"The manager is not a buddy."

Although Zhao Lin has never been a shopkeeper, he has gone out to perform tasks twice, and has been in and out of various markets, so he has a certain understanding of the personnel composition of the store.

In addition to the shopkeeper and the clerk, there is also an account room that manages accounts and records income and expenditure;

Responsible for the inventory and warehousing, tally and classification of the manager; Yun Cheng who buys and escorts goods, as well as errands and handymen who are mostly performed by mortals, and so on.

These are just the most basic positions, and if the store reaches a certain size, the staff will continue to expand.

After listening to Zhao Lin's explanation, Li San thought for a moment and asked, "Which Fang City?" Far away? ”

"Not far."

Zhao Lin waved his hand, "It's in Dongfu County, Benzhou, and you can go back and forth within one day by Lingzhou." ”

Li Sancai hesitated: "But I won't." ”

Zhao Lin Zhengse said: "No one is born with the ability to do anything, you can learn slowly." Rest assured, it is easier to do things than to monastic. ”

Li Sancai was a little moved, but he still had concerns, "The junior brother went to the store to be the manager, wouldn't the Fu Dao that had been cultivated for two years be wasted?" ”

Zhao Lin smiled slightly when he heard this: "Brother Li is too worried, the manager is higher than the apprentice, and he has more free time, so he will not delay his cultivation." ”

"You think, there are so many monks in Fang City, they can't all give up their paths, right?"

"I'll tell you the truth, I'm also working in this shop."

Li Sancai's eyes lit up when he heard the last sentence, "It's good that Senior Brother Zhao is here, there is a response, then I agreed!" ”

Zhao Lin stroked his palm and said, "Okay, it's decided!" I also asked the Sancai brothers to keep this matter a secret, so don't disclose it to anyone else for the time being, how about it? ”

"I know."

Li Sandao said yes again and again.

Zhao Lin said two words and left.

A few more days passed, and it was time for the three houses to perform the puja.

The Dharma ceremony is held by the three states in turn, and this year it is the turn of the Xiniuzhou Spiritual Daoist Institute.

As soon as the day dawned, the disciples, under the leadership of the head of the courtyard and the elders, took the spirit boat to Xiniuzhou.

In order to let the one-year-old disciples have a long experience, when passing by the Shangyuan Immortal Fang, Zhou Hongfang deliberately let the spirit boat dock for an hour.

Zhao Lin used to visit the market only to buy the items he needed, but this time he made an in-depth observation from the perspective of the operator.

The supporting facilities of Shangyuan Xianfang are quite perfect, the shop layout is reasonable, each with its own characteristics, the streets are neat and clean, the docks, inns, restaurants, medical halls are all available, and there are even special places to store spirit animals.

There are guards patrolling the key points at all the passes, so that the monks can come and go with confidence.

Zhao Lin couldn't help but nod secretly, thinking to himself: "The reason why Shangyuan Xianfang is famous far and wide is not only because of its superior geographical location, but also because the planning of decision-makers is also quite crucial. ”

Before sunset, the group arrived at the Xiniuzhou Lingdao Temple.

After a night's rest, the next day, under the leadership of the Xiniuzhou Commander's Academy, we will visit the royal beasts, control insects, alchemy, make wine, and make puppets......

Elders and disciples demonstrate various Taoist arts to the public.

Zhao Lin was already very familiar with these and was not interested in anything.

Walking with everyone all the way, I only looked at it twice more when demonstrating the magic circle.

"The Yin and Yang Four Elephant Array has a total of eighteen formations, which can be used for defense and can be used to trap the enemy, and it is easy to arrange, and many monks camping in the wild will arrange this formation before resting."

The Elder of Xiniu Prefecture explained while carving the formation pattern.

"This formation looks good."

Zhao Lin noticed that in the ninth grid of the spiritual map, the words "Yin and Yang Four Elephant Array" appeared.

Ever since absorbing the sixteen formations of the Spirit Sealing Array, Zhao Lin had been thinking about how to use the ninth grid.

In the last grid, Zhao Lin was very cautious.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Lin decided not to choose this formation for the time being. I will soon go to Fang City, and my horizons will be broadened, and there may be a better choice.

……

Another night passed, and the time came to the day of the fight.

The Dharma Pavilion was crowded, and there were as many as 1,000 disciples from the three academies plus monks who came to see the excitement.

The rules of the fighting method are the same as in previous years, two disciples from each state will compete cross-examined to determine the three winners to enter the second round.

The trio competed in pairs and pairs to compete for the final championship.

The candidates sent by Nanhe Prefecture were Zhao Lin and Lin Chaoran.

Lin Chaoran had already cultivated to the sixth level of qi refining, and his spell attainments were also quite good.

Not to mention Zhao Lin, who has won the championship for two consecutive years, the goal this time is to strive for three consecutive championships.

"For every victory, ten good deeds are rewarded."

"The final winner will be awarded a ...... of Yuan Dan"

The Elder of Xiniu Prefecture announced the reward for the fighting method, and before the words fell, there was an uproar in the audience.

It's not that the rewards are great, but it's shabby.

