Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 245: The government is in charge of the affairs of Black Ice Platform

Princess Fengming's words made Zhao Yu blush again.

She turned around and looked around, then handed the dagger to Princess Fengming.

Princess Fengming took the dagger, and it felt warm in her hand. She could already sense its extraordinary power without even drawing the sword.

When she slightly pulled the sword out of its sheath, the indescribable power on the blade made her frown.

"Fourth girl, was this forged by Old Master Huang?"

"Swords like this cannot be sold."

She knew that Zhao Yu was a petty person and didn't really love money, but was just addicted to the feeling of controlling money.

She was afraid that Zhao Yu didn't know the seriousness of the matter.

Treasures like these cannot be sold easily.

"It was forged by Master Huang, but..." Zhao Yu lowered his voice and leaned close to Princess Fengming's ear, "It was given to me by Zhang Yuan."

"Send?" Princess Fengming showed surprise on her face and looked at the sword in her hand.

This sword is probably worth a fortune.

For ordinary people, even a hundred gold coins, let alone thousands or tens of thousands of gold coins, are something they dare not even think about in their lifetime.

But for martial arts masters and practitioners, it is natural for a pill to cost thousands of gold coins and a sword to cost tens of thousands of gold coins.

Zhang Yuan's cultivation and combat power are already considered strong, but he comes from a humble background. How could he be willing to give away such a precious item?
Zhao Yu took back the small sword, held it in his palm, and said softly: "Aunt, tell me, does this count as..."

Her voice was already too low to be heard: "Is it considered a token of love?"

After she finished speaking, she felt embarrassed to stay any longer, and without listening to Princess Fengming's reply, she ran into the villa with her sword in her arms.

Standing in front of the gate, Princess Fengming turned to look at Zhao Yu's back with a complicated expression.

After a long time, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "Girl, you must be happy..."

……

Zhengyang County Supervisory Office.

In the back hall, the chief Yu Zhentang and the co-magistrate Hu Liucheng were present.

Onew and several other Black Cavalry captains stood by with solemn expressions.

Zhang Yuan, wearing the commander's robe, held a few badges in his hand and handed them to He Jinquan and Duan Ta who were standing in front of him.

"You two, once you wear this badge and enter the Black Ice Platform, you will be my Black Ice Platform members from now on."

Duan Ta and He Jinquan looked at each other with serious expressions, then bowed and took the badge from Zhang Yuan.

Seeing the two men take the badges, everyone in the hall smiled.

He Jinquan and Duan Ta both have the power of a grandmaster. Even if they are just pseudo-grandmasters, they are not comparable to those in the innate realm.

From then on, the Black Ice Platform in Zhengyang County could truly be regarded as a rival to the county government in the county city, and could truly supervise the county government and the garrison troops.

Before, the Black Ice Platform had always been suppressed by the county government and the garrison troops. It was not until the rise of the Black Cavalry Commander Zhang Yuan that he led 800 Black Cavalry in a battle that shocked the world and the entire Zhengyang County saw the power of the Black Ice Platform.

"My two priests, you need to worry more about the affairs of the martial arts world in the future." The chief Yu Zhentang standing in the front said with a smile.

With these two people joining the Black Ice Platform, the Black Ice Platform in Zhengyang County can truly suppress the underworld in the county.

"Don't worry, sir. We will definitely do our best to help Heibingtai and take good care of the martial arts world in Zhengyang County." He Jinquan and Duan Ta clasped their fists and spoke again.

They come from the underworld and are familiar with the affairs of the underworld.

"My Black Ice Platform's responsibility is not just to control the martial arts world." Zhang Yuan's face was solemn, with a deep look in his eyes.

"The affairs of the Jianghu are the responsibility of the Black Ice Platform."

"Whatever the government is in charge of, I, Black Ice Platform, will also be in charge of."

Zhang Yuan's gaze fell on Duan Ta and He Jinquan, and he spoke calmly, "In short, I, Heibingtai, manage all the affairs of the Qin Empire. I am the sharpest sword in the hands of Your Majesty."

Take charge of all the affairs of the Qin Dynasty!
Zhang Yuan's voice echoed in the lobby.

