Volume 1 Cachumens Chapter 17 Intensifies
Wu Xie lived in Sichen Town for a long time.
Relying on the concealment of the invisible sword, there were more than 100 people in the Supreme Holy Sect, and none of them found him snooping in the dark.
The strength of the members of the Supreme Holy Sect is actually not bad, at least they can be regarded as physically strong. With their assistance, the farming work in Sichen Town ended much earlier than usual, and many families with insufficient labor also successfully completed the harvest and transplanting, and saw that the second crop of rice was green and green, and it seems that there will be a good harvest this year.
During this time, under the command of the Holy Heavenly Maiden, the Supreme Holy Sect did several things that Wu Xie did one after another.
They found several large local landowners to cut their rent in half this year at the expense of helping to extend their lives and keep fit. With this article, they were immediately welcomed by the peasants - the local tax was roughly 20% tax and 40% rent, and the halving of the rent meant that as long as they paid 20% this year, even if they deducted the 10% of the Supreme Holy Sect, they could still keep 10% more than in previous years.
Rice may not seem like much, but it is often the key to starvation. For some families with poor harvests, they can even directly decide whether they will starve to death!
After this great event, the Most High and Holy Church found the landlords and merchants who had made usury and asked them to cut the interest on usury.
This time the action is bigger than the last time, because this time it involves more rich and powerful people, and it also involves more money.
But they did it anyway.
Through both soft and hard measures, they succeeded in reducing the usury interest in Sichen Town to 20% of the annual interest rate, and at the same time liquidated those old debts, and stopped adding interest on debts that had already repaid more than twice the principal, and directly canceled the debts that had already repaid more than three times the principal.
Many peasants are in debt to usury and often have to sell rice for money to pay off their debts as soon as the harvest is harvested. As a result, profiteers can take the opportunity to lower prices - most of the situation in which grain is cheap and hurts farmers is this. This practice of the Supreme and Holy Sect not only avoided this situation, but also helped many peasants to remove the urging debts that had been pressing on their bodies and could never be replaced.
"Reduce rent and interest and clean up old debts...... That sect back then, could it have been established by a certain traverser? Wu Xie secretly wondered, "In this world, I have never heard of such a practice......
Soon after, the Most Holy Cult was again in a fight with the merchants who bought the grain. They announced that they would provide free storage to farmers and that they would buy grain at the price of rice at the usual time of year, rather than at harvest time.
In just five or six days, at least a dozen gangs came looking for trouble, and the grain merchants even bought off the government to clean up these white-clothed monks who didn't know what to do.
But the result was still the same as the previous times, their various conspiracies and calculations were completely smashed by the Supreme Holy Sect led by the Holy Heavenly Maiden, and they all ran away in disgrace.
Through these few events, the prestige of the Most Holy Sect in the town reached an astonishing height, and people ran to join the sect almost every day. At this time, the Holy Maiden announced that a large holy ceremony would be held to pray for the blessing of the Holy Father for this group of new believers.
As soon as this news was released, it was immediately welcomed by the residents, and many residents spontaneously helped in the preparation of the holy ceremony, and for a time the entire Sichen Town was immersed in a hot atmosphere, and it was full of hope.
Wu Xie sat on the roof of an empty house, staring at the holy scripture venue being built, and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
There is no doubt that the Supreme Holy Sect has made a great contribution to Sichen Town, and the Holy Heavenly Maiden is the core of this sect and their soul.
If he still adheres to his previous plan, then whether it is to subvert this sect or kill the Holy Celestial Maiden, it will bring a heavy blow to Sichen Town, not only will the current prosperity disappear, but those jackal villains who were previously stopped by the Supreme Holy Sect and the Holy Celestial Maiden will rush up like sharks seeing blood, squeezing out the money bags that the residents have managed to bulge a little bit.
Not only that, but maybe they will intensify their efforts to recover their previous losses......
"Master, you're hesitant!" Jasmine said with some concern, "I can feel your heart fluttering." That's not a good thing! A cultivator must have a heart that will never waver even if the heavens and the earth fall apart in order to keep moving forward. ”
"yes...... I knew I was upset, but I couldn't calm myself down. Wu Xie said helplessly, "The conflict between the righteous path and the good path has disturbed my mood, and I can't find a reasonable solution to solve it." ”
"So, there is no future for being a good person! If you are still like back then, master, how can you have the slightest hesitation and half entanglement! ”
"Hesitation and entanglement are not necessarily wrong, and being decisive is not necessarily right. As for thinking about myself entirely, then I definitely can't do it. Don't think about it! Wu Xie didn't get angry this time, and explained to Jasmine very kindly, "This incident is both a trouble and an opportunity for me. If I can solve this problem with my own wisdom and will, then my heart will become perfect and firm, and I will not be shaken by similar things in the future. ”
"I'm afraid it's going to be difficult."
"Knowing difficulties is easy to do, aren't all things in the world like this? Could it be that the Supreme Divine Monarch was born to be a great supernatural power back then? Didn't they also grow up little by little from mortals? Even if you can do that kind of thing, what is the point of this little trouble in front of you? ”
Wu Xie persuaded Jasmine, but did not convince himself.
