The boss is going against the sky

Chapter 9 The Legend of the Cliff Mountain
"Qingshi Village is an inferior village. Now there are only 20 households. There are 13 males between the ages of 60 and 50, and a total of 112 people including old and weak women and children. Because the entire Gangxi Town has barren fields and is by the sea, the village There are very few fields in Zhongtian, and the villagers mainly rely on fishing. However, fishing at sea is risky and the income is not stable, so our Taoist sect collects offerings at a monthly rate of one ding and ten wen."

On the way down the mountain, Chu Suoran told Shen Qi about the situation of Qingshi Village in the Taoist territory.

Hearing this, some relevant information appeared in Shen Qi's mind.

According to the provisions of the Wumeng, villages with fewer than 50 households are considered inferior villages, villages with 50 to 100 households are classified as middle-class villages, and villages with more than 100 households are classified as upper-class villages.If a village has more than 300 households, the villages are divided into towns.

According to this division, Qingshi Village can be regarded as a poor one among the lower-class villages, so Shen Qi couldn't help asking: "Has the population of Qingshi Village always been so small?"

Chu suddenly took a sip of wine and said, "That's not true. When your ancestor was here, our Taoist sect owned the entire Gangxi Town, and there were more than one source of money. Knowing that the life of the villagers in Qingshi Village was difficult, we charged a symbolic amount of two or three coins. Money, at that time, many villagers came to join Qingshi Village to take advantage of it. Later, our Taoism declined, and only Qingshi Village was the territory, so we had to increase the monthly offerings, and those who took advantage of it naturally left."

"Then shall we let them come and go?" Shen Qi felt strange.

Chu suddenly smiled and said: "Back then they were able to join Qingshi Village, it was because of the kindness of my master and the sect master brother; when they were able to leave later, it was because they had found a new master, our Taoist sect did not have the strength to keep them."

Shen Qi understood - in the final analysis, it was still a matter of the strength of the sect.

Then, Shen Qi settled the bill.

According to Chu Suoran, the monthly offerings that Xuanmen collects from Qingshi Village are only 500 Wen, and in fact there are only a few and not many.According to the silver-to-money exchange ratio in this world, 1 Wen is always exchanged for 10 tael of silver, and 1 taels of silver can be exchanged for [-] tael of gold.And because the right to mint coins is firmly in the hands of the Wumeng, the money law has not been messed up for thousands of years, and the ratio of silver to money has not changed naturally.

However, the Wumeng cannot solve the problem of different prices in different places, so how much supplies the Xuanmen can buy with the half of the monthly offering money depends on the prices in this area.

"The head of Qingshi Village is called Zhou Huaji. He is over 60 years old. He is an old man who existed when our Taoist sect was founded here. This old man is not bad, and he is quite supportive of our Taoism. It took a lot of effort to successfully collect the offerings from Qingshi Village..."

Chu Suran talked about other aspects of Qingshi Village, Shen Qi listened to it in his heart, thinking about it silently, trying to come up with a plan to transform Qingshi Village with the knowledge of his previous life.

In this way, the three of them chatted and walked, and in less than a quarter of an hour, they went down Xuanshan Mountain and walked southwest along a sandy road.

The surrounding scenery was somewhat different from that seen on the mountain. After scanning around, Shen Qi's eyes fell on the majestic mountain in the south.

The reason why Shen Qi used the word "Wonderful" to describe it was because looking south from his position, the west side of this mountain was covered with straight cliffs of thousands of feet. Everywhere is smooth!Such a scenery can be called uncanny workmanship!
Cliff Mountain!
Shen Qi got the name of this mountain from the memory of the original body, and at the same time got a legend - it is said that in ancient times, the cliff mountain was once an ordinary mountain on the east coast, but later a few immortals fought here, and the cliff mountain became After being affected, it was split in half by a sword, and the west half was also shattered, scattered on the nearby plain, and became many hills like Xuanshan today.

This kind of legend was originally absurd and unbelievable, but when Shen Qi looked away from the endless cliff and scanned the surrounding mountains and rivers again, he couldn't help but believe this legend.

