Shennong Sequence

Chapter 241: The cultivation method of the food family sequence, the spirit doll residence, the fatal flaw, and the officials who cannot be fired

Dingshilou's special rule is: if one can compose an excellent poem while dining, which will make Dingshilou and the chef famous and help the corresponding gourmet monk improve his cultivation, not only can the bill be waived, but one may even become a permanent VIP with free bills!

Therefore, this Dingshi Tower is not only loved by practitioners, but also some Confucian scholars often come here to recite poems and compose couplets. It is also a famous place where many literati gather and hold poetry meetings!

After finishing the meal, Zhao Yun clearly felt that these dishes made from spiritual materials had many benefits for the body.

For example, the dish: Giant Bear Volcano, uses the blood-filled heart of a wild bear as its ingredient. After people eat it, the blood in their body seems to be stirred by an invisible big hand, and the circulation speed suddenly increases. It is beneficial for physical practice, and has a certain effect of strengthening the foundation for people who lack the essence of the body.

Although Zhao Yun's path was not specifically for physical training, the increase in physical strength after eating this Giant Bear Volcano dish was not that great, but for those warriors or monks who focused on physical training, the effect should be good if they eat it and then go home and train again immediately.

Later, when checking out, Zhao Yun also discovered that Dingshilou had a fixed discount for farmer monks: 8% off!
After asking a little, I found out that many of the spiritual plants used for cooking in Dingshi Tower were specially cultivated and provided by the Sinongjian.

'Farmer: Are you a supplier of food, ingredients, alchemy, spiritual materials, etc.?'

"After listening to Commander Qu's narration today and seeing and hearing what I saw and heard in this city, I suddenly felt that the world was wide open. I was no longer in the state of being trapped in the horse-raising area of ​​the guard post... I should look at the world from a broader perspective."

"Zhao Sinong, after the discount it's 42 taels of gold."

After this discount, Zhao Yun saved more than 10 taels of gold, not bad!
Zhao Yun took out 45 taels of silver from the door key space and placed them on the table where the shopkeeper was working on an abacus.

"Well, give me two taels of gold, and the rest in small change. By the way, do you have small change?"

"Yes, sir, but it is not often used. Please take a seat first. I will go to the warehouse in the back to look for it."

After a while, the accountant came back with a bag of small silver coins.

"Sir, I'll give you two taels of gold. One tael of gold can be exchanged for 2 taels of silver. Also, please come and visit us often when you have time."

"Well, next time I will..."

The food in Dingshilou is delicious and has some benefits for spiritual practice, but it is too expensive.

Zhao Yun felt that it would be better to cultivate some spiritual vegetables himself and teach the bed-warming girl how to cook, cutting out the middleman...

After dinner, Zhao Yun and Master Sun did not go directly back to the Zhao Mansion in Daozhaifang. Instead, the three of them strolled leisurely on the streets of Daowufang together.

And there was a gleam in Zhao Yun's eyes as he looked for and paid attention to the shops selling puppets and dragon materials.

He had his own plans in mind:
According to the most ideal situation, turning the two dragon corpses, whose grades are currently unknown, into war puppets of corresponding grades should maximize the benefits.

Moreover, if one could have two powerful dragon-shaped puppets to protect him, he would have fewer worries and more confidence when traveling in the world.

As for the Barbarian King’s anger?
Just let him be angry, and if he has the ability, just break into Guihongzhou City!
He wanted to see how much trouble the Barbarian King could stir up under the protection of Guihongzhou City.

Then, as he walked, Zhao Yun actually found a shop of considerable size called 'Lingou Ju', which undertook custom puppet making.

You can also see various puppets in the store.

Out of curiosity, Zhao Yun walked into Lingouju and looked up the introductions of various puppets:

For example, there is a small and exquisite spider puppet, about the size of a fist, which can rely on the host's mental power to go forward to explore the enemy situation, terrain, and explore, etc. It is a very good invisible scout;
There is also a very cute puppy puppet, which is described as being able to play with children at home, or provide a little bit of attack power to hunt rabbits and pheasants.
There are also human-shaped puppets, some are beautiful women, some are handsome men, with graceful figures and handsome faces, as if they were characters walking out of a painting...

There are also some special types of puppets that have the functions of cooking, serving, fighting, sending messages, protecting, etc...

The price, however, is prohibitive.

