Chapter 101 Black List
Chapter 101 Black List
Unconsciously, ten days had passed, and the news of the death of the Grand Elder of the Lotus Sect at the hands of King Lin had spread in the martial arts world.
At the same time, Xu Qing received a list sent by Su Lianqing.
"Blacklist?"
After listening to Su Lianqing's explanation, Xu Qing realized that this was the internal factory's rating mechanism for dangerous people in the underworld.
Those whose names were on the blacklist were defined by the internal factory as extremely dangerous underworld figures.
If anyone causes a very harmful incident in the Dayu Dynasty, he will be hunted down or eliminated by the Neichang and Xiuyiwei at all costs.
Of course, after the name is put on the blacklist, the local supervisory and secret agencies will turn a blind eye to minor violations.
After all, everyone only gets a limited monthly salary, so there's no need to work so hard.
In the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Dayu Dynasty, there were only about fifty people whose names could be on the blacklist, sometimes more, sometimes less.
King Lin used to dominate the underworld in Jiangning Prefecture, but when looking at the whole country, he is still far behind.
This time, when the news of killing the Grand Elder of the Lotus Sect spread, their reputation became much higher than before.
In fact, it was King Lin who specifically asked Xu Qing to spread the news.
Because when you are out there in the world, you give yourself a reputation.
He killed the Grand Elder of the Lotus Sect, which was very helpful to his reputation in the martial arts world. When he goes out to sea in the future and his sign is revealed, everyone will know about this person and will naturally think twice.
However, the blacklist was the internal information of the Hanoi Factory of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and was much more private than the imperial gazette. Xu Qing did not have this access before. The only Captain Zuo he knew was a decent man and of course he would not have such a close relationship with Xu Qing in private, not to mention that he had already returned to Laoshan for seclusion.
Of course, the significance of the blacklist is limited, and Xu Qing has heard of many of the names on the list.
After all, he is not a famous figure in the underworld, and he is not on the blacklist.
However, the guy ranked first on the blacklist attracted Xu Qing's attention.
"Xiong Chan."
This is the current abbot of Dachan Temple, who is only in his early 40s, but his martial arts are already unrivaled in Dachan Temple. He has practiced the thirteen unique martial arts of Dachan Temple, and is proficient in boxing, grappling, and various weapons. He has also practiced the Dachan Temple's Vajra Body Protection Skill to the highest level. He is recognized in the martial arts world as the new generation of martial arts grandmaster with the greatest potential to lead the pack.
If it were not for the decline of Buddhism at that time, with Xiong Chan's strength and status, he could have competed for the position of national teacher in the previous dynasty's Buddhist worship environment.
"Interesting, in the eyes of the inner factory, Xiong Chan is actually number one on the blacklist. This shows how much the current emperor fears the Dachan Temple." Xu Qing knew the whole picture from a single glimpse.
However, he was also indescribably shocked by Xiong Chan's martial arts training experience.
"He must be cheating." In Xu Qing's eyes, anyone whose cultivation progress could be compared with his was suspected of cheating.
In martial arts and Taoism, the further you progress, the harder it becomes to make progress.
Even if Xu Qing had the Golden Light Mantra and the Xuantian Visualization Method, without any other adventures, Xu Qing would not dare to say that he could practice martial arts to the level of Xiong Chan, who could be said to be a half-step martial saint, before the age of forty.
This is like the college entrance examination in the previous life. At the end, every extra point was not an easy thing.
Even if you are a genius, to achieve achievements that others cannot achieve, you cannot lack the foundation laid by 99% of sweat.
“When the Vajra Body Protection Art is practiced to the highest level, it is the level that Zen Master Hongyue reached in his past. It is still a step below the highest level of the Golden Light Mantra.” Xu Qing felt the ambition to catch up with Xiong Chan, but at the same time he was worried about the resources for his next practice.
"Let's finish King Lin's business first and get his share of the fox spirit's flesh and blood." Xu Qing has already officially practiced the Golden Light Mantra. Feeling the effects, he is more and more eager to continue practicing.
As soon as he thought of this, he rode his Fire Cloud Horse to Yingtian Prefecture to find his old mentor, Xun'an Wu, to discuss the matter of suppressing the bandits.
This promised deal must be done beautifully so that the King of Heaven can leave with peace of mind.
There was no need for him to bring too many people with him when he went out now. After all, with his current strength, ordinary guards would be a burden. It would be better for him to ride the Fire Cloud Horse and move freely.
If he really meets a master like Lin Tianwang, he would have a chance to get rid of the opponent on the road by relying on the endurance and speed of the Fire Cloud Horse.
He had a badge of status as a scholar, so he didn't need to go to the government office to go through special formalities when he went out, which saved him a lot of trouble.
This is also a great privilege of scholars.
In this era, people talked about studying abroad, but without a scholar's badge, it was extremely troublesome to go out to study abroad, and the permit was usually only required to go to a designated place.
However, it is now the middle and late stages of the dynasty, and it is common to find someone to forge a pass or badge.
To put it bluntly, no matter how good the system is, it still needs people to implement it.
But if you can take the formal path, there is naturally no need to take the unconventional path.
Xu Qing sped all the way and arrived at Yingtian Prefecture in just one day, which was much faster than traveling by caravan.
After training, his endurance will be greatly increased, and the distance he can travel back and forth every day will definitely be better than many good horses. However, it will definitely be worse than the alien species like the Fire Cloud Horse.
However, the cost of raising a Fire Cloud Horse is greater than that of raising several martial artists. Xu Qing can afford one or two horses, but he cannot afford more.
Since ancient times, the dynasties have been able to form a large number of cavalry and march into the northern desert, but this was only possible when the national strength was on the rise.
