Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 128 I want to make money! Self-recommendation

Yagyu Masataka bowed to his father, raised his head and said:
"Father, I believe that it won't be long before you can break through to the highest realm of martial arts, the 'Tongmai Gangjin Realm'!"

The old man with white hair shook his head.

His voice seemed to echo in the void, yet also to ring in the ears, making it impossible to understand.

"How can it be so easy! In the martial arts, the later you get, the more difficult it is to break through!"

"Since ancient times, there have been only a handful of warriors who have been able to break through to the 'Tongmai Gangjin Realm'."

"After I broke through to the 'Blood Moving Pill Strength' last time, I practiced hard in seclusion for thirteen years before I was able to stabilize my realm and break through to the 'Blood Moving Pill Strength Middle Stage' realm."

“I don’t know if I can break free of my own shackles and reach the late stage of Blood Moving Pill Strength in my lifetime!”

"Hua Jin looks inward, Dan Jin guards the acupoints, Gang Jin fasts the heart, there is always a mountain higher than the other!"

"If you want to break through to the late stage of Blood Moving Pill Strength and return to the original state, you can't succeed by just relying on hard training, let alone 'Pulsing Meridian Strength'!"

"It's easy to train strength, but it's hard to cultivate your state of mind! The later you get, the harder it is to temper your state of mind."

"Only when one reaches the state of perfection in the 'Refining Spirit' can one break free from the shackles, be reborn, and achieve the state of 'Open Meridian Gangjin'!"

The old man stood on the top of the mountain, looking into the distance with a calm expression.

Concentrate your thoughts, keep your mind focused, look inward, guard the acupoints, fast your mind, focus your observation, and forget!
The more advanced one advances in martial arts practice, the more important it becomes to cultivate the spirit.

This is the tempering of the mind and the sublimation of consciousness!

Yagyu is not confused!

The white-haired old man is the number one swordsman of the Yagyu family in Japan!
His martial arts power level broke through to the 'mid-stage of Moving Blood Pill Power', and at the same time, his spirit refining level broke through to the stage of guarding the acupoints.

In the Oriental martial arts world, he is known as one of the top ten swordsmen in the East!

at this time,

The handsome Masataka Yagyu is like a good boy in front of his father.

Not everyone is qualified to hear the teachings of a powerful Blood Moving Pill Power master.

After breaking through to the Blood Moving Pill Power in martial arts, the entire life potential of a person undergoes a transformation, and the understanding of martial arts reaches an unfathomable level.

If there is no blood relationship, even between master and disciple, it is impossible to impart one's own understanding to each other.

"Zhengxiao, why are you here looking for me?"

Liu Sheng Buhuo let out a breath and said calmly.

He seemed to be restraining his inner energy, but he was like a sword that had not been unsheathed, giving people an extremely terrifying feeling of oppression.

Yagyu Buhuo lived in seclusion in Hokkaido for many years.

Apart from the maid who served him in his daily life, there were few other people around him.

Moving blood——Dan Jin!
This level of martial arts has gone beyond the scope of ordinary people.

His life potential has undergone a radical change and he no longer cares about worldly things.

He poured all his energy into improving his martial arts realm and tempering his state of mind.

Only by breaking the shackles of humanity can one reach the pinnacle of martial arts.

The path of martial arts, practice against the will of heaven!

As long as they have achieved a breakthrough in martial arts and reached the 'Blood Moving Pill Strength', worldly affairs will hardly interfere with them.

The Yagyu Masataka in front of him is his son and also a core member of the Oriental Military's 'Black Dragon Society'.

In general,

If there was nothing particularly important, Yagyu Masataka would not come to Hokkaido to find him in person.

"Father! The Black Dragon Society is in big trouble in Daqian!"

Yagyu Masataka said in a deep voice: "The 'Toyo Wuqing Company' in Daqian Jinmen was destroyed!"

"The branch's president, Kitagawa Yu, was killed, and sixteen ninjas from the military were also killed."

"A total of thirty-six core members of our Eastern Military 'Black Dragon Society' died!"

"A total of sixty-seven people were killed that day!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Sheng Buhuo frowned slightly.

