The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

Since Jia Huan wanted to be a chivalrous knight, he naturally couldn't just stand by and watch them die!

Sure enough, Zhang Jinbie relaxed completely after hearing his words and nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's fine, that's fine!"

This sudden campaign to eliminate the bandits on Dongting Lake caused a sensation in the martial arts world of the two lakes, and Zhang Jinbie, the leader of the Yuezhou branch of the Beggars' Sect, gained a significant boost in reputation.

At this point, given his reputation in the martial arts world, he was already qualified to serve as the deputy leader of the Beggars' Sect.

Unfortunately, as a major gang in the martial arts world, the position of deputy leader of the Beggars' Clan cannot be filled by mere reputation; one must also demonstrate martial arts skills that are recognized by the Beggars' Clan members and fellow martial artists.

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Zhang Jinbie's leadership in clearing out the bandits on Dongting Lake really helped Jia Huan a lot.

To be honest, his previous actions against Niutouzhai in the Xiangbei region crossed some lines.

The area where Niu Tou Zhai is located is no longer under the jurisdiction of Hua Rong Xiang Tang.

He led his brothers in doing things with a somewhat meddlesome attitude.

More likely, it will provoke dissatisfaction among the local beggar gang members, who will feel that he is showing signs of embarrassment.

In particular, Jia Huan gained considerable fame in the martial arts world through this incident. Although it was only a minor fame, it was easy for others to criticize him or make them think that he had ulterior motives.

This is not a good thing!

Now, the Yuezhou branch leader, Zhang Jinbie, has taken the initiative to step forward, attracting the majority of attention from the outside world.

Jia Huan's previous actions in wiping out Niu Tou Zhai went largely unnoticed.

Moreover, he was able to continue his chivalrous deeds in the martial arts world.

After all, if your boss does it this way, it's okay for a subordinate to imitate and learn from it, right?

Thus, after participating in the campaign to suppress the bandits on Dongting Lake, Jia Huan returned to Huarong Xiangtang with the spoils of war and dozens of pitiful women, causing a great stir.

The funniest thing was that a local brothel owner came to buy a woman, but he slapped her so hard she flew out of the room.

Damn it, what do they take him for? Do they still think he's that dead ghost Wu Xiangzhu from before?

After careful questioning, he realized that almost every one of these women was a talented individual.

Those who caught the eye of bandits were naturally all quite good-looking, at least pretty and charming, some even quite beautiful. Just by looking at their demeanor, you could tell they came from humble backgrounds.

Of course, when asked about their backgrounds, they all remained silent.

Jia Huan understood their thoughts, but he didn't force them to speak.

However, when he inquired about their special skills, he was pleasantly surprised.

Of the young women who followed, at least half of them were literate!

Several of them actually have a fairly high level of cultural literacy!

If judged by the standards of scholars in the Great Qian Dynasty of the Dream of the Red Chamber world, they would all be qualified to attempt the preliminary examination for the imperial examination.

What else is there to say? Xiangtang set up a primary school at the mountain god temple outpost outside the city, forcing the children and teenagers in Xiangtang to learn to read and write.

According to him, no one knows whether these members of the Xiangtang Sect will have any talent in martial arts in the future, or whether they will be able to reach the level of being able to make a living in the martial arts world or protect their territory.

Besides, not every disciple of the Xiangtang yearns for the life of the martial arts world. Many members of the Xiangtang also yearn for a stable and secure life.

Back then, we couldn't just leave the incense hall running indefinitely. That was absolutely impossible!

According to Jia Huan's idea, the disciples of the Incense Hall will be trained until they are fifteen years old at most. After that, how to survive and what kind of survival mode to choose will be up to the disciples themselves.

If someone is ambitious and willing to enter the world of martial arts, Xiangtang will naturally continue to provide them with resources.

As for those who want a simple life, the incense hall can at most guarantee that they can make a living outside and will not be obviously bullied, which is already quite good. They have to rely on their own hard work for everything else.

At this point, the advantage of being literate and able to read becomes apparent; at least it makes it easier to find a job, and a relatively respectable one at that!

Jia Huan felt that he and Xiangtang had done more than enough.

He had ideas before, but finding a cheap teacher wasn't easy.

Now things are much better. With these poor young ladies, the problem of the schoolteacher has been solved.

Among these poor young women, nearly half of them could read and write, many were skilled in embroidery, some knew how to tend to flowers and plants, some were good cooks, and some could even make things like rice wine and candied fruit by hand.

In Jia Huan's eyes, these were all talented individuals.

In addition, these poor young women were all quite young, considered adults and able-bodied, which freed up most of the elderly, weak, women and children in front of the incense hall.

Under Jia Huan's guidance, there are still many things these elderly, weak, women, and children can do.

Farming, raising livestock, picking wild fruits, vegetables and herbs, catching various snakes and other wild animals, etc., there are many things they can do, but they are the most convenient for them.

