Chapter 250 Fang La: This boy is so terrifying

“I’m not interested in money!”

The first batch of private salt was urgently allocated by Li Jun from the mountains of Shezhou.

Pang Wanchun, a private salt dealer who was born a hunter, was the first to get 3,000 kilograms of salt and sell it deep in the mountains.

Salt is hard currency. Without salt, even the strongest man will become weak and covered with white hair.

But Pang Wanchun couldn't decide how much the salt should be sold for or what the barter price should be, so he came to ask Cao Jie.

Hence the opening sentence.

To someone of Cao Jie's status and position, money is just a pile of precious metals, a string of numbers. He transfers it out when he needs it, and when he's short of it, he makes a big one on a dark and windy night.

Corrupt officials plundered the people's wealth. Cao Jie robbed corrupt officials and used their money to rob the rich and help the poor, win over people's hearts and expand his territory.

This is called the cycle of nature, retribution will come inevitably.

"This batch of salt will not be sold for money, but only bartered. We will take whatever the people in the mountains have, even if they have to take out a pile of broken skins. Brother Wanchun, don't be afraid of losing money. As long as the salt road is opened, it will be a victory. By then, it will be difficult for you not to become rich and prosperous."

"I understand. I will cooperate with Master Yuanjue and will not ask for money or wealth."

There are actually some treasures in the mountains, such as medicinal herbs, and animal skins are also worth some money.

But the real treasures are actually those strong and healthy escapees.

It is not easy to survive in the mountains. Those who can survive have a skill.

If the people are saved but the land is lost, both the people and the land will be saved; if the land is saved but the people are lost, both the people and the land will be lost. To gain the support of the masses is the real goal of the ambitious.

The escaped households are the main force of the rebellion.

Fang La used Manichaeism to deceive people and gain the support of believers, while Cao Jie used the most common means to show kindness to others.

If combined with the efforts of local heroes to stand out, the force will not be in vain but will become stronger and stronger, forming a base with centripetal force and cohesion.

Muzhou, the stronghold of Manichaeism.

Fang La finished his retreat, and Fang Tianding had been waiting outside the secret room for a long time. He bowed and said, "Father, I have something important to report."

"Say it!"

As soon as Fang La opened his mouth, a scorching breath poured out in all directions, and even the wooden walls around him began to turn into charcoal.

Not only that, even though he was dozens of feet away, Fang Tianding's exposed skin felt extremely hot, as if it was being burned by the scorching sun in the dog days of summer.

Manichaeism originated from ancient Persian Zoroastrianism, which is also known as Fire Worship, and the techniques taught in the religion are mostly related to fire.

The technique that Fang La practiced was to visualize the God of Light and master the power of the scorching sun.

Judging from the aura he exuded, his skill in cultivating Qi was incredible. If he could restrain this hot energy and not let even a trace of it leak out, then he would definitely have entered the path of the Golden Elixir.

In the way of nourishing Qi, it is on the same level as the perfection of refining essence and the Nascent Soul stage of conceiving the spirit.

Seeing his father's strength increase greatly, Fang Tianding was delighted: "Father, Cao Jie from Shandong Liangshan has come down from Jiuhua Mountain and has made plans with the Buddhist sect. Although Jiuhua has closed its gates, Deng Yuanjue has mastered the power of Jiuhua Buddhism in various places. We have to be on guard..."

"The Buddhist sect is nothing to worry about. We don't need to take action. The Shenxiao Sect will take care of them. What is Cao Jie doing now?"

"I'm doing smuggling salt." "Smuggling salt?"

Fang La slowly opened his eyes, and his pupils, which should have been dark, were now burning with dazzling fireworks: "How many troops does he have in Jiangnan?"

"A lot. There are more than ten leaders who came to Jiangnan. Three of them are as powerful as Shi Bao and others, and the others are no less powerful than the twelve gods under Lu Shinang. In addition, he has a subordinate named Li Jun, the Dragon of the River, who has been engaged in private salt trading in Jiangzhou for more than ten years. The entire private salt route has been opened up long ago, and he has also subdued Wang Yin, Pang Wanchun and others from Shezhou..."

Fang La interrupted, "Li Jun of Jiangzhou, I know this man. I think he was the one who committed the big case in Jiangzhou last year, but he put the blame on Chen Xizhen and escaped. He is brave and resourceful! He started to plan Jiangnan last year, what a good move. Any more news?"

Fang Tianding smiled bitterly: "He has a relationship with Yang Bangyi, the county lieutenant of Shezhou, and they call each other brothers. I heard that Yang Bangyi wants to entrust his son to him..."

"Who is their master?"

"According to my aunt's analysis, it should be Yiwu Zongze."

In an instant, the holy fire in Fang La's eyes burned fiercely, manifested outside the eye sockets, and presented a surging momentum.

After a long while, he finally asked, "How did this boy subdue Zong Ze? What did Baihua say?"

"We don't have much information right now. We only know that Zong Ze was fighting bandits in Yizhou, but was suddenly dismissed from his post, and then disappeared in Dengzhou. Auntie analyzed that this might have been all done by little Meng De."

Fang La exhaled a long, burning breath and sighed, "This boy is so terrifying! He should be only in his early twenties, about the same age as you! The Jianghu, the government, and even the court are all within his plan. What kind of power does he have in the court? How come even Zong Ze was overturned?"

Fang Tianding didn't know how to answer, so he could only reply: "Aunt is investigating the news in Shandong."

"It seems that we must go to Shandong. Only when we know ourselves and the enemy well can we talk about cooperation."

"How can you leave when your father is at the critical moment of his cultivation? Besides, without your father in charge of Jiangnan, people will feel uneasy!" Fang Tianding advised.

The two flames in Fang La's eyes reflected on Fang Tianding: "I heard that little Meng De is extremely lustful and already has several wives and concubines."

"He has not married yet, but has taken in several concubines. Among them is Chen Liqing, the daughter of Chen Xizhen from Yizhou. I heard that she is brave enough to fight against ten thousand men, and can shoot an arrow through a target from a hundred paces away. People in Jianghu call her the Female Flying Guardian."

"She is a heroine who is no less heroic than your aunt."

Fang La pondered for a moment and said, "If you let your sister go to Shandong, will he be interested in Jin Zhi?"

"Father, Jinzhi is only fifteen... Besides, how can I be his concubine?"

"Don't worry about this. I will discuss it with Baihua."

"Yes!"

Fang La had made a decision, and Fang Tianding dared not disobey it.

This Fang Jinzhi was the daughter of Fang La. In October of the second year of Xuanhe, Fang La led his followers to swear an uprising in Bangyuan Cave, calling himself "Shenggong" and changing the reign title to Yongle. Fang Jinzhi was named a princess, that is, "Princess Jinzhi".

In the original novel, Song Jiang went to fight Fang La, and "Little Tornado" Chai Jin went undercover in Fang La's place, gaining Fang La's trust. Princess Jinzhi invited Chai Jin to be her husband.

Later, Chai Jin and the Song army joined forces to break through the Qingxi Bangyuan Cave. Only then did she learn her husband's true identity and chose to commit suicide in despair.

The talent of this young girl, who is not even 28 years old, is not worth mentioning compared to her aunt Fang Baihua.

She couldn't even figure out the identity of the person next to her, and ended up hanging herself. She was just an ordinary woman.

After Fang Tianding left, Fang La called his sister Fang Baihua to discuss the alliance with Shandong!

(End of this chapter)