Chapter 192 Jianghu Economy
It doesn't matter to the people whether the Sun Moon Sect is a crooked sect, but during the Five Mountains Sword Sect's alliance ten years ago, Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect was convinced for the first time that the Sun Moon Sect was an evil sect and an enemy of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. The friction between the two sides continued to expand.
In fact, the core conflict is still the development of the Sun Moon God Sect, which has squeezed the living space of the Five Mountains Sword Sect. Sects like the Wuyue Sword Sect were already overwhelmed by the major sects. The Sun Moon Sect below was still developing and was squeezed in the middle. The space was getting smaller and smaller, and life was getting harder and harder.
So they had to do something, so they established a boundary to prevent the resources they already had from flowing to the Japanese religion.
The distinction between good and evil is often used to distinguish us from them. We are righteous and they are evil. In turn, they also think that they are righteous and others are evil.
But after there is good and evil, high walls are built and it becomes difficult for resources to flow.
But if it is difficult to move, will it not flow? Obviously not. In fact, both the Five Mountains Sword Sect and the Sun Moon God Sect have needs for resource flow, so they need some people in the gray area. This person in the book is Linghu Chong.
The confrontation between black and white is often done out of necessity, not because they want to confront. Most of the time, confrontation is for self-preservation. The two sides still need to communicate with each other, but on the surface they cannot violate the rules of black and white, so they need to use gray characters to connect the two sides.
The Wuyue Sword Sect claimed to be upright and opposed the Sun and Moon God Sect just to protect themselves. However, when it comes to self-protection, the Wuyue Sword Sect is still not united, competing for resources, and constantly internal friction, which is also seeking its own death.
Fortunately, the Sun Moon God Sect is also at war with itself, and the two forces Ren Woxing and Dongfang Bubai are also fighting within themselves.
In the final analysis, the strength of both sides was almost the same. The Five Mountains Sword Sect could not defeat the Sun and Moon Sect, and conversely, the Sun and Moon Sect could not defeat the Five Mountains Sword Sect, so the stalemate lasted for ten years.
And in the long run, the stalemate will continue, but the disciples on both sides can't bear it. After all, everyone has to live and is restricted by good and evil, and many things are inconvenient. They have the idea of breaking the boundaries.
Whether it is Dongfang Bubai, the leader of the Sun Moon God Sect, or Zuo Lengchan, the leader of the Five Sacred Mountains, neither of them can give them any ideas for development. The disciples of both sides have given them opportunities, but they have done nothing. They are just eating corpses, so they will naturally be opposed. .
There are many smart people in the world who have already sensed the change in the direction of the wind.
Next, either the two sides will fight or reconcile. There is not much time left. In the end, we have to choose one of the two. No matter what it is, there must be a result. It is impossible to continue the stalemate because no one can stand it anymore.
Smart people can see that there will be movement, and sects such as Wudang and Shaolin naturally have smart people who know the situation in the world, so they naturally don't care. Whether it is fighting or reconciliation, the two sects remain unchanged.
Even at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty put forward the slogan of "kill Shaolin first and then destroy Wudang", which caused a great loss in the strength of the two factions, but they quickly recovered and became the largest faction in the world.
Although Xiaoyao Sect, Beggar Clan, Quanzhen, Ancient Tomb and other sects once surpassed Shaolin in Shengshi Mountain, Shaolin Temple can always recover quickly, which means it has confidence.
Therefore, the martial arts sect was not panicked at all, but many martial arts practitioners were very worried. After all, the fire at the city gate affected Chiyu.
Shi Qiang also learned about the affairs of the Jianghu and knew that the Wuyue Sword Sect held a meeting ten years ago, and Zuo Lengchan defeated Ren Woxing and became the leader of the alliance.
"In ten years, Zuo Lengchan's performance has been mediocre. It's no wonder that Yue Buqun is unconvinced. If the Huashan sect had not been caught up in the dispute between the sword sect and the air sect, it would definitely not lose to Songshan. Yue Buqun wanted to be the leader of the alliance himself, but that was not the case. There is no reason, after all, Huashan has once been glorious. " Shi Qiang believed that Yue Buqun's thoughts were partly due to his own ambition, and partly due to Zuo Lengchan's poor performance.