This is also a question of efficiency.
When national strength is on the rise, at least three taels out of ten taels of silver can be spent effectively. When national strength is on the decline, it is a problem whether three taels out of a hundred taels can be spent effectively.
Xu Qing's plate is small now, and everyone is united, so it is easy to monitor. When his plate is bigger, he will still have to face these problems. How he poaches people from the Great Yu Dynasty today, others will poach him in the future.
But it is impossible not to expand.
When the size is large, no matter how low the efficiency is, it is still much better than when the plate is small.
Xu Qing came to the city, rested at the post station, and then went to see Inspector Wu.
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"Gongming, you came at the right time. I'm really troubled by the Black Wind Village issue." Xu Qing had hinted in his letter that he had a way to deal with the Black Wind Village, but the specific details required him to say it in person.
The imperial court also paid attention to Black Wind Village.
In particular, the matter of King Lin being on the blacklist was handed over by the Embroidered Uniform Guard to Inspector Wu.
In the past, we could turn a blind eye to the affairs of Black Wind Village, but now that we have to build a checkpoint on the waterway under Mount Qixia, this matter cannot be ignored.
On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to snore?
King Lin saw it clearly. Although the imperial court was declining, a lean camel was still bigger than a horse. If he really wanted to fight, even if he was a master of internal organs, he would not be able to withstand it.
His move was also a retreat in order to advance.
However, he couldn't trust others. If Xu Qing hadn't acted as a middleman, King Lin would have been in a dilemma.
After all, I can't explain why I gave up such a huge foundation.
He wants to go to sea, but he has to have money.
Xu Qing smiled: "The student is here to help the teacher solve his problems."
He then told the details of the deal between him and King Lin, but Xu Qing also added a sum of money, which was his agency fee. It was all the court's money, and if he didn't take it, others would.
After the teacher and students discussed it, Inspector Wu then looked for Brigadier General Liu and others.
Brigadier General Liu was overjoyed when he learned that he didn't have to fight this great master head-on.
A veteran like him was most afraid of such a powerful master. After all, his martial arts were too fierce, and if he wanted to break the situation, he usually had to kill the general and seize the flag.
Brigadier General Liu is that “general”.
When he heard that the Black Wind Village was going to be wiped out, he felt a little weak in the knees that day. Fortunately, Xu Qing's letter gave him a hint, so he was able to sleep well these days.
It's not difficult to do. The key is that both parties have to have trustworthy people.
No one can replace Xu Qing's role for the time being.
The role of Wu Xun'an is probably stronger than that of a seal.
"War is good." Wu Xun'an calculated that it would be no problem for him to make 20,000 strings of cash this time. After all, war is not a cheap thing. No matter how small the war is, it will bring in a lot of money.
Xu Qing read history in his previous life and learned that it took Emperor Qianlong tens of millions of taels of silver to conquer the Greater and Lesser Jinchuan. How many people were there in the Greater and Lesser Jinchuan?
Just tens of thousands of people.
If it were really possible to transfer the money directly to these tens of thousands of people, one thousand taels per person, and give money to everyone who came, they would all have to run down the mountain that night.
But that’s not how the accounts work out.
Xu Qing couldn't help but sigh, with these tens of millions of taels of silver, it is estimated that each person in the upper echelons could make hundreds of thousands of taels, what a fortune!
He works so hard all day long, but he only earns a small fraction of what others earn.
Can't compare!
It has to be said that there were indeed many places to make money in the Qing Dynasty. When he was reading history, he saw a case in which a treasury keeper took advantage of his duty to stuff silver into the valley. Over a period of thirty years, he embezzled a total of 200,000 taels of silver.
It all sounds outrageous.
After all, he is just a Kuding.
So if the people above are greedy, the people below will only be more greedy.
Xu Qing alone cannot clear up the world; he can only go with the flow.
Common people hate corrupt officials, but they also often hate that they cannot become one of them. Confucianism wants to use moral reputation to restrain and educate people, but the reputation of orthodoxy can also make Confucian scholars greedy.
Being famous will bring benefits, but in the end you will fail.
Therefore, it is necessary to "apply our conscience".
It is always better to have a bottom line than to have no bottom line at all.
No matter how terrible the order is, it can better protect the lives of most people than chaos.
Knowing that this battle would be won, the enthusiasm of Brigadier General Liu and his men reached an unprecedented high, and troops, horses, and food were quickly mobilized.
In fact, the grass in the marching rations is not mainly fodder for horses, but rice straw.
When Xu Qing was a child, he lived in the countryside, where many people used straw for heating.
Especially now, the weather has not yet warmed up. It is cold at night, and there is no straw to spread on the ground or to find a place to sleep with straw. After a night, many soldiers will get sick.
Moreover, straw is a low-cost material for keeping warm.
There are actually not many families in the city who can afford bedding nowadays.
Therefore, in folk marriages, being able to bring a quilt as a dowry is considered a very prestigious thing in the local area.
Xu Qing's next business was to enter the textile industry. Firstly, this industry had a large demand for labor, and most of the workers were women. Controlling a woman worker in the rear was equivalent to controlling the strong men in the future on the front line.
In this way, the whole family depends on him for support, and naturally a strong community of interests can be formed.
Moreover, the workers' organization and discipline are naturally stronger than those in other industries.
For example, when Qi Jiguang was recruiting soldiers, he liked to recruit miners.
In addition, once the textile business is established, combined with King Lin’s ships, it will be very easy to make money.
In this way, it would be easier for him to obtain the resources for cultivation.
After all, there are very few things in this world that cannot be bought with money.
(End of this chapter)