"This is the ascension ceremony of the foundation building monk, please accept it by Zhao Daoyou."

Zhu Yanping, the county guard, handed Zhao Lin a lock bag and said with a smile.

Stepping into the foundation building realm, it is the real backbone of the sect, and the oath and the soul lamp are constraints, but in the same way, the generous treatment also comes.

Monks can practice second-order and third-order spells without restrictions, and as long as they have the ability, they can even build their own caves.

The ascension ceremony is equivalent to a large gift package, which is a reward for the monks to build a foundation.

There are five kinds of pills needed in the lock bag in the early stage of foundation building: Gujie Pill, Lingji Pill, Ganlin Pill, Melting Spirit Pill, and Five-Form Pill.

and a three-grade spirit bead, a set of silk robes embroidered with cloud patterns.

"Thank you, Lord Gunjo."

Zhao Lin took the lock bag and thanked him.

"Brother Zhao is polite, you are now a foundation building monk, and you can make friends with the old man on an equal footing, and you can be a friend or a brother."

Zhu Yanping smiled, "Brother Zhao is running a shop in Fang City now, right?" ”

"Exactly."

"What are your plans for the future? In the past few years, there have been many monks coming and going in Dongfu County, and there are many monks from other sects, and the manpower of the patrol hall is insufficient, so the old man is ready to upgrade it to a patrol battalion. At present, there is a lack of a patrol leader of the foundation realm, I wonder if Brother Zhao is interested? ”

Seeing that the other party wanted to recruit him, Zhao Lin pondered for a moment and said: "Thanks to Brother Zhu, I can afford it, but the younger brother runs the shop by others, and he has something to do with the state capital, so it is inconvenient to leave for the time being, so I can only thank Brother Zhu for his kindness." ”

Although the patrol battalion is good, Zhao Lin has a better choice.

Lu Yuanxiu once said personally that as long as he could break through the foundation, he would be transferred to the state capital.

Chu Hongtian of Chiwei Island wanted Zhao Lin to go to the island to serve as the lieutenant when he was still in the middle of Qi refining.

Also, if Zhao Lin is willing, he can also return to Chijun to serve as an elder.

The three choices are better than being the leader of the patrol battalion, and Zhao Lin naturally refused.

Zhu Yanping didn't force it, and said with his head bowed: "Okay, then I wish Brother Zhao a smooth cultivation and prosperity all the way." ”

……

It's the end of the year.

On this morning, Zhao Lin gathered the personnel of the two stores of Jindantang and Chizhutang together for a year-end summary meeting.

"Shopkeeper Zhao, this year, after deducting expenses, salaries, rents and miscellaneous taxes, Jindantang has made a total profit of 36,500 spirit stones, and 10,200 good deeds."

"Chizhutang has a purchase of goods in transit, and the exact result has not yet been calculated, and the overall profit is about three times that of Jindantang."

Wan Jifang summarized the operation of the two stores and said it in public.

Hearing this, everyone's faces were filled with joy.

The store's dividends are generally 30% of the total profit, which is more than 10,000 good deeds.

There are a total of nine monks in the two shops, except for Zhao Lin, the big shopkeeper, and Gu Dezhao and Liang Song, the two second shopkeepers, each of whom can get almost a thousand good deeds.

For Qi Refining Realm cultivators, it is a great fortune. And doing things in the market, the wind can't blow, the rain can't get wet, it's definitely a beautiful difference.

"It's really good, thanks to the good leadership of the shopkeeper Zhao!"

Goodtak Zhao said the way.

"Yes, it's all Zhao's shopkeeper who has the ability to get the concession of Chiwei Island."

Guan was the second to follow.

Seeing this, Liang Song also wanted to open his mouth to be respectful, but Zhao Lin hurriedly raised his hand to stop.

"Business is in full swing, and next year will definitely be better. In the future, I will be less involved in the operation of the store, and I would like to ask you. ”

Promoted to build the foundation, his eyes are no longer limited to Fang City, and he said this sentence to pave the way for the future.

