The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

Jia Huan took out more than a dozen medicinal diet recipes in one go. The decoctions made from these recipes would help the brothers of the branch to improve their strength better and faster when practicing martial arts.

Especially during the crucial period of breaking through realms, the medicinal diet he presented had a more pronounced effect.

He naturally felt that this was far from enough!

Practicing martial arts to strengthen the body is, in essence, a form of physical training!

The body undergoes rigorous training, and then the energy derived from absorbing and digesting grains and cereals provides for improved physical fitness and daily energy expenditure.

However, since it's not a top-tier method of cultivation and training, its efficiency in converting energy from food digestion is shockingly low.

Jia Huan had long thought about it. If all the nutrients in the grains could be extracted artificially and made into a nutrient solution, could it speed up the digestion, absorption and energy conversion efficiency during martial arts training?

To this end, he even set up an extremely rudimentary laboratory for himself.

Their public explanation was that they were involved in alchemy and medicine making!

After comparing various options and drawing upon his own relevant knowledge, it took him almost half a year to finally create something similar to a nutrient solution.

Of course, the cost is hard to say, but thanks to his deliberate efforts, almost every member of the branch could afford it.

After swallowing a mouthful of the nutrient solution, which had a rather subtle yet not particularly strange taste, one could clearly feel warmth rising in the stomach and then quickly spreading to every part of the body.

After that, whether he practiced external martial arts or internal energy cultivation techniques, the results were surprisingly good.

With the combination of medicinal diets and baths, as well as their diligent and hardworking attitude in martial arts training, it's hard not to exaggerate how much the brothers have improved.

This is the main reason why the Beggars' Sect disciples who participated in the arena competition made rapid progress in their strength.

Of course, sparring and competition are also factors that stimulate potential, and cannot be ignored.

What frustrated him most was that the nutrient solution he had personally tested and formulated, which was supposed to bring great benefits to the brothers in the branch, actually did not benefit him much.

Clearly, I haven't yet reached a higher level in making nutrient solutions.

Jia Huan wasn't discouraged. With the first successful example, it was quite normal to continue to succeed as long as the patterns and methods were found.

Chapter 434 The Bounty Hall (Please Subscribe)

Jia Huan and several of his branch brothers had just come out of the teahouse when they saw several constables hurrying past.

"Officer Qian, what's wrong with you all?"

One of the branch leaders suddenly asked, "Why the rush? What happened?"

"Hey, it's Chief Jia and Brother Xiong!"

The constables kept walking, and the leader, Constable Qian, said with frustration, "There's trouble at the gambling den again!"

"Really? Who would dare cause trouble at a gambling den?"

The brother surnamed Xiong standing beside him joked, "Did he eat the gall of a bear and the heart of a leopard?"

"Ha, I heard he's a wealthy foreign businessman, and he's incredibly domineering!"

As they spoke, the constables had already turned the corner and disappeared. The voice of Constable Qian drifted over from afar: "We can't use underworld methods at the gambling den, so we constables are the only ones left to take the fall, aren't we?"

There was not a trace of displeasure in his tone; he was clearly very happy to do such a thing.

That's right. He led his men to mediate, and if they did it well, both sides could benefit.

"Those gambling dens are really something!"

The branch brothers beside him complained, "We warned them a long time ago not to go too far, but they just wouldn't listen. If they run into a tough opponent one day, they'll be in for a world of hurt!"

"Heh, they only dare to be so reckless because they think they have connections with the government and the power of our branch!"

Another brother said unhappily, "But don't they realize that the branch headquarters can't possibly guarantee their safety? If something really happens, they'll have to bear the consequences themselves?"

Jia Huan listened to his underlings' discussion with a smile, but his heart remained completely unmoved.

With the existence of a branch of the Beggars' Sect, working in cooperation with the prefectural and county constables, the security of the entire Yuezhou was kept excellent.

Although petty theft and other misdeeds still occur, the number of people in the underworld acting recklessly has decreased significantly.

This alone makes it far superior to other towns!

In addition, there are very few cases of spoiled brats or relatives of officials running rampant and breaking the law here.

It's not that they didn't exist, but their fates were generally not good.

Jia Huan is different from ordinary Jianghu people. He has a relationship like that of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Six Doors. He will never be polite when he needs to be used. How many local officials can resist him?

This was during the Jiajing era, the most glorious time for the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

The officials in Yuezhou Prefecture and its subordinate county governments are all corrupt.

If they weren't afraid of death, Jia Huan would gladly grant their wish!

