He has been practicing Taoism in Kunlun Mountain for forty years. Not only has he taken countless miraculous medicines, but he has also received great help from his fellow disciples, and he considers himself to be very powerful.
But after arriving at Chaoge, it was even difficult to survive.
Especially after marrying a 68-year-old wife, he took on the heavy responsibility of supporting the family.
All his food and accommodation now are provided by his friend Song Yiren. Even for the sake of face, he has to make money to support his family.
If you don’t know how to farm, how can you farm if you have learned all the skills?
It's not possible to use magic to get money. It's not that he still has a sense of shame, but this is Chaoge, and there are countless powerful people. If someone sees through it, his life will be in danger.
However, during his forty years in Kunlun Mountain, apart from superficial spells, he only learned some odd jobs such as cleaning and repairing.
In desperation, he had no choice but to weave fences with bamboo strips and send them to Chaoge City for sale.
But somehow, a large number of metal products suddenly appeared in Chaoge City.
This brand new thing, named ironware, is strong, durable and extremely popular.
Unprecedented iron pots, shovels, iron spoons, iron scoops and other catering supplies quickly filled the market.
Not only is it easy to use, but it's also cheap, and it quickly sweeps similar products into the trash heap.
Yes, Li Yunze popularized iron tools on a large scale hundreds of years in advance.
There is no need for any advanced steel plant, just the simplest primitive blast furnace plus smelting and forging technology is enough.
After all, in this era of low productivity, he wouldn't be able to handle an annual production of tens of thousands of tons of steel.
The first ironware that appeared was tableware that was closely related to life, so Jiang Ziya's fences couldn't be sold at all.
He had no choice but to carry the fence and drive dozens of miles home.
When he returned home, Ma asked him about the income from selling Yanli, but where did Jiang Ziya get the income? Besides, Jiang Ziya was angry and hungry, so he didn't have the nerve to ask Ma to prepare meals.
You don’t make any money and still want to eat?
There is no essential difference between women in ancient times and women in the modern world.
If a man has no money, he will naturally not treat him well.
The two had a big fight, and as a result they didn't even have dinner.
After Song Yiren, a good friend, learned the news, he rushed over to break up the fight, and then said that his mill in Zhuangzi produced dry noodles (flour), which he could sell to Jiang Ziya in the city.
Early the next morning, Jiang Ziya, who was so angry that he hadn't eaten yet, came to Chaoge City again carrying a load of dry noodles.
But today, there are a lot of dry noodles with lower prices and better quality on the market.
When I inquired about it, I found out that the imperial court had introduced a new mill technology, using water conservancy mills to reduce costs and other methods, which increased output and quality, and the price naturally dropped.
Jiang Ziya's dry noodles were borrowed from Song Yiren. The cost plus his money as a second-hand dealer meant that the price would naturally not be cheap.
With such a comparison between the two sides, it is natural that his dry noodles cannot be sold.
Seeing that it was getting late and his dry noodles had not been sold yet, Jiang Ziya, whose stomach was growling, had no choice but to pick up the burden and return the same way.
But the weather was unpredictable, and when we were halfway there, we suddenly caught up with a sudden burst of rain.
This timely rain only lasted for about a stick of incense, but it watered Jiang Ziya's dry noodles thoroughly.
The heavy rain came and went quickly, but Jiang Ziya's heart was soaked.
Looking at the dried noodles that had turned into lumps, I really felt like crying without tears.
Not to mention earning shell coins, this is simply giving all the capital on credit, and it was capital given by a good friend.
As expected, Jiang Ziya once again had a fierce quarrel with his wife after returning home.
Jiang Ziya couldn't eat, let alone get a bed.
Full of depression, he sat at the door and looked up at the Moon Palace in the sky.
"This isn't right."
He recalled the scene before he went down the mountain.
"Jiang Shang, it has been forty years since you entered my sect." Yuanshi Tianzun said calmly, "You are not destined to be an immortal, but you can enjoy the wealth and honor in the world. Go down the mountain and support the Ming Dynasty to enjoy the wealth and glory."
"Tianzun has already said that I should enjoy the wealth and honor in the world." Jiang Ziya came back to his senses and turned to look at the dilapidated house behind him, "Is this also called wealth in the world?"
The wealth in the world and the sixty-eight-year-old wife all made Jiang Ziya think about quitting and wondering if it would be better to go back to Kunlun Mountain to do odd jobs.
He stood up and sighed, thinking about how to explain to his adopted brother tomorrow, when he suddenly touched the jade pendant on his body.
Recalling the words of the mysterious man when they got married, Jiang Ziya thought thoughtfully, "Is it possible that all the wealth and honor in the world is on this jade pendant?"
Early the next morning, Jiang Ziya did not listen to his wife's instructions and go to his sworn brother to apologize. Instead, he walked straight into Chaoge City with his head held high and arrived at the door of Bigan's Prime Minister's Mansion.
As the saying goes, the people in the capital are all pushing bicycles... Ahem, at least Bigan's concierge wouldn't let him in.
Even if Jiang Ziya took out the jade pendant, it wouldn't work because the concierge wouldn't recognize it.
"The prime minister is busy with things, how can he see him whenever he wants?"
Fortunately, Bigan happened to be going out and was shocked when he saw the jade pendant in Jiang Ziya's hand.
Because this thing belongs to His Majesty.
When he stepped forward to inquire, he learned that a young man had given it to him at the wedding and that he had brought it to the prime minister. Bigan understood immediately.
He was not in a hurry to go out and welcomed Jiang Ziya in with a smile.
