"exactly!"
Fan Mingcheng clapped his hands, with a ruthless look on his round face: "I have sent people to check the leaders of several bandit suppression teams this time, and there are no people with backgrounds. I have thought about it, and we can win over them if we can." , if you can't win over, just make some trouble for them, and find a way to replace them, so that we can wait and see what happens. If others are willing to bleed, then let them bleed. Anyway, the public order in this area will be calmed down, and everyone will benefit. us."
Li Qingfeng and Zhang Pengyi both nodded. They did not doubt the feasibility of Fan Mingcheng's words. Regardless of the Li family, the Zhang family and the Fan family have been rooted in Ningzhou for a long time. The Fan family started out as a businessman and has various connections. It's complicated, and coupled with his family's abundant financial resources, it's not that difficult to do something in the bandit suppression team.
"In short," Fan Mingcheng paused for a moment after taking a sip of tea, and continued: "The key to this matter still has to fall on ourselves. We must reduce our reliance on the Jinding Sect, otherwise sooner or later we will still be led by them. Walk."
Li Qingfeng nodded again, but said nothing. He knew that Fan Mingcheng must have more to say. After all, everyone knew the meaning of what he said, but so what? What the Jinding Sect presents is a conspiracy, which is to use external pressure to strengthen the control of subordinate forces, recruit monks with one hand, and control output with the other. If these two problems are not solved, no matter how unwilling you are, you will have no choice but to follow the Jinding Sect.
Sure enough, Fan Mingcheng did not let the two of them wait, and then spoke: "Now the output of our several companies is controlled by Jinding Sect, but the bulk of the transactions are still mainly in Jindingshanfang City. You must also know the difference."
He tapped his fingers on the table and glanced at the faces of Li Qingfeng and Zhang Pengyi: "Pengyi, Qingfeng, to be honest with you, there are some ways to get goods at my house. If you need it, you can inform me in advance. Come and think of a way, as for the price... I can guarantee that it will not exceed 80% of the market price. In addition, the outputs of the three of us are different. If each other needs it, we can trade with each other according to this standard."
After listening to his words, Zhang Pengyi glanced at Li Qingfeng and asked: "Mingcheng, what do the goods you mentioned... include? Ore? Pills? Spiritual objects for cultivating immortals?"
"We have them all." Fan Mingcheng answered very quickly: "There are also magic weapons and talismans. You can have them as long as you need them."
Li Qingfeng's eyes narrowed. According to this meaning, the Fan family's path is unusual.
He and Zhang Pengyi looked at each other and understood the meaning in their eyes. They nodded together and agreed to the proposal.
Fan Mingcheng's words are very clear. This is a private transaction agreement. The Fan family has a way to get the goods that they need to buy in Jinding Shanfang Market according to the Jinding Sect's pricing - the same is true in other markets, even because The reason for Jindingshan's consensus is that it will be cheaper for them to buy things in Jindingshanfang City - and with this, it is one thing to reduce the expenses of the clan. The more important thing is that this allows the three of them to be able to a certain extent. Get rid of dependence on Jindingmen.
As the saying goes, "There are policies from above and countermeasures from below." Jinding Sect's control measures are indeed effective, but its subordinates are not free earners. Even if we only look at this incident, the Fan family, Zhang family, Li family, and Those who can provide goods to the Fan family have involved at least four families, and among the hundreds of affiliated forces under the Jinding Sect, no one knows how many such things are happening.
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The top of Jinding Gate Sacrifice Ding Peak is where the sword hall is located.
In a palace, the current master of the sword hall, Ling Ming, wearing a white robe with red stripes, was sitting in front of the case, writing something on the rice paper in front of him.
His writing speed was not very fast, but he was very steady. He basically kept writing without stopping to think about it. He obviously had an idea in his mind.
At this time, two monks, a man and a woman, came together. Judging from their cultivation, they were both foundation-building monks. When Ling Ming saw them waiting at the door, he stopped writing and motioned for them to come in.
"Senior brother."
Both of them saluted. Among them, the female cultivator was Guo Yan, who had a good impression of Ling Ming and was one of his close confidants. The male cultivator was named Xia Zixiong. He was older than Guo Yan, but he had been promoted. However, he established the foundation later than the other party. He has also been with Ling Ming since a long time ago, and now serves as Ling Ming's deputy in the sword hall cabinet.
"Well, what's the matter?"
Hearing Ling Ming's question, Guo Yan took a step forward and took out a file in her hand: "Senior brother, the names of the new disciples who have been admitted to the sword hall this time have been sorted out, but there are too many people and their qualifications are uneven. It will take at least half a year. Only after screening and training can they be sent out to perform tasks. In addition, Senior Brother Chu Lie said that they did not have enough manpower. There were too many disciples admitted to the sword hall in the past two years. He hoped to change the original outer pavilion of the sword hall to the left outer pavilion and add another right wing. The personnel structure of the outer cabinet is similar to that of the left outer cabinet, with a cabinet chief, deputy, and deacon under it to facilitate management."
Since the Zhennan monks went north a few years ago, the losses of the disciples of the Jinding Sect Sword Hall have been increasing. Faced with this situation, the Jinding Sect’s cabinet issued an order to lower the entry threshold for the Sword Hall and accept more disciples into the Sword Hall. In order to make up for the original losses, in this case, a large number of disciples were included in the sword hall. Some of them were young disciples with low cultivation but relatively promising, and some were older disciples with rich experience but little possibility of advancement. Anyway, After all, they are considered to be the most important group of forces in the Jinding Sect.
"I see."
Ling Ming nodded slightly, with no change on his face, and replied calmly: "Just leave the things. You go tell Junior Brother Chu and allow him to set up a fake foreign cabinet first, report the positions of the fake foreign cabinet personnel, etc., and I will take care of the rest. to deal with it.”
"Okay." Guo Yan nodded in agreement, stepped forward and put the file on the case. She glanced at Ling Ming again and saw that his expression did not change. She couldn't help but puckered her red lips, turned around and left.
She was a little disappointed in her heart. She didn't know if it was her misunderstanding. She felt that Ling Ming's temper had become colder and colder since he established the foundation. Although he was cold before, but...
Guo Yan didn't know what to say, she could only think that it might be her illusion.
Of course, it could also be the reason from the head. She knew that Ling Ming had never agreed with the current route taken by the sect, but the head and the inner sect elders did not think so. This may be the reason why He must be a little depressed.
Guo Yan doesn't quite understand these twists and turns, but she supports Ling Ming. Not only her, but most of the disciples who came from the Sword Hall support Ling Ming. After all, compared to the leader and others, Ling Ming's idea is obviously more helpful for Jian Tang disciples to obtain resources, and it is also more conducive for those who have the ability to get ahead. Jian Tang has always been accessible only to those with potential and ability. Even if the entrance threshold is now lowered, Jian Tang will not be allowed to enter. The people accepted in the sect are also the backbone of the sect, not ordinary monks who can only manage mortals and maintain public security.
