of reclaimed land will also be ready for harvest in two months."

"Four months later, these fields can still produce another crop of rice."

Song Wuji said, "These are all wet rice grains, still with the husks on. If we distribute rations to each person according to the plan, it will definitely not be enough. We should focus on supplying the regular soldiers first."

"Besides planting mulberry trees, the Magpie Bridge Secret Realm in the Huang Family Compound can also be used for farming. Send more people to develop it."

"As for the others."

Song Wuji considered carefully and said, "Based on the merits of the first demon siege, let's distribute land to the families of the fallen heroes!"

"As for the soldiers, each regular soldier is given five mu of land. The auxiliary soldiers are given two mu of land, and the squad leader is given ten mu of land."

"As for ordinary people, they are paid according to their accumulated work points. Those who build city walls and those who reclaim wasteland are paid according to their quotas, with each person entitled to a maximum of two mu of fertile land."

"In addition, for every three acres of wasteland reclaimed, one acre will be designated as government land, and two acres will be kept as private land."

"Let them plant more trees and reclaim more wasteland to supplement their food rations."

"Once there is more land, we can completely open it up. If the government-owned land is kept at around 20,000 mu, it will be enough to support the operation of 500 regular soldiers."

"Once the current five hundred regular soldiers are full, we will expand and train another one thousand five hundred regular soldiers."

Song Wuji asked Lü Han, "Do you have anyone to recommend you for this land distribution official position? It's a very lucrative post."

"Let Xin Wuyai go. He's a scarecrow; he's not capable of embezzlement or bribery."

“He recently learned weaving from Huang Qiaoyun and is already gathering straw to weave other scarecrows. These scarecrows are only missing a piece of paper to cover their faces to be consecrated. Although they have very low intelligence, they can still help with some tasks.”

"The Five Elements Farmers really like these scarecrows, believing that a third-rate Five Elements Farmer, with two scarecrows, can take care of ten acres of land."

"But only the straw figures woven by Xin Wuyai have a spirit. Even those woven by Huang Qiaoyun cannot be endowed with a spirit, and their yield is not high."

“This must be his talent,” Song Wuji said. “Like my talent for fire magic, I can have a spirit within my magic. My talent for cooking can also have a spirit within food. He might have some talent for weaving straw figures.”

"Although Huang Qiaoyun has some talent for weaving, her understanding is still shallow. She can weave magical artifacts, but she cannot imbue them with spirituality."

Song Wuji issued the decree and implemented the law. Because it was an open land ownership system, the people's hearts were with him. Not only did it not deplete the fortune, but the fortune increased by 20% before stopping, just like the previous Xiu Mu decree.

As soon as this decree was issued, it immediately reached the hearts of everyone, from the inside out.

Everyone was incredibly enthusiastic!
The common people's love and possessiveness towards the land far exceeded Song Wuji's imagination.

Or rather, the fact that they reclaimed wasteland but ended up with not a single acre of land belonging to them has already made the people uneasy.

No matter how delicious the food is cooked in a large pot, it can't compare to the satisfaction of cooking in a small kitchen.

If you want to eat something good at home, you have to hide from other people.

Now that the land has finally been distributed, we should at least save some assets for our descendants.

In no time, many people flocked to the county government office, wanting to find out exactly how to be granted land.

Song Wuji sent Lü Han out to explain the laws and policies. He was an expert in this area, after all, he was a scholar who had passed the imperial examination and had prestige among the people.

After resolving this matter, Song Wuji went to find Lin Fajing. Before heading out to war, he still needed to resolve the issue of the Lower Red Pillar Fire Well.

Lin Fajing has already set up the formation and is currently adjusting it.

However, Song Wuji was not in a hurry. He waited for the Heavenly Net Weaver Girl to finish weaving the Heavenly Net and Earthly Net. The Heavenly Net could weave laws and regulations, covering the entire territory and monitoring demons. The Earthly Net could suppress the nodes of the earth's veins and water veins, ensuring no natural disasters, and could subdue gods and evil spirits and bestow titles upon earth deities.

With this all-encompassing network in place, the surrounding area will surely enjoy favorable weather and abundant harvests, free from the fear of evil spirits and curses.

"The primordial spirit of that mirage dragon has already been absorbed into the silkworm. Only its physical body has been suppressed. Is it still necessary to continue suppressing it?"

Lin Fajing said, "The Mirage Dragon has mastered the art of refining the false and cultivating the true. Any mirage energy that escapes can evolve into an avatar or a primordial spirit. The purpose of these avatars and primordial spirits is to prepare for the escape of the main body."

"Otherwise, how do you think that the Mirage Dragon's primordial spirit, being only at the seventh rank, would require our Iron Pillar Palace to suppress it for a thousand years?"

