I'm the only player

Chapter 404 [Playing such a big game? ]

"Loyalty!" The former leaders of the East and West Squares and their followers immediately followed suit, roaring without any ambiguity. They were afraid that the new leader would see their miserable state and kick them out of the hall without saying a word, leaving them to fend for themselves by burning their silver.

After all, excluding dissidents is the basic operation of the top leaders of the Giant Whale Sect. Conscience? How much is conscience worth? Is there anyone who wants to buy it? Sell it in large quantities.

"I won't kick out all of you defeated soldiers. Those who were leaders before are still leaders." He Sheng looked at the big leader with a broken arm, the second leader who is now ranked behind Xian, and the sixth leader who is entangled like a mummy and comforted them.

"How many leaders can the East and West Hall have?"

"Eight!"

The second leader with the broken arm replied hurriedly.

"There are currently three leaders, and five positions are left. Let the word spread that from now on, promotions to leaders of the East and West Halls will not be accepted from transfers from other halls. In the future, we will select people with outstanding abilities from our own hall for promotion."

When the people in the hall heard this, their eyes lit up.

"Thank you, Master!!"

The voices of the disciples were so loud that they almost blew the roof off.

"I'm not a person who likes to eat alone, but I will never allow others to put their hands on our plates and take away the food that belongs to us!"

"Yes!"

The group of people looked as if they had drunk a tonic soup, their faces were flushed.

"How many disciples do we have been allowed to recruit?"

"Back to the hall master, three hundred people."

It was still the second leader with the broken arm who answered.

"Not enough. Far from enough. I'll give you a number: three thousand."

"what???"

The old men in the East and West Halls all showed astonishment. No, aren't you, Hall Master, a little too wild?
The number of people expanded from 300 to 3,000, which is ten times the number approved by the main hall. To put it bluntly, even if the people in the main hall are blind, the question is, how to pay the monthly salary?

The average monthly salary of the members of the Giant Whale Sect is five taels of silver. If there are three thousand people, the monthly salary alone is a full fifteen thousand taels of silver. In a year, the total amount is - 180,000 taels.

In response, the person concerned said that there was no need to make a fuss. He now had 350,000 taels of gold. If converted into silver, it would be 3.5 million taels. Moreover, it was only the official exchange rate.

First of all, it should be noted that the official exchange rate between gold and silver in Sanshui City Bank is 1:10. However, in actual transactions, due to scarcity and demand fluctuations, the private exchange rate is 1:13 or 1:15.

The 350,000 taels of gold in his hand could be exchanged for a minimum of 4.55 million taels of silver, and a maximum of 5.25 million taels of silver.

Of course, exchanging money from Qingguo’s money houses is faster than exchanging money from private individuals.

Even if it was 180,000 taels of silver a year, or even if he added a little more expenses and raised it to 250,000 taels of silver a year, it would still be more than enough to support him for more than 15 years.

For the mission, no matter how much money he spent, what would it matter? There were less than two years left before the next director of the sect. He had to rise in the shortest possible time and make the East and West Halls a giant in the Giant Whale Sect.

"I want people with real talent and knowledge who dare to fight and fight, understand?"

"I understand, I understand."

The second one with the broken arm and the sixth one who looked like a mummy nodded repeatedly.

Aren’t we just looking for those ruthless people who have seen blood and killed people?

"Wait a minute, now that we've done it, let's not just have 3,000 people, but 10,000 people."

"???"

No, Hall Master, are you going to rebel?

The second and sixth brothers looked at each other and thought to themselves, is it too late for the two of us to be transferred out now?

"Master, I have a question. We only have 300 quotas. What name should we use for the remaining 9,700 people?"

"The disciples are in reserve, and we are responsible for our own monthly wages."

The Giant Whale Sect has never stipulated that the hall master is not allowed to set up new positions, nor is it allowed that the hall master is not allowed to pay the monthly salary out of his own pocket.

Even if the people from the headquarters came to question him, he would have a reason to refute. Besides, the leaders of the headquarters were all friends. Later, let Xi An take the gold notes and stuff them into their hands to completely end the dispute.

The other halls?

They are not the main hall and have no authority over the East and West halls.

"Xian."

"exist!"

Xiao Xi, who was promoted to the head of the East and West Halls, had a smile on his face as bright as a sunflower.

"Here are 20,000 taels of gold notes. Give them to the chief of the headquarters, Wang Xiao. Ask him to help divide some of them among the chiefs and the head of the headquarters. Tell them that I will make a big move soon and need their help. However, it is absolutely not against the rules of the Giant Whale Sect, so let them take it without worry."

"Yes."

