At least you have to have a meal and make friends. Otherwise, if you miss this village, you will never know if there is still this shop in your life.

Mo Hua was a little hesitant.

It's not that he's being polite, but his ten-day break is limited, and he really has other things to investigate.

When Fan Jin saw this, he immediately said: "Young master, I invite you to be a guest at the Hongyan Tower. This is the largest restaurant in Gushan City."

The largest restaurant?

Mo Hua thought, "Is this dining room the property of the Shen family?"

"Exactly." Fan Jin said.

Mo Hua's eyes flashed slightly and he nodded, "Then let Fan Diansi spend the money."

"Where is it?" Fan Diansi was overjoyed and cupped his hands and said, "Sir, please."

"please."

Master Gu on the side saw this and muttered in his heart: "This Fan Datou is really willing to spend a lot of money... But having said that, he can have such vision and enthusiasm for business, if he is not really from a poor background, has no power and no connections.

, he must have gotten out of the way a long time ago."

Fan Jin then led the way, and the group left Daotingsi and went to the largest restaurant located in the most prosperous area of ​​Gushan City:

Hongyan Tower.

When they arrived in front of Hongyan Tower, Mo Hua looked up and was a little surprised.

This building is so grand.

A marginal and poor third-level immortal city, the dining buildings in the city are no less magnificent than some high-end dining buildings in Taixu City within the boundaries of the fifth-level state.

Sure enough, no matter how poor a place is, there are still rich people.

On the other hand, it is precisely because in some places the rich are too rich that the poor become poorer.

"The Shen family..."

Mo Hua's eyes narrowed slightly.

Fan Jin booked a private room in the Hongyan Building and ordered a table of delicacies to treat Mo Hua.

During the dinner, Fan Jin kept adding wine and food to Mo Hua.

He is obviously a golden elixir and has a burly figure, but he is extremely skilled at doing these things, not much worse than his hammer-wielding demon-slaying cultivator.

Everyone in Mo Hua praised him as a talented person.

After drinking for three rounds, the three of them exchanged pleasantries and gossip, and the atmosphere became quite familiar.

Mo Hua then asked: "How many properties does the Shen family have in Gushan City?"

"That's natural." Fan Jin drank wine, his face was red, and he pointed to the roof, "This Hongyan Tower belongs to the Shen family. In addition, on the way here, we saw those Dan Pavilion, Weapon Refining Pavilion, and Shang Family.

The pavilion... also belongs to the Shen family."

There are also some things that are not suitable for children, but Fan Jin didn’t mention them.

Those places of smoke and willows are mostly vulgar and vulgar, and are used to welcome people and discuss business.

The young master is as gentle as the moon as he is, and he cannot tolerate these slanderous qualities.

Fan Jin said: "These are the properties that the Shen family built here in order to mine bright chalcopyrite when Gushan was prosperous."

"The Shen family bought a hilltop, mined the mines, made a lot of spiritual stones, bought a food, drink and entertainment industry, and made another lot of money."

Mo Hua frowned and remembered something: "As the saying goes, you can eat the mountain if you rely on the mountain. According to the general laws of the Taoist court, Gushan City is adjacent to Gushan, so the minerals in Gushan should be jointly owned by the monks in the city. Why was it sold to the Shen family?

?”

"This situation is more complicated..." Fan Jin was a little embarrassed to say.

Mo Hua poured him a glass of wine.

Fan Jin was immediately flattered, and finally sighed, "That's all, everyone with a discerning eye knows this kind of thing, and I won't hide it from the young master..."

"The regulations of the Taoist court are just regulations. The mines in Gushan are nominally occupied by all the monks in Gushan City. But in fact, whoever occupies it, who can occupy more, and who can occupy less, there are too many doorways here.

.”

"The local small family has ancestral property and can occupy a small piece of hilltop."

"Rogue cultivators who come from the same clan and have the same surname can also mine on fixed hills."

"There are also some scattered mines for homeless monks to make a living by mining."

"Of course, Daotingsi can also occupy a piece..."

"Although the overall situation is chaotic, it is relatively reasonable. Everyone can have something to eat, and the entire Gushan's mineral resources are enough to feed the people of this city."

Fan Jin shook his head and sighed: "But later on, when various aristocratic families, especially the Shen family, came, things were different..."