The smallest palm-sized spider puppet costs one hundred taels of gold. This price makes it unaffordable for ordinary practitioners who do not have the financial resources!
It seems that it is specially provided for some wealthy families.

The price of a slightly larger puppet with more complete functions is even more outrageous. It is no longer measured in gold, but needs to be exchanged for spiritual materials or spiritual stones, which can easily cost twenty or thirty spiritual stones. This makes it even more unaffordable for ordinary practitioners.

Perhaps this is why poor people cannot play with models.

When Zhao Yun looked at those puppets, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, but he quickly gave up.

Because he had many spirit beasts around him, and he had learned some simple straw puppet techniques, which were enough to replace the spider puppet's reconnaissance mission.

As for cooking, serving and other things, there is no need for puppet help as there is a maid around.

In addition, Zhao Yun asked the shop owner about the origins of these puppets, and learned that most of the service model puppets came from the Mohist School; and the puppets forged by the Gongshu School were mostly extremely aggressive and durable; there were also puppets from the Yin-Yang School, which contained strange Yin-Yang or Five Elements power and were unique; there were even spirit puppets made by wizards...

In addition, although the prices of these puppets are a bit high, they still attract many people to buy them...

Some male cultivators came in a hurry, bought some special models, full simulation series, and even some graceful female puppets that could simulate special organs and really give birth to children, and then left in a hurry...

Zhao Yun understood instantly after seeing this.

In addition, when Zhao Yun asked some questions at first, the shop assistants answered them enthusiastically. But later, when they saw that he was just looking and not buying, their attitude gradually became cold. From the initial enthusiasm, they became a little impatient and their tone became stiff.

There was no way. Zhao Yun just came in to find out about the puppet market and the sources of puppet making.

So, seeing that the merchant was really unhappy, I had no choice but to leave.

After that, he strolled around Daowufang for a while, then went to Daozhaifang and hurried to the gate of Zhao Mansion.

When the three of them arrived at the Zhao Mansion, they could see the majestic vermilion gate, and the copper nails on the door were shining with a cold light...

The gatekeeper servant pushed the door open, and after the three of them entered, Sun Zhengxuan took Zhao Yun and Xin Ruyin around the yard again, looked at the layout, recognized some of the servants who were doing the work, and so on.

Only then did Zhao Yun have a clear understanding of the 10-acre Zhao residence.

In addition, although the 10-acre house is very large, when it is divided among soldiers, the space seems a bit small.

Furthermore, these 800 soldiers were at least Sequence 7 monks, and there were also quite a few Sequence 6 monks. If these monks were to sleep in a dormitory, that would be a complete joke... Therefore, in order to give the soldiers more private space, Zhao Yun saw that many houses had two-story pavilions added...

In addition, at the back of Zhao's house, perhaps the seven surnames and ten princes who commanded the 800 soldiers, expressed their respect for him, or just to make a complete show, so they left the back house intact to Zhao Yun.

Therefore, when Zhao Yun came to Guihongzhou City, he got a huge house for free, which he felt was quite good!

It’s free, very happy!
When the barbarians are defeated and the transaction is completed, this mansion will become his complete property!

In his past and present lives, this was the first time that Zhao Yun had such a large house...

Just thinking about it makes me feel good!
Then Zhao Yun asked Xin Ruyin to go to the back house first and find some servants to clean the master bedroom and other things.

Then, when Zhao Yunze and Sun Zhengxuan slowly came to the side hall, it happened to be dusk. The afterglow shone through the carved window lattices, shining on the tables and chairs in the room, outlining mottled light and shadows.

Sun Zhengxuan and Zhao Yun sat opposite each other, with the aroma of tea rising in the air, and they started talking about what they had not said before because of Xin Ruyin.

"I see that you and your little maid are talking quite warmly, and neither of you has lost your virginity. Can you hold it back? Or is there something wrong with you?"

As soon as Sun Zhengxuan said this, it was like a huge rock "plop" into the calm lake, making the house instantly quiet.

Zhao Yun was originally looking forward to the important secret that Master Sun was about to reveal.

I was suddenly attacked by this question.

The man's dignity was severely challenged at this moment.

What's more, these words came from the mouth of his most respected master, Sun Zhengxuan... It's better not to have such an old and disrespectful master!
"Master, you are wrong. I can even stimulate some outlines of the power of the divine treasure, how can I be incompetent in this area? It's just that Xin Ruyin is still young, just like the pointed lotus dew just emerging in spring, and she is thin and weak. Having sex too early will harm her body. Let's take care of her first and let her be a bed warmer for the time being."

