After staying at cave abode for a while, Xu Yi returned to the Ming Hall. Steward Fang had already arrived and was cooking fragrant tea. The smoke was curling up and the fragrance was pleasant.
Xu Yi walked over and sat down, picked up the tea, drank a full cup, the fragrance danced between his lips and teeth, and praised, "Old Fang, you are very capable, tell me what you want to do with me."
Steward Fang said, "Two things, one is to report our current Number One Under Heaven Sect power..."
Xu Yi waved his hand, "You should talk about the second thing. You are in charge of this matter. I am very relieved."
In Xu Yi's view, the so-called power of the Number One Under Heaven Sect is nothing more than the number of people under his sect, how many Soul Sensing Realm strong men he has, which sects he has merged with, and how many cities he has absorbed.
For him, it doesn't mean much. At least so far, he hasn't realized the benefits of being the leader of a large sect. It's just that he has a bunch of younger brothers, so he doesn't have to do it himself when bullying others.
Steward Fang said, "You really have to listen. If you don't listen to the first thing, the second thing will be useless."
"Okay, then I'll listen."
Xu Yi is interested.
Steward Fang said, "Now under our Number One Under Heaven Sect, there are three hundred and eight strong Mid Soul Sensing Stage people, and one thousand four hundred strong Late Condensing Liquid Realm people..."
"Wait, wait, how many people are there?"
Xu Yi said, "Number One Under Heaven Sect, there are nearly two thousand people now?"
Steward Fang said with a smile, "This doesn't count the peripheral people below Late Condensing Liquid Realm?"
"How can we support so many people? I remember that the batch of spiritual stones I allocated to Old Zhao cannot support so many people. Also, isn't it said that the sect has a quota for recruiting people?"
Xu Yi is a little confused.
Steward Fang said, "Our income comes from two sources. On the one hand, it is the three first-level sects that have joined us, each bringing a small city, and the tax revenue has been greatly increased. On the other hand, it is the congratulatory gifts sent by the various sects after you were promoted to the governor. With these incomes, we can temporarily control the situation. There are detailed records on the accounts, and I have to report to you several times, but you have no time to listen."
"As for the restriction on the recruitment of sects you mentioned, this is only for ordinary sects. Now we Number One Under Heaven Sect are still ordinary sects. Your leader has become Second-rank Star Official. Our Number One Under Heaven Sect has long been It automatically breaks away from the restrictions on ordinary sects imposed by the government. In other words, Number One Under Heaven Sect is now your private power. The government will no longer interfere, and there will be no more trial battles. As long as we pay the prescribed taxes on the mountains and cities every year, there will be no other restrictions."
Xu Yi did not expect that being promoted to a star official would have such additional benefits. He smiled and said, "These sects join us. I'm afraid they won't be able to survive and are afraid of the trial."
Steward Fang showed his thumbs up and said, "The master's opinion is that it is exactly like this. However, when people posted it, they were sincere. Even Martial Edict canceled it, but the city was annexed. However, this is very normal nowadays."
"Tell me how the various sects send congratulatory gifts?"
Xu Yi has no choice but to pay attention to this. As a Discipline Department First Division envoy, he is very sensitive to these apparent transfers of benefits, and there is no way he can be insensitive. After all, there are too many eyes staring at him.
Steward Fang stretched out his hand to share a cup of tea for him, "Master, don't worry too much about this. This is the proper etiquette and procedure. The official can't help it, and no one will use this to find fault with you. This will cause public outrage. Besides, every star official who takes office has had this experience and will never fall behind. Besides, the amount is not big. There are hundreds of sects, and it is less than 30,000 spiritual stones."
"So many?"
Xu Yi was shocked. He knew that the salaries of star officials were not very high, so how could the extra money be so exaggerated?
Steward Fang smiled and said, "Don't think that every star official has this kind of treatment. You are the commander in charge of First Division, General Huaixi Fengxian. Counting the Fengxian of various sects, they are also under your rectification. They should provide you with offerings. When the star officials next to you take office, there will never be so many sects coming to congratulate you, and there will never be such a rich congratulatory gift."
Xu Yi raised his glass and said, "Come on, Old Fang, let me toast you. I haven't worried much about this sect all this time. With the current situation, you and Old Zhao have done the most good. Come on, let's do it with tea instead of wine."
The two raised their glasses and drank to each other. Steward Fang said, "This is all within one's duties. Who calls me Number One Under Heaven Sect's Deputy Strategist? To be honest, Working with you is much more powerful than working with the Tianxia Association. With thousands of people under his control, what a power it is, Fang only knows what it is like to be a person above others today, it is really thanks to the blessing of the leader."
Xu Yi waved his hand, "I don't have time to listen to flattery. If you have anything serious, tell me immediately."
Steward Fang said, "Chengcheng, I'm serious. There is an urgent matter right now that I really need to report to you. That is the issue of recruiting Sincere Grade people again. The first batch of Sincere Grade only has Zhao Wuliang and others. In the past, we had a small number of people and were easy to manage, so ten Sincere Grade were enough for us. Now, including the peripheral disciples, there are thousands of people under our sect, and ten Sincere Grade are not enough."
Xu Yi said, "Oh, the key is that someone must be willing to join this trap. From what you say, there are already people willing to join Sincere Grade."
Steward Fang said, "It's not willing, it's clearly a frantic grab. Do you still think the Number One Under Heaven Sect of today is still the Number One Under Heaven Sect of the past? Let's not talk about others, just take Zhao Wuliang as an example. Who was he a year ago? He was the lowest level of the poor who couldn't even collect spiritual stones for cultivation. What kind of person is he now? He is just the third person under you and Vice Sect Master. With examples like this before, how many people do you think want to be the second Zhao Wuliang. Even if they cannot become the second Zhao Wuliang, becoming my Number One Under Heaven Sect's confidant is still the best choice."
Xu Yi made it clear at the first point, "Okay, this matter is up to you. It depends not only on your cultivation, but also on your character. It's better to be lacking than to be indiscriminate. Once you've made your choice, report it to me. I'll take a look. If it's suitable, I'll accept it. That's enough about the sect. It's time to talk about the second thing."
Steward Fang said, "The second thing is that the triennial Gloomy Forbidden Area is about to start. We need to accumulate strength as soon as possible. With our current strength..."
Xu Yi knew that Steward Fang was going to talk at length again, so he quickly stopped and said, "You should get to the point. Tell me what Gloomy Forbidden Area is first."
Steward Fang was startled, and his heart suddenly moved. An idea popped up in his mind, but he felt it was unreasonable, so he suppressed it and explained, "I can't explain exactly what this Gloomy Forbidden Area is. It's just that it is shrouded in strange fog all year round and cannot be detected. It is also extremely dangerous and has been a forbidden area for many years. So it is called Gloomy Forbidden Area."
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