The reward for good deeds has shrunk by half, and there is only one Zengyuan Pill for winning the championship, which is only worth dozens of spirit stones.

"That's too picky! It's not as good as the reward of the small competition in our hospital. ”

"Who said it wasn't, is Xiniuzhou poor like this?"

"You don't understand that, do you? In this fight, Nanhezhou will definitely win. In this case, why does Xiniu State set up rich rewards to make wedding dresses for others? ”

"Nanhezhou will definitely win? Brother Dong, how do you say this? A one-year disciple in Xiniu Prefecture asked curiously.

"You newcomer don't know, Zhao Lin, who played for Nanhezhou, is a Taoist genius, and he has won the first place in two consecutive fighting methods, and his strength will only be stronger this year, and there is no suspense for this championship."

The "Brother Dong" explained.

"Really? I only heard that there is an Earth Spirit Root disciple in their Spirit Dao Academy, who has cultivated to the peak of the sixth layer of Qi refining, but I didn't expect that there would be even stronger. ”

"Lin Chaoran didn't have a talent for cultivation, but when it comes to fighting methods, he is a lot worse than Zhao Lin."

"I see, Nanhezhou is so strong......"

Zhao Changxing participated in the Dharma performance for the first time, and when he heard everyone's discussions, he was extremely proud, and he couldn't wait for everyone to know that Zhao Lin was his uncle.

When the elder of Xiniu Prefecture heard the discussion in the audience, his face was a little unbearable, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't make a noise, now the disciples who appear in the competition come up to draw lots." ”

Zhao Lin and five other disciples walked into the arena and stepped forward one after another to draw lots.

"A."

Zhao Lin showed the wooden card in his hand.

"I'm also A."

The disciple of Ju Yanzhou on the opposite side said with an ugly face.

"The two stayed in the field, and the rest retreated."

The Elder of Xiniu Prefecture raised his voice and said, "Zhao Lin of Nanhe Prefecture, against Qin Fangping of Juyan Prefecture!" ”

Zhao Lin walked to the prescribed circle and stood still, pressing his palm on the handle of the knife at his waist.

After getting the Moon Slashing Knife, Zhao Lin went to the bazaar to find someone to make an animal skin scabbard and took it with him at any time, and the original iron ruler was put on the shelf.

Because the blade of the Moon Slashing Knife is bent inward, although it has not yet been unsheathed, the strange shape has attracted everyone's sideways, and they have guessed what kind of magic weapon it is.

Qin Fangping held a golden short spear in his hand, his expression was solemn, and he swallowed hard.

The scene was quiet, and everyone held their breath and concentrated, especially the one-year disciples of Xiniu Prefecture and Juyan Prefecture, who all wanted to see what powerful methods Zhao Lin had.

"Let's get started!"

Elder Chuangong gave an order, and Qin Fangping made the first move.

The golden spear turned into a golden light and shot out.

Qin Fangping is a three-year-old disciple, he has seen Zhao Lin's performance in the first two sessions, and knows that with Zhao Lin's ice knife skills, his defensive spells can't resist at all, so he simply attacks against attacks and takes one by surprise.

Zhao Lin looked calm, pulled out the moon slashing knife with his backhand, and raised his hand to hit it.

"What a big sword!" Many disciples exclaimed in surprise.

Although the Moon Slashing Knife is not long, the broad back of the knife and the majestic blade can be seen by anyone.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing rang out in the field.

Qin Fangping wanted to win with speed, and the golden spear deliberately walked out of an arc.

However, Zhao Lin's ice knife technique was close to perfection, and the Moon Slashing Knife turned downward, easily blocking the path of the golden spear, and slashed down heavily.

The golden spear flew in response, and the Moon Slashing Knife only paused for a moment, then accelerated again, heading straight for Qin Fang's plane gate.

"I throw in the towel!"

Qin Fangping knew that there was no point in resisting any longer, so he simply raised his hand to admit defeat.

The scene was silent, and no one expected that the fight would end in one breath.

"Take!"

Zhao Lin withdrew the moon slashing knife and said with his fists clenched.

I was very satisfied, this was the first time that the Moon Slashing Knife was used in actual combat, and the effect was very good.

"Ah, my magic weapon!"

Qin Fangping picked up the golden spear on the ground, and found that a gap appeared on the tip of the spear, and he couldn't help but cry out with a painful face.

"Zhao Lin, show your magic weapon to the old man."

Zhou Hongfang beckoned to Zhao Lin.

"Yes."

Zhao Lin strode forward and presented the moon slashing knife.

"This knife is a bit interesting, it seems to be more powerful than an ordinary machete."

Zhou Hongfang grabbed the handle of the knife, slashed twice, and said in an approving tone.

"It's so heavy, it's a heavy magic weapon, right?"

"It definitely belongs, even if you hit an iron axe, you don't necessarily suffer."

The two elders of Nie Wu also came over, and their mouths were amazed.

"Zhao Lin, where did this knife come from?"

Zhou Hongfang turned his head and asked.

"The disciple saw this knife in the mortal world, and he felt that it was easy to use it, so he asked Master Zheng Tu to help build one."