"Songshan is rude to the Sun and Moon Sect, but it is also merciless to the Five Mountains Sword Sect. It suppressed the other four sects in ten years and spared no effort to annex them." Shi Qiang said with a smile: "This leader is the leader. , just for the benefit of the Songshan sect, then who can accept it? Everyone chose the alliance leader in the hope that the alliance leader can benefit everyone, and in the hope that Songshan will take action to attack the Sun and Moon God Sect. As a result, Songshan not only failed to contribute, but instead robbed everyone of their interests. Who is this? Can you bear it? In the final analysis, it’s still a question of money, and the Five Mountains Sword Sect has no way to make money.”
Why are Shaolin and Wudang so stable? It’s because of economic stability.
Why can’t the Xiaoyao sect and the Beggar Clan succeed? Because the economy is not doing well. There are several geniuses in Xiaoyao Sect, but it is impossible for every disciple to be a genius. Once a genius dies, there is no way to revive him
The beggar gang is because the world is peaceful and no one wants to be a beggar. In the Song Dynasty, the problem of "three redundancies" was serious and there were many beggars. Later the court has been making corrections to reduce the number of beggars.
Only wealthy sects can achieve long-term success, and they can still operate even without geniuses. As time goes by, if you are lucky and a genius emerges, that will be the icing on the cake. Without a genius, it will have no impact. And small sects rely heavily on genius. If they have genius, they can soar to the sky. Without genius, they may collapse tomorrow.
The Xiaoyao sect is a typical sect that relies on genius to succeed, because there is no sect that declines in genius. In its most powerful period, everyone from master to apprentice was a genius, but this power soon ended. In Xu Zhu's era, there are no more geniuses.
"So it still depends on the economy. Only a sect that can make money can last. So even if a monk makes money and is called a dog, he still won't give up making money. Because a monk can make money, a monk can pass on the inheritance. The economic base determines the superstructure." Shi Qiang knows very well that even if Jianghu is not just about fighting and killing, it also has an economic account.
So now he has to make money, open a martial arts gym, open a newspaper office, and develop new internal functions, all in order to make money.
A penny would stump a heroic man, but with money, Yue Buqun also improved the treatment he gave his disciples, bought more cloth and rouge for his wife and daughter, and lived a more comfortable life. Moreover, if someone from the Jianghu faction comes to Huashan to seek help from the Jianghu faction, he can also help without having to search for help.
The additional income of three hundred taels of gold a year really solved the Huashan Sword Sect's urgent need.
It had been two years, and Yue Buqun had heard about it and knew that Shi Qiang had done a lot of things using the name of Huashan Sword Sect. Because of its fame, many people went to Huashan to learn more about the relationship between Shi Qiang and Huashan.
"Brother, is it inappropriate for Qiang to open the Huashan Sword Sect martial arts school to teach apprentices now?" Ning Zhong asked her husband Qi.
Yue Buqun was not happy either, but after all, he was given three hundred taels of gold, which was a huge profit. Even though he was unwilling in his heart, he said: "I have already inquired about it. Although the martial arts school uses the name of Huashan School, it has not done anything evil. Instead, it has opened a newspaper and arranged students to work. It is said that the big men in the capital have Developing the habit of reading newspapers also strengthened Huashan's momentum.
"Senior brother, I'm just worried that if Shi Qiang does something excessive, it will harm us. After all, there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the capital, and once we provoke a powerful person, we will also encounter disaster." Ning Zhongze just felt that Shi Qiang was too elusive. , is likely to do things beyond your control.
(Mo Wang's) "I think Shi Qiang has a sense of proportion, and we only signed a three-year contract. At worst, we don't have to sign it." Yue Buqun said, but he actually wanted to increase the price.
"hope so."
Compared with the worries of the elders, the juniors are much simpler and are still full of curiosity about the martial arts school.
"Elder brother, when do you think we should go to the capital to have a look?" Yue Lingshan and Linghu Chong often practiced swordplay together, and they also developed a set of two-person swordsmanship, named "Chongling Swordsmanship".
After practicing the sword, the two chatted together.
Yue Lingshan is the master's daughter and Linghu Chong's goddess. He is always humble in front of Yue Lingshan: "If junior sister wants to go, when can we ask master for permission to go to Beijing together?"
I am also very curious about the situation in martial arts schools. I heard that martial arts schools do not teach swordsmanship, but mainly teach leg skills, and they need to practice the ability to walk hundreds of miles a day. "
"I've also heard that many people from all walks of life have come to the mountain recently, for no other reason than to inquire about the martial arts school. There are also many people giving gifts to daddy. Huashan has never been so lively." Although Yue Lingshan is the daughter of the leader of Huashan , but in fact, she is the daughter of a landlord and has little knowledge. .