Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack
Chapter 47 The Red Line of the Military Administration Department
Chapter 47 The Red Line of the Military Administration Department
Qingfeng Martial Arts School.
In Qi He's yard, besides Chen Chunfeng, there was also Zhao Ce.
Qi He is the deputy master of Qingfeng Martial Arts School and is responsible for the daily affairs of the school. Zhao Ce is responsible for recruiting new students, and Chen Chunfeng is the instructor of the new class of students.
The three of them gathered here at this moment to discuss Lin Chen.
"Brother Qi, Lin Chen's comprehension of Qingfeng Palm is very high. According to his talent, he may achieve minor success within half a year, and complete success within three years."
Chen Chunfeng looked at the silent Deputy Master Qi and expressed his estimation of Lin Chen's progress in martial arts.
“Brother Chen, it was you who wanted to abolish the treatment of students like Lin Chenjia in the first place, and now it is also you who want to give Lin Chenjia and other students the same treatment. You keep going back and forth…” Zhao Ce said with some dissatisfaction.
“Junior Brother Zhao, I didn’t know Lin Chen’s talent in Qingfeng Palm at first. Now that I know, I naturally have to re-evaluate it.” Chen Chunfeng frowned.
"What about Lu Shuyu? The martial arts school has already promised to give him a place, and now they tell him that the place is gone. How will he feel?"
Facing Zhao Ce's question, Chen Chunfeng was also in a dilemma. He smiled bitterly and said, "It's just too difficult to make a decision, so I came to ask Senior Brother Qi to make the decision."
Lu Shuyu has already opened three of his acupoints, although he is slightly inferior to the four students who have opened five and four of their acupoints. However, this does not mean that Lu Shuyu cannot open four of his acupoints, but it is out of long-term considerations for learning martial arts in the martial arts school.
Martial arts are not something that can be acquired overnight. Those students who have opened five or four orifices come from very wealthy families. Even after they have opened ten orifices, their families still have enough financial resources to support them to continue their practice.
Lu Shuyu's family is a little poorer, so he didn't dare to spend money so lavishly in the early stage, but if he is given the treatment of a first-class student, the gap can be made up.
Twenty-five taels of silver saved a month is more than two hundred taels a year. Adding the later expenses of the martial arts school and the treatment of an A-grade student, nearly a thousand taels of silver can be saved in three years of martial arts school.
Qi He rubbed the teacup in his hand with his fingers and did not speak.
"Senior Brother Qi, maybe we can give Lin Chen and Lu Shuyu the treatment of first-class students at the same time." Chen Chunfeng put forward his own suggestion.
"Brother Chen, are you planning to take away one of the four people's quotas from Shao Hong?"
"Of course not." Chen Chunfeng shook his head: "What I mean is that whether this first-class quota is given to Lin Chen or Lu Shuyu, the same treatment should be given to another person in private."
"No, this is a prohibition from the Military Affairs Department. Junior Brother Chen, please don't be confused."
Qi He's face became solemn, and his expression was extremely serious: "The most stringent rule of the Military Administration Department for our martial arts school is that it is not allowed to reward students in private in various forms. The chaos of the eight martial arts schools twenty years ago must not be repeated."
Chen Chunfeng showed a helpless expression on his face. Twenty years ago, when the Eight Schools Rebellion occurred, he happened to be a student in the martial arts school and knew the terrible impact that incident had brought.
Twenty years ago, the Military Affairs Department did not have too strict restrictions on the martial arts schools' admission of students. Except for the quota for the Kaiqiao Pill, which remained unchanged, all other matters regarding the admission of students were decided by the martial arts schools themselves.
At that time, the Yunyin Martial Arts School had been at the bottom of the competition for years. In order to get rid of the bottom position, the newly appointed Yunyin Martial Arts School master privately promised those students with extremely wealthy families that he would provide them with various martial arts resources.
The result was obvious. All the students with the best family backgrounds were recruited by Yunyin Martial Arts School. Faced with thousands of taels of martial arts resources, even the children of the powerful in the city could not resist the temptation.
In that competition, Yunyin Martial Arts School took all the top three places, which was a great honor.