Zhao Lin replied respectfully.

Zhao Lin is a martial artist, Zhou Hongfang did not doubt him, and commented: "This knife is good for chopping, and it is extremely powerful, but it is more provocative." ”

"People who don't have enough spiritual power and divine sense can't use it at all, and only a martial cultivator like you who has cultivated the Nine Turns Condensation Divine Skill can make it."

Elder Wu took the Moon Slashing Knife and gestured twice, and agreed: "With this knife, the attack range is about two percent, remember to control the distance when fighting with people......

Zhao Lin hurriedly nodded to indicate that he was taught.

A few people spoke, and the next two competitions ended one after another.

Lin Chaoran and Guo Quan of Xiniuzhou defeated their respective opponents and entered the second round.

In the first game of the second round, Zhao Lin played against Lin Chaoran.

"Brother Zhao and I belong to Nanhe Prefecture together, so I won't fight here, I admit defeat."

Lin Chaoran knew that he was not an opponent, and said to everyone.

"I throw in the towel."

Without waiting for everyone to react, Guo Quan also came on the field and said that it was better to leave a little dignity than to be beaten by Zhao Lin and lose in embarrassment.

"Ah, that's it?"

"How can you surrender without a fight?"

"Hehe, you said it easily, but it wasn't you who was beaten......"

The disciples gossiped.

"In that case, the fight is over, and Zhao Lin wins the championship."

The limelight was stolen by Nanhe Prefecture, and the elders of Xiniu Prefecture couldn't wait for it to end as soon as possible, so they announced directly when they saw this.

In this way, the festival will come to an end.

Seeing that the hour was still early, Zhou Hongfang led his disciples to return home.

……

As the New Year approached, many third-year disciples had no intention of cultivating and were running around looking for errands that would allow them to earn good deeds and spirit stones.

Zhao Lin already has a place to go, so there is no need to worry about this matter, but he is not idle, and he often finds Gu Dezhao to discuss the opening of the store after practicing.

He gradually figured out that Lu Yuanxiu offered him this position, on the one hand, out of friendship with fellow martial cultivators, and on the other hand, I am afraid that it was also because he had successfully completed the tasks of the two sects.

In any case, since you have this opportunity, you must seize it.

As long as the store is running well, providing financial resources for the state government and helping Hanchi County open up sales, it is equivalent to giving Lu Yuanxiu and Zhou Hongfang a big gift each.

In this way, he has two more big backers in the sect!

There are so many things to prepare for running a shop that laymen don't know where to start.

Gu Dezhao went all the way from a buddy to a shopkeeper, with rich experience, Zhao Lin lowered his posture, humbly asked for advice on everything, and accompanied Gu Dezhao to visit the leaders and monks of each hall every day.

As the so-called interlacing is like a mountain, since you don't know how to operate, you should watch more, listen more, talk less, and have any guidance in your heart, hold it first.

Gu Dezhao is an old senior, and Zhou Hongfang said hello in advance, and he negotiated the supply of various cultivation resources very smoothly.

"It's been hard work, if I come forward to talk about this, I will definitely not be able to talk about such a low price, and people may not pay attention to me."

Zhao Lin admired the authenticity.

"Zhao Xiaoyou is polite, to be honest, there are not many secrets here, the key is to see if you can sell the goods. If we have a large amount of stock, everything is easy to say. ”

Gu Dezhao was modest on his lips, but a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

Zhao Lin nodded and said in a deep voice: "Ancient, do you think our store can be opened?" Is there a big risk inside? ”

"Well...... this"

Gu Dezhao cleared his throat and muttered: "Dongfu Junfang City has just opened, and there are not many monks coming and going, so it will definitely not be easy to do at the beginning. However, as long as you manage it carefully, there will always be an improvement slowly. ”

"Uehara Xianfang was not prosperous from the beginning, and it has been in business for hundreds of years before it has today's scale."

Zhao Lin knew that what he said was the truth, and said with a straight face: "Ancient, the two of us will work together to try to do things well, and we will not disappoint Elder Lu and Zhou Zhangyuan's hard work." ”

Gu Dezhao smiled: "This is nature. ”

Zhao Lin continued: "The younger brother has a good relationship with a fellow disciple, who is humble, simple and kind. I want to arrange for him to be the manager, what do you think? ”

Gu Dezhao was stunned for a moment, and immediately smiled: "Zhao Daoyou is the big shopkeeper, you have the final say in the personnel arrangement, and the old man has no opinion." ”

Zhao Lin's heart was relieved, and he said: "It's good to have an ancient promise, but when a new store opens, it's safer to use a skilled hand, I will only arrange this one candidate, and the rest of the positions will be determined by the ancient." ”

A hint of joy flashed in Gu Dezhao's eyes, "Really? ”

Zhao Lin nodded seriously, "Seriously!" ”

Gu Dezhao twisted his beard, thought for a while, and said: "The old man retired from the Shangyuan Xianfang, but there are some old departments, and if he does things properly, his character can be assured." ”

Zhao Lin said briskly: "The person brought by the ancient, the junior brother must be trustworthy, so it is decided." ”

(End of chapter)