He was silent for a moment, then said calmly:
"Have you figured out who did it? Being able to destroy a Black Dragon Society stronghold in a short period of time and kill sixteen ninjas on the spot is not something an ordinary expert can do!"

Yagyu Masataka shook his head and whispered, "No information has been found yet, but——!"

"But what?" Liu Sheng Buhuo said in a deep voice.

Yagyu Masataka hesitated for a moment, then looked up and said:

"According to the news sent back by the military, the one who killed all the people in the 'Toyo Wuqing Company' was most likely a musket!"

"We found a musket bullet at the scene. It's a bullet we've never seen before. It's extremely powerful!"

"Beichuan You is a warrior at the 'Late Iron Bone Dark Power' level, but he can't avoid this kind of bullet."

"There is also Wu Jiangbei, the worshiper of the Daqian Taiping. He is a powerful man of Yi Sui Hua Jin, and he was also killed by bullets."

"Also, some time ago, a member of the Black Dragon Society's intelligence team, Tuzang Jinsan, was found to have died from a musket bullet attack."

"With Daqian's current industrial level, it is impossible to have such a powerful musket!"

"So, I suspect it was done by Westerners!"

Liu Sheng Buhuo nodded and said calmly: "Go on!"

"The purpose of the Westerners' actions is probably because our warships landed in Lushun, Daqian, which caused their dissatisfaction." Yagyu Masataka said with a deep face.

Liu Sheng Buhuo said calmly:

"I have long since stopped caring about worldly affairs! Just handle these matters on your own!"

Swish-!
finished,

Liu Sheng Buhuo, with a head full of white hair, suddenly rushed forward three steps.

The samurai sword in his hand was instantly unsheathed.

His feet suddenly kicked off, and his body rose into the air.

Swish swish--!
The knife flashed, and wood chips flew all over the surface of a big tree in front of him.

The speed of the knife became faster and faster, and even the figure became a little blurry at this moment, making it impossible to see clearly.

this moment,
The samurai sword kept stabbing, picking, slashing, chopping, splitting and slashing at the tree--!
Thousands of swords!

This is the unique skill of the Yagyu family's Ittoryu.

Yagyu Masataka, who was standing not far away, looked at the knife in his father's hand with his eyes wide open and his eyes full of shock.

Woohoo——!
He seemed unable to see the shadow of the knife clearly, and only felt that there was a dragnet surrounding him.

I felt as if I was locked by a knife and couldn't move.

He believed that anyone facing his father's knife attack would be unable to avoid it.

“Father, this is——!”

Then,

He was shocked and couldn't believe it when he saw the big tree in front of him.

In less than half a minute, the tree was carved into a wood sculpture by the samurai sword.

Living trees become wood sculptures!
Indistinctly, the wood carving was surprisingly similar to Ryousei Buhuo's expression.

"Thirteen years ago, I had some understanding of the Yagyu family's sword-style technique, so I chose to practice in seclusion on the top of a volcano in Hokkaido."

"Although I haven't made another breakthrough in my 'Spirit Refining Realm', my swordsmanship has already reached the highest level!"

"Masataka, go inform Sarutobi Saki and Kirigakure Jubei and ask them to go to Daqian and investigate what's going on."

"If it was done by Westerners, blood debt must be paid with blood, kill them for me."

“Whoever dares to touch the Black Dragon Society will pay the price in blood, no matter who it is.”

"Westerners don't dare to go to war with us now. Since the military's plan has been launched, let's go for it!"

Sarutobi Saki and Kirigakure Jubei, these two are the most proud disciples of Yagyu Buhuo, and their strength has reached the realm of 'late stage of Yi Sui Hua Jin'!
When both of them went to Daqian at the same time, the overall strength of the Black Dragon Society in the Daqian Concession increased dramatically.

"Ha! Father, I'll arrange it right away!"

Yagyu Masataka nodded, turned around and flew down the mountain!

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What Chen Jie didn't expect was that his sniper attack attracted the attention of the Black Dragon Society's veteran leaders.

and,

The Japanese actually turned their suspicion to the Westerners.