When recruiting new students the following year, other martial arts schools also learned this trick. In order to compete for potential disciples, they even offered the condition that all expenses for three years in the martial arts school would be free of charge.
Each martial arts school offers a variety of attractive conditions, which results in huge expenses for the schools, with some schools even spending more than they earn.
The resources that the martial arts school provides to students, such as various poultry meats and elixirs, also have costs and are not free businesses.
The income of the martial arts school comes from the registration fees of the students and the commission of the students' expenses on purchasing supplies in the martial arts school.
Part of this income was used to pay salaries to the instructors, and the other part was used to get slightly cheaper supplies from the Military Administration Office. In order to compete for students, the Yunyin Martial Arts School offered full exemption from expenses and even subsidies, so the school was emptied.
In order to maintain the operation of the martial arts school, the owner of the Yunyin Martial Arts School actually raised the prices of martial arts supplies. Although it was still cheaper than outside, it still caused dissatisfaction among the students. Several students went directly to the Military Affairs Department of the Rao Mansion to complain.
The director of the Military Administration Department was furious. After a thorough investigation, the director of the Poyang County Military Administration Office and the owner of the Yunyin Martial Arts School were demoted and sent to the frontier. The owners of the other seven martial arts schools also lost their positions.
From then on, the Military Affairs Department set a rule that when each martial arts school recruits students, there are only ten places for the Enlightenment Pill and five places for A-grade student treatment, and no resources are allowed to be given to students in private.
It is not allowed to provide additional subsidies to students in any way.
For example, if a certain instructor secretly provides financial support to a student in the name of being favored by him, but in fact the money is paid by the martial arts school, it would be a serious crime if it is discovered.
No martial arts school dares to cross this red line!
Unless you really pay for it yourself, a first-class quota will cost nearly a thousand taels of silver over three years, which is not something that everyone can afford.
As a martial artist practicing Zang-lian, he had a thousand taels of silver, but martial arts is a money-consuming place. By this point, most of the money had been spent, unless he was the kind of martial artist who gave up the subsequent path of martial arts after reaching the stage of practicing Zang-lian. After accumulating for several years, he might be able to save a thousand taels of silver.
"Don't mention other methods. Now, the two junior brothers should just speak directly and give the first-class treatment quota to whoever they want."
Chen Chunfeng hesitated for a moment: "Whether it is given to Lin Chen or Lu Shuyu, I have no objection." Qi He nodded and looked at Zhao Ce: "Junior Brother Zhao, who do you think it should be given to?"
"To Lu Shuyu!"
Zhao Ce did not hesitate and gave the answer in his mind directly, while explaining: "Senior Brother Qi, Senior Brother Chen, no matter how talented Lin Chen is in Qingfeng Palm, what can we do about it? What is more important for us now is the martial arts competition. It is held every three months, and the martial arts level of the students is more important."
"Lin Chen has mastered the Qingfeng Palm. Even if he can fight across the acupoints, he has a chance to win the duel next month. But what about the duel in the sixth month? Will Lin Chen be able to practice the Qingfeng Palm to a minor success in such a short time? On the contrary, by that time, the martial arts techniques of the top students in the major martial arts schools will surely have reached the proficient stage. The gap in martial arts techniques will be gone, and Lin Chen's advantage will no longer exist. Instead, the gap in realm will be widened."
Chen Chunfeng frowned and asked, "Junior Brother Zhao, you are not holding a grudge against Lin Chen because you rejected him and he later joined our martial arts school."
"Brother Chen, what do you mean? It wasn't just me who rejected Lin Chen. Brother Qi also agreed. I don't have any grudges against Lin Chen. I chose Lu Shuyu because giving him the treatment of a Class A disciple would benefit the martial arts school the most."
Zhao Ce looked frank, and Chen Chunfeng sighed and said nothing more.
"Since Junior Brother Chen has no objection and Junior Brother Zhao supports Lu Shuyu, then this first-class treatment will be given to Lu Shuyu."
Qi He made the final decision. Although he was the deputy master, the master was focused on breaking through to the next level, so many matters in the martial arts gym were decided by him.
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Jingshui Martial Arts School.
"Qingfeng Martial Arts School abolished Lin Chen's first-class treatment?"