Boss Xi took the gold note, left the lobby directly, and hurried to Anrenfang in a carriage.

"!!!"

Twenty thousand taels of gold notes.

The second one with a broken arm, the sixth one who looked like a mummy, and a group of other disciples with broken arms and legs looked incredulous.

No, you are so rich, why don't you be the head of a small hall? Why don't you just be a rich man? Although there are powerful people in Sanshui City, they won't rob people openly.

As long as you don't interfere with the business of the Giant Whale Sect, the dignitaries won't even bother to pay attention to you. After all, as long as you are in Sanshui City, the money in your hands will be spent sooner or later, and spending it is just giving money to the dignitaries.

At the same time, they also knew that bribing the headmaster in front of them and showing off their wealth was a way to completely trap everyone in, and from now on they were a family.

Anyone who dares to betray is Zhang Qiao, the former leader of Guangdetang, who is a living example.

"Go recruit some people."

"Master, our East and West Halls can accommodate more than 10,000 people."

When the current hall was first built, it was certainly not built for 300 people, but it could accommodate up to 800 people, and there was no extra space for more.

"Isn't our East and West Square located on the edge of Sanshui City? Are we worried about not having a place outside the city? Just spend some money, find a piece of wasteland, and hire people to build a site.

Don't make it too complicated, just ensure the most basic food, clothing, shelter and transportation. The rest of the time, practice martial arts hard. Anyone who slacks off, get out."

The main attributes of the East and West Squares are trade and commerce, so naturally they can be used as conveniently as possible. They are located near the north gate of the city, the main gate for trade. The roads are well built and wide, and can accommodate more than a dozen horses running side by side without any problem.

"Yes."

"Take 10,000 taels of gold notes first, and don't fool people by building straw huts to house the disaster victims. We can build the military camps according to their method. 100,000 taels of silver should be enough."

The second leader with the broken arm did not refute, but took it with his remaining arm and led the sixth leader of the mummy to do the work. The new leader had just taken office, and the tasks assigned to him must be done well and beautifully, no matter how difficult they were.

If something really happens, the hall master will take responsibility.

He and Lao Liu's lives were ruined, no matter how miserable their end could be. If they followed the ambitious hall master, once the hall master succeeded, they would definitely, definitely, definitely be second to none and above ten thousand people.

Suddenly, for some reason, my heart became hot, and the sadness of losing an arm was largely dispelled.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month later, He Sheng, who was practicing under the sea, suddenly opened his eyes.

The Dantian is filled with water-attributed spiritual energy.

[Qi training stage, first level, perfection].

Apart from this, nothing unusual happened.

"call--"

He floated up from the bottom of the sea and let out a long breath.

Next, we have to wait for the early morning hours, when the daily message system will push the practice method for the next level.

He had just returned to the hall, and the second leader, who looked a little haggard, and the sixth leader, who was still like a mummy, told him that the venue for 10,000 people had been built.

After nearly two months, everything was finally done and I can move in today.

It is quite simple to say this matter is simple, but it is also quite complex to say it is not simple.

The 10,000 reserve troops are considered a ready-made labor force.

Think about it, if 10,000 martial artists worked hard, their speed would be unmatched by ordinary craftsmen. A weaker one could do the work of three to five people, while a strong one could do the work of more than a dozen people in a day.

It may seem like there are 10,000 people, but in fact their work efficiency is equivalent to that of more than 50,000 people. The rest are craftsmen, materials and other miscellaneous matters.

If they hadn't recruited dozens of people to assist the second and sixth bosses, and if they themselves were masters of the inner training realm and their bodies could withstand it, the two men would have probably been exhausted to death.

Because of the location and properties of Dongxifang, all kinds of building materials were purchased at almost cost price. As for the rest, there were many trees around Sanshui City, so they could cut down as much as they wanted.

Moreover, the selected land does not need to be leveled, and is naturally suitable for building a camp. As for land, the East and West Hall itself has a lot of land that cannot be sold at a high price. There is only a small amount of time left to buy land and select a site, and there is no need to build defense facilities. It only needs to ensure food, clothing, housing and transportation, so how can it not be fast?

Speaking of which, He Sheng should kowtow to the former head of the East-West Hall. That head felt that Sanshui City would have to be expanded sooner or later, so he bought a lot of land outside from the government in his private name.

As a result, after several decades, there was no intention to expand the business, which was a waste of money. Finally, he used his power to sell it to Dongxi Hall at the original price. He was really embarrassed to increase the price, and he was satisfied as long as he could break even.

I never expected that the He family would be the one that got the upper hand now.

"Carry the silver and let's go and give them the money."

"Yes."

