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Chapter 403 [East-West Square]

He Sheng returned to Guangdefang and began to repeat the same routine day after day. He practiced in the morning and drank tea and chatted with Xi An and ten other people in the afternoon. Because they had been through life and death together, they became closer.

Of course, there was the task of recruiting new disciples. As the head of Guangde Hall, he specially promoted nine ordinary disciples before the rewards from the headquarters were distributed.

A new position called "chief reserve" was added between the chief and the followers, known as the captain level. He could manage ten ordinary followers, and his monthly salary reached 15 taels of silver, which was tripled.

The real promotion and doubled monthly salary made the nine disciples shout "Long live the master". Then they kept saying: "We must always be loyal to the master, the master is the only sun", etc., the flattery was so disgusting.

On the other hand, the task of recruiting members went very smoothly. The welfare benefits of the Giant Whale Sect were better than those of low-level officials in the Qing Kingdom, so there was no shortage of applicants.

The quota of 300 people was just announced, and within less than a day, more than 1,500 people came to Guangde Hall to sign up. After layers of screening, the hall finally became lively again.

The nine reserve chiefs were quite impressive. They usually patrolled the area and checked various shops, always followed by ten followers.

Those who chose to quit the sect at the beginning would be lying if they said they were not envious of their former colleagues who were now promoted. Some people regretted not going all out to fight for their lives, as they might be among those who were followed closely by others.

The other group of people scoffed at it. More than 50 people went out, and only 11 came back. The death rate was shockingly high. If they really went to fight together that night, it was likely that they would be the ones who got the silver for burning and burying.

In addition, the families of the more than 40 members who had sacrificed their lives were also resettled. First, a large sum of money was temporarily taken from the account of the hall and distributed door to door.

Afterwards, their families were arranged to work in Guangdetang's industry. The positions were generally leisurely and unimportant, but they could receive a monthly salary that was not inferior to that of their families before their sacrifice.

By the time everything was arranged, seven days had passed since the last bandit suppression. On the eighth day, the servants of the Ninth Elder's family came to Guangde Hall and said that they wanted to invite He Sheng to Anrenfang for a chat.

"Brother Sheng."

The Ninth Elder was very enthusiastic. After asking him to sit down, he immediately took out a list.

"This is the vacant territory this time, choose one."

He took it and read it carefully.

[Dongfang: a commercial center. Dongfang is a gathering place for luxury goods, attracting many dignitaries in the city. Xifang is the gathering place for Sanshui City's foreign trade.]

[Pingkangfang: It has entertainment industries such as Nanqu, Zhongqu, and Yiqu, and is a place where officials and scholars often gather. ]

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There are more than a dozen districts in total, each with its own merits.

In the end, he decided to choose the East and West Square, for no other reason than that it was too lucrative. Of course, some of the shops in the square were opened by dignitaries from other cities, or even by the white gloves of the Qing Kingdom royal family.

But there is an old saying that goes, a powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake, and the money owed must still be paid. Of course, the Giant Whale Clan's assets in other cities must also be given to others.

The struggle between shops of various forces?
I cannot say there are none, but very, very few.

We are all white gloves for others, so there is no need to make things difficult for each other. Besides, even if a fight really breaks out, weapons are used and someone dies.

Do you think the powerful people behind you will help you get revenge?
Stop making trouble, there is a high probability that they will shake hands and make peace.

What are white gloves for?
Isn't it just about risk isolation, asset transfer, profit delivery, and image maintenance? If two dogs under your control are fighting and one of them is killed, can the owners pick up their weapons and fight a life-and-death battle?
It's impossible. At best, you can change a pair of clean gloves. If you have some dignity, you can give some compensation to the dead person's family. If you don't have any shame, you can just pretend to be stupid and pretend you didn't see it. What can a dead person do? Can he crawl out of the ground?

As for chilling the hearts of your subordinates, haha. There are countless people vying and fighting for the glove you don't want.

Therefore, although there may be some business wars occasionally, they can all be kept within a controllable range so as not to cause too much damage to the relationship or anger.

"Okay, the process will take about three days. Before dark tomorrow, give me a list of the people you want to take away from Guangde Hall and hand it in together."

After finishing the discussion, He Sheng did not stay long and went straight back to Guangde Hall.

Before leaving, the Ninth Elder called him again and took out a thick stack of gold bills.

