In fact, not all of the land in these granges belonged to the Huashan faction.

In the Ming Dynasty, scholars won fame in the examination, especially after being admitted to the juren, many villagers would dedicate their fields to him in order to enjoy their shade and reduce the burden of taxation and servitude.

In the world of Xiaoao Jianghu, in addition to the famous scholars, farmers can also take refuge in the martial arts sect, especially the famous and decent sect like the Huashan faction, which has been rooted in one place for hundreds of years.

Although defecting to the martial arts sect cannot enjoy the preferential treatment of taxes and servitude, because of the support of the sect behind it, it can also resist the encroachment of local wealthy families.

Occasionally, bandits or cults in the local area do evil, and they can also ask the sect to help end it.

And the farmers need to give a certain percentage of the harvest as a "gift" to the sect, which is to put it bluntly, the protection fee. And one thing to say, most of the martial arts sects charge less protection fees than the old men.

The Huashan faction has been established for hundreds of years, and the protection fee has always been relatively fair, and the head of Yue often goes down the mountain to fight for righteousness and protect the territory and the people.

When people like Liu Zhuang heard that the Huashan faction was in decline, they were worried.

If the Huashan faction is gone, although they can take refuge in other sects, it is unknown what kind of style the new sect will have and how much protection fees it will charge.

If you collect less than the Huashan faction and do more things, of course it is better, but if you encounter a sect with a tough style, you will have to peel off your skin.

I have to say that Zuo Lengchan's move is really ingenious, and he actually tried to shake the foundation of the Huashan faction in the local area and cut off the income of the Huashan faction. There is no money to walk the rivers and lakes, but you can't go far, let alone maintain a huge sect.

Do you need to spend money on food, clothing, shelter and transportation, do you need to treat your injuries, and do you need to give your disciple's family a pension when you die?

In addition, if you are invited to participate in the 60th birthday of a certain head, a famous place in the rivers and lakes to accept closed disciples, and various martial arts events, are you embarrassed to leave empty-handed?

Of course, the income of a martial arts sect is far more than a commission on the field.

When Lin Zhennan was alive, if the Fuwei Dart Bureau wanted to do business in Sichuan and Shu, it had to get the nod of the two major schools of Sichuan and Shu martial arts.

If the Qingcheng faction and the Emei faction nodded, it was equivalent to telling the martial arts people in Sichuan and Shu, "Don't provoke the Fuwei Dart Bureau, we cover this house", no matter which one is black and white, you must weigh it before you rob the Fuwei Dart Bureau, whether you can withstand the blows of the Qingcheng and Emei factions, to put it bluntly, it is also another disguised protection fee.

In order to get the protection of the two factions, Lin Zhennan gave no less than 10,000 taels of silver to the Qingcheng faction every year, but in the end, he was destroyed by the Qingcheng faction.

And Taishan Beidou in the martial arts like Shaolin and Wudang, the fields under their names are measured in 10,000 acres, and there are countless good men and women who donate money and materials.

Li Shi figured out the reasoning, so he asked, "Old Master Liu, can you tell me more about the details of these rumors?" ”

After Liu Zhuang finished chattering, Li Shi was even more sure that the initiator was the Songshan faction.

Because in the rumors, it was the leader of the Wuyue Sword Faction, and the left head of the Songshan faction defeated the big devil, and the big devil defeated the head of Shaolin Temple in half a move.

If the left head can be the chief head of the Wuyue Sword School, he will be more chivalrous and righteous, and protect the territory and the people.

One of the bad guys besieging the Shaolin Temple was an outcast of the Huashan faction, and Mr. Yue, the head of the Huashan faction, lost to his outcast in a sword match.

Moreover, a martial arts sect like the Huashan faction will give priority to selecting peasant disciples in the surrounding areas when accepting disciples, and some small landlords in the county and township will also send their children to the mountains to be a registered disciple to learn some martial arts to strengthen their health, and the most important thing is to climb the relationship with the sect, and the Huashan faction has already formed an intertwined interest relationship with the local residents.

Unexpectedly, Zuo Lengchan had already done so much in order to build momentum for the Wuyue Sword Sect, and even laid the groundwork in advance on how to manage the resources of each faction after he became the head of the Wuyue Sword Sect.

Fortunately, the details of these rumors spread by Zuo Lengchan are not rich enough, so that Li Shi has room to resolve them.

Li Shi got up, crossed over Gao Genming, who was still in shock, walked up to Master Liu Zhuang and said, "Old Master Liu, don't worry, these are all evil people who are slandering my Huashan faction. ”

"In the middle of the month, there were thousands of cult people besieging the Shaolin Temple, and the Shaolin host Master Fang Zheng invited the masters of the righteous path to fight together, and the top ten masters of the righteous path were invited at that time, and my master and mother were invited."

"In addition, there are the head of the Wudang faction, the head of the Songshan faction, the head of the Taishan faction, the head of the Kunlun faction, etc., the top ten masters of my Huashan faction account for two, who dares to say that my Huashan faction is declining?"

Eight of Li Shi's ten sentences are true and two are false, and he is also sure that Liu Zhuang is not a person from the rivers and lakes.

"You all know that the disciples of the family master are all descendants in their twenties, and the martial arts of the descendants in their twenties can be higher than our master?"

"You are a descendant of your twenties, how can you compare to you in terms of taking care of the Zhuangzi, taking care of the crops, and treating people! Doesn't that make sense? ”

When the old owner Liu heard this, he immediately felt reasonable, but an old man of his age always had the idea that his craftsmanship and experience were stronger than that of young people.

Liu Laohan doesn't understand martial arts, but he thinks that like farming, carpentry and other crafts, the older he gets, the more powerful he becomes.

Li Shi made persistent efforts, "In the future, if you encounter these rumors that slander the family teacher, please ask the old owner Liu to protect more, and the boy will thank the old owner Liu here first." After saying that, he bowed to Lord Liu.

Liu Zhuang hurriedly hid aside, unable to even call or help.

Li Shi: "Yes, it's not easy for us to say anything as disciples, but thanks to a prestigious elder like you, with your old prestige, you will definitely be able to make the rumors disappear." ”

"By the way, if you meet the people who said these things again, and bother the old owner Liu to write down the appearance of these people, these people who spread rumors must be evil sects and bandits on the rivers and lakes, and I will ask the master to go down the mountain to eradicate these bad people at that time."

Li Shi persuaded the owner of Liu Zhuang to doubt it in a few words, and Gao Genming secretly admired it from the sidelines, and this kind of handling seemed to be better than that of the senior brother.

……

The two galloped on the Guanzhong Plain in winter, and Gao Genming also saw the riding skills of Senior Brother Lin for the first time.

The two of them rode ordinary horses, and they were also riding horses and whips, and Senior Brother Lin's movements looked very chic, and he rode an ordinary horse out of the feeling of a good horse.

Even if he was wearing only a coarse cotton coat, he looked radiant. Thinking of Lin Pingzhi's wealthy family before, presumably Senior Brother Lin at that time must have been freshly dressed and angry, and he was even more handsome.

When the sun set, Li Shi and Gao Genming returned to the owner of Liu Zhuang, and on this day they notified all the granges, and also found that those rumors had not yet spread to the neighboring counties, which made Gao Genming feel a lot more relieved.

Returning to the Grange again, Lord Liu Zhuang was even more enthusiastic about the two of them, especially after learning that Lin Pingzhi was about to be the disciple of the head of Yue, he even asked for warmth, and quietly replaced Li Shi's quilt with a new one.