Fang Chen walked on the street, constantly looking at the environment of the county town. The road was deserted and clear, not only the main roads, but also the branch roads on both sides.

The shops along the street are also empty, and there are only a handful of customers who are stranded along the way. More servants doze off and doze off weakly. What's more, they saw many closed-door shops on the way, and some shops simply posted transfer notices outside the doors.

This is simply incredible in Fuyu. The competition for shops in the county is extremely fierce. Major forces have been fighting secretly for this and tacitly joined forces to exclude the entry of the county forces, and the county forces are also trying their best to squeeze into the city.

It can be said that if someone changes hands in Fuyu County, the one who wants to take over may be able to line up from the county government to the city gate.

This is the same as before. After opening the sea, a large number of foreign merchants flocked to the market. The newly built port shops and Fang Chen-launched large market were scrambled for nothing in less than half a year. Moreover, the shops in that market were only rented but not sold, and the rent was high, which still made foreign merchants snatch the scalp.

There are so many vacant shops in Jiang'an.

"Head of the family, Jiang'an is not the Yunhe Sect? Why is that..." After walking for a long time, Niu Gang couldn't help frowning. In his expectation, the Yunhe Sect was the largest sect in the county, with many masters, and Jiang'an County was the territory to which it belongs. With such a large sect, it should be less than a big sect.

Who knew that the situation he saw was so contrasted with the expected one, so he was a little surprised that he had come to the wrong place?

Fang Chen unconsciously smiled and said, "The mountains are high and the road is far away, and it is normal for the business road to be unhappy. Okay, don't worry too much about other people's affairs, first find the inn under the name of Yunhe Sect." He didn't want to talk about this matter and stopped the topic.

There is really nothing to say, even if Niu Gang doesn't understand. It is precisely because it is the territory of Yunhe Sect that it is not surprising that Jiang'an County has become like this.

No matter which dynasty, which era or which world, I have never heard of governing the country with martial arts, let alone the sects in the martial arts world?

Although the world is so big that some talented people will inevitably appear, there is obviously a word "poor" hanging above the entire Jiang'an County town, which obviously does not have such talented people.

The situation in Jiang'an County shows many problems. The people here are very poor, have extremely low consumption capacity, and even the wealthy families of the gentry are not very good, which has caused the county to be so depressed.

In addition, the relationship between the Yunhe Sect and the gentry must be very poor, and even the private interests struggle is very fierce. However, with the suppression of the Jiantian Si and the Imperial Dynasty, no one can completely destroy the other party, forming an endless struggle, which makes Jiang'an unable to develop normally at all, but instead forms a drag and cause an economic recession.

Otherwise, if you just ignore anything, let the local area develop naturally, you will not become like this.

When starting a sect, the county town can be transformed into a territory that looks like a fiefdom. Although there is no actual administrative power, the various privileges have greater control and influence on the county town than the county.

But these sects in the world are all reckless men who do not know how to govern the place at all. They only know how to fight for the interests of the sects. They can only see the existing things and the benefits in the hands of the gentry...

However, seeing Jiang An's poor look, I felt a little happy for some reason.

Although the two families are not in the same place and have no conflict, there is still potential competition. Who makes it the largest faction in Nanshan? If Shaolin wants to become famous all over the world, the first step must be to surpass it first.

However, from the previous words of Zou Yunshu, the Yunhe School seems to have a mine...

Niu Gang always thinks that something is wrong. Is it a problem to have high mountains and long roads? At the beginning, Fuyu was threatened by Feisha Village and pirates, and there were also six groups of bandits leading to the county town. Almost all the water and land were surrounded by thieves, and they were not as poor as this.

The head of the family probably saw something, but he didn't say it, and he didn't ask much.

When asked passers-by, they soon found an inn named by Yunhe Sect, took out the invitation, and were warmly greeted by the shopkeeper, and personally led them to a small courtyard to settle down. After explaining some matters, they respectfully left.

Fang Chen asked Zou Yunshu about the invitation at the beginning, and knew that the Yunhe Sect could send disciples to deliver the invitations were all top forces or people with considerable influence in each county.

For example, the forces like the Baishui Gang of Fuyu, which even had acquired perfection, were not taken seriously by the Yunhe Sect at all, so naturally there was no invitation.

Such small forces and scattered people in the world, with the status and reputation of the Yunhe Sect, it is enough to just send out the news, and they will come here by themselves.

The treatment of the two types of visitors is different. If there are single or fewer invitations, a room with a sky size will be arranged. If there are many people, a small courtyard will be placed in a small courtyard, and food and accommodation will be free.