"What rank of demon is that mirage dragon in its true form?"

"Peak of the fourth rank," Lin Fajing said. "However, that was a thousand years ago. After being suppressed for so long and having separated such a portion of its origin, it must have weakened considerably."

"Lord Song has already refined the Fire Talisman Golden Core and even cultivated the Fire Magic Yuan Spirit, which is enough to strengthen the Red Well Seal."

"This evil dragon has no remorse and its rebirth will only bring disaster to the world. There is no need to give it another chance and help it transform into a dragon."

Song Wuji knew that the nemesis of mirage energy was Yellow Spring Water. With the Yellow Spring Pearl in hand, which contained a Yellow Spring Fallen Dragon, he was no longer afraid of mirage dragons. Moreover, he had also obtained a bottle of Illusion Pill, which was the most effective counter to mirage dragon illusions. Therefore, he said, "Let's go today. The people are busy with the harvest. After this period of busy work, I plan to attack Jianxin County."

Lin Fajing's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he said, "My Iron Pillar Palace actually retains a portion of the Taiping Daoist tradition, including methods for training Daoist soldiers, as well as a remnant of the Heavenly Gang Great Divine Power of scattering beans to create soldiers. Lord Song could consider negotiating with the old man to exchange for a Daoist army." "What does Iron Pillar Palace want?"

"It's about spreading the Taoist tradition, that's roughly it, especially in Buddhist secret realms. If the realm master is willing to invite some senior brothers to build Taoist temples in the Buddhist secret realm, I think the old man would definitely be interested."

Song Wuji thought this method was good. Since the destruction of Buddhist temples and monasteries in the secret realm of vegetarian monks, the Buddhist curse had accelerated the deterioration of the secret realm, and the land was becoming increasingly arid.

Song Wuji also went in to bring rain, but it could only change the situation temporarily and could not fundamentally change it. The entire secret realm became increasingly arid, and the climate became abnormal.

If it weren't for the fact that the temples could be kept to recruit martial monks, Song Wuji wouldn't even want to keep those ten temples. If the Taoists were willing to enter the vegetarian monks' secret realm, as long as they had the ability to guarantee good weather and abundant harvests, Song Wuji would definitely choose the Taoist sect first.

There's no other reason than to use whatever is useful; it's a genuine "borrowing" approach.

The two immediately flew to Xiaoyao Mountain and Tiezhu Palace.

Upon arriving at the Iron Pillar Palace, with Lin Fajing leading the way, we were able to see more of the scenery.

Soon they met Abbot Lin Fajing.

Lin Fajing only said to Lin Fajing, "Senior brother, I brought Lord Song back to you. He has had a tough time. He takes care of the food, drink, and toilet needs of tens of thousands of people all by himself, and he also has to fight against heaven and earth and demons. Don't be too stingy with him, give him more benefits."

"In order to help me better understand the Six Jia Qi Men, they entrusted me with the overall feng shui of the entire city. I have a feeling that I will definitely be able to form the Great Dao Golden Core this time."

Lin Fajing ignored him and said to Song Wuji, "May you be blessed! Lord of the Realm, you have returned from the Netherworld. How was your experience there?"

Song Wuji briefly recounted his experiences, focusing on the black mist of the underworld and the corrupted and defiled ghosts and gods. Lin Fajing listened and nodded slightly: "Indeed, a great calamity has arrived."

Song Wuji didn't ask about these superstitious matters; he only wanted to quickly fulfill his promise and settle this karmic debt.

But then Lin Fajing said, "Lord Song, what do you think of my Xiaoyao Mountain?"

Song Wuji: ?

Lin Fajing said, "Now the Three Realms and Six Paths are in chaos. The Heavenly Court and the Underworld are barely able to protect themselves, and demons and monsters run rampant in the human world. It is the worst of times, but it is also the time with the most opportunities and good fortune."

"I observe that Lord Song possesses dragon energy, making him comparable to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of antiquity, a holy king who pioneered the human race!"

"Although I am not like Guang Chengzi of ancient times, I am willing to assist in opening the Dragon Court and fight for a share of destiny for the human race."

"I'm unwilling." Song Wuji was merely a cook, not interested in power. He only hoped for peace in the world. Becoming emperor was not his intention. Besides, it was a difficult job. He was already overwhelmed with problems in Taichang Realm alone, let alone anything else.

Lin Fajing said, “Lord Song, please listen to me. The title of Emperor is merely a name that can summon talented people from all over the world to join us. The purpose is to restore order to the Three Realms and Six Paths, or, in the simplest terms, to restore peace to the human realm. If we fight alone, it will be difficult to achieve any results.”