Kong Yinglei listened to her senior sister's words with a look of shock on her face. With Lin Chen's talent in Qingfeng Palm, he was not worthy of a first-class treatment?
"In previous years, the A-level spot would naturally be given to Lin Chen, but this year is different. Qi He is too utilitarian and is eyeing this year's martial arts competition. From the perspective of the martial arts competition, the speed at which students improve their realm is far more worthy of cultivation than their comprehension of martial arts."
Zeng Qingyao knew what her junior sister was confused about, and directly pointed out what Qi He was thinking.
"Do you think Qi He is the same as you, Junior Sister? Except for Jiang Qing, other disciples were not given the A-level quota."
"Based on Fu Jingya and the others' attitude towards martial arts, they shouldn't be given the A-level quota. However, their performance this month is quite good. I can consider giving them the A-level quota next month."
Kong Yinglei snorted lightly, and Zeng Qingyao smiled but said nothing. This was the special feature of their Jingshui Martial Arts School, because all the disciples were female, even if they ranked last in the competition, they would not lose face.
"Senior Sister, can't Qingfeng Martial Arts School be flexible and compensate a student privately?"
"Junior Sister Kong!"
Zeng Qingyao's face was serious: "Have you forgotten the Eight Halls Rebellion 20 years ago and the iron rule of the Military Administration Department?"
"Sister, the chaos in the Eight Halls cannot be confused with the current situation. Lin Chen is indeed worthy of a first-class quota treatment. This is not a random promise made just to snatch students."
Kong Yinglei didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this. Inspector Shu arranged Lin Chen to come to their Jingshui Martial Arts School and gave him a place in the Kaiqiao Pills program. This was a good workaround.
"The Director of the Military Affairs Department was furious, but it was far from as simple as you think. It involved the court's position on the martial arts hall."
Zeng Qingyao looked at her junior sister's puzzled eyes and felt that it was necessary to explain the interests and relationships involved to her, otherwise when she went into seclusion, her junior sister might cross this red line.
"Genius students should be treated preferentially, this is only natural, but how do we determine whether a student is a genius? Is Jiang Qing, who has achieved the Five Apertures when entering the martial arts hall, considered a genius student?"
"Of course it counts." Kong Yinglei nodded without hesitation.
"Jiang Qing is considered a genius. If our Jingshui Martial Arts School gives Jiang Qing a lot of resources because she is a genius, what about other students? After all, the resources of a martial arts school are limited. If other martial arts schools know that we are training Jiang Qing, will they follow suit and train talented students in their schools for the sake of the competition?"
"In this case, wouldn't most of the martial arts hall's resources be monopolized by one person?"
"The most important point is, if those aristocratic families take this as an opportunity, they can spend more money in the early stage to let their children meet the so-called genius qualifications of the martial arts school?"
"After these children of the rich and powerful enter the martial arts hall and occupy many of the hall's resources, won't the martial arts hall become a blood-sucking pool for the rich and powerful families to train their children?"
Zeng Qingyao saw her junior sister was stunned, and said word by word: "The martial arts hall is to select martial arts talents for Daliang, not to become a back garden for the rich and powerful to train their offspring."
"If you want martial arts resources and treatment, you can. The Military Affairs Department has given a goal, which is assessment. As long as you pass the assessment, you can get rewards. This forces these powerful people to spend a lot of money, because the opponents these children of powerful people face are of the same background as them."
"My Daliang martial arts are flourishing, and there are martial arts schools everywhere. If a martial arts school only relies on the resources provided by the Ministry of Martial Arts, it will not be able to survive. We have to set up assessments to force these children of the rich and powerful to participate. The winners can get rewards, and the money invested by the losers in the martial arts school can just make up for the expenses of the martial arts school."
"Junior sister, you only need to remember one thing: the assessment results come first, and the reward resources come later. This is the rule set by the Military Affairs Department from top to bottom, and no one can change it."
"Students first spend money to cultivate their vital energy in the martial arts hall, and then they are rewarded with the awakening pill. This is the best example of the assessment first and the reward later."
Listening to her senior sister's explanation word by word, Kong Yinglei also understood the importance of this red line.
The Military Affairs Department does not look at the students’ potential, but only at their performance!
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