"Most casual cultivators are ignorant and short-sighted. The Shen family came over and wanted to buy the mines at a high price. Many of them were greedy and sold them immediately."

"Those who don't sell will be persecuted by the Shen family."

"Some people want to gather a crowd to rebel against the Shen family. But people's hearts are different. Some are greedy for money, some are greedy for sex, and some want to cling to them. Once they are secretly used by the Shen family, they will be divided and they will not be able to make a difference."

"After this round and round, a large area of ​​the hilltop was sold to the Shen family."

Mo Hua frowned slightly, "Now that the mines are sold, how can the monks of Gushan City still rely on them to make a living?"

Fan Jin said: "The Shen family promised at the beginning that after they bought the mine, they would still recruit casual cultivators to mine for them, and the promised price was not low."

Fan Jin couldn't help but sneer. He didn't know whether he was sneering at the Shen family or the casual cultivators.

"After all, once the mine is sold, if you try to get the Shen family to fulfill their promise, others will ignore you."

"A wealthy family like the Shen family has a developed industry, builds large spiritual weapons, and mines with formations, just like running water. Why do we need those low-level casual cultivators who work hard to knock things out with hammers and pickaxes?"

"The casual cultivator knows that he has been fooled, and it will be useless to try to cause trouble. The mine already belongs to someone else. It is clearly written in the spiritual contract."

"Even after that, there were several fights between aristocratic families and casual cultivators because of disputes over the mines, but how could the arm be twisted past the thigh?"

"After a few bloodsheds and a few people died, the casual cultivators became nothing more than a piece of loose sand, and nothing was done..."

"What's next..." Fan Jin looked out the window at the withered Gushan. "After the family mined the mines, they took the rich minerals and withdrew directly, leaving behind the tattered Gushan. The monks in Gushan City had no way of making a living.

Ben, died and fled, and the population dropped sharply. Gushan City became depressed and became what it is today..."

After Fan Jin finished speaking, he looked sad. Master Gu also felt emotional.

The atmosphere was a little dull for a while.

Mo Hua thought for a moment, his eyes flickered, and he said to Fan Jin: "Tao Tingsi has something to do with this matter, right?"

The aristocratic family coerced and lured the loose cultivators, signed spiritual contracts, annexed the mines, and then suppressed the rebellion of the loose cultivators.

There is no need to think about it, there must be Daotingsi who is adding fuel to the fire.

Otherwise, the Shen family would not be able to do many things related to rules and regulations.

Mo Hua looked at Fan Jin silently.

Fan Jin was flustered by the sight of Mo Hua, and he quickly waved his hands and said, "It has nothing to do with me."

The ink painting is noncommittal.

Fan Jin said helplessly: "This is all a matter of the last Dao Tingsi. At that time, I had not even joined the Dao Tingsi, and I didn't know the specific ins and outs."

"What about the people from the previous Dao Tingsi?" Mo Hua asked.

"Promoted."

"Promoted?" Mo Hua's expression was a little complicated.

Fan Jin sighed: "They helped the Shen family, annexed the mines, mined so much ore, and earned so many spiritual stones, which made Gushan City 'prosperous' for a time. On the face of it, this is naturally a great achievement. With that,

Due to his merits, coupled with the Shen family operating from it, and the related bosses, Dian Si was naturally promoted early and became famous."

"By the time I became a pawnbroker, it was already a mess. I didn't even have a chance to 'help the tyrants do evil'."

He was quite honest and said what was on his mind.

"Moreover, it's not just Daotingsi who has been promoted." Fan Jin's eyes darkened, "The Gushan mineral deposits are a symbol of the rise of the Shen family. The Shen family relies on the wealth they made in Gushan to operate everywhere. This step by step

With today’s status.”

"Some branches of the Shen family have also made huge profits due to the operation of the mine, and have become the core of the family."

Fan Jin kept shaking his head when he said these words, not knowing whether it was envy or jealousy.

Master Gu said nothing, but his expression was obviously angry.

It's just that the Shen family is too powerful, and monks like them dare not speak out even if they are dissatisfied.

The ink paintings also show deep contemplation.

The banquet ended in a slightly dull atmosphere.

Fan Jin breathed a sigh of relief. At least his goal was initially achieved.

He invited Mr. Mo to dinner and told so many secrets.
To be continued...