Chapter 115: Three Years Later
With the integration of the three major stations.
Reunification is no longer a slogan, but an action.
under the new order.
Jiang Xuan is still the pavilion master.
And under him.
Tie Yun, the deputy cabinet master, is in charge of: 'Battle Hall and Punishment Hall. ’
Ma Lanjun, the deputy cabinet master, is in charge of: 'Agricultural Hall and General Affairs Hall.' ’
Deputy Pavilion Master Shang Qiuyun, in charge: 'Dan Hall and Formation Hall'
Xiao Jianfeng, the deputy cabinet master, is in charge of: 'Refining Hall and Inspection Hall. ’
More than 9,000 disciples were filled with the mouth of the Eight Great Halls.
Among them, the peasant hall has the largest number of people, with 8,000 Lingnong monks, serving as the cornerstone of the alliance.
Under the Nongtang, the largest number of people is the Battle Hall, and there are three hundred members of the Battle Hall, but these three hundred people are the three hundred people with the highest talent and the fastest cultivation speed among the nine thousand people.
To know.
The cultivation world doesn't talk about the number of people, a genius is enough to sweep away a lot of mediocre people.
Although there are not many members of the Battle Hall, they take the elite route, and they are completely out of production, they do not need to work in the fields, they only need to focus on cultivation, and they can enjoy various subsidies and allowances from the alliance.
As for the other halls.
The number of people is one or two hundred, and the few are dozens, and they are not yet the climate.
But the tone has been set.
If you are talented enough, you can join the War Hall and become a Battle Monk.
Followed by.
If you have average talent, but you have experience in alchemy, refining, or formation, you can join the Dan Hall, Refining Hall, or Formation Hall.
If you are not gifted, your understanding is also poor.
I'm sorry, you can only become a Lingnong Monk to shine for the Alliance, while planting the Spiritual Field, completing the tasks assigned to you by the Alliance, and then practicing in your spare time to see if you can have a late bloom.
Of course.
It doesn't seem fair, but it's an oligarchy game, and the winner wins.
Jiang Xuan also wants everyone to be free, around the stove every day, singing songs, everyone can enjoy the joy of cultivation while farming, and build a world without exploitation and hierarchy.
But he couldn't.
Because this is the Immortal Religion, the Immortal Religion of the Survival of the Fittest.
They are nominally disciples of the Immortal Sect, but in fact they are just a group of people who have been raised, and they will be sent by the cross-border magic circle to open up cannon fodder in other worlds.
To survive or to perish, that's the question.
Time passes.
Three years later.
First-order Lingtian District
"I don't know why, we work hard every day, we have to hand over 30% of the harvest."
"I was confused by the fact that those people didn't have to do anything, but they could enjoy everything we had given in a grand manner."
The most intense contradictions are often internal contradictions.
No doubt.
The Lingnong group is an exploited group of devotion.
They have the largest number of people and create most of the value, but they do not enjoy any rights, but bear most of the obligations.
Where there is oppression, there is resistance.
The alliance soon got the news that a Lingnong named Zhang Jiehui had defaulted on the agricultural tax paid at the end of the month on the pretext of buying pills and borrowing loans.
This is not good news.
Although the money is not much, only thirty catties of spiritual rice.
But everyone understands that once this matter is not handled well, all the spiritual farmers will follow the same example, and they will start to default or even evade agricultural taxes and lose the tax alliance, and it is only a matter of time before it collapses.
"I can swear I didn't mean to default on farm taxes."
Facing Ma Lanjun, the deputy pavilion master in charge of the affairs of the farm, Zhang Jiehui gritted his teeth and cursed: "I just spent a little overspent last month, and I had to plug the hole with this month's spiritual rice, but I can guarantee that I will definitely be able to make up the arrears of spiritual rice next month." ”
Facing Zhang Jiehui's answer.
Ma Lanjun first understood: "As monks, the biggest problem we face is that no matter how hard we work, the money is always not enough to spend. ”
Then the conversation changed: "But the rules are the rules, I know you have difficulties, but you also have to understand that the alliance has a system, the alliance will shelter Lingnong, in exchange, Lingnong also has to hand over Sancheng Lingmi, this is the rule." ”
"I don't care what method you use, whether it's borrowing from a friend or mortgaging some of the pills you bought, I hope you will hand over these thirty catties of spiritual rice within three days."
"Otherwise, I can only hand you over to the torture hall, and the law enforcement disciples will judge whether you are guilty or not."
"If you are convicted, you will be expelled from the alliance, banned from entering the alliance stronghold, forbidden to participate in the Dharma lectures opened by Gao Zhan, forbidden to buy the pills of the Dan Hall and the magic weapons of the Refining Weapon Hall, you can only leave the station, go to the wilderness alone to survive, and even worse, even if you want to farm, you can't buy seeds, you should understand the seriousness of the problem."
Facing threats.
Zhang Jiehui said in a deep voice: "Yes, I can borrow some spiritual rice from my friends, but I want to know what the real meaning of the existence of the alliance is, I don't want to question the leader, but he is in retreat all day, you can ask the other spirit farmers, and ask them when the last time they saw the leader." ”
"You keep saying that the alliance is for everyone, but I think you're just for yourself."
