The years when I explored the fairyland

Chu Zhou had scheduled the apprenticeship ceremony for early November, but now it is early September, which means there is a full two months of free time.

This time point was not set at random!

On the one hand, it was to avoid the autumn harvest.

Xuanzhen Temple’s apprenticeship is not just about the powerful, but also about equal treatment and fairness.

On the other hand, it is about the speed of information dissemination and the round-trip distance.

This world is not the previous life where official roads lead to anywhere. The cost of traveling far away is extremely high and difficult, so it naturally takes more time.

Especially this time, the apprenticeship is facing a county, so it takes time to ferment.

Of course, what is not known to outsiders is that Chu Zhou is also waiting for the treasures he bought.

Let’s not talk about the talismans and magic tools. The most important thing is the wonder called ‘The Road to the Heart’.

He is waiting for this wonder to shine at the apprenticeship ceremony.

The problem is, I really don’t know how long it will take to ship the goods? !

Two months is the limit that Chu Zhou can postpone!

Of course, Xuanzhen Temple has not been at peace for the past two months.

Chu Zhou was actually mentally prepared, but in fact, he still underestimated the reputation of Xuanzhen Temple.

The news that Xuanzhen Temple was recruiting disciples spread, and those who lived nearby began to get restless. I don’t know how many people, with their families, were waiting in Baisha City.

The most direct result of this was a huge increase in the flow of people in Baisha City, and the increasingly worsening security environment!

There was no way, all those who could come now were not short of money, either landlords, children of aristocratic families, or wealthy merchants.

This group of people had to bring a group of guards when they traveled, and they gathered in a city, so there were more frictions.

Even if the county lord Ji Mingqian had Chu Zhou’s reminder and made arrangements early, the role of the constables and soldiers he could mobilize was actually very limited.

Coupled with the visible flow of people, Fan Zhong was a little panicked.

The last disciple-recruiting ceremony was a complete mess. This time, he thought he could become a master.

But after seeing the actual situation and making a rough estimate, he simply invited Hao Songqing out.

Hao Songqing did not refuse, but wore a loose green robe to cover his figure and a mask to prevent outsiders from seeing who he was.

The affairs he took over were not only the trivial matters of Xuanzhen Temple, but also the various arrangements of Baisha City.

Almost all the work of Fan Zhong, County Magistrate Ji Mingqian, County Lieutenant Wang Fugui, County Magistrate Zhao Yuanwai, and Chief Clerk Gu Xianming was integrated and then specifically arranged.

It was also under his orders that the manpower, material resources and resources of the entire Baisha City were mobilized, almost at full strength.

Under his arrangement, the entire Baisha City almost became a tourist city, with hotels, restaurants, taverns, and even farmhouses everywhere.

It can be rented for a short time or a long time. Rich people can spend money to enjoy it. If you don't have money, you can also have a big bunk bed.

The public security of the entire city, including the public security within ten miles of Baisha City, is all taken over by Xuanzhen Temple.

Hao Songqing disbanded all the forces of Baisha City and organized them into groups. Most of them were detectives who were familiar with the streets and alleys, gang members, and city guards. There were about 30 to 50 people in a team, responsible for one area.

The leader was the outer disciple of Xuanzhen Temple.

They were the ones who kept the place in check. No matter how unruly the warriors who came here were, they had to give face to the disciples of Xuanzhen Temple.

Of course, it was okay not to give face. Xuanzhen Temple was also good at speaking with fists.

It was almost visible to the naked eye that the originally chaotic situation quickly became orderly, as if everyone suddenly knew what they were going to do and what they were good at.

It was also quite magical!

Chu Zhou really saw this internal affairs ability once and praised it once!

In addition, Hao Songqing also arranged a caravan, openly hanging the flag of Xuanzhen Temple, and went to Anyue City.

To be precise, it went to the secret library of Yunya Mountain to take out the hidden treasures of Wenxiang Temple and Yunya Sword Sect.

He picked the right time. Even if Wanxiangzhai knew that these things were of extraordinary value, the delicate relationship between the two families was the only thing.

Not only could they not move these things, but they also had to send people to protect them openly and secretly, and no misunderstandings could occur.

Therefore, Hao Songqing really did not send any masters to this caravan. Chu Zhou originally wanted to let several junior brothers go, but he refused.

It would be inappropriate to go, so let Wanxiangzhai do the work.

That's it, it's not over yet!

Although Chu Zhou initially drafted the sect system, in the final analysis, these systems are just a big framework. The filling of specific details and the calculation of contribution points are the core parts.

Chu Zhou called Xu Cheng and the other four, Taoist Qing Jing, Fan Zhong and Wei Jinkui to help with the planning.

But in fact, the role played by all of them was not as good as that of Hao Songqing alone.

He not only completed the subdivision of various tasks, but also calculated the cost of each task, as well as the contribution points required for the subdivision of material costs and labor costs.

He even did the calculation and gave clear data, one contribution point is about equal to the purchasing power of fifty-four copper coins.

He also quantified most of the secret books, martial arts, finished medicines, medicinal materials, magic weapons, armor, etc., and calculated them with contribution points.

This was amazing to Chu Zhou, and according to Hao Songqing, the wartime exchange system of Wenxiang Temple was actually calculated by him one by one.