He reached out again to take it and examined it carefully. On the face of the gold note, there was a dragon and phoenix pattern, and on the edge was a peony anti-counterfeiting pattern. In addition, it was stamped with an official seal and stated: Redeemable for 1,000 taels of gold.

"I didn't do it on purpose. The maximum amount of gold notes in our Qing country's bank is one thousand taels." The stack of gold notes was indeed a bit thick, the Ninth Elder explained.

"No, you didn't get any commission?" When he took it, he weighed it and immediately confirmed the number of tickets. A total of 350 tickets, 350,000 taels of gold.

This is 50,000 taels more than the 300,000 taels originally agreed upon.

"Hey, kid, don't worry. I, of course, took a cut. The number is definitely worth my hard work. I sold you some extra gold."

The Ninth Elder waved his hand, and he nodded and left.

"When I die, everything will belong to you after a hundred years, so why should I smoke it?" That's right, the Ninth Elder has no family. In other words, his only relatives, his parents, died early and were buried in the ground.

When I was young, I practiced martial arts and climbed up the ladder. When I climbed to a high place, I looked back and suddenly realized that I was alone. In the dead of night, there was no one to talk to. It was so desolate.

Later, he found several concubines and tried to have a baby. However, nothing happened for many years. Later, he learned through some channels that people who had cultivated to the Qi training stage were completely different from ordinary people.

It's not impossible to have offspring, just find a woman who is also in the Qi training stage.

Therefore, the disheartened Ninth Elder simply gave several concubines a large sum of severance pay, an amount that was enough for more than a dozen people to have worry-free food and clothing for the rest of their lives, and sent them home to get married. They couldn't keep them in the mansion and waste other people's time.

Don't think that it's hard for concubines to get married after they come out. In fact, they are very popular among the people, and matchmakers are eager to introduce them to people.

It is not uncommon to be with rich women, both in ancient and modern times.

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As for finding a woman of the same realm, the Ninth Elder commented that it was a joke. How many disciples are there in the Giant Whale Sect, and how many numbered elders are there?
If you want to find a man of the same level, it is not difficult. But if you want to find a woman who has cultivated to the Qi training level, forget it. What good things are you thinking about?

The truly gifted women were all with the rich and powerful. The problem was that she had already entered the White Wave Sect and became a cultivator. How many of him, a mere elder of the Giant Whale Sect, would have the courage to go to the White Wave Sect to find a partner?

He simply gave up the idea and started training a successor.

"Snapped!"

The Ninth Elder suddenly slapped his forehead, and actually forgot to tell the other party to find a wife and have children as soon as possible.

"housekeeper!"

When He Sheng returned to Guangde Hall, the steward of the Ninth Elder arrived just before him. After saying what the master had told him to do, he hurriedly took the carriage back to Anrenfang.

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Find the child sooner?
After advancing to the Qi training realm, unless you find a woman of the same realm, you will not be able to give birth to children. I am a player who plays dungeons, what kind of woman can I find to give birth to a child?

Besides, I'm already at the Qi training stage.

Putting the matter behind him, he summoned Xi'an and the nine captains to have a detailed discussion in the lobby.

"Who wants to go with me to Dongxifang?" This sentence was like a bomb dropping, leaving everyone stunned. After a long time, they finally came back to their senses and began to discuss.

Even the leader Xi, who was promised the position of hall master, couldn't hold back.

"Master, Dongxifang? The one with gold all over the place and rich as hell?"

Mr. He was not impatient with their inquiries.

"Yes, if there is no second East-West Square in Sanshui City."

"Master, you know me well. To me, Xian, you are the second sun in the world. No matter where you go, I will follow you closely and continue to enjoy your shining light."

What's going on?

How can the position of the head of Guangde Hall be compared with the leader of Dongxifang? The leader of Dongxifang is naturally on the same level as the head of Pingminfang.

Who can enter a wealthy and prosperous workshop and become the leader without a great background? Most of the hall masters would not dare to offend them.

The reputation of the East and West Square leaders is certainly not as good as that of the head of the hall, but their status is equal and they can definitely make a lot of money. Countless people are willing to exchange the head of the hall for a leader, even the last-ranked leader.

"Master, we are willing too."

The nine captains made the decision without hesitation.

"Okay, Xi'an, write a list and send it to the residence of the Ninth Elder of Anrenfang. Remember, it must be done before dark tomorrow at the latest. Otherwise, if you cannot be transferred with me, then I cannot be blamed."

