Between Xu Shi and Mao Shi, those who are at the middle level of Jindan or below, and do not hold a pass token, are not allowed to enter or exit Valley City?
Also euphemistically called the "City of Freedom"?
This is completely inconsistent with Jiang Feng's original expectations, but it is easy to understand when you think about it. One is for the safety of the sect, to prevent a large number of unknown monks from suddenly attacking at night when the guard is relatively empty. As for the middle section of the golden elixir and above, most of them
It was a concession made in order to avoid disputes because it could not be provoked. On the other hand, Jiang Feng guessed that Beijianmen's territory was small, but in order to protect the valley city, seven towns were set up on the periphery. In order for these seven towns to gain some popularity,
Therefore, this kind of regulation was set up to allow all business travelers who would not have time to enter the city to stay overnight in the seven towns. This is also the reason why this place can be so prosperous.
"The housing prices here are 60% cheaper than those in Valley City."
Another casual remark from the waiter also woke up Jiang Feng. Yes, price is also an important reason for retaining people. It is divided into two levels and can be targeted at different customers. Presumably many people who are not rich will rush here.
Before Xu Shi, you can save a fortune in spiritual stones by leaving Valley City and spending the night in Seven Towns.
In fact, it was not cheap. Because Jiang Feng arrived late, he had to choose an upper room, which cost fifteen coins per night, which was already more than five times that of Luo Chuan.
Looking through the list of late-night snacks on his desk, Jiang Feng soon discovered that everything in Beijianmen was indeed expensive. Thinking about the thirty third-level "big money" he had prepared for Qiu Zhenzhen before, it was still very necessary.
However, being expensive also has its advantages. Jiang Feng soon discovered that it is worth the money. As long as you stay here, there are three benefits:
First, the inn can help deliver letters or goods worth less than one stone once a day for free, covering Beijianmen, as well as the three neighboring counties and cities in Qi State and the two counties and cities in Tianlimen;
Second, the inn will submit various types of information about the cities around Valley City every day, including details of shop sales, bulk goods sales, monk employment, and auctions;
Third, at the inn, you can directly place bets on the competitions held in major martial arts halls in Valley City within three days, and identify second-level and lower-middle-grade magic weapons, buy and sell second-level and lower talismans, herbs, and elixirs, and the prices are guaranteed.
No higher than similar shops in the city, only a fixed commission is charged.
It can be said that the basic needs of most monks can be met without leaving home. For the Chamber of Commerce, only a small number of personnel can be stationed in any of the seven towns to collect buying and selling information.
This point made Jiang Feng suddenly moved. He thought about the head of the North Sword Sect, Wan Feiran, who was really good at business. He had underestimated him before. Should he follow his example in Luochuan? Then he thought of the North Sword Sect's.
The position is unique and I can't learn from it. Moreover, I have the protection of Qi State to be able to act like this. I can't compare to the big tree behind it.
Xian went to the street and walked around, and found that it was not consistent with what he had imagined. Although there were many conveniences, the people served by the inn were all of low wealth. In the wine shop on the corner, there were many people who just wanted a glass of wine.
I only consume a small sip at a time, relying on the hurried travelers who want to spend the night in a wine shop.
It is nothing but him. In the whole territory of Beijianmen, regardless of monks or laymen, sleeping in the open air is strictly prohibited, and lay people are not allowed to temporarily take in passers-by. If they are not relatives, they will be punished by confiscation of their fields and houses, or they will be punished as slaves.
I guess this is a place where poor people are not welcome. It seems that it is better not to learn. In terms of strictly prohibiting sleeping in the open, the Qianshan Sect cannot do that. I often spend the night in the wilderness, not to mention the passers-by. Beijianmen
This can be achieved because the territory is small and the wilderness is full of uninhabited valleys, making it much easier to patrol. Moreover, because there is a good third-level middle-grade spiritual land, we rely on this to operate, develop business with all our strength, and provide services to the monks who come and go.
, and thus maintain the operation of the sect.
So he waited all night. As soon as the city gate opened at Mao o'clock the next day, Jiang Feng went straight to the leader's inner palace. Judging from the time, because it was transmitted with the help of the "Xuanhuang Lingyin Paper Talisman", he expected that he would definitely be better than Yingge and Kuang Shucai.
The others will arrive at Valley City faster, so during this break, they can first go see their old friend Park Tiexin, and then talk to Mu Qingchuan.