To make matters worse, he was unable to show up and convince the three leaders of the Supreme Holy Sect.
The Supreme Holy Sect's series of actions during this period of time consumed a lot of money, which made the three sect leaders who had long regarded the money as their own private property. And these actions offended many rich and powerful people, which annoyed them even more.
Their original intention was to wait for the Holy Celestial Maiden to die of exhaustion, and then the wealth that swept through the entire sect fled. But now that the floating wealth has almost been exhausted, and the merchants who were able to buy fragrant wood have also been offended, how should it end in the future?
And when the Holy Celestial Maiden sent the news that "a large amount of incense wood will be burned in the holy ceremony to complete the blessing ceremony", they finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Big brother! Can't wait! The tall Deputy Sect Leader Wang said angrily, "Wait any longer, we will have nothing!" ”
"Yes! That's a lot of money! Without that money, even if we leave, we'll only be three poor bastards, what's the point! Deputy Sect Leader Kan also looked extremely angry.
The Sand Sect Master of the Supreme Holy Sect clenched his fists tightly, and although he was silent, his slightly trembling hand had already revealed his mood.
After a long while, he finally nodded slowly.
"You're right! Now that we've reached the last moment, we can't wait any longer! ”
"So what are we going to do?"
"Big brother, you decide! We listen to you! ”
The Sand Sect Master took a few deep breaths and carefully took out a small bag sealed with grease from a box that was extremely hidden.
"This is the poison that I bought with a lot of money in order to deal with the surname Shi, and I will be killed when I enter the abdomen, and I will be sealed with blood!"
"But that thing doesn't eat or drink at all!" Deputy Sect Leader Wang said in confusion.
"Who said I'm going to use it to poison that thing? That thing is a dignified protector of the Dharma, and God knows if this can poison it to death! The Sand Sect Master smiled grimly, "I'm going to poison those mortals who come to participate in the Holy Scriptures!" ”
"Huh?" The two deputy sect leaders exclaimed together, you look at me, I look at you, they are all confused.
"Big brother, what's the use of poisoning those mortals?"
"Yes! To put it mildly, their cheap lives are not worth as much as this medicine! ”
The Sand Sect Master shook his head, his face full of confidence: "You still haven't understood what I mean. Although I poison those mortals, I want the life of that thing! ”
"Have you forgotten? That thing can't see a good person injured or sick in front of it, and once it encounters it, it will come to the rescue. What would happen if dozens of people were poisoned together? ”
The two deputy sect leaders immediately understood, and they were amazed.
"That thing will definitely try its best to save people, until it exhausts itself to death!"
"It's a big brother! What a solution! ”
The three of them laughed very happily, completely ignoring how many innocent people would have been poisoned by these poisons without the Holy Celestial's treatment.
And Wu Jie, who was sitting in the corner, was also laughing, his smile was very cold and happy.
"Although I don't know how to deal with the issue of the Holy Heavenly Maiden for the time being, I at least know how to deal with you!" When the three of them left, he replaced the gray packet of poison with a packet of powdered sugar mixed with dirt.
"Fourth, what are you going to do?" Du Ruo asked curiously, "Do you use this medicine to poison the Holy Heavenly Maiden?" ”
"I do plan to use this medicine, but it's someone else." Wu Xie laughed for a while, and then said coldly, "Have you ever heard a word?" Taste of your own medicine. ”
"The master really has a good idea!" Jasmine understood what Wu Xie meant earlier than Du Ruo, and shouted excitedly, "Put these poisons in what those three people eat, and poison themselves!" ”
"yes. If you want to kill someone, you must be mentally prepared to be killed. Since they did not hesitate to poison dozens of innocent people in order to deal with the Holy Heavenly Maiden, then they couldn't complain about being poisoned to death, right? ”
"yes, yes! What a great idea! Du Ruo was also very happy, and couldn't help but laugh, "Fourth! It's the funniest and most enjoyable idea I've ever seen! ”
Time flies, and the holy scriptures are not long in coming.
Under the leadership of the Holy Celestial Maiden, the people of the Supreme and Holy Sect led the believers into the venue.
They first chanted a long and boring hymn to the Holy Father, and then circled around the brazier that had not yet begun to be thrown into the incense wood, while the Holy Lady sprinkled pure water, symbolizing the cleansing of the soul and the closeness to truth, goodness and beauty.
After a while, they each sat down, and each was given two pieces of dough made from the dew and a glass of mulled wine, which was said to have been blessed.
The three sect masters had already made their hands and feet in the wine, and they didn't drink a drop, although they ate the bread without wine, and it was difficult to swallow it dryly, but they thought that they would soon be able to solve the big problem in their hearts, and then they could sell the batch of fragrant wood and fly away with a large amount of money. And they were filled with joy, and even the bread became sweet.
At this time, on a hill not far from the town, a giant magic weapon the size of several people had also been assembled and was being prepared for launch.
"Kill the Holy Heavenly Maiden and sell the fragrant wood, and we will be developed!"
"Kill the surnamed Wu and the Holy Heavenly Maiden together, take away the money, and divide the magic weapons, and we will be developed!"
The villains from different origins, with similar thoughts, laughed in unison.