"And it's not just me, other Lingnong are also questioning the meaning of the existence of the alliance, maybe it would be better without the alliance, everyone grows their own spiritual rice, how much they plant is their own, there is no need to pay taxes, there is no division of three, six, nine, etc., and no one will come to tell us how much we must pay every month."
Hear this.
Ma Lanjun spoke: "I will report your suggestion to the Pavilion Master, but to be honest, if there is no alliance, you will be even more miserable." ”
"Because of the existence of the alliance, everything has rules, everyone must do things within the rules, and they can't bully the weak, let alone commit crimes, otherwise he will be arrested."
"If there is no alliance, do you think those high-level fighters with strong combat power will go to farming obediently, or will they rob you of your income?"
"I think it's the latter."
"Because the agricultural tax of 30% is really fair, in other novice areas, especially in the more chaotic areas, the agricultural tax is usually 4 to 6 percent."
"I know you want freedom, but freedom is built on the basis of strength, and the alliance is currently transforming, from a novice agricultural area for cultivating spiritual rice to a commercial processing area for elixirs and magic weapons."
"I believe that the difficulties are only temporary, when the alliance completes the transformation, establishes its own advantages, and sells pills and magic weapons to other novice areas with the alchemy and refining industry as the core, over time, the income from commercial tax will definitely exceed the agricultural tax."
"When the time comes, not only will you not have to pay taxes, but you will also enjoy agricultural tax subsidies, which is not a pie, but the inevitable development of the alliance, so please be more patient."
With an open and honest conversation.
An incident of late grain delivery by Lingnong, which may affect the entire alliance system, was quelled at the initial stage, and it also gave hope to the Lingnong group with the largest number of people.
Meantime.
As the deputy cabinet master who has been dealing with the people below for the longest time.
Although Ma Lanjun's style of acting is a bit imperious, in fact, she is becoming the most popular person in Xuanze Pavilion.
Because she is fair and reasonable.
In comparison, Tie Yun, who was in charge of the Battle Hall and the Torture Hall, was more like an alliance scavenger, while Xiao Jianfeng, who was in charge of the Refining Hall and the Inspection Hall, was given the title of conspirator because of the death of the leader of Song Yong, the forest station, which was greatly discounted in the hearts of the low-level disciples.
There is also Shang Qiuyun.
She is a complicated person, and she prefers to stay with the group of disciples in the original valley station rather than mingling with everyone.
She was nepotistic, and with the help of the right to be in charge of the Dan Hall and the Formation Hall, she placed the original high-level leaders in many valley stations on the high positions of these two halls.
In addition, as a disciple, she has a too good relationship with the deacon, perhaps out of jealousy, many people in the alliance are not very cold to her, and they even discuss it in private, feeling that the reason why Shang Qiuyun can sit in the position of deputy pavilion master is completely because he has an improper relationship with the deacon.
As for Jiang Xuan.
Well, as the leader of the alliance, the pavilion master of Xuanze Pavilion.
In fact, he is rarely seen by the people below except for senior management.
He is either in retreat, or secretly planning something, giving everyone a very vague feeling, and some people even suspect that the real Jiang Xuan has failed to practice the Fa and died of madness, only for the sake of the stability of the alliance, he did not announce this news, otherwise as the pavilion master, how could he not even show his face, and he has been behind the scenes.
"Brother Xuan, I think you should go out for a walk and hold some parties or speeches and other activities."
"Although I don't want to say it, in the eyes of the low-level disciples, Ma Lanjun is indeed more representative of the alliance, and Ma Lanjun is from the Divine Dynasty family, and those high-ranking warriors from the Divine Dynasty are also very supportive of her, and her current prestige even surpasses yours."
Inside the cave.
Looking at Jiang Xuan, who was soaking in the blood pool and cultivating, Tie Yun looked worried: "We should let everyone know that it was you who established the alliance, you are the leader of the alliance, and you are the only leader, and there is no No. 2 leader at all." ”
silent
Jiang Xuan closed his eyes and practiced, not reacting to Tie Yun's words at all.
After a while.
When Tie Yun couldn't help but persuade again, he said in a quiet tone: "Ma Lanjun is a smart person and a qualified deputy pavilion master, but there is one point, her heart is not ruthless enough, so she can only be a qualified deputy pavilion master, not a pavilion master, and she can't sit in my position." ”
"I know your concern."
"But your worries are unnecessary, what about the people below who obey her, do you obey her, do you obey her, do you obey her, or will Shang Qiuyun obey her."
"You don't obey her, and she knows this herself, so she, the so-called number two leader, is actually built under my power structure."
"With me as the pavilion master, she is the deputy pavilion master, and even the second leader."
"Emotionally speaking, she is the deputy cabinet master who I single-handedly brought up, in terms of interests, her interests are one with me, I am good to her, and her existence will not shake my rule."
"Of course, I know you're saying this for my own good, but you're not thoughtful enough."