He Jinquan and Duan Ta's faces were filled with unconcealed horror. They hadn't yet adapted to their new identities, nor could they consider themselves the Black Ice Platform's deities, capable of controlling world affairs.

This will take some time.

He Jinquan and Duan Ta joined the Black Ice Platform. Zhang Yuan started talking and told them about his previous plan to attract martial arts masters to join the Black Ice Platform.

In fact, in this battle at the Chilong Temple, most of the elites from the Yuanwu Sect and the Longxiang Wuzong have already participated in martial arts training.

These people were obtained by Zhang Yuan in exchange for totem patterns, and they were already considered members of the Black Ice Platform.

Recruiting martial artists now is just to expand the strength of the Black Ice Platform.

Zhang Yuan is about to leave the county government, and these matters need to be handled by Yu Zhentang and others.

"It's a good thing, but it's hard for the government to expand this much," Hu Liucheng paused, looking troubled. "The cost is a bit high."

It's more than just a little big.

Comparing the expenses between ordinary warriors and masters, the cost of daily training for a late-stage post-natal realm warrior is ten times that of a early-stage post-natal realm warrior.

For those in the Innate Realm, the resources consumed in their cultivation are often discounted in gold.

Now, even a county supervisory office would be stretched and unable to afford to recruit so many martial artists into the Black Ice Platform.

The Heibingtai and Wuwei Yamen were separated because the family could not afford to support the Wuwei, so they regarded the Wuwei Yamen as a burden and threw it to the local government.

"Qingxuan Dao Sect, Qingzhu Gang, if we plunder and wipe out these Jianghu sects, it will be enough to cover the expenses of Black Ice Tower for three to two years."

Zhang Yuan looked at Yu Zhentang beside him and spoke.

Recruiting soldiers is not difficult, but the difficult part is maintaining the consumption of so many people.

The resources that the Imperial City's Black Ice Platform provides to each county are all fixed. If they want to grow stronger, each Black Ice Platform must have its own way.

"In two to three years, we will be able to find a new way to make money and maintain the expenses of the Supervisory Office." Tongzhi Hu Liucheng nodded.

No one else in the lobby spoke, as if this was a matter of course.

Zhang Yuan's words determined the lives and deaths of thousands of people in the Zhengyang County martial arts world, as well as the survival of several major forces.

He Jinquan had a complicated expression.

As the best martial artist in Zhengyang County, he always felt that the government was wary of the martial arts world and was afraid to act rashly.

It was not until this moment that he realized that in the eyes of the government, the underworld was actually an insignificant existence.

Duan Ta couldn't hide the horror in his eyes.

The last time, for a martial arts trial, the Jianghu of Zhengyang County was mobilized, and a dispute ensued, resulting in countless casualties.

This time, in order to expand the Black Ice Platform, they have to target the martial arts sects again.

It turns out that all along, the martial artists and sects who thought they could dominate the world were nothing in the eyes of Heibingtai.

Zhang Yuan turned to look at He Jinquan and Duan Ta.

"My two ministers, when this matter is settled, please come to see me in Luyang Prefecture." Looking at the two of them, Zhang Yuan's voice was calm. "Then you two will accompany me to Beiyan."

He Jinquan and Duan Ta are both top fighters in the martial arts world. With their strength, going to Beiyan will be of great help.

However, they did not go there with the diplomatic mission, but with a caravan from Luyang Prefecture.

After all, facing the Zhenxi Army and Ouyang Shucai, even if there were a few more masters, it would only be icing on the cake.

Ouyang Shu was said to have reached the Grandmaster level just over two years ago, but his foundation was damaged and his cultivation was unstable. He had been in seclusion the entire time, and the news about him was mixed with truth and falsehood.

No matter what, Ouyang Shucai is at least at the peak of the Innate Realm. Coupled with the power of the Zhenxi Army's formation, even a master would be powerless if they confront him directly.

Duan Ta and He Jinquan bowed without hesitation and said, "Yes."

This is a petition.

The few words spoken in the hall just now determined the survival of several major factions in the Zhengyang County martial arts world. It was clearly intended to quietly intimidate the two of them.

(End of this chapter)