If you don’t have an invitation, you can only find a way to do it yourself. You have to spend money on everything, and you can’t live in a Tianzi room even if you have money.

Therefore, Fang Chen has now enjoyed the VIP treatment.

After seeing off the inn shopkeeper and closing the door, Fang Chen turned around and said, "There are more than ten days before the ceremony. I will explain some rules. First, I will not leave the city during this period. Second, if you go out, you need to read more and listen more, but you should talk less and discuss less, and you will mention everything when you come back. Third, you must not take the initiative to cause trouble. After all, we are here to avoid people saying that I am not polite in Shaolin. Fourth, if someone takes the initiative to provoke trouble, there is no need to be afraid of them. If the other party is forced to take action, there is no need to be polite. If you can't beat him, you will be welcome. If you can't beat him, you will come back and notify him to be a teacher. You must not lose your reputation in this sect!"

"Yes, teacher!" The disciples responded happily. They were all from wealthy families and had basic tutoring etiquette. But they were all on the first time they went out and were a little scared last night. They couldn't help feeling a little uneasy. Now that there is a teacher, I feel much more relieved.

Just go out with naughty children, and the courage is different if you have parents support you and don’t have parents support you.

Fang Chen smiled. This time he was taking the attitude of examining and studying to make a low-key move, and he didn't want to cause trouble and show off to show off.

After all, this time the Yunhe School held a grand ceremony for the head disciples. The tone was to show the successors, and the meaning was to be the coming-of-age ceremony of the eldest son of the aristocratic family. The admission banquet for a prestigious university in the previous life was a urinary nature, and the essence was to show off the younger generation.

Shortly after the establishment of Shaolin Martial Arts Hall, the disciples had the highest level of divine power, and did not have the hard power to show off at all.

Of course, if there is a blind eye to provoke trouble, he doesn't mind teaching them to be a human being. It is not good to bully the small by bullying the small, and at worst, it's better to "educate" the old together.

Then, Fang Chen turned to Niu Gang and said, "You have a good time in the city these days and ask about the specific situation in Jiang'an, the forces, industries, and relationships with the wealthy gentry members?" The guess is a guess after all, and it is better to confirm it.

What's more, his main purpose this time is to see how the sect treats the gentry. If useful things can be learned, the lessons should be learned as much as possible. After all, after the establishment of the sect, the situation in Fuyu will inevitably change. If you think about it now, even he himself is unwilling to do so.

What he wanted was to take him as the leader, and the entire Fuyu acted according to his wishes, rather than being divided into several factions like this, compromising each other, and living a life. Fang Chen already had a big direction, but how to balance and make those gentry obey and obey orders and not confront each other, it still needs to be carefully considered.

"No!" Niu Gang nodded. He was also very curious about what the situation was to make a good county town look like.

There were many small courtyard rooms arranged by the Yunhe School. Fang Chen naturally asked for the main room, and they chose the rest for themselves.

When he returned to the room and closed the door, Fang Chen looked around casually and found that the room had been carefully cleaned, and the bed sheets and quilts had been replaced with new ones, desks, chairs and oil lamps.

He nodded in satisfaction. Although the room was simple, it was obvious that he was concerned about it. You can learn these things. Shaolin will hold a ceremony in the future. When you go back, you can make some preparations in advance to prevent the guests from being in a mess.

Then he walked to the bed and sat down, leaned the iron rod against the wall casually, picked up Duan Xiping's long knife, and looked at it again.

This knife is really heavy. It is good to have five or six kilograms of steel knife of this size, but it is more than 30 kilograms. The texture is also amazing. The iron rod that seeps ink steel just knocks a bit and a gap with a big finger appears. Although there is a factor of innate internal force, the quality of the knife is the main reason.

"Is it the legendary black iron forging?" Fang Chen gently stroked the blade and showed a hint of doubt, but unfortunately he couldn't get the answer. He didn't understand the materials at all and could not forge them.

After thinking for a while, he shook his head helplessly, forget it, no matter what material he can use, it is enough. With this knife, he is not afraid of being cut to death by the magic weapon, and his self-protection ability has been greatly improved.

But there is still no progress in maneuvering and hunting.

"Oh my god! I hope there will be some changes!" Fang Chen smiled bitterly. He had a strong body of power but was difficult to use. It was so frustrating.

Is it not necessary to use the Centennial Treasure Ginseng?

Think about it again!

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Fang Chen and his party were placed in the courtyard. Niu Gang went out to inquire about the news every day. Liang Ping and several female disciples were young and favored at home. It was rare that they could not stay even if they went out. They always ran outside and felt everything was fresh.

However, Shi Tong and Che Zhou, a few older disciples, were all concubines at home. After a lot of hardships, their minds had become calm. After wandering around the deserted county town, they lost interest and stayed in the yard and continued to practice hard.