"You are thoughtful." Sun Zhengxuan nodded slightly, and then suddenly changed the subject, "In addition, the eight hundred private soldiers said before that they were going out to carry out a mission. When I went to Dingshilou to see you before, they specifically told me that they had intercepted a batch of supplies transported by the barbarians. At this moment, they are retreating towards Guihongzhou City at full speed, and are expected to be back tomorrow. You should be prepared in advance..."

"In addition, I have also inquired about this group of people. They are not the direct descendants of the seven surnames and ten royal families in the south. They come here to seek merit and promotion."

"That is to say, they can become your real private soldiers. But you have to be careful about the scale of this, and make sure nothing goes wrong..."

Zhao Yun thought carefully about what Master Sun said at the end. He had never thought of it before, but maybe through certain things, he could really make 800 soldiers loyal to him...

Finally I sighed and thought, I was too greedy!

Moreover, once you do this kind of thing, if you are willing to go back, everything will be fine. If you are not willing to go back, I am afraid that everything will be bad.

Zhao Yun was worried. “It may not be easy to get them to return to their loyalty. And I don’t have enough benefits to bind them. Maybe they will just walk away after getting enough merits. We can’t stop them, and we can’t stop them at all…”

Sun Zhengxuan was just imagining and making a suggestion: "Where there is a will, there is a way. Give it a try if you have a chance. If not, it's not bad to make friends with them first. They can also be the messengers between you and the meritorious families in the south. And no one can tell who will be able to use whom when you are in the officialdom in the future..."

Although this topic was raised by Sun Zhengxuan, he was not sure whether there was such an opportunity.

But that’s all I can say about this, and everyone has an idea in mind, so let’s wait and see what happens in the future.

"Also, when you go to see Mr. Jing in the evening, you should pay more attention to the two people I mentioned earlier who might hinder you..."

"And when Minister Jing looks for you in the evening, he may directly arrange for you to take up the position. However, some of the work content may change. By then, you probably won't be able to get many of the lucrative positions, such as logistics, warehouse management, and supplies."

"But it doesn't matter if you abandon these. If those places have been around for a long time, there will definitely be rats stealing things. I'm just worried that you have just taken office and some obscure accounts have not been checked. As time goes by, these wrong accounts will be secretly attributed to you. Then, after you have worked for a while, the enemy will also complete all the clues to your death, and then take inventory and settle the accounts... That would be really troublesome."

Sun Zhengxuan said these words of experience, but it is indeed a good way to settle accounts and kill political opponents!
Although this trick is old, it is surprisingly useful!

It is not uncommon for people to be wrongly accused like this!
Zhao Yun also understood that Master Sun was passing on his experience.

Besides, I had just arrived and had almost no real team. How could it be easy to build a solid team?
Zhao Yun still has many advantages, so many that he feels he has a sure win!

But Zhao Yun still has a fatal flaw!

This is the world of practitioners, a world where the strong are respected!

Zhao Yun didn't dare to tell them to let the 800 private soldiers sleep in the big dormitory.

Because when you said it, they just didn’t acknowledge it and they won’t even let you do simple things in the future, what can you do?

Saying that they breached the contract?
If I make you angry, I’ll slap you to death. What can you do?

Therefore, for the truly powerful, all order is just a little bit of moral restraint, but not much...

Being weak and unable to win the support of others is the original sin of everything!

Zhao Yun’s cultivation level was not high, he had just entered the Sequence 8 Farming Master.

Therefore, for those who are mentally mature and have their own interests, at least semi-immortals above Sequence 6, who would be willing to let a junior talk to them?
Therefore, if Zhao Yun fights for those lucrative territories, he may not only lose control of them, but also his subordinates may cheat and disobey his orders, causing big troubles that cannot be dealt with.

As for following the rules, I'm sorry that we are all officials with status, so you can't open it yet!

Unless Jing Dasinong can cooperate with him and send more people...it will be a deterrent.

But in addition to this, it may also happen that you mention the task and others also do it.

But doing it well and doing it poorly are two different things.

So there is a large group of people below who have great strength and who, when they have studied the rules, do things that are secretly against the rules within the scope allowed by the rules... In this situation, it is impossible to even start.

(End of this chapter)