Thinking of Making Big Money

There's so much to learn about Confucian School!

From midnight until dawn, Dong Zhongshu spoke for two hours.

Even though Zhang Xuezhou was good at memorizing, he also felt that there was too much content in Confucianism.

It wasn't that Zhang Xuezhou couldn't remember the relevant information, but rather that Zhang Xuezhou felt the content of Confucian School cultivation was fragmented and mixed with too much useless information.

But if you asked Zhang Xuezhou to say which part of the content was useless, he couldn't say.

The Vast Righteous Qi Instruction" aligns with Dong Zhongshu's concept of "righteous qi of heaven and earth," but Dong Zhongshu Zhang Xuezhou's content was not entirely relevant, with only a small portion potentially related.

"Not many, just six scriptures," Dong Zhongshu said with a smile.

"I feel there's a lot of redundant content in your explanation of the scriptures that could be removed. Why don't you remove that?" Zhang Xuezhou asked. "That would at least make it easier for people to study."

"You noticed it the first time you heard it?" Dong Zhongshu asked in surprise.

"I can sense it, but I can't be completely certain," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"I can't be sure either," Dong Zhongshu said.

"You're not sure either?"

Zhang Xuezhou looked slightly taken aback. He didn't understand why the Confucian school had complicated the simple practice. Tens of thousands of words were only a part of it, and to learn the whole thing, there were at least hundreds of thousands or even more words.

This is devastating news for some students with poor memories.

Zhang Xuezhou was taken aback by the fact that Dong Zhongshu was also unable to remove the useless content; he hadn't expected that Dong Zhongshu wouldn't be able to remove the relevant information either.

"It is said that the initial practice of Confucianism was simple and clear, but in order to prevent other schools of thought from stealing it, it was made more complicated," Dong Zhongshu said. "Another theory is that in order to avoid the burning of books by Emperor Qin, the content of the practice was disrupted."

"But how can one cultivate if the content is disrupted?" Zhang Xuezhou asked curiously.

"This is the beauty of Confucian School self-cultivation," Dong Zhongshu said with a smile. "Those who are well-versed in these six classics will eventually naturally comprehend and enter the Dao, without caring about the confusion in the content, and even forgetting a certain chapter or paragraph will not be a problem."

"Magic!"

Zhang Xuezhou gave a thumbs up.

Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou amazed by the ability to learn Confucianism comprehensively, and even more so by the chaotic transmission of these cultivation manuals.

To be able to comprehend things on one's own amidst the chaos of secret manuals— Zhang Xuezhou felt this was almost an inhuman school of thought.

For most schools of thought, their esoteric texts are as complete as possible, for fear that a single wrong word or a confused word might lead to a different meaning. But the Confucian school does the complete opposite.

"To put it simply, it's just that simple," Dong Zhongshu laughed. "The sound of recitation can induce the pulsation of acupoints within the body. Each syllable brings the meaning of acupoint operation. When this situation continues for a long time, forming a natural acupoint operation, it will guide one into Realm Entry or generate other powers. It's not just our Confucian School school that does this; there are other schools of thought that possess similar knowledge, only they are not as thorough as our Confucian School."

"Does this feel a bit like cryptography?"

Zhang Xuezhou pondered for a moment, but he quickly put his mind at ease.

He could cultivate step by step, taking the first, second, and third steps, but Zhang Xuezhou didn't care about cultivating through words.

After all, his best talent right now lies in rote memorization, and if he were to use that talent to learn Confucian School, which requires a lot of memorization and recitation, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Confucian School was the right choice.

Aside from being a little unsure about his own comprehension abilities, Zhang Xuezhou felt that he was very well suited to Confucianism.

He can recite, and he can also ramble on.

This was something you could do when you were bored, and Zhang Xuezhou felt confident he could do it.

Moreover, the effects of the Vast Righteous Qi Instruction are real and tangible.

Having left the Heavenly Court, Zhang Xuezhou no longer had any green carp to eat, but the benefits brought by the Vast Righteous Qi Instruction were immeasurable.

Hearing Dong Zhongshu mention that he could replenish his Law Power while casting spells, and that if the output of his spells was small, his Law Power would almost never run out, Zhang Xuezhou was extremely envious.

"Other schools of thought not learning from your Confucianism? They're simply insane!"