Fang Chen also lost interest after walking around. Jiang'an was indeed too depressed. Even the streets with brothels and gambling houses were not lively. The markets in Jiang'an County are not like Fuyu, which are a large market in the entire street, but are divided into two cities, east and west, with small areas, just like two vegetable markets.

There are also some vendors in the two cities selling seasonal fruits and vegetables, mountain products and wild game and some small craft goods, but there are very few customers.

So I was too lazy to go out again. Most of them were in the room to practice in slump, and from time to time I would give Shi Tong some advice on practicing.

Until the fifth day, Zou Yunshu came to the courtyard.

"Haha, I heard that Brother Fang has arrived, but things have been busy these days, so I was able to visit today. I hope Brother Fang is not surprised!" As soon as we met, Zou Yunshu laughed loudly, clasped his fists and gave a big gift.

Fang Chen quickly helped him up and said, "Brother Yunshu has seen him. Now that the ceremony is approaching, he should put great things first."

The two of them were familiar with each other. They were both from the martial arts world and had no too much red tape, so they walked into the hospital. Fang Chen was waiting for him to come, and he was having some questions in his heart to ask him for information.

After entering the room, sitting down and reminiscing about the old days, Fang Chen got to the point, "Brother Yunshu, I have something to ask about. On the way to Jiang'an, I happened to meet the Jiantiansi hunting the important criminal, so I helped me. However, Jiantiansi said that I would write down a merit for someone. Maybe Brother Yunshu told me what it meant?"

Zou Yunshu showed surprise and did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at him with a little surprise and said, "The people of the Jiantiansi really said that they should remember the merits, not anything else?"

"That's right!" Fang Chen was a little confused, but he nodded and confirmed.

Zou Yunshu was confirmed and his mood was a little complicated. He looked at him a few more times and smiled bitterly: "Brother Fang is really unexpected! Brother Yu had thought that the other brother was already familiar with him enough, but he never expected that he would do such an amazing move again. This is really..." He almost wanted to say that it really made him feel like he was living a pubic dog.

Fang Chen smiled, didn't answer, he knew enough? He was joking! If you can tell the Buddha's time travel and have some worries, then you will be really convinced.

Zou Yunshu calmed down and sighed: "Brother Fang, the main criminal pursued by Jiantiansi at that time must be the innate powerhouse, right?"

Fang Chen was stunned and said in surprise: "How did Brother Yunshu know? Yes, it was indeed innate. According to the people of Jiantian Si, the man was the Violent Sword Duan Xiping. At that time, they chased and fled, and just passed by, so they helped him."

Zou Yunshu said angrily: "It's not just to help with the situation? I guess that Xiping was also at the hands of Brother Fang, otherwise how could the Jiantiansi have claimed the merits for you? What else should Brother Fang hide it? It's not shameful to hide it, so I'm so happy to cover it up!"

Fang Chen was a little embarrassed. He wanted to hide his strength in a low-key manner, but he didn't expect it to be exposed directly. "Well, Brother Yunshu, don't blame me. It's really hard to believe it. Instead, it makes people think it's exaggerated and underestimated for nothing."

Then Zou Yunshu suddenly realized that it was indeed unbelievable that the rebellion against the innate was indeed unbelievable. Acquired perfection and innate seemed to be just one step away, but in fact, the difference between heaven and earth was different. Not to mention his Yunhe Sect, even the entire Haizhou, he had never heard of it. Only the geniuses among the major sects in the world had such amazing feats.

Fang Chen is just a powerful man in a remote small county. Who can believe that he can be comparable to the genius of great sects?

His expression became complicated again. Where did this guy come from? Even if he got a very good inheritance of the big sect, his training conditions and environment should be far inferior to the big sect geniuses. Moreover, even those big sects rarely appear such geniuses...

Immediately, he shook his head, "Forget it, no matter how he emerges, try to make friends with such people."

Thinking of it, he spoke, "Brother Fang doesn't know anything. The Jiantiansi also rewards military merits, and divides first merits, great merits, small merits, and insufficient merits. The military man remembers loyalty and courage, and the literati as Wen Ce. Ten times of loyalty and courage are considered a small merit, and the first merit is also limited to ten times. This time, Brother Fang can let the Jiantiansi record one merit, which refers to small merits. Those who can skip loyalty and courage and directly obtain small merits must be captured or killed innate to exchange."

Fang Chen finally understood, no wonder Zou Yunshu asked "remember merits rather than others?", which was confirming this question. Every kind of merit has a price, and the innate price is a small achievement.
Chapter completed!