What Chen Jie didn't expect was that a fierce conflict broke out between the Orientals and the Western powers due to the destruction of the "Oriental Wuqing Company".

this day,
Chen Jie did not continue to stay at home to practice martial arts, but came to Ximentang's camp.

All is ready except for the opportunity!

The construction of the steel mill and artillery factory has begun in full swing.

He was worrying about what equipment to move next.

Too much [Martial Arts Merit Points] consumed!
Originally, Chen Jie wanted to move a mortar over first, and get some shells so that the people from Ximen Hall could start training.

but,

Thinking that it would cost more than 30,000 [Martial Arts Merit Points], Chen Jie had to give up.

He had not thought that moving a set of core equipment from a steel mill would require 100,000 [Martial Arts Merit Points]!
Chen Jie went back two days ago.

The small steel mill in the Northwest has been negotiated and the key equipment has been dismantled and transported to the chemical plant's warehouse.

Once installed, it can be put into production immediately.

The remaining [Martial Arts Merit Points] of the 'Blood Dragon Jade' in his mind is 98500;

In order to move the entire set of equipment of the small steel plant here, 108000 points of [Martial Arts Merit] are required!
Chen Jie hasn't figured out the fully automatic assembly line for filling shells and configuring gunpowder yet. Lao Yu went to Pakistan to discuss it. As long as the money is in place, it should be done in the next few days.

Although I don’t know how much [Martial Arts Merit Points] it will take to transport it.

But I think it should not be less than the assembly line equipment in a steel mill.

Originally, he wanted to take shortcuts and only move the core equipment over, and then replace the other processes with manual labor.

But after thinking about it carefully, I realized that this plan would not work.

Once the assembly line equipment is incomplete, quality cannot be guaranteed at all.

For equipment like fine steel smelting, if the intermediate processes are replaced by manual labor, the steel will not meet the standards and it will easily cause the shell to explode.

Most importantly, he didn't have time for trial and error.

"Do I have to go to the concession again and snipe the Japanese or Westerners?" Chen Jie muttered to himself.

Last time, I used a Barrett sniper rifle to wipe out the entire "Toyo Wuqing Company".

However, the [Martial Arts Merit Points] obtained are very little.

To obtain 10,000 [Martial Arts Merit Points], one must kill at least a hundred people by sniping.

quickly,

Chen Jie gave up the idea.

If too many people are killed by sniping, it will soon arouse the vigilance of the top experts in the concession.

Once he exposed himself, with his current strength, he would be unable to protect himself and would be in great danger.

"If you want to gain more [Martial Arts Merit Points], you still have to rely on fighting in the arena!"

"Suo Kun from the Laojie Boxing Stadium in Kokang, Myanmar and Yunnan, Southeast Asia, has approached me many times, asking me to come to the rescue!"

"The underground boxing scene in Southeast Asia has been very lively recently, with more and more masters."

"I'll take this opportunity to take the title of 'Master' of the Kokang Old Street Boxing Arena and see how much [Martial Arts Merit Points] I can get."

Chen Jie quickly made up his mind and thought about going back to Southeast Asia to have a few underground boxing matches.

The professional boxing match is scheduled for next month's 'Shonan Sanda King Championship'!
Ever since Chen Jie had a 'kick-out from the contestant list' incident with Elite Martial Arts School, his sense of belonging to the Elite Martial Arts School has been reduced to the limit.

Just when he was about to call Yan Kuangtu to arrange the next steps.

Unexpectedly, Wang Liankui, the military minister of the Daqian Dynasty, brought a middle-aged man to the Ximen Hall "righteous group" camp.

"Greetings, Lord Chen. The Sixth Prince and Lord Xu Shichang have instructed me to assist Lord Chen in forming the 'righteous group'!"

When Wang Liankui saw Chen Jie, he clasped his fists towards Chen Jie and greeted him.

We are all old acquaintances, so there is no need to be too polite.

Chen Jie ignored Wang Liankui and turned his gaze to the middle-aged man next to him.

The man had his hair combed neatly and wore a scholar's turban on his head. He looked dignified and upright.

"Alright, Lord Wang, don't be so polite in front of me!"