Finally, Hao Songqing gave some advice. The implementation of this system should not be too fast, as it is easy to cause problems if it is too fast, nor too slow, as it is easy for people to find loopholes if it is too slow.

It is best to advance step by step, link by link, and continuously optimize and improve in the process.

The disciple-recruiting ceremony is the best opportunity. It is not only to recruit the latest disciples, but also to promote some of the original outer disciples to inner disciples.

Then, they will be filled into the three halls that must be in the task system, and the initial structure will be completed.

It must be said that great minds think alike!

Chu Zhou had this idea before, but he felt it was too hasty and was afraid that there would be problems if these policies were introduced rashly.

But with the help of Hao Songqing, he had confidence.

Many times, Chu Zhou really felt that this person was definitely the best gift Zhou Wu gave him.

It was also because this system would be implemented in two months, and Chu Zhou could not be idle. All kinds of arrangements and details had to be finalized one by one.

In addition, the heads of the three halls were also decided. The head of the Discipline Hall was naturally Fan Tiehu.

He was taciturn and had a serious face, but there was no disciple in Xuanzhen Temple who was not afraid of him.

The task hall, which was responsible for task review, release, contribution point calculation and record statistics, was handed over to Wei Fangjie.

He had a calm personality and was more meticulous in doing things, so the task hall was the most suitable.

Of course, this place did not actually look at military strength, but more needed the ability to calculate, review, and register.

Therefore, Chu Zhou specially allowed a wave of shopkeepers to be selected from the shops under the Xuanzhen Temple system.

As for the warehouse for exchange and the library for collecting various secret martial arts, they were handed over to Yi Huai.

He had a carefree personality, but he was not a person who liked to cheat. It was safer to let him guard these two important places of the sect.

As for Xu Cheng, he could take over many halls, but he had too many things to do and was really busy, so Chu Zhou did not consider him.

Then there was Wei Jinkui, who had completely left the work of the intelligence network and was the head of the welcoming hall, responsible for welcoming guests, accompanying and specific accommodation arrangements.

It suits his versatile personality.

After this was finalized, Yi Huai and his men began to recruit soldiers for their own halls, that is, to continuously select from the 520 outer disciples to fill their own staff.

Time was spent in such a busy manner. More and more people gathered in Baisha City, and many martial arts sects arrived one after another.

For example, Zuo Qiutong, the leader of Husha Pavilion, and Cao Bao, the leader of Heishan, both led their elite disciples to arrive.

Although Chu Zhou now knows many sect masters, pavilion masters, and heads, he only has real friendships with these two.

When they came, Chu Zhou would of course entertain them personally, and there was no need to say more about the toast.

It is worth mentioning that during the meal, Zuo Qiutong proposed to relocate the sect.

Yes, they didn't want to stay on Husha Mountain, which was too close to Anyue City, and the pressure of being neighbors with Wanxiangzhai was too great.

Therefore, they wanted to relocate the sect to Xihe County to seek Chu Zhou's approval.

Going south along the Baisha River, the boat will reach Xihe County after sailing for hundreds of miles. At the beginning, Xuanzhen Temple was recognized by Zhou Wu and promised the autonomy of two counties.

One is Baisha County, and the other is the neighboring Xihe County.

This request is a bit excessive, but Husha Pavilion is also willing to contribute enough benefits.

Let’s not talk about silver and money. The most important thing is that Husha Pavilion will follow Xuanzhen Temple’s lead in the future, especially their network of relationships in the Dayun Dynasty army can be mobilized at any time.

It is worth mentioning that when Wenxiang Temple and Yunya Sword Sect fought, those artillery were purchased through Husha Pavilion’s channels.

Chu Zhou thought for a while and agreed.

The main reason is that he believes that Xuanzhen Temple will not need this traditional earthly territory in the future.

When it was mid-October in the golden autumn, when the farmers were busy harvesting grain in the fields, there was a steady stream of news coming from Wanxiangzhai.

When the first carrier pigeon also flew back from the distant Overlord City, Chu Zhou had a better understanding of the drought in Tianyuan Prefecture.

First of all, it is clear that this drought is indeed rare in a century.

In Tianyuan Prefecture, the sun hung in the sky day after day, and there was no rain for three or four months. As a result, the five counties had no harvest.

The drought caused a locust plague. The dry environment is conducive to the reproduction and growth of locusts. I don’t know when, the overwhelming locust plague was like a dark cloud,

and ate the little remaining food wherever it passed.

So far, countless victims in the five counties have formed a tide and divided into several routes to migrate to other counties to beg for food and beg for life!

Of course, if it were just victims, even if there were more people, the Overlord Sect could solve it.

But in this situation, other sects are involved.

I won't talk about the Pure World Red Lotus Society. They played a vital role in guiding and supporting the victims. All sieges and wars were led by them.

They even shouted the slogan of "Tyrant sects are unjust, eradicate traitors and eliminate evil", and the peasant army they formed also had a name.

It's called the Begging Army!

Of course, in addition to the Pure World Red Lotus Society, there are other sects to help, among which the Xuanyue Sect is the most famous.

And the one who jumped the most was a woman Chu Zhou had heard of for a long time but had never seen her, the Xuanyue Sect Saint, Xiahou Yajun.

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