Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 149 A Group of Borers

"Hiss, good fellow, he really is such a heartless person that he sells his father's land without any regret." Hearing what the Huo family said, Sect Leader Kang opened his eyes wide and took a breath of cold air.

His plan was not a glorious one. He had deliberately avoided the Huo family for what he had just done. He hadn't expected that they would get wind of the news and come to him on their own initiative.

The man in front of him was called Huo Chun, and he had reached the sixth level of Qi training. Kang Dabao vaguely remembered that he should be the great-grandson of Huo Bing, the head of the Huo family, and his half-brother.

This kind of relationship is considered an extremely close direct line in many families, but they actually want to collude with outsiders to poach their own people? !

Master Kang was shocked when he heard this, and looked at the man in front of him with some suspicion, worried that he was setting a trap to trick him.

"The county lieutenant is the head of the family, but he doesn't know how difficult it is for the family members under us to practice cultivation. How can we pursue the great cause if we don't do something to make a living?" Huo Chun explained to Kang Dabao, both of them were full of grievances.

His sincere and shameless look did not seem to be fake. Master Kang thought for a while and said slowly: "Friend Huo, what are you going to do?"

Seeing Kang Dabao was persuaded, Huo Chun smiled even more: "The current monthly quota of spirit stones for the thirteen county teams is about nine hundred. As long as the county lieutenant can integrate the thirteen teams and calculate according to the output of Pingrong County, we can at least mine two thousand two hundred to three hundred spirit stones per month.

After throwing away the one thousand that have been handed over, and removing the money that Huo has to take care of for his family, the supervisors of the counties, and the people from the governor's office, the remaining spiritual stones will be divided equally between the two brothers. After a month, it should be no problem to divide two or three hundred spiritual stones."

Huo Chun's appetite is much bigger than that of Sect Leader Kang, and the latter was dumbfounded when he heard it.

He actually wanted to integrate 20,000 to 30,000 teachers from 13 counties and bring in supervisors from each county to do this together. This was much more ambitious than Kang Dabao's previous plan.

If what Huo Chun said is true, even if he can earn 200 spirit stones a month, it will be more profitable than the Chongming Market that Master Kang opened with great effort.

If this business can really be made into a long-lasting one, then Jiang Qing would be able to gather all the resources for building his foundation in a short period of time!

"My method is not difficult to learn. Since Brother Huo has such ability, why don't you report it directly to your family? You can also get some resources legitimately." Kang Dabao did not let down his guard because of Huo Chun's wish. Seeing no joy on his face, he asked instead.

"I also manage a fine iron mine in the east of Tanggu County. I borrowed your method and tried it out. The output is higher, but it is far less than yours. This shows that your talent for managing the world is much better than mine."

Huo Chun did not directly answer Kang Dabao's doubts. He first flattered the latter for a while. Seeing that Master Kang was still unmoved, he explained:
"This spiritual stone doubled and entered my family. After being distributed by the head of the family and the elders, it may not even be worth a fraction of it in my hands. I originally have the third spiritual root cultivation, and I practice diligently.

The descendant of the Patriarch with four spiritual roots has inferior spiritual roots than me, and is not as diligent as me, but his cultivation is still far better than mine, and he even has the foundation-building pill ready. The reason is that the Patriarch is unfair and did not give me the resources that should be given to me."

When Huo Chun talked about his family affairs, his resentful look did not seem fake. Kang Dabao listened carefully for a while, and then he became a little bored. He stopped him with a gesture and said, "How sure are you, Huo Daoyou?"

"We have a good chance of success. The head of the family doesn't take care of things very much. I will first feed the elders who are in charge of the mines, and then use spirit stones to seal the mouths of the monks who are supervising the thirteen counties. This way, the news won't reach the ears of the head of the family."

Huo Chun patted his chest confidently, but saw that the head of Kangda was still frowning, and then he said: "Don't worry, brother, you are the son-in-law of the Fei family, and you have the support of Senior Heilu behind you. Otherwise, I might not choose to cooperate with you.

Let's take a step back. Even if the truth is revealed, you have those two connections. At most, you will have to return the spiritual stones you got, and then stand aside and watch the supervising monks from other counties lose their heads one by one. The head of the family will not dare to do anything to you."

Kang Dabao didn't relax his brows after hearing this, but asked, "What about you, fellow Taoist?"

Huo Chun smiled and said, "Although my cultivation has been delayed due to lack of resources, I am the only cultivator with three spiritual roots among the current Huo family members. The patriarch may punish me, but he will definitely not harm my life. On the other hand, if I cannot establish a foundation in this life, what is the point of keeping my life?"

Kang Dabao couldn't tell whether the Huo family was really so rotten internally, or whether Huo Chun was too paranoid to do such a thing as betraying his family.

Master Kang, remember this guy is only in his early twenties, and his cultivation is about to break through the seventh level of Qi training. His cultivation speed is even faster than that of the third child back then. How can he be so young and so anxious to build his foundation?

The energy of the young man in front of him made the man in his forties, who had just been feeling a little complacent, feel ashamed and embarrassed.

However, what Huo Chun said was indeed promising and much bigger than the deal he had previously imagined. After listening to Huo Chun's description, Kang Dabao felt that the risk was reduced a lot.

If that's the case, then what can't be done? Just as Huo Chun said, even if something happened, Huo Bing might not dare to do anything to him.

