Qeng Ho Mage

Chapter 53 Tribute (for further reading)
Fang Dushu had long wanted to know about the situation of the Zhenwen School.

Now that he heard Fu Jigong mention the Zhenwen School, he wanted to take the opportunity to inquire about it.

But after entering the streets of the city, he found that there were lights and festoons everywhere, as if it was New Year's Eve, and even the air was filled with joy.

"Jiegong, when I was in the city a few months ago, no matter which street I walked, it was basically empty. Why is it so crowded today?"

"It's the Chinese New Year coming soon!" Fu Jigong said with a smile, "Although it's a mortal festival, we monks will celebrate it occasionally."

Fang Dushu was slightly taken aback, it really is Chinese New Year.

He counted the time in his mind.

At the beginning, he finished comprehending the summer moth clock in Liangjie Mountain, it was the warm spring season in March.

After leaving the customs, he went to the Shituoji to look for Qingqing, and then took Qingqing to Cangsangze. It was early summer in June when he met Fu Shiqing.

Then he went to Dihuo Grotto to practice silkworms and Hengyan Valley.

It's just the end of December, and the New Year is just a few days away.

"After the new year, I will be 23." Fang Dushu thought to himself: "I feel like I haven't done anything at all, and two or three years have passed by in a flash."

However, a monk in the qi training period can already prolong his life. The natural lifespan is 120 years. As long as he does not die during the period, he can basically live a hundred years, and two or three years is not long.

Fu Jigong will be sixty this year, exactly half of his life span.

He continued to tell Fang Dushu: "It just so happened that Senior Liang from the Zhenwen School came here, and the elders of the clan decided to make a big fuss and prepare a grand welcome ceremony for Senior Liang!

At the same time, there is also a dharma altar. In the past few days at the end of the year, there will be dharma meetings on the five main peaks. Let Shiqing take you around! "

Fang Dushu liked the puja very much.

He has participated in two Dharma meetings, one is the Spring Silkworm Dharma Assembly and the other is the Shituo Assembly Dharma Assembly, and he has gained a lot from both.

He is really looking forward to the Dharma Conference of the five main peaks.

Because there were so many pedestrians on the street and the hustle and bustle could be heard endlessly, Fang Dushu kept the Zhenwen faction's doubts in his heart.

After returning home with Fu Jigong, I finished seeing Fu Shiqing and Fu Zhou.

Let's chat about old times together in the living room.

Only then did Fang Dushu ask: "Senior Liang of the Zhenwen faction chooses to visit at the end of the year. Does he have to pay tribute to the Zhenwen faction every year?"

"Of course! Tribute is the top priority in all cities in Longzhou!"

It happened that Fu Jigong wanted to arrange for Fang Dushu to study the Fa. Whether he could learn the true Fa of Wuyuan City was closely related to the tribute.

Even if Fang Dushu didn't ask, Fu Jigong would take the initiative to talk about the tribute.

He gave Fang Dushu a detailed explanation: "Every year, the Zhenwen School stipulates the number of tributes for each city. If it is not completed, not only will the rewards of this city be deprived, but it will also directly lead to the change of ownership of the family in charge of the city. .”

"Then if a child from a certain family joins the Zhenwen School, can't he intercede?"

"The tribute is an iron law, and it must be handed in in full. It is useless for anyone to intercede!"

"What exactly is the tribute?"

"We all call the tribute 'wen marrow', because the tribute is condensed from the bell tripod, just like the essence of Zhong Dingwen, anyway, that's the meaning."

When Fang Dushu heard this, he was stunned. The bell and cauldron can actually make tributes?
He was in charge of three bell tripods, and he used the magical powers of these tripods to perfection, but he never discovered that the tripods had the power to make tributes.

When the two were talking, Fu Shiqing was always listening by the side.

At this time, he couldn't help interjecting: "Grandpa, you have mentioned to your grandson several times before that you asked your grandson to accept the mission of tribute from the clan and go to Guanwen Hall to do errands, but your grandson still doesn't understand how tribute is made." made?"

Fu Jigong showed bitterness on his face: "How else can I refine it! Stay in the Guanwen Hall day and night, squandering blood and sweat like a coolie, overdrawing mana on Zhong Dingwen, this is the way to refine tribute!"

He has worked as a coolie for half his life, and he has a deep feeling of hardship.

Although he mentioned the task of tribute to his grandson a few times ago, he didn't reveal the actual content. He was just hesitant, and he didn't want his grandson to do coolies.

"coolie?"