Jiang Feng was just about to submit the documents for his visit when he saw Wan Xuanwei coming out of the sect leader's inner palace. The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and Wan Xuanwei had not changed much except that he looked slightly haggard.
After being polite and talking nonsense, Jiang Feng revealed the purpose of his trip, but Wan Xuanwei said that Pu Tiexin was not in the head's inner palace at the moment, but in Pu's mansion.
Park Mansion?
It seemed that Pu Tiexin's situation was much better than he imagined, so he asked for directions and found Pu's mansion in the south of the valley city. The mansion was not new and not big, and was similar to the various mansions in the area.
"Of course I want a big house." Park Tiexin just laughed at this, "Land in Valley City is very expensive. If it exceeds a certain size, the corresponding land and house tax must be deducted from the salary every year."
"Aren't you the guest elder?"
"Recently, he has been serving as the deacon of general affairs." Pu Tiexin was still wearing the red robe and took a sip of the black valley soothing tea before the case. According to him, such an expensive thing is only used to entertain his brothers, "You first
When you come to Valley City, you should have some idea of the cost, which is much better than that of the Li Sect, right?"
"It looks almost twice as big."
"So, everyone in the sect is trying their best to work more so that they can have spiritual stones to support their families, make friends, and practice." Compared to before, Pu Tiexin was much more stable, "Doesn't it sound very easy?
But I like the atmosphere here of working together and striving for the top.”
"Why are you so desperate?" Jiang Feng remembered that Wan Feiran should be protected by Qi State.
"It's a very real threat. Although Sect Leader Wan is vaguely confident about his identity, Wan Xuanwei, Tian Qinghe and others, including me, are all trembling with fear about the current situation of Beijianmen and walking on thin ice. Once the Qi Kingdom
If something unexpected happens, or we have no time to take care of us, we, who are sandwiched between Tianlimen and Gujianmen, and close to Chixiamen and Biyun Sect, will soon become the target of being coveted. That is a third-level spiritual land! In fact,
If it weren't for the Qi State, we would rather join the Jincheng Alliance to protect ourselves."
Joining the Jincheng Alliance? Presumably neither Chen Kun nor Su Liqing would be willing to introduce such a sect in a place of four wars. Even Jiang Feng himself would object and would not be willing to be a middleman or a guest on the sidelines.
Yes, but if you really want to join the alliance, you still need to think carefully.
However, Pu Tiexin's words really cleared up yesterday's doubts. He originally thought that Wan Feiran was deliberately hiding his clumsiness, but he didn't expect that the elders in his sect were all pragmatic people, so he formulated a special development strategy.
"So, you have been recruiting monks as foreign aid. I heard that there was an incident where the guest's cultivation level was exceeded?"
"How could this happen?" Pu Tiexin subconsciously denied it, but in front of Jiang Feng, he still twitched the corners of his eyes and looked like, "As long as you understand, I can't say more."
It seems that it is indeed a precautionary measure to prepare for a rainy day. He wants to run the sect with all his strength and try every means to make money. Even the mansion of his own monks is taxed beyond the regulations, just to squeeze out money to hire foreign aid. However, the monks in his own sect are...
Don't you want to cultivate anymore? It suddenly occurred to me that this is normal. There are so many ordinary people in Valley City plus seven towns, let alone those who ascend to immortality every year. You can't just sprinkle a lot of awakening pills. Come to think of it, Beijianmen and Qianshan Sect
The predicament is similar, but their foundations are different. However, Beijianmen has found a solution to the problem, while Qianshan Sect is still lingering at the bottom of the bottleneck.
"How is the current situation of the monks of your sect?"
"Most monks are not willing to join the sect directly like me." Pu Tiexin sighed, "Today, the sect has five monks who are at the same level as the Earth level, nineteen people who are at the Xuan level and the same level as the Spirit level.
The same level as twenty-six people."
It sounds like there is no successor, but inviting spiritual level monks to join the sect will have no short-term effect. Most of them can only be used as handymen, wasting their salary. According to the development ideas of Beijian Sect, the best candidates should be
Senior monk.
"But we have nine sect-protecting guest ministers of the same prefectural level who receive salaries and use the cave here. If there is a war in the sect, all of them can participate in the defense, and six of them are willing to take the initiative to attack."
Such a large number... This Beijianmen sounds like a powerful party, but there are no pseudo-celestial or Nascent Soul masters sitting in the battle. No, in fact, there may be some, but they have been reported, which caused a stir.