After the poor young women were settled, the elementary school inside the incense hall was opened, and everything else was on track, more than a month had passed.

At this point, Jia Huan turned his attention outside again, preparing to perform acts of chivalry.

Relying on the Beggars' Sect's powerful information gathering capabilities, Jia Huan led his brothers in the Xiangtang Clan to sweep across the mountains and rivers of Huarong, leaving no opportunity for the bandits and outlaws to take advantage of the situation.

Anyone who was targeted was immediately eliminated by Jia Huan and his men.

Of course, the help of the constables in the government was indispensable in this process. They had formed a tacit understanding to share the benefits.

Jia Huan didn't care whether this involved the interests of so-called landlords and gentry.

A thief is a thief, and a robber is a robber. They are shady characters. Since Jia Huan and his men wiped them out, and with the government constables backing them up, no one dared to utter a single word of dissent.

To put it bluntly, offending the government might offer some leeway, but offending gangs would have consequences that ordinary landlords and gentry could not afford.

Their entire social class, or rather, the collective power of landlords and gentry in a certain province or even a certain prefecture, was quite astonishing.

However, for a specific family, unless they are large landowners and gentry with considerable influence in the imperial court or provincial government, how could ordinary landowners and gentry be a match for the Beggars' Gang?

Even facing Hua Rong Xiang Tang would be a tough challenge!

The Beggars' Sect leaders at this time may not have been very clear about officialdom tactics and local rules, nor did they understand the rules of operation, but Jia Huan was familiar with them.

In any case, since his rise to power in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, he has always held a high position and is very familiar with the general rules and regulations between the imperial court and local authorities.

In addition, he has real leverage over people, so to put it bluntly, if he wanted to make trouble for someone, that family would be completely doomed.

After thoroughly cleaning up their own territory, they led their brothers to the Yangtze River to deal with the notorious river pirates.

In short, Jia Huan's chivalrous deeds had a very obvious effect!

The unruly gangs and their entourages in Huarong were almost completely wiped out, even on the river, further improving the already good public security environment.

While it's not quite a case of leaving doors unlocked at night and not picking up lost items on the road, the security situation here is at least much better than in other places.

Furthermore, the excellent public security environment has attracted many businessmen from surrounding prefectures and counties to settle here, as they need such a stable living environment.

Of course, there were also quite a few people who said strange things!

Most people felt that Jia Huan was just being nosy and had nothing better to do. Why would a leader of the Beggars' Sect do so much?

Anyone who didn't know better would think that if he wanted to become the light of the righteous path, he would have to ask the Hengshan Sect next door if they would allow it.

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"No matter what others say, we just need to do our own thing well!"

At the Chenghuang Temple in Huarong Xiangtang, Jia Huan sneered with disdain, "So, I did a good deed and it caused problems? What utter nonsense!"

The brothers present looked at each other, and they also felt that what the incense master said was right.

They've been busy fighting and killing lately, but they're really doing good deeds, there's nothing to say about that.

"Don't you even look at how much Huarong has changed? You're just spouting nonsense!"

Jia Huan sneered, "Don't pay attention to the nonsense outside. As long as they don't criticize you to your face, just pretend you didn't hear it, so you don't get upset for nothing!"

"What if someone criticizes you to your face?"

Some brothers insisted on asking for the truth, as if they were deliberately being argumentative.

"Why don't you fight back?"

Jia Huan rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Are all your martial arts skills and that bamboo pole you've been practicing useless? We're disciples of the Beggars' Sect!"

Are you out of your mind? You have fists, why bother reasoning with those malicious people?

However, this incident also reminded him that he needed to maintain control over public opinion in the city and countryside. Otherwise, whatever he did in the future would be met with criticism, which would be truly troublesome.

It's actually quite simple to control public opinion at the grassroots level, but the current Xiangtang (a political organization) is still somewhat lacking in strength, so we need to wait and see.

At this point, two full years had passed since Jia Huan transmigrated.

Now seventeen years old, after many ups and downs, he has gained some small fame in the Jianghu (the world of martial arts and culture) of Hunan and Hubei provinces.

If you want to gain more fame, you naturally have to demonstrate greater martial prowess. The best way to do that is to rise to power by stepping on the heads of renowned figures in the martial arts world.

However, doing so would make him too hated, and it wasn't the way he liked to act.

Targeting notorious and powerful figures in the underworld and bandit circles would be more in line with his wishes.

Sure enough, his immediate superior, Zhang Jingbie, seemed to know what he was thinking. At this moment, he summoned him to the branch office, saying that he had something to discuss!

What could Zhang Jinbie possibly need from him? It must be something related to the underworld.

At this time, although Jia Huan had very little seniority among the several incense halls under the branch, he became a favorite of Zhang Jinbie by relying on his daring and hard-working style and his remarkable abilities.