Fu Shiqing half understood: "Grandpa, what kind of coolie is it, and what does it mean to overdraw mana?"

Fu Jigong made a metaphor: "In the world, the porters who load and unload goods on the Lishui Wharf, you must know that when you accept the tribute task, then you will be a porter with great strength."

Now that Fu Shiqing understood, he expressed his attitude: "There is nothing wrong with being a porter. There will be rewards in the clan, and let him observe and learn the true method. My grandson thinks it is okay to do it."

Fu Jigong couldn't help being stunned, and sighed in his heart.

He found out that his precious grandson was a monk with no ambitions, not very aggressive, with a temper that was indifferent to the world, so he couldn't become a great weapon.

But he didn't dislike his grandson at all, because his grandson dared to go all out to save him. This advantage alone was enough to offset all the shortcomings.

In his eyes, Fu Shiqing is still the best grandson in the world.

"No matter what decision you make, grandpa will support you."

Finish talking to Fu Shiqing.

Fu Jigong looked at Fang Dushu: "Xiao Fang, there are strict regulations in Wuyuan City. All guests who want to learn the law must participate in the sacrifice of tributes. I have applied to the clan many times, and Shiqing and I will sacrifice tributes on your behalf." , let you study the Fa directly, but the clan disagrees, I really have no choice.”

Why does Ke Qing have to learn the true Fa?

Because the monks in the qi training period in the world of cultivating immortals all over the world, the way they improve their cultivation is generally to practice the true method of Zhongding.

Fang Dushu has the help of oracle bones, and every time he practices the Zhongding Zhenfa, he can increase his mana during the Qi training period by two layers.

The true methods practiced by other monks are generally deduced from the bells and tripods, because these true methods have loopholes and cannot fully reflect the essence of the bells and tripods.

However, if you practice three to five such true methods continuously, you can still improve your cultivation.

In the major cities of the Li Kingdom, the true Dharma treasured by the aristocratic family is willing to disclose to the guests in exchange for the guests to sacrifice and refine tributes. The reason why the guests are willing to do coolies is to practice these true methods and improve their cultivation.

These deduced true methods, the closer the supernatural powers are to the original meaning of Zhong Ding, the greater the improvement in cultivation.

The cost of studying the Fa is low and the results are quick, so casual practitioners are naturally keen on practicing.

Fu Jigong's background is limited, and he has done his best to let Fang Dushu learn the Fa: "From now on, if you settle in Wuyuan City, if you want to practice Zhongding Zhenfa, you must personally go to Guanwen Temple to serve you."

Fang Dushu thought to himself, how does this Guanwen Temple look like a blood-and-sweat workshop in the world of cultivating immortals?

He asked first: "The cities of Longzhou recruit Ke Qing all the year round, is it for the purpose of making Ke Qing specialize in doing coolies?"

"That's roughly the intention."

Fu Jigong quickly explained: "But Zhucheng never hides this intention. Any guest who participates in the tribute sacrifice will make it clear that the guest has paid blood and sweat, and Zhucheng will provide the real law, and there is no coercion. The guest can leave at any time without any hindrance. !"

After all, the number of guest officials is rare, and even if all the guest officials are collected, the number of tributes cannot be fulfilled.

Therefore, Zhucheng must let the aristocratic families in the city work hard together.

The people in charge give priority to hiring concubines who come from poor families, followed by mediocre talents with extremely poor qualifications.

If the combined efforts of concubine and mediocre talents are still insufficient, then the elite clansmen of the family will also invest in sweatshops.

Then again, since it is a sweatshop, can you not do it?Sure!Just as the aristocratic family will not force the guest, the Zhenwen faction will never force the aristocratic family!
However, the land in Longzhou belongs to the Zhenwen faction, and if the aristocratic family does not pay the tribute, they must hand over the land, and everyone breaks up.

This is a kind of tributary system as you like.

The aristocratic families in Zhucheng all count their accounts. Every year, they rely on the concubines and guest officials in the clan to complete the amount of tribute, and the rewards from the Zhenwen School can ensure that the elite clan can devote themselves to cultivation.

But the amount of tribute output is related to the number of bells and tripods. If there are too few bells and tripods, even if the whole clan mobilizes together, the tribute will not be completed.

Like the Shi family in Xiling City, they have already encountered a tribute crisis and lost their ability to pay tribute. In this case, the Zhenwen faction will tacitly attack the city and change hands, and let other families with more powers take their place.

So, what is so special about the tribute "Wen Sui" that makes Zhenwen School and Zhucheng attach so much importance to it?

(End of this chapter)