The Zen Heart Academy's attention had to be dealt with in a low-key manner... In addition, the monks' battle formation could not rely on such people with freedom of movement.
The defense is more than adequate, but the offensive power is insufficient. Maintaining a "friendly army" of this size must be expensive. Simply relying on a third-level middle-grade spiritual land is obviously not enough.
"Still recruiting?"
Jiang Feng suddenly thought of Mu Qingchuan. [.] She has nowhere to go yet. Of course, if she is willing to condescend to join the Qianshan Sect, Jiang Feng would be happy to do so. However, even if she dies once, her current cultivation level is still at the fifth level of the earth level.
In this situation, it sounds like I am a guest.
What kind of face do you need at this time!
For the survival of the sect and to avoid the threat of war, Beijianmen has no bottom line. Why should he be so particular? Zuo Zichan was nearby and even the resurrected half-demon was taken away. Jiang Feng immediately convinced himself and decided to
Go give it a try.
Pu Tiexin prepared a sumptuous luncheon. During the dinner, Jiang Feng entrusted him with a letter written to Yan Shujia and sent it to the current wife of the head of the family, Senior Sister Chen, who was also Yan Shujia, and then forwarded it to Qi State.
"Didn't you take Xu Funing, the last of the Nine Old Men, as your disciple? Why don't you find a job and find a reason to go to Qi State in a big way?" Because he entrusted the other party to deliver the letter, Jiang Feng also tactfully stated the reason why he could not go to Qi State. Unexpectedly,
Park Tieshin actually gave a solution right away.
"You really didn't get your job as a general deacon for nothing."
Compared with the previous impression, Pu Tiexin was a little more quick-witted, but this also touched Jiang Feng's pain point. In fact, he was just a fake disciple in name. Although he was a dead brother, Jiang Feng couldn't tell the truth, "Master has no objection to such obstruction."
I am very concerned about official matters, and I am new to the court and cannot disobey them."
"I understand. It's a good thing to have such a master who can distinguish between public and private matters."
Good thing? Jiang Feng smiled bitterly in his heart. I was really prostituted by a group of big guys for free, and I didn't get any advantage at all. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to steal information in the Zen Heart Academy. But when I thought of the sword skills and a set of flying skills mentioned in the letter,
If Yan Shu can get the sword, it will be considered a valuable harvest, and he will feel relieved a lot.
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"Master, this is not a bad thing. In this way, no one will pay too much attention to us and we will be protected from harm."
Li Rulin, the head of the Lelin Sect and Lelin City, and his confidant Li Rulin was reviewing the recent changes for Leng Tingtao. He had different opinions on the fact that the Biyun Sect finally took the share of the Qianshan Sect.
"Jiang Feng saved spiritual stones, but he had to save them. According to my analysis, the Qianshan Sect's annual income last year should be around twenty third-level stones.
More than thirty, which means that he simply cannot produce that many spiritual stones."
"He can borrow it. He has the status of a disciple of Nine Old Man Xu Funing. He should have a wide range of opportunities." Leng Tingtao disagreed. Even he, using Lelin's annual income as a guarantee, wanted to raise several hundred third-level coins in the short term.
It’s not difficult, it’s just that it can’t be repaid in one go.
"This just means that it is not difficult to solve, but from another perspective, he should be unwilling."
"Why, is it possible that the prospects of this business are not good?" Leng Tingtao, who has invested nearly a hundred third-level coins, is still worried when he thinks about it now. This means that there is no way to increase the salary of the monks in the sect this year. He originally wanted to
The skill books, magic weapons, and talismans purchased for the middle and low-level monks have also disappeared. His consistent strategy for running the clan is to ensure the interests of some core Xuan-level monks, but with increased expenditures, he can only reduce the number of low-level monks.
Monk's profit.
"Next year, we should see the first batch of profits. Although it may not be much, at this point, we can trust the Lingcong Chamber of Commerce. But the reason why I think Jiang Feng is unwilling is because he cannot rely on his current problems.
Invest in a shop to solve it.”
"What's the problem? Is it because there are not enough prefecture-level monks? If there is a war, it might be disadvantageous?"
"That's right, just like us. In this alliance meeting, Zuo Zichan brought the half-demon Song Weiduo and Liu Canran who rebelled against the sect. For a time, he was as popular as the Qing Yu Sect. As a result, the alliance was in disarray.