The two men called upon the three hundred guards stationed at the hall, and carried two hundred thousand taels of silver to the guard reserve hall outside the city.

That's right, for almost two months, He Sheng didn't pay a penny to the 10,000 people. However, the reserve soldiers didn't complain at all, and many of them even brought their own food to work.

After all, it is not easy to enter the Giant Whale Gate.

If you don't understand, just refer to the enthusiasm of modern people in his previous life to take the civil service exam. No matter what happens, you can get a stable income regardless of drought or flood.

He led his men to the newly built camp, and thousands of people cheered.

"Line up and collect your money one by one."

They must be made to know who gives them the money and to whom they should be loyal.

First, there were the 300 disciples who came with the silver. Then, there were the disciples’ reserve troops. Speaking of which, when the chiefs Wang Xiao and others, as well as the hall master and others, were dividing the gold bills, their faces were full of smiles.

Xi An said it very clearly, it does not violate the sect rules. It does not violate the sect rules to give us money, this is like meeting a boy who brings money.

As a result, half a month later, when the news came that the East and West Halls had recruited 10,000 reserve disciples, everyone in the main hall was so shocked that they fell off their chairs.

How brightly you smiled at first, how miserable you are now.

Not to mention them, even the Ninth Elder was so surprised when he heard this that he couldn't close his mouth.

You really dare to spend money!

Inside the sect, there were those who watched the show, those who were indifferent, and a lot of opinions. But they were not the head hall or the sect master, so they had no control over the east and west halls.

The headquarters had to swallow the bitter fruit because it accepted the money.

Finally, a symbolic investigation is conducted and the results are announced.

There is no problem with the East and West Halls. They are recruiting reserve members, not formal members. Moreover, all the monthly wages are paid by the hall master personally, and not a penny of silver will be used from the hall. Who can say anything?

If you have money, you can follow suit.

Finally, everyone heard that the Ninth Elder had sold a batch of goods some time ago and earned more than 300,000 taels of gold.

Therefore, He Sheng's intentions were obvious to everyone.

Wow, this is aiming for the position of the next sect leader!
The current sect leader just chuckled at this.

He only has less than two years left in his term, a little more than a year and a half at most, why should he care about anything? If it had been a few years earlier, he would have intervened. Now, hehe. He just sits back and sees how other hall masters who want to compete for the position of sect leader, and the numbered elders behind them, will respond.

When I stood up to choose the leader, a bunch of old men complained. Now, a fierce tiger suddenly jumped out, let's see how you complain.

You made me angry, and I'll scatter all my ashes around you.

As the sect leader, he knows a few things. If nothing else, when he was in the inner training stage, he was able to defeat the tenth elder who had regained his youth and regained his combat power to the peak.

When others advance to the Qi training stage, even the Great Elder may not be able to win. With money, connections, and strength, can you allow all kinds of old guys to chatter in your ears?
If he were He Sheng, he would definitely kill the elders without mercy and replace them with his dogs one by one.

After dark, all 200,000 taels of silver were finally distributed.

"Hall Master!"

Xi An came over with a few of his men and whispered something in He Sheng's ear.

"Don't they know that Lao Ba is mine?"

Lao Ba, the eighth leader of Dongxi Hall, is an ordinary person who does not practice martial arts. I don't know if it is because of the commercial nature of Dongxi Hall, but most of the messages pushed in the past two months are various profitable business information and recommendations for business talents.

Among them, Lao Ba was the most outstanding. After receiving the news pushed by the daily message system and passing it on, the money he earned each time was 10% to 20% more than the silver estimated by the system.

Then, such a talent must be treated well. Lao Ba was promoted to the leader of the Giant Whale Sect with honor as an ordinary person.

Not in compliance with the rules?
Gan!
Do you know that all the people in the headquarters are my people.

Under Baiyin's attack, the entire headquarters remained silent. After receiving the report, they directly sent someone to deliver the letter to the East and West Halls.

"I know. In the whole Sanshui City, everyone knows that Lao Ba is the Good Fortune Boy of our East and West Halls. But he was still detained by the other party for no reason.

They said that they would not allow people from our East and West Halls to do business on their territory. The other party was quite arrogant. I asked around and found out that he was the successor of the fifth elder, one of the top three figures. "

After a pause, he said again.

"The person who brought the message said that the Fifth Elder invited you to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion on the third floor of Zuixian Building in Anrenfang for a chat. Hall Master, I think they are here with bad intentions."

"Oh, you are here with bad intentions? I am the one who is here! Tell everyone to go to Anrenfang. I want to see why a Fifth Elder with a mediocre position dares to come and touch my tiger whiskers."

"???"

No way, Master, you are making such a big deal.

(End of this chapter)