After they sat down separately, Bigan asked about Jiang Ziya's origins.
Although it was arranged by His Majesty, Bi Gan is an upright person and would never condone it if he had no real ability.
Fortunately, I learned that Jiang Ziya once studied under the Kunlun Mountain Chan Sect, so he was indeed very capable.
After some examinations, Bigan arranged for him to enter the Qintian Prison as a subordinate doctor.
After all, Jiang Ziya can call the shots and can barely be considered a professional counterpart.
Once Jiang Ziya jumped from a white body to a high-ranking official, his energy and spirit suddenly became different.
When I got home, I was even more high-spirited and it was all about saving face in front of my wife.
As for his wife, of course, she changed her previous scolding and preaching, and replaced it with a smiling face and a happy compliment.
This is completely understandable. After all, if you don’t have enough to eat, don’t have warm clothes, are facing severe survival problems, or are under great pressure to survive, and don’t have material security, who would think about having a true relationship? After all, most women
We cannot share adversities together, we can only share blessings.
Our ancestors said that poor and humble couples will suffer from everything, which highlights the importance of being well-matched. What’s more, sometimes couples are like birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster strikes.
When you have no money, there is naturally no gentleness. When you have money, all you see is gentleness.
No matter the vicissitudes of life, this point has never changed.
Li Yunze, who had been paying attention to this matter, also smiled knowingly when he saw Jiang Ziya's high-spirited look.
He thought for a moment and ordered Bigan to be summoned to Zhaixinglou.
Seeing Bigan, Li Yunze stated very directly, "We can leave the matter of innovation to Jiang Shang."
The essence of the innovations in the past dynasties, from Shang Yang to Zhang Juzheng, was that when the cake could no longer grow, in order to avoid ending up with everyone dying together, they had to take action against those who occupied the majority of the cake.
No matter what method is used, whether it is a whip method or a young shoot method, this is the essence of all innovations and has never changed.
Li Yunze wants to innovate Dashang, which is essentially the same.
He wanted to get back more benefits from the nobles and princes, so he would naturally offend these people.
King Zhou in history did it himself, but Li Yunze still had many things to do, so he turned to Jiang Shang to take the lead.
Yuanshi Tianzun will naturally have a headache in order to protect this man who was destined to become a god.
With more distractions, attention to other things will naturally decrease, and Li Yunze can do more things.
The saint in this world is not just Yuanshi Tianzun.
There are many big shots who have been paying attention to Li Yunze, and among them is Empress Nuwa.
After the failure of sending the nine-tailed fox last time, Empress Nuwa fell silent for a while.
This is not giving up, but waiting for the opportunity.
Under the general trend of heaven, even a saint cannot stay away from it.
When Chaoge City began to gradually become chaotic due to the reform, Empress Nuwa took action again.
Thirty-three days away, Wa Palace.
The nine-headed pheasant spirit and the jade pipa spirit bowed to the ground and bowed to Nuwa.
The once powerful demon clan is now really in decline.
The only hope and support for the great demons everywhere is the Empress Nuwa.
It's a pity that what they don't know is that when they reach the level of saints, their hearts are already ruthless and only calculating interests.
The great demons regard Nuwa as their backer, but in the eyes of Nuwa, these great demons are just consumables that can be consumed at any time.
In the original work, the three demons of the Xuanyuan Tomb were originally ordered by the Empress Nuwa to cause trouble to the great merchants.
The three demons can be regarded as obeying the orders. They indeed brought great disaster to Dashang, and their effect was comparable to that of Guo Kai, the leader of the five famous generals.
But what’s the result?
At the end of Conferring the Gods, Empress Nuwa personally took action, captured the three demons, and handed them over to Xiqi for execution on the spot.
After his death, he couldn't even go up to the altar of gods, and he just died like this.
This means using people first, and killing you immediately after using them.
At this moment, Nuwa Empress looked at the two demons in front of her and said calmly, "Are you willing to avenge the nine-tailed fox?"
The two demons looked at each other and saluted in unison, "I obey your Majesty's instructions."
"I have arranged your identities for you. Just go to Chaoge City to find someone to help you." After that, Nuwa Empress turned to look at the boy aside, "Caiyun, you send them to Chaoge City to find that person."
Caiyun boy saluted and "accepted the order."
There are two Caiyun boys in the world of Fengshen, namely the boy next to Empress Shiji and Empress Nuwa.
The two demons said goodbye and left, following Caiyun Boy down to the world and came to Chaoge City.
Without any words, he went straight to a mansion.
The owner of the mansion is Fei Lian, a senior official.
Fei Lian and Er Lai in history were both loyal ministers of the Great Shang Dynasty, who were loyal to King Zhou to the end.
It's just that he was slandered in later generations and became a treacherous person despised by everyone.
Being able to be contacted by Nuwa Empress for help, it is natural that Feilian and Erai cannot be ordinary people. They actually have a lot of background, and they are the remnants after the war between demons and demons.
As for the battle between monsters and demons, it was a shocking battle between the first generation of Heavenly Emperors, Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi, who established the Demon Clan Heavenly Palace, and the ten demon gods.
Both the Nine-Headed Pheasant Spirit and the Jade Pipa Spirit have transformed into human forms. They have restrained their auras and look just like ordinary people.
But under the cover of Li Yunze's consciousness, there was nothing that the entire Chaoge City could hide from him.
As soon as they arrived, Li Yunze had already noticed it.
Li Yunze in the Star Building showed a smile, "Interesting."