We, Lelin Sect and Qianshan Sect, only have one prefecture-level person left."
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Leng Tingtao sighed and looked at Li Rulin expectantly, "Rulin, do you have any hope of going further? I can spend some spiritual stones to allow you to go to the Qing Yu Sect to retreat for a period of time."
"I'm waiting for the qualifications. Master, don't waste your spiritual stones. You might as well send Meng Daxin there."
"I don't believe him. He is not as sincere as you, and he is not as capable as you." In front of Li Rulin, Leng Tingtao had nothing to hide.
"Well, I didn't mention it, but I have a suggestion." Li Rulin was suddenly praised, and a warm current surged in his heart. He took out a map of Tianyuan Beiliu, "If you want to expand your strength in a short time, there are three things to do.
There are three methods: first, cultivating within the sect, this road will not work in the short term. Second, inviting guests from outside, which requires a lot of spiritual stones, is not suitable for us at the moment. Third, is to find foreign aid."
His fingers moved around Lelin Gate one by one, "Qi State has little hope. They have lost two sons in Luoying Gate and Beijian Gate in the Seven Alliances. It is of little significance to add one more; Li Zong has been newly defeated, and
Judging from its layout of Juque Port in the southwest, its eastward intention is not obvious and it is difficult to reach an agreement with it. Therefore, I suggest choosing Tianlimen."
"The Tianli Sect is a human sect, and they have always had a lot of prejudice against the demon clan."
"That's just a personal perception. At the sect level, this problem does not exist."
"What reason do they have to help us?"
"Because Chixiamen and Tianlimen's recent expansion intention is very obvious, either to the northeast into the sea, or to the southwest into the Seven Leagues. Chixiamen is just in the way. They also suffered a hidden loss in the previous battle of Luoyingmen. Presumably this loss,
Sooner or later, we have to find it back. We are south of Chixia Gate, just in time to provide foreign aid."
"Will it attract a wolf into the house?"
"You only need to grasp the scale. Besides, the two brothers Zeng Baoxian are not easy people."
"This matter... needs to be discussed in the long run." Leng Tingtao hesitated. His impression of the Tianli Sect was actually very poor. He was subconsciously opposed to forming a secret alliance with them, but Li Rulin was right. There were decent people around him.
The only allies are the Tianli Sect. After the Yufeng Sect split, although the two sects have ambitions, they are still recuperating their strength and have no intention of going south. As for the farther Fuhai Sect and Chilong Sect, they are even more hostile to Qi.
The alliance has very little interest, so even if they find an opportunity to hook up with each other, they will only get a cold face.
"There was an opportunity recently." Li Rulin, who knew Leng Tingtao well, knew that he still had a grudge in his heart, but he had been persuaded, "Tianli Sect has some ideas about this small sect in Dongquan Mountain recently, and we can participate in it, but
, the leader needs you to take action personally, it is best to persuade Jindan Liang Pusheng from the Funing Chamber of Commerce. Recently, the Changning Chamber of Commerce has invested in the Qianshan Sect, and I think they are eager to find a backer."
"If you participate in the Dongquan Mountain incident, will you violate the Jincheng Alliance's covenant?"
"I have studied it carefully and did not mention it. I think that the Qing Yu Sect and the Jincheng Sect only considered the threats from Tianyin Temple and Tianluomen before, and did not consider the war in the north. After all, with us as a barrier, they can take their time
Picture it."
"In that case..." Leng Tingtao was still wavering.
"Don't worry, Master. The Spirit Cage Chamber of Commerce is also involved in this matter, so the danger is not great. I will be the one who leads the way, and the Master only needs to prepare for the fight with peace of mind."
"It would be great if we could bring Jiang Feng in. This kid is very lucky and should be able to improve our winning rate." Leng Tingtao already agreed in his heart and said casually.
"No, the Tianli Sect's allies in the Seven Alliances can only be our family. In this way, they will do their best to support us in everything. Moreover, you have forgotten that there was a pursuit between the Tianli Sect and Jiang Feng before.
of."
"That's true..." Leng Tingtao smiled. In this way, the alliance with Tianli Sect seems to be more necessary.
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North Sword Gate, Valley City.
The red clouds hung in the west, and Jiang Feng had just left Pu Mansion when he saw Kuang Shucai wandering on the street, seeing everything new.