Zhang Xuezhou muttered something.

Once it was fully light, he spoke with Dong Zhongshu for a while, and then slipped out through the open gate of the prefectural governor's mansion.

"The other schools of thought aren't out of their minds..."

Dong Zhongshu looked at Zhang Xuezhou's unorthodox way of walking and shook his head, clearly disagreeing with Zhang Xuezhou's statement.

Even if people from other schools of thought were willing to set aside their sectarian prejudices, it wouldn't be so easy for them to enter the Confucian school.

This is a shift from one mode of spiritual practice to another, and few people adapt as easily as Zhang Xuezhou.

To grasp concepts as quickly as Zhang Xuezhou and possess the ability to remember everything one hears is extremely rare.

No wonder Zou Bugui is interested in you!

Although Zou Bugui strong, his opponent is at least the head of a large school of thought, possessing half of the Yin-Yang School's heritage. When choosing a successor, even if he is desperate for one, he still needs to meet the requirements.

Dong Zhongshu looked at Zhang Xuezhou and was completely satisfied with him.

He felt that he couldn't find many faults with Zhang Xuezhou at the moment.

"Absolutely perfect!"

Dong Zhongshu was genuinely impressed. The closer he got to Zhang Xuezhou, the more merits he discovered in him, and the more pleasing Zhang Xuezhou became to him.

But his admiration didn't last long.

Around noon, Zhang Xuezhou ran back to the prefectural governor's mansion with a gloomy expression.

"Master Dong, do you have any ways to make big money?"

One serving of Grain Avoidance powder is roughly equivalent to the cost of buying about 80 kilograms of pork.

The price of this material is quite high, both in this world and in reality. And considering Zhang Xuezhou's failure rate in refining the Grain Avoidance Powder, Grain Avoidance cost would be even higher.

Before returning to the real world, he needs to take at least one dose of a three-day Grain Avoidance powder, and even after regaining consciousness, he needs to take the Grain Avoidance powder to prolong his life due to hunger.

This has resulted in Zhang Xuezhou being short of money at the moment.

Only with enough money could he order a sufficient quantity of medicinal herbs to refine the Grain Avoidance Powder.

The duration of his current state determines how many days of Grain Avoidance powder Zhang Xuezhou needs to prepare.

If he didn't have enough Grain Avoidance powder on a certain day, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the possibility of an accident was relatively high.

He has always been struggling to survive since his debut, a sentiment Zhang Xuezhou deeply agrees with, and he tries his best to prepare in advance.

But Zhang Xuezhou must say that money is hard to earn.

There's a reason why his father, Zhang Zhong, couldn't survive in the city.

Even if they shamelessly moved into the prefect's mansion and ate for free, they still had no way to get money.

In Shu County, there are not many ways to earn money.

One group consists of street vendors, primarily selling meat, cloth, salt, and grain, which are essential for everyone's basic needs, including food and clothing.

One is the pharmacy; when you have a minor health problem, you need to drink some herbal medicine—it's something you can't avoid.

One is the blacksmith shop, where farm tools, armor, and other essential items are indispensable and must be purchased.

Apart from that, there were almost no other businesses in Shu County that generated money.

Zhang Xuezhou wandered around all morning but couldn't find a job he could get into. If he were to work odd jobs at a pig slaughterhouse, the money they would offer wouldn't be enough for him to buy medicinal herbs.

If Zhang Xuezhou were to go up the mountain to collect herbs, such a task would be even more impossible.

Firstly, there are many different kinds of medicinal herbs; secondly, the mountains are high and the roads are treacherous, requiring an extremely long time to collect the herbs; and thirdly, the herbs also need to be washed and dried, which are not things he can easily do on his own.

Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to purchase medicinal herbs, which increased his financial needs.

However, fulfilling this need is very difficult.

At least Zhang Xuezhou hasn't found a way to make enough money yet.

Upon seeing Dong Zhongshu reciting a book, Zhang Xuezhou immediately sought help.

"Make big money? Cultivators are always just like peddlers and laborers selling goods." Dong Zhongshu said, "You need to study, and you need to study hard. That's what a virtuous cultivator should do!"

Dong Zhongshu felt that Zhang Xuezhou had gone astray, that a man of such high moral character had actually stooped to thinking about making a lot of money.