"Yes, yes, don't worry." Since it concerns their own future, they will never allow this to happen.

Half a month later, the order for He Sheng to be transferred to Dongxifang was issued, and eleven people all took a carriage to Dongxifang.

As for the East and West Square, two or three cats, big and small, were standing at the entrance waiting for the new leader.

"Lao Wu, who is the new hall master?" The one who called Lao Wu was the big boss of Dongxifang. After the hall master died on the hilltop, he never imagined that the Giant Whale Sect could carry him up.

The famous East and West Hall Master was not something a little Kalami like him could handle. Even if he was a master who had reached the Great Perfection of the Inner Training Realm, it would not work.

Therefore, he had no resentment towards the new hall master who was about to take office.

"The successor of the Ninth Elder is said to be a ruthless man. He once broke the limbs of the Tenth Elder. Apart from this, more than 20 days ago, a gang successively wiped out four bandit dens."

The fifth leader, who was wrapped in bandages and looked like a mummy, replied in a sickly tone.

"Ten elders???"

The big boss knew the strength of the numbered elders very well. A person who could beat ten elders was undoubtedly a person of the same realm.

No?

My grandma, isn’t she even more terrifying!
Don't read too many vernacular novels and think that fighting across realms is commonplace. If fighting across realms is easy and the weak can defeat the strong, then is there any need to divide realms?

"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you. When the new leader just took office at Guangde Hall, the former leader of Guangde Hall was dissatisfied and was beaten to death by our new leader.

Then, the Tenth Elder was not happy, and the next day he brought seven masters of the Inner Training Realm to the door to cause trouble. As a result, the seven people died tragically in Guangde Hall, and the Tenth Elder's limbs were broken, and he was carried back to Anrenfang by the Ninth Elder's men.

It is said that if the Ninth Elder had not dissuaded our new hall master in time, the Tenth Elder would not be lying in bed recovering from his injuries now, and would have been buried in peace. "

Hearing this, the big boss' attitude became more serious. He made up his mind that even if the new leader took office and removed his position as the leader, he would not get angry.

Being alive is more important than anything else.

If a person is dead, what use is it even if you have a lot of wealth and power?

He sighed and looked at his empty left sleeve fluttering in the wind.

Dongxifang was extremely wealthy, not to mention that the hall master was a master of the inner training realm, the eight leaders were also masters of the inner training realm, and there were also many disciples who were masters of the ao training realm. Naturally, they had to contribute to the sect.

Then, Dongxifang suffered heavy losses.

In fact, if that cultivator had not escaped, they would never have been so miserable that their hall master was sacrificed, six out of the eight hall masters died and two were disabled, and 350 disciples were almost wiped out.

If there was no powerful hall master in charge of the East-West Square, he and Lao Liu would definitely be isolated, or even sent to be the hall master of an ordinary hall.

After all, there was no way those elders would give up such a piece of fat meat with no owner.

"Da da da"

"coming!"

Lao Liu was refreshed, and he looked completely different from the sickly man just now. Although he was covered in bandages, he stood straight, just like a soldier about to be inspected. One could tell at a glance that he was loyal!

The carriage stopped at the entrance. He Sheng lifted the curtain and saw - a strong middle-aged man with a broken arm, a man with bandages all over his body whose age could not be seen (only his two eyes were exposed), and finally a man numbered in his twenties. A disabled person?

"hiss--"

The Guangde Hall staff looked at the big, small, and injured cats in the East and West Square and couldn't help but gasp. My goodness, not a single one of the more than 20 people had intact limbs.

In comparison, they are lucky, at least their hands and feet are intact.

"Go back to the hall first."

"Yes!!"

Although the people in the East and West Halls looked miserable, their voices were very loud.

After a long while, the group of people finally arrived at the hall.

There were more than thirty people in total, gathered in the empty lobby.

Seeing the once bustling lobby now so deserted, the two former leaders of the East and West Halls were filled with grief.

"From now on, Xi An officially becomes the leader of the East and West Halls, and the nine of you will still be captains. It's not that I'm not honest, it's really because of your strength."

"loyalty!!"

The ten people held their heads high and shouted in unison.

The people in the East Hall were stunned by this scene. As expected of a disciple who could take office with the new hall master, the flattery was so loud. Moreover, there was no suspicion of deliberate flattery in his expression. It was clearly a subconscious shout from the heart.

They are waiting for others and they still have to learn!

(End of this chapter)