"Whether it's the pavilion master, or the deputy pavilion master."
"Even if it's Xuanze Pavilion, what is the purpose of establishing these, is to scavenge cultivation resources for us, so that we can enjoy priority, instead of fighting for power and profit, intrigue."
"Why did I accept Xiao Jianfeng in, and even give him the right, because he has more than 3,000 people under him, this is a huge fortune, what are we busy for. Asking for money. ”
"Ma Lanjun's prestige is high, then let her be high, as long as she can make internal stability and bring benefits to me, not to mention the second leader, what if the pavilion master sits for her, it's a big deal for me to be the pavilion master, as for the false name, don't take it too seriously."
Jiang Xuan said earnestly: "I know your loyalty, and even I can easily say that it is easy to take off Ma Lanjun, prestige is a false thing, it is too easy to slander a person and make it stink, but the question is, who can be the second Ma Lanjun and make all this in order." ”
said.
Jiang Xuan's words changed: "Running a force is like taking care of a business, as a boss, I need a lot of people under me, all kinds of people." ”
"I'm not a god, I can't do everything, so I need someone who can make up for my own shortcomings."
"I'm relieved that you're in charge of the Battle Hall and the Torture Hall."
"Ma Lanjun is in charge of the farm and general affairs, I am very comfortable."
"Even Xiao Jianfeng, he has always had his own abacus, but so what, as long as he takes good care of the Refining Hall, I will still use him, and it is reused, because I also eat a share of the income of the Refining Hall, and while he is enhancing the Refining Hall, he is not strengthening me."
"If I lose."
"That's because I'm not as good as others, I deserve to lose, it's not a matter of the rules of the game."
"But in fact, in the past three years, Xiao Jianfeng's group of high-level officials from the former lakeside station, and now there are a few unwavering members on his side."
"There are few left, because many people have fallen to me, why, because the strong man Mu Qiang, compared to prestige, Xiao Jianfeng is not as good as Ma Lanjun, compared to relationships, he is not as good as Shang Qiuyun."
"Even if you compare your combat strength and fight, he is not your opponent."
"So."
"Xiao Jianfeng, in fact, is no longer a threat, he may have been a wolf before, but now he can only be regarded as a dog, I don't need to deal with him, as long as it develops slowly like this, he can only obey one way."
After speaking.
Jiang Xuan waved his hand and motioned for Tie Yun to come closer: "You are the same, don't be blinded by the false name of the deputy pavilion master, the deputy pavilion master is not important, and even the battle hall and punishment hall under your jurisdiction are not important."
What is most important.
Strength, as long as there is strength, if one Xuanze Pavilion falls, there can be another Xuanze Pavilion standing up, and strong strength is the foundation of all this. ”
Hear this.
Tie Yun nodded and said: "Brother Xuan, don't worry, with your support, even if the elites in the battle hall are everywhere, those monkey cubs won't be able to climb to the sky, or it won't be long before I can break through to the second realm and become the first monk in the battle hall to break through from the realm of practicing the law to the realm of controlling weapons." ”
For the past three years.
In addition to Jiang Xuan's own cultivation, he also strengthened Tie Yun.
Speaking of which.
Tie Yun's cultivation talent is only good, not to the point of genius, let alone crushing the elite disciples of the Battle Hall.
But heaven, law, wealth, couples, and earth.
With the assistance of pills and magic weapons, Tie Yun is the number one battle in the battle hall, although he is a pseudo-genius who has been piled up with money.
"Brother Xuan, your side." After talking about his own affairs, Tie Yun thought of Jiang Xuan again: "A few months ago, you had already completed the first realm, and now, it should not be far from the second realm and the Weapon Realm." ”
"What do you say?"
Jiang Xuan said with a smile: "I don't lack any resources here, even if it is a problem in cultivation, I can spend some money, please ask the senior brothers of the inner door to answer, saying genius, I am naturally not counted, but on the road of pseudo-genius, I am much more real than you." ”
said.
Jiang Xuan said again: "But listening to the tone of a few deacons, I'm afraid that our side will not be stable for a few days, and the sect is already studying things that will allow us to contribute." ”
Tie Yun immediately became alert: "Brother Xuan, is it a matter of the cross-border magic circle?" ”
Jiang Xuan nodded silently.
Seeing that he had asked correctly, Tie Yun took a deep breath: "When?" ”
Jiang Xuan was not sure: "The short is three or five days, and the long is seven or eight days." ”
"In such a hurry?" Tie Yun hesitated a little: "Right now, we are still usable in the battle hall, each of them has the strength of practicing the fifth layer or more of the law realm, and most of the others are still lingering at the third or fourth layer, and the war corpses cultivated are not very strong, I'm afraid it will be embarrassing." ”
"No way." Jiang Xuan shook his head: "Who let us be cannon fodder, otherwise, the sect worked hard to catch us over, and it is to practice spells, and to establish spiritual veins, what is the picture, not to be a pioneer for the cross-border magic circle." ”
"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while."
"Now, it's time for us to report back to the sect, this is not a request, but an order."
(End of chapter)