Sect Leader Kang suddenly felt that he had underestimated the value of the words "Fei Family's legitimate son-in-law". Thinking of this, even if he had rejected Huo Bing's personal signature and disobeyed his order, and stayed in the sect to practice, Huo Bing would not dare to do anything.

But it was also a mistake. If I hadn't made this trip, I might not have been able to break through to the seventh level of Qi training so quickly.

The two of them had an agreement from then on, and they discussed the rules of poaching from the Huo family in a cheerful and cheerful manner, and then they separated to make their own preparations.

Huo Chun was very efficient. Not only did he gather all the supervising monks from the other twelve counties in just ten days, he also returned all the spirit stones that exceeded the average amount paid by Pingrong County in the first quarter to Master Kang as a token of his sincerity.

Needless to say, the mine manager who Kang Dabao had failed to persuade earlier had been dragged into the water by Huo Chun.

However, with these hundred or so spirit stones in hand, it did make the head of Kang Da, who was doing business with him, feel more at ease. At least it proved that Huo Chun was not the kind of spoiled child who was arrogant and only knew how to talk. The head of Kang Da would not lag behind. He followed the method and organized the hard laborers in various counties. Soon, the hard laborers were cheered up and the initial results were seen.

When these supervising monks heard that there were spirit stones to be earned, they naturally became willing to use their brains, and they came up with endless ways to motivate the laborers.

The convicts have been living a good life since then. Not only have some of their trousers been replaced, but they have also been able to respond faster to attacks by monsters. Even gambling houses, brothels, restaurants and other entertainment venues have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain near the spirit stone mines.

As long as you mine enough, you can still live a paradise on earth here.

However, not everyone is willing to spend so much time and effort to learn from Kang Dabao. There are also those who are unwilling to accept the result and are willing to find another way.

The chief clerk of Jin County simply scattered the poisonous insects he had cultivated on all the convicts, forcing them to complete the daily quota. If they failed to do so, they would be bitten by the poisonous insects and die.

Mining spirit stones is a matter of luck. The number of laborers from Jin County who could complete the daily quota was decreasing, and in the end one-fifth of them were killed or injured.

In frustration, a dozen Wu Zong secretly gathered two or three hundred laborers, lied that they had discovered a monster, tricked the chief of Jin County into a mine, and almost beat him to death.

Fortunately, the chief clerk of Jin County was a mid-stage cultivator, so even when he was suddenly surrounded, he was able to escape with serious injuries and was rescued by fellow believers who came to support him after hearing the news.

Although everyone disliked the self-righteousness of the chief clerk of Jin County, all the rebellious laborers were still cleared out.

We can't set a bad example. If the tens of thousands of laborers in the mine all follow suit, it wouldn't be a big deal if they were all killed, but it would take time to catch them, and that would delay everyone's efforts to earn spirit stones.

The Chief Clerk of Jin County did not get a good result afterwards. After being forced by the Great Master Kang to remove the poisonous insects from the bodies of the remaining Jin County laborers, he was picked out by the gloomy-looking Huo Chun and was severely beaten to death.

This young master, who was born into the Huo family's direct lineage, is not polite to everyone. It depends on the person.

The death of Jin County Chief Bo will not bring any bad effects. It is normal for a few Qi-cultivating monks to die from time to time in the uncleaned mines.

Besides, for such a big business, we should kill a chicken to show the monkeys.

It was also because of Huo Chun's thundering measures that the stupid behavior of the chief clerk of Jin County did not make all the hard laborers feel resentful and united against the enemy.

Even the hard laborers who survived the ordeal quickly returned to mining work after recovering, so that the output of spirit stones was not greatly affected.

Kang Dabao was even less affected. He continued to practice hard and consolidate his realm.

Once when he was helping the laborers to expel evil beasts, he killed a fire boar and actually took out a nest of fully grown cubs from its belly that could even cry out.

I often hear some mountain dwellers who make a living outside the Jackdaw Mountains say that they picked up some animal eggs, monster cubs, and the like in a certain place in a certain year and month. It is the first time in all these years that Master Kang has encountered such a lucky thing.

It is said that newborn monster cubs are the easiest to tame, so Kang Dabao sent a message to Zhou Yixiu, asking him to bring Duan Anle to Tanggu County when he is free, so that they can take the litter of fire pig cubs back and try to raise them.

Fire pig meat is a kind of spiritual food material that is relatively popular among the monks in Yunjiaozhou. If Chongming Sect can develop an industry and regularly sell some fire pig meat, there will be no worries about sales.

Zhou Yixiu and Duan Anle arrived soon, and Kang Dabao did not let them stay any longer.

Now the group of gold-eating rats in the spiritual stone mine has not been cleared out yet. Even if they have not appeared recently, it cannot be said to be a safe place. The two are weak, so they should go back to the head of Kangda as soon as possible to feel at ease.

The days passed quickly as the laborers were full of energy and enthusiasm.

On the first day of March, when the mine manager checked again, the output of spirit stones had reached 1,600. Although it had not yet doubled as Kang and Huo had expected, it had already increased significantly.

All the cultivators who stayed in the spirit stone mine benefited from it, and Kang Dabao and Huo Chun also became more popular here.

On the first day of April, the mine owner's smile was so raised that it was difficult to suppress it, as the output of spirit stones reached 2,100.

On the first day of May, the person in charge of the mine was overjoyed as the output of spirit stones reached 2,452.

On the first day of June, the mine owner died before he could take inventory.

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