Perhaps, the Cliff Mountain is really a remnant of the ancient immortal war!
But Immortal should be a superstitious name for ordinary people, and in the eyes of their warriors, the so-called Immortal is more likely to be a high-level martial arts expert.However, what level of martial arts can one achieve to split such a large mountain with one sword?I'm afraid even the elders of the Wumeng Presbyterian Church can't do it, right?
After recovering, Shen Qi thought of a very exciting question.

He asked Chu Suran: "Master Uncle, you see how majestic the Cliff Mountain is, why is there no sect occupying it?"

Chu Suran laughed when he heard this, and said: "So what about Qiwei? You can see it but you can't eat it! The lowest point of the cliff on the west side of this cliff mountain is also a thousand feet high. Not to mention that it is difficult for birds to cross, but it is definitely impossible for apes to climb it. As for The other three sides have been washed by the strong winds and waves of the East China Sea for tens of thousands of years, and the mountains are even more dangerous. Therefore, it is very difficult to climb this cliff mountain. It’s special, it’s extremely poor, who would take so much effort to establish a sect on it?”

"Then has anyone ever gone up to explore? The mountain is so big, maybe there are some treasures on it?" Shen Qi asked unwillingly.

Chu Suran laughed even happier, pointed at Shen Qi and said, "You are still a young man. Let me put it this way, the cliff mountain is so big, do you think you are the only one who noticed it and had all kinds of doubts before? Obviously not !"

"Anyway, since I entered the Taoist sect, I haven't seen anyone go up this mountain. Because no one is sure whether there are natural treasures on the mountain, but there is a powerful strange beast that many people in Qingzhou know."

Tiger carving!
Although Chu Suran didn't say the name of the strange beast, a noun immediately flashed in Shen Qi's mind, which shows that the original body was deeply impressed by this noun.

When it comes to tiger-pattern carvings, one has to talk about strange beasts.

The so-called alien beasts refer to those powerful ferocious beasts that have the strength of innate warriors when they grow up.They are endowed with extraordinary talents. Not only are they powerful, but their wisdom and lifespan are far beyond ordinary animals. They can no longer be viewed with common sense.Even some legendary beasts have some mysterious abilities, just like demons!
Compared with those legendary beasts, the tiger-pattern carving can only be regarded as an ordinary beast.

It is said that tiger eagles, like human beings, take families as units and live in nests on the mountains by the sea.A tiger eagle can live more than 100 years, which is longer than ordinary humans. When it is an adult, it will be at least one foot (three meters) long, and its wings will be more than three feet (nine meters) long!It is said that its beak and claws are as hard as black iron and extremely sharp, so it has innate strength when it is an adult!

Fortunately, tiger-patterned eagles like to prey on big fish in the sea, not land creatures, otherwise no one would dare to live by the sea.As for the name of the tiger tattoo, one theory is that it got its name because its white and gray feathers look like the stripes on the tiger's body; another theory is that it is because its strength is stronger than that of several tigers. It looks big and is more ferocious than a tiger, hence the name.

Qingzhou is surrounded by the sea on almost three sides, and tiger-pattern carvings are not uncommon, and the area where tiger-pattern carvings appear most frequently is the sea in front of the cliff mountain.So there is another rumor in Qingzhou - the largest tiger-striped carving nest in Qingzhou is on the cliff mountain!

There is no doubt that the alien beast attaches great importance to the territory. Think about it, who would dare to easily climb the cliff mountain when encountering a group of tiger carvings with innate strength?

Thinking of this, it is logical that Shen Qi should stop thinking about Cliff Mountain, but in fact, he desires to own Cliff Mountain even more!

Yes, the cliff mountain is very difficult, and the tiger pattern carving is also very scary.

But Shen Qi believes that as long as he is strong enough, no matter how dangerous the mountain is, no matter how powerful the strange beast is, they will all be conquered!

Looking away from the cliff mountain, Shen Qi deeply buried this absolutely crazy idea in his heart, and quickened his pace to follow Chu Suran to Qingshi Village...

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