Maybe it won't be long before you have a new place to go.

Just then, there was a knock on the door outside the hospital.

"Who?"

Li Sancai walked over and opened the door and saw an old man with gray hair standing outside the door.

"Who are you?"

"May I ask if Senior Zhao Lin is here?"

The old man glanced into the courtyard.

"I am."

Zhao Lin got up and walked over.

"Old man Chen Zhongqi, I came to deliver the letter on the order of Elder Lu."

As he spoke, the old man took out a red lacquered letterhead from his cuff and offered it with both hands.

Zhao Lin took the letterhead, and wondered in his heart, Lu Yuanxiu used to send letters, and they all sent messengers, and the messenger sent them to the door.

I don't know what the purpose of sending someone to deliver the letter this time is.

"Old Chen has worked hard, please come in and sit down for a while."

The old man's cultivation was only at the sixth level of qi refining, but after all, he was a person sent by Lu Yuanxiu, Zhao Lin didn't dare to pretend to be a senior, and his tone was very respectful.

"It's fine."

The old man walked into the store.

Zhao Lin dismissed everyone, took the old man into the tea room, personally poured a cup of tea for the other party, and then sat down.

I opened the letterhead and read it from beginning to end, and my surprise was palpable.

Lu Yuanxiu has been promoted!

From the Elder of Nanhe Prefecture, he was promoted to the Elder of the Sect!

There are thirteen states in the Chenghua Sect, and it is a big hurdle to go from the elders of the state capital to the elders of the sect, and it can be said that they have entered the center of power.

The reason for the promotion, Lu Yuanxiu did not explain it in the letter, but Zhao Lin could roughly guess it.

Lu Yuanxiu is a capable person, and he has made remarkable achievements in the years of being in charge of the household department.

In particular, the opening of Dongfu Haifang opened up a new source of wealth for the state capital and attracted a large number of foreign monks.

The purpose of Lu Yuanxiu's letter was to hope that Zhao Lin would come to Huanglong Mansion to assist him.

Zhao Lin was surprised and delighted.

Lu Yuanxiu has served as the elder of the state capital for many years, and there must be a lot of capable generals under his hands, and he can call himself over, it must be for the sake of his martial arts cultivation.

Of course, the ability to run your own store is also a reason.

Do you want to go?

This question does not need to be pondered at all, it must be done!

The closer you are to the center of power, the more resources you have for your cultivation.

What's more, none of his seven second-order spells were perfect, and it was difficult to find a target to capture spells in Fang City.

And the Huanglong Mansion is the headquarters of the Chenghua Sect, and its status is equivalent to the capital of the mortal world, and with a large number of masters, it is much easier to capture spells.

Lu Yuanxiu mentioned in the letter that although Chen Zhongqi, who sent the letter, had a low level of cultivation, he was an old official of the Huanglong Mansion and was extremely familiar with political affairs.

Zhao Lin sighed in his heart, Lu Yuanxiu not only promoted himself, but was also afraid that he was inexperienced, so he even found a good candidate to assist.

"Old Chen, I don't know what position Senior Lu held in Huanglong Mansion?"

Chen Zhongqi stroked his beard and said slowly: "Minister of Works." ”

Zhao Lin was secretly speechless when he heard this.

In the mortal world, the most powerful of the six departments are the household department and the official department.

One is in charge of finance, the other is in charge of personnel, and the Ministry of Industry is basically at the bottom.

In the world of cultivating immortals, it is different, because the four great arts of Dan, Fu, Instrument, and Array are all classified into the Ministry of Industry, and their importance is not inferior to the other five at all.

Lu Yuanxiu can be the minister of labor, which shows the importance and recognition of the sect towards him.

Don't know what I went to do?

Zhao Lin didn't ask this question, and I'm afraid Chen Zhongqi didn't know either.

In the following month, Zhao Lin handed over all the affairs of the store to Gude Zhao and Liang Song, and in addition to cultivation, he asked Chen Tieqi every day for advice on how to deal with government affairs. (End of chapter)