Besides, as Yuezhou becomes more and more prosperous, these officials in the government offices are making a lot of money. Do you really think he doesn't know the ins and outs?

Many of the prime shops on the street are actually owned by government officials in secret!

Thus, a strange balance was formed between the government and the martial arts world in the Yuezhou region.

"Let's go check out the bounty hall!"

Jia Huan gave a greeting and, leading several brothers from the branch, headed towards the city gate.

The so-called Bounty Hall is actually similar to the mercenary guild in Western fantasy worlds, basically serving the purpose of issuing and settling missions.

Of course, there are definitely more intricacies involved than just these, which ordinary martial arts practitioners might not be able to detect in a short time.

In fact, the reward hall was an experiment by Jia Huan!

He wanted to fully utilize the Beggars' Sect's powerful information gathering capabilities, which made the importance of the Bounty Hall, an executive body, quite obvious.

In addition, the bounty hall can also sell intelligence; in short, it has many uses, it just depends on how Jia Huan uses it.

The Bounty Hall is located at the very end of Wuguan Street, in a cluster of courtyards.

When Jia Huan and his party arrived, the gates of the Bounty Hall were wide open, and those coming and going were all martial arts figures. There weren't many of them, but each one had an extraordinary air about them.

Upon entering, past the spacious courtyard, lies the main hall.

The hall was quite spacious, with one side occupied by a huge blackboard covered with reward notices.

In front of the blackboard was a counter that blocked off the front wall, and behind it was a clever servant who served martial arts practitioners who came to accept or hand over tasks.

On the other side are rows of chairs, including open-style chairs like those in a teahouse, as well as tables and chairs in private rooms.

At this moment, there were fewer than ten martial arts practitioners scattered around, most of whom were brothers from branch sects.

When they saw Jia Huan enter, they all stood up to greet him, each one being very polite and respectful.

Jia Huan waved his hand, indicating that they should sit down and go about their business; he had only come to take a look.

He was not strict with the brothers in the branch.

Of course, this is on the premise that these branch brothers must abide by the rules, otherwise he will not be polite.

In any case, he has made all the resources and opportunities that should be given public.

As for whether the brothers in the branch are willing to work hard and improve their lives and living conditions through their own efforts, that is their own business.

With eighteen martial arts schools, three medical clinics, and five pharmacies, the opportunity is right in front of you, whether you want to learn a skill or simply improve yourself.

There were even elementary and basic schools, as well as a small library within the branch headquarters.

To put it another way, as long as you are willing to work hard, with the resources provided by the branch, as long as you work hard, you can at least achieve a comfortable or even moderately wealthy life, if not become a superior person.

Those branch brothers who dared to come to the bounty hall to accept missions were all adults.

Now that you're an adult, you have to take responsibility for your choices.

As for underage disciples of the branch, the branch trains them through a work-study program.

The branch also gave the more numerous disciples an opportunity, but there weren't many resources available, which was already quite good.

It should be noted that although the economy of the Ming Dynasty had developed into a middle class and the literacy rate was not low, it was still a significant factor.

However, for ordinary people, supporting a scholar is still too difficult.

The saying "poor scholars, rich warriors" applies to gentry and landlord families, and is irrelevant to ordinary people.

However, this branch headquarters provides a convenient path for children from ordinary families to study and practice martial arts.

However, it cannot be done too openly, otherwise it will encounter dissatisfaction and suppression from certain forces.

Jia Huan was not a pure江湖人 (jianghu person, a person from the martial arts world). He was not exactly an expert on matters of the court and the local areas, but at least he knew all the overt and covert rules.

Monopolies are everywhere, no matter the world!

During the Han and Tang dynasties, powerful and aristocratic families monopolized knowledge to maintain their prosperity.

During the Song and Ming dynasties, local gentry and landlords maintained their family's prosperity by monopolizing the imperial examinations.

As for how to monopolize the imperial examinations, it's actually quite simple. It involves using academies as a base to connect with factions and monopolize most of the resources available for the examinations, thus achieving the ultimate goal of monopoly.

In fact, the situation is similar when practicing martial arts.

Truly advanced martial arts skills are monopolized by the royal family, powerful and wealthy families, government officials, and major sects.

If it weren't for the army providing a convenient way to practice martial arts, and the early dissemination of various basic martial arts techniques throughout the world, believe it or not, martial arts would have been monopolized!

Therefore, some of the actions taken by the Yuezhou branch will definitely offend certain people.