"Before Yuanshi Tianzun attained enlightenment, he held the position of Heavenly Emperor."

"Laozi, the Supreme Lord, also evolved into Nuwa, who molded humans from clay and is the ancestor of human education."

“Lingbao Tianzun preached the Dharma before the chaos was created, and three thousand chaotic demons took him as their teacher.”

"There is no need to reject them. All kinds of names and forms are just the eighty-one transformations of the Supreme Being. They are the principles of the Great Way, which tell you what to do and what form to take at what time."

"Song Jing presided over the fire virtue, which is the legacy of the Suiren clan, a remnant of civilization."

Song Wuji was so persuaded that he actually started to think about it: "It seems to make some sense."

Lin Fajing said, "Besides, who said the stove's position is low?"

"That's all because the high positions in the Three Realms and Six Paths have already been occupied. Now that the order has been broken, even demons and monsters want to occupy the high positions. Why don't you go and occupy the position first? Are you going to wait for demons and monsters to occupy the position?"

"However, as the old saying goes, 'Build high walls, store up grain, and delay declaring yourself king.' Lord Song should make plans and wait for the right opportunity before we can support you."

Song Wuji waved his hand: "We've only occupied one county so far, how dare we say anything else? But you're right, we really can't let demons, evil gods, or even those with ulterior motives occupy high positions."

"Indeed." Lin Fajing stroked his beard. "How about this?"

"As the saying goes, one cannot act without the authority of the ruler. Now that Xiaoyao Mountain is under the rule of the human realm in Taichang, my Xiaoyao Mountain Iron Pillar Palace is willing to help the people in the realm resolve their troubles."

"The local lord only needs to set up a Buddhist and Taoist office to manage Buddhist and Taoist affairs. There is no need to set up more Taoist temples or monasteries. The office can be located in the City God Temple. I will send high priests and scripture masters to set up rituals and pray for blessings."

What is the purpose of holding a religious ceremony to pray for blessings?

“It can bestow blessings and increase good fortune.” Lin Fajing said, “When fortune is favorable, destiny is smooth, misfortune turns into good fortune, difficulties turn into auspiciousness, wishes come true, and everything is as you wish.”

"In addition, the people in the city can go to the City God Temple to learn magic, forge magical artifacts, refine elixirs, and draw talismans."

"In addition, there are rituals that allow one to become a Taoist novice, a registered student, or a Taoist priest without having to worship the Three Sacred Mountains."

"That is the folk register system, which is based on the belief in the sacred. For example, the Kitchen God can have a Kitchen God Register, and the Kitchen God religion has this register. The City God has the City God Register, and the Earth God has the Earth God Register."

Song Wuji remembered the talisman issued by the Twenty-Four Offices of the City God and inquired about it carefully.

"That is different. The talisman imitates the power of the deity itself, rather than relying on the power of the deity. It is the deity's granting of permission to its own authority. In a sense, the spell cast by the talisman can be considered as the deity itself casting the spell."

"However, once the god-king falls, all the magic of this system will become ineffective."

Although Song Wuji can transmit fire and gather fuel, the fire master's use of the hearth fire is still very rudimentary. Song Wuji can only passively radiate it. Only Song Wuji's characteristics such as food, hearth fire, flavor spirit, and cook skills can be randomly obtained.

If they could construct the Kitchen God's Register and pass it down, not to mention other supernatural powers, they could actively use just the Seven Methods of the Kitchen God. Even if the power was only one percent of Song Wuji's original version, it would still be enough to be equivalent to a newly appointed ninth-rank master.

Moreover, these Taoists are truly determined to pledge allegiance, and are even willing to send Taoists to help with alchemy, weapon crafting, and talisman making... These are all high-end technologies, which Song Wuji desperately needs.

Song Wuji immediately replied, "Then I will listen to the Daoist."

Lin Fajing stroked his beard and chuckled, then led Song Wuji to a storeroom: "I know that the Lord is currently short of food. My Xiaoyao Mountain has a grotto-heaven, Tianzhu Baoji Xuantian, within which there are many immortal fields and spiritual fields, and we have accumulated some food, so I will give some to the Lord."

"But we cultivators eat less grains, so we grow Solomon's Seal. After steaming and drying Solomon's Seal nine times, we use it as our staple food, also called immortal food, for consumption."

"Immortal's food, when further refined into pills, is also known as Bigu Pill. One pill can keep you from hunger for three days and nourish your body, making it suitable for use in military campaigns."

"The old Taoist then made the decision to give the realm lord 100,000 pills of Bigu Pills, which is already 90% of the grotto heaven's stock."

(End of this chapter)