This is not surprising, because they can be self-sufficient in food and clothing, and the refugees who are willing to follow them do not have much savings, so there is almost no silver circulating within the sect.
The Salvation Cult's only income comes from the local treasury money seized during the siege of the city. It is basically a source of water. It can be used to buy some urgently needed daily necessities, but it is difficult to purchase weapons on a large scale.
Judging from the intentions of the princess and Xia Fan, Jin Xia was not opposed to selling weapons, and even thoughtfully gave a price list. Among them, the weapon called "air rifle" is the main equipment used by Jinxia's army. The price of one weapon is as high as three hundred taels of silver, which made Li Mengyun gasp.
All in all, she needed at least one million taels of silver to reach a satisfactory deal with Jin Xia.
Just as Li Mengyun was staring at the price list and was in a dilemma, Xia Fan took the initiative to speak, "Are your sect worried about money? If you can't get the money for the time being, I can also provide other payment methods."
"What is it?" she answered almost instantly. The moment the words came out of her mouth, Li Mengyun realized that she had exposed the fact that the Salvation Sect had little money, and her face couldn't help but feel a little hot. But the threat of evil spirits is real, and the sect's reputation is not worth mentioning when it comes to the lives of soldiers.
"Jin Xia can first deliver some of the goods you want in the form of accounting. As for the exchange," Xia Fan paused slightly, "you can wait until I go to the Tianjing District to see it before deciding. In addition, Bai Yao Mountain also needs to pay attention to Jin Xia." Xiacheng is open, and those who have been authorized by the Secretariat can go to Baiyao Mountain to develop resources, exchange technology, or conduct business activities."
This means that a mountainous area that has been closed for decades will welcome outsiders.
Li Mengyun frowned, "I have to ask the Pope for his opinion on this. You should know that neither the Seven Star Privy Council nor King Yong want the Salvation Sect to continue to exist."
"I understand, so what I said is limited opening." Xia Fan said happily, "Those who have been certified by the Secretariat represent Jin Xia's official status. I can guarantee that they will not be Seven Star spies or Yong Wang's subordinates, evil spirits It’s even less likely for infected people.”
"You mean it's equivalent to official business?"
"You can think so."
Li Mengyun's expression improved a lot, "I don't think His Holiness the Pope will refuse. Then I need weapons, poisons, seismic lamps, and the principles of their use."
If one does not know the principle, the Qi-sensing person will not be able to control these equipments with talismans as the core.
"Of course," Xia Fan responded, "I will send someone to guide you until you fully master how to use it."
"The Salvation Cult will definitely remember Jin Xia's help." She suddenly felt that the man in front of her was much more pleasing to the eye. Although he was younger, he was more reasonable and far-sighted than most people in power. "By the way, besides that, I have a personal request."
"Please tell me."
"Miss Li and I had a very pleasant chat, and I felt like we met so late." Li Mengyun took a deep breath and said, "Since you also plan to go to Baiyao Mountain, can you let her continue to accompany me during this period?"
It can be said that the first meeting with the Salvation Cult went more smoothly than Xia Fan expected.
He originally thought that this kind of organization, which had been hiding for decades and only came out to stir up troubles when the chaos in the world first emerged, would often have a kind of paranoia and arrogance that was difficult to correct. However, after talking with Venerable Shengtian, he found that the other party was quite pragmatic. There is no sense of alienation from otherworldly things, and the plans made are quite precise, which is exactly the basic quality of a mature political system.
Rather than saying that the other party is a sect, it is more like an "exile regime" that survived the Yong Dynasty period.
Since the other party was far from the Black Sect, which was rumored to do all kinds of evil, the idea of grabbing all the people that the other party had won over to belong to Jin Xia was temporarily shelved. After all, Xia Fan was not sure whether the only way to escape the disaster was by relying on the escape tower. If they had to go to Baiyao Mountain to take refuge in the end, the situation would be more embarrassing.
Now the Jinxia Army is annexing Ganzhou City in a devastating way. By the time he finds out the details of the Escape Tower and the Kingdom of Heaven, Ganzhou will probably all be under Jinxia's rule. Once the two major states are connected, it will be an easy decision for Jin Xia, whether she chooses the escape plan predicted in the prediction or confronts the evil disaster head-on.
Not far out of the auditorium, Xia Fan suddenly saw a white figure in the courtyard.
He immediately walked over.
"It's been a hard journey."
Luo turned around slightly and showed an elegant smile, "Just take a walk?"
"Yeah." Xia Fan nodded.
The two walked through the courtyard and came to the heights of the villa, where they could overlook most of Jinxia City and the sparkling sea to the east.
"I originally wanted to prepare a gift for you, but I didn't expect that I would have to return empty-handed in the end." Luo Qingqing briefly told what he saw and heard in Youzhou and the Luo family's experiences, "The further away from Shenzhou , the more I feel that wars and disasters are not far away from the world. Even if the imperial court falls and the Privy Council is dispersed, there will be others to fill the vacancies in power, and their methods will be a hundred times more brutal than the former."
"Because the rogue bandits and defeated soldiers don't need to consider the issue of future management, they naturally don't have to worry so much when taking action." Xia Fan turned his head and looked at each other. Compared with a few months ago, Luo Qingqing's appearance did not change much. , still wearing a plain white robe, with a gray cloth eye mask on her face; her long black hair has been dragged to her waist, and the ends of her hair are slightly rough. It is obvious that she has not taken care of it along the way, but this still does not affect her appearance in the world. temperament.
But she has undergone some changes. Compared with the strong feeling of being a hermit when they met again, she is no longer so aloof at this moment, as if she can reach out and touch him.
She has truly gone from being a disciple of an aristocratic family where stars admire the moon, to entering the chaotic and ever-changing world.
"Indeed." Luo Qingqing admitted, "For many people, life has not gotten better because of the disintegration of the Privy Council, but has actually become worse. Otherwise, the Salvation Cult would not have been able to win over more than ten people so smoothly. Thousands of people.”
"Will you regret your decision?" Xia Fan was suddenly curious.
"How is that possible?" Luo turned his head slightly and said without hesitation, "The original order is just a prison. Although some people will be confused after it is broken, a better order will also gain space for rebirth. I think What I’m telling you is that choosing Jinxia City is the most correct choice I have ever made.”
She paused, and a natural smile appeared on her face, "In fact, I have only been away for a few months, and I already feel like I miss home here."
"Really?" Xia Fan couldn't help grinning, winking at her and saying, "Welcome home."
"Well, I'm back."