that's all.
Zhou Shan became the leader of the river patrol team.
If the leader of the river patrol team takes the post of a ninth-grade river patrol envoy, then the fishing gang will make a living under him.
The original leader of the river patrol team came from the fishing gang, or was the backer behind the fishing gang. Now that the leader of the river patrol team is dead and the wealth does not go to outsiders, Xia Jiang directly arranged for Zhou Shan to become the leader of the river patrol team.
On the day Zhou Shan became the leader of the river patrol team, the leader of the fishing gang came to visit after receiving the news.
When the leader of the fishing gang comes to visit, it is natural that he cannot come empty-handed.
Two quarters of an hour later, Zhou Shan saw off the leader of the fishing gang.
"One month, three thousand taels of silver!"
In the main hall, Zhou Shan looked at the six boxes of shining silver coins sent by the fishing gang.
One box of silver is five hundred taels, and six boxes is three thousand taels.
These three thousand taels of silver are a tribute sent by the leader of the fishing gang, and they are given every month.
"No wonder everyone wants to be an official!"
Looking at the three thousand taels of silver, Zhou Shan sighed alone.
Although he is now only the commander of the river patrol team and has not become a ninth-grade river patrol envoy, with his current status, he does not need to take the martial arts examination for children, and he will be directly recommended by officials.
With Wu Tongsheng's reputation, his achievements, and the recommendation of the Hedao County Magistrate, he is enough to serve as a ninth-grade river patrol envoy, so the leader of the fishing gang immediately came to pay homage to the dock.
For senior officials, the risk of corruption and bribery is not high.
Because officials from top to bottom of the imperial court were doing this, and it would be a bit unusual for him not to do this. Moreover, not all of the three thousand taels of silver belonged to Zhou Shan, half of which had to be handed over to the Prime Minister of Hedao County.
Not only did the fishing gang show him filial piety, but the manager of the fish market also at least showed filial piety to him.
The leader of the river patrol team is also the river patrol envoy, and the fish market manager is also the river tax official. They are responsible for collecting fishing taxes and managing the fish market. The benefits are greater, but the tribute collected by the fish market manager also has to go up. Give it to the Magistrate of Hedao County.
Gangs, landlords, wealthy businessmen, etc. squeeze and exploit the people at the bottom.
The government harvests these gangs, landlords and wealthy businessmen.
Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimps.
Now, Zhou Shan barely managed to squeeze into the first floor of 'Big Fish'.
Zhou Shan collected three boxes of silver and sent the other three boxes to the Prime Minister's house in Hedao County.
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The following days.
In addition to his daily practice, Zhou Shan also began to read military books.
Although the martial arts examination is mainly based on martial arts, if you want to pass the academy examination and become a martial arts scholar, or even a higher martial arts examiner, in addition to martial arts, you will also be tested on knowledge of military literature, and you must be able to write strategic essays. OK.
Martial arts scores accounted for 70%, and strategy accounted for 30%.
In the blink of an eye, the time has come to mid-February.
Zhou Shan ate the second-level treasure fish Fire Pattern Fish caught by the Crab Demon and began to practice bone training.
Tiger striped fish and fire striped fish are the same word, but the effect of the two is more than ten times different. The effect of one fire striped fish is worth a dozen tiger striped fish, or even dozens of tiger striped fish. .
Zhou Shan ate all the flesh and blood of the fire-patterned fish, and also boiled the bones into soup, poured it all into his stomach, and then began to practice the thirteen tiger-shaped postures to transport qi and blood, speed up the peristalsis of the stomach, and quickly refine it into fish meat and fish soup. .
For a moment, pure energy continuously penetrated the whole body.
Under the guidance of the Thirteen Tiger Forms, these pure energies complete a cycle in the body. After reaching their peak, they are integrated into the bones of the whole body.
With the integration of these pure energy, Zhou Shan suddenly felt that the bones became warm, then hot, becoming hotter and hotter, as if there was a flame, or magma pouring into the bones. middle.
This is the energy contained in the fire pattern fish.
The soup made from the flesh, blood and bones of the fire-patterned fish can burn the bones like a flame, removing impurities and making the bones harder and tighter.
This process is extremely painful and can only be endured by warriors who have embarked on bone forging practice.
If an ordinary person takes the fire-patterned fish, not only will it not be able to refine the bones, but it will directly burn the bones, turning them into a useless person, or even directly burning them to death.
Whether it is Baoyu or Baozhi, as long as it exceeds the first level, ordinary people cannot take it casually.
The kind of heavenly and earthly treasures that can increase one's skill for decades or hundreds of years after taking them, and can make people comparable to super-class warriors, can only exist in story novels. The higher the level of Baoyu Baozhi, the more terrifying the energy it contains. , if ordinary people take it rashly, there is only one result, and that is death by explosion.
At this time, Zhou Shan only felt that all the bones in his body were being washed away by the terrifying magma. They were constantly being smelted, and the bones were getting harder and tighter. This was like putting an iron block into a furnace and continuously refining it, removing the impurities in it. Remove it and turn the pig iron into refined iron.
This process lasted for three hours.
"it's over!"
Zhou Shan let out a long breath of hot breath.
At this time, he felt that his bones seemed to have become heavier.
This is the mass of the bone becoming heavier.
From tiger bone to iron bone, the quality of bones has been further improved.
"Now I have reached the third level of bone forging and have become an iron bone."
Zhou Shan mobilized his mental power to look inside and observe the bones.
At this time, his bone density has increased several times compared to before, and he has truly reached the level of iron bones.
The next step is to break the limit of qi and blood for the second time, and become qi and blood wolf smoke.
Only by cultivating the Qi and Blood Wolf Smoke can you practice the three realms of viscera training.
"Fifth Master, someone from the county government is here."
At this moment, a servant came outside the door to report.
"I see!"
Zhou Shan nodded, changed his clothes and left the training room.
Counting the time, the martial arts examination for children ended yesterday.
Nowadays, when the county government officials come, they should bring Wu Tongsheng's merit list, Tongsheng's seal and Tongsheng's military uniform.
Although Wu Tongsheng had the lowest status in the Qian Dynasty, he still had some benefits and privileges.
For example, you can receive one hundred taels of silver from the court every month, and when you meet officials of the seventh rank or below on some special occasions, you don't need to kneel down like ordinary people. You can even use silver to atone for your sins if you kill someone.
Of course, the premise is that the person killed has no background and is just an ordinary person.
The higher the fame, the more privileges.
After a while, Zhou Shan saw the yamen sent by the county government. He also received the merit list, the Tongsheng seal and the Tongsheng military uniform, and officially became a meritorious Wu Tongsheng.
"Congratulations to Mr. Wu on becoming a martial arts student!"
After presenting Wu Tongsheng's belongings, these government officials congratulated him.
"Thank you for taking the trip."
Zhou Shan was not stingy and gave a reward to each of the government officials who came.