Chen Jie waved his hand at Wang Liankui and said calmly: "I'm not an adult, just call me Master Chen."

The meaning is very clear, Ximen Tang formed a militia that did not belong to the imperial court's Ministry of War.

You can do whatever you want, Ximen Hall does not need any assistance.

The scholar standing next to Wang Liankui saw Chen Jie looking at him, clasped his hands together and said:
"Hello, Master Chen! My name is Zeng Xuanhuai, nice to meet you!"

"I am different from Lord Wang Liankui. He is an important official in the Imperial Military Affairs Office, and I am just a poor scholar!"

"I worked in the Tianjin Military Affairs Office before, sorting out documents and books, just to support my family."

"The Military Affairs Office has recently reduced its staff and has not paid salaries for two months. I have eight people to support at home, so there is really nothing I can do."

"I heard that Ximen Hall was recruiting people, so I volunteered to follow Lord Wang and come to Ximen Hall together!"

"Actually, I don't have any special skills. I usually just organize paperwork and do odd jobs."

"If you think you can use me, just give me some money to keep me working. If you feel I'm not suitable after a few days of trial, just let me leave!"

"I don't have any requirements, I just want to make some money, my family can't afford to eat!"

When Chen Jie heard the words of the middle-aged scholar, he was stunned.

You were laid off, so you're recommending yourself for a job?
interesting!
This person is straightforward and doesn't beat around the bush.

Generally speaking, there are two possibilities for people who dare to recommend themselves like this.

The first type is mediocre, thick-skinned, saying whatever comes to mind without any sophistication and speaking without thinking.

The other type is the truly powerful character.

Although it was just a few simple sentences, it made his purpose and his relationship with the Imperial Military Affairs Council clear.

And from the way he dresses and his tone, one can sense that he is a very arrogant person.

This is the pride of a scholar. He sets high demands on himself. With just a few words, he distanced himself from Lord Wang Liankui.

"What does Xu Shichang of the Military Affairs Office want to do?"

"Are you afraid that Ximen Hall will lose control, so you deliberately sent people to take advantage of me?"

Chen Jie muttered to himself, then looked up at Wang Liankui and Zeng Xuanhuai and said:

"Ximen Hall's 'righteous group' has just been established, and the Military Affairs Office wants to arrange for people to come and assist. I naturally welcome it!"

"But Lord Wang Liankui, you are an important official in the Military Affairs Council. Our temple is too small. You should go back."

“As for Master Zeng, since you want to work for me, you should stay in the Ximentang camp from now on!”

After saying that, Chen Jie looked at the two of them.

this moment,
His 'Spirit Refining State' unfolded naturally, observing the changes in the expressions of the two people.

Wang Liankui frowned and wanted to say something.

But soon, he shook his head helplessly and laughed.

"Alright! Actually, the higher-ups asked me to come here to assist you, just to pretend and show their support. If you really want me to stay here, I don't know what I can do!"

"Besides, if I'm here, you might think that the Military Affairs Council is trying to monitor Ximen Hall."

"I will go back to Tianjin right away and not stay here to bother you. The Military Affairs Office is still recruiting soldiers recently, and there is a shortage of food and money everywhere. I am very anxious."

Zeng Xuanhuai stood up, saluted to Chen Jie and said, "Thank you for taking me in!"

Chen Jie asked Zhang Dezhi to take Zeng Xuanhuai away and arrange accommodation for him.

Simultaneously,

He chatted with Wang Liankui for a while and learned about the recent situation.

After half an hour,
Chen Jie looked at Wang Liankui's leaving back and narrowed his eyes.

Chen Jie had actually anticipated that the Grand Council of the Daqian Dynasty would arrange for someone to come over.

It seems that Zeng Xuanhuai is not a simple person.

But it doesn’t matter. Chen Jie’s ambition is not to fight within the court, and he has never thought about intrigue.

If this guy didn't have some skills, Ximen Hall wouldn't want him.

After making arrangements for Zeng Xuanhuai, the "poor scholar" who came from the Military Affairs Office, Chen Jie summoned Yan Kuangtu to ask about the training situation in the past two days.

The overall combat capability of Ximen Hall is what Chen Jie cares most about, as it is the foundation for the "righteous group" to grow stronger.

"Sir, according to the training content you provided me, I divided the three hundred people into ten platoons, and each platoon was divided into three squads!"

"All the injured have recovered and started training."

"The fifty Miao Daos you provided can cut through iron like mud, they are extremely sharp, and can be called precious swords!"

"With these swords, our combat power in close combat will be increased by more than 50%."

Yan Kuangtu was very excited.

Chen Jie sent him a batch of Miao Daos. Although there were only fifty of them, it was unknown what kind of steel the Miao Daos were made of, but they were able to cut through iron like mud.

With this batch of Miao Dao, charging into battle at close range can greatly improve combat effectiveness.

During these few days, Yan Kuangtu finally got to know what "generosity" meant!
All wounded soldiers can actually take a 'medicinal bath'!
According to the current market price, a "medicinal bath" costs three silver dollars. For more than a hundred wounded soldiers, a day of "medicinal bath" will cost more than three hundred silver dollars.

And there is enough food, not only rice but also white steamed buns.

in addition,

Chen Jie had defeated the two Axe Gang leaders in a fair fight in the Hero Arena.

Everyone in the Ximen Hall admired Chen Jie from the bottom of their hearts, including Yan Kuangtu, who admired the young master very much.

"I will find a way to produce the artillery as soon as possible!"

Chen Jie said to Yan Kuangtu: "You have to hurry up and make everyone memorize all kinds of theoretical knowledge, so that they won't be able to use the artillery after it is produced!"

Yan Kuangtu shook his head helplessly and said:

"Sir, we saw the Weiyuan Cannon when we were in Shandong!"

"So the impression of artillery in our minds is that of the Weiyuan Cannon."

"You told us about the 'mortar', but we don't even have the concept in our minds!"

"Don't even mention them. I don't understand it myself. Looking at the bamboo tubes you made and saying they are models of 'mortars', I am confused!"

Chen Jie was stunned: "Uh - I didn't think it through!"

suddenly,
Chen Jie thought of something.

It would cost too much [Martial Arts Merit Points] to transport a 'Mortar' and shells from there, so it's not cost-effective.

Then,

Wouldn't it be better for everyone to master the use of the mortar if I get a projector and play videos of mortar training and theoretical explanations?
All of a sudden, Chen Jie felt his mind become clear.

Not only the training of 'Mortar' can be solved, but also the training of 'Steel Mill' and 'Artillery Factory', etc. can use the projector for video playback.

Last time Chen Jie tried to move the phone over here, he needed 5000 points of [Martial Arts Merit]!
The value of moving the projector here will definitely not exceed 10,000 [Martial Arts Merit Points]!
Bringing a mobile phone and a projector can solve a lot of problems.

call--!
Thinking of this, Chen Jie let out a long sigh.

The overall structure of Ximen Hall's "righteous group" has been established.

Yan Kuangtu is responsible for training troops, while Aunt Shisan and Wan Jinpeng are in charge of intelligence——!
Thanks to the strong support from the imperial court, the entire Ximen Hall camp expanded several times.

The east side of the City God Temple was allocated to Ximen Hall, allowing Ximen Hall enough space to grow and develop.

That afternoon, Chen Jie witnessed Zeng Xuanhuai's work ability and couldn't help but be surprised.

This "poor scholar" took less than two hours to organize Ximen Hall's various expenses, classifications of various materials, various income and expenditures, etc. in an orderly manner.

It's much faster than using a computer. I don't know how his memory is so good.

After reading Zeng Xuanhuai's compilation of various management plans for Ximen Hall, Chen Jie couldn't help but admire him.

If this guy were there, he would definitely be a top management talent.

Damn it——!
Found a treasure!

Even if this guy is a nail driven into Ximen Hall by the Imperial Military Affairs Office, he must nail this 'nail' into Ximen Hall.

After everything is done.

Chen Jie said goodbye to Aunt Thirteen and Yan Kuangtu and said he would be away for two days.

Next, he turned left and right, and after making sure that he was not being followed, he returned to his hidden residence on Ximen Street.

(End of this chapter)